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NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The Arrapahoe and Cheyenne Indians
are on the war path, near Fort Harkef.
A Vincennes (Iadiana) merchant kissed
a lady customer last week, and paid $36 05
FOR the luxury. a Justice Of the Peace
fixed the tariff
A negro Mas killed BY a white man Il
ROckpori, Indiana, on Saturday last, for
insolence offered the wife Of the gentleman
who committed the deed. y
A. Washington diApalch. d. the 10Th inst.
Gays HtThs cay Is fnll again with EetnFn.
ing delegates from New York. They come
back inbulaat over The nomination Of Sey-
mOer. The ticket creates unbOunded en-
thusiasna lpnphg al glasses Of delegates
who are nov ihfonging The hotels ea route
fer home glasBi ilil.selWGt
Trains on the Central Pacific railroad
nov run 10 WadswoFth, one hundred and
ninety miles east Of Sacramento, and five
hundred milea from Salt Lake. The com
pany have Moe Thousand men at work,
and intend TO lay twenty miles Of track
weekly ffom Big Bend eastward, T
The biIl progiding for an slectiou IN
| Virginia, which passed The House Of Re-
| preaentaliges unanimously on the inst. was
rendered necessary, because the time fixed
| by The late convention has gone by. The
days liked sFe lhe l2ih, l4th and 10th OF
ne1t month Gen s3lonenan ADD The SecTe-
iary of War, as we'll as Grant had recon-
mended that provision be made for a sepa-
rate vote on the stringent test oath IN ihe
new Constitution, but the Reconstruction
Committee did not zee &c TO adopt the sug-
/ gestion. An effort viii be made by the
senate to pat this provision into the bill
A Washington dispatch Of the 10th inst
| to the Douisville Journal says: Notwith
standing the cheerful tone Of the Presided
TO Secretary W,lles, who conveyed to tbs
White House news Of the domination o
Seymour, / learn that he has expressed
ihe deepest modification 10 someftA BIZ
more confidential friends. He SAYS he
was sacrificed at New York by those OF
whom he had every reason % rely, TX
eDe he declared thai he had had entire con
6denGe IN the Justice of the convention, bu
that now he should appeal TO the Justice o.
posteEity. Chief Justice Chase, Ike tbs
Presided, is disappointed and mortified
but silent Hancoek alone Of the aspiraut
here eoEsideIs himself uhinjnred. He i
very gay aud cOntented over his defeat
and promises 10 do some hearty work fol
Seymour and Blair during the campaign.
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To the Editors Of the Union and Dispatch.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July 11-Will you
do me the justice TO state thai, the brief
communication in your paper Of the 11th
inst. headed "a "Reminiscences" in relation
10 myself, is a tissue of falsehOods. have
not visited nor written a letter to Andrew
Johnson since be entered the White
House. never thought of establishing
a newspaper in Washington. | have been
only twice In Washington The frat time
was.in December, 1868. long before GOV.
johnson was nominated for the Vice
Presidency. The second time was 10 Sep
tember, 1868, long after the Press and
TSsaes came Out In opposition 10 lhe Presi-
dent, and when ! was on my way 10 attend
the Southern Loyalist Convention in Phila-
delphia. The statements Of your CORES
pendent are gratuitous falsehoods, without
the least foundation whatever ssraas- s &.
s. G. MERCER,
Editor Press and Times.
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LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
CoNeREssIoNAL PROCEEDISGs.

%RNA1 EAOtEEDaNHS-
seIsafe.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE bill dis
continuing the Freedmen's Burean after
the first of January next passed.
The funding bill was taken mn and dis
cnssed without result. -
The House amendment to the Electoral
College resolution came up, was concurred
in, and the bill goes to the President.
Adjourned. tEE aHEF r
tts House Of Representatives.
The joint resolution restricting the iuris-
diction Of the Court of Claims to the loyal
citizens of Arkansas was passed.
The bill to reduce and fix the military
peace establishment was taken up.
ME Buffers amendlnent to the 4ih sec
ton, reducing the number of Major Gen
erals 10 three, was FeCensidered.
The 9TH section was amended BY reducing
the number of BrigadieT Generals 10 SIX
after March 81, 1869. The 9th section was
amended BY reducing the ibcEmbenis OF
the offices of Adjuiant General, Quarter
master General, Commissary General, Chiei
Of Ordnance, Paymsster General, Surgeon
General and Bureau of Military Justice to
the rank and pay of Colonel Of cavalry.
All staff officers we're also reduced one
grade. The staff in the Quarmaster' and
Ordnance Departments we're also reduced
one half in number. The staff of the Bu-
feau Of Military Justice was also reduced.
Mr., Boutwell,, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported back, with the
Senate amendments, the joint resolution
excluding from the Electoral College the
States lately in rebellion when, the army
blk having been temporarily laid aside,
1t was read with the amendments as fol-
lows: Strike out the words and which
States are not now represented in Congress
and insert the following; Provided that
nothing herein contained shall be construed
| to apply to any State which was represent
ed in Congress on the 4th of Harch, 1867
After an exciting discussion the amend
ments we're agreed to and the joint resolu-
ton passed
3 Mr. Schenck said that the Committee on
Ways and Means had gone over iity-tWo
OF the one hundred and eighty-tWo amend
ments of the Senate bill, and he suggested
that the House accept general report 10
non-eonodr in all the amendments aud LEI
them go to Conference Committee.
There being no objection, that courss
was adopted and Committee Of Confer
enee was asked. -A' =.
The army bill as amended was ordered
| printed. peg
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CAI1FoRNIA send. a denial Of the rep

