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A Tennessee Short Method.

q. FE
The Copperhead members of the Tennes.
see Legislature, as it is we'll known, are
trying to defeat the passage Of the Constitu.
tional Amendment, by absentiug them.
selves 80 as to prevent quorum. On Toes
day, last week, the Speaker of the House
issued warrants for the arrest of the refrac.
tory members. The proceedings that fol-.
lowed were somewhat rich. One of che
skulkers, named Over:on, was found in
Knoxville, and speedily brought to the
House. The others had fed, voWing arm.
ed resistance should any attempt be made
to arrest them. -
Two deputy sergeant, ut,at.arms got on the
track of one of the fugitive Legislators, and
followed him to bis home fourteen miles
beyond Carter's Station. About midnight
they reached the house, and loudly knock
ed at the door. The upsuspicious victim,
whose name was Williams, protruded his
head to, ask what was wanted, when he was
pounced upon, clothed or uuclothed In his
night shirt, in spite of Che howls of his
aroused family, and the tears Of bis better
half, and compelled to mount mule and
set off through the dark. u, Williams was
long and lauk, and venomous, and the
Righteousness Of the affair was increased by
his refusal to put on his unmentionables
until they were drawn over his legs by a
modest deputy. 1t seems that body guard
of guerrilas were to have been collected
the next morning; but the sudden pursuit
and capture headed this off, and prevented
armed resistance to arrest. Still, as the
neighborbood was intensely rebel, the cap
tors forced the hard-riding mule to show off
her best PAGES, keeping time to the gruuts,
grumbles and riproarious oaths of the rep
resentative of slumberiug constituency.
The next morning Mr.. Williams, lanker
than usual, tired, unwasbed, and intensely
indignant, appeared at the bar of the House,
where he was greeted with an universal
grin. When his name was called, be rose
and refused to answer, saying he was under
arrest that he had been seized in the dead
of night by two men, "one of whom is d.
nigger," and carried off on spawned old
mule and, in the name of his outraged
constituency, be demanded au immediate
investigation. The House ssinvestigated"
him by entering his name on the roll as
"present," and ordering the Sergeant at
Arms to keep sharp eye upon him
At last accounts, the deputies were close
after other fugacious members, with fair
prospect of obtaining full House shortly,
while Representative Williams was "chew.
ing the cud of sweet and bitter fancies, and
medltating, no doubt, the direst form of
revenge, particularly upon that "nigger."
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. God Save the Republic.

When the representative of nation uses
language like that which follows, when man
hood is lost, and villainy reigus supreme,
when diabolism is substituted for virtue,
and billingsgste becomes the medium of of.
fetal dispatches, We may we'll exclaim in
the depth of disgust-"God save the Re,
public" Witness this precious effusion,
which we find in the "Wasbington G1roni.
Gle" 'rt aaiA A.-.'".
The following is the dispatch of Governor
Browulow to Colonel Forney, exactly as it
was received:
NASHVILLE, July 19, 1865.
Hon. John ". Forney, Secretary United
States Senate
"We have fought the battle and won it
We have ratified the Constitutional amend
meut in the House-forty. three votes for it,
eleven against 1.-TWO of Andrew Johnson 3
tools not voting. Give my respects to the
dead dog of the White House..
"W. G.. BRowNLow."
VONcIuOI DTOHuiO" dloU ocuG tuc lUilUH.
ing telegraphic dispatch to Secretary Stan
ton:
..... NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE,
"July 1912 o'clock, M.
To Hon. Et1aoard H. Stanton, Secretary
Of War, Washington, d. G.:
"My compliments to the President. We
have carried the Consultation amendment in
the House. Vote, 43 to 1.-two of his
tools refusing to Vote. .-
"W. G.: BRowNLow."
..a.' Do" "Governor of Tennessee"
1t may be doubted whether there are two
men more damnably abased in the world
than the author and recipient Of one Of these
Observation-Disclosures and Foruey. The
former is too contemplate for more than
passing notice Of the latter the Baltimore
Gazette observes: "More senseless abuse,
more unadulterated filth, more disgusting
SANDERS and more unparalleled falsehoods
have been discharged against the South by
him than by all the other officers of the
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I@- 1t has been customary since the
close of the war TO style It the bloodiest one
in the history Of the world; bat the fellow.
ing paragraphs clipped from an exchange,
may astound those who ara not familiar
With. history: '.-''i-'e .:z.;'sss'' t.ss
|. At the taking Of Jerusalem By Titus,
1000, 900 Jews died BY slaughter and With
famine. ~ 80.
Cassius at one time slaughtered 81, 900
inhabitants Of Selencio. ~, -
Probus put to death 700, 900 Ganls, up
on reducing their country. -
iI,eIisarious once had 10 Kill three hun.
drei thousand people to stop asesolt in tho
city of Gonstantinople. i.
The Jews of Antioch got mad at one
time and killed over 1G9, 600 Of the other
inhabitants. ~, ( l.s g { S.
At the three days bsttle Of Chalons ovsr
100000 Huns we're killed, with a1prspor.
tionate number of the Gaulsand their allies.
Ghhbon estimates that in the various cru-
sades Eve millions Of Europeans lost their
lives. - o.. -~- q SD .... a. ~.
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dsble insurrection there. Last, but not
least, we have the contemplated capture of
Canada by the Fenians, the time Of which
is not yet definitely fixed, but due notice, of
course, will be given. 1t is not far out of
the way, therefore, to say that half the civ
ilized world is at the point of war - -
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81 Destitution in South Carolina. 10
To Hon.. James L. orr, Gouernorcfs South

