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FATE OF A DESPERATE MAN.

From the n. 0. Picayunel
Bob JOHNSON, or Bob Mcneil, as hi -eal
name is, met the almost invariable fn
men of his class in this city. He fell in
gambling saloon, riddled with balls and
hacked with bowie knives, Each wound he
received represented some like wound he
had inflicted on others, and the number of
his mortal injuries hardly exceeded the
number of homicides which he had perpe-
trated in his violent and turbulent life. lie
was, we trust, the last Of a class Of men who
some years ago, made the name of our city
infamous by their deeds of unparalleled tur-
bulence and violence, which were too long
and too patiently borne 10y the peaceful cit.
zens.
Ofthese men, the names of five occur to
us, who were victims of the system Of assasi-
nation which they inaugurated, and which
gained for them the well-merited title of
Thugs. JIM LOGAN fell in an attempt TO
murder a respectable citizen.
ABE PIulLIrs was surrounded at night
by his own recent allies, and stabbed and
shot until he fell into the gutter, a CORY
corpse; HORTON was one of Bon JoHNSON'S
many victims, FORBES was oyermatched in
: murderous aiiray; and the soul Of Bob
JoHNsoN, escaping through a dozen murder
Gus wounds has gone to Join the congenial
society of his fellov-murderers.
We know nothing of the circumstances of
the killing of this man. 1t may have been
murder 1t may have been justifable homi-
eide Murderer and bad man as JOHNSON
was, the law does not sanction the taking Of
his life by any individual or individuals
But Il is certainly cause of general graft
tication, and gives a sense of relief
strengthens our belief in rtributive justice
when such men are thus removed from a
community which they have so long dis
turbed and disgraced by their Infamous
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CONQUEST COMPARED WITH AMIGA
BILE UNION
Reflections of Hugh Miller on Crossing
the BOundry line between England
and Scotland.

And this was the famous border line, made
good by the weaker against the stronger na-
tiCn-at how vast an amount of blood and
sufiering-for more than thousand years.
1t wore to-day, in quiet sunshine, look Of
recluse tranquility, that seemed wholly I'M
conscious Of the past. A tumbling sea Of
dark green hills, delicately chequered with
light and shadow, swelling upward on either
side toward the line of boundry like pillows
of opposing tideways that rise over the
general level where the current meets; and
passing on and away from wave top to wave
top, like the cork baulk of a tisherman's not
adoat on the swell, ran the separating line.
But all was still and motionless, as in the
upper regions of the Baltic when the winter
frost has set in.
We passed on the Scottish side a group of
stalwart shepherds-solid, grave featured
men, who certainly did not look as if they
loved fighting for its own sake; and on the
English side, drove by few stout, rudy hands
engaged in driving carts who seemed Just
as little quarrelsome as their Scotch neigh
bors. War must be intrinsically mischiev-
GUS. 1t must be something very bad, let
us personify it as loudly as we may, that
could have set on these useful, peaceable
peopIe-cast so nearly in the same mould,
speaking the same tongue, possessed of the
same common nature, lovable doubtless in
some points from the development of the
same genial aflection-to knock one another
on the head, simply because one half of
them had first seen the light on one side of
the hill, and the other half on the other side.
And such was the state of things which OBJ
tanned in this wild district for many hundred
years.
1t seems, however, especially well for
England, since the quarrel began at all, that
it should have been so doggedly maintained
by the weak people-so well maintained
that the border hamlet round which they
struggled in the days Of EDWARD, as peice
of doubtful property still, and has in royal
proclamation and in act of Parliament, its
own separate clause assigned to IT, as the
"town called Berwick upon Tweed" 1t is
quite enough for the English as shown by
the political history of modern times that
they conquered Ireland; had they conquered
Scotland also they would have been ruined
utterly. Zone such victory more and they
would have been undone." Men have long
suspected the trade of the hero to be bad
one; but it is only now they are. fairly be.
ginning to learn that of all great losses and
misfortunes his master achievement-the
taking of naticn-is the greatest and most
incurably calamitous
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cannot be wanted for this latter purpose, for
with the French MAMMALIAN must go him
self, if the Mexicans themselves do not sus-
tain him. And, if such should be the case,
it is their business and not ours.
The var has accustomed our people to
large expenditures. Millions go unques-
toned now, when thousands would have
caused resistance six years ago. But there
must be an end of lavish Congressional ap-
preparations While the Government itself
furnishes the money taxes are easily paid
This condition of things cannot last. The
Government must return to its economical
habits. Retrenchment and Reform" now
obsolete terms, must resume their former
significance. There are, doubtless, outside
gentlemen who would profit by the proposed
loan. Mr.. STEVENS relation may be one of
them. But, as NAPOLEON said of the Ital-
ian war, this loan assumes proportions in
consistent with any interest the Government
has in it."
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LAST DAYS OF LEWIS CAss.


