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.' ? - , ' . i . . ; ..-': i ' -v..! u. 4t 1 ,. , . . . i( iiiit .":. .;! t-t. J h- " L.' a A , ' -i -i ; w dj ''" :: is. !'j r ;j !. -e r: ! ( v t-i r' n v'-" ." :' ..r.-j 7 VOLUME 3. BANKING HOUSE JAY COOKE & GO. 112 and 114 South Third St., PHILADELPHIA Dealers in all kinds of GOVEO M ENT S RCU RITI ES. OLD 5-20's WANTED, IN EXUIIANOE Fim NEW A LIBERAL DIFFERENCE ALLOWED, COMPOUND INTKHEST NOTES WANTED! INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSIT. pOI.T.rCTIDVS MADE. gtecki Bourit nj Sail j mi 'iiiiui.niua. Sueclnl buaiao.i accuramuilationk ro.arveil fur T, diel. jut'G7lttll LEGAL. O. T. C. DKAKE, iTIOE.Ui AND COUNGEUOB AT LAW Joncs!)oro Tcnh., Will practice in thd Courts of TO ash lnston, Cirt8r Johnson, Sullivan, Hawkins and ureeue Counties. Aa J io Uie Feder.il nnl Supreme Courts, at KNOXVILLE. Odice up utxirs in the Court Hons. April l'Jth 180T. tf. SCUDDEE, & HACKER, Attorneys and Counsellors A.T LAW, Jonesboro', Tenn. Will prnrllre la the 4'ourtfi of Wnslilmj. tun. 4'nrlrr, Mini Urerue I'oiintlvN, imi in the Fedeml find Supreme Conns at KNOXVILLE Ollice lorrr.ely arcnpird by Ja. W. Deivder ick beluw Keen's Gallery. Jun. 18th, 187tf ' NAT. B. OWENS, ATTOKNE3T AT IiAWk AND cdtLRGTiNO Agent, JONESBORO TENNESSEE, WIM, l'RAt'TlUK IX TIIK COURTS OF Orcene, Wushi'gtnn, Carter, John iim And Sullivan eoiuitUs, And iu the Fede ' nd Siiprm Courts Rt Knox villo . OFFICE, front room of Dr. Armstrong's residence, mniu iXrcet, Eust of Court House. eb. 11, 1 J. . , A. W. HOWARD, Attorney and Counsellor AT LAW, TTILTj practice in the Circuit and Clian- eery Courts of Greene, Washington, Pullinn, Hawkins, Jeirerson, Sevier and Cock Counties and Supreme Court at K'nox- Ville. Ollice nenr H'Oowell. M'nanarnry A Co's. Old Ntanil. Main SlrwU, oct 37 It (iltHKNKVII.I.R, TKXS. THOMAS S. SMY1U Attorney at Law, AMD Collecting jVsont, Tayloi'sville. Tenn, WILL PRACTICE IN TUB COUNTIES of Johnson, Carter, Washington and reene. Also in tin Supreme and Federal courts at KNOXVILLE, TENN. Ffh 2.1. ly . MClllt'.tL. HESURITECTIOISr. . J. OIBSOX, M. D. it. A. KBt.LT. J W'' take pleasure Irt announcing ri Tff y to the good people of Wasb-f EL ington County, that our Drug ."tore Dl opposite the Court House, after being closed tbrungh the hottest of the late s.tr igglt, is ow permanently re-opened fbf tradf, and would eordially Invite all, anil especially the sick and needy, to frequent otrfr establish lent as we shall endeavor to furnish articles uitd to the taste and necessities of the nliliu. Our Drugs, Medicines, Paints. Dre Stuff's tc. are fresh, whila with our PA.N'Cf AND I0ILET ARTICLED we hope to he able to Flense all. GIBSON k KELLY. 18ije2ltf. DR. GEO. H. CR0SSWHITE. OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVI ees to tne ettiiens of "Vashington enuo Office and residence on Cherokee, four viles South of Jonesboro', on the Ashsville 'd. fiel'lmft v I. 1. Omon, tf. 0. C. Wbili, M. D. Drsf. OIRSON k WHEELER.- H4VIN0 ASSOCIATED 1IIEMSKLVES together offer their st vices in the 'lITent bunches of their profession to the Ji'ltens of Jonerwro' and surrounding rO'in-'7- Oflce iB Gibson al Kelly's Drag Store, Main 8reet, opposite the Court Home, "'bnro', Tennenee, Jfovetnber lit. 1867. u'"UOT, Jlf DR. J. S. RHEA SENTISTs , JONESHORM. TENN. . a. bossi. Ml I'IISOH & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS COMMissinMFRrn a nts torner of Gay and Church Streets, worria'B Uloolc, .Mn. . Knoxrille. Tenu. f n Oflet Bui 1 5 tot. i t MIS Dl.lXMIlS. II. T. COX. ur Tb. J. L. COX, or Tt.ia. 1L T. COX & BUG COMMISSION MERCHANTS, F0KSYT1T STREET, A.t Inn t tx, Gro,. PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO SALE OF Produce, Groceries, and Genera ME RCHANDISE, AND FILLING ORDERS FOR PRODUCE and MERCHANDISE REFER. TO Business houses generally of ansi lennessee and Ollth-Westen Virginia, uasinesj homes generally or Atlanta. French Brown k Co., and others, Chattanooga Tenn MassengaU It Co., and others, Nashville iennesst'fti 18C7oct4moO COMMISSION MERCHANT, Established in Business in 1852, Cor. Forsyth and Mitchell Sts. Atlanta, O- ex . Consignments Solicited. 