New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-09
REPORT.

as TO ire condition Of affairs in the State OF Tennesee
REPORT.
The undersigned member. OF the Joint Committee on n
eonstruction dissenting from the report OF the majority o
e,upg Tenne,see retpectuly submit the following STATE
meut; .,. .h. ro,. than
one nrb OF tine peope Of Tennessee colored persons
and that less than threeiouTths ale whites Inc S'Iuei
ubuitted 10 the Committee shows that the ooored people
are unanimously loyal 70 this Government and that about one
half of the white person, ere dsoyal In tast
rnber of Ioya persons far exceeds the number OF doya
while in Central and West Tennessee the loyal White popu
alton constitute ouy mnony OF The who'e Inc pfOg
ton of the Committee eonteupses the restoration OF
ne,sce 70 rocnl power in III. Government Of the United
States and that IN, elective franchise may De cnhhea 70 wy
oya wlte people Of the oE period Of about years
while no provision whatever made for the exercise Of m
elective franchise n.y. oyai eooied peope n,cn Of the
State then limited 20 white persons was about l1oVv
the present voting population not more than tz"V ,an e.
fsIaed az oya ne tf !. ,.Teisps power in the Govern
Of the United States N which hai OF us WIN IN
b sbnt 10 600 adm, raio czen, will Be- excluded from
participatinr in pnbhc affairs 80 that OF sbout Nou
mae zens in that State than COCO will po''es
re e,sinson for limited time Of the who have par
tcipaed in the Rebellion and as pqnhm.hi 70, '"i ~
ones meets the approval Of the underlined and eaho oy
the parties cluded be properly mad" the tuuJeel o' &
plant; but very grave question whether sa', ~
ernuent can and maintained, accoTdni 70 tne
theory OF american institutions in which 50 s;ge @ Of he
adult citizens deprived Of voice ID ne rubIc snsr Gan
IL appears concusvey from the testimony OF Ml zen
Thois that organizations exist in all the rebel th
whose purpose u TO obtain ~ in
vJve the country IN foreign war and tAeh s'i ~
Of the opportunity thus created to th.et WIZ
tuowedre q these facts would seem 10 De OF te his lf
poance in the rcconsucon Of the 0oyefnmet TO eudr IN
every State loyal voting population The statistics oi ZEN
show II i entirely practicable 10y ne extension OF
the elective franchise universally or by qualification when
viii render IL practicable ultimately aud In reasonable uhe
r the adult msle coored population to become yG'ei-o
place the Government Of the state ireyoeaby IN me h.ni
Of loys men IN the eAigencY that exists would seem
20 te wise siaiesnansiip 60 accept the teiNceI
and political power Of men who have shown mem
selves under an circumstance to be the true iend OF t
nation Moreover the admission Of The cooied men 70 he
Of the elective franchise would enable the loyal peo
pie Of tennessee 10 restore the mas OF Their eoweAeh
who have been engaged in the Rebellion sud why aIe not
crmnay or officially distinguished from thei mtocaes 20
late.l3s "hlOu' rS" rI' Ir.ssure Slirh came, be
saey adopted the elective franchise 10 limited to e white
1enion Of the elective franchise while it, nasnanimous
character could fail TO induce many q those who have
GOOD ms Moreoy,T the rule Of Excluding permanently,
or long term Of years, all those who have IaIilci-
ne,,ee nn,t be EXTENDED TO the other Rebel siaies
In some Of these States not more than tenth OF
States il would be impossible to set government with any
hope that il coad be permanently maintained. IA which the
,clusvelv Hence country will be ureed TO hold
such for long period Of time without tepe'egison IN
.n IN. theory the theory Of our insti1
tons Trscc, Of the government ara cannot ioI any
rthe. such Staes-even those whore the number Of loyal
white people l. east-wnl he admitted 10 power ~ TIE GOV
hands Of dsova whites Vho by Irresistible majority will
control the policy Of the States and tie character Of their
Representation IN Congress Regarded al. usobt question
and subject affecting the peace and property o. we oolh
try j. prime importance 20 secure ~ each state 10y.
for the maintenance Of government u seems unwi'e to
consider Of primary importance ue IeltoaI ,na'l,' "
the Representative who may offer hnsth iof seat h 'oh
gree The right be epres'nied T. right Of The peors
No individual night 70 be Tepresensi until be hh' Teen
duy elected while II j. oncuty proper Tor ttch uIahe 81
Congress inquire into the oyay a every claimant %
seat whose loyalty may be questioned II i ' vastly more
important to ascertain the loyalty q The Ae ans
sena. the Uouse comparatively bhei wc Tie CON
siitnency enduring II the consusncy b. loyhit the power
dsoya opinions. l. relatively unimpoah But ~ inc con
s'itueney he di,oya Limit be assigned to it. power 70
served that technically considered j. loyal whose ~
Loyalty be- proved ia consgencyi 10 disloyalh val
who free iron. any personal participation IN doyh pro
ceedings and yet who will give hs vote and influence IN
Goy,rnneni Nor can the undersigned ~ intif,r
ereni claim Of the cooTed PEOPLE Of Teane',ee TO
country BY th. Of The land they citizens and
equerty entitled to the rsli' and privilege Of irn
provisions Of the Contribution by which the United
States gusTsI,se TO State republican form Of govern
meu' II coIld permit Tennessee to assume relations 40
State while eycIdes than fourth q her people
nom a., baotboI which 10 The only means u protection IN
time q peace should be bone IN und also hat The coofsd
people AZ. 20 be tai.d The ZANE " ohe el'hs ana 'nA'
they deprived Of reorganization Permanently BY the Ell
,tng Of Ternessse IL 10 urged ~ al argument for ad
mnY the Rebel States Immediately that o;heTsi,e they
subject TAXATION without Representation, contrary 10 the
theory OF Republican government la the case 81 The Rebel
S,stes the deprivation Of representative forA bn.f
time the r.su Of their criminal folly but what Just'
tcAon be offered for recognizing system Of government
in Tenn, which excludes iuansuy than one
fourth OF ito inhabitants while they taxed equally with
those who .Isrci'e political power
The undsrsned do not the present occasion eIrress
opinion the legal relation sustained by Tennessee to
the Union ns,muoh they consider important to Sc
cure her Temperance state clothed with I power and
in harmony with the General Government upon principles
that guarantee her loyalty TO the Union and domestic
within her borders TLey therefore recommend
the following amendment to the condition, reported by the
Committee:
SAID state shall distinction In the exercise Of the
elective franchise on account Of race or color.
r. H. WAsBB1RsY,
UEo. \. BOUTWELL,