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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
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Sprrs 0YrrcE, Springfield, Aug. ], "a
II. l.. sHxPHEEp, Gen'l Agt-Sr: Ubder the late set
Of Congress mailing IL necessary Internal Eeve
nue. Stamps in cvnting the basnees OF this Line you
will be governed by tar t~ilowiug rules:
Each receipt which Yen may xiv. for property be
transported over, on this Line pt B0ads ust be
stamped With two celt stamp@
All receipts taken for freiait which has arrived nj
its final des stnstien drliver u connecting Lnr-
he forwarded must be stamped ith q stamp
This stamp uust be put by the party giving the
c.apt-
neirht detive.s ,udsr kaie for amounts VI i~srsy
dollars fse or over uHst be stamped ~ you with two
cent stamp.
a. All Vouchers when receiPted, Of any kind. for
amounts of twenty dollars " or over must be stamped
with q two cent stamp.
p Every stamp used under ell Her ot 'ne preceding
rules, must ts furnished and cne d by the signer Of
me receipt or voucher, by putting there ais Initials and
the date, in ink
The penalty for omittinr the stap,n a. g hing can
Gel the saHie Is TIVE hundred dollars for each Nd every
onense and every instrument stamped is inya and
of no effect. TIIns T. EYE ~.
ausouu Superintendent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SHIP.

PERs-I have just received the following order
cerning the receiving uf reghts for transportation and
the dIvery of frighs transported line of roads
fhis will govern transactions in future.
T.. SHEPHERD, Gent Agt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
ELOUR BARRELS WANTED |
500 Flour Barrels.

Mthsr FOR present future delivery liberal pr,c,
VII y Pad. inquire Of G. H. ALBEN6 co.
eaeseAw InVaial Mil, Lsves,
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We yield a large portion OF orr space On
our hrst page to the publication Of the able
aud powerful appeal Of the new Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr. Fcssenden, The points
presented ars Of transeendent Importance
in this crisis, and the Secretary has pre-.
sented them IN such lorcible terms Is will
command attention. The ineolne Of the
Government win coon amount to ONE NIL.
LION PsR DAY Only think Of that, and OF
the vsstrusouroes Of this great Gosernment.
We can carry on the war, and we intend 10
do Il, until the rebellion Is put down
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TnaIgnatlon or Unlon Men.

Union men generally kei indignant al
Our Home Guards for capturing and bring.
Ing IN, as prisoners, a class ef men they have
lately turned over here They are bush.
whackors, highway robbers, and murderers,
and are not entitled 70 any trial here or
elsewhere. Treat them, IN the future, as
Gen. Sherman advises treat them as ''wiId
beasts, by putting them 10 death wherever
feand. No msstar whore sons or relatives
thoy may be--ns matter what the position
OF their families. hang and shoot them like
dogs. We have 10 como 70 this, aud the
sooner The better Our dependence for just
retaliation is on eur Eas. Tennessee sol.
diers, when they get here They will do
up clean job, and they will do it with
commendable dispatch.
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Al subscriptions for six mouths expired
With the z6th No Of the Weekly Wing, ba.
railing 10 send oa. that issas Aeiore We re-
moved osr books from CiHeinnAd sc Knox
vile, We now send the 3oth SUMMER 70 all
such, that they may have their issaes, aud
know heir time has expired &c have our
nsw Press in successful operation, and print
this issue, for the first t;sae. SpOn Hoes
Paseas Eails-ag Pres "a sight our town
AID coGntry iolks woald Do web to cab in
ard see Its splendid piece Of inaehinery,
&n3 AL enable Is 70 seHttlats rebels 70 great
perfection. It's constructed both Cor steam
snj negro power For the present We are
Supplying nrtise Asssrioan steam pouer @of
African decent, and il works ike charnl.
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Arnlng Eegroes 70 FlsAs