1867j'e28mosC. JOUN A. LKS, I. OTIT TAYLOR, Lat, L, Kocke A Taylor. Lata Lte, Bocke k Taylor. LEE & TAYLOJR, (At tli nil starnl of Lee RocXe A Taylor.) WHOLESALE k RETAIL xIERCHANT85 Fire Proof Building, 105 Slain Stmt, on the Uam, near a.$ Jcnn. H. K. Depot, LYNCHBURG, VIRCINIA. Will give particular attentiou to the Sale of all consignment?, such as Tobacco, Wheat Flour, Bacon, linnl, Biilter, AxiHorxf itY ritrtnt f uEn.ii.i.T B Attend promptly "to goods consigned o be forwarded, and keep always on ham n extensive n9o'rthient of GRCERIES LI QL'ORS, WIXE3, Ac, tc. 1866 Au;. 3. ly Grovesteen & Co. Piano Fort Manufacturers 109 Ihoitilwnu, A'eio York. THESE PIANOS received the Highest Award of Merit! at the Worldi Fair, over the best makers trora London, Puns, Germany, the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston; also, the Gold Meital at the A mrrican JimtiliUe, for FIVE SUCCESSIVE YEAR.SII Our Pianos contain the French Grand Action, Harp Pedal, Overstrung Baits, Full Iron fame, and all Modern Improve inruts. Every Instrument vamnted FIVE ieart. Male under the supervision of .Mr. J II. GROVKStKEN, who has a practical ex. periencc of over thirtyfiva years, and is the maker of over eleven thoutand piano fortes. Our facilities for manufacturing enable Us to sell these instruments from $100 $200 theaptr than anr hrxt class p'ano forte. faugl7-I8ti 2yllP East Tennessee Land Ajency. MUNS0N & SEYMOUR, ftenl !tiite Agents, KNOXVILLE, TBNNHSSBB. WILL attond to the Purchase, Sale and Ex change of Real Estate. We have romple ted arrangements to offer our lands in the Eastern and Northern Markets, end have un examplcd facilities for disposing of Farms, To. u Property, Mills, 4..'., on good terms. Western land exchanged lor land in bast Tennsssee: Office corner GAT and Maiit Streets, decStf Knozoitle, Tenneuet c. w. corn. I. 1. WiLSOX. H. W. MABTIM, COFFIN, WILSON & MARTIN fOQinilE IrSOCERS OOJlMlSSlO.VllERCllANTS. ariti for trie Sate (f Tiros tii Slittlinri if lit RotUord Kmufxlirinj Conpjni, 1TILL attend strictly :o the sal of Corn, Tf H"T. Flour, Racon, Lard, o. Par. ticular attention paid to filling orderl for kit kinds of Produce or Merchandise1. Coffins Block, Gay Street, (Aar r Doptitt Chureh,) &iibYlLLE, TENNESSEE, feblflmosC DRUGS! DRUGS! DRUGS1 JAMES A. DILLW0RTH WOULD respectfully Inform hit old friends and the public generally, thai tr L.i i it it returned from the Eastibx 11 a a- KETl, where he selected a choice lot of DRUG, MEDICINE kt la fact ever thing connected with ft first class Drag Store, MEDICINES DYB STAFFS, PAINTS, ST A TIO.VABY, PERFUMERY, COAL OIL, LAMPS, e. c. Prelcrtptlons Oiled by a practical Dragglst CaU at the Sign of the Oilt Mortal titld. die ft l r IVaderlck's Block, Jonetboroog a. 4AME3 A. D1LLWOBTH, fS9Vnr. i4 trfgflt investments in New York. TJBRSON3 WtSHINO TO MAKB IXTBST tT MBNT9 la Hew Tork, caa hare their Dullness transacted by as, throagh ear reli able correspondent In that Citv. JOS. B. MITCUBLL 0O, , I Kavirtllt Teas JONHOI?UUGIl-TOiV. FRIDAY, THE UNION FLAG. Jonesboro', Tenn. DeC. 13. 1867. Q. E. GRIStlAM, EDITOR AND PROPHltiWH. Terms. tSS" The TJnios Flao will be every Friday Morning, on the published following $3 00 00 terms : One copy, per year, Six months, fiintrle ehv. 10 ppnta. 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Atlvertlaenenta unit Nubarripllona con tflnnfMt nnlea nrrenrnea are tml.l mid ordered to bo aloftped, unil tlipjr will bo churned tor nceurdluiclv. Speech of tbc Hon. Urn. B. Stokes In Dt fence of liimself, lion. S. R. Butler, anfl the State Govern ment or Tennessee. Mr. STOKES. I ritio for tho purpose of diHchurgfn a dutj' wliicfi I fool that I owe tt myself, to my constitu ents, to my State, and to this House. On lust TlMrsdny, Mr. Speiikei-, when you called the members from Tennenace to present themselvea to take the oath prescribed by law, we were met by Sntlctr.en on tho other side or the Iluusrj Kiiierinu thoir iro tents agaiit the tidmfa-itn Of a por tinn nf tlifl (li'lirttiiiin ! null