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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-11
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Nh. EDITOR Il have been pleased to observe the
generous spirit Of rivalry which seems TO animate
the several asprants for the u S. Senate, in this
State. Although, the friends of the various can
didates, urging the claims of their respective
favorites with earnestness and zeal, have noticed
none of that personal bitterness and vituperation
which sometimes characterize contests of this nature
hope this spirit will continue to PREVAIL for there
is why fair and honorable rivalry should
beget dissension among political friends. 1t is,
however, desirable that there should be full and
free expression of opinions through the Iress, in
order that our representatives may understand and
reflect the wishes of the people in the choice of their
Senators.
Our opinions have been SO often disregarded, our
sentiments have been so often misrepresented by
present Senator, that the people have resolved
they will longer suffer his despoc dictation in
silence. We will, at least raise voices in con-
domination of his course, and desire representa-
tives to choose, as his successor, man who will
consult our interests and respect our wishes.
There is no doubt that the vacancy now existing
will be filled by the election of Gov. johnson. He
is unquestionaby the choice of a majority of the
people of the State, and deserves the confidence
which that preference implies
The election of Mr.. Bells successor, is a matter of
equal Importance, and the people equally inter
ested in the selection.
would suggest the name of Gen. Gideon J. Pillow
in connection with that posi- ion. In point of in
tegrIty and talents, Gen. Pillow has no superior IN
the State. He has signalized his devotion to the
country, by his distinguished services, both in the
camp and the council chamber, and has won for
himself proud position, as a soldier and states
man.
Gen. Pillow combines all those qualities which
the people of Tennessee require in their represen-
tarive. He is Democrat, of sound conservative
views, and is unwavering in his attachment to the
Union. But he is not a man who would suffer the
rights of the South to be sacrificed or her nstitu
tons endangered by his inactivity or Indifference
Tennessee needs bold, feIrless, patriotic and con-
sentative men, to represent her in the Senate of the
United States. Such men she has in Gov. John
and Gen. Pillow, and the people of this section
desire their election.
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ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.

We think it probable that the next Legislature
will elect Two Senators. With regard to the election
of Gov. Johnson, there is not dissenting voice in
the democratic ranks that we have heard. All ad-
nit and all assert that he should be chosen to fill
that honorable Office.
In reference Othe other Senatorshp should the
Legislature select man to fill it, quite number of
gentlemen ofability, and who deserve well Of the
democratic party, have been mentioned. OF these
we may name Hon. a. o. P. Nicholson, Gen. Gideon
J. Pillow, Hon. J. C. Jones, Col j. c. Guild, Hon.
Andrew Ewing, Hon. Geo. W. Jones, A. o. W. Tot
ten, and Judge Dunlap.
With regard to the last named gentlemen, and
any others whose names may be introduced, the
position OF the McAinnville NeW Era is position.
We are in favor of the election of the man who may
be nominated by the sixty democratic members Of
our next Legislature. -AurtreesborO Meas.
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ANOTHER RACE WITH ENGLAED.-The editor of the
y. Y. SPIRIT Of the Times has been permitted to see
an extract Of letter received at the Navy Depart
ment dated August Is, from which it appears that,
On returning to England, a trial of speed took place
between H B. NJ ship the Agamemnon and the
United States steam frigates Niagara and Susque-
hanna. The Niagara soon eyinced her superior
speed This circumstance is very gratifying as the
ACsmemnon is said to be the ''crack vessel OF the
English navy easily making 1 y knots per hour
The circumstances attending the race are as follows,
described in the letter above mentioned:
We had something OF race to day and good
leal Of excitement Tor awhile. The Agamemnon
aud Niagara have each large tenders or yards over
their propellcrs. The former has load of about
l. 500 tons, and we now about l,l50, both load and
guard not much Of assistance in a race, and
besides ! was a little afraid of the AgamemnOn as
every one declares in England that she steam
eleven and twelve knots easy and though certain
" the Susquehanua would lead US badly. Ia this
Trim We are. So, with all these reasons, managed
to keep a little back than otherwise. This morning
at nine the Susquehanua was about two miles ahead
and we were just abeam the AgamemuOn. Captain
Sands sgnalzed Il am going to Plymouth" as much
as TO say can't wait for such slow coaches. asked
Captain Hudson 10 let us try and 90 TO Portsmouth
also. Each ships smokePipes told the story of hard
firing at once The sea was smooth and the wind
light after us-smoke just up and down when at full
speed ahl NJ. the relative positions were nearly
- folio ers mlThe AgamemnOn was more than hull
Town aseSSs We could just see her smoke, and the
Susqueh "a was about seven or eight miles astern.
As Captain Hudson wanted to keep compny with
The Agamemnon, stopped and waited tor her.
The Niagaras speed was twelve knots in the
contest
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ANOTHER MURDER IN KANSAS.

