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Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
TEXAS.
synopsis Of the '.Act Regulating Com
tracts for Labor Approved by the
Governor. November I, 1866.

4
tracts for Labor" Approved by the
Governor, November I, 1866.
The San Antonio (Texas) Herald gives
the following synopsis Of the provisions Of
the new State law regulating contracts for
labor:
]. No person is compelled to contract, yet
IL they do 80 for a longer period than
month, the contract must be in writing,
signed and witnessed in presence Of a Justice
of the Peace, County Judge, County Clerk
or Notary Public.
2. If the contract is violated on the part
Of the laborer, all wages earned at the time
Of abandonment are forfeited, unless such
abandonment is caused on account Of harsh
treatment or violation Of contract by the
employer
3. One copy of the contract must be de-
posted with the County Clerk, and any
court of competent jurisdiction may enforce
the contract.
4. The County Clerks are to keep an
alphabetical register of the contracts.
5. All labor contracts are to be made
with heads Of families, shall embrace the
labor Of all members of the family named
therein, and are binding on all minors.
6. The wages due are a lien upon the
crops TO one-half the crop, second, however,
10 rent liens.
Z. One-half the wages to bepaid as agreed
upon, the other half TO be retained by the
employer until the contract is completed.
8. If the employers wilfully fail they may
be fined in double the amount due the labor
er, TO be for his benefit, and any cruelty, in
humanity or neglect Of duty on the part Of
the employer may be summarily punished
by fine.
9. In case Of sickness, the laborer's wages
for the time lost TO be deducted, and if he
feigned he forfeits double the wages for the
time, and If he refuses to work when able
for more than three days. he may be report
ed to a Justice Of the Peace, and he may be
adjudged, if he refuses still to work under
his contract, on any public work.
TO- Must work ten hours a day in sum
mer and nine hours in winter, unless other
wise stipulated in his contract; is charged
with the proper care of stock, etc, etc.,
which are at his control for laboring pur-
poses; is responsible for injuries wilfully
| done, for disobedience of orders, etc, etc.
IL. Laborers engaged in household duties
are subject 70 all calls Of the family where
employed, at all hours, day or night except
when sick. provided no such calls shall be
made after 10 o'clock at night or on Sun
days, unless the exigencies Of the family or
household renders such calls necessary or
unavoidable.
y. For hAbitual laziness, ete., the laborer
may be discharged subject, however, to an
award, by two citizens, assisted by Justice
| Of the Peace.
Is. Any contract made in a foreign coun-
try, according to the law there, may be en-
forced here, if properly authenticated.
-. The law takes effect from It's passage.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

ANOTHER RADICAL LIE NAILED.-The
dispatches to the n. Y Tribune from Wash
ington, few days ago, stated that the Ma
tional Union Executive Committee had dis
solved, leaving an Indebtedness to the Bank
ing House of RITTENHoUsE, FOWLER & Co.
These gentlemen nail the lie as follows, in
card to the National Republican:
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1S66.-EDIToR OF
THE REPUBLICAN: The paragraph quoted
in your paper of this morning from the New
York Tribune, to the effect that the Resident
National Union Executive Committee was
indebted to our bank in the sum of thirty
thousand dollars, is untrue in every respect.
There is a considerable balance to the credit
of the committee on the books Of our insti-
tuition.
1t is evident that the Tribune has been
imposed upon by some designing individual.
BY giving this an insertion in the Republican
you will confer favor on, yours truly,
RITTENHoUsE, FOWLER & Co.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
FROM SMITH COUNTY.


