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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-24
A NEGRO CELEBRATION AT NASHVILLE.

The negroes Of Nashville (Tean.) had grand demon.
strsuon last Saturday night the 18th instantly in honor
of the election Of Messrs Lincoln and johnson Addresses
were made by Governor johnson Col r. D. Mussey and
Others, The Nashville Dispatch OF the 18th has a notice
Of the affair." from which extract the following (omt.
ting only description Of the speeches delivered y
"The negroes turned out in large force last night sone
Of them armed with muskets and others with pst0s They
yelled and shouted like demons the procasson moved
through the treets rockets and candles guns and
pistols adding to the fearful forebodDgs OF many who wit
messed the turnout The procession extended nearly
quarter Of mile Having reached the front OF Governor
JobntOns residence the procession halted and dense
mass OF negroes OF all nges and sizes aHd Of both
Lieut.. Smith, Of New Jeriey, addressed them at some
LENGTH stating IN The OF his remarks that he had
left Atlanta ruins few days ago., &c. lie concluded
By introducing Governor johnson, who addressed the
crowd at some 9Th their bad morals and bad habits
and concluded By rendering hp thanks for the compliment
!" Luriug the tue Col MuzIy speaking, some dis
trbance occurred about the eastern end OF the iron rail-
ing fronting the Governors house. which ended by some
neaross shooting white soldier pistoi and some tenty
b,yonet wounds cited, aftor lis DEATH sons say. The
orcs of The origin Of tho difficulty are IS contradictory
ss possible, and since We neither saw the murdered
nor heard he language uscd cannot cay how much
truth there Ia iD the above statement lhe stamped
which followed ss oil description whites and negroes
We're 1sng ia oil directions la the most perfect state Of
disorder they stood not upon the order Of their going,
bat wepofer rocks aud each other-A huge negro
wench with three babies tumbng over our reporter, who
arose but little the for bis mshep DULY 20 fall heels
over head upon prosxta soldior Recovering bis cqu
lbrium, representative tried 10 reach the sesnc OF
slaughter but was forced down the street by the Of
darfsi aud va. compelled to yield TO the force Of dr.
cumstapcer and retire in ds2ust" s''.4 -as'".
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THE COOP ORDER AT THE LATE EsEeHoE

III
I'VE never quiet election than there was
Ia Portsmouth, the States and Union says of the Pres
dentia election there aud similar remark Is well nigh
universal The election uncommony peaceful all over
the country and have yet to hear Of any serops dis
urbance ct the balotboI The extreme Abolition pfrti-
made By the Executive Even here lin Boa.on the whole
force Of the navy yard diculonay enough, under
arms ready for any emergency The ruh IT, such array,
10 our country where respect for law babitua and ira
dictionary, rather calculated to provoke riot than to re-
strain It, The New York Post does the justice to rebuke
the miserable Of Of its party friends who
lumnia.e the people In ascrbng their good order to fear
OF the bsyonet "Cur people" the Post ssys are proud
Of their love Of law and orderthey jealous OF their
ability aud intelligence to discharge their duties to the
State and for nearly eighty years now 10 the mdat Of the
most exciting party conflicts they hare uniformly main
tanned the peses Of sucisy and the stability Of Govern
fnent THIS too where other nations have been torn BY
fierce conflicts 10 disputed successious Well may ii be
said In The words Of the Post It to the good
OF the people hem,elvssto their sober convictions Of
duyto their intelligent devotion to the best interests of
the commonwealth to the alost universal belief that
the security Of the baotboI 10 the pledge Of all ma
tonal prosperity strength and glory, and not to military
provisions that indebted for the wide spread and
almost solemn quieude OF Tuesday last The only real
danger Of conflict was from such pronuncamentos az
Cen Butler Issued in New York, which must have been
condemned by candid citizsns Boston Poh
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LAYING DOWN GRAPEvINEs IN. WINTER.

