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Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-12
THE ACTION OF THE CONVENTION.


THE ACTION OF THE CONVENTION.
1t can serve no useful purpose to con.
tinue to discuss the action of the State
Convention on Tuesday, in relation to
expressions of preference for a Presi-
Dental nominee But, the persistence Of
correspondents, by letter and telegraph,
in representing the sixth of the series of
resolutions as instructing the delegation
in Mr.. Johnson's behalf, makes it proper
to say that that was not the meaning and
intent Of that resolution. 3 IL it had been
so construed, either in the committee
room or in the convention, it would, not
have,been passed The effort to strike
out the portion susceptible of that con>
struction, was made by those who feared
that an impression'not intended would be
made by the language. 1t was not
stricken out because a majority did not
believe that the expression Of an opinion,
that in the event Mr. JohnsOn's name
was presented, the compliment Of
united vote was due him from the Ten
nesseo delegation, could fairly be so con-
strued 1t is, therefore, incorrect to
say that Mr. Johnson was preferred
as the first choice OF Tennessee. We
doubt if score Of men in the convention
had the reIEOtest idea that Mr.. Johhs0n's
name would be offered at New York,
and there were not more than that num-
Der who desired it to be done. Not one
public expression of that sort was made;
and if a resolution to that effect had been
proposed, it would not have received the
sanction of the convention.
This paper before the meeting of the
body, advocated the policy of expressing
a preference. We desired to have col
leoted and presented at New York the
sense Of the people in that regard. The
convention was opposed to that policy,
and it is absurd to say now, that it did
instruct, and especially ridiculous to con-
tend that it instructed against Mr.. Pendle,
ton, who was evidently the choice of FIVE
sixths of the convention, and the only
name seriously discussed among mem
bers, These are the facts, and it is due
to state them in order to correct misaps
prehensiOns.
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DISSOLUTION.

4 HAVE THIS DAY PURCHASED THE
i entire interest of Dr. o. q. sherman, in the
business Of the heretofore firm Of Kline 4 Sher.
man, and will continue at the cid stand, with
efficient and competent assistants, prepared 10
supply the demands of the public reliably and
with dispatch. assume all the liabilities and
retain the assets Of said firm. e
junel0 lm WIN. d. KLINE.
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Information i'm u. y. Circuit
Court, EEid. Dis. Tenn. beos
= APRIL TERM. lses
No. IO7-United States vs.. three CopDer Stills
and other proDarfv

No. IO7-United States vs. three Copper Stills
and other property.
WHEREAS. r. MeP- SMITH, ESQ, lat
w tornsy of the United States for said Dis
trict has fled his information in said Court, as
we'll on behalf of the United States and all
persons eoneernod, Against three copper stills and
other property, tJas. Pickett, ireputed oWner.l
alleging. among other things, that said property
was seized as forfeited 10 the United States. for
the causes in said Information alleged. u -1.-s
+ Now therefore, in 0bedience to the mOnitiOn
Of The Court, to me directed aud delivered, i 90
hereby give public notice 10 all persons claiming
said property, or knowing OF having anything
TO say why the same should not be condemned
as forfeited and that they be and appear before
said Circuit Court. To be holdeRfin the Federal
Court, Room in the Capitol at Nashville, Ten-
nessee ON the Roth day of June, 1868, at
10o'cl0ek A. H., taen and there TO interpose
their claims. Err. aLASC0CK.. 10
.Junl2 LIT azl-st go tara5 nj. M. D.T
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TN ACCORD ANCR WITH AN ACT OF TnR
i General Assembly OF the STATE Of fennesgoel
approsed DeeeEnber II 1881 enti1lea Al at 'slro i
expsdite the distribution Of the cslaets Of Ranks
which have OF may make assignmeuts amone i
their eFeditors" notiee Is hereby rfpen 20 tie
holders Of the notes ofitho Plauten' Hank ID |
Tepnessea 70 present. than 70 tbs uudarsieuod
IT the Bank 10 Nashville Tor payment betEeeu
new and the hfst daY Of Jahaary. 1882 o. 81
win hef0rever barred.z .llE.l ~ tGll8 hfial
iYZs dkutiljanI GO. =
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sGRANE'S SHORT SPEk1SHbsp.T
The Press and Tins reprOduees from
the New York TriBsae, With editorial
Endorsement some short speeches" by
Gen. Grant, which these Radical editors
greatly admire. They are the replies Of
Grant 10 Gen. Buekner at Fort DOnelson,
Gen. Pemberton at Yieksburg, and Gen.
Leo 81 Appomatox, when, with over
towering numbers, he could and did die
tate terms to the Confederate Generals.
There is one shert speech y BY Gen.
Grant which neither the Tribune nor
Press ana TfmSs prints, which is worth
thousands such as these little missiles, as
showing what his honest convictions Of
the Southern people were before he had
been seaqcea BY DE Rddi@P into the
wild hunt for political preferment This
is a letter dated December Is, 1865, and
addressed 10 the President Of the United
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Dan. j. ScanIan.

