The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-21

The amendment to the constitution,
prohibiting slavery ia the United States
failed to pass the House, By q two-thirds
vote. The question wasfnally reached
on the 18th instant, when Il vas found
that &c EnembersA wee for, and IS
against 81 SO nat It did not pess Only
iouf men whe were elected as Demo
csls under tie false issues Of 1862,
gave their voice for the measure, not
outstanding the constant assertion Of
many, that the Democratic was not a
Proslavery party.
OF those who voted for If, two came
from Kentucky, and several from Ma
ryland, and Missouri, and one from Del
aEaFs OF those Who voted sgaiust.its
ct least fOztyfYe gained their seats BY
false pretensss BY pledges Of devOtio4
to the Union, and the suppression OF
the rebelliQn--pledgss to sNhieh they
haveeYer been false. They were chiefly
chosen by very small mejorities, while
last year, they we're reppdiated BIZ very
decisive votea eot ca
FrOrhEew Hsthpshifa, Daniel Marcy
was chosen BY the 1st District in March,
.lS63y by 80 aAsjority n 24,05S Votes
He isra oopperl1ead Of the South Caro-
lima variety. Last Spring his district
went against him by oyer 200 MAORI
ty; but he votes on for. slavery.
FROM Cincinnati, JANIS E. ESGlIsu
votes to uphold slavery, as he was
chosen to do. he had 1000 majority
in April, 1863; but his District gave
$40 majority against his party last April
From N1a fiork, Messts Moses F.
odelI, Elijah Ward, Homer, AZ Nelson,
John A. Griswold, and Francis Herman,
we're chosen IS Democrats IN Noye1l-
Der; 1862, and all but Mr.. GriswoId ha-
bitualIy vote on the side Of Slavery.
[ Mr. 0deH, We are glsd TO zee, voted
right Wednesday Zach Of them was
nominated and electeda Democrat; but
the revolving year brought them sever
ally into minorities in their respective
districts last November, amounting IL
the aggregate to 1900; while Alessrs
Winfield and Carson, who together had
oyer 5000 majority in GO were spstain-
ed in 60 by majoritiss amounting in
the aggregate to less than 500. Yet All
these, but Messrs. Griswold occasionally
and odell enthusiastically, persist in
voting 10 uphold slavery.
From Perthsylta,sia, Messrs VIVA. IT.
Miller, Alex Il. CofrOth, Arch. MeAr
lister, John I. Dawson and Jesse La
GEAR, were chosen as Democrats in Oct,
1862, by msjoTities adding up about
300, Last October, in most despe-
rate struggle and apon the heaviest
vote ever polled in the State, the dis
trict Of each went our way, BY an ag-
gregate majority Of 1900; yet these
Members keep on voting for Slavery
just as though they had not seen the
returns
The case of Ohio is mora to the point
than any Of those already named BY
a serieslof false pretenees the Copper
heads elected fourteen out Of the nine
teen members. from chat State; while
last tan, in twelve ont of these districts,
the Unionists had majority on the
home vots and in the other two, the sol-
diers poll, oyercame the small Copper
head najorityi yet these fourteen mem
bers continue todefy their constituents,
and give aid and comfort 70 JEFr.
DAVIS, BY voting to sustain an institu.
tioa which Vice President STEPHENS de-
clared to be the corner stone" of the
Confederacy.
Wisconsin gave two votes against the
amendment; one of her democratic
members voting for it In each of those
districts, last fall, the Union majority
was counted by thousands and it viii
be counted by additional thousands
this year. Let these traitors beware. 3
Michigan has one traitor, who was
also severely rebuked at the late cleo
ton.
Indiana has held no general election
since 1862; but its local elections have
uniformly been favorable to the Union
tickets, 50 that several of the Copper
head members from that State will be
repudiated this fall and the same may
be said of Illinois The day Of Retri-
button is az hand, Messrs. Copperheads