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


ne inquired WY the author Of that amendment did
not inelade them also in hil amendment
nr. JONES vas IN favor Of the indefinite post
p9aenent Of these resolutions because hs regarded
IS useless for this House 10 express its opiaioe "a
the subject embraced therein Ele oaieoted q NJ
Etheridge because BE vslea against ise Ns5rssEs
Dill end for the retention Of the Missouri ooupro-
mise he opposed Mr. BaszRLro.r's amen9rent
because i imposed oensErs upon those Who have
erred in their zeal for the right.
hr. oEA1hli thought the Legislature would not
be pursuing the proper course Is sustain this Union
Nsrs re - nlpeaeh the haaor and clsgsoter of eay
citizen thereof Cherish in yous hearts 8 love CT
the Union, and so instruct you representatives in
Congress.
Mr.. HARRIS could not vote fog the amendment
bseauss he regarded some gentlemen Hho you'd
cone within the meaning Of thst amendment 81
patriotic men, as much 50 Is any in tho Union snd
though they may have uttered Sentiments which
nay be regarded as disruiou sentiments. they be-
longed 70 class who loved their couniry perhaps
not wisely but too veil. he was willing f0E any
Conservative man 10 be elected Speaker Of the
United States House Of Representative, bul would
vote for an inde6aits postponement Of these esolu-
ticnss as much time had been spent IL discussing
and passing the Bayless Resolutions" some weeks
sgo which embodied bis sentiments, and from them
he did not wish TO recede
/ Nc. LEA objected to the resoluiions introduced
I By Etheridge upon tue African Slage-Trade; not
that he vas in favor 0f the trade, but be was oppos
ed % the language il which they we're expressed,
and they were copied, word for word, in the plat
4 form Of tae Black Republican party, In Hslper's
book ne found his name spoken Of as one Of The
best msn IN the country; and be also objected g
Mr.. L. because OF his associations, and the mannel
in which Horace Greeley spoke Of Mr.. E. IN Kansas
and on account Of his vote against the Kansas
! Nebraska bill. aud because be publicly declared
/ that he would have VOtsd against the admission
/ Of Kansas uadsr the LecompIon Constitution Wsr'
be IN Congress. Msssrs. Gilmer and Davis enter
tained the came opinions, which he believed sufic
lent 20 dana cay nan in the eyes Of southern
constituency.
Mr.. MORPHIs moved to lsy the whole subject o.
the table
The nstion was agreed 70, By yeas Al, nsys 28-
as follows:
Ysas-Messrs. Armstrong, Baker Of Perry, Ba
ker, Of Weakly Barksdale Bayless, Bennett Biok
neil, Bleisoe Br;iton, CaldWen Chsslham, Critz
Davis, Doak, East, Ewing, Farley, :. RE y, Fla
Ger, CAN'T, Gillespie, 6orman, Gre-n ne, Harris
Hebb, Hurt, Ingram, Jones, Kennedy, Klneaid, o
Anderson, Kiueaid, OF Claiborne, Martin, Msyfsli
Morphis, Norman, Senter, TrSVilt, While, Of Dick
son, Williams. Of Knox, Woods, and Speaker Whit
thorne.-4l.
Ndys-Msssrs. Beatty, BrszlstOn, COWdsn. David
SON, Dudley, Guy, Hayron, Johnson, Kennsr, Lea
Lockhart, Meade, Pickett, Porter, Richardson
Russell, Shrewsbury, Vaughan, White, Of Davidson
Whitmore, Williams, Of Hickman, Hillisrason, AM
'WOodWari-23.
Bir GILLESPIE makes the following explanation
Of his vote:
Mr.. Speaker; The proposition before he Hous
is, believe 10 indefinitely postpone Senate ResO
linton in reference 70 the course We think should
be pursued by our Representatives in Congress
with regard TO the organization Of the HOuss o.
Representatives. That resolution, Mr.. Speaker, il
its original form, as it 70 from The Senate
meets my cordial approval, and / much desire &
vote for it. And 70 accomplish that DESIRE it vii
be remembered that this morning-When il came n
for our aetion-tO cut of ali amendment and debate
I demanded the previous question, which, regret
was not sustained and Whish opened the question
fer debate; which has already taken wide range
and which lf not disposed Of by the mOion Of th
ja0ior member from Shelby, Mr.. Farreliy,) vii
certainly assume 8 much wider range. Ia order
Mr.. Speaker, 70 dispose Of this resolution, and g
70 work and dispose Of the legitimate business 10
shieh We are here, win vote aye.