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HARDWARE.
~ GODS WELL BOUGHT ARE
NJ HALF SOLD,


GODS WELL BOUGHT ARE
VI HALF SOLD.
The reason why we sell good many articles at
less than regular prices is, we do not rely solely
on getting our supplies in the regular way. We
buy largely at Auction, which enables us to quote
very low figures for Hardware.
We have just received from Heavy Auction
Sale, great many staple articles, such as Locks,
Hinges, Screws Bolts, Horse Shoes, Axes, Scales,
Mechanics Tools, Gun Material, Carriage and
Tire Bolts, Files, besides many other articles of
general Hardware.
We have also on hand 200 sets Wagon and
Plow Harness, in good order, which we are sell
ing at about one-third of its value.
We call attention to our supply of Iron and
Steel Wagon Material, Carriage and Tire Bolts,
Cut Nails, Pumps, Plated Ware, House FURNISH
ing Hardware, Mechanics Tools, and every al I'll
ticle appertaining to frst-class Hardware est.b-
lishment.
Purchasers should examine our stock before
purchasing, as we are satisfied we can make it to
the interest of wholesale and retail buyers to deal
at No. II East Side Market Square. Sign of the
Paddock z. J. GRIFFITH & CO..
mhl6 Importers.
NIOTICE.-I have in store and for
IN sale low Cut and Wrought Nails, Rope,
Spiders and Ovens, Cotton and Wool ards and
every article usually found in first class Hard
ware store. w. r. HUDGINS,
Hardware Importer,
NH 10 ii Market Square.
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ALL RIGHT ON THE
BUTTER QUESTION,
A fresh supply just received this morning of
DELIGHTFUL FRESH BUTTER"
Just from the Dairy, so Rich so Rosy, SO
Nice. Just try it and oblige
DEMING, the Grocer,
ap3 NO. Main street.
NTACKERELs land HERRINGS.
I'VE 20 Bbls Nos. i and Mackerel-large,
-, 40 Half bbIs " GO g.
so Bbls No. Gib'd Herrings Sailed,
rs " No. Picked Herrings,
100 Boxes Scaled "
For sale by G. W. ROWLAND,
NH 27 Is aowland's Wharf.
bacon AND LARD.
ID 5000 lbs extra quality Va. Hams,
5000 lbs extra quality Sides,
5000 lbs extra quality Shoulders,
70 kegs No. l Lard for sale by
P HENNEBERRY g. CO.,
Commission Merchants,
mh 30-20t No. 6 Roanoke Square.
MASH & COBB have Just receive
IN another lot of that superior Orange County
Butter, prime New York Cheese, and Labrador
Herrings, which they will sell at New York
prices, on shippers account.
Give us call at
NO. 5, COMMERCIAL ROW,
nov4-tf Near Portsmouth Ferry.
IERRINGS.-OneH Hundred barrels
L Il anu nail DarrelS NO. GrOSS Herr1ngS, lanQ-
ing from Steamer Geo. Appold this day and for
sale very low by
DAVIS BRO,
No. "a Rowland's Wharf,
mh2l Foot of Roanoke Square.
DORIO RICO AND CUBA MOLAS-
SES.-10 bbls. prime Porto Rico Molasses
10 5bls prime Cuba lMolasses. Just received and
for sale low by I. A. YOUNG n CO.,
Corner Roanoke Square and
mhl4 Wide Water Street.
ItHOICE BRANDS OF FLOUR
~ 300 barrels Pastry, Bakers, and Retailing
qualities. Call and see for yourself-at % and
80, Commerce Street.
novl5-tf E. H. DELK, Agent.
NROUNDALLUMS ALT-I500 acks
VI Liverpool G.. A. SALT, in store and for sale
at the market price, by
E. II. DELK,
mhlZlm No. % Commerce street.
III ERIN cps bbIs No. 1 Picked
Il Roe Herring.
50 bis No. Dry Sailed do, just received and
or sale by G. w. ROWLAND,
NH Is No Is Rowland's wharf.
NHEESE.-5O Boxes Prime Factory
" Cheese, just received and for sale on Ship
per's account by T. A. YOUNG,
Cor Wide Water Street,
NH II Roanoke Square
! GAIT, SALT.-We offer for Sale low
I y 400 Large Sacks of G.. A. Salt, in prime orde
| in lots to suit purchasers.
NH 10 B. &. j, BAKER & co.
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ERANKLIN SAVINGS BANK.

