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Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20

The Legislature of North Carolina has
enacted the following in relation to negro
testimony:
SEC. 9. Be Il further enacted, That persons
of color, not otherwise incompetent, shall be
capable of bearing evidence in all controyer-
sizes at law and in equity, where the rights
of person or property of persons of color
shall be put in issue, and would be conclud-
ed by the judgment or decree of court and
also in pleas of the State, where the violence,
fraud or injury alleged shall be charged to
have been done by or to persons Of color. In
all other civil and criminal cases such evil
dence shall be deemed inadmissible, unless
by consent of the parties of record Provided,
That this section shall not go into effect I'M
I'll Jurisdiction in matters relating to freed
men shall be fully committed TO the courts
Of the State: Provided further, That no per-
son shall be deemed incompetent TO bear
testimony In such cases, because of being
party 10 the record or in Interest," Ratified
the tenth day Of March, 1861
The same body has enacted the following
upon the subject of private contracts made
during the war:
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH SCALE OF DEPRE-
CIATIoN OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.
WHEREAS, By an ordinance of the Con-
vention, entitled An ordinance declaring
what laws and ordinances are in force, and
for other purposes" ratified on the 18th day
of October, A. D., 1865, it is made the duty
of the General Assembly to provide scale
of depreciation of the Confederate currency
from the time of its first issue to the end of
the war and it is further therein declared
that call executory contracts, solvable in
money, whether under seal or not, made
after the depreciation of said currency be-
fore the LIST day of May, 1866, and yet I'M
filled, Except official bonds and penal bonds,
payable to the State, shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that
they were solvable in money of the value of
the said currency" subject nevertheless to
evidence of a different intent of the parties
TO the contract therefore
Be 1t enacted by the General assembly Of the
State Of North CAROLINA, and Il is hereby enacted
by the authority Of The same, That the follow
ing scale of depreciation be and the same is
hereby adopted and established as the meas
ure of value Of one gold dollar in Confederate
currency, for each month, and the fractional
parts of the month of December, 1864, from
the LIST day of November, 1861, to the lst
day of May, 1865, to wit:
Scale Of depreciation of Confederate currency, the
gold dollar being the unit and measure of
sdtue, from NopeDber 1St 1861, to Nay
LIST, 1865.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
THE PRESIDENT Axp MS ENEMIES.

The special Washington correspondent
of the New York Express gives the following
as an indication of the policy Of the Pres
ident," in relation TO those Of his defames
who hold Office under his administration
The President Is determined that Northern
traitors shall not nurse their treason on Federal
patronage. The Postmaster at Forrestville Con-
necticut, has been removed for speaking Of him
In the style Of Auna Dickinson who, in her Chi
eaEo address. the other day. spoke Of Andrew
johnson rs man standing on the grave of a
dead President and striking hands with his
sins etc There are other men Of The same sort
as the ForrostviIle Postmaster. who will have TO
walk the plank"
Another correspondent says that this For
restyille Postmaster, who dehed JOHNSON
men TO remove him from Office, had " his
head cut off so suddenly that there was
hardly time to bring out the basket" In
times like the present il is very clear that
the Administration cannot trust It's enemies.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20

ELoPEMENT-A MARRIED MAN Runs
AWAY WITH A GIRL.-A man giving his
name as Robert Joiner, was arrested in
Louisville on Sunday last, al the City Hotel,
charged with having eloped with young
gisl whom he had with him, and whom he
had registered at the hotel as his wife.
The girl, who is rather pretty, is said to be
the daughter Of respectable citizen of
Columbus, Ohio, and the man is said To
have wife and family at that place. The
case viii be probably fully developed before
the police court this morning.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20

The Radical United States Senate has in
corporated eight negro regiments in the
regular army bill" but the Veteran Re
serves have been squelched. Whilst il may
be very proper to employ negro soldiers, the
inquiry might arise, whether this actonwas
not one Of the legitimate fruits of negro
on the brain" which ledthe Radicals TO pre-
fer negroes to white people. According to
this, il would seem thatths black defenders Of
the Union are entitled to greater considera-
ton than the veteran whites.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
PERPETUAL SESSION.