correspondent Of Of our agricultural exchange
papers says: I'LL a sg,.ai ..il 3. sy4.. .z3y3 81
In my abes 10 various portions OF this and adjoining
Counties have been very particular 10 making obserya,
tos with references to tue pouctiveness OF those vHs
that have been LAID down when compared with thOss that
have not been laid down during the winter and have
found nm nvsrabe rule that those vnes matter what
was variety Oh the grippe, which bad been detached
from their supporters in late autumn, and laid down and
covered with few inches deep Of SOIL or with leaves
unit Tho cold weather had passed In the spring.
good crops Of grapes while those that had not b.en laid
down during wnef yielded but little fruit aud Ia many
Instances none at ALI aud when such vines did bear the
grapes almost always days later in maturing
aud we're aso of al iaerior quality. LtsY ~! U W.
cous mention reliable In the same yine-
YARDS where the vines that had been laid down and pro,
tecn we're loaded with irt while those that were left
on tRe tees during Tho winter ptoduced copsrsEive
nothing People Of Unr country learning their
"nters Therefore most OF them cut their vince loose
fran tho francs early ia November and lay them the
ground AID them with leaves with few inches
In depth light esrrh aud they fnd thar the little
and toub OF performing IN JOB returns ao ample Com.
penaation 10 fruit the next have in mind
Der choices vines this city that had been trained snd
Gu tvated with great aud EXPENSE Of vAch
ksd outright By gold ef wintcr while
were syTouay lnu red that they produced
ripe frrit at a whereas, had they been laid dowl
during tue cod wcarhef doubt they would have pros
ducsda bouutstul crop VI delicious grapes lstaia M
Let every one who owns Rrapeyine cut IL loose from
Its supports and cover II with lgnt GARTH leaves with
thin pieces Of turf Until the weather or dc x spring
admunlshes us that Is time n agnin and hang
il on the frame lhs practice has secured large quants
ties delicious grapes when had it NOT been done tacre
would have been uit ut oil on the vices The prac-
whhour Hle no ruiz may be expected when the "
rely Is Of u tender auIt,n
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FREE NEGROES.

NEthpEE4 -f-t- sttN%t
NUMBER Of applications were msde.to The Orphans'
Coast OF Prince Georges county, at their meeting on yes
terday to have negro chdren bound for term of years
under the apprentice laws Of Maryland To all caseT the
applications for orphsh children, or BY consent d
parents. ii 4.a's ~" 80 - t'.'.'''
The Court decided that Gen, Wallace, Of Baltimore,
had, by military order taken out of the hands Of the civil
authorities tho management aud care Of this class Of per-
sons md that therefore they declined to upon the
applications at this time. Section frat Of Gen. walAces
order IL ID these words .-'.''.'"t ~ " 4
Department heretofore slaves, but now fes by operAsion
OF Constitution shall be cons dered under special
military protection upt the Legislature Of MsrylApd may,
By It's onactmep, make military projection nnpeces-
cary" - -" ~'. Z" II
We have heard OF no csae Of attempt to interfere
with the ighss Of the freed negroeson the contrary
citizens have Shown eVory disposition to glsy them 10
all their reasonable demands Marlborough Garstte,
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The Springfield Mass Republican calls attention to-
the fac. that capt Coos Of the Wachnset who seired
the Florida incurred The censurc Of the Government In
1862 for seizog the Brish schooner Mont Blanc, nbd
tAhns her into Key Went At the time OF seizure the
schooner anchor at sand Cay Bahama Banks onlf
one mile from shore.
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Two hundred Itiskmen U1ion soldiers who were pri
the South and have been rebel custody over
year becoming weary OF rher confinement are said to
have joined the rebel army and been sent TO Hood.
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pRW fIAMpsHIRE

Tie slate II Kew Hampshire has eiTsa Republican
majority Of 20s4 On the home vote The vote .; tie col
iiers is expected TO increase 1t to 1900
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The flos GoBERTJ. WALEEa arrived in Washinston
few dsys ego, 10 good health h, pumerou, friend, win
ba Glad To learn. 81. /.
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Capt. and Acting Assistant Adjutant Gensr
From the Nso Yorh World.