CALIFoKNIA sends denial Of the report
thai she is already ovsr.Cfowded. Figures
ere given by the Alta CIi1orHiaR TO show
that the demand for labor is greater than
abe supply. We suppose that there Is no
doabt Of this, but the other fact remains
thai too great a proportion Of those eho
60 DO the Pacific coast do 50 with en- idea
thai they are somshoW 10 earn money a
great deal more more easily than they do
al the East. There is hardly spot Ia the
country where willing hands cannot 6nd
employment that will furnish them bread.
II Is the hope of living laxriously without
labor, or with 8 small amount Of work, that
drives large proportion Of the Young men
70 California, and the hard Lesson that this
Is impossible is misinierpreled by thea TO
indicate that the population of California
Is too large 10 be comfortably supported
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sermenr an.l Rlalr 4 ere,,,.

NEW YORK, Jaly l0.-Tbe committee
designated by the National Democrat,
Convention 20 present the nomination
TO the eahdidates, did 80 II Tarnnianv
Hall this evening Genefal Morgan
chairman, made the formal tender 10 fioy'
Seymour and Gen. Blair. Gov. Seymou,
accepted the nomination, staiing nat the
FesoiuliOns we're in accord with his wishes.
He said that from the evidences eYerywhsre
shown, lhe Democratic party WoaId triumph
at the next election. la 1ifu lt4 =
tien. Blair accepted The Vice Preaiden.
tial nomination, Plsdgihg himself 10 adhere
10 the principles enuneiatesI IN the niai-
form. ll-H Elaeb aia saE
An enthusiastic meeting vas held oatside
tie hall shich vas addressed by Messrs.
Sey incur, CoK, Blair, and others, all fore
shadoWing the triumph Of the DsmocrAcy
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nm oNEeaN ELrlrIoN

The election held in the State Of Oresoa
June !, resulted Ia complete and dacisiye
triumph Cor The Dem0cratio pariy.z The
opposing candidates ior Congress wefe
David Logan, Radical, and ]. s. Smith,
Democrat. Mr. L0san YVES An old lsae
Wing, who joined the Republican party
soon after Its l1rmaiion. he has resided
for a number Of years ia Oregon, and has
twice before beea a sneuesstlIl eanaidate
for Congress. Mr.. Smith is a native Of
PENNSYLVANIA, aud has bern n Oregon
Tor nearly twenty years lie is LAWYER
by profession, add u a very able speaker
Mr. Smith is elected member ofCouuress
by 1000 msjoiity % 8 very .uli yots Al
the election beld IN lS66, AR. Refos Alals
loTy, the present Radical Representative
vas elected over his Demoeralie oppopsui
by a majority Of 55S 10 a total vote
orc, l9I. Tbis shows & Democratic gain Of
over $500. Portland Cily giyesa democrat.
ic majority Of 81, but eoounly tAlulnbs
msh Is Republican by about 800 majority
on Congressman. The legislative candidates
and oOuHty officers elected, however, are
nearly al Democrats.
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sEHMoun AN aREEknACKs.