III r. IL G III A " TT 8sIlE OR,
$50 a- EazEtts1 o. sE sas1f
e5a COLE.EG STREET, 81
a s sw na q Asffl - zf-l7
Tailoribg in ali is branches
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

NEW II HI EATER.
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CHATHAM, K0gDs&C0
WINES.
Just RECEIVED FRESH PROM THE I'M

JUST RECEIVED FRESH FROM THE I'M
- pOrtoTs, er
100 Baskets AScH0R BRAND Champagne,
SO Cases Saint Marecaux do
Z. 4 q Pipes Pale Sherry Wine. (COusin's) 4.
20 Casks Crown Sherry Wine
20 q Pipes Burgundy Port Wine,
3 "a Pipes Old Port Wine,
,,SS Pipes Table Madeira Wine. extra fine,
$50 Boxes Claret Wine
so Boxes Still CataWba Wine
~ Gases Yarmouth DO --t
10 do Curiso do
10 DO Mariscbin0 do p @
10 do Abanthe. ~
~ Baskets Annisetto, ie. - sr -s.
s1r aJ c. a. saI fs.t 70.
.aa8 ~ .s8 eli
o eBRANDIEs.
4 4 4 Casks ]. Fauri's CogRac. 1505y ate
% henaut Brandy. 1880 a.
~ az United ptsI - HjI59 syyat ProPristors
q .la1fft .-
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Information An U. .. Circuit
Court, Mid. Dis. Tenn. SOS
rETH RREAs- nj. MAJ SMITII. ESn ~.

IA .Egua Al fsAAil I1sAsgAs flooo' r. 3llE EsVo4
No. lOs-United States VS.. fourteen barrels
ttsr a..- Rectihed Whisky. --.onr.I ffs
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TIE irrepFessible Judge Houk Is an
nOuneed g a Radical candidate Cor Com
-FrssT - =. W - f4aa ..aM
gress III tie Knoxville district -s--.
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doas, etc. bat to enlist an expressioh g
opinion favorable % tue measure. The
cpmmittee have rooms AZ he Sc Cloud.
sad'will be pleased 10 receive eitirens.
whip call upon them for information IN
regard a. their mission d.sll s.i-sfI
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PUBLIsHED BY
JONES. IIAY- ~ 80
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16

WINCHESTER PRoGREssING.-W inches-
ter, says the News of that town, we VEN
ture to say, is growing as rapidly as any
town in the Valley of Virginia. In fact
it is regaining its old position as the cen
tire of trade and influence, and numbers of
immigrants arrive weekly, attracted to it's
neighborhood by the fertile lands and ia
cilities to the eastern markets. We were
surprised, on walking beyond the depot of
the w. & P. railroad, to find that a new
town had almost been built in that quarter
of the corporation. Among other improve
ments projected, Mr.. f. r. Snapp gives
notice that he will immediately take steps
to establish new foundry next to Mr..
Snoufers warehouse on Market street.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16

INTERESTING STATEMENTS The forth
coming monthly report of the Commission
err of Agriculture will show some interest
ing features The corn crop for 1867 it
is therein stated, will be less than in 1860,
notwithstanding the largely increased pop
ulation of the United States. The total
IT'S 1872, 600 bushels, about 100000
bushels less than the total census returns
of 1860, which was 838, 1872, TAO bushels.
The crop of Pennsylvania for 1867 can be
stated at 30, 457 900 bushels: Delaware at
$3.50, 900; Maryland, II $50, 900; Vir-
ginia, 1890, 600; and North Carolina
II ,974,0 900 bushels.
The returns relative to cotton indicate
fully twenty per cent. increase in tho ag-
gregate over the crop Of the year previous
The total estimate places the crop at 2
$40, 600 bales.
An interesting feature of the report is
an article on the trade of the Atlantic
States with California, and table attach
ed, showing that the vessels which have
brought wheat hither from the Pacific coast
have taken back nearly twelve millions
worth of manufactured goods and assorted
merchandise for the quarter ending Sep
TENDER Both last.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16
4 New Bill for RecOnstructiOn-Re
mOval of State Officers.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE House
Committee on Reconstruction this after
noon agreed upon bill, to be reported on
Monday, declaring that there are no civil
governments in the lately rebellious States,
and that the provisional governments shall
not be recognized as valid or legal either
by the executive or judicial authority of
the United States. In order to the speedy
enforcement of the several reconstruction
laws, the General of the Army is author
lied to remove all officers now employed
and appoint others for the performance of
all acts required by these statutes, to the
end that the people of the said several
States may speedily organize civil govern
ments, republican in form, and be restored
to their political power in the Union.
The General of the Army is also en-
powered to remove all civil officers and ap
point others in their places. So much Of
the reconstruction acts as authorizes the
President to detail military commanders
or remove them is repealed.
The bill declares it unlawful for the Pre-
"i00"0 W "iuci any PdiI vi Tic army OF ma
Wy to assist by force of arms the military
of those provisional governments to oppose
or obstruct the authority of the United
States The bill further declares that the
interference by any person, with intent to
prevent by force the execution of the order
of the General Of the Army, shall be held
to be high nisdemeanor, and that the par
ty guilty thereof, on conviction, shall be
dned not exceeding $4,000, and imprison-
ed not exceeding two years.
The bill reneals all parts of the recon
struction act: ilconsis to- with the above
provisions.
Thad Stevens voted against this bill in
the committee, asserting that it was in
tended to accomplish the election of Gene
raj Grant to the Presidency.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16
From Washington,