from NC Nefo f0TH VOVa.
The departure Of Gen. Butler from this city might pass
unnoced were it not that his special organ here yester
day inflicted upon lie readers terribly long story Of what
was done by this great warrior during his stay in the me
tropos According to that paper the city surrounded
with soldiers ell the aleyways termed with armed men,
and in harness. guns all mounted and cavaliers all
uniformed were concealed In sequestered haunts from
Tuesday morning November g. until Friday night Hovam-
Der H. The spectacle Of these men, beasts and guns
waiting in loneliness might provoke tear from phanhro-
pists Il ioes smile from sensbls en were there not
serious aspect to the matter. Farce 40 waa,
attended to bs and actually was, insult to New
York city It Hsult to Its civic authorities, to ts
police the Governor Of the State, who by law empn
cred call ont the militia in Of riot and TO Mai Gen
John Dix who has long been in Command OF the Fede
raj forces the Department Of the East There was no
need of this display Of military force Fhe men who cha
mored for the sending Of Butler bither knew IT, Gen
Butler knew Ii. The Administrations knew it, rs z.s
There be harm in stating now what for pruden
s reasons has not been made public before Previous
to the election number Of prominent Republicans called
upon the police commissioners and dvuged what they had
heard Of alarming plet to get up riot on election
The commissioners listened To their story and replied that
they had ample for learning OF any such movement
but from all the reports Of policemen and detectives they
satisfied that there would not be the slightest dis
urbance the day mentioned. The whole board OF COM
missoners, Democrats and Republicans were unanimous
in this; and confident they ia their beei that,
contrary the usual CUSTOM not single special policeman
for duty that dry Despite there sstur-
aDees the Administration urged to Rend tronps to She
city and put Butler in command Of them. both Of which
demands were at once soceded TO- . III, ~ \. \
The whole affair was stupendous farce. III was et:
pensve too Thousands U dollars will MOI cover the cost
of Transporting the troops hthsr Nor is 1t to be over,
looked that the withdrawal Of this force from the army
postpoued-tme will show how longthe advance OF Cen
Grants army Such acts these need not be looked AZ
with the eye Of craftsmanship The time for that has passed
though Of the Republican Journals seem to forget
that the political campaign Ia . ..a ....., a.
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OPERATIONS OF A aoyERNMEN'r sPY,

rrrI27 H1cr7, -s.IIfs gHT Ecg
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the yaty Of every VITO denies the legality OF auy act
the Government questions the wdom CT any part OF
4, policy They very Cordially adopt he nsIi9 the ing
Gus 10 those who advocate
OF States to agree upon the terms OF sparaou and stop
tho efusion Of blood II the war should they must
sink to their level for then Ohelos 10 gone
But the advocates of free may safely appeal
from all rch TO the sober sound judgment Of tns great
mass of the American people North and South, who bear
the heavy burdens OF the without the Office, pa
fronage of either Government hose sons been con.
scrpted and torn from them md slaughtered, msuy Of
whose homes have been destroyed and their as and ctes
Laird waite, who daily robbed of their property by i'm
pressment or other Vithout
them any thing for it who bear the burdens OF tho
nous taxstfon necessary 10 curry the and support
a the LARGE classes above mentioned ndul,
imrcnsc public debt whchs trntiy augmented And
the appeal may be made with still greater f3rce to Il
gallant soldier tho storms Of winter and in the weary
march while amid the pers that surround him his thoughts
to the snetnss OF lovsdonrn at home well
oil true Christians in both countries Shall this boodshed
carnage and desestion continue crafty the ambition
and obstnacy those power Or shall the people Of
both countries demand Of hsr rulers that the war shall
ceae, and a. 1t s impossible that the people OF the two
sections again live together Id harmony that's conven
ton Of OIL chs States be held to agree upon terms sep
araton, aud upon the treaties necessary to the happiness
and prosperity Of the nsghborng Governments 81 peace
with each other, I'LL !. N.t4aa.s kaA ..- (y
We may be told that the Northern Government will not
agree to- such convention. very readily admit that
neither the Lincoln Government will probably
agree 10 ~ TIL stronger pressure OF Inc people brought
upon beth and that the advocates Of tis pcyin
the North cannot control long presses off
cas state and Consdsrate, denounce the movement and
thereby put weapons in the hands Of the G6vernmont at
Washington With which to out the growing sent
men In the North, and more especially In Inc Northwest
ern staee Bat think recent Developments have shown
that this doctrine viii bear down every thug Before il
10 the North, If Thy demonstrations Of approval 10 The
south stop the war and call convention Of the States
to negotiate, and the people of the North who are aa tired
Of az we are will agree 10 proper adjustment upon
the ters above Indicated sooner than resume hosid
lies In the ncan tire, till proper arrangements
be made TO adjust difficulties and stop The efusion Of
blood By pegotst0n, In 10 tue duty every Ia the
Confedeacy TO do every thing possible In bis power 70
strengthen and sustain the gallant and glorious armies OF
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06
FROM THOMhS'S ARMY.
The Beetle Of FrnnkIin-Gen. stanicys
Acceunt-Aaairs at Nashville.
CycNsAII Monday, December s. lsGs.

