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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-23

LIBERAL ACTION OF THE County CoURT.-We learn
from Judge Hume F. Hill, who yesterday attended
at Raleigh, session Of the Court. that that body
voted unanimously to pay to the wife of each vol
unteer who needed it. the sum of Sl2 per month
and the sum of St per month to each OF his child
rem, The local magistrate was authorized to draw
upon the County Treasurer for the amounts above
stated in favor of those applying. ...
This action upon the part CT our County Court Is
jst LIBERAL and will enable many of our citizens
go into active duty who now forced to remain
at home or leave their families without food. We
trust the various County Courts of the State wi''
follow the example of that of Shelby, and prOvit Q
to extent for the families Of the absent volaI
teers. At the North this has been done, and it
should not be said that we are behind them in iber
atty Memphis Avalanche, MIy2l.
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From Kentucky.


EDITORS OF UNION AND AMERICAN - Gentlemen -
Doubtless you have heard much about the Ken
black RepubliCanism. l have often heard il said
that one tale would do very well till another was
told. / introduced to a recruiting officer il
Cincinnati, and asked him how they were getting
along in Kentucky in the way Of getting volunteers
be told me that foreigners with a mixture of two
thirds from Ohio, composed the Kentucky compan
les. None of our taX-paying and law-abiding men
will ever take up arms TO assist the enemy of 80
years maturity. l have been a shipper of prouuce
and provisions to Cincinnati, and eastern market
for eight years, but am determined to trade alto
gether South. The river il blockaded, and the only
chance is to put it from here through by Lebanon
to Nashville Yours q X
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rIorn SALARIES of Hoa1s.

The steamer Prince of Wales, Capt. Pres. LOd-
wick Mr.. J. D. Dubois, arrived here yesterday with
some of the wounded by the accident to the Ken
lucky on board. She was at once taken possession
of by the military and detachment of the Crock
EFT Invinclbles placed on board 1t Is denied that
any part Of her belongs to the Illinois Central Rail
road Company or to Wash. Graham, but an investi
CATION will be had, and result as it will nc boats
will hereafter be permitted to go through Cairo.
The DR.. Kane, (what a cold name in these hot
times-whst a crowd Of freezing recollectfons
we experience st the mere mention,) arrived from
Arkansas river yesterday, and was taken possess
sion of by order of the General The Doctor has
gone into summer quarters" and will not be
frozen by Northern blasts this trip-HsmlphiS Auo =
nnche. M0u2l.
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C.n1ureoTRyI1IsT, vessel.

PHILADELPHIA. May 2I.-The Gen Parkh. of
Liverpool for Charleston, has arrived in charge OF
prize crew of the Niagara She was spoken of
Cape ROundine on the 18th. and ordered of. The
next day she captured in attempting to run the
blockade. She was towed up the Navy Yard
The prize ship is 400 tons burden, with general
cargo, large portion being salt 1t is expected
that arms and munitions of war olcealed under
the salt She was commanded by Captain Forbes
her own Captain being murdered on the outward
voyage by some of the crew. She had Secession
flags flying
Captain Forbes, of the prize vessel, denies know
ing anything about the blockade, and that the Sc
cession 6 found on board belonged to the former
canfain
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LETTER FROM Mrs. JEFFERSON DAvrs.-The follow
ing letter from Mrs. Jefferson Davis was written in
acknowledgement Of the receipt of beautiful work
box. manufactured and presented TO her By several
patriotic misses of Petersburg, Virginia:
MONTGOMERY. ALA, April 30, 1861.
l.y Dear Young Ladies: Permit me, before thank
ING YOU Tor your kind present and wishes for my
husbands welfare, to congratulate you upon the Sc
cession of Virginia-the birthplace of my mother
as well as yours.
The elder and honored sister of the Southern
States is received with fearful joy amongst aud
many hands will fashion stars with which to mark
this brilliant accession to our galaxy
The possession of work-bOx manufactured by
little Southern girls Industrious, so enthusiastic,
and so patriotic, will be much priced by me- and
will leave it to my daughter, with the note which
precedes it as precious legacy.
Long ere you reach the responsibility OF a use
full womanhood, may we have united peace to indie
pendence in our Southern Confederscy.
Wishing you, my dear young friends, long, hap
by life, have the honor to be,
Very gratefully and sincerely,
Your frieLd VARINA DAVIS.
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An EXAMPLE.

