Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06
STATE NEWS.

So far as we can learn from the press and
from private advices, the people, with singu-
lar unanimity, endorse the action of the
Conservative members of the Legislature in
the course they have thought proper to pur-
sue The Lebanon Herald says:
The day is not far off when the noble few in the
Legislature. who refused to have the rights of
their constituencies invaded, will be trium phi
antly indicated by the people of Tennessee. We
pledge ninety nine one hundreths of the people of
Wilson to their support.
In another paragraph the same paper
adds:
There is NOS a citizen Of Lebanon, whatever was
his former politics. that lived here before the war.
who, sides with the Radicals. And we will VEN
ture to that there Is not hundred voters
in Wilson county who will sustain Messrs. Grim
NETT and Waters in their votes on the Franchise
bill.
Upon the same subject the Franklin Re
viel1 says:
The minority of the present Legislature seem to
be possessed of the popular spirit and actuated by
patriotic motives, and are DESTROYS to conform
their legislation TO the eonciliatory principles Of
the Chief Executive of the Nation. For this
class have the profOundest sympathy and
respect
Our present Representative. Mr.. Moss, has
placed himself among the conservative supporters
of President johnson, and we accord to him our
congratulations. Although in the past he has
done some things for which we have condemned
him, still, when he cuts loose from Arnell the
mOrose fanatic and demon, as he has done. we give
him the right hand Of fellowship, and welcome
him among the ranks of those gallant and enthu-
siastic supporters of the Constitution and the
majority of the people of Tennessee.
The Murfreesboro Monitor, in giving place
to the address of the recusant members of the
Legislature, adds:
Opposed as we are, on general principles, to the
course pursued by the members aforesaid, yet,
under the circumstances. no other course seemed
open TO them. An obnoxious, unjust and uncalled
for franchise bill, or law. was about to be forced
upon them without debate. Besides, 1t would
seem that under the schedule of the constitution
recently adopted the action of the present Legis-
latare in the premises becomes part of the con-
stitutiOn and would not be liable to repeal by the
next or any succeeding Legislature. This objec-
ton, whether ultimately mantainable or not,
lends great force to the position assumed by the
retiring members.
Upon the subject of the labor system now
being developed the Franklin Reuiep says;
Our country friends are not very sanguine about
the success of the present system of labor They
say il is uncertain whether SambO will stick 70
his contracts. Siuee he has become the master Of
his locomotion be has become very migratory in
his propensites. This arises, we learn, in some
instances, from men tamperlng with them. We
think u very unjust and unneighborly III any man
TO tamper with his neighbours laborers. 1t should
be stopped. Negroes are not going to work faith
fully when they are liable to be drawn from their
employers by offers of higher wages. All this in
termeddling is exceedingly hurtful We have
heard Of numerous instances where negroes have
gone on plantations perfectly satisfied for a while,
and then despite contracts, and every other infiu-
ence, they have been enticed away. We repeat,
this is unneighborly and unjust. and should be
summarily dealt with. The system is uncertain
enough any way. Don't let us make it more Sc by
our unfairness in this matter.
The Gallatin Examiner, referring to the
sitting of the Circuit Court in that city,
which convened on Monday week, says:
Our Square was greatly crowded by our fellow
citizens both of American and African descent,
though we arc glad TO notice that the number of
the latter were not so great as on previous court
days. The inference is that many of those who
have been idling about, have gone to the country
and gone TO work.