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TIE Duty OF THE COLORED MAI


The colored voter in Tennessee may
rest assured that the Democracy will
maintain for him all the rights he has I'M
der the Federal government, and will as
sist and encourage him in learning to en-
ploy them wisely and TO his advantage.
The first lesson they will try to teach
him is Conservatism. His freedmen
ship is newly acquired. A breath made
him member of the body politic-the
hot breath of revolution. A breath may
unmake him. The ascendancy of a party
that claims as its cardinal doctrine the
necessity Of radical changes under the
name Of progress, is standing invitation
to revolutions and cOgnter revolutions.
What might be his fate in another up
heaval cannot be foretold. His security
for the permanency Of his rights is in
stable and well ordered, economic gov
eminent under fixed Constitution. Co
operation with his Conservative friends
will insure him and them against the
dangers Of Radicalism and we therefore
urge that it is his duty to vote, and use
every means Of gaining the information
that will enable him to vote intelligently.
If the men black and white in this State,
who are deeply interested in the over
throw Of the reckless oligarchy whose
Vaccinations threaten ruin to every vi
tai concern will bestir themselves, the
government can be rescued and the
rights Of all made secure.
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THE SUPREME COURT.

Mr.. Horace Maynard publishes card
in the Knoxville Whfg, in which he
says:
"The late resignation Of Judge Mill
gan produced a vacancy on the bench Of
the Supreme Court, which Gov. Brown
low was not prepared permanently to
FILL At his request, and 10 prevent a
failure Of the Knoxville term, aceepte
a temporary commission, which l resigned
as soon as the object was accomplished
So it seems Gov. Brownlow intends to
make permanent appointments to the Su-
preme Bench. He has not shadow ofright
to do so, but what signifies that, where
the Governor is a law unto himself
The Constitution provides that the quail
fed voters Of the State shall elect the
Supramo judges, but Gov. Brownlow by
his acts insists that they shall not. How
long will the bar Of the State submit to
this usurpation? OF course the Legis-
lature will wink at it, and if the mem
5ers Ct the bar do not take a decided
stand for the Constitution and law, we
shall continue under the iron heel of the
Fvr9nt
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COLFAx-A "REMINISCENCES.


COliax, the Radical candidate for the
Vice Presidency is, perhaps, the smallest
specimen Of statesman now extant.
He is one of those smart, Sprightly fell
lows, having neither solid information
nor real ability, but possessing, never
theless, the faculty of successful smat-
tering on general subjects. He has been
member of Congress for twelve or
fifteen years, but has never said or done
anything above medocrity. His success
in Ofice-gotting is due to remarkable
tact in smiling and shaking hands. lie
| is now on a tour in the track of Gov.
Seymour, and was posted to speak at
New Albany, Ind, yesterday.
His visit TO the vicinity of Louisville,
has elected from Haldeman, of the Louis
vile Courier, rich Renaissance of the
times when he and Colfax event gipsey-
ing" This incident shows the man.
The aspirations of such a shallow patcd
Bohemian to the second office in the gov
eminent, is an insult to the public intell-
gonce. The Courier says:
Mr.. Collar is a remarkable willy
shrewd and very able O man. Many
years ago, during the campaign in which
Gen Winfield Scott was a candidate
for President, Mr.. Colfax was
a correspondent of the Courier, and we
had then, for the first time, ample Oppor-
tunity Of ascertaining his ability. 1t is
due TO him to say that we found him to
be possessed of fertility Of resource I'M
surpassed and a versatility which we
have never seen equaled. We were both
labOring earnestly TO secure Scott's cleo
ton. Because of the influences which
secured his nomination by the Wing
National Convention at Baltimore, a
well grounded apprehension was felt
throughout the South that he was under
the control of that wing Of the party Of
which Seward was the representative,
and a strong indisposition was shown by
strong Wings to support him. Things
began to have an alarming look when
COliax came to the rescue. Seated in
his cosy sanctum at South Bend, Indiana,
Che was then editing the Register at
that place. he became the Southern
correspondent of the Louisville Courier
and almost daily for weeks wrote series
Of excellent, spicy and readable letters
from almost every State and important
city in the South, demonstrating beyond
the possibility Of doubt Scott's sound
ness on the slavery question, showing
that the Southern people reposed the ut
most confidence in him, and giving graphic
accounts Of the enthusiasm which the
nomination of the "herO of Lundy's Lane"
etc, had evoked among the warm-hearted
SOuthrons Unfortunately his letters,
able and adroit as they were, did not sat
iSfy the Southerners and failed TO pro-
duce the desired impresSiOn-Only two
Southern States, Kentucky and Tennes-
see, having voted for Scott. ChagTined
and disappointed at the result, his bitter
ness against the South was then intensi-
fed, and it has since known no cessation
or modification.
1t may not be hardly fair TO thus
elbow" on our old correspondent even at
this late day, but we mention this Incl
dent to show the Democracy Of Indiana
the kind of man they have to deal with
If they do not know him better than
we do.
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GOV. BROWNLOW ENCOURAGING
MOB LAW.