1t is the opinion os many in Radical quar-
tiers, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, that
Congress should not adjourn until constitu-
tionally required so to do, on the 4th of
March, 1867. 1t is not probable that there
viii be an adjournment Of the present Con-
gress, for any considerable period, between
this and the day fixed for its final disper-
sion. The tendency of all revolutionary
bodies is to make themselves as nearly as
possible, perpetual. When representative
body becomes subversive, it Immediately
adopts the conclusion that the world can
not do without it and that the only way to
achieve the ends it has in view, is to keep
itself in a state instantly to meet and put
down opposition, from whatever quarter it
may arise. In fact, one Of the essential
characteristics of rump," is the inability
to work its own dissolution. Its members
cling to their wrongful authority with a
death-like grasp as If assured that when
they take leave Of il, it will be forever.
The progress Of Republican conceit and
the growth of an opinion that the present
Congress is indispensable, may be seen in the
remarks of Mr.. Wilson: of Massachusetts, in
the Senate during recent debate, As
reported, he spoke at length, in terms of
commentator, of the great Union party. 1t
had done more for the country, more for
democratic institutions, more for the cause
Of humanity than any men of the old world
or new, ancient or modern" Shall party
which believes this ofitself, suffer itself 10 be
arrested in its course, or prevented from
accomplishing its ends, by so slight a thing
as constitutional prorisioR? What are
mere paper boundaries to those who, wiser
than laws and presidents, wiser than expert
ence or history, wiser than natural laws and
physical conditions, feel themselves divinely
entrusted with a mission to bring in new
order of things, in the face of which all that
is old is destined to become obsolete ?
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

The Republican vote in the late New
Hampshire election is ascertained to have
fallen 1000 below the vote of the same par
ty in 1864. Just prior to the election, let
ter was published addressed to member of
the Legislature of that State by Postmaster
General Dennison, stating that the admins
tration had no feeling against Republicans
and wishing success to their ticket. The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Times thus discourses on this letter:
"A letter written by Postmaster General Den
nisOn to a member of the New Hampshire Legis-
lature, in which Dennison expresses his hopes for
the success Of the Radical ticket was used in that
State and contributed largely to the favorable
Radical result of the election. The same letter
is now paraded at the head of the Radical papers
in Connecticut and is impudently labelled. the
views of the Administration on our election" The
Presidents attention was called TO this letter to
day, and he not only did not authorize the letter,
but he never saw il till il appeared in print. In
the face of this forgery for it amounts to that the
ChroRicis calls the New Hampshire election, thus
carried, a veto upon the President"
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
NOTICE.

OTATE OF TENNESSEE-wHITE COUNTY:
y l, John j. Duncan, Administrator of the
Estate of Pierce C. Duncan, deceased, having
suggested to the County Court Of White county,
the Insolvency of the Estate of Pierce G. Duncan,
deceased. do therefore, notify all persons indebted
and all persons having claip4s against the Estate
of said deceased TO present them to me, on or be-
fore first Monday in August next, duly authenti-
Gated as prescribed by law for pro rata distribu-
ton, or the same will be forever barred.
marl5 JOHN J. DUNCAN, Admir-.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
Cornoration Notice.

DARTIEs HAVING BUSINESS WITH THE
i Chairman of the Street Committee will call
at his Office, Northeast corner Of the Market
House. upstairs, between the hours Of o'clock.
A. NJ. and o'clock, P. N. All bids Tor work must
be handed in at the above place.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
InsnIvenf Notice.

HAVING SUGGESTED THE INSOLVENCY
Il of the Estate of Trad Murphey, deceased, all
persons having claims against said Estate are
hereby notified to file them with the Clerk of the
County Court Of Robertson county. duly anthem
ticated according TO law, for distribution pro rata,
on or before the l4th of September, 1866.
marl6-dlw* r. II. ALLEY, Admir-.
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DIR. &c. DENTON.