Bank Street, near Main, Norfolk, Va.
JOHN Ii. WHITEHEAD. President,
DIRECTORS:
J. B. WHITEHEAD, JOHN JAMES,
S. HARTSHORN, C. FL. MATTHIAS.
j. I. BLOODGO0D, VIM. WARD,
F. WILSON.
j. C. DEMLNG, Cashier.
This Institution is prepared TO receige-deposts
and allow interest thereon at the rate of FIVE
per cent. on sums remaining on deposit ninety
days and upwards, and FOUR per cent. for short
err periods.
Nas~ Parties indebted to the Institution are
requested to renew, curtail pay their notes as
soon as possible. iy24-lm
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NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.

SEAAOARD AND ROANOKE RAILROAD
On and after MONDAY, April End,
Passenger TRAINS leave the foot of High ST.,
Portsmouth at 81 o'clock, A. M, DAILY except
RALEIGH,
CHARLOTTE,
GOLDSBORO,
NEWBERN.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-06
CIVIL RIGHTS.


NASHVILLE. July 4, lSG6.-Ediiors Union and
Ancrican: see by the papers that NELSON G..
MERRY, negro preacher, snow undergoing trial
for solemnzing the rites Of matrimony between a
white individual by the name Of WILLIAM A.
Johnson and a negro wench by the name Of Jo-
sEPHrNE MCComC0s. JOHNSON and his fair bride
have each been tried for their ofTense, and are
now undergoing punishment for the violation Of a
State law. / am opposed 10 the amalgamation Of
races. but under the Civil Rights bill cannot a
negro woman marry any one who is willing to
form such alliance
Is not the prosecution Of these parties in con-
hict with the provisions Of the above law? Will
you please answer and enlghten the public as
well as A SUBSCRIBER?
If We take for true the interpretations of
the Civil Rights bill by the Radical Press,
the questions propounded would be answer
ed in the affirmative. But the President
holds the Civil Rights bill in its most mate
rial provisions to be unconstitutional The
courts must decide. To cure any such de-
feet, should it exist, the pending amendment
to the Constitution is designed If that is
adopted we know Of no limit or barrier that
can be successfully opposed to the unrestrict-
ed assertion Of the political and social equali-
ty Of the races.
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THE LEGISLATURE.

A sufficient number Of Senators were pres
ent yesterday to have furnished 4 quorum
for that branch of the Legislature Upon a
call Of the House however, but forty-nine
members answered to their names, which is
seven less than the number requisite to do
business.
It isunderstood that the first business that
will come up in the Senate will be the con-
frmation of board of Police Commission
ers for the future government of this city, to
be nominated by the Governor
As to what will be the result Of their de
liberations upon the subiect-matter for which
they are specially convened, We are unable
to conjecture with any reasonable certainty.
Some believe that, in view ofthe overwhelm-
ing sentiment Of the people, they will reject
the proposed constitutional amendment.
whilst others are equally certain that a ma
iority of the bare quorum that will be pres
cnt will yield ready compliance with the
behests Of Than. STEVENS 4 Co. 4 few
days viii determine.
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ASrwPoRTANT MOVEMENT.