The terrible outcry against arming me-
gross ia this war laa measnrabiy ceased
since the murderous and barbaroas vondnct
Of the rebels is understood, and siRec Il Is
generally known that they 5esdH that spe-
cies Of warfare. Tie true Union sentiment
Of tie country calls for tho putting down
Of this heli-boand rebellion, 81 any cost Of
human life, and human treasure. And il
we bad the power, and could control the
elements, we souId arm and aniiorm, In
Federal habilanents, all the fowls of the
air, and the flshes il the sea-.-eYery wolf,
panther, eatamonni, and bear ia the noun
taius ef Afneriea--every tiger. elephant,
and lion 10 Earope- rattle snake and
crOcadiis IN the sNamps Of Florida and
soath Carolina every negro 10 The South
ern oonfederacys and every devil IN bell
and tara them loose upon sas Coniederacy.
Nay, We woald poison the very air they
breathe. the water they drink, and the food
hey eel. We would convert he'll itself into
one great terpsds, and have 1t exploded an
der he very center OF the con1edoraey -
Are. we say pat down the rebstiion, and
force rebels to lay down their arms q, in
doing SO. We have 70 exterminats from
Gods green earth every living human be-
iog soztk o. Mason ard Dixnn's line
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Extracts iren san. Wa.Iaee's Letter.

=. - = 80 :, s'''ss'.'s 49,, ,. =
sA'a. esastass, % mount eoun.yi y ms vic,
dated Juae zSd, 9 'nlles n 2, Of Atlanta,
Georgia A few brief extracts A0m this
letter. evidently expressing the honest con.
vsetieus az the vriter,s mind win he Rad
-,
wilh interest hers, Fners the rsoei writer
"a known
atoa y hsipsng y fnrss I'VE great eAstisa At
RIehnand and Atlantis eilI decide The eoatssk /
hsvs A,liesaa aver ,s.sos Aava seea t1.s fasn a
=, -. 49,. -. a. 49,. -.
- -. 49,. s1-s : - =, -
y We afiss t1saa uofn Alshnsona anu AhkltsA y
viii stop the VA, They can never raise af,othes
army, fos slo North 8 s tissi s ts var q We are.
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NAIskI end War.

Whisky and brandy are worry necessary
IN war, In tho army hospitals and in times
Of peace for medicinal purposes, but they
are Destructive IN military eneampment,
and snbssrAlve of Inv and order and II
used Freely 10 batiIa, they viii defeat the
party using them but tor liquor this re-
belliOn weald net have been commenced,
aud but ior iqaor ID the Federal army the
vAs would now Be II aA snd, because /.
Woald have tesminatsa h the triumph Of
car arms
% iif e the permitting Of liquors into
East Tonhsssee i concerned, the Treasury
nepaft.nent viii de aaas II 4. bal, Ia The
future throw Che whole respoasihiliss Of Il
upon the military aathufllies
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-10
The Blessed Rain.

We have all, UHion men and rabels, been
rejoicing over the iong-continued showers
Of rain which have fallen throughout the
country at intervals, dispelIing the drouth,
and causing thanks TO the great Dispenser
of all good. The fnll-freighted clouds CON-
meneed discharging their joyful burdens in
Gsst-ialling sonl-eheering showers, on the
4th. the day of Thanksgiving and Prayer,
under the Presidents Proclamation, and the
next day, especially, we were blessed with
glorious rains.
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Bursting a Cap al Col. Kirk.

We are informed that ssno rebel assas
sin, few evenings since, under cover Of
darkness presented himself at the window
Of Col Kirk, in this city, opposite tho
Catholic Aureh, bursting cap at him. and
made his escape, This is not matter of
surprise The city IS fail Of rebels some
Of them are here Ia disguise some are from
the rebel army, concealed 10 rebel houses,
IS spies, and others are on the streets, hav-
ing taken The oath to enable them better to
serve the rebellion This class of Them
talk treason right out bold rebel caucuses
AID give rebels intelligence Of all our move
nents. Tho wonder with US is. that our
leading mes and officers have not been as.
saasinatod By thess ilnps Of he'll.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-10
Sale or Rebel Property.

