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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-06

JEFF DAVIS SoE IN THE FEDERAL. SER
vIoE.-A letter from a gentleman occu-
pying = high position in the United
States contains the following curious
story: This reminds me, says the writer,
that JEFF. Davis sen, by his slave girl
Catherine, was in the Federal service on
board Of one Of our gunboats in the Mis-
sissippi for several months likely
mulatto. Among the letters of JEFF, Ia
ken at his house by our Illinois troops,
there was 8 batch of quarrelsome epis-
ties between JEFF. and Mrs. Davis, touch
ing this old flame Catherine. Mrs. Davis
upbrAided her husband bitterly. have
this story from one of the highest officers
in the squadron, who had the negro JEFF.
on board his gunbOat, and who himself
read the letters and suppressed them
london (E1g.) Siar.
We had never heard of this '1ikely"
scion Of the Southern Washington, until
we saw the foregoing paragraph. Il is
not at all singular that JEFF. has such son.
II he had not he would be an exception
10 the rule on Southern plantations. We
have but 10 look around us with half an
eye, to discover the operations of the
slave system. And we venture the opin-
ion that there is not family Of a quar-
ter century's standing in the South which
does not number amongst its blood rela-
tiOns one, or more, descsndsnts Of ebony
Catherine. The fact is, Catherine is q
very convenient piece Of furniture. No
wonder Southern nabObs disIikes to give
her up.
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The latest intelligence from Msta-
mOras gives details Of sn extraordinary
conflict occurring between Cortina and
Ruiz, two military chiefs, both of the
Liberal party, in the streets in the city.
The fight began on slight proyoeation
without notice 70 anybody, continued for
some eighteen hours, and terminated bv
the defeat and fight Of Ruiz and his
party. Want Of ammunition is said 70
have been the cause Of defeat. General
Heron, who was At Brownsville, sent a
large force across the river to protect the
American Consulate.
That the Mexicans are incapable Of
sslf.goVernment is > proposition SO pal
pabIe that few will dispute it; every
day Of that nations history furnishes
additional evidences to support it; the
country must become the prey Of some
other nation, and the question is, shall
IL be France or tie United States
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4 few years aimee, 70 advocate euaa'
olpation in Missouri was to secure a
ticket Of leave, on the shortest possible
notice; and the ticket, in the majority Of
cases, was : rope, and the exilsd shore
farther of the sntipodes. The madness
of the Border RufIians, during the Kansas
controversy aroused a resctionary spirit;
and first from st. Louis, and then from
other points, there arose, now protests
against violence, and then against slavery
as its cause; but until long after the out
break of the war, the day of emsncipa-
ton appeared distant indeed. The State
Convention which was originally con-
trived for the purpose of carrying the
State into rebellion, contained, at first,
about dozen ensncipationists; the re-
mainder being pro-siayery Union men
The rebels were everywhere beaten at
the polls; but in the result. there was
nothing of promise TO anti-slsyery men.
Two years wore Cd; one or two cleo
tioDs were held, at which the reformsrs
exhibited unexpected and constantly
augmenting strength, when the COnven-
ton, dresding immediate emancipation,
amended the constitution; providing for
the gradual emancipation of the slaves
hoping thereby to quiet the agitation.
But in this they failed. No sooner had
the Legislature assembled than sn effort
was made to call q convention, fresh from
the people, to declare for immediate
emancipation; but it failed by smell
majority in the House. But the people
would be heard; they demanded that
something be done to place Missouri at
once upon the list of free States; and pol
iticians were compelled to heed their
voices. The convention bill has passed,
by vote of 80 to "a, and will be ratified
by the Senate, SO that slavery will cease
in the State within year.
The history of Missouri will be that
of Tennessee. Both will be free within
a brief period, and it is not in the power
of man TO resist the current.
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IMPORTANT ORDER The following Or
der relating to contrabands was issued
yesterday by Col. S. D. Bruce, in COM
mand At this post
In obedience to orders from the CON-
handing General of the Military Divis-
ion Of the Mississippi, the orders of the
commander of the Department of the
Ohio in regard to cOntrsbands are so
modified as not to apply to negroes pass
ing through the city from other depart
ments, accompanying rs-enlisted regi-
ments. Negroes belonging to Kentucky,
or 70 loyal men of Tennessee, exempted
by the proclamation of the President Of
the United States, are to be disposed Of
5y the civil authorities. The military
will only interfere TO preserve the peace.
The cOntrsbsnd commission are in
structed 10 give passes TO all negroes with
veteran regiments, giving description Of
each one, when they are not Kentucky
negroes, or those belonging to loyal men
of Tennessee and also TO keep a roll Of
all such negroes, with description and
officers name, to whom pass is given.--
louisville Journal
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From theFronf.

