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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11

The expulsion Of the negroes from
the Legislature of Georgia is calculated
20 teach an important lesson. 1t de-
stroys the confidence of the Radical
party in its own scheme of reconstruc-
,ion. 1t breaks up in an unsupported
quarter the dark conspiracy which had
negro domination for its object, and
rcvolted at no means to accomplish
it. 1t makes the Empire State the
third in which the ends have failed
from the very violence of the means. 1t
endorses the verdict Of Alabama and
Mississippi that this country cannot be
governed solely in the interest of party
at the expense Of the Constitution. 1t
shows again that even those elements
of society which may be called togethe'
to feast upon the pubic plumber, may
be made speedily to respond to reason
and to respect the crpmon interest; in
short, radical assendency over the
white race over this continent can only
be ephemeral.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11
Tennessee.

The Nashville Union of the LIST instant
notices rumor from Wall street, from the
men who are holding up the credit of the
State there, that the Tennessee Legislature
will not pass bill to call out the militia.
This is a somewhat remarkable process of
obtaining news OF what is going on in Nash
vile by TumOT from Wall street, yet IL
may be true, and it Is to be hoped, for the
quiet and prosperity of Tennessee, that 1t
Is. The persons referred to are reported
as saying that they have positive assurances
upon this point, and argue that the credit
of the State cannot be preserved under the
passage of bill calling out the militia.
Tennessee bonds declined full one per cent.
when the bill passed the House OF Repre-
sentatives, Notwithstanding assurances were
sent to New York that 1t could not pass the
Senate, while the transactions have been
unusually small.
The Nashville Press and Times, Of the
3lst ult., Republican journal, has a very
significant article on the militia bill, in
which it says It is generally believed by
members OF the Legislature that it will not
pass the Senate IN its present shape, aud
with the martial law feature. 1t says there
can be no reasonable doubt that the section
providing for martial law would bring Uni
ted States troops into theState at once, and
thus make the entire law dead letter, or
bring about collision between the militia
and Federal troops.
The Post says it has more reliance in the
judgment ana military knowledge Of Gen.
Schodeld, Gen. Grant and Gen. Thomas
the latter commanding in Tennessee-than
any one else, aud especially eulogizes the
latter in connection with Tennessee affairs.
This is regarded by the Nashville Union
as the more significant, from the fact that
Gen. Thomas informed Governor BrOwnlow,
ON the 24th Of June, substantially, that the
laws now in force gave him full aud ample
authority to meet any emergency in which
the civil officers could not, or would not
execute the laws. So far as preserving the
peace of the State was concerned, General
Thomas, with all his preiudices against that
portion of the people OF Tennessee who are
not Radicals, saw that the couyeuing Of the
Legislature 10 enact law calling cut the
militia, was a useless and iudeteusible tax
upon people already too heavily taxed.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11
THE TRUE TERSION.
What DID General Forrest San
to thdt dHderinO bohemian.

The conversation between General For
rest snd some newspaper scribbler, as pub
li,hed in the Cincinnati Commercial, was so
Incorrectly reported by the Bohemian that
The General was compelled 10 correct the
misrepresentation, which he does in the
following note to the individual who did the
pumping business:
| have Just read your letter in the Com
merciai, giving report of our conversation
on Friday last. / do not think you would
intentionally ,srepleNent me but you
have done 50, and, | suppose, because you
mlsundersiood .hy meaning. The portions
of Your letter to which | object are cor
rected in the following paragraphs:
promised the Legislature my personal
Influence and aid in maintaining order and
enforcing the laws.
| have never advised the people to resist
any law, hat To- submit Ia all laws, untll
they eau 10 corrected by lawful legisla-
ton.
said the militia would occasion no trou-
BILE, unles they violate the law, by carrying
ont the Governors proclamation, which
believe to Ue uncunstilu tional, and believe
in violation OF law, in shooting men down
without trial, as recommended in that proc
lamation.
said that It was reported, and / be-
lieved the report, that there are forty
Thousand Kuklux in Tennessee, and be-
lieve the organization is stronger in other
States.
| meant TO imply when said that the
Ku kluN recognized the Federal Govern
Inent, that they would obey all State laws.
They recognize all laws and will obey them,
50 | have been informed, in protecting
peacahle citizens from oppression from any
quarter.
did not say that any mans house was
picketed.
did not mean to convey the idea that |
would raise any troops at all, and more
than that no Que could do it in five days,
even IL they were organized.
said that General Grant was at Holly
| Springs, and not at CoIiuth. l said that
the charge against him was false. did not
usa the vJrd liar.
cannot consent TO remain silent in this
matter, Tor II did 50, under an incorrect
impression Of my personal views, might
| bH looked upon % one desiring a conflict,
| when, In truth, | am 50 avtrSs TO any thing
of tho kind that will make any honorable
sacrifice 10 avoid il.
Hoping that | may have this explanation
placed before your readers, | remain,
Very respectfully,
lSiGned N. b. FORREST.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11
TtUO ODiHiOnS.