WIN Homer, and other AAids 70 the
Revenue, will sell, Thursday and Friday
next on Gay street, near 10 Renshaw's
Warehouse, large lot Of Furniture, and a
variety adapted 70 housekeeping, aud the
approaching winter Also, some three
thousand dollars worth OF goods And on
that, or the following day, two omnibuses,
seized as the property Of rebels, one Piano,
and various other items Of ase, and Of prime
necessity. The sale viii commence at 10
o'clock precisely, and the terms win be cash
in hand Nothing viii be received bat
greenbaelks.
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Pay them n their axn ueln.

For the especial affirmation Of such Last
Tennessee troops, whether If the United
States volunteer service, or Of the Home
Guards, the following genuins rebel order
issued IN November lasf
HxApcrARTEns sara Va. BxL CAsAlAY.
Nosembes as1 lss3 4
n aii suAos, Il nssy Cbacsa.
Natice Is hereby given 70 the pey s II Carter and
johnson COUNTIES that The rni6n visa viii Be hels
rss70nEhls IA psrson and pFopsEtE fer al piander-
ing and ba.hvAseking e sO'aassa seiassfs and
citixeas MhenaseF desaFtsn buahwaAEksEs. ard
manaiUss, ara known q nNemble OF ~heneseF
they may steal o. piaadsr ~ Aaases eak tarals q
EssieH usss ataH q suFNs& - ~ aruHa&
Citizens are appealed q, % osganiss and destroy
che gAags o. seeanarss who are laitssng the eOls.
HE sbave orrs win e. exs<a1e.s d TIC very isl-
ss By order Of II. oeI. WlfuuzA
This bloody. bal characteristic order Of =
Virginia robber and murderer, who COM.
manded the rebel thieves IN upper East
Tennessee last wIpser, was found in the
pocket of Isaac csessrkise, who was killed
on the Iron Mountain, IN Jehnson county,
In June last, BY Union citizens who had
sss.l esl,sa BY l.ls,As and vAsss hoaess he
had burned 10 the ground, BY authority.
he aud bis viIlainous associates had burned
to the ground the hoases Of twenty teur
families. and bad stolen their horses, within
the last six wseks This was done ia ODE.
dienee 70 Lieut. Col Witehers order, and
be, the scouudrei. isssed the order ia obedl.
euee 10 the orders Of the Davis Dsspotism
at Richmcsd
Wiichef Ii the man who committed the
murders OF DR. Bells, in Carter county, lssl
winter an account Of which We have here
tofore published
CrosEwhite was attached 70 Witcherss
command, and was left in Johnson county
70 carry cut this order, and 10 snperintend
the numbering Of Union men, AID the burn
ing out Of their houses. as the surviving
ioyslisis win testify. These are the thier-
ing scoandrsls and hardened assassina No
are called apon now, BY rebel sympathizers.
70 treat with lenieney, aad even to allow,
when captured, 70 take the amnesty cath.
Is any man 50 great fool as 10 suppose
that East Tennessee soldiers in the Federal
army viii ever take these nsn prisoners, or
those citizens who set them on their fkmi-
lies VIII our soldiers stalsify themselves
b. bringing in such, men as prisoners
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-10

No troops in tho Union army have foaght
more bravely, from Tunnel Hill TO Atlanta,
than the East Tennessee regiments. The
regiments commanded BY Col shelly and
Cross, have fought veil and suffered largely.
The regiment commanded by Col Reeve
has fought well, been badly cut up, and
most Of It's remaining officers have resigned.
The etk. Col Cooper. has done much hard
lighting, and its gallant Cotsael has been
made Brigadier General promotion he
has won by hard lighting and good condnct
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~ Mar Is eeorgia.

