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TEST OATEEs, AND tbs FRANCHISE
LAW OF TENSESSEE

GEST OAIkANs AND TIE EkASCHlSE
LAW OF TENNESSEE.
Eighty thousand citizens Of Tennessee,
It Is believed, are disffRnchised by acts
Of the Legislature of the State, by means
OF the test-osth which they are required
20 take as a condition precedent to the
right of voting. It Is insisted that this
legislation is unconstitutional, and not
in reality obligatory upon any one; and
that the Supreme Court OF the State
grleVously erred la holding il valid, and
the exercise in lawful nannerof law
ful power.
When so great body Of men are
united in one political organization, and
the nature OF their action must in a great
measure depend upon their convictions
as to the constitutlonality or invalIdity
OF the legislation that disfranehises
them, it is OF the utmost importance
that they should possess, not mere opin-
ions or notions upon that subjsct, but
convictions produced by demonstration,
Ia acting upon which they may not step
doubtfuily and hesitatingly, but with
the firm and unshaken confidence of
those who know that they assert plain
right, and that their cause is entirely
just.
We propose to show, from the decisions
Of the Supreme Court OF tbs dotted
States, that the law which requires an
oath that the party has not been guilty
of certain acts stigmstized as criminal, as
q condition precedent to his voting, is
unconstitutional and void. Fortunately,
II will not be necessary for US to do much
else hsnquote the language Of the court,
interpoIating very little OF our own
fortunately, because the explicit language
of the Court upon the principal points
involved, ought to and possibly may,
convince, some Of our opponents, who
desire only to arrive at honest conclu-
siOns, of the unconstitutionality of the
law, and 50 aid in bringing about its
peaeesble repeal.
First however, we propose to consider
whether the Franchise Act Is, ~ come
imagine, an integral part of the Consti- /
tuition Of the State, or q mere ordinary
exercise Of the legislative power, repeal I
able by the Legislature st any time.
The Constitution OF the State, sdopted 4
in Convention in the year 1894, provided
In what manner it could be snended.-t
i.e, by propositions agreed to by ma
jority of al the members elected to each
House OF the Legislature, by yeas and
nays, at one session, and by two-thirds
Of al the members elected, at the next
session; aud finally by majority of the
citizens Of the State voting in their IA
ver.
On the 9Th Of January, 1865, pursuant
to the call of an Executive Committee for
Middle Tennessee, composed Of i've
members, a Convention assembled at
Nashville, and proposed certain alter
Rtions and amendments to the State
Constitution /" by the following deels-
we, the People Of the State Of Ten
nessss, and OF the United States of /
America, in Convention assembled, do I
PROFOUND The toliOa0iag alterations AID z
znseHdDsspts 70 fhs coaslitNtioE, which, |
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WHY Is ITe-TO OUR ARKANSAS Ex
CuANEv

For several mails past our flies Of Ar
kansas papers have been growing
"smsI by degrees and beautifully less. "
Yesterday they had dwindled down to
three papers. We send the APPEAL
with our accustomed regularity, and we
know that the fault does not lie in tie
postoffice at this point win our Arksn-
sas contemporaries who exchange with
the APPEAL please try aud remedy this
state OF things?
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NAsHsILLE.

NASHVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE Teachers
National Convention met st the Capitol
this morning. A large humber Of dele
gates and spectators were present The
session was devoted to the National
Superintendents' Association, and vzri-
ous subject were discussed. Hon. Henry
Bomsrd, who was TO address the meet
ing, did not APPEAR.
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a4lTTAN GTNs

DOR SALE, three 60-Saw Gins one zp-saw
L Gin, one 50-Saw Gin These Gins can Be
seen AT ]. Q. Hill 4 Co.'S warehonse, Court
street. Also, one Eighteen Horsepower en-
glne, one thirty-foot Boiler, one Planinx Ma
chine, one Te9ontng Machine, one Morffsinr
Machine, lot Of Shaftmg and Pulleys, Rip-Sa@
tables. Can be seen At Hill q Heath's Old
PiaSias MIL. near Central Point. VIII sal
cheap for cash OF city acceptance. Apply 10
iyS I'm EoYsTER, rREzEvANT q co,
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NEW SURPRISE.