Correspondence Of the Union and American.l
Again we have had the broad farce of an
election in this county, and again the
Union men have inescusably let the election
90 by default against them and in favor of
the Radical disunionists Even under
the unconstitutional and partial dis-franehise
law, uniustly as il has been executed, there
were Conservative votes enough registered
to have elected BAILIE PEYToS, had they
gone to the polls and voted but disgusted
by the absurd and illegal practices of those
accidentally in power, they staid away and
the Radical disunion candidate was elected
to the Senate Mr.. II. S. PATTERSON, the
newly elected Senator from the tenth dis
trict composed of the counties of Sumner
and Smith, is a clever man enough, but of
poor ability, and so limited in ordinary in
telligence, as TO public affairs as, to amount
to ignorance. He is pledged publicly and
privately to vote against any measure Civ
ing suffrage to negroes, but his most inti-
mate acqnaintances, have no confidence in
his ability to resist the solicitations of his
party on this subject no more than any
other. Knowing him very Intimately as l
do, / can't say sympathise with this want of
confidence in Mr.. PATTERSON. | may be
N~~~AfNN5 bNAs 4 tAAtllA iAC VIII " p-tS ~ MS
pledges on this subject, and vote against
the extension of suffrage to negrOs. 1t is true
his antecedants are not very reliable, for
from the first battle of Manassas, in 1861,
till after the battle of Mill Springs, in June
1862, he was rather a blatant Confederate
During that time he attained the title of
Captain, by mastering a company of home
guards. If there are any members of a
Confederate company whose sobriquet was
" Bull Pups" remaining in Nashville, they
will remember that they occasionally assist
ed Capt. PATTERSON in driRing his compa-
ny of a Saturday evening during the winter
of 1861 and 1862, at GordOnsville, in this
county. Having been on both sides, and
always on the side that is up for the time, it
will be seen Mr.. PATTERSON is of the right
material to make yindictive Radical but
having pretty large development of obsti-
macy, my opinion is, he will not 60 with his
party beyond his pledges
The only hope left for civil liberty now is
in the cos srts. If they are true to the fun
damental law, all will be well if not, all is
lost. RUsTICUs.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

GA1IGSANI describes singular fOrmality
with which executions in Spain are accom-
panied. Afler the executioner has per
formed his Office, he is surrounded by gen
darmes, loaded with chains aud taken to
prison, aud thence before an examining
magistrate, when the following dialogue
takes place: "Nou are accused Of having
taken the lie of man" Yes" answers
the executiouer, III is true" What was
your motive for the crime - TO obey the
law and iullll she mission cSahded 10 me
by Justice An indictment is then drawn
up. and on the following day the man is
taken before tie tribunal, which immediate
~ pronounces an soquittal, and the prisoner
is liberated afler his confinement Of twenty
four hours.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

THE freedmen Of Macon county, Ala, one
Of the best cot;on growing districts in the
South--reOently held meeting and passed
resolutions discountenancing idiers and loa-
fers, and con3emning all violations Of con-
tracts between white men and themselves.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

Why do the Republicans have 50 many
names for their party? One set Of journals
classify the members OF Congress elect as
E" Radicals, which Is the trae name Of the
great body Of the party-anoiher as " Re
publioans,' and still another as Union
ists." which We all know they are not. To
be a Union man, means TO be, or ought
mean 10 be, IN favor of the Union, and the
whole Union, and not in favor Of keeping
Ten States out Of i, or ten States taxed
without the right Of representation. What
ever the Republican parry is, il certainly is
not a Union party, and ought not TO use the
name.-N j. ErDncss
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Valuable Plantation and other
Cotton Lands.

THE ENTIRE REAL ESTATE OF THE
/ late THONAs Nancy. deceased. consisting Of
some Of the mast desirable locations. both for
business and dwelling houses IN the city Of Nash
Vile together with one Of the finest Cotton Plan
tations on the Mississippi Tiver, and other Lands
in the State of Arkansas and Mississippi. is nOW
offered for sale.
For further particulars apply 70
DR.. W. y. Nancy, Executor.
Corner Of Union and Cherry sts,. Nashville
Tennessee loctls-lm
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WHO DERIVE BENEFIT FROM THE
NON-VOTING CLASSES?

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
The Radicals tell US, in their argument
for the constitutional amendment, that it is
all wrong for the South to be represented in
Congress for negroes who do not vote. Now
let us see who derives the greatest benefit
from the nou-voting classes. By reference
to the census of 1860, we End the following
state of facts
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FOR SALE.