T,ro Of the Murderers Arrested Lynch L1w IaUoksd
The steamer Omaha arrived at this port yester-
day, from Leavenworth City. We learn form heI
officers that just as she landed at that port, the
morning of the Sd, two men by the name or Gordon
and Gillespie had been arrested, and were to be
hung in the course o. hour two by the citizens
They were charged with having brutally murdered
a man by the name of Walls, from Ohio. He was
stopping at the time at the Planters Hotel. 1t is
supposed that be was decoyed to the Levee, there
murdered and robbed and the body dragged to the
river and thrown in. When Gordon was arrested
he denied all knowledge of the murder, though 1t
was observed that his shirt and clothes stained
with blood. The pOpuace were greatly excited.
rope was placed around the neck of the supposed
felon and he was elevated short distance from the
ground This seems TO have brought him 10 a prop
er sense of his situation, and he asked TO be cut
down ana proceeded to make confession. He ad-
mitted his criminality and implicated fellow by
the name of Gillespie, we'll knOwnin St. Louis, and
a man named OBrian, as parties in the murder
He acknowledged that he stabbed his victim once,
that Gillespie stabbed him four times, and Brian
twice before they succeeded in killing him.
Soon after this confession, Gillespie was arrested,
aud the execution of the murderers was only delayed
in the hope of catching oBriGn. As the Omaha
left preparations were being made for the execution
of Gordon and Gillespie, whether they we're sue
cessful in running down o Brian or not. We expect
to hear that they have been hsnged.-SR Ceas
Rs7sb. Friday.
~ rounds more per menu 1870 -, go
49,, has contracted for 1900 head, none Of which
I, 4 weigh less than 500 pounds
oaieago Pres, Aug. 90 |
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PRFPARTNa FOR A FUSION.

The s'Sam and Sambo'' branches Ofthe opposition
in Hamilton county are preparing to sfuse' on the
county ticket this fall The men Of honesty and
sincerity in each wing, who imagine that their or
carnations are contending for principle and who are
opposed to any attempt to bring into them antagon
istc and hostile elements, will doubtless be over
powered by those who think that 10 s.secure the
spoils Of Office" and beat the Democracy are the
principal ends Of man. Each wing will probably
show their disregard Of principle by voting for and
sustaining men whom it processes to oppose. Sam
and Sambo, forgetting their war in the past and
their present hostility, will rush lovingly into each
others arms and embrace; and the Commercial and
the Tines will be the organs of the coalition. We
are not surprised at and do not regret the proposed
alliance Neither has strength or principle enough
TO- stand alone and it is perhaps the best that the
whole organization of should be united SO that
the Democracy rake it down at fire. 1t will be
fun to see Motor and Hassaurek pulling heartily in
the same traces with the open and avowed Know
Nothingn and it will probably open the eyes of some
who have been deluded. The Democracy of old
Hamilton fear the result of no coalition They have
an abiding confidence that they can beat the whole
opposition, whether it comes in the form of as sep
arate detachment or one combined platoon.
CinriDD0fi Enoso-s-
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THE CAMEIS

