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The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13
Gov. Brownlow's Message,

NASHVILLE, Oct. 2.--Gov. Brownlow's an.
nual message congratuateS the people on
witnessing the termination Of the rebellion.
Amendments and additions to the franchise
law are recommended. The restoration of
civil law be says has worked well, and pros.
peri,y is promised in every section. Guilty
rebels should be treated with severity in pro-
portion to their offences, and tho mass with
ten years disfranchseuent, but the leaders
with neither mercy nor forbearance. Emil
grafton should be fostered and encouraged
He is convinced that white and colored
people cannot live together politically, or so
cially, as equals, and advocates their removal
to some portion Of the national territory best
adapted for nation Of freeman. The testi-
mony Of negroes he recommends to be taken
in the courts. President Joenson's recon.
struction policyis strongly endorsed as the
only hope Of the country.
The Masonic Lodge of Tennessee met to
day for the first time in four years. The
Methodist Conference met on Wednesday in
Edgefe!d.
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Grant and Mexico.

A Philadelphia dispatch asserts
quite positively, but gives no author
ity, date or place in support Of the
statement, that Gen. Grant recently
said that our Government would soon
force Macmillan to quit Mexico, it
being less expensive to give the Mex.
lean Liberals tho aid they renqire
than to guard the Rio Grando border
lie did not think any call for troops
would be required, the regular army
being sufficient for the purpose. Con-
irmation will DO required for this
story before much Importance is at
tached toit. In this connection some
Of Mr.. SOward's recently published
diplomatic correspondence has add
tioaal interest. On the 9th Of Fob
ruary, 1861, he instructed our late
Minister at Paris, Mr., Dayton, in view
Of the expected arrival OF MaXimil.
lian at PARIS, on his way to Mexico,
that if tho latter appeared in Paris
only in his character OF Prince OF
the house Of llapsburg, to be neither
demonstrativo nor reserved in his de-
pertinent toward him. II he appear
Cd with any assumption of authority
in regard to Mexico, Mr.. Dayton was
to entirely refrain from intercourse
with him. If any remark or inquiry
~ TO the Minister'S conduct should
ensue there!rom, Mr.. Dayton was, il
necessary to say that his conduct was
prescribed By instructions from Wash
ington. Tho United States officials
ackno wledged revolutions only by
direction OF tho President, upon full
and mature consideration, and until
euch was obtained no formal or intor.
NAL communications with political
agents or representatives Of revoIu.
tonary movements were to DO held.
On tho 30th Of April, 1865, Mr. Sew.
ard again wrote TO Mr. Dayton: 1t
Is, OF course, not impossible that now
embarrassments for this Government
may grow out of the Arehdukc's AS
sumption Of authority in Mexico.
But wo shall do all that prudence, jus.
tico and honor require to avert them,
AT tho same time wo shall not lorego
tho assertion Of any Of our national
righs. If such procaulion fail to SO.
cure us against aggression, wo shall
then, l trust, DO able to risc, without
great effort, to tho new duties which
in that case VII! hayo dcyolved upon
us. remain now firm, as hereto.
fore, in tho opinion that tho desti.
MES of tho American eontlacn. arc not
to DO permanently controlled by any
political arrangements that can be
mado in tho capitals Of Europe"
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Sketch of Gov. NharIIey.

