Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-24
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The Peabody Bsnquet = FenianIsm-
The Sentence of Condemned Fenians
"a. be ReEnitted-GenerRI Howard and
the Judiciary Committee Recon-
sfruetiOn Meeting Denounced as a
Farce. Etc, Etc.
NEw YoRK, March 23.-The Peabody
banquet at Fifth Avenue Hotel last night,
TO General Grant and lady, and the trustees
et the Southern Educational Fund, wa;
grand affair. Mr.. Peabody occupied the
centre Of the north table, with Admiral
Farragut on his left and Mrs. Grant on his
right, General Grant, Mrs. Peabody and
Robert G. Winthrop were the yis-a-vis of
Mr. Peabody, Admiral Farragut and Mrs.
Grant Among the guests were Governor
| Aiken, of South Carolina, Gov. Graham.
of North Carolina, Gen. Anderson, Gov.
Clifford Bishop McIlyain, Robert @.
Winthrop, Gov. Fish, Mr.. Astor, A. 4.
Stewart, Mr.. Bancroft and the wives Of
number OF these, besides other ladies.
aif. Psaheily made short speech. and
gave: Our Coun,ry-our whole country
its Chief Magistrate, its Congress, its army
and navy and their commanders, both of
which arl with US here this evening. He
was interrupted here by applause and by
the band playing national airs. After their
conclusion he added, and the country in
which | have long lived and prosperad, and
its honored and beloved Queen, Speeches
were made by Robt. G. Winthrop, George
Bancroft and others, and resolutions were
adopted expressive of gratitude to Mr..
Peabody for his princely donation
The Roberts Senate of the Fenian
Brotherhood disposed yesterday of the pro-
position for the union with the Glason
branch. They are willing to unite and
send supplies TO Ireland if revolution il
actually in progress in that country, bat
the movement against Canada will not be
relinquished.
The storm of Thursday was the seVerest
known here in five years. There was no
signs at an early hour this morning of its
abating. The Anstralasian was unable to
come in yesterday, and the Ocean Queen
and Merrimae were unable to go out.
The Herald's Washington special says it
is reported that Sir Frederick Bruce has
been informed by the British government
that the sentences of the Fenians in Canada
will be remitted. ga
The Times special says: Gen. Howard |
testified before the Judiciary Committee
yesterday, concerning the restoration of |
abandoned Rebel property, that he had |
himself prepared the original orders for |
their restoration, and submitted them to the |
President for his approval, and when they
were returned to him he found them SO much |
modified and changed as to establish a |
policy altogether different from the one he
had recommended. a
1t appears that the further inquiry as to |
the loyalty of Gov. Thomas, Senator elect |
of Maryland, has been postponed until the |
next session of Congress. Ia
The Times denies the report put in eircu-
lation that Mr.. l.. W. Jerome has failed or
that he had disposed of his interest in the |
Times establishment, and on Saturday he /
made an assignment of his banking effects
The Tribune's special denounces the late
reconstruction ratification meeting at CO. |
lumbia, South Carolina, addressed by Wade |
HamptoR, as a farce, and says the negro
Beverly Nash, and his followers are re- |
garded as Copperheads.
The Tribune's special says Gen. Sexton /
in his testimony before the Judiciary Com
mitsee CONCERNING the restoration of pro- |
perty to the Rebels in South Carolina. said !
he acted npen direct orders issued through |
the War. Department by the President Of |
the United States. The amount of this |
property was very large, as il consisted of |
houses, lands, etc, etc, which had been |
abandoned by the Rebels. All the property
in the hands of the Treasury agents, seized |
during the rebellion, and which had been
turned over to Gen. Saxton, was also sur
rendered to the Rebels by order of the /
President. The committee have gone very |
fully into this question, and the evidence
thus far ELECTED, shows that hundreds of |
millions ofdollar's worth Of property have !
been turned over to leading Rebels without |
any warrant of law. rl