Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-03
Afternoon Session.

The consideration Of the franchise
amendment TO the constitutional amend
ment was resumed.
Mr.. WEIGH opposed the amendment,
and in the course Of his remarks fought
the battles af The war over again in Ian
guage which, i not particularly ehaste
and grammatical, was intended 10 be
crushing sud effective as an East Tennes-
see argument sgainst extending the fran
chise.
Mr.. Cas0n followed in an earnest and
feeling 6H1rt in favor Of the franchise
extension. he characterised those would
be Republicans Of the House who were
opposed to this me2sur rs 20 Republicans
st all, for the grand fundamental pripci-
pie Of the REPUBLICAN party is-sGnrage
to all. II didn't become such men "a
this Welch, who pever shculdered = mus
ket Cr hesru the whiatle Of q bullet. to
sneer at and d%en0upee rs deserters men
VINO had through the whole war fought
for the Moi and gave their best DAYS to
building up the Republican party.
Mr.. CasOn said he heartily favored the
amendment for SIS long as the crest
Tasss OF the population were disfrsn.
ehi5ed, peace could not be established in
Tennessee. The very existence, too, of
the Republican party in Tennessee, de-
ponds upon ~exte0Ging suffrage to the
DISTINGUISHED, for, So sure as this meas
ure is not eSrried cut, q Democrat will
be the next Governor OF Tennessee. The
very refusal Of this body to act in &C.
c0rdsnce with the time-honored princI-
Piles Of the Republican party, will so dis
organize the party in this State, that it
viii surely be defeated in the next cleo
ton, for there is nothing more certain
than Il 81 the Republicans OF Middle and
West Tennessee are now il favor of
rebel Acknowledgement. he hoped in
the interest OF the great party he repre-
scented, snd in the interest OF human
progress and freedom, that the House
would adopt the amendment.
Mr.. Hacker opposed the amendment,
cOntending that the rebels OF the State
did not Geserye to be e~nfranohissd, and
that the interest ct the State Govern
ment demanded it should be kept in
loyal (R3dical) hands.
Mr.. Roach followed in sspeeeh strong
ly urging the adoption of the amend
ment. He severely censured the animus
of Mr.. Hackers remarks, calculated al
they were to revive the worst animosi-
ties engendered by the war. 1t was not
by such bitter and intolerant remarks as
these that peace and good feeling was to
be established in Tennessee.
INF. White, OF Greene, responded
there was not a rebel in his county whose
Acknowledgement be wa not opposed to,
and that his doctrine, in brief, was that
a rebel should never under any cireum-
stances be allowed to vote.
Mr.. Roach continued, that the man
who votes against this amendment sd
vertises himself to the world that there
is no mercy or relenting In his nature.
Men who viii insist in s~tubbornly re-
fusiDg to extend any mercy to their dis
franehised Reighbors, have no claim to
be called Republicans.
Mr.. Sheppard made some remarks in
opposition to the amendment.
Mr.. Bowles took the same course.
Mr.. eagle was opposed to the amend
ment, and thought the Weakened,
kind-hesrted members, of the Horaee
Greeley stripe, should be sifted out of
the party.
MIR. Sheppard moved tolsy the amend
ment on the table. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Baker,
BOwles, Cary, eagle, COrdell, Dame,
Doughty, Dowdy, Dyer, Faulkner, Gill
mer, Grsyson, Hale, Hodges, Hammer,
Hacker, Inmsn Of Coke, Inman OF Knox
and Sewer, Jordan Medlin, Meyers,
Murray, McNair, Mynatt, Poston, POr-
ter, Prestwood, Pitts, Reeves, Roddy,