Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-31

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the interest Of human progress and free
dom that the House would adopt the
amendment.
Mr.. Hacker opposed the amendment,
contending that the rebels Of the State
did not deserve to be enfranchised, and
that the interest of the State Goyera>
ment demanded it should be kept in loyal
(Radical) hands. al -. -
Mr.. Roach followed in speech strong
ly urging the adoption Of the amendment.
He severely censured the animus of Mr.
Hackers remarks, calculated as they
were to revive the worst aniEosities en-
gendered by the war. 1t was not by
such bitter and Indifferent remarks as
these that peace and good feeling was to
be established in Tennessee. What is to
be gained by continually bringing up and
talking Of the hardships and trials of the
war What good purpose was to be
bestowed by perpetually opening these
old sores. Let the dead past bury its
dead. The war is over; we have either
got to live as friends or enemies. Is it
not the part Of good craftsmanship to look
to the future--to. build up the waste
places Of the State, and promote good
feeling among those who ought to be
friends He thought there were none
present who would not be willing to see
suffrage extended to someone or more of
his neighbors.
Here Mr.. White, OF Greene, responded
there was not rebel in his county whose
enfranehisement he was not opposed to,
and that his doctrine, in brief, was that a
rebel should never under any circum-
stances be allowed to vote. 80
Mr.. Roach continued, that the man
who votes against this amendment adYer-
tises himself to the world that there is
no mercy or relenting in his nature. Men
who will insist in stubbornly refusing to
extend any mercy to their disfranchised |
neighbors, have no claim TO be called |
The speaker here quoted |
from a speech of Carl Schurz, the |
newly elected Missouri Senator, warmly
pleading for extending suffrage to those
who are now loyal. This is all that
the present amendment proposes, and it
is in fact what Gov. BrownlOw recently /
recommended. The man who votes
against this measure says 10 all mankind, /
in language that can not be mistaken, \
that he don't want rebels to become loyal, /
and that he does wish strife, lawlessness
and ILL feeling to continue. This viii be
he meaning Of their vote, disguise it as
hey may, and the day is not far distant
when they will hang their heads in shame
or pursuing this intolerant and vindie~
i've policy. q 81, -,aa ID i. .s9ser |
Mr.. Shepherd moved TO lay the amend
nent. on the table. Carried by the fol- |
owing vote e. 81 ri-f d . sBisG
Ayes-M essrs. Allen, Anderson, Ba>
ler, Bowles, Gary, eagle, CordelI, Dame,
Doughty, Dowdy, Dyer, Faulkner, Gil, |
ner, Grayson, Hale, Hodges, Hammer,
Hacker, Inman, of Cooke, Inman, of Knox
nd SEWER, Jordan, Mediin, Meyers, |
Murray, McNair, Mynatt, Poston, Porter,
ROSEWOOD, Pitts, Reeves, Ro ddy, Shop
Ierd, Smith, Taylor of Carter and john
on, Taylor of Perry and Decatur, White
f Bradley, White Of Green, Woedcoek,
Welsh, and Walker-il. @ i
Noes-Messrs. Agee, Cason, Johson,
1erchiyal, Lillard, McFall, Morris, Ma
on Pickett, Prosser, Reed, Ryder, Roach,
Vines and Speaker Richards--15.
A vote was then taken on the adoption ,
{ the bill, but on it being ascertained |
here was no quorum present, the House
djourned until nine O'Clock Monday ;
lorning.