New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-13

T he Tennessee House of Representatives
was Etill without quorum on the It'll. The
sena ke had assembled, and listened to long
and ! ambitious message" from Brownlow,
urgin. the ratification Of the constitutional
arnene lment. That worthy reminds the SEN
ate TIL At they represent a State "most of
whose people went into the rebellion, who
raised ne hundred and ffty-four regiments
and sen them into the field to fight against
Inc nat ional government, who levied war
against he United States for four years, and
were fna tly conquered and reduced to the
condition Of the inhabitants Of subugated
province, wholly at the mercy Of the conquer
5<rs. BY the laws Of war,
What a contradiction of terms for a wretch
10 Hrolfsl j, bloody, starved and ravenous,
I'd. talk OF m ercy He continues
The gener IL government has the undoubted
eight 10 prese rbe terms for settlement to the State
4sof Tennessee. These terms have been prescribed,
and aFesnow p resented for your acceptance or re-
asiection- haV every assurance that when they
are accented ". our Senators and Representatives
viii be acmittet to their seats in Congress- ana
the State at ono be clad with her long lost rights.
shey seem to TO be bnt desire Of political ins-.
gice and equality made necessary by the result of
The rebellion. 1t ~ now your proud privilege to
d AstogesoUr noble old commonwealth to the ancient
Osition ia The Uni on Of our fathers As you have
D, arfosnel your du y heretofore In defiance of tie
alb nae and denuncia sion Of traitors so am conf.
de- atyeu VIII do in the future, needless OF threats
orsi aiotatieHl from an source. 4
Tei closes hy call ing attention to the neces-
sity Of ame ndhng th.s metropolitan police act.
AS Jaw, IN its practical Workings it is found
10 be quite defective Chief among these de-
fects b say be mentioned the want Of an ade- |
ouate remedy i'll case of the refusal Of county
courts to, levy nd collect the necessary revenue
~ aefray tho expenses Of police and the
power Of evil di, sposed persons in combina-
ton, I'd ATTEST th o operations of the commits
.sioners by. injunc tons and wanton litigation
Other defe cts viii present themselves and it
u believed viii be easily corrected tho
rough perfe e4ion Of the law is recommended.
Mr. 0orrie an conservative Senator, offered
aresolution t bat hhe Legislature adjourn, and
not come to a vote on the ratification Of the
constitutional ulea, anrent for the reason that
one-tEizd 81 TIL State is not represented |
Laid on the table ayes IS. nays So.
Two Memphis pi fntsrs csiebrated the 9Th of
July by fighting deedless duel in Arkansas.
One round was fred af distance Of twenty
PAGES, when the affair was considered honor
ably settled, the pau SAes were introduced, /
shook hands, and returl 1sd TO Memphis. The
difficulty, it seems, orig mated about young
lady to whom one Of tbs paFties il engaged
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Gold watches seem scarce IN Michigan. BY /
The official returns only one gold watch was
found in that State This is 81 OCULAR consider
ing how long Michigan re. s'nents were
quartered in the South.
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It Is reported as a singular con Nidenee by
European journals that the 18th of snne-tho |
anniversary Of Waterloo a battle y which es-
tablshed the European system q. Il 'l5, was
celebrated by simultaneous deelaras ion of
war against Anstria from the kings Of r sasyis
and Italy.
Inc Italian minister Of war has received a
petition from seventy women. Of Milan, beg
ging to be permitted 10 enroll themselves in
company to serve % soldiers under Garibaldi !
during the war.
A child, three years Old, died al ontonagon, il
Michigan, recently from the effects of brandy, a
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