WASHINGTON, January 13 The i'm
preston gains ground that the Senate will
not sustain the House in its aggressive leg
islation regarding the Supreme Court.
The proceedings in the House to-day
render the passage Of the new reconstruct
ton bill on Wednesday almost certain.
This evenings Express says: owe have
reason to believe that General Meade has
been assured that General Grant will stand
by him in any action that he may find it
necessary to take REGARDING the Governor
and Treasurer of Georgia"
s. S. Cox. has been nominated to the
Senate for the Austrian mission.
After the vote to re-organize the rules
of the Supreme Court in the House to-day,
MIR. Garfield moved to suspend the rules
that he might introduce Till to reduce
and improve the military establishment by
the discharge of one Major General-the
one last commissioned in the grade before
lst of january, 1868; that is General
Hancock After decided intimation on
the part of Messrs. Brooks, Randall and
others that they would resort to fllibuster-
ing to prevent its passage. Mr.. Garfield
withdrew his motion, giving notice that he
would renew it next Monday.
The Senate to-day after the executive
session of five hours passed resolution re-
ported from the committee on military af-
fairs declaring the reasons of the President
for removing Stanton from the war depart
ment insufficient. and that thew do not
therefore concur in the act of suspension
The vote on the passage of the resolu-
ton was-ayes IS. nays 6. The Senate
then ordered a certified copy of the resolu-
ton to be sent to the President, General
Grant and Mr.. Stanton.
Senator Thayer will introduce bill to-
morrow to reduce the number of Major
Generals to four, and of Brigadier Generals
to nine. the object of which is to legisate
Major General Hancock and Brigadier
General Rousseau out Of their commissions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16
Cotton Crop statistics.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Agricul-
tural Department promulgates the follow
ing:
The returns relative to cotton indicate
fully twenty per cent. increase over the
crop of last year. The actual crop of 1866
as sold and shipped, making due allowance
for the receipts Of the previous crop and
the amount not sent forward on the LIST of
September, 1867, was very nearly 1900
900 bales, while the estimates of this de-
partment in October, 1866. was l, 1926, 900
bales. The total estimate made in view
of department. dates, as well as outside in
formation, places the crop Of this year at
2,34O 900 bales.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16
The Plot Thickens.

In to-day's issue will be found two pro-
positions now pending before Congress
one to supersede the reconstruction acts in
all matters relating to the existence of the
civil governments in the Southern States,
and the other requiring two-thirds of the
Judges of the Supreme Court to agree in
rendering decision on the constitutional
ty of an act of Congress. These acts, if
carried out. practically abolish the Execu-
tive and Judiciary departments of the Co.
ment. 1t only remains for that body to
issue an edict claiming for itself supreme
power and authority. and declaring the
States mere dependencies.
The President having approved General
Hancock's order recognizing the civil au-
thority as supreme in his district. in all
matters pertaining to the proceedings Of
the civil courts, and asked Congress to
acknowledge the propriety and justice Of
his course, will be placed in die NINA by
the passage Of these acts. He must either
sustain Gen. Hancock by the strong arm
of his power as commander-in chief of the
armies of the United States, or back down
from the high position which he has taken
Will he be as potent in deeds as he has
hoop fol five xron1,2
If Andrew johnson was sincere in his
commentator of len. Hancock's orders
if he had properly weighed the import Of
his words in his late message when he
clearly intimated that he would resist any
attempt on the part of Congress to destroy
or abridge the constitutional functions of
the Executive officer of the Government
if he possesses will equal to the emergen-
cy, such as characterized Gen. Jackson
administration, we are on the eve of a
conflict between the contending parties that
must eventuate in the overthrow of the
radical party or the utter subversion of the
Government.
This is the desperate, dying struggle of
the radical party to recover from the blow
dealt it in the late State elections. 1t
is the spasmotic effort of a dying man,
with the death-rattle in his throat, to shake
off the clammy sweat that precedes as peedv
dissolution. Let us await the denoument
calmly and patiently
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16
% A correspondent of Hunnicutt's