Our readers must not suppose thst, be-
cause little is published relative to affairs
in front, nothing is there doing. We
know that the greatest activity is every
where prevailing and that the prepar-
atoms in progress are on the most gi-
gantic scale; but of their nature, it would
be illegitimste to particularizs.
We have evidences sufficient to be able
to assure our readers that not only many
all apprehensiOns relstive to Longstreet's
ability to recspture East Tennessee, be
dismissed, but they can rest assured that
that General will retreat long before he
advances; that the cry of ION to Knox
vile" will be changed to backward TO
Raleigh"
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GEN. HUMPHREY MARsHALL-In obs-
dience TO the solicitations of bis late
command, aud other friends, Gen. Mar
shall has consented to become 4 candi-
date to represent the Eighth District in
the Confederate Congress, and has so an
nounced himself.-Richm0nd Wing.
A broader piece Of bnrlesqus than this
could not be perpetrated. How con-
temptible must a man, who has any
spirit left, feel when claiming a seat in 3
representative body upon such shalloW
pretences as those of the Kentuckians in
the rebel congress. The rogues ought to
be prosecuted for obtaining money I'M
der false pretences." But as they are
paid in Confederate script, they might
escape on the ground thAtitis not m oney.
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COLONEL JAMES J. CLARKsoE.-The
rebel Colonel ClarksOn, who was captured
over a year ago, and agsinst whom =
charge was pending in the United States
Circuit Court 10 answer which he has
been under bond since January, 1868,
was srrested,by the military authorities
on Saturday last, and committed to
prison. He has been declared exchanged
as q prisoner of war, and will now be
sent to City Point. ClarksOn was for
merly postmaster st Leavsnworth City,
and was ct one time q resident of this
city. When arrested on Saturday, he
was living near Manchester, in this
county.-St. Louis DemocTat Isl.
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Rebel view OF the United States
Presidential Election.

