, 1866-03-06
THE TENNESSEE QUESTION.
The Majority Report on tile Admission
Of the Tennessee DeIegateA--IDeerest~
}uH Te~tluAouy-1linoxlty Report.

aAH 4eFk4moUJ- J-uA1uoEksy ASeP0FtA
WAsu1so7us. March 5.-The report and joint
tee nom thf Committee on Reconstruction TO-DAY.
wcsr accompanied BY Sar!ons papers. including
memorial Of The sepresentatises elect-Mes.rs.
STATE. addressed to the Senate and uu>e Of Repre-
ten'attse'. IN which they ray the government Is re-
publican in form as well as N fpt1t, and ask
Guaranteed e as The ,rne Stale Of TENNESSEE, s
entitled to snch imnaunlte., trancbi.es, and pre-
roGa'iycs y The state enjosed by Ihe &C: OF ton
The trea. on Of portion Of her c1ttzens They set
fortil the reasons for thtr practice. The report
sises tho testimony Of Dreves Dnz. Gen: Hatcher.
s;ae. be rhond thisk it vi. largely opposed 10 tie
Gercsal Government; thar fhero is no good feclln-
toward the Government, excepting 10 East Ten
nain loyal. He consider, West Tennessee a. loyal
, ;!oa 'hs e sssrs Sts,s 1on I's Thea s,'s t1s
Nd. Gen. Geo: l.. Thomas testiaes lh4. he has
ttudled the condition Of Tennessee carefully. and 1t
Is his opinion that if protected and enconFngcd By
gain complete ascendsncy IN = year or ,.#o. lie
does not think II would Be sue a this time to re-
move troops. OF withdraw na:tfa, law, Or restore
lent. Ea>t Tsnnessee /. perfectly SAFE because the
Uulon element preponderates. Middle Tennessee
J. disturbed BY personal enml'les and ha1rel much
se. ano sn % 10 Il se
mlnoisy, but the Unlou sentiment is gradually up.
preaching 4 rood loyal standard, aud be thluks
0rn. Fix testines that these aze half million OF
freedmen nnder his charge. Tho great mass arc in
good condition ana improve. bnt need the Protec-
opposition manifested saainst them. AZ III Justice
to the negro. Those who et1ncc their hostility to
these ps1sons say ttcy should oe entirely driven
@ neslo. Ind b.. ilsht of }as1isc oe1ose he nv K
the freedmen tn Tennessee who a:e ,Icbotled OBJ
uin employment. The military should not be with
beos eo.rtg be at present 1rstored. As to loyaty,
thc majority OF The people In Tennessee are opposed
10 tie GoycEnmcns. II esery nan should Eo:e a.
Colonel William Sprnce testified tnat The poorer
classes In Tennessee We.c loya', Y proper efforts
were made to pfotect them. He thinks the dl.a5sl
Tennessee aud that the admission q Setaior+ and
i:epfe>eu!atists from r.eno,seS '"oeid nase sooo
escs = H.. ~ % ,sd ,son eone Sa1tes
The United States Senator elect. .. Patterson,
tc,15fe7 that the sentiment Of East Tennessee "a
oscwhelntsEy loyal Tnsss az W few .s' sshs =,
apenee. He doubta whether t1eTe are more than
tbIee caunttes in East Tennessee where pnhiie can
ddasss 'os @ o!ss @ would p 9rs1l iaeHsslsss @ ~
IN Middle md West Tennessee. fic thtuss there L
norc iltslorn!ty In Tc.t than in Middle Tenness
s ss * ,6aess 5e son
advantageous 10 the 1oya! sentlmcnt II Tenneases
were admitted TO representation In Congress
Nsr oaa 90 go1a m IN.
fpltoH1 11F reAsons:
it. Thss Trnnez*ee IL now and has been at al
ilne. stee her admission. one Of the United state
d Ne s'4s y sny act sst u. people y b VIII
Sd. The people Of the State Of Tennessee, hy VII
Tue o! an ordinance, claimed the right 10 wfthdtaq
from The Unicu, and 10 enforce her pretended nigh
| 4 4 AZ n
1ec,ioa i'd refrli,on against the United states .
Nhiic The i;o:e1:It nt Of the Uniad sstates denies
the n:ht Of the ,cnrle ofIeunes'cc to Withdraw u
State from, the lion, and to settle thu quo. tion
| socalcd Confederate government engaged will
The United States IN q conflict o& afns: That con
nIet dccided that tn. claim OF the people Of Tennes
sec lad no foundation n Law os1n iact, and tho q
| tempted withdrawal Of the Slate T1a By the f'cde
| 1al government prevented. and consequently IL
desrTct!on o! the constitutional relat1nns OF Ten
ncsste within the Union was prevented, and Ii
sttnf* Kept tn the Union.
ith, There T. 10 such hing ~ assate being ont {
| The Inon and o*sc<eiEg the right oftoca1 and dc
mes,c Legislation without the absolute tlght to dc
>til,flon IL based upon the equality OF STATES,
5tk This Joint resolution does not admit mem
hers lfom Tenpk TO take hc.r seats IN this bod
~ q 1sh ~ sSe Sas 10
rrcsa n 10 the loyalty Of tho members elect lor
! Tennessee, md therefore npon 3he taet tnat fh
statt ot Tennessee h now one Of fhe United stare
| OF America within the Union, representatives ongE
| 10 hive the oath Of office administered to them
oneeby tue Speaker, and they be admitted men
bersof, ,hfs noase; and therefore &c recommend
| thatthe Ilouse At once adopt the following Ee5olt
1 hor. OF one Of like character, 10 nit: :,
Rsso1rsti, By the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.. fhs
Representatives elect TO Cone.gss from the State {
Ten,essee BE-, and they a1e hereby admitted ,
| sakeihelr tea : In tho 1I1rsc as members there'
upot thciF takipe the oath prescribed BY laS.