The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-26

! Polk, Roane, Sequatchie, Cumberland. Fen
tress. Rhea, 0verton, Bedford, Perry, Lewis,
Decatur, Henderson, Faye,te and Upton.
The following table shows the vote Of
each District as shown by the original re-
/ turns, and also as modified By emitting
counties improperly registered
FIRST DISTRICT.
Tsy f Miller Il e Randolph. A y q,
Total -..s235 4400 I625 81
Cast Gus -..--.... $50 80 81
ooHected--.......5o56 40 I55 Y
SECOND DISTRICT.
Il. IA l. G. R.R- rs. r.
Maynard. Cooper. Hook Byrd. Hsislzsl. Wells.
Total.-.-7i5s 2sz3 ls5s l2lo aE 2
corrscsea55ss POSI- i55o ssl i5o 7
THIRD DISTRICT
". Stokes. A Faulkner. J. r Hood.
4 Total e .-.--.445f 25i9 aij
Cast oui.---...-..Is55 1916 CO.
Corrected. .----25sg Ie2f ISL
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Edward Jrs
Cas-; out.ls65 IG
Corrected. s5is 2os
fifth DISTRICT.
o.r WI Fl o sJ m.S,5 q W. W. 81 srs
Total ..6s5l 1923 II 3
Corrected 1871 2o5
SIKH DISTRICT.
D. B Thomas. s. N. ArneH. Collier.
Cast out 22ss sN
Corrected. 5a l54s
SEVENTH DtsTRICT.
}. K. Hawkins. +. Etheridge. scst'g
Cast ont. ia ii5 /
Corrected. ZOOS gOi
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
saunders. Leftvich Hunter.
Cast out, 81 95 "a
Corrected. 50 n5s
John B BY wu. C. .nunl'p
CAST out -.. -
Corrected. 5g7 l93
With regard TO The election Of members |
Of the Legislature 70 fill the vacancies YOU |
are the exclusive judges. But with regard |
10 the election Of officers to be commission
ed BY the Executive | have a duty 70 per- |
form aud must know that a valid election |
has been held.
If there had been no other law to be re- /
garded IN the issuance Of commissions. or /
certificates 70 the members Of Congress, but !
the code (sec. $3.50 my duty would have been |
quite plain. Bat the "Act to limit the Elec- |
tive Franchise has been passed since. Il |
proposes great change may ssy revolu- /
ton 10 our elective franchise. II provides, /
moreover, for registration Of voters, and /
declares that no one is legal voter unless /
he shall have a certificate Of registration, |
and that certificate must be obtained in /
legal way. A vslid registration become in
dispensible 10 a valid election.
Again BY an act Of Congress approved /
Msrch 8, 1885, before the clesk Of the House
Of Representatives can enrol member, his
certificate must show that he was Irregular
u elected according to he lalos OF the State OF
OF he United States"
With official information before me that
the votes cast for SIS candidate are Illegal and /
his election void, cannot and will Dot GER
tify that be is ssreguia riy elected according |
to the laws Of the State" Whatever others |
may think OF my duty, will not declare in
& certificate, or otherwise, that the election |
was regular in counties and Districts where /
/ Officially know that IS was not regular.
It viii be seen that the law was more ex-
tenslvely disregardei in the Middle, than 1
IN either Of the other dIvisioos Of the State. /
In the face Of my proc snatinns and sd-
dress, in spite Of the telegrsphc ms rue
tons OF the President and the presence Of /
he military but one single county in the /
Nashville district held al election according /
3 law and that only in part. IN the eouuty /
Of Wilson there were l,026 legal ond SOS IL /
legal votes east. Gov. Campbell received |
his certificate on the vote OF Wilson alone 1
having rec eyed all the votes cast il that 1
rarfa hrsn oil rs~rf- d
iistriet being thrown out It IS no doubt
true that Of 63s4 votes received by Gov. c., /
many, perhaps amsiorliy we're cast by ci'i-
zens who were entitled 70 vote If legally |
registered.
Ia the Sixth Congressional District I sui
compe led 10 throw out the votes Of the
.ouuties of Meury, Humphreys, Montgom-
erys Lawrence ard Stewart, the reyistration }
beng Clearly void, according to the reports /
Of the CLERKS in answer % the prociamati
Of August the nth. This produces q differ
snt result than that produced by the Sher-
i'll s returns Of the whole vote. The vote /
of The counties OF Dickson, Hardin, HEX
man and Wayne, which appear 70 be cor
rectly regis cred, elects Mr.. Arnel by e
majority Of ~ votes. The votes Of the
counties OF Perry. Lewis and Decatur, whose
Clerks have not responded to the proelama-
Z ion will inctease the majority 70 near 4 zee.
Ao4uAliiA Ire eAitlIc fVAE % NAe kialriCl WIKI
out regard 20 The nose Of registration, Mr..
rhcusss received 2 sos votss and Alr. Arnsll
ASA
Ny construction Of the lsw which reEu-
lstes my duties, compel ne to Issue ceriih-
cate % AR. Arnea but I am relieved Of
much responsibility by he fact thatmy de-
eision Is mol conclusive, and that the CUES
tion sstiH open for the action Of Congress
In the other sCengressional districts, ma
iorities are reduced OF increased by the Sc
tior have taken, bat the result Is in no
osse changed.
The eutire vote Of ne State is l,5ss.
emitting 3he vote illegally registered, ~
reduced % 81. sea. Rut ] must repeat thar
there can be no doubt but a large portion Of
the voters in the counties have been con
strained b reiect, wero Justly entitled 20
csrtfcstes i the law had been complied
with. I sincerely regret that loyal men
shodi8 be deprived Of their votes by the
faalt or mistake OF others. The remedy
lies in q new registration which hops viii
be a. once ordered, for having aeted IN tins
matter with deiiberation. and from a seusc
Of right shsh b compelled hereafter q
disregard elections held m thocountss iadi-
GATED in this report, rs illegally regis
isrei.
khe otacisi reports Of the clerks snd
Sheriff IN response 70 the prco' smation Of
August II, as. vel e. the original returns, I
are ga tie IN ihe ofice Of the SeozetsTy OF I
state, sanleet . The examination Of al cen
eeF1eo. sesPectselly submitted,
v, G. RRQTSiRw. J