MADAM said British clicsr 10 the wife of
Colonel P'Dukuey, sit is impossible not to sd-
mIre the Intrepid hrRness Of The ladies of your
country Had your m9R but half your resolution
We might give up the contest. America would be
invncIhle" Since the commencement of the pre-
rent troubles we have hsd freG1eut occasion to
inow that the spirit which animated the w,men Of
he Revolution has not degeneraed in their daugh-
tCTs. Now. as in every time Of tumult and crnlmg-
tion ii has been the privilege Of woman to set man
an example OF courage and devotion. We have
heard of husbands boseechilg nay comma 1diug
their wives TO depart from the city, aud the wife re-
fusiDg to go, or brsvsly replying that leave who
ght, she was not afraid TO stay. We have heard
Of letters received by ladies from female friends
filed with words of bitterness snd hate against
Baltimore aid i's inhabitants and urging the
cessity of immedae high from doomed city, and
We have known not only the pro6ered asylum
sCoTniuy ejCcted but on account of these words
IF in ult the letters returned sud friendships that
rad teen formed in days of girlhood pronounced at
N end forever. Only yesterday We heard Of
illustration Of this high spirit sCimating our We
men which men would do We to initiate. Two
tlcsrs Of the Philsdelphis volunteers attached to
Gtn. CsdEalladsr's command wrote to lady CT
inns city, 70 VIII "a enc was relsted, snd at whose
house TO. h hR b en- frequent AID welcome guests
III oiher anu happier times. They wrote, GpologiZ-
Ing Tor not paying their respects Immediately upon
DER arrival AM promis ng themselves the pes'-
ufe OF Calling the II, xt day. Taeir Il te vss re-
oelVeG' and ans sered; Mrs replied that they
might spare themselves ths trouble, SIS under the
circumstances she must decline to see them. She
couiu not fvrgei the erraad upon which they came,
r 'ne position III which they stood towards h,r
STATE ana people. Nsr let the people forget it
slfher.-bad"'07' South, Nay l..
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me fIiN'ese oil the Writ Of Habess Corpus
shai not De suspended. unless when in cases of Re-
"belliOn or invasion the public S,Farv NAV re
,qulre 1T CoaSlttioaQ he is. at i, 7slaitng to
the pOUsTS Of Congress.
Ii is Iumorod, we understand that II has been
stated by high authority, in Government circles
that orders had Ueen given to General CaIwallader
10 pay no attention 70 the writ Of habeas cornps
In the case Of Major Morris. commandant at + re
McHenry, we have had an instance of reluctant ana
tardy obedience given to the writ In the replv of
of Gen. Harvey 10 the mandate of the court in the
case of Captain Mcdonald, we have plain intims-
ton that il the person Of the prisoner whose body
wac demanded had been in the possession of the Re-
spOnuent, he should have exercised his discretion
about Obeying. Is the privilege Of the writ to be
suspended IN violation Of the express letter of the
Constitution, and at the discretion of every military
officer? Is Martial Law TO be established over US
without even the decent Formally of a Proclsma-
ton: Then indeed every vestige of Civil and Poll
teal Liberty is destroyed, and in the place and upon
the ruins Of a Government of Laws, we have an abb
solute and irresponsible Military Despotism. recog,
nizing no law but that of the sword.-BdAinoye
South
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Beginning To SEE THE FoLLT-The following is
an extract from a letter received in Charleston
dated
HAyERuII, Mass, May H. lSGl.-I regret the
state of affairs in the country, but do not take any
part of the guilt to myself.
The aspiring politicians, assisted by the young
men and the clergy, are, in my opinion, the great
cause, but hope justice may be done to ali Sec
tons of the country.
think our people, at least those thst have any
thing at risk, begin to see the folly Of the course
that has been taken,
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From the south.