We received, yesterday, and read with
great surprise the following letter:
MENPHIs, August 10, lS6S.
Friend Pike:
heard many remarks during the last
two weeks relative to your attack on for
eizners. An 1rishmsn OF property told
me to-day that sixty pledged themselves
last night not to take your paper while
you are down on them IS of late; and
last Saturday heard two Jews say your
paper was getting to be Know Nothing
paper, ana had oTdered your paper
stopped and would cause Others 10 40 The
same. 1 did not see the articles mysef,
and perhaps they escaped your own
sight, but they put them on you indiYid-
uRily. / fear 1t may not only injure your
paper il q pecunisry point Of view, buI
The Democratic cause at this time.
Yours truly, T.
We have read this letter with surprise,
because we have certainly written no a.
tack on foreigners or upon our Hebrew
fellow-citizsns; and If anything OF the
kind has appeared in the APPEAL, it has
not expressed our sentiments or had our
sanction. An article abusive of Jews
was copied into the APPEAL from Rad
fcal journal in Indiana, TO show in what
manner the Grant organs spOkeof them
but it would be utterly impossible for US
TO attack citizens OF foreign birth or He
brews, because we have for both no feel
ings but those OF respect; and we have
certainly sgain and again expressed those
feelings. Once, when the whole foreign
vote Of the North was cast against the
Wing party, we tvere opposed to the for
eign element; but that time has long
since passed. We welcome cur foreign
born citizens as allies aud cO-wOrkers
with Us in the grest cause OF eonstitu-
tionsl liberty and it is the extremity Of
injustice TO iInputs to as any feelings
Of dislike against them. We kaow no I
difference between them and the native
born. We have nothing 70 do WIN
what is written FOR the local columns Of I
the APPEAL; but we do not kBoWof any
attacks on foreigners even in them and 4
II We had seen any, should certainly I
hsye forbidden their repetition. The
imputation comes upon us Ike thunder 4
cut Of a clear SKY and must be wholly /
founded on some misunderstanding and
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND, August H. The
match game OF base ball between the
Union Club, Of Monisiana, and Actives,
OF this city, resulted in the defeat OF the
Istter-36 to 8.
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Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER, August l7.-Ths remains
of Thaddeus Stevens were escorted to the
cemetery TO day by very large number
OF persons, embracing prominent United
States aud State officials.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Night Dispatches.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE cattle
disease continues near Boston. Fourteen
animals died in less than fourteen hours.
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4th-Ee viii continually have ear
buyers lie the Eat watching the market
and attending the Trade Auction Sales,
buying Bargains, which We EiH again
Sell Is Bargains.
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BUYERS TO PURCHASE HERE

iSt-AlI Inperted Seeds ne viii In
port Direct, or buy from the Importers
Agents.
All Domestic Goods we will buy direct
from the Manufacturers.
Shoes We VIII have made to order In
fact, WeHiII procure all our Goods FROM
FEST HANDS, thereby saving the job
ber's profits.
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ThrOush these advantages, it must be appa
rent TO ali that We win be sbls to COMPETE
With
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ADJUSTMENTS.
NEW MEMPHIS THEATER
A Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concert

4 Or the benefit of the United Hebrew Relief
4 Association, VIII be given On
On tuesday Evening, August IL, IsGS,
Under the direction CT Messrs. VIII EAT AND
FARMER (their last appearance in Memphisl.
assisted by the ConeOrdia SesangveEeiIi,
rro'. Winkler, Director Mrs. Heating, 30
prano Miss Rice, GontraltO; MI. Henry Ma
Inan, Tenor Mr.. ToinlinsOa, FI1tist; hr. HOl-
lenburg, Violnist; Mr.. Levy, Pianist. Prof.
HINKLER, Conductor.
AdlnissioE, s, %. No extra charge for re-
served seats. Box office 80 Cowperthwaite,
Chapman & Co.'S. I79Iz Main street, where
seats can Be secuted. aul54t
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E. McDAVIFT, ME-. COCHRAN
Z. ". SAITH w. b. WALDRAN,
J. T. RGASQN, NAPOLEON hill.
W. A GOODWIN, JOHN Z. STATION,
J. n. FRANK.
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9d-fhrOugh eur large capital We are
enabled to BUT F0R CASE, thereby
can buy closer than tho:e buying On
credit.
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Sd-Ee shall continue 70 SELL ONLY
FOB CASH, which enables Us 10 sell At
closer profit than those selling 90 Tine.
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AMI MARKET on THIS CONTINENT.

sr Pssple should not listen 10 tAe bass f4bri- Z
cations Of Cincinnati. Louisville and 50. Louis
drummers. that Memphis cannot compete with
their markets.
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We received, yesterday, and read with
great surprise the following letter:
MKMPHIs, August u, lS6S.
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HOME % r ABROAD
a LARGE TRADE

We have concluded arrangements through
which we propose to otter Inducements for al
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DIRECTORS.