10 lion. James In. Orr, GoveT1aoTof 1Soaas
Carolina s ,.gj5. g. ,a isszH s82 ---->- !
AS there seemsto be conflicting testimony
Of an Otherwise Trustworthy character, as 10
suffering for want Of food iu South Caroline,
and as General Sickles has disapproved Of
the ration returns, upon your statement
that the want is very much exaggerated,
and as these. returns have been referred to
me for official action, / respectfully request
from you some statement that will justify
me for Withholding supplies, for really it
is not the purpose to give where there.is
not absolute want, and in no case whatever
to encourage idleness, but the direct re,
verse. o. o. HOWARD,
- ~ fFsttf rel lr9 Msjor-G General
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ssinkpos brigade put together.--SouM g.
rolinian. J5s .. e.a-.- .5l3 81 r.. ,l.
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4
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francs 7eene million OF francs is equal to
$500, ,0003, Frapoe l348 millions, Eagland
1920 millions, Turkey 1880 millons, Aus
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millions Austria 7s0 millions, Ialy no
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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
An Extraordinary Occurrence.

A correspondent of the Hartford Times
tells a story Of a volunteer in one of the
Connecticut regiments, who, in the ad-
vance of the grand army of the Potomac,
in 1863, was taken sick, died and was
buried, the correspondent performing the
last sad rites over the remains of his COM
rade. a volley was fired over the grave,
and the soldier was left to his long sleep.
The time passed the war ended; the cor
respondent was honcrably discharged, and
he had forgotten, in the rush of events, his
eomrade sleeping by the banks of the
Rapidan, when the other day, in Hartford,
who should appear before him but the
dead and buried soldier. Iii not strange
that he felt a curious sensation come over
him that he looked at the figure before
him without speaking that he stepped
aside when the other advanced TO him
with outstretched hand. The denoue-
ment is thus given:
"0ld chum, don't you know me2"
Said 1 " Yes 1 dol But what in the
name of God are you doing here2 L
helped to bury you once in Virginia i"
AZ know that some one buried me, and
[ always thought that you was one of
them, as you were always SO kind to mel
But you see now said he, offering bis
hand TO me, that 1 am flesh and blood"
1 shook hands with him, and he told me
that he was in 3 trance when we buried
him, and that he was digging his a0ay out
and had got his head out, when the rebels
along and assisted him. They then
sent him TO Libby Prison, where they
kept him in durance for a year. They
then sent him to Georgia, where he re-
NAMED till the wal was ended, when he
released.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
Tragedy on the pIagDs.

The st. Louis Republican publishes an
account Of a singular tragedy that lately
occurred on the Plains, and which resulted
in the death Of two persons and the
wounding of two more. 1t appears that
the overland stage, which left Denver City
on the lIth, had on board FIVE passenger,
among whom was a Fred. Henshild, who
gave very contradictory account of him
self, and was much alarmed. When at
Julesburg Mr.. Barlow, a Unitod States
Deputy Marshal, joined the company. He
openly expressed his fear of Mr.. Barlow,
and declared his belief that Barlow had a
warrant for his arrest. Mr.. Barlow as
sured him that such was not the fact, and
that whatever crimes he might have COM
mitted he need be under no apprehen-
sion of an arrest by him. In spite of
these assurances the mysterious man still
continued to manifest much fear, and con-
stantly expressed his desire to reach the
end of the journey. On Wednesday night
Of last week, as the stage was rolling
along between two and three in the morn
ing, Henshild, who was awake, heard the
clatter of hoofs far in the rear, caused by
the rapid approach of the two cavalry
guardsmen who ordinarily accompany
the overland coaches. Convinced that
they were coming at Barlow's instigation
to arrest him, he shot one of his fellow
passengers, killing him instantly, and
with a knife seriously wounded two 9TH
ers. The other passengers, fully aroused
to their danger, managed at length to
overpower, with the assistance of the
driver, the assassin, but during the strug-
gle such severe wounds were inflicted that
after some hours Of severe SUITE ring he
died.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
President johnson and the Pennsyl'
vania Democracy.