A dispatch from Washington to the New York
Herald says:
Advices received here to-day from Montgomery
mention, among other important matters that it
had been decided that Davis should take command
iG person of the troops at Richmond. ....
The person bringing the account states that he
was told by Letcher and other responsible parties
that Large quantities of arms had arrived at New
Orleans from Europe, and that orders had been
sent to have them distributed at points where they
r,Oat Oh
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Vote the above ticket Election, Saturday the
9Th dav of june
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LIFE N TIE NoRTH.-A friend yesterday told US
of the case of daughter of Macon, unfortunately
a widow and resident IN New Jersey. who was. a
few Sundays ago, ordered out of Church by he
parson, for the offence of being born in the Souh
The poor and nofensive woman, now in destitute
circumstances wSs publicly insulted In Gods house.
and might have been matreated. but for one cour
ageous gentleman, who took position by her side
and proclaimed that he had at least six shots at her
service to defend her from wrong and injury
Macon Ca Telegraph.
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The TexaU Rangers,

The Richmond Dispatch Of Thursday says:
The advance guard of the Texas Rangers, which
has arrived in this city, certainly about dan~
gerous combatants as any the world ever produced.
We believe that the far-famed Zousves. man to man.
would be children in their hands. Even if they had
no other weapon than the eight pound bowie knife,
keen as razor on both sides, and welded by hands
which use it with the most extraordinary strength
and dexerity we should not hazard much in betting
on one of these Texan lions against any three of the
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TWENTY PEA CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
PROCLAMATION
Governor of the State Of Tennessee

FEIo the sheriE Of the counties Of Warren Cannon Coffee,
Van Buren,, Franklin Lincoln, Giles, Bedford Marshall,
Maury, RuherUr williamson, Hickman Hardin, WAYNE,
lawrence said staeGrestng You hereby commanded
open no escon at all The places f holding eec
ons respective COUNTIES the 9Th OF June next
after having gYsD the notice required BY fr the election Of
MaorGeners the 81 division Of the Militia CT said State,
All the vacancy in SAID division and return thereof make
to according 10 Law.
In testimony whereof, have bereunts set my hand
e. and caused the greay seal Of said state to Be AIMED
- atNsshvile, the 18th day Of April, 1861
- by the Governor 1sHAM g. HARRlS-
J. T. RAY Secretary Of State.
ap26-dt kRtde
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A man unacquainted with contemporaneous his
tory would conclude, from the Northern expires
sions of opinion and their menaces that no people
ever lived with military genius, proves and re-
sources equal to the Yankees They talk with great
fippancy about wiping the Southern States from
the map. They give forth to the world, with great
dogmatism. that they will instantly dismiss from
Washington the minister Of any Government that
recognizes the independence of the Confederate
States. They tell Mexico they viii protect her
against the Intervention of European powers and
enforce the MONROE doctrine. They say to Spain,
proceed in the Dominica affair at your peril"
Thus these martial States of the North propose to
eight the Southern Confederacy, SPAIN England,
France and q half dozen other powers at the same
Zine, as job 70 be done before breakfast. What
Fedoubtabe fellows are the men commanded by
sicKlEs IsON, SIN LANE, MONTGOMERY and NULL
SlKs
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They have on foreign stations some valuable
steimers, and at home sail vessels, but the latter
work to disadvantage in this day Of steam. They
have also purchased some propeller vessels and
chartered q number Of side wheel steamers, some
Of which they are srniog, but they poor subs'i
,utes for the regular war steamers.- Charleston
Courier. Nqp 20.
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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 8.

GENERAL ORDERS, No 8.
HEAD4CARTERs, ~
PROVISIONAL. Army OF IESSEssEE,
Msxrzis, Nay 20 1861.
The authorities and people of the Military Des-
potism at Washington having illegally and In viola
ton OF the plain provisions the Constitution of
the United States seized large amounts lin valae)
of the property Of the people and Governments Of
Tennessee, and reprisa,s being Recognized by the
law of nations right of redress for such wrongs
therefore. the NsjersGeneral commanding the Pro-
visonsl Army of Tennessee orders and directs that
all goods and supplies, and property belonging to
the Government and people of the North be seized
and coniscated TO the of the State of Tennessee
For the purpose of carrying this order into effect
the MIlitary Commanders at Memphis, Fort Harris
and Randolph, will stop all upward bonDd boats
ascertain their destination owners and consignees,
and Will take possession of all boats owned by the
enemies OF Tennessee, and all goods consigned to
the ports of her enemies and hold the same subject
to the orders of the COMMANDING General for the
supply of the Army of the State. The command
ing officers at the Forts above mentioned will not
allow any wrong violence to be done to the boat
or cargo of friendly people or State, viz: Missouri
or Kentucky, except where the owners are known
to occupy attitude Of hostility to the State of
tennessee They will in all cases report seizures
TO these headquarters, and until further orders will
place proper guards over boats and cargoes seized
Commanding officers will be expected to give per-
sonal supervision to the proper execution of this
order t,a ssis.s. s.t
By command of Msjor>Generai
- sss~ $3.50. GIDEON J.sPnLow,
Commanding p. A. Of Tenn.
JSo. G. BUEcu, ABIDE Camp.
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Free speech,

