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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-23

We understand that light frost was noticed in
several portions of this county Friday morning. 1t
was so light, however, as to do no damage to the
, 1860-10-31
TtHV. ANTHONY BEtvLEE.
His Murder by q Pro-slnvcrT Mob Con"
A>A@ Nrpted.

Rev. Il. ". South, clergyman Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, writes the Texas
ch,i*tfa. Advocate Us follows, fully confirming
the report heretofore denied) of the murder
Of the Rev. Anthony Bewlcy, Of the Methodist
Episcoral Church, by a pro-slavezy mob in
Texas:
Ep1roH AnvocATE:-1 waa In the vicinity
OF Fort Worth Yesterday, and since my last
trip up tn this region Of country things have
undergone change, which makes 1t strictly
necessary for me to WEitcyou these hasty lines,
that you may be fully SIT light n your intoE-
Of Sept. eth, an extract. from lette. from me
In relation tc Rev. Iii Bewlcy Of Fort Worth
rotufiety. At the time wrote, I gave .yon
what were the facts at my late visit TO tolt
Worth Vicinity. But wrote aiter returning to
Alta Spring, over q hundred miles ftum Fort
Worth. 1now find On this visit to this conn m
try, TINT siucc va. here before, the sa4 ~:
No., lake, and brptyht back q Fbrf 0orfh, and
On he 13th Of September, 1890, soas hung on ttae
same limb Of The free on .tich Ar. Cra.cford had
been hung letore. The letter found near Fort
Worth and published In yorr paper some time
ago, Was certainly addressed to Rev: ali. beN'
law Of Mr, Bewley, Rcr: s1f. Wiltett, has been
taken id Missouri, and is now On his way oack
! 10 Fort Worth, where he will hang on The
same limb, This part Of information
Is by letter from tho eastward to gcn
tleuan In Fort Worth. The information - u
relation to Mr. Bewley is tr4se. regret that th3
thing has gqt into confusion; 4. At & ne tt1e H.!
was here prior to this, / wrote the facts. bn'
he has been brought back since; and was hung
suppose, about the date Of my letter to you you
or perhaps. few day. prior 10 that time lon y
however, have the precise date In thls, OF u
execution, and think there Is but little dono
TINT Rev. Mr. Willett ia On his way back
few days will determine that-if ne H. ne VII
certainly hang on the same tree. -,
1 write in haste and am particular tEnt thet
NAV be no tHIstake. The excitement has pref
t. much subsided, Jet Vigilant Committed
arc on the lookout; no one, however, seem
/ to apprehcnd much further trouble.
, 1860-10-31

Every body has read of "the mau who wns
" sold to the devil, and cheated In the bargain"
The leaders of the Bell-Evcrett party in some
Of the Northern States arc evidently bound 10
trcst their followers In the s11nc manner ihe7
have nut up their votes at auction, Wlih inc
understanding that their principles 50 with
thc purcl,asc, rs merchants when they seA
aeoat pattcrns," throw in the buttons and
thread. In some cescs tic Douglas men have
been the buyers; in others, there have oeeh
no bids; in all, there has been general o's'
trust in the ability Of the sellers to deliver INC
goods accorling to agreement This dlstrnst
is we'll founded, formost Of the voters nave
stubbornly refused to be sold. A new tE1ck
has been discovered By these political hessans.
They now assure their refractory partisans that
Nr Everett stands fair chance Of being cho-
sen yicc-presidcnt By thcSenate. Hmay seem
cruel to dash cold water OH men reclining IN
calm security on pleasing dclusfon; but our
worst offence will only be to anticipate BY
few days far more fearful waking. Ar: Nv
crctt will never get any nearer the Viee-frcsl~
dcncy than he Is at present Three SERIOUS oo'
sfaeles stand in his way. First-Ihc Senate
must choose from the two highest candidates
in the electoral vote; they will be Harnlin and
Ianc. srcondly-The Senate would choose
Lane in preference to any Of his competitors
rhirdly-The Senate will have no opportunity
10 choose q. a,l, IS Hamlin will be elected by
TIM r,nnrt1e
, 1860-10-31
THE NEBRASKA ELECTION.
Cross Fraud Attempted.