President johnson and the Pennsyl-
vRnia Democracy.
A great deal is being made by the few
Republican journals that follow Mr. John
son out of the statement that he told q
delegation Of Pennsylvania Democrats
who waited on him last week that they
had better a.go home and change their
candidate It strikes us, however, that
there is in this remark very little comfort
for those Republicans who hope that John
son Will not go over to the C~opperheads-
In the remark which he is said to have
made to the Pennsylvania delegationthere
is an implied promise. Mr.. johnson does
not tell these Copperheads that he will
have nothing to do with them. He does
not even tell them that their platform, as
well as their candidate, needs changing
He merely advises them to nominate an
other man for Governor. Does not this
remark carry with it a tacit assent to the
Pennsylvania Democratic platform, and
an intimation that if they follow his ad-
vice and put up another candidate, the
President will reward them by throwing
the weight of his influence in their favor2
1t is well known that Hester Clymer, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, has
repeatedly denounced Mr.. johnson in the
hercest terms, and the enmity between the
two is easily explained when we bear this
in mind. Mr.. Johnson's remark shows
clearly that he objects to the candidate
and not to the principles, of the Pennsyl-
van;a Damocraev.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
Union Triumph-The sOuth RestOF-

The Cleveland Herald endorses h
son and his policy. It argues that the
South is ready for restoration to power
For the last month-in fact ever since its
shameless approval of the Presidents
speech of the 22d ult.-it has been search
ing earnestly for proof that the South is
loyal and properly reconstructed" Its
search has not been in vain To be sure
it has had such little things to contend
with as the testimonyo of Generals Thomas,
Grierson, Custer, Fiske and others to the
utter disloyalty, ~treachery and malignity
of the South the letter of Governor
Brownlow to Judge Kelley, protesting
that even Tennessee is still rebellious; and
the election of the blatant traitor Monroe
IS Msyor of New Orleans. But these are
-triaes to an ardent and hopeful nature
ike the ReraLds. It declares with, Mr..
Toas, that they're of "no consequence"
But the waiting soul of the Herald man
has at last found the evidence of South
ern LOYALTY which it has so long desired
It blazons forth TO the world a great
Union victory at the South, of which it
has had exclusive intelligence. And
where has this grand triumph for loyalty
been won7 In Richmond, New Orleans,
Mobile, Vicksburg, Charleston? Scarce
". The scene of this sweeping Union
conquest at the polls wss-start not gentle
reader-at FeraG1adiHa, FoTsdd! This
metropolis had seven hundred and eighty
eight white inhabitants, according to the
eensu Of 1860. Perhaps a hundred
Southern voters remain there still
HNorthern men and capital to quote the
language of the Herald man "are going
there constantly" There happened to
be Just enough Northern men there to
out vote the Southerners ,andthe Northern
ticket was elected by three majority.
This is the ufair and square victory of un-
compromising Union men" of which our
neiehbor has made so much. If so able
a aper as the Herald, SO earnestly intent
on proving the South loyal, can find no
other evidence than this unimportant
election. in q wretched Florida hamlet,
the state of affairs in the rebellious States
must be much worse than we had even
imagined.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
Freeman clarke.

This gentlemen, the Comptroller of the
Currency, who is so earnestly combating
the policy of Secretary McCullOch, should
not be COMPOUNDED with another official of
the Treasury Department, S. NJ Clark,
Superintendent Of the Treasury Note
Printing Bureau, who has twice been
brought into a bad eminence before the
peeple-once by the publication Of certain
evidence against him CLEANED by that tire
less detective Baker, and a second time by
his matchless impudence in placing his
portrait instead of that Of Washington on
the recent issue of five cent Treasury
notes. Mr.. Freeman Clarke, on the other
hand, is s gentleman of the highest char
setter and Of undoubted financial ability.
He is a former member of Congress from
New York State, and was made Comp
troller of the Currency when Mr. MeCul-
loch was promoted from that position TO
his present one. We observe tina: the
New York Commercial Advertiser, which
ought to have known better, has coafound-
ed these two CIarks with each other, and
has published a savage attack on Mr..
Freeman Clarke, charging him with the
blunders and follies of the other. Nj.
Clarke has demanded a retraction, which
the Advertiser will undoubtedly be glad
to make.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
The Truth of History.