MEMPHIS,
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4
Sold by A. RENSERT,
Jyl 10 Main street.
BUCK EYE SALEE,
Nothing Equal to II for Piles.
Sold by ne. sTEEvER's Bluff City
jyi Drug store, cor. Second aud Madison SITS
BUCK EYE SALYE,
A CEsTAIa CUBE FOR PILES.
Sold by VIII. sEABRooK,
iyl lS7 Main street.
BUCK EYE SALTE,
A CERTAIN CURE FoR PILES.
Sold by MANSFIELD s. HIaBEE,
iyl sOl and 800 Main street.
BUCK EYE SALEE,
THE GREAT RnAzEDY for PILES.
Sold by MORRISON q ELLIS,
iyr 1872 Main street.
BUCK EYE EALTE,
THE GREAT REMEDY for PILES.
sold BY TAYLOR = co.
iyl Po2l@r street.
BUCK EYE sALNE.
SURE CURE for PILES.
sod by J. W. FALLS 4eo,
jyl No. S5i Main street.
BUCK EKESALKE.
The Great Remedy for Piles.
Sold by WARD & BRO,
iyl 2l5 Main street
BUCK EYE SALR-E,
THE GREAT REMEDY for PILES.
Sold by ROSE a vIGUS,
Iyl 81 Main street
BUCK EYE SALVE,
A CERTAIN CURE FOR PILES.
ssid by G. D. JOHNSON.
Iyl l5s Main street.
BUCK EYE SALYE,
TRY 1T FOR PILES.
Sold by W. N. wILKERsoN q CO..
~ 40. s4o Main zirast.
BUCK EYE SALYE,
GREAT REMEDY FoR PILES.
Sold By W. c. POTTER,
jyl NO. ss5 Main street. oerner Union
BUCK E1E SALYE,
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WASHINGTON.

The Laws Regulating DistiIIatiOH.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-Attorney
General Evarts has rendered his opinion
TO the Secretary of the Treasury, that 10
convey from the outlet Of the worm the
product Of distillation to a still or doubleT,
through which such product has not
passed before reaching the worm, is not a
violation of the act Of July s, 1868. The
interposition of tank as a receptacle be-
tween the worm Of the first distillery and
the doubler or second worm, is not vio-
lation of this act. These conclusions
refer only to proof spirits and not to the
rectifying Of same or manufacture Of
other alcoholic compounds.
The new postal convention with Crest
Britain was signed by the President to-
Gay, and goes into effect July l, 1869.
1t seems TO be understood that moth
ing will be done at present with COllec-
tor Coke, of Philadelphia. Neither is it
likely that the Secretary Of the Treasury
will order his suspension under the
teDue Of Office act.
In the United States Circuit Court to-
day, Chief Justice Chase presiding, in
case of the administrators of Mrs. heip-
pei, of Pennsylvania, VS.. the Petersburg
railroad company, to require said COM
pany 10 pay dividend in United States
money, on three hundred shares Of stock,
sequestered by the Confederate govern
ment. The Chief Justice affirmed the
decision o. the lower court in favor OF
plaintiff
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VIRGINIA.
H. RIHes PolInrd shot nnd KtIled.

IA. RIves Pollard shot and Killed
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 24-H. Rives
Pollard, editor Of the Southern Opinion
newspaper, was sho. and killed at 10O'elock
this morning, while passing near his office,
by james Grant. The cause of the shoot
ing was a publication in the Opinion re-
hecting on the character Of a member Of
Grants family.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 24-The follow
ing are the particulars Of the tragedy which
took place this morning: On Saturday.
report was published in the Southern
Opinion relative TO The elopmeat Of
daughter OF W. II. Grant, wealthy 10
bacconist of this city. This morning
about 10 o'clock, as Ii Rives Pollard,
editor Of the paper, was walking near the
Office, near Main aud Forty fourth streets,
shot was fred from the upper window
opposite. Mr.. Pollard Immediately fell
dead, eleven buck-shot having entered his
body and one having entered his head.
Policemen entered the binding and found
Grant: and - brother to the lady named.
He was arrested and taken to prison. A
double barrel gun, one barrel discharged,
was found 10 the room. The affur caused
great excitement and large crowd has
been gathered around the Opinion office
since the occurrence
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InPORrANF LARSUIF.

