New-York tribune., 1867-09-27
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
TENNESSEE.
ADvICEs TO THE PRESIDENT.

ADNICES 10 TIE IKESlDLNT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2G.-The President has
not received any Official from Tennessee, but pri
vate dispatches indicate that the difficulty between the
State municipal authorities may be settled through
the intervention Of Gen. Thomss that separate cleo
tons may be held-the judges appointed by the Regis
tiers opening polls in place. aud the judges appointed
by the authorities Of Nashville opening another
TIE THREATENED ELECTION RIoTS-THE CON
FLICr BETWEEN GOV. BROwNLOw AND THE
MAYOR OF NAsHvILLE-rHE MILITARY TO
SUSTAIN TIE GOVERNOR.
NASHVILLE Sept. %, 1867.
The municipal election to be held in this city
on the 2sth inst, is exciting extraordinary attention
Throughout re State, and ia arOusing again the widest
and most lcy.ish prOSlaVery and rebeioas passions
The Coz or, that they viii never yield CON
troll Of the Carai GO, They threaten riot and murder
Tho C'iy Council hIs ar. 'dy determined to hold the
election Yilatioa ~ The franchise law, aud eIclude
tptrV coo',d from ne po's. And that they may
ea.iy oQt t., infamous pro- 'IA' they yeateiuay ln
volr, u, hl 81 10 t%or Fr dent Fth what success
aui 10 90 illustration u tie sincerity o Conservative
professions 81 ulorsliy anu jus lee to tH9 rcg0, let Us
Tvo no.ihs sinc, Il ,'or 4. y Ndrn. A,.at soldier
of IN, sNi Millcsoa. Mo uttered tn rt!'c - ~
60 n MA, soon q c,iI, 'ar mor ~ I.chels tntr
Alden suuid mover re HJer-thas he mighi -" etetet
the CITY Council 7rpotrd Ildc- ald CLERKS ~ lection
ia the igre ol the Frauohs. -" "hirh provides u
by tAc C.nr Ioncr oi 4, RAJ On.o Wten ms reb-
i.rs n.t"n 81 tne CIV Connect vas brought 10
tho nO.,rc 81 tie Co -iDOr, a." 4,stcd % b. Jel-
NATION declaring he pr cdingS az ia, tty C0uA,
ca iicgnl aud Nurnlrs tiem tnat my lion ned
0thcrwIse than provided hy Law, Toul l9
null ard void. IL rspouso 10 this Procltuai"h fhe
ayor of Nashville Published counter pro- 9hii oA I.
demand said 10 have been written by the Eoa u. :.
Foote, which declared that the election would De held
without any regard to the IN ana
a. s1ry r UTS tbo Mayof discrimination was sncd Judge
4 q = Brown other
ycrH published what they called a legal opinion,
In which they demonstrated. to ttcr sats-
faction that the election must he held under
the attended city charter of lo5h They expressed tIe
onion tlt The supromo Court " Tennessee had made
mistake IN sustaining the franchise law that m incUr-
poratcd city was Just Ike railroad company or Dauh
iha The rrm 10 Vote was ycsrd by the charter of 1888
In white male citizens over tweuty-one years of age
and that they must do the voting NOW! TheWar 10 these
"Eonrbou" LAWYERS was nothing; the Clyn Rights bill
nething the amended Constitution OF Tennessee moth
ing; the franchise Law nothing go
ptoclanaton were sent 10 Andrew Johnson yesterday
with earnest pr;rer for his aid IN ciryms out mo
programme Of The Rebels. on the other hand Geu.
Cooper Commanding Staic Guard Is IN the city and has
expressed determination o enforce the law to the very
letter II 1t should be necessary TO quarter the enIlo
militia force of the State in the city. Thus stand The
parties to-day face to face VIII there be any hghtug
Certainly, unless there Is some backing down, ana inc
public may rely upon II that neither Gov Brownie" nor
Gen Cooper will back down Backing down Ia the Iace
Of the enemy has never been their forte.
THE STATE OF FEELING IN NASHNLLE-CEN'
THOMAS PRESENT
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 26.-Gen. Thomas
arrived here last night and lad conference today
with the city authorities and q oe Of the state. lie took
no decisive action and requested interview with both
parties together at o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when
his course will DC resolved upon. There is still an anxious
aud fcyerlsh state Of public mind increased Tonight by
rIlnors that Gen. Thomas Will nterdct the election
The feeling Is intensified by IA report that
General Cooper, last night, I'm speech To
a mixed crowd OF negroes and whites, within closed
DOORS SAID there three ways to meet the present
emergency 10 Wit by bullets, bayonct or by matches
liz is reported tonight in Conservative quarters that the
Cooper II proof OF the speech sufficient Gen COopers
friends deny the correctness OF the report whe te Con-
seryayes say it Will be substantiaed Gov Browniow
is ted from Knoxville Tonight Ihe developments
of tomorrow are looked for with great interest.