The true returns from the Nebraska election
gives III majority for Daily, the kep"b'4can
candidate for Congress. The Legislature stands
as follows: SENATE, Republicans Z; Democrats
q House, Republicans Is; Democrats l..
Tic Nebraska Republican gives the following
account Of M attempt ut gross fraud oy MOT
+on the Democratic candidate for Congress,
and his minions:
One of the most audaclous pieces Of "
latny ever attempted IN any conntf}, ~, a1 1nu;
conc to light In the notorious AEau ~
Cont county. 1t WINS no less than the aA!oe-
Tate tordTu gf one hundred and ftnfyfo n.1, a,
;or;ty Gr Horton, In the "Northern pFectnct
bv thc notorious "TUFFTr." Thlspretended
"Sortheru precinct Is about tHcuty-h or
thirty miles above L'Eau qui Court county,
and docs not contain more than thTfe "AH.
James ". Vlrtue, Democratic census slas'
shal, informs Us that while taking the census, -
during The Inter part Of july, he Sisited that
rcridp md did not end more thnn three men
In t1,Is pretended sNortheEn precinct. lnos-
! WieY, Democratic CQnsttl,se of this city,
visited Fort Randall during thcla* summer on
otlIcial business, md be confirms 1ac staas,
ment3 of the census Marshal! 80 bold anu
reckless has this Tufts become, that ne naa
the impudcnce to appear in person. before ~
County clerk, Of 1'Eau qui Court county, ano
| Insisted that he should canvass the torSei;s
| and return 1t to the Governor But that OIL
ccr, with one OF the free-holdess, selected o
| him, rejected it. The other free'holaeT~,,: :.
Democrat, and tool Of Morton and 1un1s
protested against it's rejection. =.
In lcttcT giving MI account Of this inta
nous transaction, the county clerk ct !,sa! LEat
| oui Court, sa5s: +" VIC naturally feel outraget
ut the audacits III returning Or the attempt =
saddle this county with another t:sud II. IN
shape Of T., votes for J. Sterling Morton.
notwithstanding a11 this, ]; Sterling No.on 1.',
: lis election; sndl as though he owned u
Governor, tile Chief Justice, and the D,striS 1s 1
Attorney, announces that that vote OF II -, WI y
vt be counted By them, and that they viii 6
Jehind the return Of the County Clerk ana gis
l1im the certificate! Could impudence 80 u
thcr: We confidently believe be nistakss b
men this time. But ave shall sec what "
! &haU Sect
, 1860-10-31
Io1l IN NJ. Bolts on Slavery.

Ono Of tho remarkable incidents Of the gay
which VIC Layc too baichy noticeh hcfcto1eIe'
Is the speech Of 3lE. Bolts at E'chmond, VT
g;n.a. Let 1t be observed that h's srscen "as
luadc to great audience. and oa " 05o"g
noinIs d,sXIut7ed. The Richmond th1"trsF
says tlc speech Is revolutionary. but ni:rk,
there stood Virginia audience to sustain II
ana mark also, that it Is, III its political aspect
the Rf,n11icdn Doctrine ., :,
Tic position affirmed by the Republicans !;
fl,at Slavery Is ret nattondl-tt exists W ioSa1
Law only and Ct eonrie, s1nnot thc1c sasi to main
taiu it, This wis also the doctrine OF az me
Old Virginia Statesmen. The doctrine o. tne
Drcckinridsc aud Secession party, en- INC eoa"
trary, is "'oslera h<re'M
But let us hear Mr.. Bolts:
In the carly history Of slayeEy in the Ameli-
! can Colonies, slaves were recognized as PROP
erty; but at Last the question vas tssteq "
| Mansfield decided that slnves were not proper.
r. under the common Inv, nnd from taat day
IL this they have been so regarded In this coun-
! try. i horsc Is property every rywhere-so rec
/ oGnfzed By the common hw-nnd therefore
/ needs no protection; but human oeings mnst !
! they cannot bc held as property except where
such law prevails, aud this was The eons1itu-
! tfonal view. Lord Mansfield made his decision
! shortly before the American Constitution WAS
written, and the authors ofthat document rec.
| ocnixci the legality Of that decisiun in one ot
+. tie Articles Of tue Constitution. as TINS: No
person held to service or labor in one State,
s&.dtr Ae laus 0terccf escaping into another,
no State law would be necessary, and no such
clause in the Constitution would have been IN
serted. Again, II they are property under the
clmmon law, no special protection Is necessa
ri. No man In the Territories asks to hare
hh horscs protected, because hls right to that
{pccies Of property Is everywhere recognized
, 1860-10-31

