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highest rank and authority. The con
summation of the plot seems to be
left almost entirely to himself. Every
pure patriot stands aloof from him.
He has no counsellor in his Cabinet, and
so he advises only with the men who
fomented the rebellion and calumniat.
cd himself Every member of his
Cabinet, with the possible exception
Of poor Mr.. Welles and pro tempore
Bihckley, waits for dismissal, and
the clerks In the departments discuss
his plans as they would discuss the
actions Of q lunatic. Many good mon,
unable to account for proceedings 40
at war with all faith and law, openly
declare him insane.
1t is very simple question, there
fore, for the people to decide {:
Shall this infuriated madman, be- en-
couraged by their votes or notY One
would suppose such a question very
easy of solution, admonished, as they
are, by the cxultant calculations of
treasonable CopperheadS, and by the
terrible warnings of the business bar
ometer. But Andrew Johnson thinks
differently. He thinks the people are
ready to destroy themselves simply to
crafty his savage nature. We shall
see. '' OCCASIONAL.
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The SenatOrshlp.

The duty will devolYe upon the
next session OF the General Assembly,
Of electing . United States Senator,
to fill the place of Judge Patterson,
whose term OF service expires the Sd
Of March. 1869. We hear of as many
as a hAlfdozen prominent men Of the
Republican. party, whose claims for
Senatorial honors will be urged. Any
one Of them will make u Senator ac-
ocptable to our party, and we trust
that a choice will be made without
getting up any strife. Fortunately the
law Of Congress, requiring the elec.
tion, gives no time for creating heat.
ed contest The Legislators is requir-
ed to hold the election on the Sscond
Tuesday after they organize, which
will be about the ninth day ofthe sea-
sion and they hold it separately in
each House. II they fail 10 agree on
the same man, they meet the next
day in convention, and ballot from
day 10 day until a choice is made.
What the loyal people want, Is a
Senator raised in tie Republican
faith, and they want him elected with
out any strife on contention,-RHor-
rills Wig. a...
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Land Surveys ID Nebraska.

Commissioner Wilson, Of the Con
eral Land 0flce, has jast received re-
turns from The surveyor general ~
Plattsmoutb, NebTaska, showing that
that officer had closed a oontras
for the survey Of lands in Hall and
Buffalo counties, Nebraska, 10 the
vicinity ofthe Fort Kcsrney military
reservation. .sf iftg sasifrtai ~ %
The commissioner has directed the b
surveyor general TO respeeta.t tho re.
servation by causing the lines Of the
public surveys tobe closed Hpon the /,
limits. Of the same as Surveyed .bys
order Of tho War Department in 1885,
embracing an area often square miles,
and the islands in the Platte river for /.
fifteen miles above and below tho fort.
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meht ana placed our members III Con.
gresS. Some people said that Brown
low was a bad man. Ho had his
own style, 30 had every man, and he
had right to it. Brownlow's stIye
was to fight. these Rebels and traitors
Applause. Many men in Pennes-
see had voted for Browolow because
they knew him to be cool and
sagaciOus man, and that the State
had prCspered under his manage
ment. Etheridge once met my friend
here, Maynard, and struck him, but
he made him get back to his hole
pretty fast. The people of East Ten.
nessce had taken Maynard and made
him speak wherever they wanted
him to. 10 secure the ballot to the
cOlored man they must all work.
Talk to your neighb0r, let him talk
to his neighbor, and make proseIytes.
In Tennessee they could take care of
themselves, unless the race that the
Republican party mad for years pro.
tected should 20 against them. Cries
Of "Never, never" We must keep
our pickets we'll out and sec that no
man sleeps on his post. Don't falter
now. They had some regular troops
insTennessee under command of GEN
eral George Ii Thomas. Applausel
These Copperheads7 had tried very
hard to kick up Il row beween these
troops and the State militia, and had
most gloriously failed. "Old Pap
Thomas" had said that he would
stand by the re ular militia of the
State because it was part Cf the
regular State Government. Ine the
laws Of Tennessee there were new
sections prohibiting the colorod man.
from holding office 0rsitting on juries
but that would be repealed this winter.
There was nota Rebel or Copperbead
elected 10 the State Senate, and only
two to the House of Delegates.
Some of these men raised the cry of
nigger equality, and if you went
around into the kitchen you would
SEQ tho features of these very men
in the faces there. Laugh.
ter. Then they said that they could
buy nogro's vote with a pint, Of
and that had been tried
In Tennessee and had failed. .-, tsJ u
Rev. Henry w Keys Of Themes.
see, said that Rebel had offered
him e5,000 for his vote, aud his
friend Daniel Watkins had been of
'ered $500 for his. a. BY. Jsr fsr 4
General Cooper resumed, saying |
hat in the first instance be had been |
n favor of letting slavery. alone, but
when the time lie had said "let him
e" and when it came to the question
If putting the eOlored man into the !
'rmy he had consented because he
he might as we'll be fighting
n tho Union army as in the field rails
ng provisions for the Rebels. Cap
'lause) He would again tell them |
u TO go home, and work, and to !
tick to their candidates, an d il they
we're defeated TO got up and try it ov-
II again In Tennessee the Uuion
league had counted noses and marked
hem all down, and their enemies
lad tried hard to make u split
Imong them bot failed. Some peo-
'le had said tha. this Union Ieagae
vas an awful organization. He1
new that ho had taken no greatst
obligation in ioining the League than
10 did whom he first enlisted under
he Stars and Stripes: If a man
Vasn'ta uhioA man he had no busi-
ess there, and if he was Union
nan 1t would do him do harm to be
hele. 4 (LonG continued applapse.)
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THE CLARION OF WAR!
What Andy Johnson Intends to Do!
We copy the following from the
Washington Chronicle Of The 18th inst.
L. "a s;on;fosrt.

