The Clerk read, as follows: “ It is my painful duty to announcethat civil government is again imperiled in the State of Tennessee. The events of the last 3 weeks give rise to serious apprehensions that a largo portion of our people have not sufficiently recovere from the de moralmng effects of the late rebellion to enable them to appreciate the blessingsof icacc; that their passions have not sufficiently coole to enablethem to"avoid a relapsejnto anarchyor militnr rule. A small minority of 21 mom orsof the HoRep by factions and revolutionary proccedings. have succeededin breaking up the Legislature and paralyzingthoState government. I characterise this conduct asrevolutionary because ll. was violative of the spirit of the constitution and laws, and arrested the machinery of the State government aseffectuallyas if the samehad been one by forceof arms. “They have been able. under the construction of parliamentary law which prevailed in the House. to reducc it below what washeld to be a quorum for the transaction of busmcss, and the great body of the amnedmlebgeirssloaftliboonthha Hsoeunstieresl have gone to their homes. “ V en an important measureof State policy was purpoopnosed.a measure referred to and a duty imposed this Legislature hy the amended constitution the either Withdrcw from their seats or remained an refused to answer to their nameswhen called. the Speaker holding that a member in his seat refusing to answerwasnot presentso as to be counted as part of a quorum. After worrying the majority in this way for several weeks and after the consultations of the convention of the 22d February, they have publicly announced their BEOES 10fDrom the Legislature. through the newspapers in u document that will not fail to remind its readersof the address of the Legislature of 1861.who transferred the State to the southern confederacy. “The pretext for this legislative rebellion was a YTDQOSIUOD to discharge the duty imposed upon the legislature by the 9th section of the schedule to the amended constitution which provides for the limitation of the elective rnnchise by this Legislature. There was nothing new or starth ng in this measure. From the earliest inception of the idea of reorganizing a State government upon the ruins of the rebellion. the policy of disfranchising thosewho had lately destroyed the State government and attempted to destroy the national Government. was deemed a necessity and was adopted and rigidly executed. In the electionheld on t io 22dof Fe ru irry, 1830 upon the adoptionof the amended constitution u. irreedbeelvsewreyrveoatlelrdtoissfrwaenacrhtihsaetdhbeywaans oath which an enemy of lthTohi{sssoa cmaellceodeuornsfeewdaesraptueSrstuaeted si.n the electionGovernor apd for membersof the General Assemblyin March. 1860. The militar governor naturally believed that those who ha wantonly destroyed the governmentwero not the proper persons to robuild it or to administer it whenre established. This polic and principle of disfranchisement was a feature of the amended constitution approved by the qualified votersof the State. No subject has beenmore thoroughly diseussed and understoodby all classesfor the lost your than this subject of disfranchising the disloyal. Several of the speedingmenibeis were also membersof the convention which adopted it schedule, into the and sustained it before the people and accepted office under it, and are therefore estogped from denying its binding force. All of them had been elected under a law or proclamation disfranchising rebels.The protpnso that the measure was s rung upon them suddenlyis therefore must manifest ya subter fuge to coverup the attempt at disorganization. The resigning membersup only to their constituents to sustain them, and mosto themare announced 118 candidates for reelection to the places they have just iiiii devnciint under a pledge. OPOOUYSB again to withdraw from their seats and again to breakup the Legislature. This discloses the whole plan of the conspiracy. They ask their constituents to approve their act, and to send them back to repeat it. This will place their constituents in thoh attitude of discon rii.comiiut them to a rsbflhon against the tine “ Our politica By the acts of a our“. our representation in incil of the Sens&Reps are in Wuehiu ning admission to seats in Congress. That body is watching all our movements With a View of determining whether we have an established government or not and whether those Senators have been sent there by a government capable of maintaining its existence and authority. They may now conclude that our people are notin a temperfor self government.Cer tainly the opponents of our representation will be furnished by our present condition with an argument againstour admission. "Nor is the moral effect upon thereputation of our State and peoplelcssto be deplored. A large portion of our people.just out of rebellion. nre professingre constructed loyalty. while a portion of their repro sentatives display not only a.rebellious spirit. but a disregard for the solemn obligations of legislntors and are uninindful of that dignity and sense of honor which should always characterizethe statesman.”