From the Detroit Post.
Since his retirement from the Cabinet,
most Of his time has been spent quietly at
home, and his leisure hours have been devo-
ted TO reading and writing All of the
most rare and valuable works, particularly
those Of history and travel, were to be found
upon his table as speedily as announced from
the press. During the early part of the war
he wrote much to public men, giving his
views and opinions concerning the multitu-
dinOus legal, constitutional, political, and
military questions which were agitating and
dividing the country. Shortly after the APP
pOintment Of Mr.. STANTON as Secretary of
War, the General telegraphed him, congratu-
lating him upon the vigOr and earnestness
with which he prosecuted the arduous duties
of his position.
Blessed with natural robust health, har-
dened by his vigorous frontier life while a
youth, he preserved, by total abstinence from
intoxicating liquors, and moderation in all
his habits, the strong and elastic constitution
that survived the turmoil, strife and per-
plexities Of his long and tumultuous public
life. He could dictate for hours, and tire
out an amanuensis. He possessed that fac
ulty, common to but few men, to dictate five
letters on different subjects at a time. He
had an excellent memory. At one time he
delivered an extemporaneous speech in the
Senate and the morning after repeated it
verbatim TO the reporter
For some year and halfpast he has been
suffering more or less from disease of the
kidneys, which took, however, no serious
form until the latter part ofDecember, 1865,
continuing then with great severity during
the months of January, February and
March of the present year. Indeed, as early
as the beginning of January, it was feared
that he would not live, and his absent chill
dren were telegraphed TO come home but
he fingered on through April, when signs
of improvement became manifest and con-
tinued until early in June, when his condi-
ton was such as topermit of his walking out
in the garden, and to give his family and
friends strong hopes of his recovery.
As late as Wednesday he sat up and con-
versed freely with his children, but on Thuts-
day symptoms of the old disease reappeared
and he became much worse, failing rapidly
throughout Friday and Saturday, and to the
hour of his death On Sunday morning.
He had five children, four of whom sur
vive him-ELIzABETH CAss deceased;
Lewis Cas-; MARY, now Mrs. CANFIELD;
MATILDA, now Mrs. LEDYARD; ISABELLA,
now Mrs. NoN LnIBURG. He left n will
1t may be well to stale, as it has been made
the subject Of newspaper gossip, that there
was not, and has not been at any time during
the Generals illness, any thing which par
took Of the nature of softening of the brain.
On the contrary, he was throughout, bright
and cheerful, and frequently spent moments
in relating TO his medical attendant incidents
of his past eyentful life and career.
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PROPOSED MEXICAN LOAN.

From the New York Tines
Mr.. THADpEUS STEVENS is a man of pc
culiar temperament. He requires strong
stimulants. Compelled to surrender his ultra
reconstructive views, he proposes loan Of
twenty millions 20 Mexico. This is TO enable
Mexico to maintain the Monroe doctrine.
The offer is made at the moment that the
Monroe doctrine is vindicated in another
way, and when the money is not wanted for
that purpose. The Emperor is TO withdraw
his troops from Mexico, and Austria has in
formed our Government that she has coun-
fernandez the order for sending troops there.
Why, then, does Mr.. STEVENS avail him.
self of such moment to volunteer twenty
millions 10 laon Mexico? Is IL, after the
French army is withdrawn, to enable the
Mexicans 10 renew their internal strife Z? or is
il 10 enable them to expel MAMMALIAN? 1t
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VOLUME XXXIII.

