The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-14
BY LAST NIGHTS NAIL.

NEw ORLEANS, March 12.-The suit Of the
| British bondholders against the jackson
Railroad is creating great excitement.
| Their pressure is loudly condemned. The
/ report Of the railroad is published and Is
/ satisfaet ny. The city is employing coun-
| sci for defense.
Mayor Monroe, now suspended, intends
| going to Washington TO get pardon.
All the pspers will have vigorous leaders
/ on the Federal situation on Friday morning.
Mexican news via Havana states that
Cororsa is besieging Mszatlsn. He had
| also possession Of the Sinaloa mines and IS
! coming money on his own account The
| commerce OF Mszatlan, 6usy amas, aud
other Pacific ports is represented TO De
/ broken up.
French subjects continue to be subjected
| 10 forced loans and other expressions. The
whole coast was in the hands OF the Ll0eT-
ais. The Emperor has given grand cross
of the Order Of Leopold and that OF Isabe.
1 the Catholic, TO Almonte, who Is the ruling
| spirit Of the Empire.
Havana news is unimpOrtant.
Governor Hamilton, of Texas, made a
speech at Austin recently, in which he op-
posed some ordinance passed by the Con-
ventiOn as not being republican nor meet
| ing the demand made upon them eOnstitC-
iionslly. They had passed but one ordi-
nance which ACCORDED fully with the PresI-
dents policy, and that was declaring the
war debt null and void. he appealed from
the action of the Convention to the people.
The Convention had passed an ordinance
exempting al persons who, under authority
Of civil or military power, had inflicted in
jury upon persons during the war from be-
ing held accountable. Such ordinance
would not and should not shield them. He
called upon the loyal people Of the State TO
work togethar.
He believed that provision should have
been made to permit the negro to vote II he
became elevated and came up TO a certain
standard. The convention had refused this,
and refused to give any quota Of the school
fund or mike any provision for their edu-
cation. They had, however, been taxed to
assist the whites in sending their children
to school. He intended TO denounce to the
people those who had worked aga INST the
interest Of the State.
ST. LOUIS, April 12.-In the Circuit Court,
Judge Rsber presiding, the case Of Jno. D.
S. Dryden VS.. Thos. G. Fletcher, Cover
nor Of Missouri, the Judge OF the su-
preme Court and others, came up for trial.
Mr.. Dryden, it will be remembered, was
one of the Judges of the defunct Supreme
Court, whose position was declared vacant
by the Constitutional Convention Of 1865,
and who falling to comply with the ordi-
nance Vacating his Office was removed there
from by force. He now Gains damages to
the amount Of several thousand dollars, on
the ground of unwarranted arrest and aggra-
waited assault.
Considerable time was consumed in en-
pannellng a jury on Monday. There were
ffty-three challenges in all. It was diff
cult TO find any one who had not formed
some sort OF opinion on the merits Of the
case. Two of the jurors, however, stated
that they had never heard Of anything
in regard TO it. Yesterday the counsel
for the plaintiff offered in evidence
the commission of Mr.. Dryden as a
Judge. Objections were made as TO
its admissability, on the ground that
the fundamental law Of the state vacated
the commission on the LIST day Of May,
1865, and as it was dated several months
previous, it was irrelevant. The poiut was
argued at length by Mr.. Merrill Tor plain
tiff and Mr.. Drake for the defense. Judge
Reber decided that the commission of Gov.
Gamble 10 the plaintiff was not competent
evidence, holding that the ordinance Of the
Constitutional Convention which removed
Messrs. Bay and Dryden was valid, and
was a proper amendment of the constitution
under the act calling the Convention. The
Judge also held that Judge Dryden had no
legal title TO the Office Of Judge Of the su-
preme Court on the day he was removed by
force and that he could not recover in an
action for his ejectment from that office.
This decision sustains the new constitution
throughout, and the legality Of the action
Of the Convention and that the Judges
had no vested rights to their seats, but
could be removed at any time by the act of
the people.