Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-13

The unfinished business of Yesterday. being Mr.
Gantts amendment in lieu of Mr. Jones' 10 tie bill
providing for Convention of the people it the
State was takenup.
Mr.. SHREWSBURY would vote for the bill pro
vided provision be made for subuattinrsthe action
of the Convention to vote Of the peopie. He was
opposed to disunlon, but he would bow to the will
OF the mlority Of the people, and would be found
enueSvoring 20 ishhIuity carry ont their will he
regarded disunion. if successful as revolution. and
he was unwilling 20 take any step in the DIRECTION
not sanctioned BY the majority Of the people OF
of the State.
Mr. CAN'T Withdrew his amendment. and
Mr. JONES offered en- amendment in lieu of hii
original amendment providing that the cotton
ofthe Convention shall be submitted to the people
upon reasonable notice. for ratification or reflections
and shall be of no binding force unless it is adopt
ed and ratified by majority of the qualified voters
of the State FAY
Mr. WILLIAMSON hoped that the smen5nent
would not be adopted. lie was opposed to any
basis ether than majority of the vote east in the
last election for Governor
Mr.. PICKETT defended the right of State to Sc
cede the compact of Union being entered into by
the states in their sovereign capacity. The doc
trlne OF n0n-cOercl0n grows out of this right He
insisted that the South should unite with one voice
in favor OF this position, the only means of pre-
venting civil war. He referred to the manner and
hlstory OF the formation of the constitution and
gave the opinions of the statesmen who formed it,
He was for peace, and the firm adherence OF the
Southern States to their rights was the only means
of securing that end.
Mr.. PICKETT spoke at considerable length in sup
port ct the positions above indicated, and was lis
tened to with marked attention and there is gene
raj desire that he will furnish copy of his remarks
for immediate publication1
Mr.. TREWHIrT was in favor of the Union and
did not consider that our rights had been sufici-
emily trampled upon to WARRANT dissolution. He
in Of air1ko
Mr. BEATTY proposed to amend the amendment
OF Mr. Jones by adding the words Voting in said
election" which proposition failed. ayes 25 noes A.
Mr.. BENNETT offered as an amendment to the
amendment Of Mr.. Jones Provided the people
of the State shall direct their delegates elected to
submit the same for their ratification" which was
laid upon the table. ayes 3S, noes 29.
Mr.. VAUGHN offered an amendment to Mr.. Jones'
amendment, declaring that nothing in the act shall
be construed as denying the right Of the people to
alter, reform or abolish the government in such
manner as they may think proper, and in the eker-
else of this right, they have the further right to
give such instruction to the delegates they may
lect to the said convention they may see proper,
either at the time of or after their election.
Mr.. MORPHElS demanded the previous question
on the bill and and amendments, which Was sus-
tanned by the House. -
Mr.. Eaughns amendment was adopted, ayes s.,
noes 80.
The amendment as thus amended was then re-
jected, ayes 80, noes SO, as follows
Ayes-Messrs Baker of Perry Baker, of Weak
ley, Barksdale, Bayless, Beatty, Bennett, Cowden,
Critz Doak, Ford, Frazier, CAN'T Harris, Hebb,
Ingram, Kennedy, Loekhart, Porter Roberts. Shield,
Smith, Sowell TreVitt, Vaughn, White, of Dickson,
Whitmore, Williams of Franklin Williams of lick
man, Woods, and Speaker WhitthoFne- 80. .a
Noes-Messrs. Armstrong, Bicknell, Bledsoe Bra
zelton, Britton, Butler, Caldwell, Cheathani Davis,
Dudley, East, Ewing, Farrelly. Gillespie German,
Greene, Havron, Hurt. Jones, johnson, Kenper,
Kincaid of Anderson, Kincaid of Claiborne Mar
tin, Mayfeld, McCabe. Norris. Morpheis, Norman,
Pickett, Richardson. Russell Senter. Shrewsbury,
Trewbitt White, of Davidson, Williamson and
Woodard.-3S.
The question then recurring on Mr. Jones Ofigi-
nal amendment. it was adopted ayes a., noes 23 as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs Armstrong, Bicknel1. Bledsoe Bra
zelton Britton, Butler CALDWELL Cheatham, iDaris,
Dudley, East, Ewing. Farrely Gillespie, Cor
man. Greene, Havron Hebb Hurt Jones' johnson,
Kenner, Kincad, of Anderson. Kincaid. of Caiborne,
Martin, Mayfield, MCabe, Morris. Morpheis, Nor
man, Pickett. Porter Richardson. Roberts, Russell,
Senter She'd, Shrewsbury. Trewhitt. White, Of Da-
wilson, Williams, of Franklin, Williamson, Woods,
and Woodard-44
Noes-Messrs Baker, of Weakley. Barksdale
Bayless, Beatty, Bennett Cowden. Critz. Doak Ford,
Frazier, CAN'T Harris, Ingram Kennedy Loo khart,
Smith, Sowell Trevitt. Vaughn. White. of Dickson.
Whitmore, Williams, of Hickman, and Speaker Whit
thorne-23.
The bill as thus amended was passed on its third
and last reading in the House by unanimous vote
-GS voting in favor of its passage. Those absent
and not voting were Messrs. Davidson. Farley Guy,
Lea, Nall, Williams of Knox, and Wisener.
And then
On motion Of Mr. BENNETT. the House adjourned
until Monday morning at ten o'clock.