Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-20

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anarchy. Also, j resolution discouraging CONNER
ciai intercourse with such Northern States as have
passed laws to prevent the execution of the fugitive
slave law. Ard another resolution requesting the
Federal Government to use the Army and Navy in
such manner to prevent, if possible. civil war
Mr.. Speaker NEWMAN offered resolution inyit-
ing all the Southern States to meet in Convention at
Richmond Va in February 10 consider the relations
of the Southern States to the Federal Government,
and proposing to appoint twelve Commissioners to
represent Tennessee in such convention-senate
bill to give the Banks until the LIST of July 1862 to
resume specie payment pissed on its third read
ing, by ayes 20, noes 4, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Boyd. Bumpass. Horn. HIM
ter, johnson, Lane, Mickey, Minnis, Mcclellan Nc
Nelly, Nash, Payne, Peters. Richardson. Stanton.
Stokes, Stovan, Thompson, Trimble and Speaker
Newnan-20.
6Oes.-Messrs. Bradford, Hildreth, StOkely, and
Wood
In the House on Monday Mr.. PORTER offered a Sc
ries of resolutions dePrecating the action of the Le
gislature of New York, in rendering men and money
to the President, to be used in ceercng sovereign
States of the South into obedience to the Federal
Goyernment-Mr. McCABE offered series of reso-
buttons declaring that the election of Lincoln and
Hamlin is not cause for dissolution of the Union:
favoring convention of the border States. and re-
commencing the adoption of the Crittendeu pronosi-
ton just and equitable settlement of the pres
ent dificulties-Mr. BicKNELL offered a resolution
directing the Committee of Ways and Means to as
certain what additional amount of revenue if auv.
will be necessary to meet the extraordinary exnen-
ses Of the State in the present emergency and the
way and MEAS to raise said revenue and that they
report oy Dill or otherwise at as early day as pos
sible, which was adopted-Mr. HEBB offered a Sc
res of resolutions proposing to elect fifteen delegates
by the Legislature to be dispatched TO the Southern
States to urge the holding of Convention in Rich
mond on the 18th of February, 1861 to adopt plan
Tor the future operations of the States and inviting
the border slave States to propose their plan for
settlement of the existing grievances-Mr EWING
offered series of resolutions declaring our uualter
able attachment to the Union; that we desire only
justice at the hands of our Northern brethren and
are yet willing to rely the effect of mutual inter
ests In promoting an adjustment Of every causs
OF misunderstanding; expressing confidence in
the government of our country the the
rights of no State citizen will ever be abandon
ed; that in reference to the recent election of a
Chief Magistrate by faction hostile TO the South
1t is sufficient that we know his power to be tempo
rary and subject to the same constitutional cheeks
which hedged his predecessors and that we there
fore, agree with Thomas Jefferson thar it is of
little consequence who governs US if they sincerely
1nu ASdtouSiy Cheflsn liie principles OF Union and
Republcanism; indorsing Crittenden's proposi-
ton, and recommending the holding of a Conven-
ton of the several States in Richmond on the 22d of
February, 1861 and earnestly entreating our sister
States TO cooperate in this final effort to save the
ark of our covenanted liberties from destT.uetion
AIR. KENNEDY offered series of resolutions
protesting against the Federal Government sending
troops to enforce the federal laws in seeding States
and proposing the appointment of committee To
protest in the name Of this General Assembly against
the adoption of such pOlicy.--Bls were intro
duced by Mr.. BICKNEL to relieve the Banks and the
people, by releasing the penalties imposed upon the
Banks for suspending, provided they adopt line of
policy to relieve the people.-Mr HEBBs' resolu-
tons providing for Southern Congress at Hunts
vile. Ala, to organise government for the South
ern States, were laid upon the table.
In the Senate on Tuesday the consideration of
House bill providing for Convention Of the people
of the State, occupied most of the session, having
been discussed at great length when it was passed
on its second reading.