The War Department has received an interesting
report from Mr. E. F. Beale, the Superintendent OF
the expedition to construct the wagon road from
Fort Defiance, dated Ell Paso, July 24th. Mr. B.
writes in glowing terms of the success of the camel
experiment. The War Department furnished him
with some of those animals (Only three of which
were males) to be used beasts of burden-he
loaded them with 700 pounds each, of provender for
the mules. They bore the journey the plains
eating little but bushes, preferring to browse on
them TO grazing the best grass-far better than
tie mules of the expedition. They suffered much
less than the mules from the usual casualties of such
j)urney-sore backs, lame feet sc.
He conceives it far easier TO manage a train of
twenty cames than one of five mules, explaining
that the excellence Of the temper of the former their
entire tractabiy, greater capacity for bearing burd
ems and going without water, and their preference
for food which any other animals would starVe,
make them valuable for transportation on the prai-
ries. Every unshnd beast of the expedition but the
camels, reached FL PasO ame while not one of them
was famed in the least.
On the whole, this report is Of much Importance
insOmuch it embraces the result of the first long
and really practical business trial of the adaptabili
ty of the camel as a beast of burden on the plains
of the Great West.
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AMERICAN CANNON IN ENGLAND.-Mr. Eastman's
six breech-lOading cannon, recently imported from
America were yesterday tried on the Arsenal wharf,
WOolwich, nnder the supervision of Lieutenant Col
onel Wilmot, Superintendent of Government gun
factories at Woolwch, and having been twice fred
with double charge of blank cartridge namely,
20 lbs. of powder, they were examined and found to
have stood the test satisfactorily. The guns were
simply pointed, and placed in position a tempo
rary platform, composed of rough and unsecured
planks, and from their enormous weight-l7 tons -
they did not evnce the slightest movement nor re-
coil. The material Of which they cast is Amer
lean charcoal iron of the finest quality. From ex-
perimen made in the United States this species of
cannon is found to project a 80 pound elongated
rife she'll over flight of four British miles. The
huge mortar recently constructed at Blackwell un-
der the direction of Lord Palmerson, is expected to
be proved in few days in the long range of the
Woolwich marsh, platform of SO by 80 feet having
been erected for that purpose.-LondOn Times.
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REAPING BY MACHINERY u.s. HAND-On the farm of
Messrs. earle & Thomas. Mr. Dunlap found wheat
field, consisting of one thousand acres and in this
field twelve reaping machines at work. This was a
sight worth seeing, truly, and one that has been
made possible only within few years. By the en-
ployment OF twelve reapers, this immense field can
be put in shock in from four to five days. Under the
old system of cutting by hand. it would require
army of one hundred "craders" the same length of
time Or it would take ten "cradlers from forty to
fifty days to complete the job. The reader will see
at that it is only by the of machinery that
farming be conducted upon so extensive scale.
Suppose this field should average twenty bushels to
the acre. and that it should net in the market one
dollar bushel Here will be the snug little sum of
$50 900 realized from this farm from wheat alone.
less the of seed and labor and interest on cost of
land. This is somewhat lrrger in its results than
farming operations conducted before the inven-
lion Of reapers, threshers, etc.
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BAD News FROM LIBERIA-The New York Com
mercal AdcrrtiSsr says that information has been re
ceiyed at the Methodist Episcopal Mission Rooms il
that city that there are apprehensions of a genera
famine il Liberia that already several Of the poor
er people have died of starvation that Of the
missionaries the country stations without any
other food than green plums aud that around some
of the settlements the natives are cutting down the
palm trees for the sake of the palm cabbage to
tam life. The Rev. J. ". Horne, who gives the in
formation, says that this stale OF things has been
coming upon them for years. and is due to the great
lumber of worthless persons in the community who
viii not work which number is constantly increased
by immigration from the United States, and to the
failure of the rice crops several years ago, owing,
mainly. TO the attendance of the natives upon the
" Devil Bush when they should have been on their
farms. The rice that has been gathered for a year
OF two past has not been enough for food so tina:
none has been saved for sowing. Mr. Horne says
that the distress is confined to the natives and
he predicts still worse condition of things. The
Commercial however thinks that things not quite
SO bad. and that MIR. Horne has felt something of
he depressing effects of the climatic fever, under
which he has been suffering.
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pSz- The first bale Of new cotton was received IL
-ssgpbis on Tuesday, the Sth instant It was gr0Wn
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Fashionable Dancing

