Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-18
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NOON DISPATCHES
SEW YoRK DIsPArCHEs.

II
Jeff Davis Observation-Disclosures Ma
tIOnaI Bank-The Cabinet Meesings
-COnOyer Affair, etc.
New YORK, August 1.-THE Herald
states that JEFF. Davis recently said in con-
versation that the Tennessee election will
probably inaugurate a war of races, and
he believed there was no other course open
for the whites in the State than TO DISCHARGE
the Radical blacks from their employment.
As to the proposition that it would be well
to- put a few negroes 10 Office for the pur.
pose of creating a strong feeling against
them, he said it might do as matter Of
spite, but would be bad precedent.
Investigations recently made in the
financial affairs of the Trsdesmen's Nation
al Bank, of this city, have disclosed the
fact that heavy defalcatioa has taken
place, involving about SOS, 000 The paw
ing and receiving telieFs, Baker ana
Arnold, have been suspended for the pres
ent, as the deficiencies have been traced
back to their hands. They were both men
in whom the utmost confidence was placed.
The Herald's Washington dispatch saws
that at the Cabinet meeting to day, among
other subjects discussed was the removal
of Sheridan and Holt. No result was ar
rived at, but it is understood that both
these officers will be removed shortly
Sheridan will be transferred to some new
sphere of action, and Holt back to the req
ular service.
The Cabinet meeting to-day considered
Inc question of relieving Judge Holt. No
conclusion was reached, but it seems prob
able ne Will be transferred, which can be
done as well without cause as with it. 1t
Is proper to add that Judge Holt had no
knowledge whatever of the publication of
the Wood afidavits; that they never
formed any part of the archives of the
Bureau of Military Justice; that Judge
Holt had no control over them, and could
not have prevented their publication if he
had desired to do so. The impression
which prevails in some quarters that judge
Holt has been guilty of a breach of official
etiquette is therefore entirely groundless.
and cannot be urged as a reason for re-
moving him from his present position.
General Sheridan's case was not consid-
cred in Cabinet to-day. All the members
were present except the Attorney General.
who was represented by his assistant.
The Times Washington special saws
Intelligence has been received here to-day
stating that some of the parties implicated
in the affidavit published in Yesterdays
Times, have denied their authenticity.
Your correspondent has no personal
knowledge of the reliability of the parties
making the afidavits, but of the genniness
OF the papers there can be no doubt what
ever. Each affidavit is duly subscribed to
before attested by notary, with the no.
tary's zeal attached. In each case attached
to this is the certificate of the Clerk of the
supreme Court for the county of New
York. A regular blank filled up, the seal
OF the court is stamped upon this certificate,
theimpression being clear through the sheets
of the afidavits, thus showing that they
have been in the clerks possession. Your
correspondent has personally inspected all
these papers, and is convinced of their gen
illness. Among the other advantageous
papers In the Conover case, is a note ad-
dressed by Mr.. Riddle to Mr.. Seward,
which was forwarded by the latter imme-
diately on its receipt, on the 18th inst, to
the Attorney Generals office, and which
has not been published in this note. MIR.
Riddle states that while assistinethecounse
for the prosecution in the Surratt case for
which he had been retained by Mr.. Sc
ward, he was informed that Conover
and others were in possession OF certain
information, which at the time, it was
thought, would be necessary, but the in
formation thus obtained was not used on
the trial, and has never been made public.
That upon application of Cono7ers wife to
him to indOrse her husbands petition for
pardon, he in good faith, wrote the letter
which was published by the Assistant At
torney General Mr.. Riddle emphatically
denies having had any knowledge what
ever of any note written by Mr.. Ashley in
connection with Conover previous to its
publication. The note ends by stating his
surprise at the use made of his letter of the
I'D indorsing the recommendation to par
don.
The Times Washington special says
Gen. Rousseau takes with him to WalrIls-
STA only two or three officers from the At
lantic coast. A small military force will
be sent with him from the Pacific. Gen.
Rousseau had a lengthy conference with
the President this morning.