Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-03
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Ashley Before the Hmpeachment COm-
mittee = The President Adheres 20
HIS Policy ''-Report OF the Post
master General. etc., etc. aii s.s.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The Herald's
special gives testimony Hon. Mr.. Ashley
before the Impeachment Committee, con-
cerning the Couover trouble and alleged
completely of the President in the assas-
sination. Ashley undergoes close ex-
| animation, and confesses as to having written
most of the letters imputed to him in a
| publication of the Assistant Attorney Gem
| eral some time ago. He states he has not
a living witness to prove Mr.. Johnson 8
| completely in the assassination of Lincoln,
but from certain theory, which he re-
| ligiously believes, he had no doubt of it
himself. That theory is nothing more nor
| less than il has been customary thing to
assassinate Presidents, Harrison and Taylor
both, according to Ashley's idea, having
been poisoned through the Vaccinations Of
ambitious Vice Presidents. MFR. Buchan-
an, he thinks, was also poisoned, hut
| got over il. Hs 4 1888
The Worlds special says it is understood
| that the President adheres in the main to
4 Ills OWu Hldn vi ACJOASbIbCtlOu nCIctON
fore developed. He announces that there
have been no negotiations for the settles
ment of the Alabama claims, and devotes
considerable space to the national finance,
favoring substantially the policy of the
| Secretary of the Treasury regarding the
volume Of the currency.
The Times special says that the report
| of the Postmaster General will show some
interesting facts regarding the recent re-
| duction on ocean mail services, which Gov.
Randall has secured by refusing to submit
any longer to the demands of the monopo-
lies of the English steamship lines.
! During the past six years the department
| has paid for the transportation -four mails
from S150,000 to 5000, 900 a year in gold
over its receipts, to the British government.
| This amount we were compelled to pay by
an old postal treaty, which expires in JAN
uary next, and which the Postmaster Gen.
| eral has refused 10 continue. The rate
heretofore of the Cunard line has been
twelve cents in specie for single letters. The
Postmaster General, deeming this price ex-
orbitant, has advertised for proposals to
carry the mails. The owners Of the Gu
nard line refused to bid, but two other
lines entered into contract agreeing to
transport all foreign letter mails at fifteen
cents an ounce, making the cost per letter
FIVE cents, books, papers, and other printed
matter at six cents per pound, payable in
currency, giving three mails per week
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
This fact, and that Of the positive re
fIIsal to continue the old treaty under
| which the government was paying tbs
British government $2,000,000 in gold
caused considerable discussion in the British
Parliament, and much comment in Englisf
papers. The result was, the Crown nov
gives indications of coming to terms which
will give us four mails per week to Europe
instead of two, as heretofore, besides al
enormous saving in revenues. Governor
RandalPs report shows an uRexpendeC
balance of 100000 available for the cur
rent fiscal year, and estimates the def
cheney for 1869 at S2,500,000. The Bank
ing and Currency Committee have no
taken any important action in regard to th'
currency, as reported. A bill repeating
the cotton tax will be reported by tn,
Waya and Means Committee at an earl
day.
The Heralds Kingston, Jamaica, speeia
says Earthquakes have occurred at ST
Thomas, Tortola; Peters island and Littl
Sabo: The shocks were from P. NJ. O
the 18th to the 18th inst Many lives an,
vessels were lost. There was also vol
canic eruption. The sea raised City fee
over the land, and causing immense loss c
life and merchandise.