with her citizens as equals and as brothers,
not as interiors and enemies? Such course
AS this will, we are certain. be seen to bind
them heart and soul to the Union, and in
spire them with confidence in Its govern
ment by making them feel that al enmity
is forgotten, and that Justice Is being done
10 them.
The result Of such policy, we believe,
will at once make us in very truth one peo-
pie, a. happy, as prosperous and az power
ful as ever existed at any period of time,
while its opposite will keep us divided, inju-
riously affect the particular and general well
fare Of citizen and Government, and if long
persisted in can but result in danger to the
nation In the words Of an eminent British
statesman, now no more, a" a free Constitu-
ton and large exclusion from its benefits
cannot subsist together; the Constitution
will destroy them, or they will destroy the
Constitution" 1t is hoped that, needing the
warning, we shall guard against the peril by
removing It's cause.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
The undersigned have not thought it nee
essary TO examine into the legality of the
measures adopted, either by the late or the
present President, for the restoration of the
Southern States. 1t is sufficient for their
purposes TO say that if those of President
JOHNSON are not justified by the Constitution,
the same may at least be said Of those OF his
predecessor. We deem such ~ examination
Unnecessary, because, however it might re-
suit, the people of the several State, who
possessed as we have before said, the exclu-
sive right to- decided for themselves what
Constitution they should adopt have apopted
those constitutions under which they res
pectively live. The motives Of neither,
however, whether the measures are legal or
not legal, are liable 10 censure.
The sole object of each was to effect a
and early union Of all the States;
to make the General Government as it did
at first, embrace all the States; to extend its
and secure its privileges TO all
alike. The purity of motive of President
JOHNSON il this particular, as was to have
been expected, is admitted by the majority
Of the Committee to be, beyond doubt, so
that, whatever may have been the uncon-
Of his course, and its tendency
TO enlarge the executive power, they do not,
for moment, impute to him any such design,
but cheerfully concede to him the most patri-
otto motives"
And we cannot forbear TO say, in conclu-
sion, that he sins against light and closes his
eyes to the course OF the President during
.he rebellion who ventures 10 impeace his
patriotism. Surrounded by insurrectionists,
he stood firm. His life was almost constantly |
in peril, and he chung to the Union;and dis
charged all the obligations ii imposed upon
him even the closer because of the peril; |
and now he has escaped unframed and by |
the confidence Of the people, has had de- |
volved upon him the executive function of |
The Government, to charge him with disloy- |
atty is either a folly or a crime--folly in the |
iool who believes it, crime in the man of |
sense (if any such there be) who asserts it. |
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BLACK AND BLUE.

Says the man at the Hub. in a clerical tone,
A mixture of shuttle, a sneeze, and a groan;
Ny friend of the West
l think you are blest,
With the best country that ever was known;
And most of the ills that you have you would
heal.
If your code called the Black laws at once you'd
repeal.
Says the Hoosicr, Good sir, it may be you are
right,
For often we've looked to the East for our light,
Yet of sensible men opine there are few,
Who wouldn't prefer the Black laws TO the Blue.
Essey. .Mnfesinnn.
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~. O'suAUGHNESSY.
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COAL! COAL!!
The Sewanee Coal Mines

IN FUTURE WILL BE WORKED BY THE
Il Tennessee Coal Company. The litigation
which has hitherto rendered these Mines of 80
little value 70 the public has been settled. and
the parties interested now confidently expect
% supply Nashville and the other towns in Mid
die Tennessee with coal. They believe Il L opIy
necessary for this coal 10 be tried 70 be generally
used. For manufacturing purposes and for In
gines. this coal is believed 10 Sc superior 10 any
that car be had in Tennessee They egpecially
desire that BlacEsmiths and al who work in iron
should Try this coal. The Company working these
Mines ieel authorised 70 say that the people Of
supply Of Coal az all times, and they hope, by
being literally patrOnised TO reduce the price Of
Coal. A. s. COLYAP.
mar3-u CHARLES A. PROCTOR
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Louis Vile Chancery Court.