~ A correspondent of Hunnicutt's
paper, the New Nation, writing from Yer
mont, says there never was "a more grand
or sublime spectacle since the beginning
of time than that Convention of natures
noblcmen now in session at the Capitol in
your city" The assinego who wrote this
epistlc made fundamental mistake. ma
ture" never was guilty of SO poor a job =
He most probably meant to use the term,
Natures journeymen," in the sense in
which it is used by Shakespeare in Cymbe-
line. If these be natures noblemen. :"
they are all bastards We agree with
the writer that such convention never
did meet "since the beginning of time, %
and it will be better for us if we never
shall have such another until the end OF
time. One such convention in ten thous-
and years. we should think, would be en-
ough to crafty the malice of the most in
veterate enemy of the human race!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16

&c" One of the most important acts of
the State Convention, since our last re-
port of their proceedings, was motion to
permit saddle-colored mulatto woman,
"Mrs. Harriet Harper to have the use
of the hall for the purpose of delivering a
"!ecture" to natures noblemen,'' or
'journeymen," as the case may be. relative
to the great work before them. Wonder
ful woman happy "manhoods'' to have
sd profound teacher! Wouldn't it be
we'll for these sapient "noblemen" to turn
the insignificant little job of making a
constitution for the mulet- headed people
of Virginia over to MRS. Harper" and
let her fix it up for them? 1t would no
doubt save time, and would as appropriate
ly be done as our sable statesmen will be
likely to do it. Mrs. Harper" is poet
ess, and delivers her ''lectures" in we'll
measured rythm. Couldn't she dress off
our organic law IN Hudibrastic style?
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Whiskey Bill Passed by Congress.

WASHINGTON, January 10.-The follow
ing is the text of the whiskey bill passed
by Congress to-day and sent to the Presi-
dent
BE 1t enacted, That from and after this
date no distilled spirits shall be withdrawn
or removed from any warehouse for purpo-
ses of transportation. rectifcation change
Of package. expectation. or for any other
purposes whatever. until the full tax on
such spirits shall have been paid and all
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the
provisions hereof are hereby repealed"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16
Order Removing the Governor and State
Treasurer of Georgia.

Order Removing the Governor and State
Treasurer of Georgia.
ATLANTA, GA, January 13-The fol-
owing order was issued this morning:
HEADo's THIRD military DISTRICT,
Atlanta, Ca, Jan. Is, 1868.
General Order No. 8.
First-Charles J. jenkins, Provisional
Governor, and John Jones. Provisional
Treasurer of the State of Georgia, having
declined to respect the instructions of, and
failed to consult with the Major General
commanding the Third Military District,
are hereby removed from Office
Secondly virtue of the authority
granted by the supplemental reconstruc-
ton acts OF Congress, passed July 18th,
1867 the following named persons are de-
tailed for duty in the district of Georgia
Brevet Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger,
Col. Odd Infantry, to be Governor of the
State of Georgia; Brevet Capt Chas. F.
Rockwell, Ordinance Corps, u S A , to
be Treasurer Of the State of Georgia
Third-The above named officers will
proceed at once to Milledgeville, Ca, and
enter upon the discharge of the duties de-
volving upon them, subject to instructions
from these headquarters.
By order of Maj. General MEADE.
At half-past ten o'clock this morning
this order was read to the recons tructio1
convention amid applause.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16
Pennsylvania.

HARRISBURG, Pa January 10.-The
members Of the House met at IL o'clock
this morning, but Immediately adjourned
until 2 o'clock. During the recess COM
promise was arranged, and in the afternoon
session Mr.. Davis, Republican, Of Pbila-
delphia. was elected speaker by the follow
ing vote: Davis. Republican, so; Jones,
Democrat, 43. The Speaker, it is under
stood, is pledged to favor free railroad
law in the appointment of the committees
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-16

The Supreme Court Of Wryimia-Ine-
portant Questions to be Decided 1t is un-
derstood that the question of the right of
Governor Peirpoint to exercise the powers
and functions of the Office of Governor of
Virginia will be presented to the Supreme
Court to-day, in such form as to elicit an
authoritative decision 1t is due to Gov
ernor P. to state that this proceeding is
instituted by himself. 1t is also under
stood that the question of the constitution
ality of the Stay Law will be passed on by
the Court at an early day during its pres
ent term.-Richmond Whiq.