The i6llowiRg circular from Gen. Thomas
viii 81 pernssd with sasisfsstisn By the
Union people, a. coming Gtom Que Of tho
solid men q. the army. whc never exaggsr.
ates, but states things d they are. lie
shows that 10 tho recent battles there we
have been victorious in most encouraging
degree
NsN AIIasrA, July ~, 1884
The Major General Commanding eshgrs,alates
hs troops upon The aiiiant suecsas which attend
"a the Gallon arms ii the late battles, and which
have been officially reported q hlIcNs
In The battle Of the 30th iast, IN xhich the 3Oth
eosps enc division Of che al ccFys and part Of the
Itch eofpa wure angaged ths total CniDn losa 10
ldilrd weunded aHd Missing, sss LIZA In frou.
q tho 10th sors there were pei eut Of sght 5000
rebalss 1853 ~ fhe enemy we're buried by our
tsnCps and The sslssls were permitted 20 bury 2Se
II.e sesen6 divisior, lih corps rspslsea seven a.
shus II the enemy. with light Ices to thornsulyes
which mx1s hssa sNalled The narlher barred BY thu
rseal. ssgpaa 500 We siso captured seven stand.
Nc oi;lsl report So besa ressssea a The p.rs
taken n us battle b fhe tar car1,s
u he halile ~ he I'D, the fetal Union Iess 81
killed spsfzded End missing ues saae and ten iel
pieces Il agkleFy RE rsl los IN prisoners e. D.
tnfed. and lEnowa deed. d Trent af the 18th asl
lssh corps md enc division e the nth cofps vas
Ala. rs pthef divisions a. de ma csfps IL.
PULSED sd asnib 81 The sacmy befare Il foil back,
which sill eas the rebel los 10 killed 10 al lasss
a0ee ~
There usEs squared IN this haitie ne stands Of
roIoFn, and keoe saaAH anna.
dvsioH has 7ess sstasslsst ssna ruad tka Es4s:
gs Raiiread. having ioet bus Two men, and brought
q twa hanlred pFsoaera = fresh let ef-hars, and
. nnnshef 81 hsgToes. be aafrosea tho railroad
lhfidgcs aereas branch cf he OeeAmuga, aEa the
dsposs az Cesraas Covingtca aad Social Circle.
BY command II Gen. THoxAs
w. u. MHlrrLr, A. A.a.
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Advance IN Prices

While oar patrons are paying iron one
70 three hundred per cent. advance upon
articles Of daily consumption We continue
oar paper 10 them II old rates 90 per an
nsm. We are Paysng decide the amount
Tor paper We did before the war, dosbts the
amour, Cor labor, ink, fnsl, and all that we
use IN carrying On oar oEice Having no
mAB facilities through the country suhscri-
bsrt must set thele rsPass e best tsax ran.
We make no pledges, further than 70 deliver
the papers hers when called Coz
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-
Va. Il hess. 4 ftpelsit0 essn = ils
mildsss lsral, Ii s eessl Ana esseitlne q
destroys Anmsa lIls, Il eblitesasss Al sesss
Of psFsoBhl rlehss. sFssnpls. spon ne laws
u propestp end annshilasss tie ordinary
isslsnEa 81 hkmAnisy On he part of ths
United SlAses tlls uas hes been carried 81
with ! leaaer regard iar tho feelings of In.
manity Bpi ID lie side ~ tho rebels from
the hArbaspn display Of Yankee hsasia end
bones ii Bail Kun, down 10 The laaa 6endlah
display Of savage barbafisy n The bnrnsag
os.f Of wsmen and children IL Ebasahssx.
base ihers hive been succession u erael
oulragea, that 50 % show The rsbsls ars
mere unaioa and flendisll thar tie asFEl
desires them % BE- Their robbery Of ths
dead, shsir abuse Of prisoners, their atarsaI
lion az thousands Il Belle ISLAND, theirnar.
derous bsshwhaekery, their internal inassa.
ere al Ford Pillow, and the indiseiihabls
horrors af the murders and rpbheries lhey
ars now psrpesraslng 10 ali parts Of Easl
Tennessos, show them &c be whist Ne have
always charged born and bell bound
This is the much -laaded civilization Of Chs
South--lt L . diabolical Outrage upon hu-
,nanisy, aud upon the ordinary Bsages d
civilized warfare When they die, one b
ono, !. may be truly ssid Of shem. IN tbs
language Of Holy Writ 10 hell he lifssd
up his eyes being in termentr
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speaklne a Ceasr erose.