HAvTNG RETURNED TO. AND PERMA-
Ill NEATLY located in the city, offers his Profes.
sionai services to the citiSens Of NashEllle and
S;c5nitv once. No. 81 l-S N0rih Cnerry
street. where he can be found At all hours, night
~ aav. unless professionally engaged.
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Auction Sale Of Valuable PrOperty.

81 FEET OF THE WAREHOUSE. NOS. q.
81 81 and 80. exteneing from Market 20 Front
street. occupied by Allisons * Kirkman, will be
sold al auction on the premises, on Tuesday, the
18th inst Terms liberal, and msde known on the
a. 81 re Lmarl4-Mel r. =. ALIISON.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20

REPUBLICAN HARMosY-Seuator WADE
pronounces the President traitor at
heart Z 1HAD STEVENS denounces him rs
"usurper;" and the New York Tribune
calls him " Dictator" etc, etc. Yet these
malcontents talk Of political harmony
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
ALI Around the Capitol!
NELSON & MURFREE,

OFFER FOR SALE TWO LARGE LOTS.
" eligibly located or the west side Of the Capt.
toll in front Of that magnificent building.
A splendid lot with large frame dwelling, on the
southwest corner Of the Capitol, and one Of the
most desirable residence lots in the city.
A lot Of IS feet on Gay street, nearly opposite
the northwest corner Of the Capitol grounds.
An eligible and desirable lot Of - feet front on
the east side Of the Capitol fronting on new Park
street Splendid location. and offered very low.
A choice lot and new. neat gentel dwelling. on
Summer street. near the northeast corner Of the
Capitol.
And last and best Of all. we can lease for ten
years All that beautiful and desirable ground on
ths south side Of the Capitol fronting $50 feet on
Cedar street, and running back 800 feet or more
20 a wide alley.
For particulars and terms. apply a above.
marl3-iw
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20

ON YESTERDAY EVENING AT DARK, A
" horse and buggy was taken from Green
Raw horse. full sixteen hands high. branded U. 5.
on left shoulderEnd S. on right side Of neck.
Hind pastern enlarged. Buggy epen TOP, built BY
Roberts 4 Curtis. Cincinnati.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20

TIM London Tines has good deal to any
Of Mr. Bancroft's Grafton on the birthday Of
President Lincoln. But here is the nab
The Grafton was worthy Of RlUah Pogran. The
British lion might fairly be expected 10 put his
tail between his legs and howl with anguish"
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
IMPORTANT PUBLIC SALE.

AT IL O'CLOCK, THIS DAY, TUESDAY.
IA March 10Th inst, we will sell at Public Sale
81 Feet on the South side Of that large Ware
house. occupied by Messrs. Allison Kirkman
on Market street, between Church and Broad, and
running through to Front street. Persons desiring
a good business stand, or wishing to make good
investment of capital should by all means attend
this sale. J. L. 4 K. W. BROWN, Agents
mar20-1t 3Sl2 Union ST.
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SpIendid Properfr for sale.

MRS. GOVERNOR F0OTE. HAVING RE-
vi MOVED, will sell her valuable Lots ia Boyd :
Addition to Nashville.
Great Bargains offered in lots, from Fifty feet to
Twenty-seven acres. Call on -
ANDERSON, JOHNSON X SMITH,
T.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

NOR SALE.-A number of very desirable Lots
il in BOyd's Addition to NASHVILLE.
FOR SALE--Several Lots in McNairy's Adj
ditiOn.
ALSO, a FRAME HOUSE, with five rooms
and a we'll of good water in the lot in McNairy's
Addition. For particulars. &c. enquire Of
JOHN CONNER, Agent,
Knowles street, West Nashville.
tAoarT6-dIw
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COTTON sEER.

WE HAVE NOW IN STORE TEN THOU
w SAND bushels ef Cotton Seed. We ask
HUGH McCREA 4 co.
ianl7-tf
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PalafiaI Residence for Sale.