Gov. Sharkey was born. in 1893, in
East Tennessee, whence no removed
at the ago of four years to Mississippi.
In personal appearance he is dignitied,
hut entirely nffablo and unassuming.
His height is fully six feet, and his fix.
ure is sufficiently developed to avoid
gauntness, without approaching un.
comedy plethora. His face wears Il
kindly expression, and il emincptly
Of u contempla,ive andjudicial mould.
rather than executive 1t bears tho
rnddiness of II vigorous old age, and
is somewhat Of II triangular cast being
very broad in the forehead, and taper.
ing at tho chin hair perfectly white.
Tho weak points Of tho Governors
character Gas ruler, noI rs n man,)
are that he has too great kindness Of
heart, and is disposed to contide too
much in the goodness and honesty Of
others. His temperament 10 san.
giino, even o optimism .. ...
Governor Sharkcy was q lifelong
wing IN politics, ana now Stands with
tho party calling itself Conservative,
in opposition to the Consli,utionals.
The Conservatives favor education
for tho freedom, the right Of testifying
in tho courts, but nrc innexbly oppos-
cd to negro suffrage, During the ad.
ministration Of President Fillmore,
no was consul TO Havana, and In 1851,
no was president Of tho Nashville
Convention, and was largely inhuen.
tal in securing tho adoption, by that
body Of tho compromise measures o {
Henry Clay, instead Of tho violent
iisunion propositions advocated by
The secessioni.ts Of that tme. For
twenty seven years he was Chief JUS.
Iicc OF tho High Cour. Of Errors and
Appeals Mash. Press & Times.
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cred above the candelabrum, continu.
ing to burn without the slightest dis
turbance from a gust of air which Mt
that moment stirred uneabily tho
drapery of the pulpit and the arms
and fabric of the candelabrum.
"What the devil is tho matter with
the thing?" gasped the skeptical gen
tleman rather profanely, BY way of
keeping hiS courage up. III put it
out see if won't"
While striving to put out tho light
by waving hats near it his hand camc
accidentally 10 contact with it. 1t
was cod-stonc cold--coli as the
hand of q corpse, and the skeptic
shrunk back with q shudder, AS the
fire of tho candelabrum went out in
darkness.
But as tho light went out low.
moaning ominous sound arose from
the flooring of the building, gradually
expanding IN volume until CHASTITY
shrieks and groans distinctly artic-
ulate) broke in on every side, re-
verberated with unearthly laughter
in every part of the building, and
died away in hollow murmurs, like
the falling Of dirt upon multitude
of collins.
This was three times repeated, and
again blush flame appeared above
the candelabrum.
These facts are attestcd upon the
veracity Of every one Of the several
gentlemen present.
Upon tho promulg cation Of the
above, the crowd became next to un-
manageable, and seemed determined
to force the doors of the St. Boniface
and one or two other edifices in the
vicinity.
Not q few, however, treated the
whole matter as q hoax. and insisted
that the whole story was n fabrication
Of some over ervid, or over excite I'm.
agnation.
Our reporter was assured ycster.
day at the police headquarters { 'er-
sey City,) that there was moro in the
mater than the stoutest hearts dare
acknowledge; but wo must wait for
further developments. lie was, more
over, assured that q card would be
Published in the course Of day or
two by the clergyman and trustees of
certain prominent house CT worship
in tho city, giving all they know
about the matter.
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n@. A paper called tho New n;

r@- A paper called the New Ma.
ton, published in Richmond, Va.
talks i" the following healthy style:
/" The unconditional preservation of
the Union, the perpctuity of repub.
lcan form of government, the uncon-
ditional, universal freedom of all men,
the equal rights of loyal citizens be.
fore the law, without regard to raco
or color, the establishment Of system.
Of general education throughout tho
whole length and breadth of our
country, for the benefit of all classes.
irrespective Of race or color, thu
rights of prescribed Union refugees
and prosecuted Union men every.
where, the interests of high order
of civilization, oppressed humanity
and pure Christianity, will DO con
stantIy fearlessly, and faithfully advo.
Gated and defended W tho New Ma.
ton.
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Later from Mexico.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.--Thc steamer Star of
the Union, from New Orleans on the ed, has
arrived. The Times City of Mexico CORES
pendence says the arrests Of Liberals and
those suspected of Liberalism are so numer-
ous that il will soou take one half the nation
TO guard the prisoners. Most barbarous Or
acrS arc issued By the French commanders.
Onc is that every one found wearing leather
shall be hanged
The occupation Of Tehnacan had caused
Il great sensation. Owing to its Iimpo.
rtance it was feared that all the Austrian
detachments on the road will be tapturcd.--
The Liberals held TIE road between Monte
-ey and Matamoras. The French Gen. Brin-
CONT, at chihuahua, demands reinforcements,
as his column was not strong enough for
NcGrets forces,
The French garrison is kept shut up in the
State CT Durango by the Liberal Gen. Patini,
The French column Of l,2(0 men are unable
to move out OF the encampment fifty miles
from rampico, as the guetrillas had captured
all the mules aud horses.
The Liberals held the main town in the
State OF Mexico. No one dare to 20 Il league
outside Of the city. The Mexico correspon-
dent says there is no submission in these
people, and the coming winter will show us q
struggle on 4 gr9uder scale than we have vet
Witnessed
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13

