Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-25
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOSSIP.
Recognition of the COnfederaey as n
BelitSerent POweF-The Course OF
the National InteIligencer-The Con-
ditIOn of Affairs in south CArOlinR-
A Card from Mrs. Ann 8. Stephens.
Special to the LOUISVILLE Journal.

Special to the Louisville Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-The prevailing
opinion among the Ministers of the prin-
cipal European powers resident here is
that whoever may have been chosen arbi~
ter of the points at issue between the
British government and the United States
the question of the propriety of the ac~
ton Of the British government in recog-
nizing the Rebels as belligerents won Id
have been decided adversely to. the posi-
ton held by Mr.. Seward, on the ground
that the subject was closed by the procla-
nation blockading the Southern ports
being in itself recognition of belliger>
ency, otherwise the ports should have
been declared closed
The IntelHgencer continues its attack
on the Democratic National Committee
this morning, for failingt to make change
in the candidates, and says the Demo-
cratic masses must look elsewhere for
prompt action. The editorial calls upon
the Democratic Central Committees of
the various States to adopt q resolution
announcing that the electors of the DEM
ocratic party will, in the meeting of the
Electoral College recognize and be guided
by the popular demand, and vote for such
candidates as they believe will be most
acceptable to the whole conservative peOs
pie The IntelHgeHcer course is bitter
" denounced by the Democrats, and ru-
mors are freely circulated that that paper
has changed hands, and will, in few
days, come ont openly for Grant and
Colfax.
Judge Hays, of South Carolina, who
came here to present the requests of Gov
Scott for military aid to suppress the dis
order in that State, concluded his BUSH
ness and telegraphed the result to Gov
Scott 1t is said that the matter was set7
tied on the basis of the suggestion from
Secretary Schofeld, that the Governor
shall issue his proclamation announcing
that the civil authorities are unable to
preserve order or assert the supremacy OF
the laws, in a certain specified case, and
declaring. martial law therein. The
United States troops in the State will then
be placed at his disposal.
Very few official dispatches have been
received in this city recently relative to
the Indian war on the plains. The army
is known to be on the move in active
pursuit of the hostile tribes, but no dis~
patches concerning its movements have
been received at headquarters here for
two or three days.
Special to the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, Oct. pa notorious
fellow named Fitch, now in prison in New
York for alleged libel of District Attorney
Courtney, has made an affidavit in which
he uses the name of Mrs. Ann 5. Ste
phens, the distinguished authOress, with
the late attempt to implicate Courtney
with frauds on the Revenue Department.
Mrs. Stephens prints this card in reply
WAsHINToN, Oct. %, lS6S.-l have read
an affidavit printed in New \ Ork jour
nal and signed by one George A Fitch.
This statement so far as it refers to me,
is false, directly and Indirectly, and in
every conceivable way in which false
hood or perjury can possibly be framed.
OF Mr.. Courtney, I have never known q
shadow of a wrong, and toward him
never had feeling that was not kind
The only knowledge have of Mr.. George
| A. Fitch is, that after seeing me casually
in a friends room, he persisted in in'
truding himself into my presence unit
he was reques ted not to repeat the un'
warranted liberty.
ANN :. STEPHENS