The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-08


A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from Washington, and
speaking of one of the bills Of the
Central Directory in regard TO Recon-
struction, makes the following re
marks touching Tennessee and her
delegation:
There Is much talk, however, Of letting
the bill stand as il rs, and then by special
action, make an exception 10 the case OF
Tennessee, and possibly ia that OF Arkansas
also. IL Is not believed by any consldera-
bic number that the other States have any
claims whatever upon the country for leui-
ENJOY The action of the committee does
not necessarily include The case OF Tennts-
see. as was stated by Mr.. stevens, when The
report was made estorday IN the House.
The report made some eeks since upon
tbstubiect, and re-commi tel, can still be
reported upon at auy time, ana the proDa-
b,iities are that 1t viii be presented.
The Tennessee representatives could be
admitted in less than a month, possibly
wuhin two weeks The delay, & Is thought,
would be only that necessar, 10 60 rapidly
through the forms OF legislation IN the mat
ter.
Tbe admission of the Tennessee delesc-
tiou would nos change the present strength
of the Union party. In the Houue there
would still be a two-thirds m'JorIty, and IA
the senate but one Of tue Senators 81, CT can
take the test oath, Mr.. Patterson, the LFesl-
dents sop-ln-law, having during The war
taken the ,th Of Office as judge of Con-
federate court The other Senator, as Is
we'll known. would vote with the Union
marty and against the President.
II ia supposed that Gov. Boutwell, VIII,
when the quest on concerning Tennessee
comes up, present his plan, which was de-
feated in committee, making suffrage con
dition precedent to the States assuming her
relations to the Union. But there IS hIIe
probability that It cen be carried through
tie House, though it will enlist much earn
est support.
Mr.. Boutwelrs plan involves negro
suffrage. Our peerless Legislature has
already put its foot upon that. It was
with great difficulty that it could be
brought up to the mark on the ques"
ton of testimony, and it is not likely
that it will change its position on the
question of suffrage East Tennessee
influence rules, and her leaders don
want to be out-voted by the negroes Of
Middle and West Tennessee.
"The admission of the Tennessee
delegation would not change the pre-
sent strength of the Union. party.
Why2 Because Messrs. Stokes, May
nard, Arnell and Fowler are expected
70 act with the radicals-whom the Ga
zettes correspondent regards as tht
Union party and against the Presi
dent2 So far As Mr.. Fowler is con
cerned, the correspondent admits hi
opposition to the President He la
been trying to make the Presiden
believe otherwise--that he is playin
radicalism only to secure his admii
sion-but the radicals evidently know
that they have him soul and body.
The statement in regard to Judg
Patterson does not give the Who'll
truth He was elected TO the Cmcui
Judgeship in his circuit in East Ter
nessee by the Union men, and accepts
IL. at their request, that he might atior
them protection. This was so we
known that when his personal enemie
made it an objection 10 his election a
Senator, members of the Legislator
who preferred other individuals de
Tended him. He held the Office unde
the State, not under the Souther
COnfederacy.
If Mr.. stokes, Mr. Fowler, and M
Arnell can take the test-oath, there
nothing in Judge Patterson's way.