Rebel view OF the Uaited states
Presidential Election.
The Richmond Examiner of January
25th says:
Although tits difficult to penetrate the
dark curtain of the future, and discern oz
aetly how our own welfare may be af-
fected by the political complexion of the
United States, yet it is evident that the
whole solution of the mighty question
which agitstes the continent may hang
uponit, and scarcely possible that it will
not be essentially concerned by it. Lin
coins term draws rapidly to close. AL
ready it is counted by months instead of
years.
The United States have reached that
stage in the progress of war when mill
tsry talent asserts its supremacy over all
Others. The favorite of the army is,
therefore, Lincoln's probable successor.
In his own Cabinet, too, there are rival
claims to his own. The subtle intriguer,
Seward, seems to have had his day.
Though powerful agentin exciting the
war, his is not the temperament fitted
to ''ride on the whirlwind and direct the
storm" Chase is the most powerful of
the civilians, and he is the favorite of
Greeley and the radicals. Official inhu-
ence and corruption will, of course be
brought to bear in favor of the different
politicians, yet military popularity is
likely to override them all.
It is hard to forecast the effect of this
election upon the progress of the war.
II is safe to infer, however, that any
change will be beneficial to the South.
Lincoln and his party are so irrevocably
committed to, and indissolubly linked
with the continuance of the war, that we
can hope for no peace from them save by
utter exhaustion of the means of prose
cutting it. If they are driven from
power, they will become embittered OPP
ponents of their successors, even if they
should adopt warlike policy, and will
prove formidable obstacle to its sue
cessful maintenance.
Although,a military President might
be supposed TO be naturally warlike, it
by no means follows. Unwilling to i'm
peril his reputation, and, like most SOL
diers, more sensible TO the evils of war
than bloodthirsty politicians, general
in power would probably seek an accom-
mediation. AT all events, the elevation
of a new man would remove the medley
of fanatics add rOgues who now close
every outlet from the present cslamitOus
war. If not Immediately operative, it
would, at all events, give some ground for
hope that both the Ooufsderacy and the
United States, as well as humanity in
general, might be relived from the mis-
fortunes which the most shameless and
obstinate wickedness persists in heaping
upon them.
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Oas Of Che chiefs Of the AIissouri Con.
servativea is Judge Samuel Treat, 81 81.
Louis. When the army Of Gen. Grant
t'Oh JEFF. Davis's house last year, they
found the following letter amongst tho
papers Of the arch traitor:
PLATTE Cry, May 20, 1868.
Hon JEFF. Davis: Permit me 70 intro
duco my friend, Judge Samuel Treat, of
st. Louis, in this State. Judge Treat is
gentleman of talent and a politician Of
the notification, secession and high treason
school to ,0Iich belong. He understands
the true position Of parties and men in
this state, desire that you will receive
him with kindness and court esy, listen to
him. and act as you think best.
Yours, truly, D. R. ATCHISON.
Treat is a fit leader of the conservative
faction. He knows where the conserva-
tism of the present day leads.
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COLUMBUS, Feb. 2--The rebel Colonel
Basil Duke was to day, by order of the
War Department, removed from the Ohio
Penitentiary, and is now at Camp Chase.
Upon receiving the order for his re-
moval, Capt. Merton, the Warden refused
to deliver up his prisoner, except upon
an order from Governor Brough. Colonel
Dukes parole has been taken, and he is
allowed the freedom of the camp, but
not TO go beyond the pickets.
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TO THE SOLDIERSl
We have published a beautiful
SOLDIERS CERTIFICATE,
For fl,e nae M SoIdsers

SOLDIERS CERTIFICATE,
For the use OF Soldiers.
Il is printed in four csIors, represent
ing Cavalry, Infantry, and Artillery,
marching in countless Numbers into
Dixie, with drums beating, eOlorS flying,
etc. A blank line is left fog the name Of the
Soldier, Company, Regiment and Ohicersi
size 13z17. The certificate is enclosed
in = pasteboard tEbe, and can be sent to
any part Of the country without inj1ry;
and the soldier, after filing up the blank
lines, can put il back in the tube and re-
mail Il 10 his friends, and they will get
it framed and preserve il - = rsmsm-
brancs.
Price 30 cents. Sent by mail, pre-
paid
/. n. RHODES & Co,
81 Union Street, Nashville.
Agents wanted 70 sell the abOya
IsnI6-sm
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DIED.

On the 4th inst, MARGARET, aged years and
months, daughter Of William and Margaret Blu
chanan.
The friends of the family are respectfully invited
10 attend the funeral from their residence in EDGE
field, THIS AFTERNOON, at 2o'cloek.
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Marshal's Sale.

The United States versus box containing jewelry
and other articles.
1 INFORMATION Ne. IS, District Court Of the United
Il States for the Middle District OF Tennessee.
In obedience % order Of said Court made on the
9th day Of November, 1858, In this cause will sell
at the store-house formerly occupied by A. J. Dun
Co., the 25ih day Of February, 1864 at pub
lie auction, 10 the highest bidder for cash 90 hand
The above property. Said sale TO cORmencs at 10
O'Clock on the morning Of that day.
E. K. QLASCOCK,
FEB 6-2Ot L s. Marshal for said District
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Marshal,s Sale.