The Democratic platform provides that
"ghere the obligations of the govern
msnf do not expressly state upon their
face, OF the law under which they were
issded does not provide that they shall be
paid ia coin, they ought, in right and in
justice, to be paid in the lawful money
of the United States" When this was
reported to tie convention it was greeted
with ethunders of applause" The De-
mocratic party is, therefore, pledged to
pay the ive,twenty bonds of the United
States in sgreenbacksa FFhe party is
also pledged by the platform to Zone cur
rency for the government and the people,
the laborer aud the ofice-hOlder, the pens
sioner and the soldier, the producer and
the bondholderR There is no equivoca-
ton or doubt about the position Of the
Democratic party on che grcenbaek qHes-
ton The convention has come fully up
to the requirements of the Democrats
and Conservatives Of Tennessee and the
West on this issue. And Gov. Seymour
has planted himself fairly and squarely
upon this plank orthe platform In the
speech he made on the evening Of the
10th inst 10 the committee appointed to
formally notify him Of his Nomination he
said
"Gou have also given to me a copy of the
resolutions pat forth by the convention,
showing its position upon all the great
questions which nov Agitate the country.
As the presiding officer of that convention,
ana familiar With their scope and import,
and az one OF its members lam party to
their terms. They are in accord with my
wish, and stand upon them in the contest
into which We are now entering, and shall
strive 10 carry them ont 10 future wherever
| may Be placed ia public or private life"
This Is tho langaage Of the frank and
open statesman that he is There is no
Hnistakiug what be means to do What
ever position he may have previously as
sumed, he is now pledged to the payment
Of the United States bonds known as
5s29s in greenbaeks, and he viii honestly
ans faithfully adhere to that position,
HE has never been known to falsify his
pledges Tie people Of this country,
of whatever party who are in favor
Of paying the DEBT Of the United States
in the lawful money of the same,
who insist that If ereenbaeks are good
enough for the merchant, farmer, me-
shanjc, and solder who pay taxes, they
are good enough for the bondholder, who
pays 30 taxes, have noble and faithful
in Gov Seymour How
sirikingly his position on this question,
az indeed on al others, contrasts with
that Of Con. Grant The latter has no
position, via have no will of his own on
any question, but viii be driven where.
eyer Congress wills. These are the two
men: the one in his outspoken honesty
iells the people what he fayors and will
andeaEsr to carry ont; the other has no
Policy and makes no pledge, except to
otey the win Of Congress
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contingencies, we place the present condi-
ton Of the plant to indicate the same yield
As last year. But we must always remem-
Der that frost kept off till January last, an
unprecedented fact, and one which should
influence those interested az being almost
impossible Of future realization for years
70 come. The scarcity Of labor COM
planned Of is generally caused bg the sys-
tenn OF sqHAtting on corn patch by the
negroes, and by the withdrawal from the
field Of the numbers now iRfesting cur
rivers and living on fish and their sale.
Few il any OF these squatters raise even
enough for themselves, and cotton Is too
hard work 10 keep out Of the grass TO DC
cultivated by many OF them, and success
even with the best is extremely preearioasi
as has been proven BY the numbers who
are nov seeking to return TO their old
masters for assistance and advice in their
/ labor.
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Cable dispatches.

| Madrid, July 1.-THE Geuerals re
Gently arrested here for political cause
have been hanished to Canary islands.
| BERLIN, July by virtue Of the pro
| visions Of the naturalization treaty srecenlly
/ concluded between North Germany and
the United States, this government ha.
stayed all prosecutions against the adopted
| citizens Of America Of German birth.
Those who have been sentenced or i'm.
prisoued will be released forthwith. ~
! HAyASA, July lI,-Me1iean dates Of
the 4th state that Estrada burned and
sacked the toFn Of ViiledevaHe. h b..
Gen. GsIoz hss heen executed.
ShTother Of AiIam0n has been imPrison-
ed for having revolutionary doeumenfs in
his possession, ~. igt7el
ICepeda has been reiHstaied Governor Of
Iucatan. a rEas8 sfg a
. .LONDofi, July little Londou papers
generally consider the Democrats noini-
nations nnfsvOrable tosuocess. The s}ta nd
ard thinks the most saugaine Democrats
may we'll doubt If SeymosH rsn defeat the
most popular American warrior. The
news says defeat a. eertAia % f1liow the
selection OF 20 weak CANDIDATES a. Ssy-
mouT The Herald treats the GINNING coz
test az foregone eoaclasioa, and tisiak .
GFaups personal Popularity would elect
MN IN any event. f.ss.a ---f..asls iii-
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GOV. HalIoek aaA the eserSis LsE's-

rr A4LAETA, JULY 11.--Gog. Ballock M
formed The Legislature that, BY OFdsE OF
Gen. Meade, they are not recognized a. q
loyal body until they haze expsllsd msn-
bers ineligible under The sgnibas hill. He
suggested eomnittee BY both honses 20
purge themselves OF such members. The
suggestion was accepted, and a COMMITTEES
sppointed 10 look into the matter.
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AnorHRR SSAKE SToRY.--We are Ia
formed by our old friend Theo. Hartman,
that whilst hunting in Tennessee river bot
tom, last Friday, he shot and killed 9
rattle snake lfiy-thFee inches lORg, and
shout nine or Leo inches around the laEgesl
part. In confirmation Of this story, Theo.
produced the rattlss, thirteen IN number,
aud button Qarksulle CAa0aiele, Jaly 10.
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THE DEsPorIsM OF A FACTION


