Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-03
TENNESSEE IN THE Union.


Her Representatives. Admitted to their
Seats.-Great Enthusiasm in and Out
OF Congress.
Special Dispatch to Pittsburgh Commercial.
WASHINGTON, July "a, 1866.
The President message, signing the ioiat
resolution, admitting Tennessee to Fepresen-
tation reached the House at three o clock
to day, where the fact created no little ex-
citement among the members who gathered
around the Private Secretary as he entered
and who afterwards hastily scanned the mes.
sage before It's reading had commenced
The House immediately came out of Com
mittee OF the Whole, and the message was
read The profound silence was not broken
until that portion was read announcing his
signing the resolution, Whereupon the MEM
bers loudly applauded for several moments.
The next sentence, however, announced
that the President while signing it did not
recognize the right of Congress to pass bills
or resolutions as precedent to the admission
of Representatives from any State. This
was where the laugh came In, and il was
heartily indulged in by the members, who a
moment before applauded a portion of the
Presidents conclusions. The message was
disposed of without debate
The Joint Committee on Reconstruction
were then discharged from the further con-.
sideration of the Tennessee credentials,
which were Immediately referred to the
Committee on Elections
Among the spectators there was general
feeling of disappointment, as it was thougEt
that the Tennessee members would be at,
once let in.
Mr.. Dawes, however at once summoned
the Committee on Elections, who retired to
their room and examined the credentials of
the members elect. In thirty minutes the
committee then returned to the House and
reported in favor of their admission. This
was agreed to without opposition. H
The Tennessee members who were then
in the hall came forward amid rounds of ap-
plause on the floor and in the galleries.
They were then sworn, and as they proceed
followed. Messrs. Maynard and Stokes
took seats on the Republican side, and Mr.
Taylor on the Democratic side.
Soon afterwards one hundred guns we're
fired at the City Hall in celebration of the
restoration Of Tennessee to the Union. The
Senator's and rest. of the delegation viii
probably be sworn u to morrow.
The London Neirs, a liberal paper, says
the present war on the Continent is no
ordinary war; although headed by kings, it
is nothing less than great national revolu-
ton.
Germany is reforming itself by the sacri-
fee ofancieDt institutions, European expedi-
ents and score of Dynastic interests. The
history of the great French revolution may
teach us the danger of approaching too
closely people glowing with the heat of a
ike uanstormation. If the Emperor of
the French having for fifteen years advoca-
ted the doctrine Of natienalities, now fears
that its application to Germany may be in
convenient and desires 10 make the interests
OF France the measure of the world prog
ress, he only shows once more that interests
are stronger than theories. But there Is no
reason why we should join In his irterYen-
tiOn. ga #ax 10 H9E E
IT WILL require no introduction pf the
Peansylvania delegation appointed by wv al
lace, to fhe Philadelphfa august Con4en
ton, to the Southern rebel delegates In the
same body. They viii recognize each other
as old friends, who did their best to insure
the success of the shareholders rebellion to
destroy, and wko viii now emulate each
Others efforts IN the raid 10 get possession
of the Gof9fHlnsut The only difference of
iopinion between these worthless viii Be as
10 who shall have the fat Offices ia John