New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-06
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be unanimously elected tonight.
To the Associsied Press
WAsHHCToy Monday March . ls6d.
TIE BLAINE AMENDMENT.
II is generally conceded here that the Blaine
amendment to the Constitution will be defeated in tho
Senate. full Senate contains - member, and u
votes will XII lie amendment, being more than one
third The II Democratic Senators will uDqCestiona
Div vote against it. az will also II is alleged the follow
ing named Senator's Mestrs. Sumner Of Massaehusets
Dixon OF Connecticut Morgan Of New.l orb CoTan OF
PennsylyanIa WILEY and ' an Wrinkle OF West VIZ
ginia Henderson of Missouri and Stewart OF Nevada
making 20 IN all The remaining 81 senators. there
is good reason 10 believe will all vote for the amend
ment.
TENNESSEE
The report and joint resolution in relation to
tho admission OF Tennessee. from the Committee on
Reconstruction to-day were accompanied by various
papers. including The memorial OF representative.
elect Cooper Leitwicb. Stokes and Maynard OF that
State address ed To The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentative in which they say the government of Ten.
nessee Is Republican IN form n well as In spirit and
ask that the be recognized aud properly gnaran-
teeG o. The true State Of Tennessee. entitled 10 such
immuDiics franchises aud pIcrOgatiEes N the state
enoyed by the act OF Congress Of 1896 until her rea-
tons we're disturbed by the treason Of portion OF her
citizens They forth the reasons for this practice
The report gives the testimony Of BTeVot Brig'Oen
Hatcher WHO hes been in service IN tennessee. lie
he should u ink II largely opposed 10 the General
Government that there IL DO good feeling toward the
Coy eminent and very little good feeling, except III
East Tennessee Public sentiment in the latter IS IN
The main oyal He considers West Tennessee a. dis
loyal as Mississippi East Tennessee IS the only por-
tioD the State from which the troops can ne with
drawn with safety.
cen IYsk testified that he has half million o. freed
men under bis charge. The great mass Of them arc IN
good condition aud improve but they need the protec
lion Of the GOV ernmeni much account Of the OPP
position unaffected against them IN justice 10 the
negro Those who eyiDce their hostility 10 these per
sons saw that they should be entirely driven from the
Slate and oppose the education o! the negro and his
Justice before the law All The freedmen ia Tennessee
" 10 are able bodied. procure employment. Ihe mill
tary shonld not lie Withdrawn, nor martial law re-
moved OF writ OF habeas corpus be al restored
Az 10 loyalty The majority Of the people in Tennessee
are opposed 10 the Government. ~ every man shomn
vote a. be- pleased. this fact would b. manifested.
Col William Spence testified that the poorer classes
in tennessee were LOYAL If proper efforts were made TO
protect them. c thinks the d,sOya sentiment Is mucb
greater In West than IN Middle Tennessee, ana thai
the admission Of Senators aud Representatives from
Tennessee wOnld have good effect, ~ THIS ~Ould SET
the whole machiney il motion, and the people would
become better satisfied.
Lent Col Barnard testifies be does not think that
many ~ the citizen. 81 Tennessee favorable 70 the
Government; but ne thinks the admission 81 Repre-on.
tatives from that state would have beneficial effect
Lieut. Col John II Cochran testihes that there -
much dssatis hcatOn IN Middle Tennessee ana some
IN East Tennessee. 49,
oliver T. Iemple ,.stGes that large portion Of East
Tces see quiet hut In Orbcf parts OF the State there
j. lot much Union sentiment
John L. Williams tes,iies that 50 far as lie IL advised
lis opinion that tie feeling not only oi majority,
but almost q lie enc ras- IS friendly to the Govern
mcnt
Abuer G.. Jackson tc.tihes that there hos been IA
great deal oi bitterness and rOubie within the last
two on three MONTH but the condition is now Inuch
more quiet.
Mr. hOGHRs's RgrOEr
Pepresertatyc Rogers made The following minority
report against he Joint resolution admitting the state
~ renne,see into tho Union:
To tkc Hgrse Of Rpyeseatatre5 The subscriber begs
leave 70 submit 10 the Houee minority report against
DE Joint resolution, reported from the Committee on
EecofsgV .?n, % ADMIT lbe State Of Tennessee into
he Union on al equal footing Tltl tl9 o'h11 S'a'es
and 20 show 10 the House the following reat0ue' -
Fyr.f: Tia, Tennessee is now, and has been at all
times since her admission into tie Union, one Of the
United States Of America End consequently congress
admitting her into md authorizing her 10 exercise tho
functions Of state with this Union, must be based
upon The idea that she has been during the war and Is
now legally out Of the Union, or Ut least 20 or all
PR, tiesl rarrorcs. ,o
Withdrawn FROM the Union without the consent OF every
T1ri The people of the State of Tennessee by vir.
tue OF ~ ordinance Of secession. claimed the rlgh W
Withdraw from the Union, ind 10 enforce her pretehoea
right placed portion OF her people N slate OF " i9I
rectOn and rebellion against the United States Whlo
the G0y eminent OF the United States denied the right
OF the people OF Tennessee 10 withdraw tie State from
the Uuon and 70 settle the question portion OF tbe
DC pie o. Tennessee with the hid OF INC so-caeu Oh
fedeIate Government engaged with the cfited tatcs
in a conflict Of that conflict decided inat tne
claim Of the people Of Tennessee Lad no oWu1tivn ~
law or in fact and the attempted Withdrawal OF me
State by the Federal Government preyenteo, ano
consequently, the destruction OF the Constitution.
al relations Of Tennessee within the Union waf
ureyented aud the State kept In the Union.
Fourth There is no such thing as State being ID
the Union and possessing the right OF local an. 10
domestic legislation without the absolute right 10
demand representation IN Congress, because the Con
s,itnton /. based upon the equality Of the States. 81,
/ Fijlh. This joint resolution does not admit ~.
members from Tennessee 10 take their seats ~ thii
body upon their qualifying by oath according TO law
Sinh There is question IN the minds oi the ON
mitee 10 the LOYALTY OF the members eject IRON
Iennessee and therefore upon the TACT that he o'a,
Of Tennessee is now one OF tho United STATES o.
America within the Union the representatives ous az
~ have the oath Of ocs Edminjsersd " tbem o. ohes