The Constitution Of the United States provides
that Congress shall make nolsw abridg-
ing the freedom Of speech, or of the press;" that
"the right of the people to be secure in their per
sons houses, papers and effects against unreason-
able searches and seizures shall not De Uio4ted, aud
no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause.
supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place TO be searched and the persons
or things to be seized ISee Amendments to the
Constitution, Articles and W Now read the fol-
lowing dispatch published in the New York Tribune
of the 18th:
Il is gratifying to learn tkst the barcfaced trait
ors or, rather treason-mongers. who have for
weeks infest Washington, willn longer be allow
ed TO utter their bad thoughts with IMMUNITY. They
must talk no dsuniOn sentiments, II they keep
silence therefor; such Is the will OF the Gov
eminent.
So bold have become the opposers Of the Federal
Government, that openly and frequently they utter
their trt asonabe sentiments believing they Will
main unmGlested. This the Government has decid-
ed must be stopped and orders are issued turtRe ia
StnRt arrest Of Gay party lohO INDUCES IN Secession
sal or aoko bv his beh0UOr Indicates sympathy nth
ther,6elS. Last evening squad OF Metropolitan
Rifles came upon VIM. Donohoe, late tax clerk OF
this district and took him to the Central gsurd house
10 await the orders of Gen. Mansfield. Some tune
ago he went South and after remaining there awhile
returned Inc hlnss nave OeSn OAi Hie AO'
him since his return from Virginia. The charge
against him is that OF taking up arms against the
United States Search is being made for other sus-
pected parties who have been in the sunion camps,
aiding and abetting their cause with information ana
advice and who, judging the prese At by the past
have imagined themselves secure from harm mere
are some prominent members OF Washington Socitiy
2oho need AID are receiving close police dteh,Ioa,
What more could the Emperor of Austria do :
The capital Of the free republic of the United States
IS converted into the worst sort of desPousm. A
surveillance that would do credit TO Austria is kept
up, and the of the men who achieved our indie
pendence are not allowed to speak their opinions
or to indicate by their behG'ioT that they symPa-
thize with the rebels Of the South. There Is
not government on earth whose greater authori-
ty over the people is arrogsted to those in power
than thst assumed by the LINCOLN Government.
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Says Washington dispatch There is much sick
ness in mild forms, among our men; such as diar-
rhGa, fevers and sunstrokes."
The Alexandra Sentinel learns on undoubted
authority that the smallpox has broken out among
tn soldiers who are now quartered at the Capitol
building. Washington.
The Connecticut regiment suffered much with the
heat" in marching from the arsenal TO Washngt. q.
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According to the Medical Statistics of the United
States Army, published BY Congress, QS60,) the
volunteers during the Mexican war of 1864
amounted to an aggregate force of 1920 men.
There was not one New Highlander killed or wouni.
ed in all of the battles. OF New Workers but "a
fell in battle all of whom belonged to the Second
Regiment; the only other regiment. the first lost
none. .(See the Statistics Of the War with Mexico
p 261)
From the Statistical Report by the Surgeon Gene
raj already cited it does not appear that there was
one volunteer from New England in the Army. The
volunteer force lost in battle and otherwise 20 1886
mem Charleston Courier.
These facts show where the men who do the fight
ing come FROM and it these men LINCOLN hores to
subjugste with such al army as comes from the
North, men who have heretofore kept out of harms
yay
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InsOIvent Notice.