TIE FINEST COUNTRY OR CITY RESI-
Il DENCE in Middle Tennessee. lying within
one mile OF the city. just above Edgefeld beau
ufully located on the bank of the Cumberland.
overlooking the city, with
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
TO PHYSICIANS.

81 The eitisens Of West Nashville win End our
store very CONVENIENT, and particularly so at
night. as the bell Is always answered promptly.
maFll-3n
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DR.. L. L..COLEMAN

AMONGST the many complimentary no
tees given us by the press of this city, we
know Of none which we deem as coming
with 50 much heartfelt sincerity, as the fol-
owing frora the NasSgilIs daily Union
"At a period like the present. when our city l.
filled 70 OyerfOWing with a Transient popGla-
ton, and dieeases prevail 10 an extent hitherto
undroamt Of. Il i proper that the means Of cure
should be Of ready access and that those imme-
diately interested should have Information Whirh
will lead them 10 avail themselves Of competent
medical advice. Men who have been educated in
the best schools Of the profession Of medicine and
been successful in a practice Of many years. arc
surely worthy Of confidence IL thsy hay3 given
their attention exclusiyely 10 one branch Of the
profession. and made themselves masters Of IT,
they have still more right - expeee support more
particularly II they have afforded bro0f Of their
ability % cure. To this latter class belongs Dr.
L. L. COLEMAN. who. In his speciality, has been
a benefactor 10 the afflicted. aud may ever be re-
lied on as a safe and sare physician
We respectfully inform our friends that
we may still be found at our Office, reliev-
ing those afflicted with
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81 Acres Attached.
FACTORY FOR Sale

A N AGRICULTURAL FACTORY TWENTY
n miles from Nashville, on the N. & c. Railroad,
is offered at low price. Every thing complete
for the.msnufaetery of Machines and implements,
with material and unfinished work on hand.
NELSON & MURFREE.
mar20-dlw
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-01-20
The Governors Message.

We call the attention. of our readers TO
this document, published on the aOutside=of
today paper. o 1t gives . clear and con-
else statement Of the condition Of the diff
erent branches of the State government;
with several suggestions which should re
csive full measure Of attention from the
Legislature. We referrto the one in par
ticular, which would provide. Cor the Civ
ing additional boundes TO the disabled he
roes of the war, and to the widows and or
phaus of those who sacrificed all on. the al
ter of their country. Every one will admit
that we owe them debt ofgratitude; let us
at least pay the interest on that debt, SO
that we may never forget the principal
The message has The merit of not being too
lengthy, its statementsaare to the point, and
We hope it will receive careful Perusal
from our readers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-01-20
S., Lopjs and santa Fe.

The importance of the Santa Fs trade to
the city of St. Louis cannot be over esti-
mated. From the goth of May to the 29th
of November last, reliable data show that
freight enough was hauled over the road in
wagons 10 fill fifteen, freight cars day.
And this, to say nothing of the immense
increase of trade and travel which railroad
facilities would produce Immense eexer-
tons are being made to secure this trade,
and roads starting from varioHs points all
run in this direction. But St. Louis is the
natural point of connection. By extending
the Missouri Pacific road in a due west
line from the point where it now turns north,
tit will be made to run in this direction. Il
It's one hundred and twenty five miles from
this point to Emporia, A road built to that
point would secure every pound of Santa Fe
and way trade to this city. The map will
prove this beyond question. Can such a
road be built? A company is already or
gained, composed of men along The line,
together with such names as r, D. Lathrop,
of the firm of, LathroP, Ludington d CO., of
New York, Washington Libby of Boston,
and others. 1. s. Kalloch, Esq, of Ottawa,
is President of the company, and Is now
presenting its claims to,our leading citizens,
and general interest is being awakened in
the subject. The projected road runs
through one of the richest portions of the
West, touching Harrisonville. county seat
of Cass county; Paola, county seat of Mi.
ami county, Kansas; Ottawa, county seat
of Franklin; Emporia, county seat of Lyon;
and then on by way of the county seat of
Chase. It is believed that 81 200. 600 in
equity bonds can be raised along the line of
tbs road from counties already Well-set1ed
aud rapidly filing up, Prominent eastern
capitalists are already looking to It with in
terest as direct continuation of line
pointing through New Mexico and Arizona
TO the Pacific, and If st. Louis does her
obvious duty lnthe premises, We see no rea-
son Why the road may moi be speedily built.
st Louis DemOcrat January 3.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-01-20