A FRAME HOUSE WITH FOUR ROOMS,
~ besides Store Room. Pantry, kltehen and
Servants Room, and between Mn AND IkN
ACRES OF LAND. on which j. = god vel;
located two miles from the Courthouse. On the
Broad Street Pike opposite Byt0Wn. and ad3otn-
ing the lands Of Nathaniel Baxter. esq- NO
0AAI ANDERsoN. 4 JOHNSON SMITH. Agents.
nrfIt-Im
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notice.

NAPTAIN. BIN. T. EGAN, has .,i this day ,s osea
4 appointed Agent for the \ Nashville and y eEtn,
Scstsrs Railroad. al this place. All Bii3 OF
Tsdinr given by him viii be respected.
obcc. No. II College street. ioetf1
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
IF. G. .DUNNINGTON e. CO.,
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.

Voluntary communications. containing inter
esting important news. solicited from any quarter.
News letters from the various counties Of the
State especially desired.
An communications should be addressed 10 the
Editors Of the USIoN AND AhHHcsE."
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
Lyons Periodical Drops!
THE GREAT FEMALE REMEDY FOR
IRREGULARITIES.

These Drops are a scientifically compounded
fluid preparation, and better than any Pills, Pow
ders or NOstrums. Being liquid, their action Is
direct and positive, rendering them reliable,
speedy and certain specific for the cure Of al
distractions and suppressions of nature. Their
popularity is indicated by the fact that over lOQ-
900 bottles are annually sold and consumed by the
ladies Of the United States, one Of whom speak IN
the strongest terms Of praise Of their great merits
They are rapidly taking the place Of every other
Female Remedy, are considered by all who know
aught Of them, the surest. safest and most IN
falible preparation in the world, for the cure Of
all female complaints. the removal Of all Obstrue-
tiOns Of nature and the promotion Of health,
regularity and strength. Explicit directions sta
ting whom they may be used and explaining when
and why they should not, nor could not be used
without producing effects contrary TO nature 8
chosen laws will be found carefully folded around
each bottle with the written signature Of JOHN l..
Lyon without which none are genuine.
Prepared by DIR. LYON. ls5 Chapel street, New
Haven. Connecticut. who can be consulted either
personally. or by mail tencosing stamp, )concern-
ing all private diseases and female weaknesses.
Sold BY Druggists everywhere.
G. G.. CLARK, * CO..
Gent Agents for U. S. and Canadas.
oefA0-d .Ev-evyed-lv
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BANKS.
THos. s. MARR. S. s.J.TARBox.
President. Cashier,
NATIONAL SAVINGS COMPANY,
SER UNION AND coLLEGE sTREETs.

The following are ths ratas paid for uncurTent
money. These quotations are liable to fnctHate.
but may be depended on tor a sufficient length Of
time for remittances to be received BY mail or
express, if forwarded with outdelay.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

NATIVE BORN.
Females in Northern ,ll5. .466
Females in Southern ,366 j5S
Excess in Northern 90S
FOREIGN BORN.
Females in Northern lOI 92
Females in Southern 23 7S
Excess in Northern States................. S63,354
Foreign males in Northern 526 $40
Foreign males in Southern States.......... 4lS,5j9
Excess in Northern POS $50
Here it will be seen that the North has
representation of five millions and a half
more females than the South has. In addi-
ton it has Representatives for one million
and a quarter of foreign-born males more
than the South-total, nearly seven millions
of people None of these seven millions of
inhabitants vote in the North and yet, for
every l27 900 Of them, the North has Rep
resentative in Congress. Counting in the
three and half millions Of negroes now in
the South, and the North has still Repre-
sentatives for three and half millions more
of the non-voters than the South has. In
other words, the representation of the nom
voting classes gives the North thirty men,
bers of Congress more than the South from
that source. In view of these facts, how in
conceivable the hypocrisy of those who de-
claim against the South for its representa-
ton upon non-voters, when their section is
principally the gamer by it
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CORNER CHURCH AND VINE SITS.
NASHVILLE TENN
PERKINS, SWENSON & Co.

