Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-14

sud read the following article from the Knoxville
Register of the 10Th Instant
| fHE DEvHMENT.-Itis little remarkable that NJ
mischief occurred in East Tennessee until th0st
members of the Legislature from East Tennessee
Who we're elected as Union men AID upon pledge no
TO take the oath to support the Confederate States
-eturned to East Tennessee. They had not been al
lgme five days until trains upon railroads were
topped by the bridge burners. Has taking the
ath s"d sPeechss made since their return anything
TO do with all ths?D
/ de denounced the inslnuatioa contained in the
article utterly false and without foundation. go
ar as he was concerned. and he believed it was
! quauy so in regard to his colleagues from East
tennessee He denounced the burning of the bridges
n East Tennessee as wanton act OF incendiarism,
| Thith could fad no pallistiou. and solemnly de-
| Iared if he had any knowledge to the perpetra
ors he would at once reveal 1t that they might be
/ punished as the laws of the State prescribe He
| aid there were extreme men on both sides in East
ennessee and 70 their imprudeDce Is to be attribu
ed the state of affairs that now exists IN that por.
! ion of the State He felt warranted in asserting
| hat the great mass of the Union men in Est Ten
essee were utterly opposed to any such measures
- had been resorted to within the last few days
lie had taken the oath to support the Constitution of
| he Confederate States, in good faith sud he was
| ndeavoring to show it by his acts. He had ad-
vsed his constituents TO acquesce IN the action of
he people of the State, and he felt sure the ms1r
| ty of the Union men Of East Tennessee were ready
| and willing to acQuiesce.
4
| from Knox Mr.. FlemIDg) had said, and would add
that he came to the Legislature under no pledges.
de had told his constituents that if elected he
should take the oath to support the Constitution of
! the Confederate States. He felt warranted in say
| ing that the great body of the Union men of East
Tennessee were opposed to the acts of incendarlsm
| hat had been committed. and as an evidence of
his. they were smsng the foremost in endeAvorlng
| to ferrit out and arrest the perpetrators.
Mr. WILLARD was glad 10 hear his colleagues
tSho Of vuhO had al
| opposition to the Confederate Government to such
| an extreme length. He regretted, however, to have
| to differ with them somewhat He thought the
burning of those bridges WAS q preconcerted and
well understood plan, and be thought it evide q
| that large portion of the Union men of East Ten
nessee were cognssRnt of this plot
Mr.. EDWARDS could say for the Union men OF
ais county, (Brsdley.) for he was fresh from them
and had conVersed with large numbers of them
that they unreesrvedly denounced the buFaing Cf
the bridges and were ready and anxious to sssist in
bringing the perpetrators to justice. He had fully
fed himself that citzen of his county had applied
The incendiary torch to the Hiwassee bridge. A
Han had been arrested upon q strong suspicion of
being the incendiary. He was an entire stranger
a the community and could give no account Of
,imsef. If he was guilty the Union men of Brady
county were as ready to hang him as were the |
southern Rights men.
I Mr. BUTLER denounced the act in the strongest !
5erms and sincerely hoped that the perpetrators |
be they whom they may, will be arrested and Sc. |
verely punished. He stated that he had always |
opposed the introduction of Lincoln troops into |
East Tennessee, and when consulted upon the sub |
juect. had;sdvised against it, aad he believe "
trge majority of his constituents were opposed |
sucha step
Mr. JARNAGIN felt the some action of the House |
vas necessary to relieve the gentleman who had |
1een assaed, and he, tn srefOre offered the folio
/ Q resout Ne:
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State r,
Gently aGj ,urned for the purpose of participate ting
IN the election for President and members of the |
Confederate Congress, and other lauable purposes;
and whereas, the motives of members of the Leg
stature have been impugned by newspapers ana
individuals; therefore,
Be it resolved By the General Assembly of the
Stat Of Ieassses ihtr We utterly c0ndrmn the
acts # hose engaged in tie burning bridges l.
East Tennessee and that We haze no mUathy with
ncse who desire the Introduction OF Lincoln troop
nto East tennessee or who are organic ug, or who
nay sniZe resist the authority of h state o.
rennesse or the Confederate States Of America
The rule suspende and the resolution ake0
up.
Mr. BOBB with the view of sffording the absent
n mbers from East Tennessee an oppOrtuty of vnt~
NJ on the resolution moved that acuen lpOl It I BE-
'eferred until to-mjrrow, which motion was
agreed to.
RELIEF MEASURES.
Mr. CARUTHERS submit d the following report
from the Committee on Judiciary: !
The COMMITTEE Jnd ciary have lad IN,
Ter consideration House reso'u ion. No. D. and
House bills. Nos. IL 81 20 1873, l45 $50 and Ij5
all pro ding IN various forms fOr such delays in
the course Of juiicat proceedings as will relieve
the people from th@ pressure of debIs contracted ii
more prosperous TINES. Whether the relief that
would BE- sffJrded by the passage OF the bills, or
&uy one Of them, would be permanent and subsrsn
ial or merely temporary and de usive; whether
the good or the evil resulting from such measures
Of policy, would ultimately predominant the COM
mittee have not felt it their duty to form or ex-
press an opinion. They have not been able to surS
mount the constitutional obi ctisns which, in their
opinion exist TO most of these bills They have been
anxious to meet what seemed TO them to be tn
vi b of the H)use by devising soma plan of relief
md Offering it TO the consideration of the House in
leu Of the various plans committed to them. But
they are satisfied that their constitutional scruples
would render it impossible fer them to present .
scheme that would be acceptable to the friends ,
Of relief SymPathising, as they do most profound
y. with the suffering debtors Of the State, they
would rejoice to give their support to any efficient
Measure of relief that free from constitutional
objections. Unable to devise such a measure them
elves, they respectfully ask to be discharged from
he further consideration of these bills and reso-
utions.
REVOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered:
By Mr.. WARNER: No. 56-Instructing the Com. I
nttee on Banks TO examine the condition of the /
Sank of Tennessee. Lies over.
By Mr.. HEAD: No. 5T-For the relief of ". E. :
3arringer. Lies over.
By Mr.. GARRISON: No. $50 advance the
'usiness before the House. Lies over.
NEW BILII
The following bills were introduced, REID the first
ime and passed: q
By Mr.. EDWARDS: No 15s-To amend the tip 9
ling laws. prohibits the selling giving awsy
# liquor within one mile of an election precinct r
N the day of an election
By Mr.. BUTLER: No. f59-TO amend the crimi-
al law