The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-18

HOUSE OF REPREsENTATTYEss
NASHVILLE, TEEE., April IL, 1865. }

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HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NASHVILLE, TIM, April II, 1900
EdiiOr. Union:
Sir: desire to publish the following doeu
msnts in vindication Of my action as Re
/. preventative Of the people Of HsneOek eoun
tv. have been wantonly assailed as tn
following letter 70 Maj. ". B. DAVIS Of m!
: county, viii show, tO-wit;
!. ssNAsHvmLE, TESS., March s. 1856.
Ma w.B. Davis
ssrR. Feeling as do, deeply, the impOr
lance Of the passage Of a stringent frsnchis,
law, have determined to devote mo
ment to YOU. Your Representative, Capt
jarvis, is a copperhead of the most poison,
Gus kind, and votes with that party almost
universally.
"He has done ell be could 70 impede the
action Of the House, and to prevent the
passage Of this bin, and has done
al he could 10 stop our Legislation
wss absent from the House on its
this third reading on Friday, when, il
he had been present, we would have had a
quorum and thus secured the passage Of the
bill by the following vote:
Ayes, "A.
Jarvis absent, /
to make quorum. 50 you see how be d.
rely and indirectly acts against US. Cannot
he be operated on by the PeOple2 Instruct
or petition him. Send the petition TO me,
and will present it 10 the House.
You must aid us, or all Union men are
ruined. II the rebs. carry the election in
! May and elect a rebel Judiciary, what will
become Of all the damage suits Instituted
against rebs., when an appeal will bring
them up to the Supreme Court? You can
answer this.
You must operate on your Representative
and Senator; we fear him when it comes TO
the Senate. Act promptly, and compel
Them to represent the wishes Of their loyal
constituents.
Respectfully, yours,
S. K. n. Patton.
A certified copy Of the vote alluded to in
the above letter, tO-wit:
Ayes.-Messrs. Anderson, Arnell, Black
man, Carter, Clingan, Donaldson, Doughty,
Dowdy, Duggan, FusOn, Grove, Grimmett,
Hudson, Hale, Inman, Jarvis, Jones, Of
Claiborne, Jones, Of Greene, Kerchiyal,
Mason, Maxwell, McNair, Kelton, Mullins,
Murphy, Norman, Patton, Porter, Pickett,
Raulston, Rogers, Symmetry, Smith, Of
Of nhfnu EmnhNarIvT
ThOrnburgh, Underwood, Waters, Of Wilson,
Waters, Of Madison, walker, Of Rhea,
Welsh, Wines, Woodcock, Woods. "A.
Noes.-Messrs. Barton, Brittle, Coward,
Freeman, Garner, Morable, Posten, Ste
gald, Warren, Williams, Speaker Heis-
kill. II.
/ certify that the above is true copy Of
the vote as taken on House Bill, sos, on its
third reading, on the 18th day Of February,
1866. Ed. H. G0wEN,
P. c. of the II. of r.
HoUsE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April Is, 1866.
The undersigned certify that they have
boarded with the member from Hancock |
county since the sth day Of January last,
and know he attended the session Of the
House regularly, except one day he was
confined by sickness TO his room, that he
voted on all questions 50 far as our knowl-
edge, and was promptly in his seat, the in
ierval the House has been below quorum
excepted. r. II. Howard,
J.K. CLINGAS, Of Bradley.
G. n. GROVE,
JOHN R. SHUTS.
! regret 10 have to resort 10 the public
press to defend myself against falsehoOd,
but the foregoing will show the necessity Of
my action, and without suy commens, will
show the great injustice attempted upon
me.
] promised my people would correct this
and send it TO them, though not
hat my verbal statement was not as good
With them as his who made the unprovoked
lttack, for fortunately many Of them know
Is both. I shall, therefore, be content to
ct my record speak for itself, as by it 1 am
Wiling to be judged, as by his would that
he should be judged.
With many thanks to my people for their
iborality afforded me 10 correct this state
nent, and to Mai. Davis for the document
to him,
am respectfully,
L. NJ. JARVIS,