The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-27
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

| PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-The Bulletin
has the following dispatch, dated Wash
ington, May 25 The Republican has
issued an extra which contains the fol-
lowing highly important and glorious
| intelligence 1t gives US pleasure to be
able to announce that intelligence has
reached this city that Lee, after falling
back from the North Ann, as has al
ready beensstated, commenced a hasty
retreat. He had reached a point be
yond the South Anna, pursued with
great vigor by Grant The latter is in
the saddle all the time, day and night,
directing general movements in person
Unless Lee stops to fight to-day, we shall
next hear of grand conflict for the
city of Richmond before orin the works
of that city.
Reports say that JEFF Davis and his
! Cabinet left Richmond some days ago.
There is little doubt that Richmond Is
by this time pretty well cleaned out OF
inhabitants, and that it is nothing less
than fortress
CoIuxBUs, o., May 25.-The Union
Convention is large, enthusiastic and
harmonious. All the counties are rep
resented but two q. r. Stanley, Of
Vinton, was elected President, and
Vice Presidents were elected from each
Congressional District g. A Benedict,
of Cuyahoga, was elected Secretary.
The Convention made the following
nominations
For Supreme Judge, full term, Luther
Day, of Portage county. The rules
were then suspended, and N. White, of
Clark county, was, by reclamation,
unanimously declared the nominee for
the short term. Wallace Weider was,
BY reclamation, nominated for the va
caney caused by the resignation of
Judge Gholson; n. Henry, Secretary
of State; Col W. P. Richardson, of
Monroe, Attorney General; Colonel
n Bradley, Of Fulton, Comptroller of
the Treasury; Phil. Her1og, ofAuglaize,
member Of ne Board Of Public Works,
long term ines Moore, present IN
cumbent, for vacancy IN Senatorial /
election; J. 2. Beinhem, Of Brown |
county, and John A. Bingham, Of Ham |
ilton county, delegates ". King, Gov
errors Dennison and Tod, Of Columbus, /
Delano, and g. v. Dorsey, alter
mates; J. D. Ghrish, of GAINESVILLE, g. B 1
Senter, of Cleveland, 7. S. Wooster, Of 4
Huron county, and James LoOdon, OF
Brown county
The resolutions rensW the pledges 10
sustain the government with men and
money for the suppression Of the rebel
lion, and commends the denomination
- NJ T.,s.-I,.. ~ Il =. aafsr..,.f &c.,,
ton, congratulstes the country upon
the success Of our arms, returns thanks
to the army and navy, and pledges the
support Of the Ohio Uuionists 70 the
measures Of the administration
SPKr=GyIELp, Ill, May 25.-The Re-
publican State Convention met in this
city to-day, and made the following
Gen. Richard 0glesby for
Governor; William Bross, Of Chicago,
Lieutenant Governor; S. Findell, Of
St Clair, Secretary Of State; j. n.
Haynel, of Alexandra, Treasurer; j. /
Z. Beveridge. of Kankakse, Auditor
Resolutions approving the acts Of the
Administration in resisting by al the
force known 10 civilized war the effort
10 destroy orr national Union, and
cordially indorsing the Presidents
proclamation a. legiti-
mate war Measure, and regarding the
use Of the negroes - soldiers warranted
By the usages Ct civilized war were
adopted The resolutions express the
opinion that the acts of the Govern
ment have been, in the main, highly
conducive to the suppression Of the
present rebellion, and cordially declare
that, If Abraham Lincoln receives tbs
at the Baltimore Conven-
ton, We viii give him our most earnest
support