Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-26
as NEssnE EEoIsLATURn.
Second Extra Session.
SENATE

THuRsnAT, April Is, 1861.
At a NJ. the Senate was called to order by Speak
er NEWMAN, and Rev. JAS BAEDwEL1 onered the
follogiig
FRAZIER;
Alrnizhey and most mercifnI God, OR heavenly
Father we adore thee as the king eternal immortal
and i,,tisible the only living and true God,--the
creator and governor OF all worlds-ruling in the
armies of Heaven and among the inhabitants of the
earth Thy favor is life and thy frown is death
with reverence and profound humility would we
present ourselves before thee, TO confess our sins
and inplore thy mercy, through Jesus Christ our
Redeeiner In his do we present our petitions,
and for his sake we humbly invoke thy favor. We
have snned against thee o Lord as individuals and
we hare sinned against thee. as people. We have
BEEN unthankful for blessings; We have abused
mercIt,s we have misimproved our privileges; we
have too often disregarded thy authority and re-
jected thy counsel In the pride and vanity of our
hearts we have forgotten thee the God OF our
fathers and arrogated to ourselves the glory which
is due to thee alone. Lord we confess cur sins. we
| acknowledge our transgressIons, and we humbly
implore thy pardoning mercy. BE mercIful unto
| us, o God, be merciful unto us. For the sake OF
thy dear Son. our Redeemer, in the midst OF divine
wrath, make known and remember mercy. Doubt
less thou art our God, though Abraham be igno-
/ rant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not Thou
hast been the God of our fathers, their refuge IN
every trouble. Aud now look to thee as our God
| and Redeemer. La this the time OF our calamity
hito ifOubAc. VIC AhsOhO S~AN"SSr P'SNSS
| ton.
Bless. we beseeeh thee, the Governor of this Com
monyyealth, encircle him with thy mercy and grant
unto him that wisdom and strength that may be
nee esary to direct and sustain him in the discharge
/ of all the responsible duties now devolving upon
| him. And bless we humblY pray thee, the Legis-
| lature OF this State, now convened under circum
stances of peculiar solemnity and responsibility.
Preside over and direct In wisdom and great mercy.
both houses of this General Assembly Give unto
| fore uisdn Of pdDP and SOund
| understanding Place thy fear before their eyes,
ana wrIe thy law upon their hearts May the all
/ realize the solemn responsibilities devolving upon
them at this critical Juncture. Deliver them from
strife aid division in sentiment and &C ion, Unite
Them IN thy fear and in the firm maintenance
| the cause Of justice AMI truth. Deliver US as a
| o onle from dlsst Mt On and conflicts at nome
save Us from passion, from violence and 4 ON
wichelness Uf all nls But grants uutJ us vi dom,
/ prudence, fiTmness, AID efficiency in al our
deliberations aud aciJnsU srd help is In thee,
| Ald we hunbly invoke thy protection. Wilt thou-
uOt defend r.ght aud bring 90 naught The wick
| .dness uf the wicked. Restrain We beseech thee,
| the wrath vi man. Put thy hook in the nose of
him who deviseth mischief against US, and thy
birdie in his lips and turn him back by the way he
came. Circumvent and Illustrate all his wicked
devices; and may it yet please thee to save US from
the horrors of civil war and bloOdshed. Gracious
ly pardon all our sins, remove from US thy judy
ments arrest and bring to repentance enemies,
and protect and defend US in the maintenance of
all our rights, and once more give US peace and
prosper w. and TO thy great name shall be all the
| praise through Chris Jesus, our Lord-Ameu.
| Speaker NEWMAN said: Fellow Senators /: We
nave met under peculiar circumstances, while i'm
| por.tant issues press uDon our hitherto prosperous
| country. In times past we have been divided by
| parties; but now we should be one people-one in
feelng-in sentiment and in action. We have tried
every possible expedient to live In peace with our
Northern State brethren. We have exhausted en-
treaty, reason and expostulation. They have turn
ed deaf ear to the voice of the South. and shown
a determination to trample down right and justice,
to propagate their sectional fanaticism Let en-
deavor to lay down all past party predictions,
and let us come up to the great questions now de-
mandng our attention and action as man, with
DER hearts and minds prepared TO meet the crisis,
ard discharge our whole duty to cur constituents
ard the world. Let us-a united South-show the
hordes of the North that we the descendants OF Rev.
dictionary sres dare assert, and we will maintain
our rights in the face of a world in arms.
/ The Proclamation of the Governor was then Or
dered to be read by the Clerk
The House was then informed that the Senate
was organized and prepared for the transaction OF
business.
A message was then received announcing the
House also organized.
| Mr. BUMPASS moved to raise a committee of
three to wait the Governor, in connection with
House Committee; and the Speaker appointed
Nessrs Bumpass. Stokes and Wood.
Mr.. PAYNE moved to appoint Joint Select Com
nittees on Federal Relations, Military Aftirs. and
Ways and Means. Adopted under suspension OF
rule and transmitted.
| Mr. NEWMAN Wood in the Chair proposed to
instruct the Secretary of State to prepare flag for
the dome of the Capitol. Lies over.
Secretary RAY presented message IRON the Gov
ernor: after the reading of which, the Senate went
into secret session till further ordered.
Senator's absent Hildreth, Stanton and Stokey.