Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-07-25

amendment had passed Congress, at once con-
vened the Legislature of Tennessee, and sent
them message asking their approval of the
amendment. Tbs Senate at ratified it by
a decisive vote, but the minions of the Presi-
dent, small minority of the House, but-as it
required twothirds of all the members TO COL
stitute a quorum-lsrge enough to prevent leg
isiation, refused to meet with the legislature.
thus preventing action foT several days, the par
ticular friends of the President in Tennessee
being active in every possible way to keep
quorum Of the House from assembling The
Sergeant-at-Arms was sent for abssntees, and
several were arrested and brought into the
House, and last Thursday quorum was thus
got together. The amendment was then at
once acted upon, and passed the House by
vote of 40 to III. When this result was reach
ed, Gov. Brownlow sent the following telegram
to Washington
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 1912 O'Clock.
To Hon. e NJ Stanton, Sec. of War, Wash
sngtor, ID. c.:
My compliments to the President. We have
carried the Constitutional amendment in the
House-vOte 43 TO 1.-Two Of his tools refus-
ing TO vote.
(Signedl w. g. BROwNLow
Governor of Tennessee.
When the action of the Tennessee legislature
was known in Congress, Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio,
at once sailed up in the House the resolution
introduced several weeks ago, and lying upon
the Speakers table, for tie admission of Ten
nessee to the right of representation in Con
gress- Messrs. Stevens of PENNSYLVANIA,
Boutwell, of Massachusetts,, and some others,
opposed action upon the resolution, insisting
that equal suffrage should be secured in Ten
nessee before the State recognized as enti-
cussion and several diIatory motions, the mat
ter went until the next day. When it
came up Friday, Mr.. Bingham offered, as
substitute for the resolution, the following:
WHEREAS, The State OF Tennessee has in good
faith ratified the article OF amendment to the
Constitution of the United States proposed
by the Tnirty-ninth Congress to the Legisla-
lures OF the several States, and has also
shown, TO the satisfaction of Congress, by
proper spirit of obedience in the body of her
people, her return to due allegiance to the
government, laws and authority Of the United
States, therefore be it
Resoired, That the State of Tennessee is
hereby restored to her former practical relations
to the Union, and is again entitled to be repre-
scented by Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress, duly elected and qualified, upon their
taking the oath required by existing laws.
Mr. Boutwell, desired to amend by this subs,i-
tute
When Tennessee shall have ratified the amend
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isialures of the several States by the Thirty
ninth Congresf, and shall have established an
equal and jus, system of suffrage for all male
clIizens within It's jurisdiction who not less
than twenty lone years of eye, the Senators and
K representatives. from such State, If found duly
elected and qushfed, may, after having taken
the required oaths of office, be admitted into
Congress as such Provided that nothing in this
section contained shall be SO construed as to re-
quire the Acknowledgement of any loyal person
who Is now entitled to vote.
The House refused to accept the substitute
and after an able speech by MIR. Boutwell, il
defense OF his position, the vote was taken, snd
the resolution was adopted-l25 to II. The
nays are as follows:
Messrs. Alley, Benjamin, Boutwell,, Eliot
Highly, Jenckes, Julian, Kelly. Loan, MeClurg
Paine and Williams-12.
Mr.. Stevens, of Penn.ylvanis, voted at last
for the bill. The Vermont Representative
were in their places and voted aye.
The Senate, on Saturday, after having passed
over six hours in earnestly debating the adj
mission of Tennessee, passed the House reso
luton, but substituted for the preamble passed
by hat body, as reported by Mr.. Trumbul
from the Committee Of the Judiciary, the pre-
amble and resolution passed by the Senate
which read thus
WHEREAS. in the year 1861 the Govsrpmen,
of the State of Tennessee was seized upon
and taken possession of by persons in hostit
ity to the United States, and the inhsbitants
of said State, in pursuance OF an act of Con
gress, we're declared to be in a state OF in
surrection against the Unised States ; and
WHEREAS, said State Government can only
be restored to its former political relations il
the Union by the consent of the aw-mskina
power of the United States and
WHEREAS. the people of said State did on the
22d of February, 1865, by large popular
vote, adopt and rstify q State Constitution
and Government, republican In form, anC
not inconsistent with the laws and Constitu
ton Of the United States, whereby slavery
was abolished, end the ordinances and lawl
OF secession ana QeOu contracted unOeH tDt
same were declared null and void and
WHEREAS, State Government has been Oh
ganized under said Constitution, which hal
ratified the amendment to the Constitution
of the United States abolshing slavery, anl
also the amendment proposed by. the 39tl
Congress; and
WHEREAS, the body of TIE people of Tennes
see have, BY proper spirit Of obedience
shown to the satisfaction of the Congress o
the United States a return of said State t.
due allegiance to the government and law
Of the United States therefore
Rtsolsed, That the United States do hereby
recognise the government Of the State Of Ten
nessee, organized a. aforesaid, the Legitimate
government Of said State, entitled to all th'
lights of State under the Constitution.
The House agreed to this amended form o
the measure, Monday, by vote of 81 to Is
The resolutions now 60 to the President for hi
approval. 1 sine--aoz
a Such Of the Tennessee delegation as can tax
the oath will be admitted, pr obsbly, before Con
gress adjouEas. Their admission will not, how
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