Gov. Brownlow publishes card in bis
paper, the Knoxville Wing, over his
signature of "Senior Editor in regard to
the brutal assault of w. c. Nelson upon
Col. John NJ. Fleming, editor of the
Knoxville Press and Herald, in which
he says:
"We therefore pronounce the beating
Nelson gave Fleming well-timed and
merited. He might have done more and
still been justified in the eyes Of his
friends"
The reader will bear in mind that it is
the Governor Of Tennessee who writes
thus in justification of violation of the
laws of this State and it is noticeable
that the Governor intimates that Nelson
would have been justified ifhe had taken
the life of the man he had assaulted from
behind with heavy bludgeon. If Mr..
Nelson may kick the law to the dogs and
take the redress Of his grievances, real or
imaginary, into his own hands, why may
not any other and every other man in the
State do the same thing Ifthis sort Of
mob law is to prevail by the sane
ton Of the Governor Of the State, what
use is there for Legislatures and courts
Where is the security to life in a State
where the executive officer publicly ap-
proves mob.law for the attack upon
Fleming is the enforcement Of mOb-law
in its worst form. Governor BrownloW
seems to forget that there are laws to
protect citizens, even against the attacks
Of the press where they are libellous, and
there is no law which will justify even 9
Radical in the course Nelson adopted
This is not the first occasion that Gov
BrownIow has publicly expressed his
appreciation of a violation Of the law by
Radical. He seems well pleased with
such of his loyal" subjects as take q
bludgeon and endeaver to break the
heads of his political opponents. How
can we expect to have order and peace
in this State while the Governor thus
gives his influence and counsel in favor
of mOb-law
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INDIANA roR sEYMOUR.

The Democrats of Indiana are very
sanguine Of carrying that State for Sey-
mour. Senator Hendricks writes to a
friend in Washington very confidently as
to the result, and the speech Of Governor
Seymour at indianapolis, together with
the brief speeches made at points on his
route through the State, arc spoken of as
having exerted 4 very happy effect upon
the people who had the good fortune to
hear him. In the recent election Baker
beat Hendricks only 9GI votes, while the
Radicals confidently expected asmajority
exceeding 10000. But in the election
for Congressman the Democrats have a
majority, as is shown by the returns, as
411lo--c
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responsible in damages to the party 50
treated. 1t is the business Of the officer
of the State tohave the poll books, which
are the property Of the State, at hand, to
have them in due form, and conveniently
placed for reference as proof IT. through
the fault Of some official, that is impossi-
bic, the rights Of the citizen should moi
be adjudged to be forfeited, but it is
clearly the duty Of the Commissioner tc
take parole proof and proceed to issue
certificates upon identification and com
pliance with the other requirements o
the law.
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intended to perPetuate and increase the
unjust privileges now enjoyed by those
classes, at the expense of poor men and
men with but a small capital The
wealth of these classes is counted, not
by hundreds, but thousand of millions of
dollars. They now have control Of Con-
gress. They rule the government, and
will rule it under Grant, if he be elected.
What guarantee have we that Congress
will refuse any demand they may choose
to make? Shall we be told that We have
the guarantee which the integrity of that
body gives? The most prominent Radical
newspapers have alleged that the present
Congress has been and can be controlled
by bribery. Shall the people or tht
capital of the country govern?
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LET THE COLORED MAN LOOK TO
MS 0FEEENDSs

The coIored voters of Tennessee are to
decide on Tuesday next, an important
auestion-one intimately concerning their
own welfare, and the prosperity Of the
community in which they live. We have
no words ofcsjolery to address them. The
case has been made plain to the simplest
understanding. Will they take sides
with those who have made them men,
bers of the political body for the purpose
Of using than, or will they look to their
permanent interests in the future ?
The negro, no matter who made him
| such, is freedman, and a franchised citi-
zen. It's of less importance to him to
inquire how he came so, than it is to know
how to properly discharge his new duties.
To permit himself to pass under the tu-
telage of a lot of men who have no other
purpose but TO use him and to be taught
that they are his most sincere and reiIa-
BILE friends, is to be ushered into his new
station under the patronage Of chicanery,
and to receive most pernicious first les
son in politics.
We cite them in proof the hollow
hearted friendship which the Republican
party processes, to the olt-repeated asseV-
erations of leading Republicans in the
winter of 1S60-6l, that it was not the
purpose Of Mr.. Lincoln to disturb slavery
in the South /; the proposals Of members
of that party on its behalf to guarantee
the preservation of slavery; the action
of the Republicans in the peace confer.
ence Of 1861 Mr.. Lincoln's inaugural
on the execution of the fugitive slave
law; the resolution, after the commence
ment of the war, unanimous on the Re.
publican side in Congress, for maintaining
the institutions of the South slavery in
cluded) unimpaired the election of Cam,
eron from the Cabinet and the removal Of
Fremont for favoring emancipation ; Mr.
Lincolns reply to the Chicago delegation
characterizing proclamation of emanci,
patton as vain as papal bull against the
comet; his letter to Greeley in August
go, in which he said he would not free q
slave, if he could save the Union without
doing so the successful efforts ofthe lead
ing Republicans of Tennessee in '62, t.
have this State exempted from the opera
ton ofthe proclamation the fact that al
amendment to the Constitution to abolish
slavery, was not proposed until the las
year of war; and that this amendment
was subsequently ratified by every slave
holding State and to the further fact; and
that the Republican party in every North
ern State opposes his suffrage rights.
If he can repose confidence in thu
carpet Dagger after reading this record
let him do so.
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TEE DEEIEs OF REGISTRATION
COMM SSTONEHS.