In the House or Tuesday, Mr. PORTER's resoIu-
tons were amended so as to read as follows:
RESOLVED, By the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That this General Assembly has heard
with profound regret of the resolutions recently
adopted by the State of New York, rendering men
and money to the President of the United States to
be used IN coercng certain sovereign States of the
South into obedience to the Federal Government
ResOlved, That this General Assembly receives
the action Of the Legislature of New York as the
indication of purpose upon the part of the people
OF that State to further complicate existing difficult
ties by forcing the people of the South to the ex-
tremity of submission resistance and so regard
ing it, the Governor of the State of Tennessee is
hereby requested to inform the Executive of the
State of New York, that it is the opinion of this
General Assembly that whenever the authorities of
that State shall send armed forces to the South for
the purpose indicated in said resolutions the people
OF Tennessee, uniting with their brethren Of the
South will, as one man. resist such invasion of the
soil OF the South at all hazards aud to the last ex
tremity.
The resolutions were then adopted by the follow
ing vote
Ayes.-Nessrs. Armstrong, Baker of Perry b.
ker of Weakley, Barksdale Bayless, Beatty. Bennett
Bicknell, Bledsoe, Brazelton, Britton Cheathau-
Cowden, Doak, Dudley, East, Ewing, Farley, Far,
reilly, Ford, Frazier, CAN'T, Gillespie German
Guy, Harris, Hebb, Hurt Ingram, Jones' Kennedy,
Kncaid. of Claiborne, Lea, Lockhart. Martin, May
field, McCabe, Norris, Morpheis Nall. Norman
Pickett. Porter, Richardson, Roberts, Shield
Shrewsbury, Smith, Sowell, Trevitt, Vaughn. White
of Davidson, White of Dickson Whtmore Williams
of Franklin, Williams of Hickman, williamson
Woods, and Speaker Whitthorne.-59.
NOeS.-Messrs Greene, Havron, kncaid of An
derson, Russell, Senter, Trewhitt, Wisener, and
Woodard.-S
Absent and not voting: Messrs Butler, Caldwell
CritZ, Davidson, Davis, Johnson, Kenner and Will
liams of Knox
In the Senate Wednesday, Mr.. THOMPSON offered
series of resolutions declaring that the election of
Lincoln is an evidence of the overpowerng strength
of a sectional party, with the aVowed declaration
of hostility to the institution of slavery as it exists
in the South. and that this result in connection with
the previous wrongs and aggressions of that party
Is sufficient cause for Tennessee to sever her con-
nection with the Union, and assume all the powers
of an independent sovereignty, and that her inter-
est, honor and future welfare impels her in this
course; that the glorious example of South Caro-
lima, Alabama. Florida and Mississippi, and the
other Cotton States, are worthy of emulation by
Tennessee; that when Tennessee in connection with
other Southern States, shall have declared their
separate independence, we earnestly desire united
Southern Confederacy, based upon the Constitution
of the United States; and that any attempt the
part of the General Government to eoerce the Sc
ceding States, will be assumption of power 1t
does not legitmately possess; and instructing our
Senators and requesting our Representatives in
Congress to use every means within their power to
prevent the adoption Of such policy, and failing
in which they are instructed and requested to re-
turn home.-Senate bill creating an appraisement
law, was amended and passed on its third reading,
by ayes &c. noes s; but motion was entered by
Mr.. BRADFORD to reconsider the vote
In the Houseon Wednesday, Mr. CALDWELL asked and
obtained leave to record his vote in favor of the adop
ton of Mr. FoRTER's resolution Mr.. TREwHTTF
offered series of resolutions declaring that it was
the duty of the President TO enforce the federal
laws enacted in pursuance of the Constitution North
and South; and approving the doctrine of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, and Andrew
Johnson, on the subject and right of secession
Mr.. WIsESER offered resolution requesting the
Comptroller to furnish the House at his earliest
convenience with statement of the condition of the
treasury Of the State, showing its means to
meet the existing and current engagements, and
what railroad companies have failed to meet the
January interest on their Bonds, and should they
fail to meet their July interest," what means the State
has to meet it, which was adopted--Mr DoAK
offered resolution declaring that the late speech
of Senator Seward, instead of being satisfactory to
the people of Tennessee a settlement to existing
difficulties, is insult to Southern chivalry, and
that if the policy Of the incoming Administration is
to be carried out upon the basis laid down by Sew
ard, in his late speech, Tennessee will certainly
unite with her Southern sister States in the forma-
ton of a Southern Confederacy-Mr. KNcAID,
of Claiborne, offered a resolution requesting the
Comptroller to furnish this Legislature with the
amsunt of tax imposed on each individual and on
each dollars worth of property in States that have
seceded--House bill (Mr. JoHNsON's) to repeal
the conventional interest law was passed on It's
third reading, by the following vote