Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-08

Excitement I'm the City Yesterday
The CITY Authorities enter upon an
| TnxestfpatIOH-A Number of Citizens
invited 10 assist I'm the Investigation
"A Prospect that the Matter will be
} Probed 10 the Bottom.
At an early hour yesterday our counting
room was besieged by anxious inquirers
for the paper containing an expose of the
torch and turpentine" organization. Our
edition was exhausted before 10 o'clock,
and hundreds went out to borrow papers.
or to learn from our readers what was on
The tqpis, and what was the foundation for
1t. A great many who are strangers to a
printing Office, and numbers of country
people, learning there was something
unusual in the wind, came To ascertain the
latest tidings on the absorbing question.
In short, there was a universal and earnest
inquiry on the subject, among all classes
Of our people. Hundreds of negroes APP
piled at our counter for the paper Of the
day.
AT about o'clock Col. Chadbourne, Of
the City Council, called to know if the
publication in the UNION AND DISPATCH
was a hoax or not He was informed that
the article that appeared presented facts
as they were given TO us, by persons whose
veracity We were not at liberty to question.
We simply brought the matter TO the pub
lie attention and asked the city authorities
TO investigate II, and when they showed a
purpose TO do 80 we would furnish all the
Information in our possession.
Subsequently the Mayor, with several
city and county officials, called at our
Office to learn the grounds of our article.
They were informed that as soon as they
would organize an investigation, they
should have the witnesses we had promised.
Mayor Alden promptly stated that he had
no other object, and suggested that the in
vestigation be made by well-known gentle
men Of the city, embracing citizens file
stated, as we are informed, that in view Of
the publication in the UNION AND DIS
PATCH, it was necessary to have fair and
thorough inquiry into the matter, and, to
secure this, desired the cooperation of the
citizens. The result was, that a committee
of investigation was organized consisting
Of Mayor Alden, Alderman Kinney, Mr..
Peabody, Sheriff Donaldson, Gen Nancy,
Col. Colyar, Judge WhitwOrth, Col. Spur.
lock and Capt. Hays.
These parties proceeded 10 examine GER
tain witnesses, whose evidence, to repress
undue excitement and secure full exhi-
bition Of the facts, it was deemed proper TO
withhold from the public at present. They
will continue the investigation to-day, and
until the subject is exhausted.
Our purpose is accomplished when this
inquiry into a subject Of momentuous CON
Germ Is ended, whatever may be the result
We cannot omit an expression Of high APP
probation Of the course of Mayor Alden in
this matter lie not only promptly set on
foot the investigation, but demanded an
impartial tribunal to condact it, He is de-
serving Of public thanks, and should re-
ceive them without stint. We have con-
hdence that the gentlemen who have the
matter in hand, will prosecute it with vigor
aud impartiality; and while Withholding
the testimony temporarily, At the close of
the inquiry it will be given in full 10 a
deeply concerned public.