Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Dr. Howe will soon leave Boston for Greece
with stores for the Cretans.
The Queen Of Spain paTdOued 1900 eouyiets
on the Prince Of Asturias fete-day.
Hon. Isaac Z. Holmes. formerly member Of
Congress from South Carolina. died in Charles
ton on the 9th inst
An agent Of the Russian government has ar
rived in Washington, and is negotiating for the
purchase Of American small arms.
The cholera is on the increase in st. Peters
burg and the feJy-is rcclyyei,s which carried of
- many victims two years ago. has also made
o. temperance.
Rev Dr. Beckwith, Of New Orleans, is spoken
Of as the probable clergyman TO be elected to
the Episcopal See Of Florida made vacant by
the death Of Rev. DIR. Rutledge.
Ex-Governor Andrew Of Massachusetts, ar
rived in Wasl ngton on the oath inst Rumor
freely gives him Mr. Seward place after the
5th of March. ia the Department Of State. and
as far as inquiry can be made. there is some
slight foundation for this rumor.
Upon the Assembling Of the next Congress the
House will stand Radicals, one-hundred and
twenty nine Democrats, forty-Gve. The Senate
will be composed oC forty-two Radicals and
twelve Democrats This IL dark lookout for
the country There is one comfort, however;
lhe destructves will have sufficient rope 10 hang
themselves with.
Commander Cooper, Of the steamer Winooski.
reports, o. the result of a cruise around Cuba 10
inv estigate the reports of landing negroes. that
no such landing had taken place within the
year, the importation of coolies, about fifteen
thousand of whom were brought over in 1866.
having almost done away with the demand for
negroes.
There Is no government in the world whose
credit stands So high IN the European market as
that Of Chill. The Minister of Finance of Chill
made application in London, recently, for d loan
Of ten millions of dollars, ana the application
Wa immediately answered 10y an offer Of eighty
i've millions. and a scramble for the stock at one
and quarter premium.
q is contemplated by the members elect to the
fortieth Congress TO hold caucus during the
present week. 70 nominate officers Of the House.
81 conceded that ColfaN will be e-elected
Speaker, and Colonel Mcpherson. Clerk. But
Cor the offices Of Sergeant at Arms. Doorkeeper
aud Postmaster. quite contest is sprinsing up
aud several candidate for each Of those positions
have been named
AAN " AHulNhAOh Z HIHNt'I| OF the LAlu INST.
Gays: " 1t is no longer "a secret that many Re
ruplicans have called upon TIE President to sign
the reconstruction bill. and that many of those
who have sustained has policy have advised the
same course, while a sthl larger class, aud among
them certain Of the recent iusurgent Leaders,
have recommended that has veto should be sent
IA carly in the week, SO ~ to afford time 10 Con
grcss, and that iu repeating his objections he
should take care o. state that he will honestly
execute the law when it is duly enacted"
The proceedings of the meeting held at 81.
Louis on Friday night. for the purpose of re
organizing tho Democrats party in Missouri
consisted of resolutions dcnounciug as a usur-
patton which cannot be endured, the assuming
Boy one part of the national government the
functions Of another branch; asserting that the
government IL mere agent ofthe States; favor
INK direct taxation in preference TO a protective
tariff; deprecating the keeping alive OF dead
Issues; approving the conveninR Of National
Democratic Convention nj Louisville: favoring
tho Improvement Of the Mississippi and its
Tributaries; and denouncug the Republican
majority, both in Congress and the State govern
mont Of Missouri.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer
has been visiting jeff Davis. and found him en-
joying good health Formerly his letters were
examined. and when Gen. Miles was relieved
from the command Of the fort over twenty FIVE
thousand dollars had been received in contribu
lions from his friends in various parts Of the
country. These evidences were not, at the time
Of their receipt, handed over TO Mr.. Davis, but
are. without doubt. held as his property. Bat
however this is. for a long time past he has re
gpvaI all Ipftprg and rnrl-arge nj hottt cvornf
nation, and rs their number and bulk have not
diminished, it is probable that he is enjoying a
handsome income from this source. On Christ
mas day there arrived an amount of presents
which nearly broke down the resources Of two
express companies. Il is curious fact that
many Of these presents came from Boston Mr.
Davis, being only bound by parole is CHARTERED
in part Of the fort so obviously insecure that
he could AZ any time escape.
EK-Goy. Joseph +. Brown, of Georgia, pub
fishes a long letter in the Atlanta papers, re-
viewing the political situation Of the country,
and advising the people of Georgia to accept the
terms imposed by the bin recently passed by
Congress. Hesays:
I consider Il the duty Of the Governor 10 call
the Legislature together without DELAY, aud re-
commend the passage Of an act calling con-
NeutIon Of the people 20 change our State con
stltuton 90 as 10 provide for universal suffrage
ia conformity with the measure which has passed
Congress known as tho Sherman amendment
and provide for the early election Of Legisla-
ture which viii adopt the constitutional amend
meHt IN accordance with said requirement. We
now have assurance Of Congress IN the passage
Of this bill that this shall settle the question
We shall never get better terms Let Us comply
with them.
he suggests public meetings 60 urge upon the
Governor the necessity Of converting the Legis
lature, whose imperative duty IL IL to refer the
question 60 the ballot box IN the election Of dele
gates 20 the constitutional cOny cntion. lie claims
that the colored people naturally sympathize
with the South, saying their conduct during
the war proved this. IT, then. we treat them
kindly, pay them their wages promptly and in
all respects deal Justly by them we shall seldom
have cause 20 complain of their refusal % re-
speCt our wishes OF consult our interest ut the
ballot box"
Elections IA three States are now close at hand
New Hampshire leads od on the second Tues
day in March A Governor, three Congressman,
Railroad Commissioner. members of both
Houses Of the legislature ana some couuty
officers. are 20 be chosen Walter Harroman is
the Republican, aud Juo a Sinclair the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor. The Republican
candidates for Congress are Jacob n Ella, Aaron
F. Stevens and Jacob Benton. The vote last
year was a. follows.
Republican. ...-.................. ~ 49,
Democratic. ............... Iu4Sl