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Tennessee Election.

The result of the election in Ten
nessee on last Monday, whereby the
Republicans, under that indomitablc
old champion of liberty, Parson
l'rownlow, carried the state by some
$4,000 majority, gives the final qniet-
us to apprehension in every one Of
the Southern states, with the bare
exception perhaps, of Kentucky,
Maryland and Delaware. The new
but valiant republican party in Ten
ncssee, had rs its leaders ia the late
glorious fight, such men as Brown
low, Maynard, Stokes, Fletcher, Ea.
ton, Num- and others, all Of them
unflinchingly loyal during the war,
and most of them having done hon
orable service in the field. There
was arraycd under theseleaders many
thousands of the soldiers of loyal
Tennessee regiments, besides those
men who were bounded into the
mountains by the conscript officers
Of tho rebellion, making up in mum.
Der avery respectable party, and who
in heroism and patriotic devotion to
their country, and personal sacrifices
tor it, and the cause Of liberty, arc
entitled to be ranked with the heroes
fof Valley Forge Or 'Thermopylae
Then the negroes voted in a solid
body for the men and the party u
which, they owed their freedom, ia
spite of the desperate efforts OF the
Cops. and cx-rebels to scduce them
and their votes, aud the loyal white
vote combined, has given us a Re-
publican majority in Tennessee, oil
which even Iowa or Massachusetts
mig ht well be proud. The same Gle.
ments combined as they are sure to
be, willlgive us just rs large MAORI
ties in Virginia, the CaroIinas, Geor.
gia, Mississippi, and in fact in all
the States lately engaged in active
rebellion, 50 that ambitious men of
the Copperhead persuasion, like Nc
Clellan, Pendieton, Andrew Johnson,
and others who have been. in Prcsi.
Dental training, might just as well
mako up their minds to 60 into some
other business, without they are de-
sirous Of the notoricty Of being de-
Eaaia al oanaidatns. II. 4 :. .tsl,l
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Abraham, Lincoln and Stone
wall jackson, ,

We publish, below All entire cdi-
torial from the Chicago Times draw
ing a parallel between the traitor
and rebel, Stone wall Jocksop, jwhe
devoted his great talents, and gave
up his life todestroy the government
and Abraham Lincoln the patriot
and martyr. VINO laid down his life
for tho country ho had SO faithfully
We publish this article simply to
inform orr readers, who do not often
see or read democratic papers, of the
character Of. disloyalty and vituper-
alton Of the livingand ad..defenders
of the country to be found in their
columns from day to day.
SIT is said that straitened circum-
stances have compelled Stonewall
Jaekson's widowto sell the generals
war-horse to citizen of Macon,
Georgia There is-every probability
that this is q fact; and, as a fact, it is
disgraectul to thepeople Of this coun-
try. Stonewall jackson was man
who commanded the highest respect.
as private individual, and the great
est admiration as a soldier. and Off
Ger. Living, his name grew to be
formidable to his enemies whom he
met in the field but welcome one
to these whom tate made his prison
ers; the loveMhlehh e inspired among
those who served under him extern
ded to the highest esteem among
those who opposed him; living, lie
Was a central figure in the great
drama Of the, war, dead, the whole
world aequiesced in his virtues, and
paid tribute ohis memory. Yet the
faithful horse which he rode, and
which must have been among the
most cherished eminescences in his
family, his widow vas forced to sell
as a temporary relief for her power.
~. 4ara 8 H.. t.a.
SIT will be remembered that, at the
last sanitary fair held in this city, a
bootA was erected outside of the
main buildings. which proved to CON-
tain one of the most attractive feat
urcs Of tho exhibition. This covered
from the rain, and protected against
the winds, a bony specimen Of horse
flesh, which possessed no other appa
rent Recommendations of expositions
than that of antiquity. Yet a great
many people fiocked to see it, be-
cause it had belonged to the family
Of which Mr.. Lincoln was the chief.
Mr. Lincoln, III his early days, had
had q limited experience in the Black
Hawk war, but had never acquired d
very great reputation as an inyinci-
bic chieflain. It is not known that
the horse exhibited ever bore hisown-
cr bravoly amid the din Of battle, the
roar Of cannon, or the dense smoke
Of opposing musketry. But it was
merely. represented that the animal
was, 4 fanily-horse; perhaps it had
preceded the pIow, while Mr. Lincoln
walked behind it; perhaps it had
him to church, and perhaps it hadn't.
At all events, the fact offs having
belonged to tho family Of Mr. Lincoln
was sufficient to induce crowds Of
people TO 60 to-sco tia portion Of
the proceeds going "a the, ratief Of
shsss1,'.ale-iss. si'f'1 t'it:ti
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A Fire.Eating Correspondence.
Epistoldry War bet,oeen Gen Brlstin
and admiral Semmes. - ~
Eine eremplifcations Of the science D
Is abuse. s 81 Il,
! BR1sB1N's FIRST LETTER.,
Lexington KY, July'1S, H7.