These just expectations of the people
have not been realized, Hsoon became APP
parant that the faction accidentally in power
did not intend to recognize the submission
Of the people to the arms Of the Union I'M
less for the future they would mortgage to
them their opinions and votes 1t was not
sufficient thai they had 10 good faith re-
sumed their allegiance TO Federal auihori-
ty so long as they reserved to themselves
the right to think and vote as American
fFeemen. To exclude them from all parli-
cipation ia the afairs of the government
and reduce them substantially TO a eoudi-
ton of alienage, while exacting from them
all the duties and imposing upon them all
the burdens Of citizenship, was deemed the
only expedient by which the men then in
Office could prolong their power. The
amended Consultation proclaimed by The
Military Governor of the State, Andrew
johnson, and accepted by those having Ten
nessee ia custody under Federal military
occupation, granted power to the General
Assembly to determine the qualifications of
voters and the limitation of the elective
franchise. 1t was in the exercise of this.
power under Constitution, confessedIy the
work OF not even one-third Of the people,
that system Of oppression was consumma-
ted which has converted a once free and
sovereign State of this Union into an odious
despotism. The General Assembly 'frst
constituted after the proclamation of the
amended Constitution, when bat few of
the citizens could vote, enacted three success
sive franchise laws, each surprising the
other in harshness aud injustice The re-
suit Of the legislation on this matter has
been the disfranchiseinent of more than two
thirds Of the whites and the surrender Of
the ballot to the negroes. IL would be i'm
possible within the appropriate compass Of
this memorial 10 present in detail the enor-
mites Of these franchise acts We can
only briefly advert 70 them. "a Sd"
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WAsHINaroE, July 1i.-Mr. EdmBnds
bail extending from the Electoral College
the States lately in rebeiliou, and Dot nos
represented in Congress, p8zaed BIZ Is TO D
party vote, except Mr. Henderson, who
voted with The Defnocrafs- 49, 4. b,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
A CALLED MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE
~ Protestant Orphan Asylum is earnestly re-
quested, 70 be held at the residence Of Mrs.
gaeob MeGav0ck, President. on MONDAY
EN kNlNG tl3th inst.l az O'Clock.
.s-.s- .. MRS. II. q. SC0FEL,
lylzN GO &. .n tl t. Secretary.
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In RamlkPupteT. I
lasdaie DissrIes oGTenasssse a. Nash
ID raIIE. Inne Esah. Isaa.

THE aUNDERsI8NED HEREBY GIVES
1 netice Of his appointment ~ Assignee OF
WA d. Burdett. Caleb Goodrich, and Fostsr.
Early Co, Of DaEidton county. Isnnessse,
Wlihin said distriet. Who have bsea adjudgod
benknps upon taeif own petitions b the Dis-
triet Court 81 sabs District.
A. A. HALL. Assigneo.
Ofios. y S. Market e. iuai8 laW3l
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NEGRO SUPREMACY.

What provision Of the Federal Coastitn'
tion which fOrbids State to pass bill OF
sttaindeF or sr post tdet0 Law has been either
andaciously violaied, OF il is so easy Of
evasion as to be utterly worthless for the
PREDICTION VI American citizens against the
madness Of faciioh OF the Hcentiousness OF
power ? and the iasentien Of the trainers OF
that instrument have been utterly frustrated
BY the ingenioas devices Of revenge and
hatred. For il cannot be denied that, I'M
der the pretense Of fixing the qualification
of voters, tUo-tAirds of The white men Of
this State have been diFeaied Of the cleo
tive franchise, BY legislative enactment, as
a ppnishment for assurances offenses, for
which they have never even been challenged
by any process OF law.
By virtue Of the Acknowledgement Of the
great mass Of the white people, Tennessee
il nov practically under the dominion OF
the negro.
Why THE RIGHT or SUFFRAGE WAS GIVEN
s.e ss4 TO TIE GEGRo. ~ gF III
Il was moi, however, until it became sp-
parent that no franchise lsE, however re-
sfriciive or harsh as 20. TIE white Pcpula-
ton, woutd retain pOwer in the hands OF
one domestic faction, that the negro was en-
doxed with he ballot 10 seEve alone their
selfish interest, are the great body Of the
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VA bspaid for thsir delivery. Or iHf3saiaff5u
that WtH lead % thaif racuVeFy-
iAddress. --I J-BsMcADAMS.
Iau.S 2H sheibyF he h %
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North Nashville Street. R. R.