We print this morning the concurrence Of
certain members Of Congress in the call for
a Conservative Convention at Philadelphia
on the 18th Of August We also publish
proceedings Of a meeting Of citizens from
various parts of Tennessee, held in this city
on Wednesday, providing for representation
in that Convention from this State.
We look upon the movement as one of
higher importance than any merely popular
assemblage ever before called together in
this country. 1t is to be composed Of the
friends Of constitutional government, and
the just rights Of the people Of all the States;
and they are expected 70 take such action as
will most certainly accomplish this result.
That there are insuumentalities at work TO
change and materially modify our political
and social structure there can be no doubt.
To c)unteract and defeat these designs rests
with the people themselves.
Fortunately they have a great leader in
the person Of ANDREW JOHNSON, who, at
the close Of the revolutionary scenes through
which we have lately passed, announced his
purpose to administer the Government under
the guidance Of the Constitution and laws
It is to uphold and sustain him in this posi-
ton, and secure to the people Of the entire
Union from the proposed destructive inno-
vations upon both, and TO restore, instead Of
remodeling or destroying them, that the
present appeal is made. No higher public
duty could engage the attention, or invoke
the hearty cooperation Of the patriotic citi-
zen.
We trust, therefore, that in Tennessee the
people in each Congressional District viii,
in the manner proposed by the meeting Of
Wednesday, proceed to assemble and dele
gate representatives 10 the Philadelphia
Convention. They owe it no less to the
future than the present Unless the people
Of the country are united sufficiently to con
troll its affairs in the interests Of peace, JUS
tice and concord, our future promises but
little TO cheer the citizen. The concentra-
ton Of the conservative sentiment, whatever
differences have heretofore temporarily d.
vided it, is the only hope Of a continuation
Of the Government laid in the outset. Let
the people do their part of the work, and all
will be well.
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For the Fourth of July delectation of its
readers, the Cincinnati Gazette did not ring
the customary patriotic changes on the occa-
sion and the event it commentaries, nor
did it write an argument to prove that The
language of the Declaration of independence
asserting that call men were created free
and equal" was intended by JEFFERSON
and the Continental Congress to mean that
thenegroes o. this country were of so right by
nature, and should be endowed by the law
with equal political rights. There was no
attempt to stimulate a proper appreciation
Of the day, or revive the patriotism Of the
people; no effort even on behalf Of the car
dinal tenet Of the Radical creed-negro
/ equality.
Two whole columns were consumed in a
malicious article unfolding the statement
If a vile pcnny-a-liner who has recently
published a book charging the Southern pub
! lie men Of the nation with the assas-
sination Of Presidents HARRISON, TAYLOR
and LINCOLN, and the attempted destruction
ol bhc liit ol MI. bIOhANAN' II eACeSus
in mendacity and malignity the author of
calumny it endorses, in its broad intima-
ton that President JOHNSON, if not
conniver at the murder Of his predecessor, is
the willing instrument of those who did the
deed, and Of those who rejoiced at it; and in
the latter category he places the mass of
The Southern people.
The Gazette is sinking lower and lower, and
seems to be in search Of the very ooze and
slime Of party degradation. It is in fair
way 10 reach it,
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The following card appears in the Savan-
nah Republican
To THE CoTTON PLANTERS OF THE
SoUTH.-No interest suffered more by the
late war than the cotton planting interest of
the Southern States. None needs the foster
ing care of the Government and people
more.
The success of nearly every branch of in
dustry and the general prosperity of our
people depend, in 4 great measure, upon the
success of planters. The destruction of that
system of labor to which Southern planters
were educated and a new system thrust upon
them about which they know nothing, and
which they have yet to learn to manage sue
cessfully, together with many other cons;d-
erations, all point to the Importance Of a
Cotton Planters Convention. Our lands,
stock, provisions and agricultural knowledge
is our only capital. How to work it to the
best advantage, is yet to be developed. The
fate Of Jamaica may be averted by timely
steps, The system of free labor may be
made a success. Wise councils and con-
cert of action would doubtless result in great
good to the cotton planting interest Of the
Southern States
To accomplish this and other objects, the
writer would suggest a Convention of cotton
planters to meet in Nashville on the first
Wednesday in September next, and that
every cotton producing county in the South
ern States be represented by one or more Of
their most intelligent planters.
COTTON PLANTER.
Sumter Co., Ga. June p, 1866.
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ROBERTSON COUNTY.


Correspondence Of Union and americana
SPRINGFIELD, TENN., July 4th, 1S6G.-l2
o'clock P. M.-Though I have many times
seen articles from other counties, in your
valuable paper,-which every farmer ought
to have ifhewishes the most reliable news
1 have never seen, one from cold Robertson"
50 I have concluded that, upon this most aP-
propriate occasion at least will endeayor
to give the readers of the UNION AND
AMERICAN" a short account Of the Fair and
Tableaux given by the Robertson County
Ladies Benevolent Society" for the relief
Of the poor widows and orphans of deceas-
ed Confederate soldiers"
The spacious and beautiful park in front
of the residence of Mrs. E. R. HICKS, was
selected as the spot within which to hold the
Fair and was most tastefully decorated
for the occasion. Voluntary contributions
Of eatables for the dinner were received in
great abundance not less than six hundred
persons partook of the sumptuous repast
spread out before them.
Many elegant and useful articles were
displayed and received ready sale.
How could any man withstand the plead
ings of Springfelds fair daughters, when
they asked in such holy cause. Can there
be a more holy one? The relief Of those who
have lost their protectors, their loved ones
and their all, in this Inflated war.
The receipts of the fair were over eight
hundred dollars, and of the tableaux this
! evening not less than three hundred more.
l have not been able to ascertain the exact
amount, but think if anything it will ex-
coed those figures.
intended to have attended the tableaux
this evening, but on reaching the Court
House found perfect Gam" and so con-
cluded to defer the pleasure I am sure I
should have experienced, till tomorrow
evening, upon which OCCASION am in
formed, there will be an entire change of
! programme" 1 am sorry l cannot speak
more fully upon eperformanee, which ] am
told was very fine.
Great credit is due the lady managers of
the society, for the energy and skill with
which they completed their arrangements,
and made the most successful and long to be
remembered entertainment that has taken
place in Robertson county in many year.
Everything passed off pleasantly, with not
even passing cloud to mar the good feel
| ing of the vast assembIage
"SKILToN."
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SENSATIONAL.