LII persons having claims against the estate Of Ann Will
son deceased hereby notified file them with the Clerk
Of County Of Weakey county Tennessee, his once,
Dresdea before the 18th Of August foi adjud
cation and pro dsrhuon having suggested the insol
vsney of said and said Clerk having appointed that day
So7 the adjudication Of the claims against the
ROSS, Admir-. de bOnis non.
Of the eEtae Of Ann Wilson, deceased
usy4-u4tpr sfees3s
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The Paris correspondent of the London Chronicle,
writing on the 1st Of May, says:
In consequence Of the gravity of the political
situation in the Southern parts of the United States.
the French Government is, am informed, about to
send there eminent diplomatist, TO observe and
report ON what may there occur.
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Lord John HusseII's Speech ON the War
and blockade.

and Blockade.
The following ia report Of the speech on the
| war and bio ksde Of the Southern ports, delivered
Lord JoHN RUSSELL in the House of Commons
on the I'd of May.
o. that day Mr.. J. Ewart asked the Secretary Of
Stale for Foreign Affairs WHETHER seeing the posi-
bility of privs eeriDg being permitted a.d encour
aged by The Southern Confederation Of the States
Of America, her iesty's government had placed
sufici Mt navel force, intended to increase it,
in the Gulf of Mexico. with view to protect Brit
ish shipping and British property on board of
american ships; and if privateers sailing under
the Aig Of uarecognized power would be deal
with pirates
Lord j. Russell replied, that with respect to the
6rst part Of the question he had to say that her
Majesty had directed that adj quate naval force
for the purpose of protecting British shipping and
British interests, should be sent to the coast Of
America and the Gulf of Mexico In regard to
he latter part Of the question, they heard from
day TO day most lsmentable accounts of the pro-
gress of civil war in America. They hesrd the
other day that orders had been given for the issue
of letters of marque to prvateers and it appeared
from W hat they had heard to day that there to
be blockade of the different ports. The honorable
gentleman seemed anxious to know what were the
provisions of the law of nations upon this subject
some of the questions involved in 1t were so new
and so important that he had felt 1t his duty to ask
the law officers of the Crown with view TO guide
the instructions which her Msiestys government
might give to our Minister in America, and to the
officers of her Majestys naval squadron in those
seas. Her Majesty's government felt very deeply
that it was their duty to use every possible means
to avoid taking any part in the lamentable contest
that was now raging in America and nothing but
the imperative 6uty of protecting British interests in
case Of their being attached ,oo,d at al justify them in
any l5qy in interfering. They had not been involved
in any way, either by giving advice in that unhap
nv contest or in 2ny other way, and for Heaven
sake let them, if possible keep out of it. With this
view they had wished to obtain the best advice, in
order to communicate the best instructions to their
AGENTS,
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A GooA Parm oor Sale.

NAE oGer Tor sale the place on shch C.,fena1 \
w since le55, and known lie Rogers land, 4
Yellow Creek Dickson cnunty Tenn, paztlT o. he sta
within one mile Of WilliamsVie. and three miles Of u
Vile and Northwestern Railroad; healthy, psa-ant
hfu part Of Teanessee Said land contains aaozt two
and ninety screS-eighty cleared and abe1t an
GOOD lard 70 clear; il sin good state Of cultivation,
irritable dEellnghouses. out houses. sec,etc. Algo.
orchards, add several never failing png Of sxcsent
well umbered- and eau certainly b Sad8 81 he n
bargain 10 this land and will sell cash on tine vi
est For further Information call james Mcneil
ves near said place, the rndersyntd st sovler's
Tennessee river. BFAN = BROTt
UsaiOn AID Anssrioaa copy. and cAnrsp 1daOcats.
nsp29-u
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To the Volunteer Companies often
neSSee!

I'd EPGRT to TIE Governor together with toe tender for ser
vice. complete list OF the officers each conf
pGny; the possessed by the company and
post ece ad SesE OF toe captain, character Ct servee
whether Infantry Cavalry Artllsy; provided
wih Wha have made BY the company
to uafarrs. camp eqripage and the like.
yet the report be csrtih oy the captain.
Each company shouA PIT under Thorough drill aid dsp
line.
No will be furnished company Is mustered ato
tho service Of the State. NSIhSills, Tenn
IA E5W McHENRY,
may4-dtEkv2E Adjutant General.
-. Memphis Appeal and Knoxvs Register copy 70
Of l. eaeh-a nd forward
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VNOR obvious compelled, em and after this
n date, to adopt the essci1sS5s CASH systes.
All orders 3oois, Attentions accompanied
By remittance sufficient to cover the
may4-dtWAEIm LANIER PHILLIPS co.