Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-12

on refusal, to paw double their value ny suit
in the Federal Court at the instance of the
owner: 8. An amendment whereby this prop
erty shall be rendered secure in transit thro'
the non-slaveholding States. and whilst in
such States temporarily sojourning with the
owaer: f. An amendment running line on
the Northern boundaries of the slave States
until ii touches our territories, and then West
on the parallel of sc degrees and 80 minutes
until il touches the boundary OF the State of
California. and then with her boundary to
the Pacific Ocean: and declaring that in all
the States and territories South of said line
slavery shall exist, and ia all North of it, it
shall be forever prohibited.
5. Resoiued That copies of these resolutions
be transmitted to the Governors of the sew
eral slave States by the Governor of Ten
nessee.
6. Resolved further that the Governor of
Tennessee appoint a Commissioner upon the
impending crisis to each of the slave-holding
States whose Legislatures are now in session.
or may be in session before the adjournment
OF the General Assembly.
Mr.. Davis, of Wilson, submitted the fol-
lowing:
WHEREAs-The Representatives of the peo-
pie OF Tennessee. having assembled in our
legislative capacity, in pursuance of the
proclamation of the Governor and under au
thCrity OF the Constitution of the State, to
take into consideration the present perilous
condition of our Federal relations; and
whereas the pressing necessity of the imprn
ding revolution require that Tennessee
should be prepared, at as early a day as pos
sible, TO act in her sovereign capacity upon
the questions that may arise; therefore
Res0tued, That it is our duty promptly to
authorize, by proper legal enactment, the
election By the people of delegates to State
Convention, in the manner in which Repre-
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sen. with full powers to act for the people OF
Tennessee upon the pending questions touch
ing our relations to the Federal or State
governments of the Union.
Rescued, That in the opinion OF this Legis-
lature, said Convention, in order TO adjust
the questions of Southern rights without de-
lay, should adopt as the basis OF their action,
the Constitution of the United States, with
the proposed amendments and other propo-
sitiOns OF adjustment recently presented by
Mr.. Crittenden in the Senate of the United
States or other amendments to the COnstitu-
ton similar TO the Crittenden propositions.
as the basis on which all may safely stand.
Eesolped That in the opinion of this body.
said Convention without delay, elect dele
gales to a general Convention, to be assem-
bled at Baltimore, or r chmOnd. or some
point not distant from the seat of FEEDER
Government, and invite all the slaveholding
in such Convention, that they may therein
digest and agree upon a satisfactory plan of
adjustment, looking TO the preservation of
the rights of the Southern States; which
plan should be submitted TO the cOnsidera-
tion of the non slaveholding States, for their
adoption or .ction.
ResoIoed That should such plan of adjust
ment not be acceded to by the requisite
number of EOn-SlarehOlding States to perfect
such amendments to the Constitution, it is
he opinion Of this legislature. that the
slaveholfing States, in general Convention
Assem- bled. ought to adopt for themselves the
Constitution OF the United States with such
amendments as will make secure their pre-
sent rights dnder the Constitution; and that
they should invite into "A Union with them
all States of the North which are willing tn
abide such amended Constitution and form
of government:-severing at once and fur
ever, all connections with States refusing
such reasonable guarantees TO our future
safety. Such renewed conditions of Federal
Union being first submitted for ratification
TO Conventions OF all he States respectively.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Jones, OF Overtou, introduced bill
providing for holding Convention in this
State.
Mr.. Wisener, hill to take vote of the
people whether they are for or against the
Union. under the present Constitution.
Mr. Barksdale, bill to amend the act of
March 22d. 1860.
BILLS on THIRD READING.
The bill for the relief of taxpayers was
amended and passed. and motion to recon-
slider entered By Mr. She'd.
The House then took up the bill providing
for a call of State Convention, pendin
which it took recess till P. NJ.