The notorious FoRNEY, writing from
Washington to his paper in Philadelphia,
says:
Should the attempt to bride and intimi-
date the Legislatures Of the sovereign States
succeed in the defeat of the article adapting
the National Constitution to the changes de-
manded by the overthrow of treason and
slavery, Andrew JohnSon's merit step tcU be to
call upon hercccndy seeded States to elect mem
6ers 10 Congress, and to choose electors in the
coming Presidential election on the present basis
Of Representation. Here you have his pro-
gramme at glance. The result may an
swer the question whether the war for hui
man freedom was fought in vain. If I'M
derstand the utterances of Mr.. SEWARD, who
seems to be the presiding genius in this ter
rible proceeding, the President and his
friends do not deny that they intend to en-
ploy force ifthe people of the United States
do not tamely submit to it.
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THE UvToNxArIONAr CONVENTION.

A meeting Of citizens from various parts
ofthe State, was held in this city on Wednes-
day morning, July 4th, to consider the call
for National Convention lately issued by
the Executive Committee of the National
Union Club.
On motion, Hon. WuLIAsf HEI,KELL, Of
Knox, was called to the Chair, and Hon
JoHN ALEXANDER CA&rBELL appointed
Secretary.
After a free and harmonious interchange
Of view, on motion, the Chair was directed
to appoint a committee of three, to draft a
series Of resolutions, embodying the action
and sense Of the meeting
The Chair appointed on said Committee,
JOHN LELLYETT, Esq, Hon. JOHN S. BRTES,
and Hon join c. GAUT who, after retiring
a few minutes, presented the following reso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopted
Resolred, That the chairman Of this meet
ing appoint an Executive Committee of five
members at Nashville, and two auxiliary
committees Of three members each, at Knox
Vile and Memphis.
ID. Said committees are empowered to APP
point sub-committees-one for each Congress
sional district. The committee at Knox
vile shall appoint the subcommittee for the
Ist, ID and Sd Congressional districts The
committee at Nashville shall appointfor the
4th, 9Th and 9th DISTRICTS and the committee
at Memphis for the 9TH and Sth districts.
Sd. Notices shall be given by handbills
letters, notices through the newspapers, and
in every possible manner, that meeting Of
citizens Of the State favOring the Presidents
restoration policy, as indicated by the ad-
dress of the Executive Committee Of the
National Union Club at Washington, shall
be held in each county on the last
Saturday in July, to appoint delegates
TO a Convention in each CongressiOal
district, to assemble on the first Saturday in
August, whose duty shall be to appoint two
delegates and two alternates from each sub
district TO the Union National Convention,
to assemble in the city Of Philadelphia, on
the 18th day of August.
4th. In case Of the failure of the appoint
ment in any district Of delegates to said
Union National Convention, or from any
cause a vacancy should occur, it shall be the
duty Of each subcommittee herein provided
for, TO perform that duty. And in case of
the failure Of any of the subcommittee to
I'll such vacancy, the executive and auxiliary
committees shall make the appointments,
each for its own division.
9TH. Each committee shall be empowered
to enlarge its numbers at discretion.
9th. This meeting shall appoint four del
egates from the State at large, and four alter
mates; and in case Of vacancy the central
and auxiliary committees shall appoint
suitable men to fill such vacancy.
On motion it was
Resolrcd That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in thecity papers; and
| the friends Of the restoration of the Union
| be requested to forward the information con-
tanned herein, to all parts of the State with
a zeal worthy of such a cause.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet
again on next Saturday afternoon, at 4
o'clock.
WILLIAM HEIsKELI., Chairman.
ToETN- I ny CANTpRETT. Secretary
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CATTLE DIsEAsE.-Much has been said
about rinderpest, but several cows and calves
in this vacinity have strange disease, and
one which we never heard of before. They
are taken with a sore mouth and turn per-
fectly blind Mr.. JAMES w. LANGsToN,
DIR. Brown and Mr.. WDPEE have each
calf that was taken with this disease the
first Of the week. Mr.. WDPEE's calf died,
Mr.. LANGsTON's is better, can see a little,
and this morning, "wednesday he discov-
cred a scab on the end Of its tongue, which
he thinks is the main cause of the disease :;
but how to account for the blindness, the
tongue seeming to be diseased, is the ques-
ton
Col J. II. FREEMAN has a COW in the same
fix. He thinks the disease originates from
eating grass while the dew is on it, bat Mr..
LANGsToN's calf was in a lot where there
was no grass, and could not get TO grass,
consequently, it must either originate from
more than one cause, or else eating grass
while the dew is on it cannot be the
cause Rome Ga Commercial
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THE ARKANSAS TRAGEDY-ESCAPE
OF TzEE PLANTERS.