NS"-'h * 81 Wv A-AtfF-
Section second of the franchise act OF
February 2Jth, 1867, says:
"Thc said Commissioner shall keep his
Office at the county seat Of the county
and it shall be his duty TO take the proof
required by this act, and to register the
names Of each and every qualified voter,
and TO issue a certificate that such voter
is entitled 10 the privileges Of the cleo
tive franchise and he shall preserve and
keep the necessary records Of his office"
Under the obvious meaning ofthis Ian
euagc the Commissioner is in the active
and not the passive voice. He is TO regis
ter, to take proof and 10 issue certiG-
Gates. lie IS to instruct applicants in
the requirements of the law, facilitate in
every mode compliance with the law,
and take care that it IS complied with.
The object Of the law was TO place in the
hands OF The officers Of election in each
county list of the qualified voters. The
powers conferred upon the Commission
CT are extensive, and are both Judicial
and ministerial. The law makes him
almost absolute, butrcquires that he shall
take active steps to discharge his duty
thoroughly.
4 different view from this seems to
have been taken by some of the Com
missioners. They appear TO think their
only duty is TO open an Office, provide Ger
tsln lists and blank certificates, and then
assuming the attitude of challenger to
every applicant, compel them to run the
gauntlet Of every technical and trivial
objection that may be offered. 1t is the
presumption Of law that only qualified
voters will apply for registration. 1t IS
the presumption o. Commissioners that
every man not introduced under certain
auspices, is disqualified and is cognizant
OF the fact, and forthwith upon him is
cast the cuuS pTOJuRdi. lie must set
TO work to rebut foregOne suspicion. Ii
the poll list Of previous election is nc
ccs5aYy TO establish his claims, he is re-
CURED TO examine it, and after pointing
ont h.s name and identifying himself he
must verify the list to tho last letter. APP
parcntly prcjudscd rs disqualified, lrccz-
ing indiIcrcnceis manifested to thodiiIicul-
ties he is called TO encounter, and every
step Of his worl, when presented IS scruti-
nized for flaws. IL the multiplication Of
obstacles at length defeats him, il seems
TO be 4 relief to the officials. There
seems to be an utter obliyiousness to the
fact that they were put there to make a
registration Of voters and to make it as
full a. Che law viii allow and that to do
their Ialy ;hcy should extend every pos
sib}c facility to the applicant We hold
that the Commissioner is appointed to
register yoters-aIl the qualified voters,
and if his list does not contain all Of this
class who apply, he is dcrelict in his duty
as an ofGacr; and il he thwart, by negli-
rrncs o. wlllIuIness, the registration Of
any qualified voter who rcquestsi it, he is
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A PROPOSITION TO BET ONE MIL
LION TIE STAKE.

The Cincinnati Gdzette'S special New
York correspondence dated on Monday
says:
Hembold is out to- day offering to bet
one million dollars On the No5nmber
elections as follows: Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars that Grant will
not receive a majority Of the electoral
votes cast by the people two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars that Indiana
and Pennsylvania will go for Seymour
and Blair; two hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars that New York will go for
Seymour, Blair and Hoffman two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars that Sey-
mour and Blair will be elected President
and Vice President
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This Is the majority Independent of
the votes thrown out to defeat Reid in
Julian's district and those thrown out in
the hope Of defeating Voorhees,. These
facts give an encouraging look to Indiana,
and Indicate that by proper energy the
State may be carried for Seymour, by a
handsome majority.
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DEnOCRATIC STATE COMMTTTEE

NEU. J. bIUBbLEfIELD, Ohalrman.
st District.-J. P. HoLTzIyGER, of Greene.
md = JOHN WILLIAMS, Of Knox.
2rd e. A. JAMES. Of Hamilton.
sth Jos. IL. THOMPSON, Of Bedford.
Fth ". NJ. BRowY,. IRA P. JONES,
L. F. BEECH, A. ROBERTS. and
J. T. DUNLAP. of Davidson.
eth DORSEY L. THOMAS. Of Hum
phroys.
7th HORACE P. BLANTON. ST., of Hen
~.
sth m. D. L. STEWART, Of Shelby.
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Notice to the Public.
Southern Mattress Factory
F. o H y A L Il.