OF Tour years war--which has reduced East
Iennesseeans to almos. universal poverty
very many OF us, were In debt at the beginning
OF the war, and while the ever growing in.
terest has increased onr Indebtedness. our
personal property, in the shape of horses,
cattle, hogs, mules, sheep and other perish.
able goods, which we relied upon as The
means with which to meet our liabilities, have
disappeared. and been swept away, by the
storm OF war. We have TO money to pay
our debts, and until the mechanic can earn it,
and the farmer can dig it GU, of the earth, o,
until the Government pays US what it Justly
owes, we can hare little or none. Under these
circumstances, If creditors are permitted to
press, with the law, the debtors Of the conn
try, the little personal property left to the
debtor, and his farm to-boot--if hehaye one,
will be sacrificed at execution sale, for song
his .fan.iiy distressed, himself discouraged, and
the dett MOI materially diminished ! submit,
then, to every humane and fair minded cit.
zen, that the people ought to petition our
Legislature to pass an act, JerJidding forced
sale; Of property for debts, by law, except in
cases Of fraud or attempted fraud, for at leas,
four years. Believing that these hastily pre-
sented suggestions merit the prompt action
of the people, submit them to you, my fel-
'ow-citizens, and remain very respectfully,
Your cb't, sery't,
n. G. TAYLOR.
n. Z. The East Tennessee Papers are re-
specially requested to copy the above Card.
n. G.. T.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13

rn- The President has pardoped
NC. Galloway, former editor of tho
Memphis Avalanche and once a mem.
Der Of Gen Forrcst's staff Gen
Jesse D. Clements, Col Samuel D.
Morgan and Irby Morgan, prominent
citizens Of Nashville. and widely
known tlr)ughout the State, have al.
80 been pardoued
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13
Card from Col. N. G. TAYLOR.

Cdru from Col. N. q. Taylor.
We arc pleased to publish the following
" Card" from our friend Col. y. q. Taylor
Congressman elect from this District. Dc
not fail to read it, He i, true friend TO III,
people Of East Tennessee:
For the Eaa Tsnne.ss Union Fhol
A GARD.
TO the Loyal People Of the I1a Congressional
District Of Tennessee. ---
FELtow-CirIzsysT--I think /. Of import.
nnce TO make one or two suggestions TO you,
for your consideration and action.
The Government OF the United States, Is
undoubtedly indebted to the loyal people OF
East Tennessee, many millions Of dollars
principally, on two accounts first, on &C.
count Of spoiations committed on our pro.
perty by the Rebels, during the war and
secondly, on account Of property OF various
kinds, belonging to loyal citizens, used, con.
sumed, or damaged by the Federal forces,
during ,he war,
Your Representatives, If permitted to take
their seats in Congress, will be expected by
you to ask Congress TO make an appropria-
lion Of money to pay you, for your losses
thus incurred. While Congress may rceos-
nIEe the validity Of one class Of your claims, it
may refuse to Ply another class. But, before
Congress will make ary appropriation, your
Representatives will be required to make q
clear exhibit of the nature, and extent OF the
liability Of the Government, and the specihc
grounds upon which such appropriations IL
claimed. So prepare your Representatives
70 present, and to justify your claims, there
fore and to successfully demand their pny-
ment--they must be provided with the NEG
rssAnY REFORMATION, in r clear, coSc;sp aud
COMPREHENSIVE form therefore, most re-
sp.etfuily suggest to you, that your County
Courts, ut their next meeting. ought TO APP
point commission OF fret rate business men
for each County, with SbordinNtCs or ussis-
tsats 10 each Civil District whose duty It
shall be, to examine personally, and asccr-
tain, upon the testimony Of credible witness
es, and repor. in tabular form, every just
claim against the Government OF every class,
taking care to mako the proper distinction
Between losscs incurred, or damages sustain.
"a on account Of spoliaiionS or depredn,ions
committed by tebels, or rebel forces, aud
damages and losses sustained by authority Of
Union forces. Give your Representatives
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13
racctIne.