"a K. GOODWIN and Daughter, having ret rned from
VI the East. where he avaiIed hms opp ,rtunt e.
seldom 10 be met wi h. begs the citizens of
Nashville and vicinity that be will a series OF
instruction in the polite DANCING, on Saturday
september l2ib, at O'Clock A. NJ Mr. Beeeh's Dry
Goods Store, on College Street.
Mr. Goodwin respectfully invites the attention Of parests
and guardian to the aud beautiful which he
enabled 20 Introduce He al calls at
the your gentlemen Of Nashville to this opportunity to
inform themselves in this graceful and fascinating
complement. Nothing much 10 the address AMI
easy and graceful department all OF which
be learned successfully Und Mr. G.s excellent
slructOn. All who have received less from him viii
tesfy that he untiriGg in HIS exerOns render the
complete and ample salts action his patrons Himself
and Daughter have been taking lessons from the
petsnI teachers in New York Philadelphia aud Boston
be able TO introduce several fancy dances for
Bal room. Sept lO-d3t
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rsy- The Washington State, is authorized by Mr..

HS7- The Washington States is authorized by Mr.
Horatio King, of the Post Office Department, to say
that he not aware of the nature of the Connect.
cut Memorial when he transmitted it to the Presi.
dent. lie received the communication by mall seal.
ell, and accompanied by polite note to him, from a
gentleman unknown, requesting him to lay it before
the President. Mr.. King having no idea of the
nature Of its contents sent the package to the Presi
dents private Secre airy, with note requesting him
to deliver it to the President. This is the amount
IF Mr. Kings connection with this now famous
document
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Wholesale AgeHt,
- EwISG BROTHERS,
NAshyflls Tea
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Ba7a The Louisville and Frankfort Railroad Com
pany realized far from Sl5 900 by the transpor-
tation of visitors to the u S. Agricultural Fair
! VIII not railroads do something in the way of
offering inducements to the people visit our ap-
preaching State Fair? We feel sure that if tickets
to and from the Fair were put down to reasonable
price, something handsome might be realized there
from, both by the railroad companies and the man
ayers of the Fair What say you Messrs Superin-
tendents
psn. The Savannah Georgian of the 8th says that
cotton has commenced to come in and the market
opens finely. We notice the sale yesterday of five
bales, from Parachucta, by Messrs. Richardson &
Martin, at l6{ cents. Quality raiddling fair.
Rag The EDeaiag Star learns that the resignation
of the Hon BENZ. R. Curtis, Of his position one
of the Ju lges of the Supreme Court of the United
States has reached Washington.
SUFFERING IN LIBERIA.-Aceounts from Liberia
announce that the cOonists were suffering severely
from want of food The failure of the rice crop and
the lack of industry on the part of the emigrants
from the United States, seem to have produced
sorry state of affairs IA the colony.
Az ULSUC1A D0AAsNNASe
aon ssLs., Hydraulic Cement, genuine 's'
- s |
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THE sENAToRIAL ouRsrIoN.


