The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-10-04

my duty, under the ordere | have received,
to uphold General Cooper and his militia in
the threatened attempt TO prevent the peace
full holding of the election heretofore order
ed by the corporate authorities of Nashville,
I have to say that the properl Interpretation
of General Grants telegraphic order is to
sustain the State authorities in the execution
of their orders. 1t is not left no to decide
the question of the legality or illegalty of
the election ordered by you.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEo. II. THoMAs,
Major General U. S. A., Com'd'g.
DIRECTIONS AS TO TnR DISPOSITION OF TROOPS.
The following order in regard to the dispo-
siticu OF troops TO preserve peace and enforce
the provisions of the Franchise law were is
sued yesterday from Headquarters Depart
ment of the Cumberland
HEApQ'Rs DEPT CUMBERLAND
NASHVILLE, Sept q, 1857.
Brig. Gen. S. ". Crawford, Lieut.. Col. Second
Igfanhy.
Major General Thomas directs me to say
that General Duncan has been instructed to
direct a company Of cavalry to report to you
at 6 o'clock in the morning (Sept 2slh), and
with the troops under your command you
will be expected to protect the pells at all
precincts south Of Church street. You win
cause a guard to be- placed near each precinct
by I o'clock in the morning, with orders to
preserve the peace ana sustain the Franchise
law, and under the Proclamation of His EJ-
eellency Governor VIM. G. BrownlOw, under
date Of September 18th, 1867, The precincts
under your supervision are located as fol.
lows:
Sixth Ward, Jones' stable, Market street
south of Broad; Seventh Ward, Woodfn's
grocery, Murfreesboro pike Eight Ward
Fireman's Hall No. 6, south Cherry streets
Ninth Ward, School house corner of Cherry
and Madison streets; Tenth Ward, Police
Station, Broad street, just west of the Nash
vile & Chattanooga Railroad.
Very respectfully,
r. W. JOHNSON,
Major General A. A, A. G..
The above dispatches and correspondence
were made public about noon yesterday
Such a chap-fallen set of men as the support.
ers of tie municipal authorities were, We
never saw before. After going the length
they had in attempting to ride over the State
, authorities by disobeying the Franchise law
to receive such a stern rebuke from the very
source to which they had looked for helE
and support, was calling, indeed.
The Conservatives have fought the thing
through to the bitter end, and sustained 4
perfect and overwhelming defeat. Theil
boasts have ended AS they might have anti
cipated from the FIST.
The way Gen. George H. Thomas hal
Z, squelched the "little rebellion " in Nashville
is peculiarly gratifying to every loyal hear
throughout the land. As we have had occs.
sion to say heretofore. we believe Genera
Grant has firmly resolved to tbwart the greA'
"Traitor at the White House" by conducting
} his administration of military affairs in 4
manner satisfactory to the loyal millions o
t of the government. We believe that he hal
{ taken his stand on the right side, and viii
not swerve for no consideration Whatever
Let nG trust be will show further proof Of hii
devotion to country as matters further de-
velop themselves. Of truth he has strncE
the proper blow in regard to the proposed
"%little rebellion" which our ~squarmTI mad
such a desperate effort to get up, but in whcE
they were so completely foiled.