In tuft tinu of tlio gontlmen entered his protest atrainst the whole delogiition. Conso- quentlv we wero fortred we wero lortreu to retiro to onr seats and await the action of this IloHse. It Is well known that the Thirty Ninih Coiii;reHS pasttbd a law con vening the Fortieth Congress on the 4th of March, tho day on which the Thirt3,-Ninth Congress expired ; and it is well knowtl that the prescht Con gress had it short scuion in March and July. But the election In Tenn essee did not take placd until August. Consequently the members elect could not ainilv for admission until the be ginning of the present session last Thursdar. At that timo the eight members elect from Tennessee ap peared hero with the eertitti'ates ol tho Governor, h.ivitiir received tho largest majority etfer received by any members from thai Stale. Their elec tion Wa duly certilk'd nct'ording lo the laws of the Stale uf Tennessee and tho laws of the United States. Yet they were met hero by gentloinen who refused to permit them to take their seats. In addition to that, grave charges were preferred against some of tho members, and in fuet all tho members : and tho State government of Tennssee was denounced upon this floor a sa digrafctS tri civilisation and a disgraco to tho United Males. For this reason 1 have availed my self of the opportunity to make some remarks to meet the charge" that have beeh preferred. The three gen tlemen to whom I wish particularly to allude In Mr femurksnre the gen llemen from Wisconsin, Mr Eldtige. the ger.tlomen from Illnois (Mr. Marnhnll.) and t He gent ernan from New York, (Mr. Brooks ) I miL'ht sav here that 1 should per haps be contented with the vindica tion of the members from Tennessee that was made by tbo gentlemen from Illnol. far. Logan.) the gentlemen from Ohio, (Mr. Schenck.). Jhe gentle man from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Kelley,) and the chairman of the Committee of Elections, Mr. Dliiwes.J but t f.-tl it due to the people oi my oisio anu mo delegation from that State that I should sobmit ioine remarks upon tbfs fjneiiion. I have no complaints to utter In regnrd to the gentleman from Wis consin, Mr. Eldrige He did noth ing more thun what ne nao tne ngm in Ho. 1 will read a rart Of the re marks of that gontleman as published in the Globe ol lust Friday: " M. F.teatorti. The gentleman is mista ken abont the Home kaving ever inreslHrat. eJ this letter, Another subject was before the llous when it was read before. It w read but once. It was read before on the rruesttos' ef The admlMloB of the 8enator from that State, aiedilying the test-oath so thai he night lake hie eeal ia the Senate. It as after Mr. Stokes had laksa bis seat. flow, rffar toe fanguage, Sir. Speak er I . , . ' I should not bare Introdaeed It now were It ant that Jndie Trimble, having st In Ihe Thtrty-Nlath Cnne:ree, was oa a similar alle gation prer-ofd from taking hi seat." The only point that I wish to make upon tha gentleman from Wisconsin is this: he bai TOndemuod tha tnera- berattf ihe iit-jui blicnn pHrty in tfif et Hons. f-irtho cnureollii-y pursued to- i wunJ Kentucky j yet he comes for- waru and propust's to do the very same thing which he condemns the Jtfpuhlican party for having done. He makes an attack upon a member ironi iciinessee, and enters his pro teal Hgiunst his admission. Willi this Vemtkik I leave the gentleman from Wisconsin; I next como to the gentleman from IllihUlH, Mr. Marshall. Ho used ihe lollowing language during thodiaeus Bion to which 1 have referred : 'Mr. Marshall. 