Maj. Gen. Stanley, who was wounded in the
battle Of Franklin. arrived hero yesterday. He says
the reports of the battle that hpye reached the public
have not been exaggerated. Tho Rebels net with them
hes Jest osses in attacking trains, which were o.
enormous size ard value and filed the roads for Twelve
miles T. wss not intended that Franklin sboyld BE-
held longer necessary TO get our property out
Of the way Tie Rebels had been pressing Us very hard
frou Columbia and at one time We were IN great dan
ger. Hood lost his opportunity by not attacking IN
force at Spring Hill SckoGe's Army consisted OF the
Fourth snd TweDiy.thirl Corps, together with few
regiments which lad recently entered the service
They Jeff Pulask on the 23d Of November. and were SO
osey pressed tina. times it thought the artillery
wagon trans would have to be Abandoned but by good
management they were oil brought through safely,
Gen Stanley has been in nearly all the battles N
Tennessee ard Georgia but he says TINT the musEeTy
fire al Franklin was for an hour the most intense nc
ever Witnessed Besides this wo had e guns in action
with fun sweep OK tie Rebel columns.
4 dispatch TO TIE COmseyciaI from Nashville
SAYS Murireesboroueb, Bridgeport and Chattanoosa
are safe Nashville and the surrounding conn
try for niles have been converted into huge
for;s. The destruction OF Rebel property 70
facilitate The defense OF the city has been minerse'
Almost I'll the rich property holders heseabout ore
Rebel sympahizers The advance OF the Rebel army
has nceossita;sd tue destruction Of property The
Union position is perfectly satisfactory.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06

last week. They returned, passing Noorfeld on Sun
doy last en- route to New Market, having in their pos
sossion four pieces Of artillery three to four hundred
prisoners and drove Of cattle and sheep which was
daily augmenng by captures right and left along the
route of parch. One OF the pieces Of artillery was
captured in skrmsh previous TO the attack on New
Greek. They spiked and left in the works several
pieces Of heavy ordnance which could not he removed
They spent Sunday night Mooriield, and resumed
their journey toward NEWMARKET on the following
day carrying their prisoners and booty along with
them The amoant of damage inflicted by them during
the raid VIII he reported. with more accuracy than
can give it, by Gen. Kelly portion of whore command
were the victims Of this successful Rebel expedition.
Having accomplished the end Of their expedition they
fell back with THEN punder with great haste TO AVOID
being OF by possible force which might be sent
scains, them from this command.
These well planned and almost uniformly successful
raids upon our outposts making sad havoc In our
cavalry arm. and infieting no little decentralization
among the mounted forces in the Valley An officer re-
ported TO me yesterday tho capture By Mosby Of pcr-
lion Of the 10Th Penns yvana caary near or between
Uarper's Ferry and Charlestown.
Weather indicating rain. h D.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06

being in bis 10Th year, and with the exception OF "en
Cu.ar tho youngest MajOrGeneral in the service Is
an old soldier. 4 lieutenant of engineers he COM
,nded onc-haf OF the company of regulars which with
loaded pieces, capped and at hafcock, guarded the
the presidential carriage at the inauguration ID o.
Tia, same night no lay, with "a men, IN barn au1a
cert TO the building in which was held the Inauguration
bah Gen. Scott having received word that set oi
baltimore rolghs were likely to make disturbance
Having prior TO the war served four years under one
MAJOR Beauregsrd in the construction Of the defenses
Of New Orleans when Gen Buler sailed against that
city Lieut.. Weitze accompanied him as engineer
officer and assisted in reducing the works he had helped
10 construct. Some months staff officer, he WA al
length made Brgadier General, and given an indie
penI,nt field command in the up-country, where he
fought several battles, and each battle victory MS
later record is familiar to the country.
Gen. Grant lately remarked that 90 the bows must
fuIal ND tins war;" lie meant such men ns Sheridan
wauen Custar. Merritt and Weitzei--all yonng men,
and he such strpungs as were first to LAY hands
on tie rebel flags in the Shenandoah fights.
Generals Terry. Stannard and Devens VIII have
divisions in the oath corps. This viii be tho largest
co in the service by thousands, sihco 1t com
pres all the original troops OF the 10Th and the ie'h
IL has bat TO proong the reputation u 'h.Ao as aa
the ssms men are there 10 10 it,
know how hackpeyed are the expressions the e'ms
in good spirits" the army Is 10 splendid condtioD'
thc army eager for the fray" and similar sayings
with tie variations" which are ever and anon hersd
ed to the country and hesitate and qnibbe with my
,sf as TO how shall convey the thought wish to with
cut repeating some old and by.everybody disTus'sd
assertion Let me say thet the army is 5seve rs TO
Numbers, Grant monaces Richmond with about tue
sgno force ss that with which he fought The battle OF
III, Wlderness-wi,h which he started from the Rapi'
dar He needs good weather. that only. ca 7.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. SHERMAN.
sifpatisn Of His Cavalry A&vnnee-Cnfy
Six ,fiies from Savannah.
WASHINGTON, Monday, lee. ).


