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

we nave hau the pleasure OF meeting thS AOiA0'
of our editorial brethren HUNTER NICHOLSON, Esq
of the Columbia Herald, Hen. SOLoS BoRLAND OF tn
Memphis Enquirer, and Col. J. Il. MCMAHON Of tn
Memphis Buletin Maj BoRIAND is still in rhe cit
and is stopping at the St. Cloud.
Tennessee LegIsIature----Extra Session
SUMMARY OF THE FIRST WEEK
The two houses of the General Assembly CONVEX
ed in extra session, in accordance with the Procla
nation of the Governor, Monday the 9TH inst
Very little was done in either house. except tn
reading of the Governors message and Its reerenc
to appropriate committees.
The Senate or Tuesday, adjourned without trans
acting any business, testimonial OF respect TO
the day-the anniversary of the Battle of New
Orleans.
In the House on Tuesday Mr.. HEBB offered series o
resolutions recommending the holding of Southern
Congress at Huntsville, Ala, the first Monday IL
March, 1861 the States TO be represented on the ba
sis of Congressional representation and empowering
the Congress to designate some central place as
permanent seat of government fer the South, and
that the said Congress shall proceed to organize
Government for the Southern States--Mr
WISESER offered a number Of resolutions decar
ing that secession is unconstitutional and 6
remedy for no existing evil; that notification i
equally unconstitutional and tends only TO mischie
and anarchy; that the government Of the United
States adequate to the protection Of all our rights
when properly administered, and that it should
therefore. be maintained in all Its yigor within it:
constitutional sphere; that impeachment under the
Constitution and the ballot-box the proper and
constitutional remedies against unfaIthful incom
peent public officers that it is inexpedent to pass
any law at this time calling convention of the State
upon the plan proposed in the Governors message
or upon any other plan, or for any purpose what
ever that it is nexpedIent to pass any law at this
time to reorganize the militia of the State
Mr.. VAUGHAN offered series of resolutions protest
ing against the doctrine of coercing a sover-
egn State or the people thereof or of exc
cutting any federal law in any State that may
have withdrawn from the Federal Government;
and also protesting against the doctrine of conquer
ing free people and holding them subjects or
their territory a conquered province; and in
structng our Senator'S and requesting our Repre-
sentstlves in Congress 70 oppose ALI efforts come
from what quarter they may, TO coerce any sOver-
eign State the people thereof and TO oppose the
execution of the federal law in any State that
may have withdrawn from the UniOn--Mr.
Beatty offered a series of resolutions declaring
that the election of LINCOLN and HAmIN, repre-
senting as they do the avOwed policy Of the Black
Republican party to prohibit the extension of slave
ny into any of the Territories. being utterly in
compatible with the safety of the Southern States
in the Union without additional guarantees; that
the duty of the Government protect every species
ofprOperty in the Territories that if the Black
Republican party shall insist upon unconditional
submission to its unjust and aggressive demands.
theni viii become the imperative duty of Tennessee
but failing in this to assert and maintain them at all
hazards and to the last extremity, even though it
should result in disruption of the Federal Union
demanding the unconditional repeal OF the personal
liberty acts of Northern States; recommending a
general conference of the Southern States
practicable to present 10 the people of the North
States clear and concise statement of the CUES
tons ISSUE and if the latter refuse to concede
our constitutional rights, then to withdraw from the
Union; that while we regret the hasty action of
South Carolina. we will resist 20 the last extremity
any action or the part Of the Federal Government
tending to use force or violence 10 bring her into
subsection; and believing that the sentiments of
the late speech of the Hon. Andrew johnson will
find no response among a majority of the people of
Tennessee respectfully requesting that gentleman to
resign his seat in the Senate of the United States in
order that his place may be filed by one who knows
our rights aud will 3dare to defend them.--Bills
were introduced bylMessrs. JOHNSON and WIsENER
repeating the conventional interest law; and by
Messrs DUDLEY and WILLIAMS of Hickman, to amend
that law.
In the Senate on Wednesday Mr. PAYNE intro
duced bill providing for Convention of the people
of this State-Mr JOHNSON introduced bill to
have all property TO be sold under execution, valued
before being offered for sale, and if not sold for
two-thirds of its valuation the sale 10 be void
Mr.. RICHARDSON offered sreies of resolutions re-
commenting Congress to call a Convention of the
States to propose such constitutional guarantees
they may deem necessary to preserve the Union and
the equality Of the States.