Two lawyers in county court
ono Of whom had gray hair, and tho
other, though just as old n man as bis
learned friend, had hair which looked
suspiciously black-had some alterca.
ton about q question Of practice in
which tho gentleman with tho dark
hair remarked to his opponent
" A person ut your time Of life, sir"
looking ut tho barrister's gray head,
sought to have long enough OK.
percioo to know what is customary
III such case" :,
ayes, sir was tho replyj "you
may stare at my gray hair, ifyoul
like. My hair will DO gray aslong IN
| live, and yours will DO black as long
as you dyc," ttitl
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THE UNION FLAG.
THE DIFFICULTY AT JOHN
..o..t. SONS DEPOT.
JouxsoS's DEror. Oct. 10, 1865.

Jouxsos's DEror. Oct. 10, 1865.
Being called on BY Capt. Geo. E.
Grisham 70 state what know about
the difficulty which occurred between
him and Col. Patton; on las. night I
called on Capt. Grisham to know if he
was going to reply to Col. Patton.
lie replied that no had no invitation
and would not intrude. told him I
would see Col. Patton about it. Iwent
and asked Col T., and no said that
Capt. G.. was welcome to a reply
Col. P made the first speech, and whom
Capt. G. was making his reply, Col.
T. rose and walked up to Capt. 6. and
said you are liar, and Capt G. as
we'll as could understand, returned
the compliment. Some persons | be.
lievc stepped between Col. P. and
Capt. g.; then returned to another
room with II lady, and in n few min
utes ! heard the difficulty begin Ny
understanding is that Capt. &. re.
commenced his reply, and that Pat.
ton made the attack, &c.
sm.. sHt.. 81. D. l.. BoREN.
VIZ certify that wo were present at
tho discussion between Capt. Girls
ham aad Col. Patton. COL P. smoke
three hours, his speech being very abu-
s'vo of Capt. Grisham, Gen. Gillem
Capt. McFall and others. When Capt
Grlsham got up to reply to him, Pat
ton drew his revolver on him, but
friends got him to take his seat. Can't
e. then resumed his speech, but had
not said much, when Patton very sud
denly jumped upon him, and com.
mcnced fight. Patton's attack was
very augentlemanly.
- G. WILBORN HODGE,
WM.LYLE,
WIN. BAKER.
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nD- TIE Cork correspondent Of
tho Now York Word furnishes some
more items and spcculotions concern
ing tho spread Of FenianiSm in Ire.
land. 1c estimates tho number en-.
rolled now at forty thousand and
thinks that tho British troops in Ire.
land are secretly disaaocted TO u
largo extent. ..
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also those, male and female, who be-
fricnded her. we may state, in con.
clusion. that the MS. of the forlhcom.
ing work, with n new preface was TO
have been placed in tho hands OF Mr.
Careton, tho eminent publiscr, this
morning, September IL, and that tho
volume will be presented to tho pub
lie ms soon rs it can be put in print.
And we may add that o portion If
our information comes from party
who saw the suppressed memoir in
MS. and in proof, and who was pres
ent at the sealing Of the box of let.
ters, &C., in 1862. When the book
makes it's appearance tho public will
be enabled to decide whether tho mil.
teral portions of our original state.
mcnt, so fatty denied by tho family
and friends" of Dr. Kane, arc v
canard" or not.-Rochester Union.
TO- CANADA is becoming dopoplat
ed. This in itself is sure sign that
the Union is receiving the mass Of it's
emigration. The exodus has been SO
serious as to create call in some
quarters upon the attention of Gov
eminent; but young Canada contin.
use flocking to the border. The Bish-
op of Toronto lately gave as his rea-
son for not rebuilding his cathedral,
the great losses which his diocese has
sustained in number. In 1861 this
Catholic doces had congregation Of
$4,000; but according to tho census
now given by tho Bishop it does not
contain more than 10000. Toronto
City from having 5000 Catholics has
diminished to 1000. Not one, but
many Canadian journals, make the
same complaint, and the emigration,
though mostly from among the Irish
seems to extend to other sects and
classes Of working men, "The
people" says Montreal Journal, "are
leaving us 10y tens Of thousands,"--
This seems to be no phenomena but
only the reasonable out working of
that natural law which seeks every
good opening, and which, some day,
may influence Canada itself to como
into the Union.
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tg- Novor look for truth in q grave.
yard, for tho dead aro necessarily
Tiers. Ha1 iF
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13

