Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-02

He happened to be caught IN yer.
respectable company this time, anC
it requires good deal of explaining
TO satisfy his friends that it was al
q mistake.
GOV. SENTER AND THE FIFTEENTH
AMENDMENT.
The subjoined letter and resolu
tons were published a few day
since. We reproduce them, anC
call particular attention to the itali
cized portion of the resolutions:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. %, 1862
Sir: At meeting Of Republicans in thi;
city on the 9th inst. from different part
of the State, over which the Hon. Johr
Trimble presided, a committee was ap
pointed to present to your Excellency the
enclosed copy Of their action, which rep
resents their views and wishes, and it is be
lieved, the views and wishes of the grea
body of the Republicans of the State
irrespective of the part they deemed il
their duty 10 take in the late canvass.
have the honor to be, very respectfully
your obedient servant,
HORACE MAYNARD, Chairman.
The following is the resolution
referred to in the above note:
Whereas, The ratification of the fl
tee9th amendment to the constitution OF
the United States is an object in which
Gov. Sen!er avows as much interest as we
and the great body Of the country
and whereas, the present legislature is un.
doubleday legal and ualid body, uhIe III
legislature elect as not regarded as such b,
many persons, end Uhether its uaIidtv wiI
he recognized is matter probleulaticdL and
IN the future: Therefore,
Resolved. That TO avoid compIicstipg
the action of Tennessee in this regard with
foreign questions, we respectfully bu!
earnestly request the Governor to convene
the outgoing legislature at some time dur
ing the coming month, to take action up.
on this subject.
The body or rather the congrega-
ton Of twenty-five or thirty indi-
viduals who are represented in this
preamble and resolution and corr
respondence, under the sign.
manual Of Horace Maynard.
Chairman" are q small portion OF
the less than one-third of the peo-
pie OfTennessee who voted against
Gov. Senter and "the Legislature
elect" A goodly number Of those
who passed these resolutions, were
candidates for the Legislature,
non elect.
We do not remember ever to
have seen the impudence of this
proceeding equalled. 1t is so gross
and bare faced, that we cannot but
think its authors proceeded upon
the idea that Gov. Senter was
either a gimpIeton or a
supple jack, or both. We have
faith in the native sense and
honesty of the Governor, and be
lieve that he will altogether disap-
point them. This communication in
itselfis an insult to him; and those
who sent it, intended it as an injury.
By receiving and considering it of
licially, he would recognize impla-
cable and vindictive enemies as ad-
visers. The authors of this resolu-
ton are now engaged in attempting
to overthrow, through the agency
of the Federal power, the validity
of his election. The preamble to
the resolution is q transparent
trap by which they seek to
cnmesh him, ard make him
commit official hari~kari; or
it is q bold and undisguised at
tempt TO lay the foundation for
Federal schemes to annul the cleo
lion in this State, both Gnbernato-
rial and Legislative. If, as they
declare, the Legislature elect is a
body Of "problematical validity"
the Governor who was elected at
Inc Same time, and by the same
people, is left in the same category.
The "many persons" whom this
;ontemptibly small faction of de-
'eated Office seekers and defunct
politicians assume to repre-
ient, at the most, are the less
han fifty-fiye thousand voters
out Of an aggregate of one
aud seventy five thousand.
they did not even represent them,
or the large proportion of this
ale doubtless willing to
submit 10 the two-thirds majority.
This state of facts, makes this
Maynard advice to Gov. Senter
mount into the superlatively impu-
lent, and the supremely ridiculous.
He should either treat it with silent
or return it with a caustic
official rcbukc.
Holding this view of the case, we
an attach no credence to the state
nent ofthe Washington correspond
mt Of the Cincinnati Commercial
# th c Both ultimO, who says:
Governor,eleci Senter writes to fri,uI
lere that he intends calling the present
legislature of Tennessee together, before
heir term Of Office expires, in order that
hey may adopt the fifteenth amendment
o the national constitution. lie saya he I
BELIEVES the amendment would be adopted
" the new Legislature; but, "a long as it
5 in doubt, he will make the matter sure
y allowing the present Legislature to dis
lose of 1T.
We have only this to add. Gov.
'enter's views in regard to the pro-