Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-27

LEGsStAIIFE-rfEE MILITIA Bill.
In the Senate, yesterday the proceed
ings were unimportant
In the House. Mr. Clements of Macon,
offered "a resolution in regard 70 the
qualification of electors. which viii be
found in the report of the proceedings
The militia bin was called mp on its
second reading and after Intellectual
movements TO postpone ami to print for
further consideration, was passed by a
vote Of Hiytaiue to t'ruh-hlree
During the debate, a Radical member
disclosed the object Of the measure in one
brief aud brutal sentence. lie said
there had not been blood enough SIZED.
With legislators who vote under the slim
ulus Of such passions, argument is fruit
less, and comment upon the proceeding
unnecessary Should it become the law,
the history Of its execution viii be q dis.
grace to the civilization ct the age, and
will furnish tales of horror at which
humanity win weep Clayerhouse and
his troopers will have come again Into
every ueignborhood viii be sentan armed
BODY to enforce as law every license that
may suggest itself in the name Of "loy~
atty. Amid such arms. law will not be
silent simply-it viii be dead Its mint
listers viii be fortunate IL they do no
share the same fate. The authors of this
measure assure chat the civil law and
it, officers are incompetent It's execu
tors will charge that they are willtully SO,
and act accordingly The seat; of pub
bic Justice viii be oyerthrown The sane
tuaries Of private right are to be invaded.
Where strife and contention now is, it is
to be made 10 rage with increased fury.
Where peace and order prevails, discord
and tumult are to take their place In q
word, the effect Of this measure will con
vert Tennessee into a Pandemonium
Let none suppose that this picture is
overdfawn The contriyerso Of this scheme
pat it forth as a preserver Of the peace.
The sincere among those who support it
are heated with passion and know not
what they do The mtlul understand
il. however and foreknow its effects.
| They may affect 10 deride what may he
said Of It's mischief as air-drawn dag
gers but their purpose is apparent
They have closely calculated the game
for political supremacy in .he State They
perceive that with the return Of peace,
and the resumption Of the sway Of law
their power and influence will wane
They were ushered into Office in the midst
Of strife. They feel that its cessation
would be the signal for demanding them
out They see that every artifce has
failed and that in that calm reason
which comes to the people in the quiet
which succeeds the storm, they will be
conderAned They, therefore, resort to
force, and HToC in q charm Of gower-
! tul trouble" to make "tis HeH,Jroih
boil and bubble It is an expedient Of
the most desperate political gambling In
it they have two-fold object One is to
ovcrawe opposition, and browbeat any or
ganized Conservative opposition in the
August election; and If necessary, to
place the ballot-box under control of this
militia force The other is, that failing
to secure by this means a further tenure
Of their places, to SO disturb the tranquil
lily Of the State, that they may have plausi-
bic pretext for an appeal to extraneous
authority to retain them in power under
a territorial governments They fear the
ides of August unless they are red with
blood-whether that of loyal martyrs
or Rebels goadcd to fury with persecu-
ton, Is matter of indifference
How much of republican government
will there he left when these Pretotean
bands are turned loose-not to sell our
liberty butte rob u- OF itat the point Of
the sabre