Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-02
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NOON DISPATCHES.
NEg YORK DIsPATCHEs

Erosn HaltimoEe-OpInfOns of she Re
construction Aef-The Trial OF Mr..
Davis-The President's Views, etc,
etc.
New YORK, Oct. 1.-The Tribune's
Baltimore special says Gen. Grant having
refused to issue artillery to the Maryland
militia on Gov. Swann's demand, Gov.
Swami has purchased battery of twelve
pound Napoleon brass guns for artillery
companies of this city. The guns have
been assigned to three companies the com
msnders of which were all in the Rebel
army.
The Board of Councilmen met yesterday
and adopted a resolution by vote Of
eleven to eight rendering the hospitalities
of the city to Gen. Sheridan, offering him
the euse of the Governors room to receive
citizens.
Mayor Booth sent a message to the
Brooklyn Board of Aldermen yesterday,
announcing Gen. Sheridan's intended visit
to that city.
A resolution was offered expressing adj
nifation for his military services during
the war, but expressing disapproval of his
course in Louisiana. A substitute for this,
rendering him a public reception, was lost
by tie vote.
The Times special says, the opinion pre-
walls extensively throughout the country
that the reconstruction act of the fortieth
Congress requires a majority of all the
registered voters in the Southern elections
to authorize the holding of constitutional
conventions, which is erroneous, as the law
reads as follows:
Of ho xrofa FL
question shall be for convention, then
such convention shall be held as herein
after provided, but if a 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 majority of all such
registered voters have voted on the ques-
tion of holding such convention.
All the statements heretofore published
regarding the trial of JEFF. Davis, have been
mere surmises, and the government has not
authorized them, nor had it made public
any intimatiGa.of what it intends doing. 1t
is semi officially announced that the gov
ernment will ask for further delay when
the trial comes up in November, and that
the counsel for the accused will make a
motion to enter noiie Prosegl. Judge
Underwood will be present, but it is not
settled whether Judge Chase will preside.
The motion to quash will be argued and
decided probably during the early part of
the term. 1t is due to Attorney General
Stanberry, to say, although he has been
consulted regarding the matter and may
have advised the prospective delay, he
cannot be held accountable for the manner
in which the case is conducted. He COM
piled with District Attorney Chambers re-
quest for assistance in prosecuting the trial,
by employing Hon. w. F. Evarts, to as
sist the counsel, consequently Mr.. Chan
dler is alone responsible.
During a recent interview with an old
Tennessee friend, the purport of which has
been retailed publicly, Mr.. johnson said
that he would take his first stand against
Congress by resisting its right, if it occurred,
| to suspend him during the progress of the
| impeachment trial, if he was impeached.
| So many ifs spoil the threat, but it is prob
able that the first opportunity afforded the
| President to take stand against Congress
on this subject will be to veto bill pro-
! viding for a suspension froa Office of all
public officers, who may be impeached, un-
til they have been tried, which will I'M
doubtedly be introduced and passed early
in the session.
TIE Worlds special says; The statement
ofthepublic debtor September will be made
about Wednesday. 1t will show reduc-
ton of the debt, but not to the extent given
! in the August statement. Both the inter
nal revenue and customs receipts fell off
in September.
During the last half of September the
returns from internal revenue have moi
averaged more than quarter of million
per day.
The President has appointed Col. Noah
L. Jeffries, of Maryland, Register of the
Treasury, vice Colby, deceased.
| There is not word of truth in the story
that the Administration is being consulted
by the District Attorney and Judge at
Richmond relative to the postponement of
the trial of JEFF. Davis. 1t is a matter for
the Judiciary and not the Executive to de-
eide The only point upon which even
the Attorney General could be properly
consulted would be as to the necessity of
| employing counsel additional to that al
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