We copy the following from the
Washington Chronicle Of tbe 18th inst.
1t is significant:
WAsHINGToN, Sept. l6, 1867.
General Grant openly expresses his
opinion that the reconstruction meas
ures Of Congress are just and necessa'
ry, and will prevail over all opposi-
ton. On this subject he has not nov /.
and never had, the slightest reserve.
The same is true OF every military
commander in the South. To argue
that such q judgment is bettor than
that ~. s. Black, Heister Clymer,
Fernando Wood, and G. l.. Yallan-
digbam, would be simply to insult the
people and yet it is precisely these
latter who are asking you 10 take
their word and to reject the testimony
Of Grant, Sheridan, Siokles, Pope,
Thomas, and Scho6eld. These SOL
diers have tried all the remedies
They were originally inclined to treat
the Southern people on the conserva-
tive system. They examined the pa
tient for themselves, and they have
como TO the conclusion that the dis
case was q disease Of radical virulence
IL could be cured only by radical
means. Most of them reached this
judgment after they had been betray.
cd into believing that the measures Of
Congress were harsh and unjust, and
several Of them only yielded to 1t
whom they were forced 10 realize that
bad faith and cruel ingratitude were
the chronic characteFistics Of the
Southera politicians. President John.
son, almost alone among the men who
voted for Lincoln in 1864, aud with
out the aid Of o single Union soldier
Of high repute, rejects these eminent
authorities, and, backed by tho Cop
perhead leaders OF the North, insists
that the measures Of Congress are
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Death Of a Nashville candidate rur

Mr.. Abraham Myers, an old citizen
Of Nashville, and one ofthe candidates
for Mayor ofthat city, lost his life on
Saturday, at louisville. he was stop.
ping at the Crystal Palace bnildings
and going outupona porch he leaned
against the banisters, which gave
way and he was precipitated TO- the
brick pavemsHt below, distance OF Z
sorno iiftson feet. ii He fell upon hiat
face, and his skull was so badly irac4
tured that he died in few momenta
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-09-27