Z. F. c. Smith.
~. No. 1919.
The county Of Sumner. Tennessee, and
the LOu'lle and Nashville RI. Co.
George thompson
Us. No. 1870.
Same.
E. 7. Bush.l
same Ss: No. 10. 2a'.
T'HE COUPON HOLDERS OF THE SUMNER
i county, Tenn. Bonds Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Bonds. are hereby noti
Louisville Chancery COurt, Kentucky, made AZ,
entered this day, you will file your Coupons in tia
above within thirty days from this date. The
und attached in these suits in the hands Of tie
Louisville and Nashville Company il by said de-
cree t0be distributed pro rata among all the hold
ers Of said Coupons, who appear and file their
Coupons within said time.
This April 18th. 1866.
TH0S. p. SMITH.
Commissioner Lou. Chancery Court.
fnay2-9t
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NIGHT EMISSIONS CURED.

Young man, stop before you further go. Of all
diseases subject to man, there is disease hard
TO cure as Night Emissions, and physicians are
scarce who understand treating it; and to yeu L
can say that have cured hundreds in this city,
well US in different States who have spent dollar af
ter dollar. and are now well cured by me. am dali
ly receiving letters and sending medicine to all
parts of the country. In word, all that are diseaS
ed in any way, and will give call, will give salts
faction for all Of the diseases mentioned in this
advertisement. The best Of references given in
this city. All letters should be directed 70
DIR. McGILL, box 7i9 Nashville, Tenn.
Office over John Yorks Book Store, Union
street, between College and Cherry streets.
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DOCTOR WHITTIER,

A REGULARLY BRED PHYSICIAN, AS
N his Diploma which hangs in his Office will
show, has made Chronic Diseases the study of has
life, and has Unisn-wIde reputation, having
been Longer located IN 81. Louis than any other
Chronic Disease Physician.
Much of his practice has been of a private ma
ture. Syphilis, GOnOrrhed, elect, Structure all
Urinary Diseases Syphilitic OrMercuridi affections
of the Throat, SKIN Bones; Orchitis, Hernia or
Rupture also, the effects Of a Solitary Habit,
ruinous to Body and Mind. producing Jiotches,
debility, impoteRcy dizziness, dIness Of Sigt, con-
fusion Of ideas eUtL foreboeing to society,"
loss CT memory, Ioedkness. de-. not all these in any
one case, but all occurring frequently ID various
cases.
So Accommodations ample, charges moderate
cures guaranteed. Consultations by letter Orat
office, free. Nest cases can be properly treated
,gtttOttt interDteo, and medicines, secure from
observation. sent by mail or express. No him
drance to business in most cases.
Address Box 1892, st. Louis, Mo.
Heurs-8 A. NJ. to SP.N II. Office permanently
located at No. 65 St. Charles street, between Sixth
and Seventh, one square south of Lindell Hotel.
retired spot in the centre of the city.
COIsUj'dtiOn rooms, and for the dccOntDlO-
ddiOR Of such patients require personal attention.
EVERYBODY
Can get in a sealed letter onveIOp, my Theory,
Symptoms and Treatment of Nervous, Urinary
and SERIAL Diseases, clearly deLinedtinR all DIS
edsed conditions with full Symptom Lists, for two
three-cent postage stamps TO prepay postage.
Circular for Ladies' relating to Diseases Of Puberty,
MenstruGfioR and Pregnancy. Sc.
ian23-6m* d&w
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Young married ladies whose misfortune it has
been not to bring forth in due season, remember
God has said you should multiply and replenish.
If this is your desire, you can consult me either
by letter in person. No lady over thirty-fve
years of age need make application. All eOmmu-
nicatons by letter or person strictly confidential
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Voluntary communicative, containing interest
ng or important news, solicited from any quarter.
News letters from the various counties Of the
state especially desired.
All communications should be addressed 20 the
Editors Of the UNION AND AMERICAN"
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BUY, SELL OR STORE
PROPOSALS
FOR LEASING THE CONVICT LABOR OF
TIE STATE PENITENTIARY OF TENN.

