Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26
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The Iron Clad Test Oath I'm Vjr-
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General Candy Determined to Adj
minister it to the Legislature.
The Senatorial Elections in Ten
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From The n. Y. Herald.
WASHINGTON, August 16, 1869
THE SOUTHERN SENATORIAL ELECTION:
"A CONSERVATIVE PROGRAMME
IN VIRGINIA SPOILED.
Such Tennessee papers as hold that the
election of a United States Senator tt
succeed Fowler need not take place at the
next session of the new Legislature of tina
State are greatly in error. A general act
passed July %, 1866, provides for a uni
form method and time for the election Of
United States Senators from the several
States. The first section of the act alluded
to provides, sthat the Legislature of each
State which shall be chosen next preceding
the expiration of the time for which any
Senator was elected to represent said State
in Congress shall on the second Tuesday
after the meeting and organization thereof
proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in
the place of such Senator so going out OF
office, &C." As the Tennessee Legislature
sits biennially, of course the proper time
for the election of its two Senators will be
on the second Tuesday after the meeting
and organization thereof. So that the tug OF
war between Andy johnson and his foes
will nave to come off sooner than the latter
wish. Another important fact developed
by reference to this act of 1866, is that it
positively interferes with the Virginia con-
sentative programme for legislative action.
The plan of the Virginia conservatives has
been to have their Legislature meet, or
ganize, ratify the fifteenth amendment,
and then adjourne without electing Sena-
tors. Their object in advocating this plan
was to first ascertain the feeling of Con-
gress before choosing their Senators. OF
curse this Congressional act spoils the con-
sentative programme.
THE res OATH TO BE ADMINISTERED
TO II MEMBERS OF HI VIRGINIA
LEGISLATURE.
There is good reason for stating that dur
ing General Canby's recent visit to this
city he received full instructions from Gen
eral Sherman with regard to the course he
should pursue in the matter of the IRON
clad oath and the Legislature elect of Vir-
ginia. What the precise nature of these
instructions were is not definitely known.
1t is believed, however, from certain Civ
ings out of General Candy himself that
the iron-clad oath is really to be put to the
members of the Legislature. The refer
ence of the question to Attorney General
Hoar for his opinion was done at the re-
quest of certain members of the Cabinet,
who were not quite clear on the legal points
involved. Such men as Boutwell,, howev-
er, had no scruples; and it is understood
that the Attorney General himself looked
at the matter III the same light as Boutwell,.
His decision has not yet been given, but
what its general tenor viii be is said to be
known not only to the President but to
General Sherman. At all events, promi-
nent radicals here who are known to be on
terms of intimacy with leading members
of the Cabinet are quite confident in as
serting that they have good reason to be-
lieve that the members of the Virginia
Legislature who cannot take the test oath
will not be allowed to take their seats. The
defeated Wells radicals who ran for the
Legislature are themselves confident that
their successful rivals will be ousted on ac-
count of their inability to swallow the IRON
clad pill, and one of them boosted to-day
that he felt as certain that he would get his
seat as if he was in it, because the Walker
man who had received the largest number
of votes could not take the oath. Whether
the President favors the administering of
the iron-clad oath or not it is thought he
will be driven into it by a majority of his
Cabinet, who do. The action of General
l.. L.. -,.@41, e ann,ao&,rp
1t was thought by some that he would avail
himself of some extraordinary powers con-
ferred upon the General of the army by
Congress when that body was endeavoring
to hedge in President johnson. The radi-
Gals, however. assert with great confidence
that Sherman is call right" that the Presi-
dent and he understand one another, and
that they will act ~harmoniously in this mat
ter.
1 learn tonight from Richmond that
General Candy said to-day that he had no
idea when he will issue his proclamation de-
claring the result of the election, and that
all the talk about Virginia matters in the
papers was unauthorized. When asked if
he still adhered to his Interpretation of the
reconstruction acts with regard to their re-
quirement of the test oath of members elect
to the General Assembly of the State he
that he did, and that the President
and all the prominent parties at Washing
ton with whom he had consulted fully sus
him in his Interpretation of the law.
He said further, that the Attorney Gener-
al had given no opinion in the matter. The
impression is gaining ground that the Leg
~islature will not assemble till Congress
meets, and that it will be left to the latter
body to solve the question.
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
WASHINGTON, August II.
The Baltimore american has a report of
statements made to a correspondent OF
that paper by Governor Walker, of Virgil
which he is said to have placed HIM
self fairly and Squarely upon the Repub-
lican platform, reiterated his declarations
made during the campaign, N declared
his intention not to be O~verslOuged by any
of the politicians who had supported in
expectation Of afterwards making use Of
him,
WITH the Chief Executive and every
member of his Cabinet absent in pursuit
of that rest and regeneration so necessary
after their arduOus labors, the vast ma
chinery of the Government, still under
the watchful eyes of its engineers, not
their absence runs as smooth
ly as ever. 1t may be said that we are at
present governed by lightning, the cleo
trio spark being called into requisition to
flash TO the seat of government whatever
may be deemed necessary by its
chief controllers No hnSippSS of imnOrt