IN STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MCGAVOCK
and MT. Vernon Horse Railroad Company
are requested 20 meet at the once Of the com
panYt corner Monroe and Summer streets
On Saturday, EuIy 25sh, Is6s,
at II o'clock A. N to elect Directors for another
yesr. /. j. HARDING.
Jyl2 I'd Sec'y and Treas.
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PensIon % Gen Nnn1er-

'.DA 20 YEA Nhtk<ers
LONDON, July lin the House Of
Commons, 8 pension to Gen. Napier was
granted: Gen. Napier was made a peer
under the ute Of Lord Napier Of Msgdala.
sessIiers' aaa sailsrs' Exesassys Gem.
mitfee
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Soldier
and Sailors Executive Committee organ
lied yesterday with General McQuade "a
Chairman. Biair's nomination was en-
tirely satisfactory. Seymour's was openly
condemned The register shows 300
names, whereof over one hundred are na-
val officers.
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ALIAERAL REWARp

Ons black and The other baz beth aboat fJar-
tssa hands high. ami shed. The Esre Ia sk-
ira Eua enHdffi8u
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CONCLUSION.

I We have in the presentation Of the Pc.
liiical condition Of Tennessee ab5tained
+ from impeaehing individual corruption and
private derelictions. We designed to ar
raign a hideous system Of oppression, FIX
attention on the good principles OF eonsti-
tutional liberty violated, and expose hate
ful and therefore unWiss policies. The
best ministers of lyrannical laws will be-
come deprsVed, and vicious administrations
will necessarily breed bad men. Nor has
our Stale. in this regard, enjoyed immunity,
but, ON the contrary, has been duly afflicted
by these additional aggravatiOns of her
situation. TO depict these, however, might
plausibly subject us to the imPutalion Of
partisan heat. Il is the system at whic h
we strike. Destroy that, add the offenders
disappear with their Ofeases, soon to be
forgotten, like other calamities Of life, in
restored happiness and resumed prosper
ity. The business of our paper is not 10
accuse this or that man, this or that Off
eial, but to present to the members Of this
Convention, and through them TO the peo
pie Of the North, the grave and solemn
question whether sovereign State Of the
Federal Union shall be retained in bondage
and thousands of her people made misera-
Bile to remind the Northern States that
on consenting to the enslsvement of any
one Of the Federal circle they bus prepare
for the divesliture, at some future day, of
their own sovereign rights TO remind the
people that for them 10 insiigate, or even
permit, the degradation and vassalsge Of an
American citizen ia to forge their own
nanaeles for futare imposition, and to adj
just their own limbs for the gives of the
oppressor. ll EgE sa.a. 1..l.."
E ( -.s I. w. BRowN, -a#- $500.
, rE ]. e. BAILEY, ID. Boz
VIM. A. QUARLEs, Committee.
Z J.. H. CALLENDER, .t am s.F
w.
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WHO ARE THE DISTINGUISHES?

Those laboring under disabilities, as TO
suffrage and Office, embrace the brightest
intellects of the State. Among the dis.
franchised will be found the aged pioneer,
who, with az and rifle, released from the
Wild wilderness and the still rnder savage
cur fruitful soil, secured to civilization and
culture her lovely valleys and plains, and
maintained with Jackson upon the ram
parts Of New Orleans the flag Of the repub-
lie, On the same list of alienated citizens
will be found the great mass of the descend
ants Of the founders of the Commonwealth,
who, representing in their characters as
well as lineage the virtues and herOism Of a
worthy ancestry, have themselves, accord
ing 10 their varied abilities, served the
country in war or 10 peace. There must
still be added to this aggregate of aliainted
merit her adopted soma, attracted from
every State of the Union, as well as from
foreign lands, to her generous hearthstone.
We ask if it is no grievance, no wrong to
Tennessee, that in the administration OF
her affairs she should be deprived of the
intelligence and virture, both at the ballot
box and in Office, Of her nOblest people ?
Is there no wrong in thus deposing from
their chartered rights this great and worthy
body OF American citizens ..-... ..
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MULES sTRAYED.
TWO MARE MULES.

ciTRAYED IRON ny PLACE. MAR
- shelbyviils. Bedford county, on Suaday. Zist