no. Jay Cookies preference among
tho ladies' is believed to be. Loan
widow. ... I.. 'I'
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A man who spoculrtcS In lottery Tickets
Is pretty sure, In The end, to be broken on
.hs wheel,
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nen- Abraham Lincoln ut tho time
Of his death, wGs aged Sc years, 2
months and . days
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We arc pleased to publish the following
" Card" from our friend Col y. G.. Taylor,
Congressman elect from this District. Do
not fail to read it. lie il, true friend to the
people Of East Tennessee:
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-11-01
Future Housekeeping.

We sometimes catch ourselves wonder
ing how many of the young ladies whom
We meet with are to perform the part of
housekeepers when the young men who
now eye them so admiringly have per-
suaded them to become their wives. We
listen to those young ladies of whom we
speak, and hear them not only acknowl-
edging, but boasting, of their Ignorance
of all household duties, as if nothing
would so lower them in the estimation Of
the friends as the confession of an ability
to make bread and pies, or cook a piece
of meat, or disposition to engage in any
useful employment. Speaking from our
own youthful recellections we are free to
say that taper fingers and lilly hands are
very pretty to look at with a young mans
eyes, and sometimes we have known the
artless innocence of practical knowledge
displayed by young miss to appear rath-
er interesting than otherwise. But we
have lived long enough to learn that life
is full of rugged experiences, and that
the most loving, romantic and delicate
people must live on cooking or otherwise
prepared food, and the honse kept clean
and tidy by industrious hands. And for
all tho practical purposes Of married life
il is gederally found that for husband
to sit and gaze at wife's taper fingers
and lilly hands, or for wife to sit and
be looked al and admired, does not make
the pot boil, or put the smallest piece of
food therein.
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Sayings Of Public Men.

One would hardly suppose from the
character of the extract which follows,
that President johnson and Senator Wade
would be on very intimate terms. In his
celebrated speech in the Senate of the
United States, in January 1861, Presi-
dent johnson says:
"I am charged with being an ally Of
the Senator from Ohiol /, who from my
earliest infancy, or from the time l first
comprehendcd principle, have always
stood battling for the same great princi-
pies that | contend for nowl My people
know me they have tried me; and your
little inuendos and your little insiuua-
tions will not scare them, even if infuria-
ted seeding Southern men dare to init
mate that | am an ally of Mr.. Wade
The Senator charges me with being "an
ally" while he and the leaders of Aboli-
tionism are uniting all their energies to
break this glorious Union. am an ally !?
Thank God I am not in alliance with
Giddings. with Phillips, with Garrison,
and the long list Of those who are en-.
gagged in the work of destruction, and in
violation of the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States"
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PaternaI Duty.

The father who plunges into business
so deeply that he has no leisure for do
nestle duties and pleasures, and whose
only intercourse with his children consists
in brief word Of authority, or surly Ia
menration over their intolerablc expen-
siveness, is equally to be pitied and
blamed. What right has he to devote to
other pursuits the time which God has
allotted to his children? Nor is it an
excuse to say that he cannot support his
family in their style Of living without
this effort. l ask by what right can his
family demand to live in a manner which
requires him to neglect his most solemn
and important dutics3 Nor is it an OK
cuse to say that he wishes to leave them
that competence which ho desires, Is it
an advantage to be relieved from the me-
cossity Of labor Besides, is money the
only desirable bequest that father can
leave to his children 7 Surely, well cul-
tivated intellscts, hearts sensible Of do,
nestle affection, the love Of parents and
brethren and sisters, taste for home
pleasures, habits of order, regularity and
industry, hatred of vice and vicious men,
and a lively sensibility to the excellence
Of virtue, are as valuable legacy as an
inheritance Of fproperty--simple property,
purchasqdby the loss Of every habit which.
would render that property q blessing.