1 do not deny t at dur ing the rebellion, and subsequent to the wti- ting of tliltt Duncan letter, he did enter the reUeral Service and perforin hi- duty well In the Federal A rtriy. Hut thai does uot ailed the question here I resented. L'.tn he consci cntioitsly take the oath ? Cart he ewe.ir that he never, at any time, gave aid, countenance, or support to the armed rebelj of the I'nited Stated 7" I say lo that gentleman from III ois and to this House thai I can si tint hche and swear 1 can take the oath tiro- scribed with a clear eoicience that I havb never given any aid counto nance; or support in any siiuiie or form to tho ri-bels against the Govern nient of the United Slates. hey have ulltidcd to tho Duncan letter. .The honoi able -gentlemen do not choose to point oiit in the Dun can letter wliat portion iff it they construe, to be tliSlbyal. They make the clear, broad, sweeping charge without protending lo argue the ques tion io this House or attempting to show what I wroto in tlio Duncan let ter which would lorliid thr 'taking the oath and my scat in this .House. The gontleman from Illinois goes on to say " He cannot so swear, for flint letter would givo the lie iuelf to any such oalh. It is ut terly impossible for him lo (!o sii, nnd it is clearly the duly of the House to Btep H3 they did in the cso of the Kentucky mem bers, if the majority do not intend to aban don the preednt mail in that case, and in quire into the fact whether this letter, ad mitted .o he genuine, is not utterly inconsist ent wi'.n the oath to he taken by every mem ber." I was sorry, sir, tri hear my distin guished friend from Illinois use that - Itinjfiiaije. When I Mo 'r. u8 Federal r-oldio took that oath er and officer, there was no objection made. 1 took it twice when mustered in as an ofli cer of the United States. I took i twice when u candidate lor Congress once in 1805 and again in 18G7. 1 ;ook that oalh in this House as a member of Congress from iciinessee, and at this late day 1 say 1 was sorry to hoar tho gti'.leman fr m Illinois use such language in this House without show? ing in that letter wherein I was guilty ot swearing lo a lal-iehood, or in wha.t manner I was guilty of pot jury Kow, Mr. Speaker, a'great deal has been said ill regard to the Duncan let ter, ai.d I propose lo take it up para graph by paragraph to tho House uttd if this House will decido that there is anylliing in that letter treus onablo I bind myself to prove that tho Democratic party whs 15111113 M rea son when th.ry assembled in conven tion at Chieauo. I his letter was writ ten on tho lOth day of May. " LihertT, May 10, 18G1. " Mr. Joh Di'.noaS, McMinnville, T.nn : "Dm 11 .Si a: I have just learned liora a friend that there Is some gross misrepresen tations going the rounds of your section in regard to mv position in this trying cr'mis ; and lor the beneut of yours II aud others I write ibis. There is hd treason in that. '' t have been a zealous advocate of the Union up 'o the time of Lincoln's call for seventy-live thousand trrtoin , that being in violation of the law and for the subjuaiiou of the South, 1 commend Governor llanis for his course, and tor arming the Slate and fur resisting Liocold '.d the point of the bat. ofiet" In this cpinion I may have orred, as who has not, but was Unit I reason ? Our judges of the inferior eoitris de liver erroneous charges to the j'tf)- of the law, and when the case is derided it gooa to the .supreme Court fir re view. If the eoiirt reverse the decis ion, does that render the judge who delif Sreft the t'(iarre fjithtr it criminal or unworthy judge 7 " aad have enrolled myself as a volunteer to resist bis usurpation 1 have in Congress and out opposed coercion and all luri-ed meas ures, believing it was belter to recognize Ihe independence of Ihe 'Southern Confederacy' than lo attempt to coerce them baik." Why, ir, yon remember that Mr. Buchanan add almost the whole Dem ocratic party was opposed to coercion, and said leave the States to them selves, tt was an opinion, and ifn opinion maintained by the Democrat ic psrty generally. " I hare always opposed aeresslon. I claim (!ie right of rivulutivn and the riglit to re sist the oppres'ion of the Fideral Govern r.ent, and lo throw oft aflegiance lo the same wues that oppressioa becomes Intolei able." Thnf.sir. is a doctrine common to all parties in this country, and it is a doctrine held In-day by perhaps nine tenths of the American people, that thay have tha riirhl when oppression becomes intolerable to throw it oft. The only question is, was it intolofa blbf 1 said it was. I said: " The lime has sow come." In that I erred. "I have brea ni ara sow for standing by M. .. ... . . l . the onrdrr 3'ie. 1 oeiieveo. inry were 10 oe the grMi nff-reri dorinj the oaai-i " DECEMBER .13, 1SG?, ! Sir, lime lias proved ihut that wua true.