Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-28
STATE NEWS.
From the Murfresboro Monitor. 27t

| From the Murfresboro Monitor. 9th.
RADICAL PRosPE-fS As to who will be
the identical lad that wishes to see Con-
gress and draw pay, from their party, we
] know not, and suppose that il will matter
very little to the observers Of earthly
bodies, a. his smallness heretofore las
| caused him 60 be undiscovered, and their
discovery Of him viii kill any reputation
| be ever had. As for Senatorial hOnors, no
one seems over heated on the race to get
the nomination; and Mr.. Elliott, we sup.
pose, Is memorizing 'yon'd scarce expect
one of my age" in anticipation of a re-
nomination. There is at present great
doubts on the colored man voting " for his
only friends" on the final day, and Sherry"
is smelling Of them with the Vigilance Of a
city poodle around 4 country cur, and the
least faint of Conservatism will cause him
10 close his ears to all reports of loyalty to
the Union and love Of country.
The Secretary of TIE Rutherford Coun-
~ Medical Society gives notice that the so
ciety will meet in this city on Thursday
next. DR.. John W Richardson win read
an essay on the indications for the use Of
slimulants in the treatment Of diseases.
= The Conservatives of Rutherford
county will hold convention at Murfrees-
boro, on Monday, May 9th, to nominate a
candidate for the Legislature, aud to or
ganize for the canvass.
From the Franklin Review, 10th.
APPREHENDED STRIKE BY FARM La
BORERs.-There has been good deal said
about the mutual dependence of the white
and colored people, and no little has been
said relative to the entire and perfect de.
pendence Of the black upon the white race.
From recent indications we are led ire
sistibly to the conclusion, that persuaded
BY Radicals, the negroes are going to put
the question TO a severe test. They propose
a general strike for higher wages-sav one
dollar per day for field hands, and Others in
proportiOn-thereby at once bringing about
the issue to see which of the two races can
best do without the other We have been
satisfied for long time that such an issue
would be made, but we did not anticipate
action 80 soon. We looked for il later in
the season, when the crop needed laboiers
most; but, If come it must it is.perhaps as
well that ii shall be settled at once. a-
This is a serious question presented for
the consideration of the people. 1t NAV
produce great financial distress, and it may
bring on a war of the races. The eye of
God alone can pierce the veil of the fu-
ture and see the result We wish you to
be prepared for any event, and we mean
by this that you should endeavor to put
your farms in such condition that if your
laborers should leave YOU it would not re-
sult in ruin to you.
From the Pulaski Citizen, 18th.
Gen. Marcus J. Wright late c. s. A.,
now of Memphis, paid our city a visit last
week. We are informed that the General
was looking out for summer residence
somewhere in this locality, where he may
move his family when the sickly season
sets in.
Major n. r. Chambliss, formerly of this
place, distinguished officer in the late
Confederate States army, and now editor of
the Selma, Ala, Times, was married on the
oath inst, to Miss Anna D., eldest daugh-
ter of Lieutenant General Hardee.
From the Shelbyville Republican, 10Th,
WHEAT PROSPECTS. all parts of
the State, the newspapers give glowing ac-
counts Of the favorable prospects fof
bountiinl yield Of the wheat crop. In this
county the crop promises to be the best we
have ever had. The farmers are busy in
putting in corn, and with a favorable sea-
son will gather bountifully in the fall, as at
least third more corn will be planted than
last season. Whites and blacks have gone
to work in real good earnest some as hire
lings, and some as sharers in the crop.
From the Winchester Journal, 10Th.
CRoPs.-We have cheering accounts OF
the fattering prospects of heavy wheat
and oat crop, which will afford our section
great relief in view Of the low price of cot
ton and the present high prices of bread
stufis.
We earnestly trust the farmers of this |
section will turn their attention to the rails
ing of corn, wheat, hogs, mules, etc, and
quit cotton until the cry for bread is hashed |
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