ON TUESDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER NEXT.
~ at the Courthouse in Nashville, will, in
accordance with the terms of n deed of trust
made to me by C. NJ. Donaldson, recorded in
Book No. 5, page II, Registers office, Davidson
county sell at public auction to the highest bid
der, Lots NOS. ! and 2 in KAMSAI'S ADD
TON TO EDdEFIELD, without the right Of
redemption. Terms cash.
oct25 ii JNO. c. BURCH Trustee.
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PLANTERS BANK NOTES

IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT OF THE
l. General Assembly of the State of Tennessee.
approved December T. 1866, entitled an net ITO
expedite the distIIUuIIUu IL the affects of Banks
Whlc.4 SaYe or Nay .nanc assignments among
their creditor" notice is hereby given To the
/ lders OF the notes Of the Planters Bank OF
Tenn UtuSs lent then to the undersigned
ut the DAnk in Nashville for payment between
now and the first day Of January. 1863. CT they
will DO forever barred.
u. WEAVER Trustee.
IVA dkwtiljanl GO.
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To THE CITIZENS OF MAS lvILLE-The office
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In rendering to the citizens of Nashville
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such full and steady patronage as will perma-
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oct 29-It
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ELECTORAL TICKET.
For the stnte at Inrre.

y u tINN FlNINNC al Es1NTEt.
EMERSON ETHERID9E, of WeakIey.
EDMUND COOPER, Of Bedford.
ist District Gen. A. A. KYLE, of Hawkins
81 District-J. NJ. CLEMENT60N, of McMinn,
81 District-E. A. JAMES, of Hamilton.
9Th District-A..A- STEELE. of Marshall.
sth District-FRANK P. CAHILL, of Davidson
9Th District-ELIJAH WALKER. of Hardin.
9Th District-H. J. TURNER, Of Lauderdale.
Sth District-W. W. VAUGHAN, Of Haywood
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a MEETING
FOR RENT--IS69

I HAVE FOR RENT DURING THE ESSU-
Il ing year 1869, the following desirable prop
erty, on favorable terms:
An Elegant Garden, on the Southern
border of the city, containing eight acres, with
a small brick cottage on it, suitable for a resi-
dence. Possession given Immediately for re-
nainder of the year. if desired.
Adjoining the above, splendid Garden
Spot, with twelve to twenty-five acres of land,
ct the option of the renter, with u cOmmOdious
frame dwelling.
A. @. MERRITT,
Oct2Stt Cor. Cherry and Union SITS
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half a 'tumbler of brandy, and drank a
part of it; and now, for the first time,
his hand trembled as he lifted the glass
l-"Some fool had put the main Of her
provisions aboard the long boat; that
is what sticks to me, and won't let me
sleep. we took a chance, but we didn't
give one. think told you there was
woman aboard the cutter, that sick
girl, sir. o, but 1t was hard lines 10
her. poor thing! see her face, pale
and calm; o Lord, SO pale and calm !;
every night of my life she kneeled
aboard the cutter with her white hands
clasped together, praying"
Certainly, il is all very shocklng,"
said Wardlaw; "but, then, you know
If they had escaped, they would have,
exposed US. Believe me, 1t is all for the
best"
wylie looked at him with wonder.
cay" said he after staring at him with
wonder; you can sit here at your ease,
and doom ship and risk her peoples
lives: but, If you had to do it, and see
it, and then lie awake thinking of it,
you'd wish all the gold on earth had
been in hell, before you put your hand
to such a piece of work."
Wardlaw smiled a CHASTITY smile. sin
short" said he, "you don't mean to
take the three thousand pounds 1 pay
you for this little job"
10 yes, do; but for all the gold in
Victoria, L wouldn't do such a job again.
And, you mark my words, sir, we shall
get the money. and no body will ever
be the wiser" Wardlaw rubbed his
hands complacently his egotism, coup
led with his want OF Imagination, near
ly blinded him TO everything bnt the
pecuniary feature of the business
"But." continued WYlte, 1--WE shall
never thrive on Il. We have sunk
good ship, and we have as good as muir
derek poor dying girl"
"Hold your tongue, ye fool !" cried
WaTdlaw, losing his sang 1roid in a
for he heard somebody at the
door.
1t opened and there stood a military
figure in travelling cap,-GeneraI
Rolleston.
ITO RE- COSTISUEDl