The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-18

IA congress.
The undersigned, acting as the Exec
utive Committee for East Tennessee,
have designated the THIRD. MONDAY
N DECEMBER (1eth) for a prelimina
~ State Convention to be held IA Nash
vile, 10 form o ticket 70 be run for
Constitutional Convention by the loyal
nen Of the State, the Governor desig-
mating the day for the election by proc
lamauon, after the preliminary Cons
Fention makes out the ticket
We call upon West and Middle Ten
nessee to act in concert with US, and at
once appoint their delegates to the
Convention Of the 18th OF December.
sNUEL K RoDcERs,
r. K. Byrd,
W 6. BEowEIOB,
" T. PArTEgsos,
PEREZ DICgnsOs,
Egeat.Vs C0amiHss.
November 70, 1864
The Committee also request the loyal
citizens Of Esst Tennessee to meet in
Convention at Knoxville on the first
Monday in December next, for fhe pur-
pose Of appointing delegates to the pro-
posed Preliminary .Sfas C0nveahon
We hail this movement with great
Qualification II carried out firmly and
faithfully, Tennessee, before the 4th of
March next, via hsFe her civil govern
ment restored, and be ready to resume
her position IN the councils Of the ma
ton
We have adyices from the rebel Deba-
ting Society in Richmond, yclept Con
gress, 10 the 9Th, inclusive. The member
who exhibits the singular modesty of
claiming and holding q seat in the les
ser brancb, as the representative of the
Capital district Of Tennessee, appears
10 be in his glory Every morning he
climbs Capitol Hin in haste, heaying
under the weight Of the immense re
sponaibilitie> resting upon his shoulders,
and resms Of foolsosp teeming with
evidences OF this siatesmanship, and
enters the House the observed Of -
Mr. Foorr Resolutions in order, up
he pops, and reads with infinite relish
the records OF his last nocturnal men
tai parturition One day he distin-
cuisines himself by a resolution dissent
ing from the proposition to employ
slaves 10 fight for Southern lndepen-
dence Another be would have it re-
solved that al farther attempts tosecure
recognition abroad should be desisted
from, and sll rebel ministers, agents,
emmissaries, and beggarsin general, in
foreign countries, recalled. 50 on, from
day to day But on the 9th, lac dashed
into the nrens with all the vivacity and
vigor of Motley, on a nag hobby, the
freedom Of the press The law of the
rebel "make believe" government ex-
empts certain number of editors and
printers for each newspaper in the
country. The Immaculate patriot, and
christian statesman, JEFF Davis, does
not like this law, and lac recommends
10 the Debating Society the propriety
Of 30 altering it as to allow him, or his
creatures, to detail the editors and
printers Cor the newspapers
Mr. Foote does not appear to have
been prepossessed with this recommen-
dation--he is, indeed, rather inimical
to it---lnd, prompted by his dislike,
opened has budget on the 9th, with a
resolution declaring that the House
could by no means approve the afore-
said recommendation As usual, Mr.
Foote had few remarks to make rela
alive 20 the measure condemned by his
resolution
He oontended that such a measure
would strike blow At the liberty of the
press, one of our most yaunted and
cherished nights, and one which he
hoped would never be impaired 1t
would place it IN the power Of the Pres
ident 10 stop the publication of such
papers as by their manly independence
become obnoxious 10 those IN power
lie charged great abuses in the detail
system in Richmond Fsvorites had
been exempted, while merit was not
considered Ii such measure were
passed freedom would be suppressed
and tyranny would reign triumphant
and he, for one, would feel contaminated
10 retain hiss seat five seconds thereaf>
ter His scsion was not Influenced by
any desire 20 conciiiate the press. No
man had been more-denouuced by the
press than himself. and he gloried in il.
But no rascaily editor of them all was
able 20 chSree him with any lack of
patriotism or zeal, or anything beyond
"a free expression OF his opinions, and
prove il. IL was 10y means of the inJu-
Iious use OF tne detail system chat the
army was weakened and It's ranks de
pleted Congress had legislated that
the Young, robust, fat sleek, employees
Of the Quartermaster and Commissary
departments, should find in the ranks
of our armies filter places than the ones
they disgrace, but their action had
been Of 40 effect He desired 10 have
the ayes and noes on the question. lie
wished 10 SEQ who would mark them
selves for eternal iufamy as the enc
aies of free press
Foois now took his seat. and Mr.
Barksdale, Of Misa., followed, marking
himself FOR eternal inAnly, BY
favoring the Recommendation Of Presi-
dent Davis, and moving 10 refer, the
resolution 10 the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. The report
Mr.. Fooie rose 10 reply, but WAS ia.
terrupt.sd in his remarks by Mr.. Welsh,
Of Miss, who raised a p0intof order A.
70 whe4her .he debate WAS an order 60 J
The Chair decided the gentleman
(Mr. Foote) out OF order. ass sea4
Mr. Foote--Ihe affair tTaising the I
point OF order was adlroitly roneeiFed /
and 1 Yiald. a 81. Etase1fl lA
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