Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-09

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Thomas and Fisk, Col. Spence and
Senator P1ttersoH-NIoriy Report.
The report and joint resolution in re-
latiOn to the admission of Tennessee,
from the Committee on Reconstruction,
were accompanied by various papers, in
Guiding the memorial Of the members
elect Of thatState, addressed 20 heSemate
and House Of Representatives in which
they say the Government Of Tennessee
is republican ia form Is well as i'm spirit,
and ask that the same be recognized and
properly guaranteed as the true State Of
Tennessee, entitled TO such immunities,
franchises and ~preroeatives of the Con-
gress of 1896, as enjoyed by her until her
relations We're disturbed 10y the treason
Of a portion Of her citizens. The report
gives the testimony Of Brevet Brighten.
Hatcher. He says that leaving out the
eastern portion Of the State, he should
think il was largely opposed To the Gen
eral Government; that there is no good
feeling toward the Government except
in East Tennessee. Public sentiment IN
the latter is, i'm the main, loyal. He con-
siders West Tennessee as disloyal as Mis-
Sissippi. East Tennessee l. the only poT-
ton Of the State from which the troops
can be Withdrawn with safety.
Mai. Gen. G. II. Thomas teStihes that
he has studied the condition of Ten
nessee carefully, and it is his opinion that
if protected and encouraged by a small
Union force, the loyal sentiment would
gain complete aScendency in a year or
two. He does not think IL would be safe
at this time 10 remove troops, or with
/ draw martial law, or restore the privilege
! Of the writ hG5sdS corpus. The full eX-
] font Of Egsf Tannaa-aa l. Yarfa.flv gofa
because the Union element pred0minates.
Middle Tennessee is disturbed by per-
sonal enmities and hatred, much more
than by disloyalty Of persons against the
! United States. Union men in West
Tennessee are in the minority, but Union
sentiments are gradually approaching a
good loyal standard, and he thinks this
feeling viii be on the Improvement.
Gen. Fisk testifes that he has half
a million Of freedmen under his charge.
7 The great mass are in good condition,
and improve, but need the protection Of
! the Government as much on account Of
the opposition manifested against them
as in Justice to the negro. Those who
evince their hostility 20 these persons say
they should be entirely driven from the
State, and oppose the education of the
negro and his Justice before the law. All
] AAE LfNNtAAAhA "a ANAAAANr|NN HA' NAN @DAN
bodied procure employment. The mill
tary should not he withdrawn, nor mar
/ tial law removed, or the writ of hQbedS
1 corpus be at present restored. As 10 10y
atty, the majority Of the people Of Ten
nessee are opposed to the Government.
| If every man should vote as he pleased,
this fact would be manifested.
Col. William Spence t~estifies that the
poorer classes in Tennessee We're loyal, if
proper efforts were made TO protect
them. He thinks the disioyal senti-
ment greater I'm Western than in Middle
Tennessee, and that the admission of
I senators would have a good effect, as
this would set the whole machinery in
motion, and the people would become
better satisfied.
United States Senator elect, d. T.
Patterson, t]estiies that the sentiment of
East Tennessee Is Oyerw helmiHgly loyal;
there are very few rebels there and there
Is nothing 10 fear from rebel influence.
He doubts whether there are more than
three counties in East Tennessee where
rebel candidates for office would
. present themselve=. East Tennessee can
take care Of herself. The trouble is IN
Middle and West Tennessee. He thinks
there j. more ~dislOyalty in West than in
Middle Tennessee. He was an interested
party O. 20 the representation, being a
senator elect, bet he thought it would Ice
advantageous 10 the loyal sentiment of
Tennessee, were II admitted % a repre-
sentatioH IN Congress. The moral lufiu-
ence would do us good at home.
Mr.. Rogers presented the minority re-
port with the following reasons
!. That Tennessee is now, sud has
been al all times sine Eer admission, one
Of The United States OF America.
:. No State can, hy an act Of its peo-
ale. he Withdrawn from the Union with
out the consent Of every either State.
3. The people of Tennessee 10y virtue
Of am ordinance OF secession claimed the
right 90 withdraw from tie Union, and
% enforce thls pretended right placed a
portion Of her people IN a state OF lnsur-
recti5n and rebellion against the United
states. while the Government OF the
United States denied the Tightof the peo-
pie Of Tennessee 20 withdraw the State
from The Union, and 10 settle The Ques-
ton q portion Of the people OF Tennessee,
with the aid Of the sO-called Confederate
Government, engaged with the United
States in a conflict OI arms; that conflict
decided that the claim OF the people Of
Tennessee, had DO fuudatiOu in law or Ia
fact, and an attempted withdrawal Of the
State was by the Federal Government
prevented, and consequently the estru0-
lion Of the Constitutional relations Of
Tennessee within the Union was pre-
vented, and the state kept in the Union.
4. There is no such thing as a State be-
ing in the Union, and possessing the
right Of local and domestic legialation
without the absolute right TO demand
representation in Congress, because the
Constitution is based upon the equality
Of States.
8. That the joint resolution does not
admit members from Tennessee 10 lake
their seats IN this body upon their quail
Tying by oath, according 20 law.
.. There is no question IN the minds OF
the committee as 10 the loyalty % the
ino elect from Tennessee, and,
therefore, upon the fact that the State Of
tennessee ls now one of the United
States Of America, within the Upion
representative ought 90 have ne oetb III
Office administered 10 them hi once nv
the Speaker, and they be admitfed =
members Of this House and, therefore.
we recommend a. Q substitute for said
Joint resolution and preamble, that the
Honse at once adopt the following reso-
lution. or n OF a Ike character. tO-wit. |
"ResolUed, by the House Of Represen-
~tatfves. That the Representatives elect 10
CONGRESS from the State OF Tennessee he,
and they are hereby, admitted TO take
their seats in the House, as members
thereof upon their taking the oath pre-
seribed by law"