The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-21
LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

the adoption Of the new constitution OF
Maryland. The following is the Presi-
dents speech:
am notified that this compl ment ia
paid me by loyal MGrylanders resident
in this D strict. ! infer that the adOp
ton Of the new constitution for the
State furnishes the occasion, and that,
in your view, the eztirpation of slavery
constitutes the chief merit of the new
constitution. Most heartily do / con-
graduate you, and Maryland, and the
nation, and world upon the event /
regret that it did not occur two years
sooner. which / am sure would have
saved to the nation more money than
would have met all private loss incl
dent to the measure but it has come
at last, and / sincerely hope its friends
may fully realize all their anticipations
Of good from it. and that its opponents
may, by its effects, be agreeably and
probably disappointed.
word upon another subject Some
thing said by the Secretary Of State in
his recent speech at Auburn has been
construed by some into threat thatit
| shall be beaten at the election ! will,
between then and the end of my con-
stitutional term, do what may be able
to ruin the government Others regard
the fact that the Chicago Convention
adjourned not sine die, but to meet
again if called to do so by particular in
diyiduals, as an intimation of the pur-
pose that if that nominee shall be cleo
ted he viii at once seize control of the
government I hope the good people
will permit themselves TO suffer no
uneasiness on either point am strug-
Cling to maintain the government, not
to overthrow it.
I therefore say that if shall live, /
shall remain President until the 4th of
March next, and that whoever shall be
constitutionally elected in November,
he shall be duly installed as President
on the 4th of March, and that in the
interval / shall do my utmost that who
ever is to hold the helm for the next
term shall stand the best chance to save
the ship. This is due TO the people
both on principle and under the con-
stitution. The will Of the people con-
expressed is ultimate law
for all If they should deliberately re.
solve to have immediate peace even at
the loss of their country and liberties
| know not the power or right to resist
them.
1t is their own business and they
must do as they please with their own
l believe, however, they are still resoly-
ed to preserve their country and their
and in this, in office or out Of
it, am resolved to stand by them. l
may add that in this purpes. TO save
the country and its liberties no classes
of people seem SO nearly unanimous as
the soldiers in the field and seamen
ahoat Do they not have the hardest
of it? Who should quail when they
do not? God bless the soldiers and
seamen and all their brave command
ers
The Posts Washington special says
The Assistant Secretary of War says it
is not yet decided whether the New
York and Pennsylvania enrolled sol
diers will be sent home to vote in No
vember No favoritism will be shown
to any State
The Importance Of our victory over
Hood at Alatoona was not made appa
rent by the first report 1t appears
that there were stored there one and a
half million rations, of which Hood
was informed by some women who as
the fact Besides, Alatoona
is so situated that with 10000 men,
Hood could have held the place against
ten times his number Hood attempted
a surprise and capture, but Sherman,
rs soon as he learned the direction
Hood had taken, sent forward three
of troops with fifteen days ra
tons at their backs, and signalled the
corps To hold the place. How we'll he
held il IS already known.
The Charlottesville Chronicle says
that Confederate currency is worthless
and recommends it to be burned, and
holders be compensated with cotton or
bonds People can then adopt a system |
of traffic without money.
The Richmond Enquirer CT the 10Th |
,ays the Federal mortar batteries on |
Jhapin's Farm are nearly completed /
These batteries are said to have COM |
nand Of the position.
The Examiner says the people talk |
bout starving, but they better starVe
han be overrun by Yankees
The papers also berate the War De- |
,artment for keeping back that good
Jews which it ia believed has been re-
eived from Hoods army, and insist on
showing it. They insist they need all
he encouragement they can get,
The Brandon, Miss, Republican says
,eef cattle recently crossed the Missis
ippi and passed through there en- route
or Hoods army.
Bells Life in London, of the Sth,
avs neither Mace nor Coburn can
lain the stakes. 1t recommends Co
urn to accept Maee's challenge to fight
n England, either to chose four refe-
ees, or allow the editor of Bells Life
o name four gentlemen of the press TO
elect a referee from them
The Commercial Advertisers London
etter says News of the defeat of
larly, in his retreat up the Shenandoah
ALLEY, was received yesterday, and
aused a further fan of per cent in
be Confederate loan, in addition to a
Ike fall which had occurred during the
sw preceding days In three weeks
he loan has fallen 2S per cent
Gen. Page, and other rebel officers,
-ho arrived 10y the Continental, was
etained at Quarantine, and will not be
rought to the city for several days. 1t
understood they 60 to Fort Warren.
The Herald's Paris letter says that
mericsn bonds are considerably in
1ired for, and within the past ten t
avs have been regularly exposed in
ne windows of exchange dealers.
The Cork Examiner says the army
othing factory at Limerick recently
sde $4,000 suits of clothing for the
and shipped them on
ST. ALBANs, VI, Oct l9.-An invasion
the town took place to-day. Tween
FIVE armed desperadoes, supposed to
, in rebel employ from Canada, made
] assault on three banks, about
clock this afternoon. The National
ank was robbed of about $4,000,
ostly in bills The st. Adams Bank
rs robbed of $4,000, and the Frank
! County Bank of considerable
Mount Twenty horses were also seiz- I
by the desperadoes and carried of
veral citizens who resisted, deliber-
ely state that two were wounded, it
feared fatally E J. Morrison, con-
aetor, and C. II. Huntingdon, jewel
:. Several others are reported slight