GENERAL
Commission Merchants,
Nc. IS Carondeiet, corner Union street, -,
s. ~ sEExs0S. u. T.. late Of Aastin. &e1as.
n EsEISs FEsk5Ss' Of Perkins 4 Co. \. 0.
- - NNNH+''f s..fa-Er,1Ew
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atninu aud Smerieaa.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER a2. 1866.
RENOONTRE IN NAV MEXICO.

Two HentucIxfans Kkifi Each Ofher--A
FaIthIesz wife Causes the BIOOdy
Transaction.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
Dissolution.

THE COPARTNERsHIP HERETOFORE EX-
i istinE between i. NJ. Cain and J. H. Bran
back, under the style Of r. NJ Cain Z Co, Synrna.
Tennessee. Is this day dissolved, by mutual con
sent. The business Of the late firm Will BE- kere-
after conducted b. 7. II. C4Ix. who viii settle up
the outstanding claims Of the old house.
i. N. CAIN,
J. NJ. BRUMBAcH.
sNRYxL, November Il. 1865.
n0Vi5-lm
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
SEED. AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS. Etc.

400 BUSHELS RED CLOVER SEED;
o5o Top
zoe Kentucky Blue Grass
EOO TimOthr
80 Orchard Grass
Also The Mendenhall Patent Hand-LoOm.
SIX two horse Wagons. superbly made. and ele-
gantly finished.
Two onu horse Express WAGONS. Of superior
make. All of which will be sold low ior C9sh-
McR0BERTs 4 Balm,
3 aud = South Market street
povl-lm (B)
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
COTTON and TOBACCO
ALLKNDS OF PRODUCE
ENTIRELY ON COMMISSION.

Planters may rely upon eur best oiioFts 70 obtain
the HIGHEST MARKET RATES for
their Produce. And should our friends favor as
with orders for Groceries. they may rest assured
Of having goods purchased at tho LOWEST
MARKET PRICE.
Having one Of the largest warehouses in the
city, our facilities for the STORAGE OF
COTTON AND TOBACCO is unsurpassed BY
any house in the South. We have and will keep
on hand a large supply Of BAGGING AND
ROPE, and several kinds Of IRON TakS
which we offer on most reasonable terms
We VIII make the matter % Receiving
and Forwarding Goods Speciality
In Our business, and an Goods eonsigs Z to
Us for Re shipment win be sent. upon AZ a
at the Wharf or Depot, promptly forward az taa
least expense to the owner.
Liberal Advances made
signments.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22
Commission Merchants
M. South Market street.
NASHVILLE.

A. l.. SMITH. Logan county, Kentucky.
THOs- PAREEs, lgte W. j. y II. Pnrkns.
q. b. stalk, Tuscaloosa. Alabama.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

HAVING TAKEN THE ABOVE WARE
H HOUSE, We are prepared b. DO q General
Commission Business. and win keep constantly
on hand a large supply Of
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Nashville Cotton Market.
ms ADvANTAGEs ARE NUMERoUs.

o.n-nrlD- r.H.eHa8aognsr. I.TaH uaovs.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

OtiLcE. Ho. % Cherry stsesi. North
''s@ ''''e- hfepl-7o
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-04
ANTHOLOGY.

A cJtlRvOYANr WHO HAS NO kQuA.maasS
n Slt offered person WIZ ssn -
her n giving All matters 2, ssss -
iossea sickness and business she never ss. ~ 49,
her sk B--she does not Pc. Ts,s,, 49,
future husbands likeness. once 20 - ~
street Lexington and Third avenues.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-04

GREENWOOD .CEMETERY.-FOR SALE, A DESI-
VI rable Lot, Handsomely enclosed, Of the most
eligible Sites surrounded by good mproyements Apply
q. a. SPENCER. l06 Front street. N. Y.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-04

4 rAcr miss wELLIsasbS TELLS % BUSINESS
slrtk ssxcst Vours toA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-04

I,oR SALE OR TO LEr-A VERY NEAT TWO STORY
high basement and under brick House in Clinton
Crates &C. 1xl0xl; balcony in front price o. 500 rent
$700 also twowtory and attic high stoop undcrcoar,
frame filed In In Herkmer street, sze 20xS5xl00 price
820 rent 500; immediate possession Of both Apply
FITZPATRICK, Bulls Head Bank Buildings.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-15


