Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-11
SATURDAY. JANUARY II. Is6s.
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NEWS on TnE DAY.

The Senate has rejected the nomination
Of Edmund Cooper as Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.
The Round Table suggests Charles OCon-
or. Of New York, "a n candidate for Vice
President on the ticket with General Hans
cock.
A negro woman living four miles south
Of Grenada, Miss, murdered two Of her
children Tuesday night the 9TH inst, by
cutting their Threats with large knife.
The New York Republican State Com
mittee have called convention, to meet at
Syracuse on the 9Th Of February, t. ap-
point delegates 70 the Presidential Conyen-
ton.
The State Convention Of the Grand Army
Of Connecticut unanimously passed reso-
luton indorsing Gen. Grant for the Presi-
dency, and pledging him the support ofthe
soldiers Of Connecticut.
Secretary Seward, in communication
10 the Senate. states that $4,000 were paid
by the govSfhment TO the assistant council
in the Surratt case. Pierpont got five
thousand dollars, and Riddle three thou
sand dollars
Capt. Lawrence O'Brien, of New Haven,
for some months past a prisoner,
charged with being a Fenisn, in Clonmel
iail, ireland, was welcomed home on the
8th inst, having, by an effort Of daring,
escaped from his prison.
A writ Of eiectment was awarded by the
United States Court at Knoxville, in the
case Of Mai. r. b. Reynolds against
" Fighting Joe Cooper" to Gust the latter
from a farm in Knox county, belonging to
Reynolds, which he claims 10 have bought
at a sale under a decree of some court.
Cooper appealed to the Supreme Court Of
the United States.
A caucus Of the Democratic members Of
the Kentucky Legislature was held at
Frankfort on the 9Th inst, and was fully
attended. A resolution decling to enter
tain any proposition from negroes asking
for political rights, was adopted with una
nimity; also one against making any
change ia the present law in reference 70
negro testimony.
The committee appointed by the Georgia
Reconstruction Convention TO wait upon
General Meade, report that the General
assured the committee that he would use
all powers conferred upon him by the re-
construction acts for speedily restoring
Georgia 10 all her rights in the Union.
The financial agent Of the convention re-
ports that Gen. Meade had handed him
in writing the following "Gen. Meade
desired DR.. Angler to Say to the conven-
ton that he is clesrly of the opinion that
they are entitled to draw their pay and in
cident expenses from the State Treasury,
and that he will endeayor, as soon as
possible, TO remove the obstacles now ex-
listing to their being paid"
A Washington dispatch Of the 9Th inst.
10 the Louisville Courier says: "The Rad
icals made a final attempt yesterday in
formal caucus TO decide definitely on
some amendment to the reconstruction
laws so as to place il beyond the power
of the President to interfere with their
operations. They broke up, however,
without arriving at any definite conclu-
sion. To-day Senator Morton endeavored
to get the Senate 10 instruct the Judi
ciary Committee 20 report a bill OF this
character: declaring the military sent
there 10 facilitate reconstruction under
these laws were obstructing them, and
upholding illegal and unauthorized State
governments. The morning hour cut Oh
discussion, but Morton announces he Is
determined TO have the sense of the Sem
ate on the proposition. Undoubtedly
there will be other amendments to said
laws, but they will emanate from Thad.
Stevens committee, which determines
their revolutionary character. If reports
current, apparently well founded, are to be
trusted, the Supreme Court will, at az
early day, give decision respecting these
abominabie laws. 1t is said the Judges of
the court stand five to three against the
constitutionality of these laws. Attorney
General Stanberry, in his very able speech
at the banquet last night, affirmed that
they are beyond the shadow Of doubt I'M
constitutional and void"