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kTAdArsss CHICAGO TRIBUNE" Chicago, III,
TUESDAY. JANUARY os, 1856.
THE REMEDY FOR TENNESSEE.
There las been very favorable sentiment
in Congress toward admitting, without delay,
the Tennessee delegation TO seats In both
branches Of The national legislature. But the
statements of the deplorable condition Of af-
fairs made by the Union State Ccnt1al Com
mittoe, and forwarded to the President and
Reconstruction Committee, will gire this In
teutiou ch1ll, and perhaps killing frost 1t
Is shown that the Union State Government
exists only By the support Of the military
power OF the United States. The Union
voters (white mcn} arc less than one-third of
the voters In the State. The Law excluding
rebels from tie franchise Is easily cynded and
Is wholly discgarEed in the rebel strongholds.
Withdraw the troops and the rebels will quick
1y ecfzc the Government of the State, aud be-
Ein tho work Of persecution until the last
Union white citizen is murdered or driven
from Tennessee. The ex-rcbels retain all their
bitterness aud hostility toward the loyal Ten
.nesscans, denouncing them as "trnilors to the
Coniedcracy." Even now In the presence Of
tho Federal troops the loyal men are exposed
to persecution politically, socially and fnan.
clally thclr business Is crippled or ruined and
themselves subjected to inso1cnce and intlmi-
dalton. They arc told to their teeth that they
will be exterminated OF cxiled when the SOL
dlers are withdrawn and the State is back In
the Union.
bic slate Of things? II cannot he tound in
withdrawing the troops and admitting Ten.
ncsscc into Congress The next election
would rcturn delegation OF the worst rebels
In the State. Is it not rs plain ns the nose on
q nuns face that what the white Unionlsts
most need Is q xron2 enforcement Of ro,<sr
Suppose their lean ranks were filled up by,
fifty thousand recruits, would not that put a
contr.,, ~ ~ s,.ta so,,a ~. ~ s,,e, ~ .esa
le .Fnrstrd ,r,97 1hcnn 1'hs =, -,,,e1s % --,,obt
ali 1ote and IN, 4he TTn,,n rnen 4ro,,,d ,,s ~
tba na,oritv-
NOW I,,ot .o,x reimbursement n t,e,r ran1-u
can bc furnished from disfranchised Unionists
living In their midst. There are as3,o3o
whom fnl,v m Co1 ore ,nn,c admit, citizens and
certainly rs much entitled to vote rs the
ra,,o1s This .dd;t;or of s;1 mn T7nton ,-o,ers
-.ssra T.. .a,s,sI.. T., sIsas,a ~ 1t..t.-, T.r-
~o'uo " tuas ~ n'.a''1 .1"u ".s.en .s. e.
ncssee' "oe5e .oe "ule oa4oh sute - - eoiu.
parAttVcly Weak md heJpIesd' NasnTallc anu
Memphis, which now contain large majority
OF rebel voters, would then go Tor the
Union ticket by handsome msjorities.
Why do not the white CnIonists Of those
cities perceive this 1acl?. They are living in
dread of rebel rule nnd persecution, md yet
they lave only TO call the faithful and reli-
ahle colored men TO their aid to be In u pos'.
tion where they can defy the malignant Sc
eesaon1sta.
But how can the colored citizens be made
voters Simply By Gov. Brown1ow, tha
: straight Unionists OF the Legislature, and the
leading Union citizens Of the State sending
petition to Congress mud the President re-
Questing that a law he enacted in pursuance
OF Section ", Of Article /, of the Constitu.
tion, comforting the suffrage on all na1e adult
citizens, irrespective of complexion, race, or
religion. Such petition wonld be listened
TO and granted. The power OF Congress to
pass Law, fixing and regulating the
suffrage is unquestionable. The Constitution
rends thus:
- The umes, places and manner Of holding cleo
''t'ons for senstoss and Representatives shall be
prescribed In each State BY the Legislature there
Oh Dut Inc tof917s mat a a"y sdne, W 1aW.
maes Or eser s's<e reosastaons e9<1s os 70 me
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es ~ ~ a-s,.aEsaa l., ~. F-r,;sh 1,,rnara
If +hsra ~, hs anr aonht or ,n;sroncent,on
:, -.r.rd ~ 1bo r,ean,nc Of t,,,s s1,nsc nr II,
ir.,sds.,,a,, =, - ~ con1ars IN coneress :, Il "a.
aorod w. outhor,tr f,nm thc rcrr h,chczt
xo,,r.e ~ -
nrr,no ,ec debate IN the ratification Of the
Constitution of the Un1ted states by the Leg.
{e,n..,,. ~ v;-,fnf. Mr. N.d1son vbo ha1
.a1..., ,..d;nn nart 4, f,nnn3rg 4he constytn,
+tor 1-ns orast,oped tv Mr. Monroe M T.
~ ext.,t .>T The .ov.- desir,ea In 1,e
ooae.r-od IN concrcss br 4h,a c1ansa- Mr.
Mad,<o,, ,,srl,ed ,bst at xas found necessan
Al c,ve Nc ,-cneral Government contrn1 ore,
1hs .,,ne and manner of choosinr seuators
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