--. : . :v- -. "tarn, opposed to being tacked on the Snudiern Confederacy at present, except as a military league. But when peace is restore ed, if the two tiations cannot live in peace let all the fifteen States elect delegates, meet ia convention,- form their constitution, aad fubmit U to the people fur ratification " , . That waa my - opinioii then. - The border States were on thoeve of cull ing a convciiiiott , They were to stand as the breakwater between the Nurih unci the South. -,. . , .. v . ,, . , " Tne South, ought to be a nnit during the war by all means. I had announced my self as a candidate for re-election, but on re tiVl!S Lincoln's proclamation for troops' I abandoned the canvass at once, and f an no candidate. I claim to have done my duty in trying to heal our liifTi.-iilliea and restore peiu-i. That having failed. I shall now inarch fdrerard in the discharge oi my duly ia resisting Lincoln, regardless of false char ges or what not by, them who aro trying to put me down. Time will tell where we all siand." t Time lias told where I slood. Time has told, as was said by tho gent lemait fr )tn Illinois Mr. LoganJ ori Thurs day lasi, wliero he and 1 EtoUtt, and time has 'told whore other gentle m en sat. ., Kow. sit, there Is tho wholo of the letter; It was written in a moment of surprise, when- the wavet ot jiassion overwhelmed mj" State. Tho- next day brought liieto see our condition lit 1I16 light of truth, and 1 made hasio tb undo all thai tiiy letter iriiglu by any possibility do. .Juiw, what did tho Dumocratiu party say when it met in Ciiietigo '! 1 read from the platform these words : Tho Consti tution itself ij disregarijed in every part.". Here, an organised body in convention assembled ; they declare that tho Constitution has been disre garded in overy respect. And this was said in 1804, when the nation was struggling-for its life, by a political pai'iy which professed to submit and adhere to the Government. What fiii ther did they declare? Kow, sir, in order to' get. rid bf this Dufican fetter; on'ie for till, I will, send to the Cleric's desk and have read a let ter that I addrosscd on the 'i7lh of Seple-irtbcr last to tho Nashvillo Union and Dispat h, which covers tho whole giouiidand covers it lor all tune to como. Tho Clerk read tho letter as follows: Libkiity, Tenr.., Sept. Jif, 18GT. Editor! Vmon and IJiipateh : Snts: 1 see in your issue of the, 2th Ihst, the following allusion to myself, which does me great injustice : WILLIAM B. 8T0KC8 AW3K8T1KD. The Washiagton correspondent of the New York W orld Says "Among those embraced by, the recent proclamation ol amnesty is the Hon. Win. B, Stokes, of .Tennessee, a member of the Thir-tv-Sixth Congress, who went into the rebel lion nnd proposed to raise troops now Radical member of the la-1 and I believe al so a member elect of the present Hoase of Iteiiresenaatives. " And yet this man with the government al halter around his neck, has passed him self oil' for a " nretned loyalist It is not true that I ever was connected In any way with Hie rebellion, or the attempt to separate or break the rederal Government. I never made a speech or uttered a word ia favor of secession , 1 never raised ahr troopa lor the rebel army j I never joined a rebel company; I never soujrht or held an office in the so-called confederate government : f ner- et took an oath to support the so-called con federate government; I never contributed one cent to aid the rebellion, unless it was forced from ine. either by the confederate authori ties or stolen from me by their roving bands ot thieves ana bushwhacker. It it is con sidered as giving aid, then I aided exten sively I never drew one breath in favor of sec-eK.