Cedar Grave Is about six miles North.
seet 81 Knoxville, and Re led Of IN tbs
speaking, and Sero followed by Hon II
Maynard. lie speech Of more than two
hoar's lsngta Some one or more persons
moi friendly to The cause be advocated. have
falsely reported him as presiding the doe.
aias Of negro equality. We beard every
word he said ard We endorse every ssnti-
nsnt be advanced lie was combating the
charge made BY those who are finding fanli
Of the policy Of the Administration, 10 the
effect that the party IN power, snd new
supporting 1lr LiBeola, intended y aaks
TIC segrosa ths eqaqla y he rhttss and 81.
legged thai they would be marrying each
other
Mr.. Maynard took the ground shs, they
were as inferior race, aad so prOclamatb5ns
or Legislation could mako them the equals
Of the whites, IL even such thing were ID.
.ended. which he denled lie was not ii
the least afraid Of heir becoming hia equals,
and maoy who had such horror for msgro
sqaallty, ~ they termed ii had bnt short
distance b 80 . bseoiae the equals % no.
groes themselves As % their marrying,
that Ras altsgslbef inaateF 81 taste, and
much depended apon he education. raising,
and counsel given 10 parties he bad soas
and daughters himself, and Pc had no fears
tAst they would marry negroes We repeat,
We endorsed every word be sid, asad every
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Pirss National bank or Knoxville.