and place. OF this ectt are the greater
part Of the hrawling alar1nists like Yanccy,
who are dissolring the Union on every |
stump from which they pour forth their
trca<onable harangues> Iancoy, himself,
was as good as dcfunct until the spit at
Baltimore put new vitality into his career:
Hc could not have been elected hog reeve
or fence-viewer in any precinct in Alaea'
ma. He has mounted disuniun US hobby
and is riding it--all onr readers know how
furiously. But he is hollow us a goura-
There Is no sincerity in him. He wants
power, money, otlcial position from which
his ill-tcmpcr and other personal and pollt-
ical disqualifcations have shut him out.
There is hardly Democratic dead rabbit
who is not seconding him with all lis
might Find bogus Democrat who has
not had a chance 10 suck public pap for
five OF ten years, and ten to ohe he is in
terrible trepidation Tor the security Of the
South, the rights Of slave property and the
honor Of Southern men. lie snufs negro
equality and Abolition aggression, in
every breeze that comes from the North.
In cvcry struggling Yankee cpeddler, whcth-
| q: Of tin, clocks, patent-Eights or books; in
every einging-mastcr, phrenologlst or fid"
dlcr who halls from this side Of Mason s
Dixon's, he secs an emissary Of John
Brown. he bellows md cavots, and
though other partisans know that he is
playing a part, they arc forced to assent to
his ultraisms and respond to his cries, to
keep themselves from suspicion Of unsound.
, ness on the goose.
These are the men who are threatening
to dissolve this Union-this band Of flnan.
cial and political bankrupts to whom any
change that will bring an improvement o1
fortune is welcome. But behind them is
the great mass Of conservatives who
are as yet unrcpresented in the fray. They
are not heard from, because no emergency
has occurred to conpcl them to leave thei1
farms, their merchandise, their offices ant
plantations and r:.sh to the salvation ofths
Republic. Here newspaper talks sense
there an oratorspcaksin reprobation ofwha
is going On, and yonder public meeting
passes series cf proper cnd patriotic re
solves. But tho substratum has not ye
been reached. Wait until the agitation
goes down to the men who pay the taxes
fight tic battles and bear the burdens Q
Suite, and all propositions for disunion vii
be uuas11cd in q month.
, 1860-10-31
Investing Money.
[rrom the Scw York independent

from the New ! ofk 4H0ticilteAt.J
Thousands upon thousands Of farmers and
others who have been struggling LOT scafs, pr
hans to acquire tic 1ucaus TO 10y their debts,
nrc now ablc to tay for once that thcy are Jret:
The abundant crops havc done wonderful
work Of relief III IN unfold nuu1bcr ol rases.
rrnyilcncc il smiling upon the natiou-upon
the free States particularly, ~ never % neiole;
t)ur growth and development III wealth ana
prosperity will be great bcyoad lreceuellt.
ti,c nccu1nulalin. millions nuw auwins into
the pockets of tho people: This Is an import
ant t,upstiun, We have some opinions OIL the
subject which We would like to express. as
they u III bc III answer to the question:" " lat
shall do with my money!
Invest money In helping those ~ business
who are less fortunate than 5ouFSeA-ho!n neSS
frctin~. Of COURSE, to ask for ample security.
Invest money permanently, by direct duna-
tim for auy desirable Improvements III your
Invest monry in making yourself and family
comfortable In yhur Own home
Invest money in developing and improving
your firm so that it sl,allbc nodei 10 al your
Invest money in educating your children, foI
sucl Investments will pay larger dividend
! than can be counted by figures:
, Invest money in securing for yourself anu
yours tlc cultivation md refinement OF every
! endowment with which you are latofcu.
: Invest money in making yourself acquainted
+. will, your own country and its institutions: :.
:: iaycst money in yisitin. other lands, and, II
!; vonr means will permit, you may 60 to "ths
ends Of tho Garth.
4; invest money in seeking out and rcndcFine
! aid to objects Of charity both at home ant
Invest money in liberal measure to the poor
and in rcwardins libcra!ly all who are employ
| cd by YOU, or arc dependent upon you,
Invest money III reforming the poi!tlcs o
invest a littl. in reforming politicians:
Invest money in any way that Will bring so1
4 hcuyt-rcyenue, for such riches are worth mor
than gold OF precious stones.
Invest money literally, aud never tire. 7
make comfortable and happy your parents
brytheTs, sisters, and all relatives, for tnc prom
isc IS sure, better than the Rothschitds: tha
your dividend shall BE- an ''hundred.fold."
Alter you have determined your duty IN n
gard to the foregoing, aud your duty VIII var
according to circumstances, you may pc1u1p
/ hare some surplus moncy--i( so, Invest tha
on bond and mortgage, or in ::oou, sonnc
| srecIc.rayins, wcli-known, wcll-otAesrcd, wei
managed bank-thc stock Of which has quo!
/ able market value. This all done, 50 70 wol
ncaIa. earn moro money, and invest as before
Work on, work ever, work as Christian IN
| 3DTcst ffir eternity.
, 1860-10-31