The suit Of the Manassas Gap Railroad
Company a. the Winchester and Potomac
Railroad Company, to recover damages for
the railroad iron alleged 10 have been
taken from the former road and placed
upon the latter, which Is set for this term,
has been postponed to a special term COM
mencing on the 26Jh Of January next. The
amount involved is about $4,000, the
estimated value Of the iron taken. These
rails were removed from the bed Of the
Manassas road and placed upon that Ct the
Winchester and Potomac road during the
last year Of the war, by the military an-
thorities Of the UHited States, for the trans
portation Of supplies to Gen. Sheridan's
army, operating in the Valley. At the
close Of the war, the Winchester and To-
tomac road, including the rails in contro-
versy, was restored to its owners by order
Of the War Department. The form Of the
action is that Of lrover and conversion.
A number Of nice points Ofintsrnatioual
law and beliigerenL rights are involved, ana
The discussion by The eminent counsel en-
gagged is anticipated with great interest, as
well by the community at large as by the
stockholders OF the respective companies
whose interests are AT stake.
John Randolph Tucker, Judge VIM. J
Robertson and George w. Brent will ap
pear for the plaintiffs Robert 7. Conrad
Andrew Hunter, Jamss Marshall and vii
/ liams & Williams for the defendants
/ Winchester Va Times.
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MEXICO.
Resignation of the Minister OF War
Inundafion. Fire, etc.

Resignation of the Minister OF War
InundafIon, Fire. etc.
HAVANA, Nov. 23.-.sn arrival from
Vera Cruz brings the following Inc
resignation of Gen. Mejia, Minister Of
War, about to be tried for unauthorized
expenditures Of public moneys, is con,
sidered certain. Gems. Dias Alatare and
Berrio Sadel are spoken of as prominent
candidates for the Office.
The report that an instruction had
been organized in Sierra Puebla by Mon
DEE and Negrite proves uniounded.
Heavy foundations have occurred in
many portions of the country, causing
great loss of property.
The demand Of Gen. Canto to be tried
by military court, for the alleged as
sassination of Gen. Patoni, has been re-
fused. 4a-. sg..s .as
A fire yesterday at Balabaro destroyed
large portion of the town. ~ : s.-I
New ORLEANS, Nov. 23- The Times
copies from the Brownville Ranches
dated the 18th, letters from Monterey,
received the previous night They state
that EScobedos Army has gone from Tam
pico to Victoria for the purpose OF com
mencing campaign in I4amdupilas jointly
with troops from Matamoras. Escobedo
was defeated and barely escaped with a
few OF his staff to Monterey. Escobedoes
forces fought badly and before the fight
was over hurrahed for Vargas and Caro-
los and finally declared in favor OF the
Rebels. Escobedo attempted to collect
his force at Monterey but failed, the sol
diers refusing to march without being
paid and afterwards openly refused to
fight against their brethren. EscObedo
seeing this, sent in his resignation. The
revolutionary forces at Victoria under
Lopez and Montenzies becoming demon
allied, disbanded themselves, larger
portion joining Vargas. 1t is believed
by this time that Tampico has pro-
nounced, rs we'll as other towns in the
State, and soon the entire State will be
in the hands Of Vargas.
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MEssXssTPPE.
Fatal Occurrence near Holly springs
The Murderer Lynehed.