-io'n or disunion, and not one word or act of mine can be so construed if trill h and justice is done. It is well known that I stood up and oppoLe.l every move townr I secessioa in the Thirty-Sixth Congress. It is well knawn that I opposed a-paratinrrih 1861, and made a vigorous caovaes against it daring the months of May and June, 1BRI, voting no srparafon aud representation on the 8tu of June, 18f)l. It is will known that I en tered Hie Ft-tle'al lines as soon as General Duel reached Nashville It U well known that I raised a regiment nf good and true men for the Federal arrify iii 18r,3, nnd nerved as an officer and soldier in tho same until the spring of 1865, whea I was honorably discharired. It Is well knowa that while in t lie army I never t'iaobeTed an onier from a superior officer. I dislike In trouble you with this, but justice demand a fl it denial of such gross misrep resentations. No Coefrimen! haller was i rr around my neck, f.ir the good reison of never having conmiftrd an. offense against Government, either by worJ ('r deed. Von, no doubt, have bad the halter about your neck fur treason, and, tf justice bad been dune, tlie props wo't'ld neve beer, knocked from under you', and cleir daylight would have been seen between yon and earth, and there kept tnspeflded nntil yott ceased 10 kick or give signs of treason. , But a magnanimous Government forrMve yon, and permitted you lo' live and to follow some honest avocation for a livlnc." Now, ia order to reap revenge and put forth yonr atml lor the federal Government, you are villifying and puhli.hing base falsehoods against the men who stood true 10 tne Union and Federal Government daring onr unhap py struggle. sirs, ia conclusion, let me ask yon Id publish this letter in your paper, and here after confini yourselves to farts. I do not charge yog with Intending lo injure me In dividually, hat the haired run have toward the Union f arty causes yon to thus act. I am In hopes a few lines ef correction will put the matter right between ns, and we will If cood friends for all time to enme. Respectfully, yonr obedient servant, ' W. B. StooI. BIr. Btokea. Now, Mr. Speaker, I have notliinrr to add in regnrd to that . . . ---..I i-i.i : . i-iifttfei ; .-- ,1. . . t , .1 , . , . l.hav to speak upon this itibjeot, tndltbit forne wiored men oti now 10 Joomplsin of 11 the anjist tuack apo HIS verf raiiiui 10 ins.io 1 ... 1. regret ifexeeedingly ; but I deemed It" tpy! dtlly'' tti' "rejily to tho charge which was ihade against me here, and that. too-i4rHM- when the delega tioniiail no opportunity :f reply, not even the privilege Of askingoiie ques tion or making an explumr.ioii. ' As to the oilier members, of the ;Mt'HtWDI',,'H say veiy.Jlylr. The case of my distinguished col league,,' Mr. Butler, has' gone- t the Committee-T)f Klcetions, who will do htmjr.stico. But let mo say that there is a. diferenee betweun Lis -un mi l Uhe case iil' the S,t;ita tor from Tennes see who was alluded to the other day, and whu -was- sworn in the Thirty Ninth Congress, if .Mr Bmler wiis in the Legislature and voted as is al leged he came forward afterward ami served as a federal soldier and as cir crit judge under the reorganization of 'hu, f$talt govei:: inetil, and to day ts cliairmjiii of llit; ceiitraf r.-.idical 'Uni'di t,'ommiltee of. ihe Slate; but us for Jiiiige Patterson, he ran for the uftice of judge and was elected by the peo ple, and ho. was sworn in, and took tllO oiilll iJf clIegiitMco to the Confede racy ; lie refilled lis :l Cmifederate judge, administered Confederate laws, charged a Confederate-' jury, and was to all intents MS much an officer of the Confederate Government us was Ben jamin or Jeff. Davis himself It was tor In hi on Wis ctihscjeti ce, belbro his God; to say whether be coiild tattotlie bath or not. I held no office and nought iiouo j. Lwaa leiidored one, but refused it. , I eolii ' hoijr to the olher- branch of trio ' subject. ' Tho' gentleman' from Illinois Air. JSIarshallJ said, and is so rbporic.d ih.fjlobo: . , " Anothec otsei-.vation.aqd I have rlonp. The Vliole S:ate goverritnent of Tennessee ns at present organiied and administered is a disgrace to the American on'-ian and to the civilization of the age.'