Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-15
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

and is not taken out tho Post Master will do rs
the justice to notify us Of the fact immediately
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The President declines, to communicate any
information 10 Congress respecting the grounds
for holding JEFF. Davis Clement C. Clay. Mallory,
and others in confinement on the ground that it
is at present incompatible with the interests Of
the public service.
Tho Subcommittee on Reconstruction have
examined large number Of witnesses. almost all
Of whom testify that majority Of the people Of
Tennessee are disloyal. The Committee. how
ever. only take side of the question. and show
no disposition TO send for witnesses or take evil
dence on the other side. The Senate portion Of
the Committee are opposed to admitting this
State. The Radical programme is not to admit any
Of the members from the Southern States. Sew
eral Of the members Of the Republican party
have informed the President that whenever the
question comes up, they will vote for the admis-
sion Of Tennessee. But Thad. Stevens does not
intend TO let the question come before the House.
He can keep the matter buried in the Committee
as long As he chooses
The National fnteliioeHcer, in commenting
upon the interview held by a negro delegation
with President Johnso n. intimates that the whole
affair was gotten up by the Radicals. in the hope
of entrapping the President into admissions out
Of which they might make political capital.
- The Evening Star says that the President is
opposed to the bill just passed extending the ope-
ration Of the Freedmen's Bureau TO Maryland,
Missouri and Delaware, and that he will return it
10 Congress 30 be modified in accordance with his
views
Tho Cincinnati Gasette says: The Recon
struetion Committee has subpencd Parson
Brownlow to testify to affairs in Tennessee. in
reference to reconstruction"
AT Elder Sanderland's church, Chief Justice
Chase introduced Fred. Douglas to a densely
crowded auditory. speaking Of him in high, Gem
plimeDtary terms. The latter then occupied two
hours in lecture on the assassination and its les
sons. There were present many members Of Con-
Eress and number Of the lecturers own race
Hewas applauded throughout.
To-day the delegation appointed by the Con
ference Of the Baltimore Branch of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. in session at Alexandria. |
waited upon President johnson. II consisted of |
Rev. Samuel Register and Rev. S. Rozgall, Presi- /
ding Elders. and Rev. Norvsl Wilson, of Win |
chester, and Rev. DIR. Bond, of Baltimore. The /
Rev. Mr.. Wilson addressed the President, saying
they had waited upon him 10 assure him OF the 1
hearty corporation of their body in all matters
coming within its legitimate sphere Of operations.
In so far ne may be necessary to secure and main
tain the present quietncss Of the country. He |
said they represented one hundred ministers and
churches Of Virginia, and portion of Maryland,
with a membership of 1000. and double that |
namber Of hearers. The President received the
delegates oourteously. each member being intro
duced to him personally. and after pleasant in
terview, the party withdrew. and returned to the
Conference at Alexandria
- The vote day ortwo since on Thad. Stevens
proposition TO consider the rebel States sdcfunct
and out ofthe Union, in the House Of Represen-
oatives. is Of the most favorable signs of re-
turning reason We have seen. The proposition
received but thirty seven votes. while there were
one hundred and twenty against it. The hendish
old man from Pennsylvania was rather startled at
che result, and for the first time that he
carrying his Radcalisn rather too far.
To Mr.. Morrill's proposed constitutional
amendment on tho subject Of representation. Mr..
sumner proposed to insert the following words at
the close of the original amendment: " and they
shall be exempt from taxation Of all kinds" as
to make the amendment provide that those who
are excluded from the right Of suffrage account
OF color or race shall be exempt FROM taxation.
The National Iatelligenccr say that Mrs. Pat
terson and Mrs. Slower. TO the regret Of every
body do not join in the festivities of the metro
polls; hut they receive with winning kindness
and cordially their numerous friends,
A mas meeting TO indorse the Presidents
views on negro suffrage is to be held in Washing
ton.
Trouble is expected between France and
China, arising from the persecution of Catholic
missionaries.
- Rev. Isaac Owen. tho Pioneer Methodist
Episcopal Minister. died suddenly in San Fran
cisco. ON tho 9th inst
- II is understood that General Burnside will
be the Republican candidate for Governor Of
Rhode Island.
Smith a Bro. bankers, of New Orleans, from
whose vault Beast Butler stole $50 $50 in gold,
drought suit against that individual for the
smount, and nave recovered the entire sum.
The New York Horoids San Francisco cor
respondent states that the scheme Of Mr.. Asa S.
Mercer to transport the widows and orphan
daughters Of soldiers from the Eastern TO the Pa
oiho States. with the proposed object Of procuring
them homes and employment, and which he has
lately carried into effect, by taking from this
city on the steamer Continental, a number Of
lady emigrants receives severe condemnation in
California. Oregon and Washington Territory
The entire expedition Is pronounced worse than
ill-advised and fanatical as the husband market
and the market of labor suited for those females
Is said 10 be no better there than here. propo-
sition was recently made in the Washington Leg
islature to appropriate 5000 for their benefit, but
II was defeated.
-Wesee IL stated in distant papers and pre-
sumo IL is fact. that the military commission in
the case Of one-armed Berry. found him guilty of
eleven separate murders. and sentenced him to be
hanged. General Palmer approved of the find
nss Of the commission. and fixed March Sd for
Berrys execution.
Several Kentucky ex-Confcdorato military
and civil officers have been arrested lately by di-
rcction Of the United States Court. Col. Jack
Allen, Colonel John d. Morris, Lewis Garth and
the Messrs. Bed are among the most prominent
citizens taken into custody.
The Vicksburs and Shreveport Railroad was
recently sold at auction 10 a Mr.. Ludeng for fifty
thousand dollars.