IMpoRTAScE Or ADvERTrsING.-Ths
following from The Pittsburg Gazette, .
sketch of business house in that city,
admirably illustrates our views:
I'm brief interview with one of our
most liberal patrons, few days since, We
inquired his experience of the policy OF
advertising. We regard his answer as
noteworthy, and commend it to the con,
sideration Of others He said the same
kind Of bushes. in which he is engaged
had been carried on at the same stand for
ten years by one and nearly ten years by
another predecessor. That these men
gave diligent etten.ion to their business,
we're sober and frugal, but spent nothin 2
for advertising. They were just barely
able to exc out living. That he bought
out the concern ten years ago. and begun
debtor for the whole establishment. He
felt poor, and only expended fifty dollars
per annum in each of the business papers
the first year; that subsequently, he in
creased his expenses to several thousand
dollars annually for advertising. and the
result has demonstrated its marvellous util-
ity, ard he is to-day worth $4,000. and
his annual profits are constantly increase
ing"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-15
The Georgia Legislature-COnS
tutiOnal Amendment Rejected.

MILLEDGEvILLE, GA, November o.
The Legislature rejected the Constitutional
Amendment The objection resolution
reads
Rcso'ccd, That the Legislature of Geor
gia declines to ratify the amendment adding
the fourteenth article to the Constitution
OF the United States
A motion was made in the Senate to
postpone its consideration to some future
day. but was amended by merely adopting
the above resolution, and this passed, yeas
&c. nays none, the full Senate voting.
In the House the vote stood: Yeas 131
nays 2.
MIR, Ellington, Of Gilmour, and Mr..
Humphreys, of Fannier, committee on re-
porting this resolution, accompany the re-
port with lengthy argument in substance
as follows:
l. That the State, of the United States
alone are authorized to consider Consttu>
tutional amendments.
z. That such amendments must be pro
posed by two>thirds Of Congress or the
Legislatures of two-thirds of the States
.. That Georgia was one of the original
States, and must have always continued
such unless she reserved the right to Sc
ceds or give the federal Government the
right to eject her
The report adduccs the legislation of
Congress, p:oclamations of Presidents, and
the issues made during the war by the
Government of the United States to prove
it. 1t was held by the Government that
no State could seccde, and only interrupted
the practical relations Of the States, and
the suppression Of the rebellion was to res
tore these relations fully, and the Constitu-
ton would then become the supreme law
of the land
The argument then goes on to declare
that ucc""roia and other States arc integral
parts Of Congress, and nc Constitutional
Congress CA be convene, while such in-
tresal portions are forcibly excluded j
says the adoption of the emancipation a
mendment Is not precedent for the adop-
ton of this, the Southern States having at
the time no delegation to be received into
Congress "a now when denied admttance.
and then conclusively saying that as the
amendment in question was not proposed
by two>thirds o. the Constitutions! Co...
gress, the Committee recommend the ,,dop
ton OF the resolution above given.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-15

James Brooks, of the New York tx
press, was returned to Congress from one
of the districts of New York City at the
recent election, by majority of over 1000.
o ur readers will remember that Mr. Brook,
was oustcd from his seat by the rad
icals of the Rump last winter because Of
his democratic autccedent., and his place
given to the radical VIM. Dodge. Will
the torch-and turrentine jacobins, in the
face of this majority, repeat the outrage
They have the same reason for doing so
he is as much democrat as when Dodge
relieved him last winter.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-15

UNLUcKY SHOT The Bowling Green
aurora Boreol. records the way citizen
ofthat place disposed of what he supposed
to be thief at hi, wood pile:
Just as the villaiuou. scoundrel raised
his head to reach for another stics, bon1
went Smith & Weston when 10 an old
mare snorted, snapped bride and cut dirt
for home at the rate of 2:40, arriving just
in time to peg out beneath her owners
''vine and fig tree" She had been hitched
at tho wood pile without the knowledge Of
the owner of the premises. We under
stand an appralscment of damage was made
after several futile attempts to recuscitat e
life in the DO iy of the deceased copper
bottom, and the quilts forked over"