! Here is a grave charge made in loud - terms, that tho government of Tennesf.ee is a disgraco to the nation and ti) tbo civilization of the age. 1 oxpected to hear L lie gurtleman speci fy in what partk itlar it Is a disgrace Wherein is tro govern tfsenl of' Ten nessee a 'disgrace to the nation or lb civilization f It is well known that in 1805 tho loyal people of the State met In convention aud organized a government ; ll.cy amended tho con stitution and submitted it to tho loyui people of tho State d the 2-d day of Pehruary for ratification or rejection. The loyal people of Tennessee went to polls and voted for rulitlcaiion. I w..s going on to suj that tho gov ernment or the btnte of Tennessee was organized by tho loyal people who ratified the amended constitution of that State which provided that 1 Legislature should be elected by gen- em! ticket, and that the Legislature which first met should have the right to declare and regul ito llio question of sull'ruge. The ninth section of the schedule gavo tho Legisluure this right to regulat" tho elective franchise. The Legislature met and did regulate the Iruncliise and limit it. , It has been' said by gentlemen iipnn this floor that tho legislature (lis. franchiscd from eightv to 0110 hun dred thousand of her citizens. 1 (J0113 that tho Ltfgis'atiiro dlsfnillfied a rftart. Thero Can be found nothing in the franchlso act to justify (.itch a statement. According to tho head of the Dcrnoeralfe party to day, Andrew Johnson, these eleven Slates were withrltft rlfif State governments Therefore all wore disfranchised. Tho Legislature- then ?amo forward to regulate tiild limit tho question tif suf frage, and atated who should vole, but failed to extend the elective fran chise to all persons. l'l. ....... Ihe.'!.' ti. Tllif.i.. nt. Alio ciibiuu.011 a . ."in aiii.iui .iir, Marshutn al(! that Union soldiers in Tennessee were debarred, from voting there, and that if bis statement was denied it could be proved. Now. all Hint l have to say to that is that 1 ha vo never before heard of that charge. I have asked my colleagues about it, mil one of whom ever heard il bef re. II there ever was a rYderal soldier debarred from votinir there I want the ei'itli'mart from Illinois to slate to this 'Iloiffffl his name, so that wo may know fcho ho is. - Sir;, thfi contrary is true; the fran chise luw provides that when a soldier of ihe United States has been hoimr Kbfy discharged his cert itb-nto of hon orable discharge shall ,bu of itself sufficient to entitle him to all the rights of a citizen. The soldiers vm. ed every where over tho State, Ihe Conservative or Democr.tio ticket receiving somo twenty thousand voles of which some wera soldiers There was no disturbance at tho polls; every man waa allowed to go to thr polls and vote as be chose. The gentle man from New York (Mr. Brooks) alluded to the colored voto of Tenn essee. Mr. Marshall. Will the gentleman ylold to mo for a moment right here? Mr. Stokoa. .Not at present. The gentleman from New Tork Mr. Brooks, alluded to the colored voto of Tennessee. I thud vfhiit makes the government of Tc'nnece a dis . ... !.. - a in ft 1 grace to the crviiizcij wrrriar 11 so. r j i-'i;';.iU't.j...,..i men i uv.no iu him i uiiurnisntj 1 . I -' - .- -t-Ti; , KUMBEJt id New York ; , some tn MaeuVi liusctisj. and in other. States.. And 1 h'tpe and trust in God thut, the ynl colurtd man all over the. nation iJ le-i Hi lied to vote befure Jong, What dis grace U there in that? . They voted iif-Teiiiieseeti.il.. the lime 41 Jutkeoi); freo colored men voted then. -- Now, I stund here and proola.ird frort my seal that 1" know the color ed, rave.,. Truer then .aiitj.j'udiler ij.ien G(jd,.;iloes not 1 t li vo -ml iImi fac'ft f the. tart h than tiiey are as a race. They hhvo proved themselves on the buttlo-ficldi:. .And more' than thit't, they have at.the ballot-box proved tliemseheR.. to be' ..vwru tiy, for.liicj have voted sgainM the Cir:si-vutKei Democralie ticket and t r the I'lidifhl ticket. Thai fn-t rotes tlii-fr 1 iipfccity to exercise the 1 kciive light u u tl i;p superiority over .their less lavciifcd lulli'tv tiizens of the DBiciiitie laith. The gtiitleii en from