The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-28

The Remedy for Tennessee.
There has been a very favorable ssnG-
nsutin Congress towaId admitting, without
dslzy, the Tennessee delegation 70 seats in
18th branches Of the National Legislature.
Bd hc s,afsaeAfs o. he doploraJls oondi-
Zen o. e1Eirs made b ne Uaioa Sfate Cea-
RAJ C0uuit,se, aad J0rsparaed 10 nc pres.
df c5 Reconstruction Coaansfttce. ,piU grs
r..s iu.astioa a ehN, AID perhaps a killing
r-5st. il is shown that the Union STATE
government exists only BY the support Of
the military power Of the United States.
The Union voters white men) are less
t1en one-third Of the voters in the State.
The law excluding rebels from the fran
ehl4e IS easily evsded and is wholly disre-
garaed in the rebel sirongholds. Withdraw
ths troops and The rebels viii quickly seizs
The Government OF the State, and begin the
work Of persecution until the last Union
white citizen is murdered or driven from
Tennessee. The ex-rebsls retain all their
bitterness and hostility toward the loyal
psnnssseuns, d~enouncin, them as "fraif0Ts
70 the Confederscy." Even now in the
presence Of the federal troops the loyal
men are exposed 10 persecution politically,
socially and financially their business is
crippled or ruined and themselves sub
5ected to insolence and intimidation They
are toldto their teeth hat they will be ex-
trfEninated OF exiied when he soldiers srs
Withdrawn and the State Is back in the
Union.
Vow, what is the remedy for this deplSr-
able STATE Of thingsg It cannot be found in
Withdrawing The troops and admitting Ten
usasee into Congress. The next election
could return o delegation OF the worst reb-
sIz In the State. u il not as plain as the
aaze On a mans lace that what the white
Jnionists most need Is d strong Teia5orcs-
.eat 0J s5aess suppose their lean ranks
we're allied mp by Atty thousand recruits,
would not thst put a new face on affairs at
oBce2 The political control of the State
could not Ia such s case be wTested from
hem. The rebels might all vote, and still
he Onion men would be ia the majority.
SOw. thst very reinforcement TO their
s-nks cEn be furnished from DISTINGUISHED
uu,onisls living in their midst There are
@ 900 stnunch colored Unionists in Tenues-
zee. or whom fully 10000 are male adult
eilzeuz, Aua certainly s. much entitled to
vote b. the -ebels. This addition Of $500.
Iuou voters would be mainly in Middle
.ud Western Tennessee, where the white
5niou. vote is comparatively weak and help
less. Nashville aud Memphis, which now
contain "a large majority OF rebel voters.
asuid then 90 Tor the Union Ucketby hand.
sono maioriles. Why do mot the white
UHi6u sts Of those cities perceive this fact.
They are living in dread OF rebel rule and
persecution, and yet they havo only to cal
the faithful and reliable colOred man tC
their aid to be- in a position where they can
defy the malignant seeessionisis.
But how can the co'ored citizens be mad
voters Simply by Gsv. Brownlow, tn.
straight Uuiouists Of the Legislature sn'
The leading Union cilzens Of the STATE send
.ug a petition 10 Congress and the Presiden
requesting that 8 Jaw be enacted IN pursu
sues Of Section ", Of Article l,of the Con
.titution. concerriug the suffrage on al NAL
udult ciuzens. irrespective Of c0mplexion
race. or religion. Such a petition would b
listened 10 and granted. The power Of Con
grrs. TO pass a law, Gxrng and regulatin
the suafars IS unqueslona5!e. The Consti
taton reads thus
-Ihs times, places snd manner Of hold
ug elections for senators and Represents
lives shall be prescribed IN esch STATE b
The Legislature thereof but The Coagre'
arv al arv hs.s. By laio, maAs o. alter sac
= oalat.ous erc.yf as % he 9idoc o. ehoosiH
SsauforE.
A palmer or fuller grant 20 Congress 4
me power 60 regulate the right Of sufirag
tor All elections OF Senators or Represents
uyss could not be expressed in the Englis
lauguEEe.
We give the above prominence tha
our readers may see the uses TO whicl
the uncalIed-for memorials OF the 81
cslled Central Committee are put,