wˌɛn ðə sˈɛnət mˈɛt ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, snˈiːd ænd wˈɔːɹən kˈaʊnti sˈɛnəɾɚ sˈæmjuːl lˈæflɪn lˈɛd ɐ fˈeɪld ɐtˈɛmpt tə hæv ðə stˈeɪt kˈæpɪɾəl mˈuːvd fɹʌm nˈæʃvɪl tə mˈɜːfɹiːsbɚɹˌoʊ, ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ ðætðə ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ sˈɪɾi pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli faɪnˈænsɪɹz ænd bˈɪznəsmˌɛn wɜː nˌɑːt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðə stˈeɪt æz ɐ hˈoʊl.
When the senate met in October 1843, Sneed and Warren County senator Samuel Laughlin led a failed attempt to have the state capital moved from Nashville to Murfreesboro, arguing that the residents of the former city (primarily financiers and businessmen) were not representative of the state as a whole.