We have already published pretty full
report of an outrageous robbery and murder
near Grand Lake, Arkansas TleMemphis
Bulletin, of Saturday morning, gives us the
following additional particulars
Fearful of second attack when night
came on, the men resolved to separate and
make their way to the nearest cane-brake for
security, trusting they would be able to hail
a steamboat passing up the Mississippi.
Capt. jerks went out towards a small is
land in the river for the purpose Of waiting
the arrival Of a steamer, but the watch was
a long and weary one, and he was almost
famished for want of subsistence. He pro-
cured materials and lighted fire, and fawn
being attracted by the light, he succeeded in
killing it with a club, and, after skinning the
animal, he roasted portion of it on the
Goals. This was his only subsistence for
three long days and nights. On the third
day a steamer hove in sight and although
unable to make those on board observe the
signals made, he witnessed the embarkatiOn
ofseveral of his late comrades from the main
land considerable distance above the Is
land in which he had taken up his quar-
tiers.
-Ao tiiG NdNCl WIS bCSllllllllS " llSGJ lG
procured a log and loated toward the main
land, which he reached in safety. After
wandering for couple of days in the cane
brake, getting a precarious subsistence by
fishing, he met Messrs. JOHNSON and VAN
PELT, and they continued together for half
a day, when they resolved to separate, and
Captain jerks was again thrown on his own
resources. He was fortunate enough in Sc
curing several partridges and few fish, and
on these he lived till last Wednesday, when
he observed a steamer sailing up the river.
He quickly made arrangements for mailing
her, and soon bad the satisfaction of seeing
that his signals were observed Thesteamer
proved to be the Liberty No. >, and he was
soon on board, and through the kindness of
the officers he procured a passage to Mem
phis, where he arrived at a late hour on
Thursday night. Captain jerks has sever
al friends and acquaintance in this city. He
can give no reason for the midnight attack
on the plantation except robbery and muir
dor IN the mart of the raraudprs
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The Washington Star, referring to the cali
for a National Union Convention, to assem-
bic in Philadelphia in August next, says:
As We stated day or two since, the di-
viding lines which separate the friends Of
the policy of the Administration from its
opponents are being more clearly defined
from day to day; but the convention will no
doubt promote and hasten the consolidation
of the great conservative Union party, and
lay down a platform on which those who do
not go with northern or southern extremists
may stand The names signed TO this call
are those of men Who throughout the rebel
lion, were firm in their adherence To the
Union cause, and who now stand by the Pre-
sident because they believe that the re,tora-
tion Of the Union will be soonest and safest
accomplished by carrying ont the measures
recommended by him in his message to Con-
gress.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-06

ANOTHER LoT or MoRMoNs.-The Elm
City brought up from New York AS Nor
mons and Mormonesses, on their way to
Utah, by the Vermont Central and Grand
Trunk Railway. They came under the care
of Brother MILES" a special agent who
formed the train in England for the land Of
golden promise, on the other side Of the
Rocky Mountains The majority Of them
are WEIGH and English, with the scattering
Of here and there a Hollander to make up
a variety. The sexes are about equally d.
vided, and are mostly young people Of hale
and hearty constitutions, whose oountenances
look the pictureof health. We are informed
by the agent that there are now over 5000
Mormons on the way from the coast Of Ger
many to the Rocky Mountains, and that all
the trains are expected to reach Salt Lake
City before October.-Ne,c HaoeR Register