FOR LEASING THE CONVICT LABOR OF
THE STATE PENITENTIARY OF TENN.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- by the undersigned for leasing the Convict
Labor Of the State Penitentary of Tennessee, till
four years from said date, with the preference in
favor of the Lessee for additional four years
over other bidders for proposals at the end of
the first four years-other things being equal.
The Lessee viii be authorized to occupy and take
charge Of the shops and workhouse in said Peni-
Tertiary; 10 put up such machinery as he may
DESIRE and shall have the privilege Of buying, at
fixtures, and materials on hand, both finished and
unfinished. Said Lessee shall also be bound to
hire all the able convicts on hand, or that may
hereafter come into said Penitentiary during his
term of lease, excepting such as may be necessary
to keep up the establishment. Said Lessee shall
treat those hired with humanity and kindness,
conforming to such rules, bylaws and regulations
them not exceeding ten hours per day. For each
convict employed, the Lessee shall pay into the
State Treasury the price per day bid, said pay
ment to be made quarterly. He shall also give
bond with approved security, in the sum of fifty
thousand dollars, payable to the State Of Tonnes
see for the faithful performance of the undertake
ing hereby imposed. The couvicts will be FrOvis-
toned and clothed by the State Of Tennessee. The
present number Of cOuvicts-two hundred and
twenty-which number will probably be very
largely increased at an early date. All eOmmuni-
cations may be sent TO the Directors at either the
City Hotel or at the Penitentiary.
A B. SHANkLAND,
W.MILLS,
Directors of State Penitentiary Tenn.
Nashville, May "a, 1866. may25-lm
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"KIRBY MACHINE"
REAPER AND MOWER.

Also, the KIRBY CLIPPER MOWER, the light
est cheapest strongest and best Single Mower IN
the world-gOod on either rough OF smooth ground.
Purchasers are requested TO call and examine
these Machines and see testimonials. All war
ranted 20 perform as represented. Agent also for
Cider Mills Saw Mills and the celebrated Hand
Loom. MCR0BERTS & Balm.
IN
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NOTICE
To the Cotton Planters of Ten
neSsee. Alabama, a. Georgia

EROM and after this date. our charges on Cot
i ton sold through our warehouses will be as
follows:
Storage for sixty days or less per bae......Sl0 90
for each succeeding month. 50
Selling Cotton per 90
buying ..-.....-..-...- -....-..-.--... ~
Shipping ...--..-.......--....-......-...... 50
Insurance and Government tax extra.
All Cotton sold through our houses except (by
a regular Gotten Merchant will be subject 10 the
above charges, whether sold by ourselves 1r By
the owner. STRATTON, POINTER * co.
BAILEY, OKDWAY x co.
fehl4-6n
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To THE LADIES.
STERILITY.

Al affections of the Womb treated with sue
cess. Those married ladies who have been so IN
be carried TO their full time, if found pregnant,
nv or N-inc, m o o call
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Particular attention given TO collections and
business connected with sales Of Real Estate
Leases, &C. in the States ef Tennessee, Georgia,
and Florida. p. .. Box 1876 ap6-3m
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ID H. Meg IL LIS

DRACTICE HAS BECOME so EXTENSIVE
L that he has been compelled to engage the SER
vices of an experienced Physician to aid him in
in preparing medicines for his patients in distant
States.
DR. MCGILL in Nashville, Tenn, has the larg-
est practice Of any Botanic Physician in the
United States. The unbelever can be convinced
by calling at the Adams Express office, where he
may see the large amount of medicines he sends
every week 20 different parts of the United States.
DR.. MCGILL treats diseases at any distance.
Ii e treats the fnllnMing
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CHRONIC CASES

with satisfaction; Rheumatism, Affections of the
Lungs, Diseases of the Throat, Swelled Joints.
Stiff Limbs, Pleurisy, Pains, Ulcers, Cancers,
Gravel, Diseases of the Heart and Liver, Infam-
matien of the Stomach, Neuralgia, Kings Evil
or ScrOfula, Deafness, Diseases of the Eyes, De-
bilitated Systems, Dyspepsia Indigestion, and
Observation-Disclosures with all Private Diseases
and Diseases of the Urinary Organs. All Syphi-
listic Diseases treated at any distance, and cure
guaranteed
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EVERYBODY
SHOES and HATS,
NO. INN BLOCK,

NASH VILE TENNESSEE.
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REAL ESTATE.
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

Il feet.
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MEDICAL.
THE UNIVERSAL SUCCESS
THE UNIVERSAL SUCNESS
DOCTOR M'GILL,
BOTANIC PHYSICIAN,

GROWING HIM WITH SUCCESS IN
OTHER STATES AS IT Is IN
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
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NEW HARDWARE HOUSE.
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