q Eg%
RAPHAEL SEMMfs, Elitor Bulletin,
Pirate, Traitor, &C.
SlR:-Some one ms sent me a copy
of your paper, IN which you devote
nearly u whole column to my late
speech j4 Lexington, Kentucky.
You think me "incendiary, wicked,
bad, and a party man on the Fourth
of july What right hayc you, y
vile wretch, living by the grace Of;
God and the mercy Of a too hninanc
government, to take Il loyal nun to
task for what he may sec tit to shy
Have you so soon forgotten your
crimes, OF, are you insane enough 70
believe they are forgotten among
men, and that treason, after all, is
not to be punished? For the sake
of your soul, 4 beg. You not to forget
the past, nor to be unmiDdful Of the
future, for the day is coming when
you and Forrest will both be called
to u just account for your misdeeds.
Pirates and butchers Of innocent men
cannotllive infAmerica unhung. DO
constantly prepared, for you know
not the day nor the hour wherein
the,rigltous Judge will come to do
justice Being a Christian man,
when your trouble is gre,lt, and deep
articulation is upon you, send. for. me,
and will come and do, all ! can to
prepare you for your end; though I
tell you frankly, l believe no earthly
'ihtercession can save you from the
hottest heliin damnationy X GU. fear
.s'sarh mem las / am will 'riss to
power"on the shouAersof the blacks.
When you recollect your awful guilt,
and that laws Of the nations you are
an outlaw, we'll may your coward
coilsc;ence make yon!fear such an
event. You say .snch men as | insti-
gate the negroes 10 do lawless acts.
You, q pirate and a traitor, are a
pretty fellow to talk about iEstiga'
tors ofiawiess aactsn The.tdevii RE-
Fbnking' sin would be a mild compari.
son. / have always advised the ne
grocs to be law-abiding, quiet, sober.
industrious and peaceful, and shall
continue to do 50. Tlreya have no
occasion to take the law into,itheir
own hands and when they dosI shall
as much condemn them AZ I do you.
We, who are their fricrds, by the
help Of God and i radical congress,
will, In good time, in Il. legalHway,
properly punisht' Jou' ard all their
enemies and the enemies, Of tho re-
pubic, and in the meantime tbs, ne
groes will be quiet, orderly and in
dustrious citizens. Yours truly u
5tsi ttsH JAS s. BRIsBiN,. ". IS. AL
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II AS B ".

