The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-28

and remain in the country and lived.
Now as to the first vote, why that he
voted for Commissioners to so to Mem.
phis and Knoxville TO settle for the
purchase of commisssry stores, &c.
Well, what of that2 These stores had
been purchased or furnished under
laws that he had voted against, and it
was no wrong to settle with them and
see how they had applied the peoples
money, whether the State was in the
| Confederacy or not so much for that.
The next is the preamble and resolu-
ton in regard 20 loyalty Your cores
7 pondent quotes only part Of the res
olution. This resolution passed in the
Senate unanimously. The part quoted
contains the word common enemy"
but he fails to quote all that part of
the resolution which denounces test
oaths and stringent measures to force
the people of Tennessee 10 obedience to
the Confederate authorities Mr.. Wise
ner did not want or desire any such
oaths, IS anegative vote would have i'm
piled. But was the Government of the
United States q common enemy" or
was it not?
The Supreme Court Of the United
! States have decided that citizen of q
rebellious State Tor State in insurrecs
ton although ne might be,a Union man
could not sue in the Federal Courts Of
a loyal State If then they are called
common enemy" fall out with the
Supreme Court, and not Mr.. Wisener.
He was representing q people who had
50 voted IF secession made them So
aud he dare not stand as q representa-
tive in such times in opposition TO the
wishes OF an excited community, and
remain among them.
But why did not your correspondent
quote au the resoIution2 and let the
public see the principles it contained.
No test oaths in favor of the Confeders
acy, and no stringent measures against
union men, were the principles omitted
by your correspondent
1t IS said by him that Mr.. Wisener
thereby voted that Tennessee had dis
solved a'l relations with the general
Government
If this be SO, the Supreme Court has
sustained him, and Tennessee ia out
Of the Union.
But this is not SO. The secession
ordinance was in legal contemplation,
q mere nullity. But as fact, the State
then was in instruction, and the vote
Ito say the most of it, only recognized
this fact It did rot say the insurrec-
ton or rebellion was right
This principle was announced and
ably sustained by the Hon. Thadeus
Stephens, in the last Congress, and he
is not disIoyaL
Your correspondent says, "on pages
l32, 1873, l34, I35 and 1876 of the Jour
mai VIII be seen Mr. Wiseners votes in
the rebel Legislature, to aid the CON
spiracy and destroy the Union. Wen,
strange to say, the first of these votes
Is to repeal or suspend the Office of Su-
pervisor Of Banks. Now, did the ez-
istence Of the Government depend on
this2 He OR Wisener) has always
been opposed to such Office, and voted
against the bill which created it. And
there is now or viii be a proposition
before this Legislature Gas / under
stand) to repeal the law authorizing the
appointment of such officer; and woe
be TO those who vote against its repeal
Another vote on these pages IS one
repeating the law authorizing the ap-
poinment Of Road Commissioners
This was very dangerous, indeed, to the
Government Of the United States.
Then the Journal shows that there
was q proposition to amend the law IN
regard to treason. AL there IS of that
is that he voted to leave the law as he
found it, according 70 the Journal re-
farred TO-
The next is vote or q proposition /
the pay Of chaplains, which |
he voted for, and what Off Nothing, |
only regulating it SO that chaplain |
would know how much he could get, |
and 1t wss fixed at the pay of 3 captain !
of infantry. Another vote is authoriz- |
ing the Msjor-GeneraI commanding to |
employ military secretary. Great
treason in this which seriously (ac- /
to your corresp ondent) endang-
ers the government Of the United /
States The other votes on the pages
referred to are OF a similar character.
There IS one on the subject of drill
masters, which has nothing to do with
the great questions involved, but in the
Of your correspondent is
exceedingly dangerous to the Govern
ment, and then there is the vote on the
final passage Of the bill 1t did not
vote men or money II was simply |
pertecting some details in a former
law, passed before the secession or
and against which law Mr..
had voted Did this aid the
,e5ellion' Did it give it form and
Surely not as above it was
only perfecting details of the former
aw It is further stated that at page
.5S his vote viii be found side by side
With all other members of the Legisla-
ure in favor Of bill ito raise, organ
% and equip provisional force, sc.
Vow this is simply and absolutely false,
nd your correspondent must have
Known itwhen hspenned his article. It
S an absolute SANDER and unqualified
y untrue.
The bill to "raise, organize and equip
provisional force, dc, were passed at
he April called session, and Mr.. Wise
Ter voted against it.
The bill upon the passage of which
he vote referred TO was taken, and to
mend the act to raise, organize, dc
VOW is any mans reputation, or even
lie safe, when persons claiming to be
and loyal, can gravely state
nd utter such malignant falsehoods
gainst q public servant, heretofore, at /
EAST, Of fine character.
It was a bill as stated, to amend the
,rmer Law, and simply embraced the
rovisions sbovestatsd, or those Of 3
nilsr character. !
Then come the amendment to a bill