The United States looking glass; 2 picture
frames; windOW shades; 1 Counterpart; 3 sheets;
parlor chairs rocking chair; ! shovel; pair
tOngS; poker; so volumes Of books; I large bed
stead; mattresses; 80 yards Of carpeting; piano.
1 bureau and glass, and wash stand.
INFORMATION No. SO, District Court Of the United
l. States for the Middle District Of Tennesse.
lin obedience to order of said Court made in this
cause, on the 9Th day of November, 1867 I wiz sell
at the store-house formerly occupied by J Duncan
& Co., the 25th day Of February, 1884, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for cash in hand the
above described property. Sal- TO commence at 10
o'clock on the morning OF that day.
+. 4. GI.ASCOCK,
Feb Got U. 8. Marshal for said District.
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TAKEN up byW B. Dorish. rsslding Ia the lsth
Dsiriei q Davidson Coanty, On the frsf DAY
% December, l8a3, bay hOfsE, Ten years old,
black mhns and tasi aud white star or spot 10 Bis
forehead saoa behind. Valued AZ thirty dollars.
ALEX. McDANIEL, Ranger.
DsesmbeE %, lssa. Fsb s-slsoWS
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General Grants plsinness is prOverbial.
At st. Louis, the other day, he registered
his name simply IS "U. s. Grant, Chstta-
nOOgs."
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SOLDIERS ALBUMS.
Just Received,
1000 Soldiers Pocket Albums.

POCKET BOOK FORM
And are well adapted for the preservation
Of card portraits. By using one Of these
Albums the Soldier viii always have the
portraits of his friends by him, and can
refer 70 them in whatever scene Of toll
and danger be may be placed.
Sent by mail upon receipt Of price,
postage prepaid.
8 Portrait Album, 81 20
10 2 90
A liberal discount 70 Agents and
dealers.
LH. RHODES 8 co,
No. 80 Union street, Nashville, Tenn.
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Marshal's Sale.

The United States UersHs barrels OF whisky.
INFORMATION No 80, District Court Of the United
Il States for the Middle District OF Tennessee.
Ia obedience to an order of said Court, made on
stOTe-hoUse formerly occupied by A. J. Duncan
o., the 25th day Of February, 1854 at public auc
tOn to the highest bidder for cash in hand the above
property. Said sale TO commence at 10 O'Clock on
the morning Of said day.
E. r. GLASCOCK,
Feb Got U. S. Marshal for said District.
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Marshal's Sale.

The United States ueras kegs Of brandy and key
Of whisky
INFORMATION No. Is, District Court Of the United
l. States for the Middle District Of tennessee
In obedience TO an order Of said Court made In said
cause the 9Th day Of November 1868, on the 18th
day of February, 1854 at the store house formerly
occupied by A. J. Duncan Co., viii sell the said
property, for cash in hand, 10 the highest bidder
E. Il. GLASCOCK,
Feb Got .. s. Marshal for said District.
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Persons writing TO this Ofase 70 subscribe
to the Union, or on any other business, should
address their letters to
WE. CAMERON & CO., Publishers.
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For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce JAS. N. HINTON,
as candidate for reelection to the Office Of Sheriff
Of Davidson County, at the ensuing March election.
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For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce 1t. A. A. CARTER,
Of the 9th Tenn, Cavalry, as Union candidate for
Sheriff of Davidson County, at the election which
takes place next March. jan15-td"
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A despatch TO the 81. Louis Democrat
says the rebels hsye cOrrslled over 49,
600 negroes in some towns in the interior
OF Texas, hundreds Of whom are dying
from disease, exposure and starvation.
Our eoPperheads ought to demonstrate
with the rebels against this wickedness.
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Miss Kate Vance made her first APP
pearanee IN the character of Mazeppa on
the evening Of the lst inst. at the Vari-
cites Theatre, St Louis.
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announcements.

