Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-07

4sy Be assrs q aas szsh nee person being in the
State Of Ienass8es
8a0. p e fFida enacted that fss coats az
sxeCutiag he provisions Of iais act shall H. s,d
ont Of the transportation fund.- hire or pr,,o,is ~
l4ls, as ths case may be.
$50. 10. Be e 61rtaer enacted, That II shan not
Be leWfll for any owner Of slaves 10 confer pDon
then ihe right 70 freedom 10 Tennessee. IN
less he at nee removes them or causes them A ba
removed from this State. All last wills and issta-
meuts, fer the emancipation Of slaves shall be in
valid aud 90 shall every gift Of freedom. or con-
trtot of tnat purpose unless &c is exfcutcd By the
immediate removal of Tie slaves in whose favor It
ia made, By Che Persaa making It.
On notion he House took sas usual noon recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Hsuse resumed the consideration Of the bin
~. r. ~ to ezpei free negro6s from lhs State.
Mr. WILLIAMS, Of Hickman, Moved to amend
Mr. bartsdaies bill in lieu Of tae committse's bill
b. striking cut from tie sasctnr clause and IN
sefslne IA enlire new blk The provisions Of which
ase given By The author below
ar. JONES made an insffsotual motion 10 Law he
amendment Ga .he table-yoas %. nays 30.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of Hickman, moved 10 nrint the
bill and amendmeDt, and make them the special or
der for Monday next
Sir JONES vas for any bin that would rid this
state Of Tree negroes for be believed their pres
enes incites sad j. calc Hated 10 further he doc
trines Of abolit0nism. a preferred The original
bill TO either ef the amendments proposed
Mr. flCkEfT moved to lay the whole subject on
the table.
The motion vas rejected BY yeas Il, nsys As.
The motion to POslpouee and print vas rejected
By yeas 20, nays y.
could pass Law driving the free negroes out Of
the State into slavery but believed it nscssssry
TO take some steps in relation 10 our free negro pop
ulsiicn, as tia States adjoining PASSING laws
driving them cut and unless We take some steps in
self defence Tennessee win be flooded vita free ne
/ grces from other States.
Mr.. HEBB said the free negroes had got TO leave
the State, and he thought thssoon0r they were driV-
en- out the better.
/ Mr.. BAYLESS favored some kind Of bill for the
purpose Of sxpelhng free negroes and thought the
on gnal bill good one.
NJ FARRELLY made Intellectual motion t0
amend the amsadmsnt BY providing that any tree
negro who msy leave The Sale shsn not return.
Mr.. EWING vas willing 10 adopt police regula-
ton which W0n keep out Of the State the intro
duction Of q nuisar csc considered His views
on he Subject Of slavery had been misrepresented
in the public prints and he should take occasion, 81
failure tine, 10 set himself righl on this point
He declared himself as opposed 70 Mr.. jefferson
principles Of emancipation, and as in favor OF the
amendment to the bill in lieu proposed BY Mr. VIII
| liams, Of Hickman
Mr.. WILLIAMS, ef Hickman. explained his bill
in lieu, as follows: Il forbids free negroes coming
into the State under penalty Of imprisonment foI
not less than ten nor nore than tairty years. IL
further REQUIRES sherfs ana consiables under the
penalty f Two hundred and fifty dollars, TO arrest
such persons as they may suspect OF violating the
act; also under ths same penalties they are requir-
! ed to arrest such persons they may suspect Ct
viilah1g the set of 1881, prohibiting free negroes
from coming into the State; also violating section
4765 Of the Code, to punish persons aiding in Ia
surrection and repeating the Law requiring n0iice
70 be given free negroes before they can be pros
seuteu
! Mr. BICKSELL hoped The bill Of the gentlsmsn
I from Hickman wv. Wi liausl would not be passed
Mr. Williams amsadment lieu Of the bill II
lieu was rejected by yeas % nays 30 - follows
Ysas.-Mes T. Bayless. BedsOs, Brazs'ton. Cow
/ den, Critz, Dudley, East, Ewing Greene, Herbs,
I HavrOn. KenBer, Martin, Mayde.d, MCaoe Nor
man, or, Shrewsbury, White, Of Davidson, VII
lisms, OF Hickman, Williamson aad WOodWard.-22
Nays -MessTs. Armstrong. Baker, Of Perry, Ba
ker, Of Weakl y. Bsrksdae, Bssty. Bickneli, Brit
ton, Chestham, Davidson, DOak, Farley Fafreilgi
/ Frazier, CAN'T, Gilltspie, GOrman Guy. Hebb
durt Ingran jones. Johns5h, K nnedy, Kiuoaid
o Anderson, Kineaid, Of Claiborne Les, Lochha
/ Morphis, Nail, Pickett, Sent'r, SoHel, Trsviit
Vaughn, White, Of Dickson Whitmore, Williams, Of
/ Knox, and Speaker WaiithoTne.-SS
Mr. CAN'T explained the provisions Of the bill
in lieu offered BY Mr.. BaTksdale, at lis request
Mr.. CALDWELL gave nolios Of an amendment,
which be shoul0sspropOse to-mOrroW striking on
from the bill under consideration aiter al the enacl
ing clause.
J Mr.. BICKNELL vas for getting rid Of the free
| population in as humane manner as possible HI
Was for Mr.. Barksdale's bill
/ And then
On motion the House adjourned til tO-mOr-OI
morning o'clock