, ▁and ▁two ▁Wh igs ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁seats . ▁ ▁Jones ' s ▁second ▁term ▁saw ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁blind ▁in ▁Nash ville ▁and ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁de af ▁in ▁Kno x ville . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁Nash ville , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁temporary ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁for ▁years ▁( as ▁had ▁several ▁other ▁places ▁before ▁it ), ▁was ▁officially ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁state ' s ▁permanent ▁capital . ▁The ▁ ▁corner stone ▁for ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁was ▁laid ▁while ▁Jones ▁was ▁still ▁governor . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁ ▁Jones ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁a ▁third ▁term , ▁choosing ▁instead ▁to ▁accept ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁become ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁M emph is ▁and ▁Char l eston ▁Rail road . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁elect or ▁for ▁Zach ary ▁Taylor ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁chose ▁Jones ▁to ▁replace ▁Hop kins ▁L . ▁Tur ney ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Jones ▁supported ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁but ▁after ward ▁began ▁to ▁dr ift ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁Party , ▁which ▁was ▁impl oding ▁over ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁sla very . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1