tfv e-it, f S mlslakeii. lie sb' uld "tmvij levefsrd his. statement. , There wt ni fui ly-flVe thousand colored meu .volijig, and filly five ihousand white men. Is il t-ntteo fur disgrace that the loyal c lorerj ilier is allowed to vote ? Is ho not en titled to do so I He defended your country, ho saved, your, flag 'Tho Legishituicof Tennessee, lhat patriot ie, l yal body of men, with tho fjof emer of the State, guarded and prri teeti'd the inter. sts of the loyal peo ple of the State, recognized the l ighta of the colored man to the hi, ff rage, and Cod will bless them and Iho eoHiirry will honor rh'f.nr for what' they, liavo done.. Instead of the goveriimen of Tennessee nut being republican .1 u iitclMiA-d to ihiiilt that it is almost the only repiiblit iitt government thut we have within the United Ktutew. " Tennessee comes nearer jilip sthnd aid of true republican government than any-oi her Stale within my know ledge. There' the only test made ,f loyully. The question f asked,' " is tho man.Joyitl to the jluff, fliia i'ohf (Jovcrnmeiii?". If ho is, ive give tim the right to. vote.-. But if he rs dis loyal, we say to him, ' No, you cannot vote, you Ciltirfot hold bWc. iiv th5 StatO.oi' voii ai'O dislnyul.", , Upop ihia ground, and this alone, at e inci kept fruto the poll . in Tennessei--. .. Such men the Legislature has refusd to enfranchise,-but 1 hcpO arid ilust' that tho day is not far. distant vthen - all restrictions may be bo tukon otf and those now excluded by reason of their own transgressions may be per mitted to voto; but they will tiay to bring forth "fruits meet for. repent ance ". before tho loyal men Can allow ilicra to voto. . . Tho gentleman from' New Yorfc opposed tho admission of tho'whoh delegation from Tenhessee.and charg;' ed u number of tjio members f that dclcgatfon with treasoo.. Why, Mrv Speaker, treason is a very grave charge. I was sorry tb find the gen lleman frnrh New York ftppoVing the admission of the delegation from- Teo nesscoj fori rememrrer on tho 6rst day of the Thirty. Ninth Congress that distinguished gentleman was, I believe, tbo Hist to rise in bis' place and advocate the admission of t h aV delegation from Tennessee. ' Then the govcrement of that Stalo waa in hi view all riglit ' - - Tho gontfeman says that ho now places his object Imi upon the ground) 1 1 will hot take up titinr in reading his rei-isrks) that the members now presenting themselves were elerted under the franchise lav of 18C5. Yet,' -if, the members who presented them" selves fi-iMii ''.-M.-i.Hei' at tin- hfnin ning of the Thiriy-Nimh Congresrf were defied iiniler the lruniiil- law of 1783. and tho irenlloV man from New York artvoct ed the admission nf tho dolii giilion. and also ihe recogniilot, rjf ihe Sinte government. Whr ih Hifrv erenc. between his tiosi: inn 'theil and bis posiiion now? What has cause r this great change lr come over gentleman ? The IgUlatnre of ten-' neseo bus not since that lime amicfc' down voters ; it hna enlarged the eht-" live franchise bv adimitiine t,rt& ihousand more men. The franchisrf has si mnl v len e.dar.erl ' All ib- reatriciioiia that now exist existed af the time the gentleman from Nov York desired llio admission Of tb delegnti'Mi from 't ennsov. ' tttii '(he7 ilelegnrion slnod a little difforem tl,t.t, from what it duet now,' Then thivy deleirntio:i was politiwilly Ah-iUit,Tuuf lo lour; and whea Iher flrsi fame; here il was uncertain how they stood.' But now, when we proseirt ourselves,' the loyal peoplo Of .Tennossee hV4" senl eight nmmbers.who have roceivoif niajoiilies of from three thousand to eleven Ihooaund and the gentleman! from New York rise and lol-jccia tr thO admission of the delegation. In luct. J was glad V see mnnife-ted on the other side a disprHrnn in lierTiif- ' rrizothe loyalty of porsons appfyinr' for admission as ' member's, of Oi'V, House. I agree that every poriou' who proaentu himsolf at the atatii ought to be scru.inized. The que. tion of hi loyalty ought to Fie exam. ined, to ascor-tain whether be ha .' been and I now all right. I d not comlpain of auch cfatinj-. WhalT