Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, January 9, 1860.
The j,urnsl Of Saturday was READ aud au,henii-
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The j'urnal Of saturday was read aud au,henii-
PETITION
Mr.. DlCKNELL presenfe petition, which was
referred TO The Committee Claims.
NsNPHIs AND GAINESVILLE RAILROAD.
On motion Of Mr.. DUDLEY, his bill $780, TO amend
the e5srtef Of the Memphis AMI CI4rksviIls Rail-
road. taken from ths files. under dispensstinn
of the Iue-, real the second time, ana passed TO
tse third read ng.
! NEW BILLS
Tue 'lgWing ills were introduced BY leave
read, aad sevsrs y passed the first relding without
/ objeiiion:
Dy Mr, WILLIAMS, Of Knox, AIS, f,r the ben
fl OF SleI!fs. Clerks, justices and ConstahIes
/ tGiving 10 each eIpy Of "Ktia's C1ustab!e's
Guide, bound in law sheep and priuteI on god
paper an n copies Of said work for the u,s Of
the Sta.e hnrsry
By Mr.. BEATTY. 4I6 to :ncOrp rat. tho Be.Laay
High Son o.
b. NJ BAKER OF Perry, Az. to reduce the tax
! on me privilege Of sttndlnE STALL ms an jt,ks
NJ king The tax not u re thla that upon Land a.
saVes.)
by Mr. BLEDS0E, ais to improve the ta.iga-
ton Of Qntds river ia Fentress rounty, anil for 9th
er PurPo'"s. (Ap7ro2ristes $1,000 for the improve
mtnt Of DC - riTcrl
by Mr. KINCAID, ef C. ,ib ,rne 4I9. f,r the benefit
Of the beans alton turnpike rlli
NEGROES
Tde SPEAKER announced the order 70 be he
unfinished busin. 50 Of yes erl4y:-the olu,i Ier.-
'iou o. The Cimm tees bill H. r. 10 for the ex-
pu'sion OF free n .roes from This State the que
ZION being On N5. G4ldWei's amendment 70 Mr.
Blrksd als's bill ia lieu CT ths Co nuit es'5 bill on
third resding
M. BE jNETT spoke in opposition to the bill.
All admit ihat free negroes arc a ru.saac,, hu Who
creltsd this nais,n:s? How can. this nuts nee
upon tie body p~l tic WE, brought here this
disPs'd CT SIS II f ee 4 g oe Are they resp ns-
be Tor beng here? They ale Sorn some upop
this esr'h, and where have they right to 1--we il
they h4ve ri -ht 10 live in Ihs c0untry that
gave them birth, shd when there was nc law pro- |
nibtng 'hsir resi- lencs here At he tins Of Ia nr
birth! Aaswar this a stirn. Let aay gentleman
shJ has s.t4iHed auy l5g TOsti5a ans wer these
qrestisn They must lives lmeWhste IN IN this /
globe they m i-trep lse When he eovernm Mt T fen
n ssec gave taem grant t. freedom without rese.-
vafiou - shea h a'e Of Tennessee cut.r into /
utrscs vita tn .a7d ssi - thenI you shall be
fres,' ask you seail men in all k,ndness How is i
l. possible th tails goV.Tun mt can say ''you
shall no longer exist"l Gentlemen talk aheur ~. /
popular ntimeut We have high duti to per-
form as ltgislrors, representing 4 hImna 4nd
paIri1uo Constituency: aud d NJ tslk TO me about
the great % ul4r seltimsut ia Tennessee IL |
know myself ka3s the popular heart Of Tsnnessee,
aud when the pcPu,ar heart bsa's il will bsat IN
uni.oI Eih hunauily 40 mercy It viii 10 It.
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more iikat upon he subject. admit III 1t the gea-
teman VI. uns,t) has proved that there vas
con- racl, bu- that cDa'ract was not between the
pariies-tbe Contract ut between the Site aud
tae ncgro--tho rsct WIS bstR el tbs master
en1 the Safe
Mr BENNETT. Very WE'LL that mlkss it sill
more ON mag acc lIding he sTgument Of the hill
AMI why? B ca1se here comes The mas.er and
says-"I want 10 free ny slave, tie slave cannot
free himself a5d will do il for him" Nov, what
l. TIE ejasijera ion Ct for his! TIE considers
ii m is that ny save shall be free. l ener into
bond, wi aecsir - with TIE government OF the
% FsInesE.e AID bind myself and ny heirs
ih6s the ave shall n { De an incunttance upon
the clunig in which he Is Zee. The govern
ment gives It's consent aud says the slave shall be
free. That is the ouly consd ration TIE has
This is contract, perpe val contract aud nov for
u 10 cone up here and talk alb vt rescinding it
4il't there s1mebody else De tesid mys K
here? 10 departing from Rresi principle yeu are
ike N 81 going the wrong roai-if yon commeree
leting upon Z RrCpg principle, the farther you