The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-12


shall be construed to mean that the author
tiles of the State, the Courts, and ofhcer
holding election, DC, shall be the Judges 2
who have "willingly and voluntarily ala
ed and abbetted" the rebellion.
Sixth: We hold it to be the paramount
duty OF the people of Tennessee to proyia
through the constitutional channel agains
the rights of any loyal person being IN
frineed. barred, or destroyed by the ststue
OF limitations running after the reDelliol
was inaagurated and that, to effect TN
end, it would be supremely proper 70 DC
clare, by the coming Convention, that IN
ststute Of limitations could not run agalns
a 10 val citizen, nor in favor OF rebel o
Tennessee
SEVENTH: The sovereign authority OF tn
State should declare all the Legislation ate
tho Sth of June, 1861, null ana Fold, oelht
the acts of usurpation, and thus estaOilsn
landmark for the future guidance OF our lu
dietary.
E1aHTH The coming Convention should
so amend the article and section o
the Constitution of the State, as to leave GU
the word " abolish" as the said word gives
a construction to the Constitution never IN
tended by its trainers, and highly danger
Gus to the stability OF the Union.
NINTH: That the people of Tennessee are
entitled TO, and of right should have, eigh'
members in the House of Representative
of the United States, and two Senator'S u
the Senate of the same. $780,.
TEETH: That we should have legislature
to meet the demands of the people with re-
spect to the election of such officers IS II IS
their province to select, and devise sueh leg
isla.ion as may be for the interests OF our
State
ELEVENTH All power being inherent IN
the people, we are in favor s. constr utlon-
al convention, the delegates composing
which shall be elected by the people, IN the
ordinary way, on the 9th day OF February
1865, and it shall be the duty OF SAID conveh-
ton, to provide for the entire reorganlza-
ton of the State, laying down the future
constitutional law of the State, suoml1sihg
their action to vote of the people on the
Ist day of March, 1865, for their ratifica-
ton.
TWELFTH: That all lawyers and praetlc-
ing attorneys who have been guilty Of AID
ing and abetting the existing rebellion
against the United States, shall forever De
prohibited from practcing their profession
in any of the Courts of this STATE.
TsiRTEESrH: It is the right and duty OF
Tennessee Is furnish the next military Gov
ernor, as well as the civil Governor OF the
State, and we are for William e. BroWnloW,
Of Knox, to fill said position.
FOURTEENTH: That, no preacher, or MN
lister, who mas voluntarily aided and abet-
ted the rebellion or used the pulpit to pro-
mote the cause of secession shall De EMU
tied to the honOrs, immunitles, OF protection
heretofore guaranteed by law to ministers
Of the gospel.
RYR.L s. STANFORD, OF SULLIVAN.
Whereas, Steps are about to be taken to
resolve this Convention into q legal body to
revise the Constitution; and whereas reso-
Iutions have already been offered amending
the Constitution, and have been submitted
to the Committee on Resolutions to be re-
vised and reported back to this ConYen-
ton for its action, therefore,
Resolved, That this is not body under
the provision of the Constitution with dele
gated powers from the people which should
it to pass any resolution amend
ing or revising the Constitution.
Resolved, That this Convention is only
primary body, with power delegated by the
people TO meet at Nashville to consider the
or improperly, OF calling Con-
ventiOn at some future time.
Resolved, That all resolutions which have
been submitted revising the Constitution,
are OUT OF place anu CfAAOt nC dOtIN l'pAy
except to set them aside.
Resolved, That this Convention proceed
at once to such business as they have dele
gated power 10 do, and that it will regard
all resolutions as revolutionary, and tend
inc 10 subvert the liberties of the people,
which have not the sanction Of the usages
of this nation in forming and amending or
ganio law.
The following, also, was offered by R. L.
Stanford, and referred to the Business Com
mittee
Whereas, We appreciate the military
strategy, the iron frmness, the comPrehen-
s.ve mind, and the most extraordinary gen
Jus, of Major General Thomas, who at Nash
Vile met the enemy under Hood, threaten
ing the Capital of the State, doubling back
his columns and thrashing him most com
pletely, capturing his cOnseripts by tnou-
sands, and then pursuing the enemy, with
out loss Of time, with unsurpassed energy
driving him beyond the borders OF the
State, with loss of more than fifty pieces
of artillery, and nearly or quite loss to the
Rebel power of half of Hoods invading
army, thereby greatly weakening the Con-
federate cause in the Southwest therefore,
Resolved, That we tender him our thanks,
and will ever hold his name in grateful re-
membrance for the relief brought to the
loyal people Of the State by the great vie
tory achieved under his command at Nash
vile.
Resolved, That we tender our thanks to
all the brave officers and soldiers under the
command of Major General Thomas.
BY Mr. CLEMENTS, OF MACON
Whereas, it is the opinion of this Con
yention that immediate steps should
be- taken, to re-organiy the State gov
ernment ia this Stat by electing
governor, members OF the legislature
an dali officers necessary to revlvlty and
out in execution the State laws; and
Whereas, under the peculiar circum-
stances that now surround the good
people Of the State, it is the opinion of
his Convention that they should lay
Town some just and fundamental prin-
,iples as a basis, upon which 10 act, that
he loyal people and no others may be
to engage in the organization
If the State government, therefore,
Resolved, That the true policy to be
pursued by this Convention is to order
IN election, to elect delegates to State
throw such restriction,
around the ballot-boK as may be neces-
AIRY to separate the loyal from the dis
oval element, and set forth declara-
ion of principles for the consideration
If the people of the State
Resolved, That this Convention 4Opt |
md recommend the following facts and |
principles, as being, in their Judgment,
pest calculated to form basis upon
which to act, to inyigorate healthy,
action, unite the loyal PEG
BE into one body, and thereby enable |
hem to reorganize the State govern
nent, and through it restore law and |
order to the good people of the State. !
Sec l. That Convention of the peo- |
Die of the State be called, to be com
posed of as many members as were in
both branches of the Legislature in
1860, that they be elected from the
same counties and districts they were, |
and when assembled shall meet in two
bodies, and when in session, constitute
l sovereign body, possessed of full pow
or to make valid propositions to 60 be-
fore the people Of the State for their
The members elected
from the Senatorial districts to consti-
sute one body, and the other the other
BODY. All measures acted upon by
hem before they are valid propositions,
10 90 before the people for their con