We have heretofore given the partlc1-
lars, as fur as obtained, Of the murder Of
Rev. Anthony Bcwlcy, q leading pieacher
in the Texns Conference Of the Methodist
Eplscopa1 Church, by o pro-s'avery mob.
Subsequently it was denied TINT he had
been murdered, but that he had been ar-
rested by Vigilance Committee, and was
kept in durcss. BY an aticls, copied else
where from tho Texas Chrisfian 4ddnocafc
{organ Of the II. Z. Church, southA it will
he seen that the first report wns correct.
3Ir. Bcwlcy was hung ubout the 18th OF
September. As VIC lave before stated, Mr:
Dewley was natiye of.Tenncssce, and has
passed his whole life in slareholding States.
he held anti-slavcry eentinients-such as
are held and advocated by Cassius n. Clay,
Frank Blair, ind thousands Of others Of the
best citizens Of the South. Hewas the last
man in the world who would have ad-
yisea or encouraged IN ineurrcetlon-
The writer Of this has kech. him among
slaves-lsno;,s him to hare been one Of the
most prudent, most discreet and most
a,niablc Of men. We would pledge our Life
that he never uttered a word to wake q
| slave discon.sAtsd with his condition, OF
+; advised him otherwise than to seek such
consultations as the poor and the oppressed
may find in the Gospel Of the Saviour: ba'
/ Mr. southern n,an us he was-re
tainca lis connection with the Methodist
! Episcopal chuzch-aid not go of with tn h!
i Southern secession wien the Church di
! vidcd on the Slavery issue in 1914; and tia
was enough. His blood has been shed tt
appcasc the great Southern Moloch: Doubt
| less lis last prayer. after that for his wifi
and lis helpless offspring, was that it migh
not be shed in vain. Nor will it. Ever i
the blood Of the martyrs the seed Of III
, 1860-10-31

IT "A meeting OF several charges Of the II.
E. Church was held at Baldwin City, Kansas,
Oct. Yth inst, to take measures to collect
means 10 relieve the suffering among the citi"
resented by one preacher and two 1aymcn. 4
committee to visit the States and solicit aid
WIS appointed, consisting Of Rev; l: b. Dennis,
Rev. James T. Holiday, Rev. Nathan Taylor,
aud Rev. Joseph Dcnnisou- Anaudlting COM
nlttec, and adistributing committee. each con C;
sistlug Of three persons, were a1so ralseu. lhe
rocetin., re5o1ys1 to distribute the collections
wherever there might be need
, 1860-10-31

There are two classes Of men in the South
who sincerely desire disunion Of the states-
Then arc, first, and the most numerous,
such bankers, merchants and planters as
are largely indebted to the banks and mer-
chants Of the North for loans, money with
which to build their roads and move their
crops, and for merchandise Of all descrlp-
tions which has been used up or consumed
in advance Of payment. Civil trouble, with
the prospect Of the military embodiment OF
the two sections. would have the instant
effect to stimulate the passage Of non-inter-
course laws, by tue local legislatures Of the
slave States, and this is the point Laws
forbidding the collection Of debts owing to
Northern men Disunfon TO- all such would
he the road to wealth-at least to security
from the troublesome visits Of 6hcriffs ant
Marshals On account Of Northern claims
aaa as long as their heavy Indebtedness
which they wish to be wiped out, operate
asa b1ibe to reward treas.'n, the bank
rnpts. and those wh'se heads are not abov
water. but sinking, will still continue I
below for separation, not because the
expect or fear aggression Of the North VI
oa auy Of their vested and constitutions
xizhts ; but simply to square accounts whic
thev have not the means or the inclinatio
IN nv. The amount SO involved is not lc
than twenty millions Of dollars every ce'
of which in the evcnt of dissolution "ou
be lost to the North, and quietly and COZ
pl.cently fobbed by the high minded chi
Nv of the Sonth. There are no oitse
Thu Nortl, owes the South nothing. II
has for years been anticipating her efol
and this year in which corn and cott'
have refused their usual yield, her 1noeI
ednessis larger and more unmanageat
than ever before; and in that we have
true reason for much Of the blatheri
which has been heard.
But there Is another class more Gag
and unprincipled still. We mean the pc
ticians who have played themselves ont
ill the old issues, and who want new qu
lions and new excitcments which will CT
ble them to climb once more into pow
, 1860-10-31