"a A cure for lock jaw is sent TO
us by q correspondent. He states
that q man in Washington, d. O. who
had been suffering from . closed jaw
for more than three months, and who
was 90 far gone that bis case was de-
spaired Of by more than twenty ply
sioians, was cured by an old woman,
who made repeated applications Of
spirits Of turpentino 70 his face and
neck. Our correspondent adds that
this person 10 now pursuing his bust
ness AZ usual, and vouches for the
truth Of the above statement Phil
0delphid Ledge.
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A curious case of retrlbution took
place the other day at q country spat
bear Grats, in AUSTRIA Thg pfopri.
etor Of this country seat, Baron Pran,
gen, bad, in 1849, been a Colohsl IN
the Austrian army and the Cbisfpg
the Military Police at Verona, In
that position he had displayed ex-
traordihary cruelty, and had repeat.
ediY inflicted severe corpbreal pun.
ishment on prominent ladies' Of the
Italian aristoeraey. Among othgrahs
stances, be caused the punishneht Of
the verges 10 be administefed Ia the
young Countess Rovina, who had bssi4
arrested for coneeaIing a young fHins
tive Of hers, a rnember Of the Rev
olutiOnary party. The sentenge waa
carried iHto execution with hnheafd
of brutality. The Countess was strip.
ped almost naked, tied to D bench sa
front of the military barracke, and
whipped unmercifuIly by threo 0roats,
in presence Of large crowd Of jeering
soldiers. The poor lady was almost
crazy with shame and Indignation al
this infamous outrage; and the speedy
death of her husband, an officer Ia
the Sardlnian army, brought abous
her death few months after the hoss
rible seems in front of the barracks al
lVerousa She left a young son, ,stw0
years Of age. When the boy grew
up, and heard.of the cruel fate of bis
mother, he made q solemn vow to
avenge her. A few weeks ago he re-
paired to Baron Prangen's copptry.
seat, and struck him several times ia
the face. in presence Of q number Of
witnesses, for the purpose Of com
pelling him to challenge him. The
challenge was sent, and tho young
Italian had the choices Of weapons.
He chose 'furkish sabsrs, in the use
of Which be had, by long practice,
acquired particular skill, When the
duel took place, the Italian told tho
Austrian who hs was, attacked him
furiously with the formidable sabeF,
and hacked him almost 10 pieces.
The, authorizes only heard Of the hor,s
rible affair after, all was over, M
. H T.
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THE UNION FLAG
JOneSbOrO', Tenn. Sept 81, 1867
q. E. GRESHAM,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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2 9 B e R Y .
No Slave beneath the Flag.

NO slave Deneatn inc rag.
No slave beneath that starry dag,
The smblsm Of the fresl
No fet.ered hand shall WELD the brand
That smitos for Liberty
No tramp Of Servile armies
Shall shame ColumblaS shore,
For he who fights for Freedoms rights
IL fIse foVevermore '
No slaves beneath those glorious folds
That DER our fatherH few,
When every breath was dark with death, ..
But every heart was true
No aerfs Of eSrth's old empires
Knelt meath its shadow theu;
And they who now beneath It bow
ForsvernorS are men
Go tell the ashes Of the braves
Who at Port Hudson fell:
Go tell the dust whose holy trust
Stern Wagner guards SO we'll
Go breathe II Eoftly--slowly-
whenever the patriot slSve .I
For right has Aed, and tell the dead ... ..
Ho hllI aFRERNAE's 0RATsl ........ .
Go tell Kentuckys bondSmen true,
That he who lights 10 freel
And let the tale hll every gallo
That floats DER Tennessee
Let all our mighty rivers
Tho story southwark pour,
And sVOsy wave tell sve.y slave
To be slave no more
Go tell the brave Of every land,
Whsre'sr that Dag has flown
Tho tyrnnt'I fear tho patriots cheer,
Through every cline and gone
That now no more forever
ItBItripes ars slaVsry'a scars;
No tsar-drops stain It's aIure plain,
Nsr dim ilI golden stars
No slave beneath that grand old dag
Forever lett 1y
With lightning rolled In every field,
And flashing victory
Gods blessing breathe around IT.
And when all strife Is done,
May FrsOdom'S light, that knows no night
Make every star Asun!
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- Tho Le1ington (Ky.l Male,nan