Biographical Sketch Of Mr. Nasby.
From the Toledo Blade.
Posi- OFFICE, CoNFEpRIr X RoAps. /,
6f4 twich is IN the Staff NV Kentucky. :
e. a.kls8 $50 July 20, l 81.
EDITOR TOLEDO BLADE-SuR: En-
closed find PHOTOGRAPH Nv myself; ez
yoo desired. To make o strikin
peter | lung myself into the atitood
and asoomed the expression which
mite hey bin observed onto my cIas-
sikle coIntenance when in the act OF
deliverin my justly celebrated SER
mon, The Wages NV Sin is Dcth.'-
The $500 which 700 rcmittcd to xiv.
er the cost NV the picter, wuz / re-
greet to say, efficient The picter
ccst 75cts, and it took S1.50 worth
Nv. Bascom's newest to stiddy my
nervcs to the pint Nv undergoing the
agony ofsittin 3 ninits in front nv
the Photographer. / need not say
that he is incendiary from Massa-
choosetts. Ez the deceased Elder
Gavitt's son lssaker hcz expressed a
bdrnin desire TO possess his appara-
tns, it is probable that public safety
will very shortly require the expul-
sion nv the inccndiary. But !; he'd
my rescnge-in his pocket is, none
NV my postal currency. .Sekooring
the picter, told him / wood take it
home, and eff my intimit friends,
those. who knowed me shood decide
il WIZ portrait, / wood call and
pay for it afore he left the Corners.
viii dotit. Will this pictcr-takin
Ablishnist ever more behold me p
Eco ansers. t M iH
Ioo may remit the odd twenty
cents either by draft on Moo York or
money order at my resk.
! WIZ born in the year 1906 att
will not say where. hev reasons
fer conceelin my birthplace. Idon't
want to set any town in that State
up in biznis. That town hez gone
loonatic aud gives Ablishin majori-
ties iriteful to contemplate, and I
don't want to benefit II by giyiR it q
nahliina! reputsshen. ] don't want
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sEMMEs' REPLY.

JAS. .. nRiSBIN. ". .. a.: ~ ~
,SIR--In former times, xhcn a per-
son, who had the honor Of signing
U. S. "A. after. his name, felt ag-
grieved, he addressed i private note
to the party who he supposed meant
to offend him. Such a5¬e from
you would have founda ready re-,
sponsa at. my. hands. s. This was q
rule in the, old service, where; the
uniform was q guaranty that the
wcarer Of it was u gchtielnan What
changes the birth Of the sNew MAJ
ton may havsbrought about AMONG
those .Mhotppw. wear shoulder straps
I ann unable to say. As. you have
departed from this rule. I AMI con
strained to regard you as 't,ne Of
those new men of tho army, whose
education has becil detective; though
l know nothing of your antecdents,
never having heard Of your name Or
fame until l read the inccndiary
speech delivered BY you TO- ths
blacks, at Lexington, Ky, the other
day. Having Voluntarily placed
yourself without the place of gentle
men, by assauiting me, personally,
through the newspapers, there is no
other resource lett me--unless you
should hereafter change your mind
but to reply to you through the
Same channei. / dotlive, / hope by
the grace Of God, but notify the mer-
cy of the government of which you
speak, since I purchased my person
al safety with consideration which
has long since been paid to, and en-
joyed by the; other. contracting par
~, to.wi.: the laying down. of my
arms, and the, disbanament Of my
troops. There arc, no doubt, plenty
Of such creatures as yourself, who
would be glad Of the opportunity to
disgrace the governmentundsr which
theylive, by counselling it TO dis
honor; but | have the satisfaction Of
believing that there are other men
in the United States army besides
the IcaAaitle, of the Brisbin ORDER
who t'rup1 thei frcedmen's bureau,
affiliate with negroes tor sinister ,pur-
poses. and strike at everything gem
tie in the land, in compliance with
the base Instincts with which dH in.
1scrutabie Providence has created
tlem.si But 1 am wasting words on
such fellows. as yourself; and so, If
you will permit me, | will close our,
correspondence BY telling you that,
~ 49,, 91,.;,; ~ 1oFaMnn,, tt~SfxlH TI,,;
ted Statcs::army, who entertained the
sentiments sof honor which, shouldI
characterize a noble profession, cold
have written the coarse, and SANDER.
ous attack upon my character which,
you have had the distinction Of pro-
ducing, for the qualification ola esr-f
tain class 4iof blackguaras, with
whom, probably you associate. sis
=. i4sitfA ] RAPHAEL S8MMEs.
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,BRIsBIN's REJOINDERl /
Lexington,l KY, July'80, i'77.l