We are authorized to announce Capt JOHN WILL
SON as a candidate for TRUSTEE Of Davidson Coun
ty at the ensuing March election. Feb Side"
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Observation-Disclosures County.
WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE THE
name Of LYCURGUs MCCALL, candidate for re-
election as Tax Collector for williamson County.
Election first Saturday in March. jan 22-td$
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County Trustee.
CrinninaI Cnmrf CIerI,

We are authorized to announce T. II. Mob RIDE
as a candidate for COUNTY TRUSTEE at the ensu-
ing March election. Jan 28-td@
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For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce the name of WI.
WILSON as 8 candidate for the Office Of Sheriff at
the ensuing March election. jan l9s
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EIectiOn---BedfOFd County.
WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE JOSEPH
q. THOMPSON as a candidate for reelection to the
office of County Court Clerk Of Bedford County.
Election, First Saturday in March next. Jan IL
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TO the voters OfBedfOrd County.

would most respectfully announce myself a can
didate for Sheriff of Bedford county, at the ensuing
March election, and as an unconditional Union man,
[ solicit the SURFACES or the voters.
Jan. 2S-td.$ G.. n. JENKINS.
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st. Louis, Cairo and Nashville
WEEKLY PACKET.

THE NEW AND SPLENDID PAS ,Sznmaah
II senger steamer, us Ia
IN y HAL.
II. v. mcLOhlA1t maeJtIt -
VIII make regular trips N the above trade leev-
ing Nashville every WEDNESDAY, at 10 O'Clock, A. n
Passengers By this boat may rely on making close
connections at Cairo with the Illinois Central Rail
road FOR Chicago and all the cities 10 the Northwest
For freight or passage apply on board, or 70
BOYD PEBBLES, Agents.
p s.-Rsturning, leaves ST. Louis every sATUR-
DAY al O'Clock, P. n.
feb.2-3m.
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Criminal Court Clerk.

We are authorized to announce JOHN q. HALL
candidate for Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson
County at the ensuing March election. Feb Std
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-. J. O. Ross, Dentlst, has removed
his 0faes 70 No. 9& Uuioa Street, up
UIFt hone d the entrances % Thomas J.
4-41I MerEitt's Photograph Gallery.
ian Elm
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-12-10

= 9 =
very dull upon the leyee yesterday. I lie
river was falling slowly with nine feet elsy.
sn Inches water in the channel 81 sc 1
I, At Pittsburg, night before last, the river
was rising slowly, with eight feet water =,
The Peerless left last evening for Cincin-
matt, in charge Of Capt. John M'Lure, Jr.
She had good trip Of both passengers and
freight. ~ 80 80 I, sg,'a 60
|. The officers of the steamer Gem, which
boat was advertised to leave for St. Louis
to-day, have concluded to lay up for a
short time. Consequently the boat will
not leave. l I,5
The Louisville Democrat of Thursday says:
We stated in the Democrat, a few days
ago, that the military authorities had ss-
tablished blockade on the Cum berland
river, and that boats would not be allowed
to 60 up that stream. The blockade was
raised on yesterday and the Norman is now
loading at the city wharf for Nashville for
which point she is advertised to leave this
evening at four o'clock.
The hull and machinery of the Dime, as
she now lies sunk at the foot of Fifth street;
was sold at Madison on Saturday to Mr..
Vance for $500.
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ARMY UNIFoRMs.-A recent order Of the
War Department gives official authorize
ton to tue practice which has already be
come almost universal among army officers,
With reference to the wearing of badges in-
iicstlve of rank. 1t permits officers to dis
pspse with shoulder>straps, and the pre-
rrbed insignia of rank on their horse
equipments. The marks of rank to be
worn on the shoulders strap will hencefortb
be worn on the shoulder. They will also
be permitted to wear overcosts, pants, &c,
similar to those worn by private soldiers;
nor are ornaments on the hat, overcoats
Or forage caps, asshes, or epaulets longer
required.
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New YORK, Dec 9-The, Trbune's Wash
ington special says: Gen. Logan gives it
as his opinion that the slow progress of
Sherman, is the very best evidence of his
entire safety and success. 1t was his pro-
gramme to make frequent halts to rest his
men while detaehmehts should scour the
country t. destroy roads, bridges and rebel
supplies. Had he encountered any serious
opposition be would have reached the coast
before this.
The Times special says: Gen. Logan is
on his way to join his corps in Sherman's
army. 3