The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-20
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NIGHT DISPATCHES
The Revenue Tax Bill 10 Pass.
The Senate 10 DIsappFOVe the
Presidents Appointments.
Congressional Proceedings.

NEw YORK, May I9.-Washington specials
to the Evening papers say the Revenue Tax
bill viii be passed by the House before the
close Of next week, aud the tariff VIII fol-
low il.
The Senate viii reject all appointments
Of conservative Republicans, even where
they have served in the army or navy, in
place Of present officer holders. Several
appointments have been made in mass, but
they will not be confirmed.
WASHINGTON, May 9-HOUsE.-The
Speaker presented a message from the Pre-
sident, transmitting further responses to
the House resolutions olthe 9TH inst, and re-
ports from the Secretary Of the Navy, Sec
rotary Of the Interior, and Postmaster Gen
eraI, as to the clerks and employees of their
departments, and whether any CT them had
ever served in the rebel army.
The Speaker announced that, by order Of
the House, no business would be in ordor
to-day except debate on the Presidents an
nual message il Committee Of the Whole.
BosToN, May I9.-The suit Of John NJ
May, in the Supreme Court, for $50, 900
damages, has resulted in verdict giving
him 500. The grounds for the suit was,
that the plaintiff was compelled to raise
flag and make a loyal speech by some Of his
neighbor who thought him dIslOyal.
The Baptist Home Missionary Society in
convention last evening adopted resolu-
ton instructing the Executive Board of the
Society to continue to work among the
freedmen with every facility in their power.
The following officers were chosen Tor the
ensuing year President, j. NJ. White, Of
Cleveland Vice President, Hon. VIM. Il.
Mcpherson, Of st. Louis W. II. Buckau, Of
Philadelphia, Treasurer; Ebenezer Could
well of New York, Auditor.
New YoRK, May l9-When President
Lincoln, in April, 1861, called for $4,000
volunteers for three months service, the
army Of the United States had on its rolls
IA, 900. During the ensuing four years
:, 6S8, 532 were enlisted, Of which 2,4OS, lO3
left the army alive; of these i84 $50 died Of
disease. The number of white troops en-
listed was about 100000; the number Of
deaths among them was 25l ,l22, or one death
out of ten. The number of cOlOred troops
was $50 600, of whom 29, 298 died, or about
one of six, being nearly double the rate Of
deaths among the white troops. Of every
eight deaths among the white troops three
died on the field Of battle and five from di-
5ease.
Out of every nine deaths among the
blacks, one died on the field and eight from
disease. Inc lnOILhlltJ dlAOuS bAC 'Olu--
.eers was nearly Is per cent greater than
among the regulars. These are taken from
he Office records, and while they give the
number of those who died in the service,
hey make no mention of a host who were
obliged to leave the army, and who went |
lOme to die.
Reconstruction was the natural fruit Of !
he rebellion, and if the first fruits were !
bitter, it was to be attributed to Its wicked !
planting and its most perniciOu5 culture. |
involved such weighty in |
erests that nc desire, be it ever 50 worthy, |
or speedy restoration, would Justify the /
scrifice of them. What, he asked, would /
he rebels have exacted had they been the |
onuuerors? Should such cOnspirators be |
eceived back with unwashed hands, yet |
tripping with the blood of the loyal slain
f they were, pOsterity and the universe
would pronounce the Thirty ninth Con
-ress as infamous.
He would compel the rebelliOu5 lDhabit-
nts of the Southern States to protect the
oval men within their borders, and would
equire them to send loyal men to Con-
ress. He would exclude every traitor edu-
ated at the expense of the Government, or
7ho had held Office under it and sought Its
verthrow, from ever holding any position
trust under the Government, or enjoying
he elective franchise. He would do this
1T took an army of two millions, and this
eing done, traitors should thank God that
hey were no worse OF.