~ The Lexington (ky.) Salesman
says thas General Thomas, who was
recently ia that city, "has an exceed,
ingly poor opinion Of the fitness Of the
State officers elect, and thinks that
their proper place Is private station
He did not make any speeches to tho
negroe0, but he did say 10 some oftho
citizens, whether they wanted ID or
not, they had 10 accept negro suf.
frage, and that ne State might as
well confer il upon them ~ once and
without more ado. He also had a
word TO cay about those battle dags
at Frankfort, and no did the rebel
officials the honor 10 say then that
they would respect those emblems of
the national honor and added very
significantly that Il they did not would
be made 70 do 20.
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E63~ The UaloN FLAG will be published
every Friday Morning on the following
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~ 1t is ascertained from Official
sources that since April 18th, 1865.
about 5000 pardons have been grant.
ed by the President This includes
some of tho rebel foreign ministers.
members Of the Confederate Cabinet,
Governors Of Southern States, and
upwards Of nine hundred brigadief.
generals, with a due proportion of
rebel major.generals, Major Estiil,
chief Of the Pardon Bureau at the
Attorney Generals Office, has had ou
file for the past two years about four
hundred applications for paFdona
from persons who were engaged ID p
the rebellion, and not pardonedl by
the proclamation of May 20, 1885,
by the proclamation Of Saturday,
aboet one hundred of these persona
are partoned. but the other three
hundred come within The exceptions
aud of course their cases like otheFa
similarly situated must be Aepara.
lely considered. q. aI s.gr ~
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-16
Official Report upon the 'Metcoric
Display.

UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY, }
WASHINGTON, November II, 1867.
Sir,-I have the honor to submit the
following preliminary report Of the mctc-
oric shower of this morning:
The display of meteors was the most
brilliant seen in this country since the
great shower of 1893.
In accordance with request Of Pro
fessor Ii. \. Newton, observations in the
northern heavens for parallax were made
between the hours of IL and o'clock
very few, however, were seen till O'Clock.
These observations were made, and the
tracks OF the meteors, by Mcssrs. Main,
Lindenl;ah!, Turnbrock, and Fitman, q
party of assistants Of the United States
Coast Survey, who kindly volunteered
their services. Forty-siX meteor tracks
were mapped down by them.
Observations III conjunction with Pro
iassor darkness, Of this Observatory, at
Richmond, for payalax, were commenced
shortly after O'clock by the Observatory
party, Mcssrs. Newcomb, Eastman, Har-
rson, D0oiittlc, and Gardner. Arrange
mcntS had been made, by the courtesy OF
the manager OF the American Telegraph, to
exchange Geographic signals with Profess
S0r Hardness Oh the appearance of each
meteor; but through some disarrange-
mcnt OF the wires, communication could
not be established. One hundred and
twenty-five meteor tracks were mapped
down before halG-pas o'clock, when the
mctcors flew so thick that identification of
those seen from our TWO stations became
hopeless, and simple counting was re-
sorted TO.
One thousand metcorS were counted 10
the twenty-one minutes between Ala and
4::35. Atterward, successive hundreds
were counted in the following invervals
Am. 0S.; 5m. 30s. 5m. 35S. +; 5m. 44s. ON
OBS. On. 37s. l0m. 3lS. Ism. 20S.
The first thousand being partly counted
while mapping was still going on, it is pro
bable that onc-half were not seen SO thai
| it may be estimated that 1000 really tel
/ in tie course Of twenty-one minutes. The
time of maximum thickness of the shower
was about 1925. This is two hours Later
than that given by the European observa
tionS of last year, showing slight change
in position Of the stream.
MANY were remarkable for their bril-
] liancy and for leaving brilliant greenisl
train, which usually vanished in few
seconds, but in one or two cases LASTED
several minutes.
The radiant point was very well defined
being in Right Ascension 10 h. NJ; De
clination 90 degrees so minutes.
Next year the shower, if there be any
will not begin until 10 o'clock A. NJ.
| Washington time, and will therefore b.
seen only III the Pacific ocean.
| have the honor to be, respectfully
your obedient servant, B. F. SANDS,
Commodore, Superintendent.
Hon. Gideon Weues, Secretary Navy.
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The Markets.

