Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-24
TENNESSEE SENATORS AND REPRE-
sRNTATTVFs ADMITTED.

TENNESSEE SENATORS AND REPRE-
sENTATIVEs ADMITTED.
The Governor received the following tel
egrqms yesterday:
FIRST DISPATCH.
WAsHINGToN, July %, Is66.-T0 W. G.
Brornlou: The Senate is still celebrating,
but there is no doubt Of the passage Of the
joint resolution.
All honor to the 6re-tried Unionists Of
Tennessee
The loyal millions are everywhere cele-
brating your fortitude and courage, and
praising Congress for preparing TO admit
YOU into the National Council.
J. w. FORNEY.
SECOND DISPATCH.
WAsHINGroN, July 23.-To w. g. Brora-
l0U: Thanks 10 our noble Congress, the
Senate have agreed 10 admit the loyal Sen
ators and Representatives Of Tennessee.
Only four dissenting voices.
J. w. FoRNEY.
These two gentle worthless have been in
correspondence for some time upon this sub
iect, and they have got the matter, if FoRSEY
is to be credited, into a shape to their entire
mutaal satisfaction. But when it is known
all around what is the exact foundation for
this mock-reioicing, the cup Of gladness will
be wholly dashed.
Reckoning from the last act in the farce.
and Judging from the proceedings Of last
Friday in Congress, it will most likely be
found that the admission of the Tennessee
delegation was granted without conditions.
If so Congress has abandoned its position.
In the next place. If Congress has recited
the adoption Of the amendment as an i'm
Polling reason for its action yesterday, it
/ has been deceived as to the fact; for 1t is
! well known, that the amendment has not
been adopted by the lawful Legislature Of
Tennessee. The pretended vote by which
/ It is claimed to have been passed, was really
no vote at all. The House Of Representa-
tiyes, when less than two-thirds of the whole
number Of members are present, can take
mp, consider or act upon no business, except
a motion to adjourn until the next day, or
at most for three days. II had no quorum
at the time the pretended vote on the
amendment was taken, and the
whole proceeding was a nullity, from
the beginning The Speaker Of the
House has refused to place his signature
to the enrolled resolution, and for the sake
of his own reputation, we trust, he will not.
But whether he does so or not, makes no
manner Of difference. His signature can
give no validity to an unconstitutional and
unlawful act Neither more nor less than a
quorum, acting with or without the consent
Of the Speaker, can change the Constitution
of the State, either directly or indirectly
It has been already decided, by the only
judicial authority which has passed it in re-
view, that the members who pretend to have
adopted this amendment acted upon that
and all other subjects, except adjournment
from day to day, beyond their powers and
without authority Of law.
The Governors kilograms to Washington,
therefore, conveyed false information to his
radical friends, and in admitting the Ten
nessee delegation, Congress has done moth
ing more than it ought to do in the case of
the other Southern States that have held
ont no pretense Of ratification.
We are forced, therefore, to conclude and
insist
1st That there has been no ratification Of
the proposed amendment of the Constitution
Of the United States, by either the Legisla-
ture or people ofTennessee. And
ID. That Congress has admitted the dele
CATION elect without conditions Of any sort
and it is equally its duty to admit the Rep
resentatiyes Of all the other excluded States,
without further delay.
II, however, Congress has been deceived
in this NATTER the first duty of our Repre-
sentatives, on taking their seats will be to
unite in a statement THE facts in the case,
protesting that they do not take their seats
nor expect or desire TO hold them, by reason
that Tennessee has adopted the amendment
already, or will do so in the future. Il is
due to the people Of their State that their
chosen Representatives shall protect them
from misconstruction, and defend them
against the charges Of deceit and duplicity
which the events Of the past ten days, in the
absence Of contradiction, would justly sub
iect them.