In the HOUSE on wednesday DENNEII OutTeu
resolution providing for committee Of five who
shall confer with the Banks in suspension to ascer
tain how much paper they have discounted and re
newed, and what amount of exchange they
have sold, and at what rate, during suspen-
sion. and that they report whether the sus-
pension was for the benefit of the people or
the Banks themselves, which was adopted
Mr.. LocKHART offered series of resolutions de-
claring that the doctrine that the Federal Govern
ment has the power to coerce seeding State. and
hold il as a province, is both unwarranted by the
Constitution and exceedingly impolitc, and any at
tempt on the part of the Federal Government to CO.
cree a State, would plunge the whole country into
civil war; and instructng Senator's and request
ing our Representatives in Congress to use every
means within their power to prevent the Federal
Cove rnment from adopting such policy--Mr SEN
TER offered resolution declaring that the rights
and honor of Tennessee can alone be preserved in
the Union and under the Constitution of the United
States-Mr. HEBB offered resolution instructing
our Senators and requesting our Representatives in
Congress- to vote against the passage Of the Home
stead il-Mr. TREwHTTT offered a series of reso-
buttons declaring that the people Of Tennessee are
for the Union and that no State Convention is ne
cessarv to give expression TO the sentiment; that
10000 copies of Washngton's Farewell Address be
printed and that the members distribute them among
their constituents calling upon the Northern States
10 repeal their personal liberty bills suggesting
that National Convention be held to settle the diff
culties between the North and the South; and approx
ing the course of Hon. ANDREW JOHNSON on theques
ton of secession-Bills we're introduced by Mr..
GILLESPIE to repeal so much of the act Of the 2lst
February 1860. as establishes a conventional rate
of interest by Mr.. FORD to suspend the collection
of debts for specified time by Mr. DoAK, to amend
the usury laws by Mr. Bennett, prescribing the
remedy for the collection of debts and the relief of
the people by Mr.. BAKER, of Perry, to establish
quarterly courts of justices of the peace by Mr..
BUTLER 70 allow revenue collectors until the LIST of
May to collect and pay over the revenue; by Mr..
&, XTr to proyide for convention of the people Of
H. NJ u-Np fnr he lief If fkn
Deople by Mr. VAUGHN. 10 suspend the collection Of
Northern debts due by the people of Tennessee; by
Mr. ARMSTRONG; to allow revenue collectors until the
LIST of July 20 collect and pay over the revenue for
1860 and until the LIST of January, 1862, to collect
that of ls6l--Mr WrsENER's resolution declaring
il inexpedient to hold a State Convention for any
purpose whatever, which he stated he had lntrodu-
eed for the purpose Of testing the sense OF the House
in regard to calling convention was ta-en up and
rejected by the decisive vote of ayes D. noes &c as
follows
Ayes-Messrs Armstrong. Butler Morpheis.
Shrewsbury, and wisener s.
Noes-Messrs Baker, of Perry. Baker. Of Weak
ley. Barksdale. Bayless, Beatty. Bennett bicknslL
Riedsoe. Brazelton Bfittnn. Caldwell, Cheatham
Cowden Critz Davis Doak, Dudley, East Ewing
Farley. Farrely, Ford Frazier CAN'T, Gillespie
German Greene, Guy, Harris, Havron. henO' hurt
Ingram johnson. Kenner. kennedy, hncal' OF An
derson, Kincaid, of Claiborne, Lea, Lockhart Mar
TN Maytield. McCabe Morris, Nall Norman. Pick
EFT Porter. Richardson. Roberts. Russell, Senttr,
smith. Sowell Trevitt Trewhitt. Vaughn. White. of
Davidson. White. of Dickson. Nhitemore Villains,
~ FRANKLIN. Williams Of Hickman, Williamson,
Woods. Woodard and Speaker Thitthorne-G6.
Absent or not voting: Messrs. Dawson, JoEEs,
SrErp and WILLIAMS, Of Knox
Tbe'Hon. L. p WALKER and Gen. 7. J. WHARTON the
C,,,rtiesione1s from Alabama and Mississippi ad
5,assed the two houses and large humber Of citi-
1ens on the issues Of the day. Their addresses
will be published in a few days.
l., tho senate ON Thursday, Mr.. Speaker NEwMAN
,,e;s,e5 resolution inc uring as to what accommo-
dation. the three principal Banks Bank Of Tennes-
soc Planters Bank and Union Bank can extend to
do naonlo while in state of suspension, which was
aJobted Bills were introduced by Mr. PAYNE, TO
amend the charter of the Bank OF West tennessee
and bv Mr. RICHARDSON TO enable the Banks to afford
some relief to the people.
In the House on Thursday, Mr.. BAKER, oil Meakiey'
offered series of resolutions denounclng the doc
rine of coercing State or the people thereof, ana
the attempt to execute the federal law without tne
consent of a sovereign State, and instructing our
Senators and Representatives in Congress, IN inc
tho should attempt to en-