The New York herald., 1867-01-29
TENNESSEE.
oua NASHVILLE CORRESPONDENCE.

Tennessee Not 20 bc Represented in the For
tieth Congress-W WnifinG for Negro Suffrage
and Negro vetcs-The Work Before the I.ex-
NASHVILLE, Jan. q, 1867
Will Tennessee be represented in Congress the 9Th
Of March next the opening Of the orsh session Of that
bodyf The indications suggest negative response,
which naturally calls up the Why. and invites
sIanoe at the political condition Of the State and the
prospective action the suffrage question ~ Lsgs
ature just convened here but yet without quorum.
with the Close Of the thirty ninth CONGRESS- the term
Of the present delegates the House Of Representatives
expirea Why will nos their snccssson b elected In
time TO be hand At the opening Of the session
The lav recently enacted by Congress changing the time
OF meeting 70 the 9TH Of March instead Of the
December following would leave Tennessee II special
election not ordered by the Governor without rep.
resentaticn As The appointed time for holding the Con-
essional election here s In the month OF August In
an emergency like the present s the Governors duty
TO order special election t Is now stated 10 official
circles that he viii not do IT, but will have the election
bic reason assigned Is that Congress viii mmsdisssIy
adjourn asr its meeting March, not 10 again
until Dscenosr and fhss sss q. our g. STATE would no.
the opening Of the session But who tell how long
the next Congress may stay IN session before taking
action which be stated in . few words and without
any equivocation, is this: There % nothing more
than n. S Tsn %sv - o nn
the coloved vote can contribute towards electing
full radical delegation instead Of as would likely be
the special election ordered before negro
suffrage was . fact having half or moro Of the now
members conservativesf The arrangement is very
S one U 'oe rsors v, ppn s
notions OF propriety might be disposed 10 call in
question SO that the meeting Of the Fortieh Congress-
except Governor Browniow changes the present pro-
gramme will nnd Tennessee without representation In
the House Of Representatives
When her representatives do arrive at the National
n I'm
very much mistaken in the drift OF events. Men OF
means and influence here may talk as much as they
please about controlling the votes OF their niggeB"
but hardly anything certain than that there
would not he colored vMer In ten who could not be
vel yery lively recoIsciio, OF the party who set them
free and ngrnitude forms part Of the colored mans
nature. After time whei the complexion OF political
lion party sss the neess wiii probably Be divided
amer The fsshon Of the wIfses
The Iesisaturs has heer In session hare . week Az
the Senate s yet without aquorum, busness has been
transacted n either house Tho naiA business befbse
the body regulate thcsuhge qoeseios, to enscs
chooi systsin, ssrscsnr black and White. WSss Viii
be done IN the franchise buSueas NAV BE- told in sd-
more strinsen. law TIM Is now IN force WIN very
probably enacted to prent rebels from voting The
radicals have fully twonrds in each house, that
they can do almost what they please Negro suffrage
viii probably be esabshd qualified basis making
Il nearly general at presen but providing for property
qualification and certain DUO - s Ge ne so,
ing population this year, hch with the Franchise Law
rigdly enforced will seire Brownlows reelection
TO the gubornatorial shairand before remarked the
seturn OF full radical Congressional delegation. The
proect Of universal sufrge, embracing all black and
whife rebels and Unions has been exploded for the
present n had some She Of toward the close
Of last session, but all Az may naturally
be supposed, she dsfan4ised class forming, as they
do. the great majority the population are discon-
tented and restve undo the penalties imposed BY
small minority. They cold bear their misfortnnes with
great deal equanidy n the ofncia who presides
In the guberuatoa cha was any other than the rev.
| erend Brownow. That gnitary, by his well known
parality for browboatngnd abusing those who chance
to differ with him. does n< commend even the respect
| Of hardly rebel in thestate while bat very small
share confidence repod in him by Of the most
unnching oyalists 1ndel with every rebel In the State
kept from the polls and fair election held among the
white inioniss consecutive candidate for Governor,
provided he inicntiai Union man, would in
all usobabilty distance Bwnow. In Tennessee there
s the nobles material fof progressive republican party
controlled by liberal hunharian ideas AZ constitu uted
to- day following In the hke OF intoersnt and selfish
leaders, II can never sttaia healthy development