The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-20
From lhe Louisville Press.
Taunassee DELEGATION.

The prompt adoption by the House, on
azzr nhl ur, uf the resolution referring The
W hole subject Of lhe admission Of southern
rspra-eutatiyts TO a committee, which eN-
cludod hll applicants Tor seats from the
lately rebellious SIate5 until that com
tee bad reported, seemed 90 indicate pretty
.tranyly t6at there was little chance Of the
imtss.on on Of those Southern Iepresen-
tatives even against whom no objection
could be urged on the ground Of personal
al LOYALTY. This decision Of the House, how
eyer, has been modified somewhat since
Tho resolution, il will bS remembered, was
for the appointment Of q joint committee OF
fifteen. In the Senate that portion Of 81
which closed the doors OF Congress on
southern applicants unit ] after the commit
tee would make It's report, was stricken out.
on the same day the House adopted reso-
luton granting the privilege Of the hoor OF
the House 20 the gentlemen claiming seats
from Tennessee.
II the tennessee representatives, be I'D
United at an early day, aud there now
seems 10 be q strong probability that they
| will be. their admission will be due more
| 10 the character Of the men whom the PEG
| nile Of the State elected 90 represent them
/ tann 60 ANYTHING else. Tennessee is the
/ only one OF ihe lately rebellious States that
elected men 90 represent them in Congress
| who can, without exception. take the test
| oath. This feet wall undoubtedly have
| great weight in the tnol decision Of their
| case la the House. And then the we'll
| known Uuionism Of Horace Maynard, VIM.
| b. stokes aud n. g. Taylor, Of the delega-
zion from that State, appeals strongly ioI
their early admission.
That the people Of other Southern States
] made great mistake in eleCting men ~
representatives who could not take the test
oath, which they knew would be required Of
their rcpre-euuyes before being admitted
| O. toats ln Congress they must now begin
| o. see themselves. The favorable position
m which Tennessee has been placed by th,
fact that she has sent to Washington repre-
seutatiycs whom the test cath wall not de
bar from taking their seats, and 'rhO wer,
1 not ciected In defiance 81 this oath, shows
how much the chances Of those States Of
being restored 60 their places In the Union
. | would have been improved, and how much
lhcy would have facilitated the work Of les
toruuon. 10 they had sent loyal men a.
r / repre- vutatiycs m Congress, 60 Washington
| The people ct the South had no right D,
count, ID they did not act ina a spirit Of def
/ ance 90 Congress, upon the repeal Of thu
. ttsl oath. This oath vas taken by the mem
b,rs of the last Congress, and ID was not al
all likely that % vou q be removed for The
, purpose ct a'lowiug men b. Dc admitted ID
. members of that BODY who were 90 recently
engaged Boa un effort 90 destroy the Govern.
meut Congress hsd right 90 say thai
q msu who he'd attained chad tmlneuce'
. / Boa the rebellion against the Government
, | would not be- admiucj 30 seats ln that hoiy
b The southern people aggravated the case
b by choosing men of this class IN near.
- ly every instance. over men who either
, / cnuia take the oath or who did not take O
b prominent part 10 thc rehcliou-thus max.
D / ing distinguished service iu tho REBEL on
! / GCa'usl the Government test Of fitness ior
/, ] Representative boz Congress. 10 is urged hy
/ southern pEpers, that men who could have
taken the tvst oath would NOT have truly
represented She people ct those States. aud
% have elected such men would have been
/ o. go through = mere 81. m. with the down.
fsIi OF the rebellion the people Of she South
might not uureasouably be expected TO psrt
1 with she leaders ct 30, nc least 81, TAR as not
90 place them forward Is thcirrspfcseutstivt
I men In .he affairs Of the nation. JET Dsvi.
might b. elected f.om Mississippi 10 the Z
s. Scuatc. but U ~ not probable that De
I would Dc admitted as q member of thai
body. though he represent the unanimou,
vii 1T the people ct that ststc- lt Is sFalust
the o. luenccs end spirit 81 she Rebellion
snd thc principles involved 10 10, that such
stringent legislation as the test oath Is d
rscIrj.