HAVANA, November l3.-Sugar, SLa
81 reals. Muscovado molasses, 5 reals
Finances unchanged. Lard, in tierces
1874; in tins, ls4. Bacon II. Flour, IA
9l4h.
PHILADELPHIA, November 15.-At auc-
ton yesterday Rio coffee sold at 23]sc.
New YORK, November 15-A. NJ
Stock market very strong, and large bu-
siness done at the call. Money, per cent.
Gold, l407s. 520's, '62, coupons, los.
Flour l0c. lower. Wheat, corn, and pork
dull. Cotton quiet at lSc. for uplands.
Turpentine quiet and steady at Sd sc.
New YORK, November lj-P. M.-Cotton
active; State, IS. 5o@SlO, 40; southern, $40. l5@
Sl+2j. Wheat heavy; No. !, s2.27@s2 rs.
Corn, sl.34@sl .3jh Pork firmer ut s2l.l2h.
Lard firm. Coffee frmer. Other groceries
quiet. Turpentine, j2@5ic. Resin, s3.SlG
$50. Freights-Cotton, per sail, i.
Governments closed dull. J-20's, go, los.
North Carolina 6's, eX-coupons, ISL. Gold,
l40h.
BALTIMORE, November lj.-Cotton dull at
l7h@lSc Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat
steady Corn active at yesterday quotations.
Oats dull ut 7Ofl74c. Rye, 81. 35lQSl 81. Pro-
visions very dull. Lard active 1T l234@l2Ec.
with sales for export.
CISCISSATI November l5.-Flour, corn, ard
whiskey are unchanged. Mess pork firmer a /
2oc. Lard l2c. Bacon firm shoulders, &c;
clear sides, ljHc.
ST. Louis, November lj.-Superfine flour,
s6.07GlSS. Corn, new, SJlI9Oc. Provisions dull.
sides, l5Ac. Lard, l2@l2hic. Whiskey higher
ut -. II.
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We must 60 into the Presidential con-
test to min. We cannot afford to lose, tor
the loss of the election would be the death
OF the nation. If, when the time for ac-
ton arrives, it shall be perceived that the
nomination of Sherman is essential TO the
success of the Democratic party and It's
principles, it would be criminal not 70
nominate him."-LouiSviNe Courier.
General Schofeld, it is given out, intends
to arrest all persons in his district VINO
make incendiary speeches, or who shall &c
any act calculated to array the white ano
coiored races against each other.-S@n.
It is estimated that Washington will be
shown by the new census to have popu
lation of at least 10000 when the returns
are complete.
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FROM NaEkInmf0n-

WASHINGTON, November l5.-It is con-
iidently stated that the committee on the
Kentucky elections will report against the
admission of any of the representatives
except Knott. This will leave Kentucky
with but two resentatiyes-Knott and
Adams. The latter was admitted pre-
viously on the presentation Of his creden,
tials.
General G.. B. Crittenden, who COM
manded the Confederate forces at the bat
tie in which Zollicofer was killed, but
afterwards took no part in the war, has
been pardoned.
The New Hampshire Democrats have
nominated John G. Sinclair for Governor.
The latest Minnesota dispatches say
negro suffrage was carried in that State
by 1000 majority.
SECOND DISPATCH.
WAsHISGToy, November 1.-THE custom re-
ceipts from the LIST to the 9th instant, inclu-
sive, were 1896, 900.
The revenue receipts for two days are
1914, 200.
The Congressional Committee did nothing
important day.
The Cabinet session to-day lasted till 2
o clock. General Grant was present during
the entire session, and remained with the Pre-
sident after the session was over.
Alexander H. Stephens will address the citi-
Zens of New York, by invitation, on the con-
dition of the South.
The Democratic majority in New fork, by
the latest figures, is 81, 600.