Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-07
MATrERs AT TIE CAPITOL

From our legislative reports it will be
seen that the Governor and the Senate are
in haste to do the work appointed for them
The House Of Representatives is without a
| quorum, and until that element of the Le-
gislative body is qualified to proceed to bu-
siness, the General Assembly is not legally
in session. The Governor on yesterday,
however, transmitted to the Senate, copy
Of the proposed constitutional amendment
with the certificate and seal of the State
Department annexed, and a message recon-
mending its adoption. Upon its reception
Senator TRmBLE introduced joint reso-
luton ratifying it in behalf Of the State and
/ people Of Tennessee.
Mr.. CARDIGAN, Of Lincoln, offered a series
Of resolutions in lieu, declaring that as the
Legislature Of Tennessee was not yet consti-
tuted, it did not represent the people of the
State, and that it would be unwise and i'm
polite for this body to assume to ratify uu-
der such circumstances. Upon motion, Mr..
CARRIGAN's resolutions were tabled by the
decisive vote of Is to 6. This action may
be regarded as significant Of the sense Of the
Senate on the QUESTION Of ratification.
1t is very clear that it was improper for
the Governor to send message to one
branch Of the Legislature while the other is
incapable Of acting on the business 10 be
submitted to it. The sixty or seventy men
who may have assembled in the two cham
bers, DO not constitute Legislature until a
constitutional quorum Of both Houses are
present and each notifies the other of the
fact, aud the Governor can have no official
knowledge Of this fact until informed by the
action Of each for itself, either by its officers,
or by joint committee. 1t is late in the day,
however. and waste Of time to present con-
Sideraions Of loyalty to men who really
seem to have forgotten the sanctions Of law.
The deed is to be done, and "twere well it
were done quickly no matter how.
The message also refers TO the Metropoli-
tan Police Act suggesting certain deicien-
cies in the mode Of providing funds for its
execution. This, We presume, was consid-
cred necessary by the course pursued by the
County Court of Shelby and the authorities
Of Memphis, in refusing to appropriate the
sum required to establish the machinery in
that district
The message does not appear in our col
umns this morning The discourtesy which
deprived us of the privilege of publishing it,
is a matter we cannot afford TO comment on.
"
Is our impression of yesterday we gave a
reasonably tull account of the celebration Of
the 4th. We are gratifcd that the general
festivities were not more marred BY scenes
Of violence.
The negro population generally had the
good sense not TO accept the invitation which
was extended TO them, without distinction
to race or color at BosLEY's. The conse-
quenoe was "a beggarly account Of empty
boxes," a spriEkling ofRadicols, constituting
the entire corps Of this city and vicinity.
This branch of so-called patriots continued |
the exercises by some FIRE works at the Cap /
itol at night Il is n noticeable fact that a 1
large number of those who went out to Bos-
LEY's took greater pleasure in roying among
briers and gathering black-berries than in
listening to the speeches; and at night the
boys were more intent in popping iire-crack-
ers than in Witnessing the blazing pyro-
technics and dazzling banners
The speeches had nothing about the 4th
Of July, l776. Not a syllable was uttered Of
the great and glorious principles then pre-
scented as the foundation Of great republic
can system. On the contrary, the few rs
teners were entertained with appeals for
negro suffrage, abuse Of rebels, and the con-
stitutional amendments, which were held mp
as the perfection Of human wisdom, and the
keystone Of the Radical fabric. We take the
whole as a fair specimen Of Radical taste and
design; but exceedingly barren in the revi-
val Of the patriotic recollections Of 1875.
From il we should imagine that the Radical
4ih Of July is a wholly different affair from
that which proclaimed liberty to all the
people