- = lIeAi"S TOLL - D., 'C1Ou,i'tA.
Raphael Scmmcs,d Editor, Pirate,
tat Traitor &C.: llsia sstii 81 l,ot5e
Your dirty little billet daer, with
out date orlIplace, Gust as your mis-
cradle carcass will be when tho radi.
calsJnle) came daily TO hand thro'
the editor of tho Commercial, who
publishes everything for everybody,
and thereby turns an honest penny
for himself. sis l ! 40 ~ Gda9lidHti
Yoir think the straps on my shout
der are not in d good place, and that
the army is not what il used TO DO.
Abraham Lincoln, whom yon rebels
murdered, put my straps on, and !
hopc TO wear them until you are all
properly punished 4 for your enorl
nous crimes. As TO- the arny,you
are quite right, sir. We had d lot Of
sconndrels who wcrc educated in the
art Of war at tina national expense !;
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yet the warehouse of Stonewall
Jackson lad to. be sold for the benc-
tit of the great soldiers poor widow.
The difference between the merits of
horscfesh is about the same rs the
difference between the abstract mcr-
its of the two eases. y
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ia resolution in favor'teaching the
metric system Of weights and meas
ures in all public schools and acade-
mics was adopted in the New York
State Teachers Association, after .
good dealof debate. ef4 81. I'D s9il
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Aug. 8, .s7-w4w
Notice.

-ef A. bombach the late firm OF Grube II
Dom ucl is dissolved. 'rhtsse indebted 10
Ithe,firm will see the necesst y Df infnediata
payment. Thp business willsbe cOntinue,is.
yntsshe old stand by n. c. Grnbe--where he
will be plpasedto stesalf,fliA old customers
as we'll as new ones. ss stit4.slsss h sIasl~ III
Il take ti,is ol,port,,n,'y 70 return thaniss
ed lind ask n cont nuiapGe or the saflla.
$3.50 ~. d,,f., grAif - -
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To the Stockholders
Strayed~

From Tie subscriber ono large half breed
DURHAM COW, five years old, Roam 60
lor, with short horn ,.asd n blelnish on ON,
eye; now near calviny, ANY. information.
regarding said COW viii be thankfully re-
ceived, and all trouble fully RECON- pease.i.
II. Il. ABRAH ANS.
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t11K pRlpERzE.

