Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-20
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Radical Meeting i'm Virginie-Juarel
and Observation-Disclosures of Wal
Street BrOkers-American Mediation
fn Mexico, etc.
FORTRESS MONROE, April l9.-Informa
tioE has been received from the southwest
ern part of Virginia, stating that the pros
poets Of the tobacco crop are very favorable
around Lynchburg. 49, =
NEW York, April 19.-The Herald'f
| Richmond special says the Virginia State
| Republican Convention met in that city
| yesterday, for the purpose Of forming Re
| publican party in the State. The majority
Of the delegates consisted of colored men.
Hunnicutt and several colored speakers
addressed the meeting. A permanent or
ganizaiion was agreed to, and officers were
elected.
The HeralPs Montreal special says it is
\ reported that the three reform members of
the government, Hon. Messrs. Blair, Nc
Dowell and Rowland, are going to resign,
In order that they may be free to follow the
policy of the new reform party in Canada
West. This would break up the coalition,
from the fact that the confederation for
which a coalition was formed and has been
carried, gives IN air of correctness to this
report
The Heralds Mexican City cores
pondence, dated March 18th says Juarez
had given orders to his officers to grant
Maximilian an escort and honorable treat
ment to any point on the coast which he
shall select as a point of embarkation,
provided he is captured.
Money was becoming scarce in the I'm
perial Golfers and the finance minister had
to throw up his port folio in disgust
Skirmishes take place every day at the
gates of the City of Mexico.
The savage order of Miramon, inflicting
death upon all prisoners captured, was
countermanded by Maximilian.
The story of EscObedo's defeat is believed
to have been concocted in the capitol. The
Austrian garrison were looking out for the
earliest opportunity to leave the country
The Herald's special says the Mexican
legation at Washington has unofficial in
formation that Macmillan was on his way
to the City ofMexico, havingbeen wounded
in the arm at Queretaro.
The Tribune's special say three men
have been arrested on suspicion of having
stolen the $4,000 from the Brooklyn
navy yard year or two since. 1t is stated
that these three men have been doing
business for some time past as brokers in
Wall street under assumed names, and that
one of them has served short time in the
penitentiary since the commission of the
robbery.
The Herald's special saws the executive
session yesterday was largely devoted to
Mexican affairs and Mr. Raymond's nomi-
nation for the Austrian mission. Reverdy
Johnson's resolution favoring mediation in
the event of Maximilian's capture, and
also offering the services of the United :.
States government to adjust existing diff
culties between the friends and enemies of
the Mexican republic, was debated at
length, but without arriving at any definite
conclusion. Messrs. Sumner, johnson and
several others spoke warmly in favor of
mediation, but there were some gentlemen
who opposed the idea of the government
offering its good offices in behalf of Maxi.
milan. The principal objection urged
against the resolution was, that Macmillan
deserved the worst fate that might befall
him, as a punishment for the cruelties
sanctioned by him in the case of captured
guerrillas.
1t is not true, As stated in some papers,
that Senator JohnsOn's resolution recon-
mends annexation, or even Protectorate
over the Mexican republic.
No steps have been taken towards the in
ternational convention between Spain, Chill
and Peru, which was to have been held in
this city.
1t has transp:red here that the summons
TO Messrs. Trenholm e Co. to appear be-
fore the Judiciary Impeachment Committee
was based upon the allegation that mil
lion of dollars in gold had been paid to Sc
cure the pardon of blockade runners.