Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-23


In accordance with previous announce
ment, Col. VIM. B. Stokes spoke after sup
per:
He SAID that the Coininittee Of Invitation had
not treated him as they should have done be
had been in the city threD days, and the Commit
tee of Invitation had not called on him. invited
him TO the Convention. tf
lie regarded the Convention to-day, as one Of
similar eharaeter with those q iSoi which caused
passed, rejoicing over the split milk between The
President. &c. he regretted intensely. Refer
enee had been made 70 2 second Wass Z, ne
yet the resolutions passed made no reference 20
him, and only one speaker CMr. Jno. 5. Brien.)
lie held that Congrvss had done its duty. The
very men denounced were those who saved
the country. He regarded President johnson AZ a
man Of nerve, and would administer the Govern
ment faithfully: He was following in the foot
steps of Mr.. Lincoln, and he Endorsed him. lie
had acted with Mr.. JOHNSON since tte delivery of
Hs Sessrrea to the Presidenf's speech no the Vir
ginia delegation, and declared that u meant that
original loyal men should govern the State. HE
to-day. said In substance u love Andrew John
son and the Government; butAsmn tho Federal
soldiers and the Union Z
lie intimated thai. with v&s slight amond-
meni. TIE President would sign the freedmsns
bureau bill. People had asked IL he tStakesl was
a Radical. II doing everything IN has power 70 aid
was . Radical Who nsitntes the Union party
in Congress? The Repablicnns and Andrew
Johnson must look TO them for support. lie bad
no friendE outside the Union party, thai could be
relied on. lie didn't believe that the split would
in ,ha end. amount 10 much.
'fhcre we're three parties In Congress: The Raai-
cas,undey sumner and Stevens; the C0pperheads.
and the rue Cnies party. Of which ANDREW
johnson Slssthe had and the last named would
continue the Union, lie predicted thai Congress
would make everything night yet. lie did not
agree with sumner and stevens but Ihad. stew
ems was hundred per cent. better than people
believed him 70 be. some men had said that
Stevens and Sumner ought to be hang; well. now,
what would these men de. II these men might
think IL necessary TO bang somebody else7
He warned The people TO beware o. such e., men as
He said the action Of the meeting to-day would
stay the admission Of the Tennessee Delegation
into cengress tor .ome time 70 s come
gress ought nette be admitted % seats till tins
consultation and laws Of the different States hsd
Not iii t6st was asesrfainsd. could Congress sd-
nit their Representatives.
The test oath had been prescribed. to keep al
but lcsal men s' q II, ar snd " s ns
rather than vote to repeal IL. Tennessee would
be admitted, and Tennessee would be the bazis 20
"is1 ~ ~ e oen b n he rsbss Who ssd out until
Lee and johnson surrendered. No one knew that
they had repented. He said thai there was re-
askinS he president 70 sardSn JEFF. Davis.
lie then proceeded 70 say that President John
son was for limited snfIrsge Of the negroes. bat
he ala not Approve Of the District of Columbia
outrage Bill The President would not, be added.
admit leader in the late rebellion into Congress.
than would sumner and Stevens.
lie then proceeded 10 denounee the papers
which bad been revived since the war, b. the
editors who controlled them IN 1860 and ls6l.
The franchise Lam Of the State. Nj. s.okes cen.
tended ~ the work Ct President drhnson; and
he endorsed the las pow, - be d4 shen i pass
Cd.
I'VE are here cenpcsled 70 close sur re-
port Of Che speech