old notion /; indeed, We may say thsteit1is
obsolete, The Eastern manufacturers are
SO well established, and have so fsFspsrfect-
&c their machinery and processes, that, in
some important branches az least, they have
nothing TO fear from foreign competition.
MASSACHUSETTS, for inStsDess pncs So strong
in her adherence to fhs gGs1eetiyei sEsfeh, ,
has now pretty well gone over to the free
trade side. But here in the West, manu-
features are rapidly spnnging up, and the
farmers -ars- interested IN their prosperity
and development almost as much as those
who are directly concerned in them. We
apprehend. accordingly, that any Western
representative. who votes against such dus
tee upon foreign wares as7lWiH save from
destruction our owns infant iron mills, fax
mills, wooden mills, cotton mills, aud the
Ike, will find himself condemned by his
constituents Chicago republican.
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THE EVENING POST.
-.- NEW YORK.
10 t9 EDITED BY a.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT,
AND PARKE GOODWIN. 75S
--.u- RROSH RCTuS -
PROSPECTUS.

/, The Evening Post, now in its sixty-fifth year,
having begun with this nineteenth century, has
always maintained leading position among the
metropolitan journals --.te1 Hes
During tn e war the Evening Post was one Of
the most earnest and vigorous supports of tn {
cause of the Union; it held up the hands of our
brave soldiers in the fields, and encouraged the
hearts of our noble men and women at home; eV-
cry project for pushing on the column had its
jealous support; while it no less zealousy dashed
and rebuked treason in sill its forms, wheather
open and courageous as at the South, or covert
and mean, as at the North. uaIa-lag
That great me esure of the war partic ,larly-
the PrOela mation of Emancipation was early
wei eemed-ipcessantly urged-and most joyful
" approved by it, as the imperative need of the
times That other measure, no less portant
the Constitutional Amendment, has found, in the
Eve mig Post. its latestand most persistent, as
well as its earliest and most earnest advocate.
At the same time, with ali its enthusiasm for
liberty and Union, the Evening Post did not
close its eyes to the dangers of an abuse of pow
er; it was the enemy Of all undue exercises of the
central authority Of ali kinds of political job
berry and corruption; it has insisted upon econo-
myln expenditures and of the strictest adhe-
renee to the Constitution. To these principles
the Evening Pc tintends to adhere. Pledged to
no party and looking only TO the interests of the
whole country, now happily Restored and united,
it viii use whatever of energy it has, and of in
fuence it may acquire In behalf Of
lst, those fundamental maxims of human
y . uAl4.n - = uulan progress @Eu el-
walton which is at the Foundation of our demo+
cratic form of society; Us
I'd, local Independence and local self govern
meut, 50 necessary to dispersion of power and 70
the political education of the masses; and
Sd, matt onal unity and supremacy-not Of ma
tional centralization-so glOriously maintained
In the war.
But the Evening Post has always aimed to be
more than political and commercial journal
It desires besides to be G "good newspaper" In
its columns viii be found complete history Of
the events of the day, impOI poitiealor state
documents entire, proceedings of legislative bo-
dies, summaries of European intelligence, and
news from parts of the world, accurate reports
of financial and commercial matters, Trustworthy
correspondence, and A carefully selected literary
miscellany, com prising poetry, reviews OF new
works. with liberal ektrGcts, gossip and aneedoteg
-tke whole forming an excellent variety; In
which every reader viii discover something to
his TASTE.