Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1865-12-07
Sustaining the President.

by vote, tabled resolutions en-
dorsing President Johnson, partic-
ularly in his policy of reconstruc-
ton in the Southern States. A
plausible but very fimsy reason
assigned by the tabling party was,
that the resolution emanated from
Mr.. Cameron in the opposition
ranks, and, not coming from the
Radicals, could not be endorsed
by them. This was the ostensi-
BILE reason, but the real reason
then, as now, was an emphatic OPP
position to Andrew Johnson's adj
ministration, and which their thin
ly-disguised pretext could not con-
ceal. If there has been any doubt
on this point, it certainly must be
removed in view of the vote taken
yesterday on the resolution we
append. That resolution cordial
ly and unequivocally endorses the
administration of the President,
and yet it was indefinitely post
poned-tabled, we may say-by
vote of 81 to 26. If the State
of Tennessee has any aspirations
to be represented in Congress, her
Legislature has certainly a very
peculiar way of coming up to the
standard required of other South
ern States-that of acting in con-
cert with the National Admins
tration.
The Chattanooga Gazette says
Some days ago in the State Legis-
lature the house voted down a Sc
ries of resolutions sustaining Pres
ident Johnson, on the fimsy pretext
that they were offered by mem
berof the opposition party. Since
then, another series Of resolutions
endorsing the Presidents course
more emphatically even, than did
the others, has been offered by
Mr.. Williams, as we print them
Whereas, it is right and proper
to counteract the effect of misrep-
resentation, and with the object of
restoring harmony, and the ma
tional unity, that a just and cor
rect expression should be made of
the numerous opinions Of the
members of this General Assem-
bly, in relation to his Excellency,
the President of the United States,
and his administration; therefore,
Reso7oed by the General Assembly
of the State of Tennessee: That
we have implicit confidence in the
honesty, integrity and patriotism
of Andrew johnson, President of
the United States, and that we
cordially approve and endorse the
policy of his administration.
These resolutions came up in
the House on Monday last, and
were voted down by 81 to 90
The present Legislature does not
represent the sentiment of the
people, and the sooner the mem
bers retire, the better for us and
them.
The following is the vote ia
bling the resolution:
Ayes: Messrs. Anderson, Ar
nell, Baker, Doughty, Dowdy,
Duggan, Freeman, Fusan, Garner,
Grove, Hudson, Inman, Jones of
Claiborne, Kercheval, Mason, Nc
Nair, Melton, Mullins, Norman,
Porter, Rogers, Shultz, Smith of
Obion, Snodderly, Thornburg, I'm
derwood, Waters of Wilson, Wa
tiers of Madison, Woodcock and
Woods,-31.
Noes: Messrs. Barton, Brandon,
Bledsoe, Brittle, Blackman, Car
ter, Coward, Dunnaway, Gerrett,
Gaut, Hood, Jarvis, Lewis, Moss,
Murphy, Patton, Pearson, Scales,
Simmons, Steele, Stegald, Traves,
Warren, Williams, Willis, and
Mr.. Speaker Heiskell,-26.
We might give extract after ex-
tract from nearly every leading
paper in the State, censuring the
above body, for their refusal to en-
dorse and sustain the President,
but we hope the above is sufficient,
to show which way the wind
blows and where the land lies. Is
the Tennessee Press, with almost
entire unanimity, composed of
"copperheads," or not?
THE NEGRO.
House resolution No. ITO. pro-
viding for the colonization of the
negroes to Mexico or Africa, came
up, with a report of the Judiciary
Committee, recommending its post