Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-13

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see be so amended as to insert the word.
7 ''of the the entire number" between two
/ thirds and expel.
7 THE COLORED MAN.
By Mr.. Fentress, of Hardeman:
? Resolved, That the white man is aud of
r right to be the controller of the affairs of
this State, and that any attempt to incor-
porate in the body polite laws compelling
or authorizing social or political equality
of the negro with the white man being
contrary to the truth, are dangerous to the
peace and perpetuity of the Government
and the general good, and have q tendency
to create arrangement and i'll will be-
tween the races. s l.-
| Resolved, That no law shall be made
authorizing or making legal, marriages be-
tween the negro and the white race, or
authorizing the negro to hold Office or sit
on juries.
l. FRANCHISE AGAIN.
MIR. Fentfess offered the following:
Resolved, That section l of article
of the Constitution of Tennessee be so
amended as to read: Every free white
man of the age of 81 years, being a citi-
zen of the United States, and citizen of
the county wherein he may offer his vote
twelve months next preceding the day of
election, shall be entitled to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly, and other
| civil officers from the county or district
in which he resides.
By Mr.. Williamson, of Wilson:
Resolved, That no organized govern
ment has or can ever exist in which the
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| men of different races that all social and
natural society, in its inception, was pre-
Dictated upon the interest of race or kind,
and that not only men, but the lower Or
der of animals, and even the smallest in
sects, are controlled by the same great
natural law
Resolved, That every departure from
this law or natural existence should only
be made after the greatest deliberation.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Franchise be directed to report an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Tennessee, restricting the right of suf-
frage to white men only.
POWER TO LEVY TAXES.
BY Mr.. Henderson:
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Legislative Department be instructed to
report whether the power of the Legisla-
ture to levy taxes should be limited and
to what extent.
Mr. Gibson, of Anderson and Camp
bell, and Mr.. Burket, of McNIinn and
Meigs, delegates of the Convention, hay
ing arrived, were sworn in by Squire
Cassetty.
Mr.. Campbell, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Permanent Rules, made report
and one hundred copies were ordered
printed for the use OF the Convention.
Mr.. Jones, of Lincoln, moved that the
rules be amended so as to require two
thirds present for call of the ayes and
noes.
Mr.. Turner offered a resolution pro-
Viding for the election of six Supreme
Judges, three to hear common law cases,
and three to hear equity cases all six to
sit upon important cases. He said that
the docket of the Supreme Court was now
so burdened that it required five or six
years to get case through. Something
must be done to remedy tins condition of
affairs.
Mr. Garner submitted the following
Resolved, That the Principal Door
keeper be directed to make out and have
printed for the use of the Convention
500 copies of an accurate statement of
the home, age, occupation, pOstOffice,
place of nativity, and whether married OF
single, of the officers and delegates of this
Convention.
On the motion of Mr.. Gibson, it was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Garner
Resolved, That u committee of five be
appointed TO inquire into and report as to
the best mode of having such printing
done as either has already been or may
hereafter be, ordered by this body.
Mr.. Brown of Davidson, availed him
self of the rule which allows five minutes
to explain OpositiOn-making special
reference to those parts of his proposition
| with respect 10 the credit of the State
He had proposed to amend the Constitu
ton SD as TO pledge anew he faith of the
State for the payment of its just obliga-
tons, in mandate to the Legislature to
| take such steps and adopt such means as
shall enure to that end. He thought it
would be well to ingraft into the Consti-
| tuition a solemn pledge to the world, that
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| the utmost. He knew that the State is al
ready oppressed with taxes, and that she
| owes large obligations. But Tennessee could
| pay her debts, and ought to pay her debts,
| and, if he might adopt such language, she
must meet all her obligations to the utter
most. On this behalf he appealed to the
patriotism of the State-to her soil and
mineral wealth-to her bOundless forests,
her fruitful fields and busy workshops
to her past renOwn and brighter future.
If any might think his proposition work
| of supererOgaticn, he could not help it.
He wished to pledge everybody to the
payment of these obligations of the State
to pledge the high and low, the wealthy
or otherwise, to those who have trusted to
the faith of Tennessee, to the redemption of
| all the paper that holds the impress of her
great seal. The peopleof Tennessee have
a renOwn to take care of and transmit to
their posterity, and whatever it might cost
him, he was for paying the public debt
never, never to repudiate any just obliga-
ton of the State of Tennessee.
| PRINTER TO THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Kennedy submitted the following:
Resolved, That the printers of the Gen
eral Assembly be, and they are hereby
made and constituted the printers for this
Convention, upon the same terms and con-
| tract as now exist between them and the
General Assembly.
Mr.. X. said: We had already one Or
| der for printing, and would have others
/ very soon; and the Secretary was not ad-
vised where to give these orders. There
fore he moved for a suspension of the
rules, so as to admit of the consideration
| of this resolution at once.
| Mr.. Jones, of Giles, was in favor Of the
resolution. But there are public printers
known and appointed by law; and as he
| understood the law, it is made the duty of
the public printers to do the printing of
| the Convention.
Mr.. Garner stated that, as a practical
printer, both as apprentice and journey
man in the offices of the Banner and the
UNION AND AMERIcAN-the proprietors of
both these houses being now the State
| Printers of Tennessee-and he knew that
those gentlemen do not regard themselves
as printers to this Convention. Hence
he considered the resolution appropriate,
and hoped it would be adopted.
Mr.. Heiskell said: If this resolution
includes the printingof the journal of the
Convention, this question ought to go to a
committee for, with one exception, he
considered that the public printing has
been disgrace to the State for great