tn. aFusionlsts" taye three candidates for
President, rcpfeae::::.15 three contradictory
principles. That l. do.
They agree only in one thing. ihat A. Is s,le ce-
Termination, if possible, to prevent the elsc-
tIon Of President OF the United States,
The means they adopt arc worthy Of the cnd
they propose. They seek to tuliy the psoPls ne
out Of the exercise of o constitutional 1l5A' ~
menaces Of Treason!
Whoever yotc. their tieket votes to leave
the country without President, and to pnt
the Government into the hands Of men WE'D
are daily utte1ing threats against its existence:
There is no va: In which n vote can be caat
in favor Of clecting President except b; c:st-
ing it for Lincoln. There Is no way in hlsh
vote can be cast in favor Of keeping tue
Government out Of the hands OF Disunionists
except by casting 1t for Lincoln, Every other
vote contributes directly towards leaving the
Presidential chair vacant, and giving the us.
unionists chance to put In one Of their OWL
number u acting Prcsidcnt.-4Eba"y Eie"ins
Journal.
, 1860-10-31
The Keokuk Postmaster.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
Inoticc rumor in your paper Of the 231A
In relation to acfa1cation Of tho Postmaster
Of Keokuk, Iowa, This report is falsein toto,
The Postmaster has been removed it IS true.
But lis account with the department, accord
ine to Ills last return, shows balance due from
the department to the postmaster OF sSo3.oo.
You will confer favor on Patterson & Tim
herman by noticing the above statement, which
ia true. Yours In haste. IL. PATTERSON.
, 1860-10-31

We sec now how tie internal policy o1
two successive bogus Democratic Admins
trations works. The men who have in the
South displayed the most undisgulsed con
tempt for the rights Of the majority and Tor
the pcrpctuity Of the Union, are those who
have been most iberally rewarded by
Pierce and Buchanan, provided always
they believed in tho almighty niger,
and were apt in damning Repubh-
cans. Here now the Cnion is threat
ened by q parcel Of bankrupt mer-
chants and politicians, who want to pay
their debts by o law preventing their col
lection, and get power By riding new excite
ments; and foremost among those who are
influenced by their cries and insolcnce arc
the highest officials Of the government
Mr.. Cobb, tue Secretary Of the Treasury,
goes to New York, and there for political
effect plays the part Of an alarnist, indul-
ges in puerilc and i1npotcnt threats, clad in
Language that none but shouldcr-hltter
would use, and makes q spectacle Of him
self that patriots might weep TO see, he
had hoped to defeat the taking Of the loan
Of ten millions, which Congress had au-
thorized; and so confident was he Of his
mowers as bully, and in the thorough
fright Of the capitalists, that when the bids
came in aud the awards were made at an
average Of one per cent above par, III
found that he had neglected 10 print tht
proper blanks connected with his loan
and the public business stands still to wal
his motions
Will he be reproved by Mr. Buchanan
VIII lie, with treason on Ills tongue ant
treason in his heart, bc removed to max
wav for man who will observe tile obi
cations of his oath, and be true TO the Cor
atitution that this brawler is ready to vic
late: No, he belongs to the class who's
prerogative it has been for ten years to ru]
by fair means or foul-whosc curses Of I'll
North. Of the Union, Of Liberty and Il
Constitution have fallen thick and fa
whenever dcfeat OF danger Of defeat hi
walked them up. Will the bogus Dem
cratic journals condemn him? Not Dy
line OF word
Thank God, this reign Of the aristocra'
is drawing to close. Men are about to
placed in power who will be obedicnt
the majority. true to the Constitution, al
s.eadfast TO the Cnion. 4 man is gol
into the Presidency, who will appoint
disunionists to Office, and who, when
Secretary Of the Treasury goes 10 NJ
York to bear down the stock market, u
settle business, and create alarm, will IA
him by the neck and heels and throw b
out We wait the incoming Of Old Abe
the beginning Of the end Of this disuni
clstter!