asrSn "a, A Observation-Disclosures On lth
street; rOhsrs. gOAd cellHr. we'll aud sia.
tern; with ~ lots. u rrice &2,50O.
enc 35sslA frnma house Of four reomA
ana y cellar, OH second street, At u
a hargnin. - issFf ~
:.!i ss .'4b e l s 4 'sa ss 6 s.s ~
i NO s 4 sroat h house il i've rlbsom.I =
two lots. In Blake's adtlitien.' Price $780,.
{No ~ Frame honse of4n,ir rooms, .,
second street. -aast of College square, Az j.
So very desirable vacant lot on Front
streets rni4able for asresidesces Fs.s 80 so
/ tNh57)s.A tWd starys1ranae h01fc .of spin !
rooms and halls. lnree cellar, lot well
set IN is s.s e . se trees,
No So, A first class two story brick
dwelling house containing mime rooms,
closets, pantry. Also. large cellar and
isterns iotswall filled with fruit rees and .
shr,lbbery, on f,nrth street, west. Of, Conrt,
r TN 4ol frame house, afsfigbL rtlnas;
gy'od cellar and cistern, wood house. &c.
riut md shade trees, on Front, east OF
Unionstree Price 1850. sg.ssaJ :,
IA good frame hotisa 6ffOur rooms md
ellariot xA7s. feet on 5ti,, and a. c.ssi
A good Two story hrick dwelling honss
stable situated on Marion, street, will 10
a frn,nas dwelling A,Ausss ennta,nine. s
room9aHslf4 hs,h .aalao g00i cellar ~. .oim-
term AatuNt6so On Filth AM J8tjesa Strt4.l~
NIB Alsos seyerf yacant Iets IN ~,
Farms. Wild lands md city progeny, soS
described ~ the 'abOvs ltat. IN s7ifs
/ Call and ex i.aeonr Renl Extate books
Fer allparti0nlstN applytns8ag ssfAa.g
. BOfyNlFIELD.f WHrREs 81
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you to make my acquaintance w .th
as little delay as possible, 30 yop may
have, nothingto rcgrot when you
come to belswung off, ,sl d ,pgl.is
I tkonght l,.had fought my last
battle withirebels,t but !. feel J. really
ought DIDO solnathipg for you. 4 The
articlesIof war .andta proper iselfrc--
spect forbid me meeting son and set,
,tlingiour affairs in the usual way, but
! freely accord to you the privileged
havcleyertgiye TO- mad dogs and
'blackguards in attacking me ION the
streets. ] am . very large, fat man,
withsan. easy conscience, u good.Iook-
ing face, and will mako an 3excellei.t
mark for your Dcrringer, while I sup,
pose you are atlean; cadaveroas, (all
traitors should be,) bony mean,
speaking looking cnss. No doubt;
have seen many such facossas yours
in the rogne's gallery; stall Iimight
not recognize you at first sight, oaAd
Iwill be obliged iifyod will scnd.nne
Is photograph. j i Am s.flen in .AIsm-
phis, or you can come here, and Xviii
endeaver to End for yon, under the
'curb-stvncs, that aslast ditch which
yea hsve been unable to find say
where else. 3pah s!Np1 .asiHp3R yala
! Army officers are. qniet men wb0
tend TO their own business, aRdra9e
not afraid Of any body. They will
not permit conquered rebel editors u
abuse them with impuhity for their
loyal opinions, and 'whatevei. may Be
your experience with me, my advice
10 you il, thereafter. 70 remember who
and what yon arc-mind your own
affairs and let union officers alone.
10 Yours truly, JAMES s. BRIsBlN.
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-
Thro woman q cuss como into the
world, wich cuss wuz labor, and I
wuz determined that ez woman he'd
bin the cor Nv requiring somebody
to sweat for the bread eat, woman
shood do that sweatin. That mite l
perposcd to a milliner in the village
and she rcjectid my SCOT. I offered
myself in rapid spcceshun to wilder
who was 4 washer-woman, and to a
woman who he'd boys old enuff to
work, with the same result, wnen,
fcelin that snthin wuz nessary TO be
done to sekoor provision for life, l
married a Niger washerwoman wich
didn't feel above me. Wood 700
,bleeve it? Within an hour after the
ceremony wuz pronounced, she sold
her persncl property, consisting Nv a
woshtub and board and an assort-,
ment NV soap, and investin the pro-
ceeds in red calico dress and pair
Nv ear rings. insisted on my goin to
support her, and the township au-
liberties not only maintained her in
her loonacy, but refoosed to extend
relief to me on the GROUND that wuz
able bodied. @+ n 's2
Ez / left that niger I, vowed to
devote my life to The work NV gettin
NV en- downato where they wood
hev to support us, and that VOW
hev rclijiously fulfilled. i hey never
failed by my vote and influence to
reduce EN- to ther normal condishun;.
l hev never fclt good ccptin when
they wus put down peg, ] bev ney,
or wept slaves when they WIZ bein
The New York herald., 1867-03-20

There Is but one opinion abroad with refer
ence to the rash and inexcusable attack made
on the police during the procession on Mon
day, and that Is that those who were parties to
IL should be summarily and severely punished.
without going into the merits Of the case, or
referring to the causes Of the disturbance, or
attempting to decide which party were the ag-
gIessors--for these are facts for the proper
authorities to fnd out-we must condemn in
the most unqualified manner the violence with
which the police were sssailed. 1t is abso-
lutely necessary that the police should be
sustained by the whole community In the per-
formance Of their duty. II they are not sup
ported there can be no security for the pre-
servation Of peace. If the police are to be not
only obstructed in their duty, but cruelty A.
saulted and wounded almost unto death, a. In
this late case, we cannot expect 10 be pro-
tected from the ravsges Of burglars or the
attacks Of highwaymen and cutthroats. The
suly organization upon which We cAp rsly lig
The New York herald., 1867-03-20