AAA NAk NAAsN6t ANE4AaAkAAsN
We are enabled to declare in the most
positive manner, that the Freedmen's Bu-
reau bill was submitted 10 the President
by General Howard previous to its being
introduced in the Senate, and that Mr..
johnson warmly approved its provisions.
It was afterwards repeatedly submitted to
him in its amended form BY Senator
Trumbull, and changes were made in it to
make it accord more completely to his
views. As the bill was finally passed by
Congress, it had been privately approved
by him in every particular. Indeed, the
votes in its favor in both Houses show
conclusively that it wa then an Admins
tration measure, and was so regarded by
all the Presidents special friends in each
branch.
What influences afterwards led him to
veto it we cannot undertake to report.
But the public should understand that he
was consulted respecting the bill, that it
was earnestly desired to adapt it to his
views, that it was changed so as to suit
him better, and that all parties had reason
to regard it-as perfectly sure of his official
signature. These are facts that cannot be
gainsaysd or questioned.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
Taxation and representation.

The Democracy are resolving all over
the country, that taxation andrepresenta-
ton should always go together. At the
same time iheyare declaring that the cleo
tive franchise should not be conferred on
the negro. They are getting themselves,
thereby, into a most ridiculous tangle.
Here is an illustration of the sublime
faulty width which they manage to con-
tradict themselves. The following resolu-
lions are part of a series adopted by a
Democratic county conventionin Indiana:
"RssoIUed, That we "Resoired, That we
firmly believe in the are unanimously and
principles enunoiated in unalterably opposed to
The Declaration Of indie con herring the elective
pendence, that taxation franchise upon the negro
without representation race, aud that we VIII
is unfair and unjust" not counteaanee any at
tempt to place the negro
upon an equal footing
with the white race"
The real truth of the matter is that the
Democracy admire the principle of no
taxation without representation when it is
applied to white rebels, but detest it when
applied to black loyalists. They had bet
ter abandon the aglittering generalities"
of the Declaration of Independence en-
tirely, and take the Calhoun-Taney-
Davis doctrine without any sugar-coating.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
Committee On RaiIroads.

Messrs. Bateman, Williamson and Hall,
of the Ohio State Senate, have been ap-
pointed by the President as a committee
on Railroads, in accordance with a reso-
luton passed some time since for the ap-
pointment of such q committee, to sit dur
ing the recess of the legislature, examine
the condition Of the railroads and report
an act for their regulation at the adjourn
ed session. The committee is an excellent
ona
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
The Detroit Tribune well saws :

The World in burst of patrioticdecla-
nation, says it "knows no North, no
South, no East, no West" This may all
be true, as the intelligence Of our eontem-
porsry is not what it might be, but the
North unfortunately knows the World
knows it quite too well to ever trustany
political organization of which it is the
exponent. The political expressions of
the World however, fully attest that it
does not " know the North.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
The Lesson of the New Hampshire
Election.


The recent defeat of the Democracy in
New Hampshire was a defeat of the Pres
idents policy. The triumph of the Re-
publicans, by a majority of over 5000,
was a triumph of radicalism. The Concord
Democrat the Republican organ of the
state, a in its issue of the 18th inst:
"The voice of New Hampshire is heard
clearly pronouncing upon the great issue
of the hour Make hAste slowly in the
work of reconstruction, do it thoroughly,
botch it not by compromise with sin, and
let it rest upon the sure basis of eternal
Right" This is the voice of New Hamp-
shire. She is radical and radically right"
This is the lesson of the New Hamp-
shire election. 1t is a message of cheer to
the true men in Congress. 1t says TO
them Stand by the right and we will
stand by you" The Republican party is
with Congress, and it has the people with
it, whether the President be for it or
against it.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
No Credit.

The Columbus Statesman has adopted
the principle of "no credit among is
neighbors, and uses the scissors freely in
making up its columns. The Statesman
has been mo credit to the country or
press during its existence and is correct in
adopting the Enthusiastically Register.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23

a soldier was murdered on Sundsy
night at Lafayette, (Indiana), and thrown
into a ditch. His remains have not been
identified, and no clue is given to the mys-
terry.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23

The steamer US. Grant, bound for the
Upper Missouri, sunk, on Sunday, in an
ice-gorge nea the mouth of Platte River.
All the passengers were saved. Loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23

A correspondence the Pittsburgh Com
naereiaL from Middletown, Columbiana
county, inthis state, says that the peach
crop is going to be q very small D there
this season. NeSrly sll of the budded We
rieties have had to succumb to the cruel
hand of aGen. Jack Frost as likewisedid
thelargsr portion Of the seeding varieties.