The Rtpubl;ean OF this City, in en- extra, pub
nsLes the following:
"By the arrival of Tie Government tranfpof, ~
Fortress Moaroe last evening, the Government mas IT,
.eived adycee from Savannah to the ID OF Decempef
that when the steamer oft information had Ieach'u
Savannah that Shcrmans advance cavalry was ""n'h
s,x miles Of that city.
This does not conflict with the news pfonsHt ny 'ne
Steamer Belle which arrived on Saturday night 'ha
fhe savar nab papers Of the 30th OF November
,ba, She,pans Army was within so miles OF that CITY,
rh. ,rers do not state at what date he was that dis
lance from the city.
Aeeptlenan recently from Savannah informs US iAat
there no iporant defenses on the west side OF "a
~aDLab.
BALTIMORE. Monday, Dec. ., 1901.
The american has the following SPECIAL cor
respondence;
"Adyices from Fortress Monroe Of last evening
report the arrival there Of the steamer Gen. Lyon with
7O released prisoners At the time the Gen Lyon lett
Savannah as! Thursday night the latest news received
there was 10 the effect that Gen Sherman occupied
Miller Ga and that his cavalry was scouting several
miles Oh. from The town. meeting With but little resist
snce.
Every effort was being made for the defense OF
Savannah.
Our prisoners report that boys Of thirteen years and
even women were assisting in the trenches and earth
works.
Sherman wss slowly but surely advancing 10 the
coast, and donbt of his success need be entertained
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06
FROM GEN. SHERIDAN'S ARMY.
The Late Hmporsans Cavalry Expeditions
and les KesuIts.

special Dlspaf'b 70 Inc NJ
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 4. 1894.
The following important dispatch has Just
reached tbs bureau from Sherdans army;
"AG,Y OF THE SHENANDOAH Dec. 4. 1864
"The important cavalry expedition under Gen. Ier'
-t yhic, has been absent for about one week in the
I.oudon Valley. has returned. They have brought
away abont two thousand head Of cattle, sheep and
hogs. and have left the whole region over which they
passed without hay or forage of any kind All barns
oopta:uing hay have been burned and the haunts OF
Mosby ard his gang have been thoroughly cleaned ont
4 few Rebel prisoners were taken. The party was
followed and attacked by bUshwhackers at VaIions
points, but met with no serious opposition.
THE results Of this raid into the Loudon 'aiey'
which has been the lurking place Of Mosbys and other
guergilla is most important and VIII greatly increase
their difficulties in subsisling upon that part oil Inc
country.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06

Dutch Gap. for the last two or three days but Capt
Pierce ut Fort Brady opened last night with mor'sr
that bank of the river. which is exactly under bis
range. and the Rebels this morning called across 'he
river, promising good behavior long the mortar
holds its peace Several shots have since been fred By
their pckes in accordance with the orders which the
Re bel military authorities have given to fire on any
mounted man riding along the river bank towards
Dutch Gap. II is very remarkable fact, however
since them that all the shots 30 great deal too high 10
do any damage, ard consequently Capt. Perces NOR
hhs lot yet been obliged TO clean out their PICK 81
line which Il could 10 in double quick time, whenever
necessary.
The heau,iful Indian Summer weather which VIC are
enjoying il is impossible 80 describe. dRc.