protection in this city and its surroundings q
the police force, and if the police are NOT sus-
tanned we will be left to the mercy Of the
toughest elements Of the community. In this
point Of view the collision which occurred
during the procession on Monday must be
unsparingly condemned, and those who
participated in 1t must be regarded
as gross violators Of the law. and
in no other light, no matter who they
were or to what nationality they belong.
While the general body Of the participants in
the celebration during which this unfortunate
occurrence took place cannot be held responsi-
BILE for 1t, inasmuch as they were wholly
ignorant of the disturbance and pursued their
line of march in an orderly and creditable
manner, there Is no excuse for the individuals
who made the wicked and violent assault On
the police, who, according to the facts -
stated, were engaged in preserving order and
affording every facility for the convenience Of
the processionists. The attack was wanton
and lawless, and we trust the ringleaders will
be brought to justice I; and thus, by fastening
the guilt upon the offending parties, the peace
full and we'll conducted portion-which COM
prised the vast majority Of the celebrants-
will be fully relieved from any odium which
may be unthinkingly attached to them from
the conduct of few hot-headed individuals.
The New York herald., 1867-03-20

The government is evidently in possession
Of evidence sufficiently strong to warrant the
belief that another attempt is about to be
made by the Fenian organization to invade
the Canadian provinces. Yesterday force OF
United States regulars, in numbers sufficient
to load nine passenger cars, which would not
be less than FIVE or six hundred men, was
despatched over the Hudson River Railroad
for Oswego, where they will probably remain
until their services are required on the from
tiers. This looks as if the government is de-
termined to again interfere for the preserva-
ton Of our neutrality laws.
The New York herald., 1867-03-20

From yesterdays cable dispatches It appears
that Egyptis about to secure her Independence.
whether Ismail Pacha will assume the title Of
Calph or Sultan is immalcrial, in view Of the
fact that, freed from the control Of the imperial
government at Constantinople, he will be at
liberty to yield 10 the influence Of European
thought which IL destined Al no distant day
to revolutionize the entire country over which
he rules. Egypt is already in possession Of
several lines Of railway, telcgraphic lines
connect the principal centres Of population,
and the suez canal promises 10 be success.
Under q wise government the wealth Of the
country will be more fully developed. and
Egypt may yet surpass the splendor 20 which
she attaincd under the wisest of The rtolsmIes.
The New York herald., 1867-03-20
The Supplementary Rscenstractisa Bill
Passed.

The Supplementary Reconstruction bill
hnsiH passed Congress yesterday, the report
q ths committee Of conference havinN been
agreed to BY both houses. A formal opposi-
tion to the report was made by the democrats
in the House, but without avail. The bill
now goes TO the President, and will no doubt
be promptly returned, with bis veto, and -
promptly passed BY the required two-thirds
vote in the Senate and House. When this
work Is finished Congress will at once adjourn
for the long recess, subject, however, 10 be re-
assembled in osse Of any contumacious con-
duct On the part of the President Ii carrying
out the lsy,
The New York herald., 1867-03-20

GERMAN STADT THEATRE. as and AZ Bowery.-
IoRhKKa BARN BETrgLsrAB; DRlI WINTER Eisxs
DEurscAES DIcHIERs.
The New York herald., 1867-03-20

A TMsLY WARNING TO PRESIDENT JOHNSON
Congress will soon adjourn, and the work II
reconstruction will then 60 on under the con-
troll Of the President, the Secretary Of War and
the military officers in the newly constructed
districts Of the South. II il for Mr.. Johnsoa
to see that be leaves no loophole for his ens-
mics to creep in-that he faithfully carries
out the programme set down BY the law. R
there are any shortcomings TO be set dowa
against him when Congress is called together
again be may be removed in three weeks thsrs.
after. Therefore . timely word OF warning =
the President NAV not be out OF place.