Fatal Occurrence near Holly Springs
Ihe Murderer Lynehed.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 24-On Sunday night
the neighborhoOd of Hickory Hollow,
near Holly Springs, was excited by the
report that band Of men were on the
road near there robbing all who passed.
Next morning party Of citizens went in
search of them, calling at the house of
one Reynolds, lately driven from the
county for horse stealing, to ascertain if
he had returned, aud'inquiring OF his wife
whether he was there, and receiving q
negative answer, Benz. Avent attempted
to enter the house, when he was fired
upon by Reynolds with a shot gun and
mortally wounded. Reynolds was then ar
rested and started for Bolivar Jail, but on
the road a party Of masked horse men
surprised the guard and took Reynolds
Off His body was found yesterday, hung
to tree. Mr.. Avent was son of Dr.
B. W. Avent, a well known physician of
this city, and had recently married.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-The funeral of the
rioters shot at Drogheda was the Occa-
sion of a Fenian dispute there Sunday.
There were great crowds in the streets,
and fully 5000 men in the procession.
The Fenian demonstrations at Dublin and
Hyde Park, on the same occasion, were
trifing affairs.
MADRID, Nov. 23.-The advocates OF
republican institutions are gaining ground.
The city Of Barcelona favors q republic.
NAPLES, Nov. 23.-The eruption CT
vesuvius Is utsiding. There are no
I, srs now for the adjacent villages.
BERLIE, Nov. 23-Bismarck makes no
secret Of his design to leave the federal
party and join the liberals.
DUBLIT. Nov. 24.--The corporate
authorities Of this city have petitiOned
the Government for the pardon Of Fenian
convicts.
LONDON, Nov. 2I-Mr. Gladstone in a
pamphlet entitled, Chapter of an Auto
biography Just published, defines and
defends his charges Of opinion on the
subject OF establishments. All the Lib
erai Journals review the book, but ap-
parently copies were not furnished the
Conservative press, as they are silent
about it.
The Times regards it as a revolution
ary and hazardous confession.
Elections were held to-day IN nine
teen counties. The Conservatives car
ried the larger number Of these elections,
and have somewhat reduced the Liberal
msjority. In the House the total now
stands-Liberals 343, Conservatives III
Liberal majority l3l.
A rumor is in circulation that Joseph
Mazzini, the great Republican leader
died Friday last at Lucerne, Switzerland
H.oUDoN, Nov. 24-The Pail Nal
Gazette argues that the Alabama clam
commission sit alternately in Louder
and Washington for the convenience o
both Britain and American claimants
Mr.. Gladstone and his colleague, MI
Grenfel, have been defeated in 5. w
Lancashire.
| LONDON, Nov. 24.-The report Of tn
death Of Mazzini is cont radicte1.
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MEXICO.
Destructive Floods and WhirlWinds
and Alarming Earthquakes.

We have the Intelligence, by way Of San
Francisco, that destructive storms Of wind
and rain had swept over Northwestern
Mexico, doing immense damage aud caus-
ing great suffering and loss of life that
the city of Alamos, in the State OF Sonora,
with population of seven thousand, had
been destroyed by floods aud whiriwlnds
that Lorete and some smaller towns In tie
peninsula of Lower California were entirely
demolished; that whole herds OF cattle
had been swept away and groves OF oranges
and other crops totally ruined, and that
the Yauui and Mayo rivers in Sonora were
swollen to q height of forty feet-riveIs
which, during their long dry summer, in
! their course 10 the California Gulf, are at
sorbed in tie intervening desert sands. In
other parts of Mexico, meantime, the in
babitants of towns and villages had been
frightened from their houses by earth
0uakes, thus showing the elements under
Inc earth, as well ~ the elements above 1t,
to he in dreadful commotioD.
In both hemispheres, but especially upon
this Continent aud among the adjacent
Islands. these yisitalions of tornadoes, Hoods
and earthquakes, with their tidal waves and
assures emitting gls, fire, smoke, steam
and boiling water, are become alarmlngiy
frequent. Last autumn they mad @sem all
in high revelry at ST. Thomas and the
peiqhboring islands, and such terrific hur
ricanes of rafting hail along the Southern
frontier of Texas "a We're never known
there before back TO the first occupation
the country By the SPsniard5. TINS year
the line Of operations Of these celestial an'
: | subterranean phenomena appears 10 d.
, | with the recurrence of the metors) aloni
, the Pacific side Of the Continent, and ma,
{ he traced 10 the late disastrous CONFUSION
: of the drv land and sea along the western
, coast of South America. Violent storm
|. follows in the track of earthquakes, an
1 such storms doubtless result from the dt
. -angement of the atmospheric equilibrium
t by the disturbing gases and electrical force
= arising from these subterranean outbreak
. 1t is 80 remarkable, at all events, I'M
!. this year, az last year, we have an eruPtlo
u of Vesuvis simultaneous with Ih5s
4 shakings OF the earth in the West lnalS
q ATTITUDES and near the time OF the earth
% collision with that strange neOulous 10
Is nation in the heavens which gives us tho
~ wonderful meteoric shoWers--it Il 30 F.
- markable, we say, that al these thin
Il shonld come together that We cannot I
- sist the conclusion that these meIeoI
4 | EARTHQUAKES and yolcsnoe, have much
L. do with the unparalleled hurricanes and
n. updstiors all over the world Of these iat'
days.