Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-04
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Gov. Swann's MesSage-From Mexico
-SessaI BlOckaded-SeIzed for Viola
ting the Revenue Laws-Taken no
Action, etc., etc.
New YORK, Jan. 3.-An Annapolis dis.
patch to the Tribune says Gov. Swann's
message indorses the President; exults
over the reaction against the Congressional
| policy, and says he fears amalgamation
will be the result of negro suffrage. He
says the arms applied for to the War De-
| partment have not yet been received, and
says the correspondence relating thereto
will show great injustice done to the
| State. Indications in the Senatorial con-
test are that Swami will be defeated, and
ex-GOV. Pratt or w. p. Hamilton elected.
The Herald's Havana special states that
only three out of the seventeen members
| of the Mexican Congress are opposed TO
Juarez. Doria is now War Minister.
Governor Cspedo is still at Campeachy.
Polaido has been elected Mayor of the
city of Mexico.
A Havana special to the Herald states
that on the Both ult. Sessal was blockaded
by three Mexican naval schooners. A
Rebel Commissioner who went on the mail
steamer from Sessal to Vera Cruz was
seized and imprisoned at the latter place.
Diaz was ordered to take the field in Yu-
catan. Vessels are being chartered at Vera
Cruz to take six hundred men to Cam
peachy. The Imperialists are preparing
to leave Mexico as fast as possible. It is
stated that the rebellion in Yucatan was
started by Santa Anna, who furnished Col
Villa Pauria with money and men. 1t is
toI al, l. f,.I III
French officers in the scheme.
1t is rumored that the Mexican Congress
is about authorizing the raising of regular
army Of 5000 men at a monthly cost of
100000.
The Charleston special to the Herald
says the Collector to-day seized the Ameri,
can schooner Albion with a cargo of fruit
from Nassau, for violating the revenue
laws.
The Washington special to the Herald
says there is rumor that Grant will re-
fuse to retain his position in the War
Office if ordered to do so by the President,
but it can't be traced to a reliable source.
If such order is received it will be acted
upon by Grant with proper sense of right
and duty.
1t is stated that if the House Finance
Committee don't propose bill to secure
the reissue of greenbacks to the amount
Withdrawn from circulation by contraction,
such bill will be presented by General
Butler.
Representative Judd is pursuing his in
designations of the whisky business, which
will probably lead to actor by Congress
looking to a more vigorous examination of
the Internal Revenue Bur.au
No private letters have passed between
the President and Grant relative to the re-
moval of Pope.
The Times Washington special says:
Gen. Grant took no action upon the tele-
gram from New Orleans urging the resto-
ration Of Gov. Wells in order to save the
levee bonds from becoming worthless.
Gen. Howard has not issued orders dis
missing Bureau officers for engaging in
politics in the Southern States He has
established rule that the acceptance of an
Office must be considered as incompatible
with the duties of officers of the Bureau.
The statement that Gen. Howard has in
dorsed the proposition of loan Of $780,
100000 to Southern planters, with lien
on their estates or crops, is incorrect.
The steamer Tarrytown was cut through
by ice yesterday morning, and sunk, on
the Hudson river. Her cargo of merchan-
disc, valued at $4,000, was total loss.
The Tribune's special says The State
Department has not been informed by Mr..
Burlingame of his acceptance of the
Chinese Embassy.