The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-02
BIZ LAST NIGHTS MAIL

NV EoRE, Jan. Slew Jersey papers
say the Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
road ompsny under the terms Of their
sgFeement with the Morris and Essex Rail-
ROAD Company, have contracted for the
grading Of the whole Of the branch road
from DanYille % Bioomfeld, a distance Of
- niles- The work on the entire line Of
he road IS t. be pushed orsard with al
? ssIble dispatch, and the contractors hone
% have the whole completed within twelve
nonths.
a morning paper says Mrs. Robert Lee IS
bringing the influence Of manv Of the lead
ing men Of Virgins and he South % bear
on the President in favor Of the restoration
Of the Arlington estate.
The Herald's Havana correspondent saws.
At q banquet given to Secretary Seward BY
the captain General Of Cuba, Mr.. Seward
offered the sentiment hat Spain is the only
european power that has any right 10 q
footing IN America, since Spain had alwsvs
been enue0Ay AIaeriean-
The Paris journal des Debates savE. fn an
edleoFisls We wish Mexico had not bscoFne
such an Embarrassing matter 10 Us. Let US
Try 70 see serious and aetual dangers,
which threAten the Frsneh policy in
america Ard Ehlcha make Us Wish our
Government would take one or the other OF
two resolutions, either boldly aagment-o oar
army OF occupation in Mckee, in order to
prepare against-adiasent perils, or take
counsel Is % the most suitable and prompt
measures for the evacuation Of the country.
"AsHISeToSi jan 3l-The Hon. Joseph
Harlan IA a card to the Chronicle, saws
that part Of has remarks last Friday eYen-
ng which referred to the President is 70
imperfect as to change the sense, and he
adds, after referring 20 the danger aupre-
henced BY some in cQnferring the elective
franchise on a vast number Of persons 50
recently released from slavery, AID the
Danger on the other hand Of excluding 20
large q portion OF the thoroughly loyal
part Of a population Of a race in their Or
ganization. l expressed my greater conf
dence n ignorant loyalty than in inteIli-
gent treason, and added he had never dis
gui ed the preference and would not do 80
10 the future. He concluded with an ex-
pression OF ce1hdenes IN the wisdom and
virtue Of the President, for whom be was
not authorized to speak, and who lad been
able in the position, would be-abIc in the
future to disclose his own views.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9I.-Notice has been
gwen by the Secretary Of the Treasury that
ne Treasurer OF the United States and the
Assistant Treasures At New York, Phila-
delphia, and Boston have been instructed
10 discontinue, on and after tire FIRST ofFeb-
fuary, receiving deposits for the temporary
loaa at six per cent. interest. They have
been instructed to receive such deposits in
lawful money, on and after that date, at
five per cent. interest, payable on ten days
notice aiieE thirty days-frUrn the date Of
deposit. 81
The CODstitut onsl Amendment passed By
the House to-day differs from the one pre-
Yionsly reported from the Committee of
fifteen, IN leaving out all illusions TO di-
rect taxes. Not changing. the Constitution
N that respect the effect Of the amendment
10 ~simpiyto excludes from the basis Of repre-
sentatIon all 10 whom the elective franchise
is denied or abridged on account Of race or
color. Tue amendment is the same in uur-
pose and subsistence as that introduced By
Mr.. Blaine in January, the phrase 'ciyil
End political rights and privileges" used by
Mr.. Blaine being changed 10 elective fran
chise" by the Committee Of Fifteen.
Postmaster penpisnn yesterday directed
upward OF one hundred p0st-ofhces 40 be re-
opened in the Southern States.