The officers Of this bank win have oeeu-
pied the enc Banking House Of the ocoee
Bank, BY the time this paper reaches sub
scribcrs Il Is one Of the Government
Banks, and is a safe depository for soldiers
and citizons, who are liable to be robbed Of
their money every day. Many Of our Ear.
mers have money, and the guerriIla thieves
know Il. and are liable 70 dash in upon
them any night Many Of the soldiers and
officers Of the army have some money, and
are DESTROYS Of saving Il until future time.
We assure them they can find no safer place
than Knoxville 70 deposit, for il Is the best
fortified town inside of the Federal lines,
and can and viii be held against any force
that may come
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Tor tue Information Oh tnOSe nhfinH
friends in this regiment, we give oil the
news we have from Il, and the Eth Tennes-
see cavalry
MAN DALToS, GEo, Aug eth, 1854
Afr. Editor The Stonemah raid vas = success
learn nom officers who we're In l. and got isrk
10 Marietta bafore left Our forces destroyed
locomotives and trains hUrned = number o. bridges
tore up miles Of track destroyed : train Of four
hundred wagons, destroyed Gas Factory this side
Of MAeon, and otherwise damaged the rebel cause.
Yoar soa was in the Sight, under MeCook. and
escaped with bis men by swimming the river End
loosfng bis horses and clothes. But oAs-of hts
e missing. though they we're IN the hottest Of the
hghi. The 18th Tennessee cavalry, commanded BY
Nal Stevens only escaped with forty saea. aad most
Of it officers. They fought we'll nay se.peratstF-
We lost considerably and Il Is reported thai Gen.
stonoman was himself captured. ! write IN haste,
EAsF FxSsnsTE
Since receiving the foregoing, the Chat
tanooga Gazette Of Sunday morning has
come TO hand, from which we copy the
following notice
gallant, deshIng, patriDtir yeung Friend danes r.
Brcwnl0v, Colonel OF the lat Tennassee CavAlFy.--
The Colonel looks little tho were for wear since
his recent psriis raid and nArrov escape from the
clasehes Of the rebeA ys, his spirits ere hlOyans
as Of old
From Col. Browniow We learn that in q military
point Of view, the raid decided success-abaEI-
dainty worth che saeri6ee made for Il. Before BE-
ing surrounded be had captured Gen. Lowry's pFi-
vaie horses one Of them being one II the hsndsap-
est and most valuable horses be had scea. But be
abandoned these, and was compelled 70 swim the
river to make his escape. When no arrived IN camp
he was saas boots hat coat and. some say hreeches
lie denies the latter bill IN the indictment
Col. Brownlov accompanies his splendid regiment
D. Nashville, TO he remoanted. lie thinks Colonel
Croxion Of Kentucky. who attempted 70 grt away
at the same tune With him. was either captured or
worse fate hefcl him.
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About thirty rebel cavalry made : dash
into SEWER comfy last week, and soek fous
horses fsom the widow of Or Hedadsn, an
she had, IN addition 10 stealing her horses.
. lone widow they beat her ever tho head
with q plslel This was brave eoedael i
vas worthy Of The ehivalry Of tho south,
who are fighting ibf great principle. and
boast Of high order of sssilIsstleE.
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JoaS SRnLrfo L Cos--Sce the advertise
ment Of this firm. II is one Of the most
extensive and rcliable houses in Cinein.
natl We know il well. and have visited
il frequently. his on 4th Street, near Vine,
and win show Cor itself Al that IS said in
the advertisement Is 50, and more might b.
said,
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se az IL. d - IL slkss conssa.
.ba i s 5zllsd NashvI'ls 81 DE
l<sT IsI.l b ~ S. ~ ts ali aposl
6s6ff sIabl s. ast - q Be rep.
fes6sIia llsks i = espeal@ni 4, bold !
frlsIdsllIisl t|htisol d T6nne,see. ard Ies
80 1tsIseatEos max 90 fsIl eiect0ral
sekm n1estas = n1s aat 81 lhs Union,
and never hss born 1hes lIInnsa4 portion
II hsf silissha kass been q rebellion lbr
more thar shfss ysars Lee u 81 most IN
that ouavsation end Iaaugarate the work
e. Fsst5siing eisn gosnnment
Tbefu viii 81 nlsallng n the court
House Ii Knoxville. % Saturday, Goth Of
August, % appoini delegates % Nashville,
Let the ioyal men Of Knox county turn ont
eAtl OF THE uomanTKE,
ii shs reqssha u me eitag u Ioyai nea, repre-
sentlng TIE sssfe dysIons 81 the state q 1ennss-
SCI a The Cartel in NnihsilIe, on she n day II
August IssA ard h sccosfanee with cur own views
Ne 10 kareby call convention 81 che ioyal people
% Tennssaa b ts holden ct Nashville % ths efsi
Monday n September Aezt, 70 take into consideza-
ion Isl thn esaefai state and eondtica % the c5s-
tsS 81. Che means 81 rsoFganzsnz civil goyeshnent
asa restcrsnr faw and order ID Tho Sisse Of Tennes
sec "a zoe ekpeaisneg ~ holding Presidential
elpctiei Ia tie ssais 70 NssenbeF aext and anally
10 EAks saeh preliminary snps IN references In SAID
matter - ihsy mag deanR hasesssry and proper and
We de slost earnestly tirxe upen tbe loyal order
lsyiats iaw abiding people e every ec1nty Ia the
State the great Importance Of securing fal repre-
sentasisa q said proposed eonxsBsioa.
W O. RnoEs10w,
HoRAcR MAYNARD
Josfx A. CknFnKlL
HoRAcr II. HARatsoS
". p JoNKs
~. a. BRIEs,
J. b. BTxsHAM
). 81 ToaEsr,
". II. FrTcH, il.
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The Peace Democracy, alias the rebel
sympathizers At the North, have stirred up
u furious controversy over oar editorial set
ting forth that FREE negroes voted in Ten
nesses under the old Constitution. They
deny il square out. Wewili set Il right in
our next The last election in which they
voted was in 1893, ard The Convention
amending the Constitution in 1884, deprived
them Of the right Of Suffrage