The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-17
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Erw York, June l5.-Ths Scotia,
which left Liverpool at go on June ;,
! arrived here at o'clock this afternoon.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
/ don Times. learns that the French Gov
eminent has sent two delegates to
America, enc civil and the other mill
taTy, TO ascertain. and report upon the
prospects of the belligerents.
/ It IS also asserted that overtures have
been made by France 70 the English
] Government, with view to devise
means for putting a stop to the fright
full carnage.
/ The London Times reviews the affairs
in Virginia as unfavorable to the Fed
erals, and is prepared to hear of Grants
failure
The morning Star regards Northern
prospects as more favorable, and de
nounces the Southern eoloring given
to affairs by the Times.
The Army and Navy Gazette thinks
| Grant has so far produced no result
commensurate with the hopes and sac
rifces of the North.
Mr.. Layard, Of the House Committee.
said the Government had not yet re
ceiyed the decision in relation to the
court martial on Acting-master Dono-
van for the alleged murder of the mate
Of the Anglo Saxon.
The Government had received no in
formation that British steamer had
been searched in a Federal harbor.
AdVices from Denmark continues
very warlike, with many indications
that war viii 90 on.
Spanish adEices indicate an early set
Element Of the disputes with Peru.
The cession of the Ionian Islands to
Greece is formerly completed
WAsHINGToy, June l5.-It is rumored
in town to-day that Sheridan has reach
ed GordonsYille on his way to Join
Hunter.
His mission is understood to be not
only the capture of Charlottesville and
Lynchburg, but to complete thorough
destruction of the railroad connections
with Gordonsyille With Sheridans
assistance he may be enabled to pene-
tratea little further into the country
and effect the capture of Danville. II
is well known that the railroad lines
leading to the rebel capital are now
taxed to their utmott capacity to sup
ply the inhabitants of Richmond and
the immense army of Lee
The people of Richmond are already
suffering from short rations, and if the
railroad lines leading to the immense
fields and repositories in western and
southern Virginia, and the Shenan-
dOah valley, are cut off, the rebels will
be compelled to send away all non COM
batants and place the city in state of
siege
The Times Washington special dated
the 18th, says: A scout from the front
says Sheridan has not been heard from,
but it is supposed that he has reached
Charlottesville, on dis way to Lynch
burg
CHcNNAT1, June .-Vallandigham
made his appearance at the Democratic
District Convention held in Hamilton
today with apparent surprise to the
larger portion of the assembly. He
was received with great enthusiasm He
spoke briefly from a written document,
narrating his arrest, and defending his
acts. He said the assertion of the Pres
ident that he was arrested because he
labored with some effect to prevent
raising troops and encouraged desertion
from the army, or had disobeyed or
failed to counsel obedience 0 the lawful
authority, was absolutely false. He APP
pealed fer proof to every speech he
had made, and to the record of the
military commission, by trial and SEN
tence of which he was banished. The
sole offence laid to my charge was
words of criticism of the public policy
Of Lincoln, addressed to open political
meetings Of fellow-citizens.
For more than year no public man
has been arrested-no newspaper sup
pressed within the State for the express
sion of public opinion, while hundreds
in public assemblies or through the
press, with license and violence, in
which never INDUCED, criticised and
CONDEMNED the acts and policy Of the
Administration, denounced the war,
and maintaining even the propriety of
recognizing the Southern Confederacy.
/ do not mean any longer TO be the only
man of the party who is to be the vic
tim of arbitrary power. If Abraham
Lincoln seeks my life, let him so de
clare, but he shall not again deprive rue
of my personal liberty except upon
due process of law. He denounced or
der So, under which he was arrested,
and said it was against the Constitution
and laws, and without validity, and all
proceedings under it were null and void.
The time has come when it becomes
me as a citizen of the United States to
demand, and, by my own act, vindicate
the rights and privileges which / never
forfeited, but of which, for many
months, l have been deprived. He re
iterated the right to criticise the acts of
the Administration He cautioned his
political friends from any acts of VIC.
lence on his account, but advised none
to shrink from any responsibility if
forced upon him
Nallandigham was accompanied to !
the depot by a large crowd, and arrived |
in Dayton tonight, where it is under |
stood he will make a speech
The. convention elected Vallandig- |
ham as delegate to the Chicago Con |
vention.
Vallandigham arrived at Dayton at |
halfpast FIVE O'Clock, and proceeded |
at once 10 his residence. There was
no demonstration BumOrs are current |
that soon after his arrival he had taken |
the night train for Toledo, but was sub
announced that he would de-
liver public speech tomorrow. There
is considerable apprehension of trouble
at Dayton, and the people are very