The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-02
The Nashville Election,
Trouble Expected Yet. !.
N. SPECIALS
Grant Refuses to. Issue ArtilIery to
the Maryland Militia-GOy. SWann
Purchases a Battery OF ,12.pOund
Guns-General Sheridan at Brook
II 1yn-Jeff. Davis frial-The Reduce
tiOn or the Public Debt-COt. .Jef.
fries Appointed Register of. the
Treasury. 7' aeiszsias saT .hoowrs

NEW York, October 1.-The Tn
,bMe's Baltimore special says, Gen,
Grant having refused to issue cartil-.
lery to the Maryland militia on Coy,
ernor Swanns demand, Governor
Swami has purchased battery of r.
pound Napoleon brass guns forartils
iery companies In this city. The guns
have been assigned to three compa-
nies, the commanders of which were
all in the rebel army.,,t-sxa
2 The Board. Of Councilmen metsyes ]
terday and adopted resolution, by
vote of II to s, rendering the hospi-
talities of the city to Gen. Sheridan,
Offering him the use Of the Governors 5
room to receive citizens
Mayor Booth sent a message to the
Brooklyn Board of Aldermen yester-i
day announcing Gen. Sheridan in
tended visit to that city. =
A resolution was offered expressing
admiration for his military services
during the war, but expressing disap-
proval of his course in Louisiana. A
substitute for this, rendering him a
public reception, Was lost by a tie
v3te. aBa. ~
The Times specialsays: The opin-
ion prevails extensively throughout
the country that the Reconstruction
Act of the Fortieth Congress requires
a majority of all the registered voters
in Southern elections to authorize the
holding of Constitutional Conven-
tions, which is erroneous, as the law
reads as follws: IF majority of the
votes given on that question shah be
for Convention, then such Conven
tion shall be held, as hereinafter pro-
vided; but if majority of said votes
be against Convention, then no such
Convention shall be held under this
Act: Provided, that such Convention
shall not be held unless aimajority of
all such registered voters have voted
On the question of holding such Con-
vention."
All the, statements heretofore pub
lished regarding the trial of Jeff.
Davis here, have been mere surmises,
and the Government has not author
lied them, nor has it made public any
5intimation of what it intends doing.
1t is semi officially announced that
the Government will>ask for further
delay when the trial comes off in
November. and that the counsel for
the. accused will make a motion to
enter nole proseque. Judge Under
wood will De present., but it is not
settled whether Judge Chase will
preside. The motion to quash will
be argued and decided probably dur
ing the early part of the term. 1t is
due to Attorney General Stanberry te
say. although he has. been consulted
regarding the matter, and may have
advised the prospective delay, ht
cannot be held accountable for the
manner in which the case is conduct
ed. He complied with District At.
torney Chambers request for assist
.ance in prosecuting the trial, by EN-
ploying Hon w. NJ. EVarts as assist
ant counsel; consequently Mr.. Chand
ler is alone responsible.
During recent interview with an
old Tennessee friend, the purport Of
which has been retailed publicly, Nh
johnson stated that he would tax
his final stand against Congress b.
resisting its right, if it assumed t
suspend him during the Impeachment
tria', if he was impeached So man
ifs spoils the threat, but it is pos