The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-28

cuss briefly the bill of the majority
Section 3 Of that bill reads as follows :,
SIC. s. Bsitf1rther enactsd, Tha al
persons who are, or shall, have been
officers or agents Of the sO-called Con
federate Government; all who have lei.
Judicial stations under the Government
Of the State of Tennessee, oriunder the
United States, 70 aid the rebelboni all
who are or shall have been military or
naval officers Of said so-called COufed-
crate Government or of the State GOV
ernment under rebel rule, above the
rank Of Colonel in the army, or OF
Lieutenant in the navy; all who lett
seats in the United States Congress to
aid the rebellion; al who were mem
bers Of the Legislature Of the State
which passed the ordinance Of secession
and who by their votes and subsequent
| conduct, showed that they wiifdliy and
deliberately aided. assisted, and en-
couraged the rebellion aud the Gov
| ernor, COMPTROLLER. Treasurer, and Sec
retarv Of State, who WantOniy aided
I ana assisted and encouraged the rebel
! lion, aud who have engaged in any
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persons in charge of such, otherwise
than lawfully as prisoners OF war ana
which persons may have been found IN
| the United States service, as soldiers
seamsn, or in any other capacity, shall
be deprived ofthe privilege Of the cleo
tive franchise in casting their votes at
any election that may hereafter be
held in this State, unless they shall be
| restored 10 the same by subsequent
legislation, or by judgment Of the Cir
cult Court, and upon petition and tes>
timony showing that the applicant has
been specially psrdoned BY the Gov
| ernment Of the United States, and res
stored to all Of his rights as a citizen,
and that from his conduct and conver-
sation it is apparent that il would be
right aud proper that he should be re-
stored 70 the privilege Of the eleotiVe
| franchise
Now, Alr. Speaker, is not that going
| further than We expected the member
from Bedford to gof Let me congrat>
ulats my radical friends, of the House,
| on the conversion of the member from
Bedford. If he ever entertained princi.
| Piles different to the principles expressed
| IN this bill let us now be satisfied | do
not think he goes far enough. He does
not strike some particular friends of
mine. say 70 Mr.. Cooper. you 20
further than I expected, and YOU 20
pretty well, but | want you 70 60 1T
tie further Here is what want added
TO your bill, then it will do, will read
the amendments / propose to add:
And all those who wilfuliy and de-
| liberately prosecuted, drove from their
homes, and otherwise injured, in per-
son or property, the loyal citizens OF
this State-because of their loyalty
and all those who, after the occupation
of the State, or any portion thereof
by the Federal army, took the oath OF
allegiance to the government OF the
United States, or the amnesty oath OF
the President, ndWilfully violated the
same by taking up arms against the
| government of the United States, or
by leaving their homes and identifying
themselves with the rebellion, and all
/ persons who acted as guerrillas, or at.
/ tGChed themselges in any way to a guer-
rills company and all persons who in
duced others TO take UP arms aplinst
the government of the United States,
! 10y promising to support and maintain
their families while thus engaged, and
failed so to do, shall be forever disfran-
chised, etc
Ind be II further enacted. That all per
sons described and designated in the
! 5th section of this act, are forever dis.
tranchised from holding any cfIice oi
honor, or profit, in the State of Tennes
see
Had be Il tlerttsr enacted, That all per
sons who voluntarily engaged in this
rebellion, by taking up arms against
the government Of the United States,
shall be Ineligible 10 the Office OF Gov
ernOr Of the State, Comptroller, Treas
urer, or Secretary of State, or member
of the General Assembly, or Judge o.
the Supreme, ChanCefy. Circuit, Grim
inal or Special Courts, or Attorney
/ General for the State, or for Attorney
General for any District in the State
There GTs people described here, Ar
| Speaker, and struck at, who have come
back, and who are entitled, by the bill
Of the gentleman from Maury, to vote
am opposed to that and want TO give
these gentlemen tap on the head
the tap comes from q sledge hammer
IL will very wei suit ME.
Here are guerriilas, also, we do no
want them to vote, they must De strucl
from the voting rolls ! want all tht
soldiers who have fought IN this war t,
vote
[ Mr. Mullens here said: $50 do L
NJ. Hood asked: What the negroes 2
Mr.. Mullins replied: No, sirl no negr,
is to vote yet I Mr. Hood continued
I want to strike out sll these rich
fellows who made such great promise
TO take care Of the families OF thos,
who went into the army, and 50 on, AM
? all their promises were lies ! wan
these improvements 70 be introduces
into Mr. Coopers bill, then l am goin
TO vote ior IT, Our friend Joe Gil
whom somebody wanted to get into al
! oil concern this morning and other
. like him-for have no more dIsrespeC
, towards him than towards the rest
want him, and such as he, to vote ..
, ! more
J would whaok at the Judges, AttOr
ney-Generals,
Our distinguished Governor, who
my personal friend, and for whom
have no other feelings than those {
: profound respect, and whose nomina
] ton 10 the high Office be now holds,
had the honor to second on the Aoor c
this hsll, has the power Of appointin
= the judges BE has lately sppointe
one up in the Cumberland Mountains
They had a vacancy there in the circui
Z Of the gentleman from Coffee. The
sent TO the Governor for q judge an
= be furnished one at once, 10 order-M
hlckeCs0n ! am slightly Gcqusinte
with Alr Hickersou De is a goo
D lawyer, aud viii make 3 skillful judgt
=, he was s. member OF the peace confei
enCe. ! was there when the conterene
was going OMIT was 8 traitorOus col
J cevn. ! was aked what we wante
% in East Tennessee, said we wsnte
nothing That was no concern for Eal
b tennessee TO be trading with. Some {
?. the members came 10 roe, aud aslIe
b | why ! talked sboutI he conference in th
J. manner ] was doing2 | said what "
L wanted in East Tennessee was for NJ
D Lincoln 10 carry out the law as it stoo,
3 They said We can do something goo
8 for the South, If you viii lie for u
OF course he did not put the propos
{ tion in those words, he did it muc
more Centeelly than that, but notwitt
; standing, that was the amount OF j
/, Then there was the time when Sumte
? was Ered upon-the time when ever
o body said everybody else-especiall
r. union men-ought to euliat Mr.. EicE
f orson made = speech ~ that time. d
o. object in recalling these circumstance
p il 10 show where this thing is leadin
d Us Mr.. HicKerson, Of coarse, sppeale
S TO the people TO stand by the Union;
r course, he told the people how light ha
o been the yoke Of Uncle SsE upon Il
y necks Of tie people, so light they ooul
= not feel il when they should have don
] ri e7,-ss this was the way Mr. iicke
q son talked 20 the citizens; of coarSC, b
Il cause ne Is now Judgei NO-not
r su-he said that Mr. Lincoln hs