The views Of our correspondent, some Of the Peo-
pie, on the Senatorial question, whose article we
publish below, are well and foreibly expressed and
viii command general attention. That Gov johnson
viii be elected 10 fill the vacancy occasoned By the
expiration of the term Of Hon. James c. Jones' is q
foregoDe conclusion. Il is q matter about which
there is no room for speculation and concerning
which there is no diversity of opinion. The demo-
cracy of Tennessee demani his election and their
will must be respected. But in reference 70 the
election of second Senator, to fill the place now
occupied by John Bell, whose term will expire on
the 4th of March 1859, seven months before the
assembling of another General Assembly, the case is
not so clear. The propriety of selecting Mr. Bells
successor solOng in advance, isseriOusly questioned
and some even of the democratic members, are
pledged against it; but imagine that the feeling
in favor Of visiting judgment upon one who has
pursued our party and its policy with such unrelen-
ting bitterness and little scrupe, will be general
among the democratic members, and we think the
election viii be made. We have no hesitation in
saying that it ought to be made We have our great
enemy IN our hands, and is would be madness, worse
than madness, to let him escape.
If then, it shall be decidedtJ elect Mr.. Bells
eessor, as we have doubt it will be- the question
will come up who shall his successor be? Our
correspondent says Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, and we
must confess that the name sounds well to u.s. We
are not prepared to say nay to such proposition.
So far from it, the election of the who was but
few years since, pursued with such merciless and
savage ferocity, by the enemies Of the democratic
party, simply and solely because he democrat
and the bosom friend of James K Polk, would give
us unfegned satisfaction. Gen Pillow has. perhaps
suffered as much through his devotion to democratic
principles, any man in the State-probably more,
and now that occasion offers, to reward his devo
ton and vindicate his fame, when we place him
in the United States Senate, where in the face of the
world he will have an opportunity to exhibit the
talents he does undoubtedly possess and thus at the
same time justify the llfume attachment of Presi-
dent Polk for him, and cover his sanderers wi
fusion and shame why should it not be done? That
he possesses fine abilities, none who know him will
deny. That he has been of great service TO our
party, all must admit and that he has made him.
self the target for the shafts of enemies, when
discretion would have connseled retirement from
the field, is known to every democrat in Tennessee.
Without wishing to deery the claims of any
other gentleman whose name may have been men
toned in this connection, cannot withhold the
expression of the opinion, that the election of Gen.
Pillow, would give universal satisfaction to the
democracy throughout the State.
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Straved Or afnIan

IRON the undersigned living on Cherry Street beov
bToad the nis hit 9th 9Th HSorrel Horse elm
E nine years old, aboui I5H bands high bazsd face
hna loci white, his name mas been trimmed 90 as 70 make
eVen no other marks remembered. sill pay liberal re-
50 tina can get him. DAWN GkIFFtS
sePt n-dIh~ 81 Cherry street
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MODEST FOR A BETToN.-DoWn at Halifax n. s.,
The other day, Her M4jesty's most loyal subjects
assembled for the purpose of taking measures to
celebrate tn compile ton Of the Atlantic cable. A
plethoric NJ. D. filed the chair and modesly said.
90 This meeting, gentlemen, has been called by
advertisement TO consider the proprety of eee0ra.
ting two events, which, as BrtOns, we ought to be
proud Of VIZ the fall Of SebastoPOl and the compile
lion of the Atlantic teegraPh-the one triumph of
BRITISH arms and the other triumph Of British skill
md scieHce
This is refreshing; there is slways something to
admire IN cool assurance. The fall of SebastopOl,
as a triumphof French arms, is matter of history
and it is well Known that Peter Cooper, Cyrus Field
aud other Americsns are foremost in the telegraph
project.
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f35" A statistician has, by actual count, discov
cred that the city of Cincinnati contains grog-
geries and places where the ardent is doed out than
any other city in the United States with the solitary
exception of New York. The principal cause Of
this is that the trade is entirely open there being nc
licences ezaced so that the occupant of every shanty
can retail his jug of whisky.
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AMERICAN RAILROADs.-The aggregate length Of
all the railroads in the United States is about twenty
thousand miles, with united capital stock of near
three hundred and eighty five millions of dollars
and bonded debt of four hundred millions. To
this there must be added the floating debt probably
not far, if any, short of another one hundred mil
lions, making grand total of of nine hundred mil
lions of dollars expended in railroad property
management and mismanagement.-N.Y Z. Post.
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BE- The number of banks in the Union, on jan
uary l, 1856, was 1855, with 143 branches. Their
capital was S343, S74, 272; loans and DISCOUNTS
1884 788, $50; specie, 59,814, O68; circulation,
Sl95, IA, $50; deposits, S2l2, 7O5,662 The amount
of capital employed by private banking establish
ments, without charters, was estimated al SIl8 $780,
O9O
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AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.

We are requested, in the absence of the Secretary,
to call meeting Of the Executive Committee of the
State Agricultural Bureau, at the Fair Grounds, on
Monday the 2lst instant, upon matters of impor-
lance. 1t is hoped there will be full attendance
Of the Committee, SO as to complete the necessary
arrangements for the approaching fair. The time
has been set for the week which ntervenes between
the Sumner and Wilson county fairs, so that this
meeting viii not interfere with members of the Com
lnittee who desire to attend those fairs.