Two of the eager correspondents of jour
nails, who, when there is nothing legitimate
to write, must still write something, and
who have taken up the vocation OF having
talks with all KINDS Of men, distinguished in
whatever way, with the view of "pumping"
them, have been "plying their VOCATION"
one on Hon. A. II. Stevens, Of Georgia, and
the other on Gen. N. B. Forrest, OF Ten
nessee, ex -Confederates. The views of the
first named on political issues were at first
sought, but as he designed to take no part
in the contest, the most that could be got
out of him in that connection was, that he
regarded the situation as exceedingly deplo-
rable-that without political revolution
in the meantime, the government will be
merged into o despotism-an empire and,
said he, "Ic Grant is elected next Novem-
her, never expect TO see another presi-
dental election" Being asked his opinion
OF Grant personally, he said;
"That he is entirely moderated by the
country and the press. l know him very
well. He is a remarkable man, and one
that few appreciate, Of decided military
genius, indomtable energy and deter
mined will-just the man for coup d'etGt
such as the present Emperor Louis Napoleon
performed when he placed himself, on the
throne Of France
So much for Mr.. Stevens opinion OF
| Grant, based evidently, in part, upon the
estimate OF the cool way in which Grant
calculated the loss Of life in campaign.
Next comes Gen. Forests opinion of the
same hero, aud in what way the two differ
in some respects and agree in others, it is
curious to see. Forrest was, in the first
| place, "pumped at length, according to
the correspondent who took him in charge
on Ku Kluxsm, and though the veraciou'
writer winds up by telling us that the ex
rebel said he didn't belong to the order, yet
he would have us believe that Forrest gave
definite information as to its Numbering
| forty thousand ia Tennessee, and five humid
red and fifty thousand in the whole South
| had a captain in each voting precinct, knew
| its enemies, &C., and if Brownlow's order
for shooting them down was carried out
there would be bloodier war than ever
| That there would be an earnest and deter
mined resistance in such case there can be
no doubt, without reference to Ku- Klux OIL
| any other name that might be given thost
| thus treated. But to the Generals opinion
Of Grant. Said he's
regard him as great military com
| mander, good man, honest and liberal, auC
it elected lO'il, l hope and believe, execute tn
ld,cS honestly and faithfully. Aud, by the
way, report has been published in F,~nC
| of the papers, stating that while Gen. Giant
and lady we're at Corinth in 1862, they tool
and carried of furniture and other property
| 1 here brand the author as a liar. | was a
| Corinth ouly a short time ago, and l per
sonoly Investigated the lohOle matter, talked
with the people with whom he and his
| lady lived while there, and they say thai
their conduct was everything that could
have been expected Of gentleman anC
lady, and deserving the highest praise.
am opposed to Gen. Grant in everything
but would do him justice.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11

STANTON AND SCHoFIELD-A LOOK AT
HEADQUARTERs.-A Washington letter in
the Hartford Post has few items Of inter-
est which are worth reproducing. We read
that the War Department has much chang.
ed since Stanton's time.
He used to do all his writing standing mp,
with packages of papers placed like sentries
all over the table at classified points, aud
the create ST OF all marvels TO me was that
they did not blow away. His will seemed
TO keep them still, without the aid Of clamp
or paper weight. He removed the Secre-
tary's Office from its former immemoral
place, near the head Of the stairway, off to
far corner, and there s. b fled works still,
in the room, overlooking the green yard,
where Thomas demanded that stanton 60
away. This room is in sight of the White
House, Sd that the two euemies could look
towards each other with malice in their
eys. StantUn's sofa, where he slept on guard,
has been carried ont OF the ante. room 10
his office, and Schoteld works along like an
old West Pointer, making no enemies, flu
iNhing business up clean aud expeditiouSly
lilo is a strong looking man, we'll bearded
faithful aud prudent in all things. The OF.
ice 10 little thing 10 handle compared 10
what ~ was, when contractors were number.
ed bv brigades, and half the population OF
the North passt d IN single file beli rs the
keen lawyers searching speclaclrs. There
are few objects here To interest a stranger
| They show the spot where LIMO USED Il
| lit at night, reading through his glasses
| the irresol ute swayiug OF the war. Som,
old plates Of Napoleou's battles adoru The
yesubule. A portrait of Zachary Taylor
as President, hangs thoughtfuliy above
Most OF the standards aud trophies hay,
! gone TO other places.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11

POsToFFrCE AFFARs.-- Virginia and Vest
Virginia Establishments. Spring Creek, Rok-
ingham county, Va, D. f. Long appointed
postmaster, near route Stanton to DaytSn !;
papers to Sangerville. Rushville, Rocking
ham county, Va John L. Kerlin postnhs-
ter; same route.-Doddridge Doddrdge
county, West Virginia, Johu M. Griblie
postmaster on route from West Milford.to
Oxford. Harbor's Miils, Putnam CO., West
Virginia, j. Foster postmaster on Touie
from Winfield to Hamlin.
The following offices in West Virginia ale
discontinued correspondence intended for
them will be sent to the offices specified -
Junction, Hampshire county, to RomeDy:
Georgetown, Lewis county, to Weston;
Grcensburg, Berkeley county to Martins
burg Sugar Grove, Pendleton county, p
Mcdowell; Round Glade, Raleigh CO., D.
Raleigh Court House Savage Grant, Wayne
county, to Credo; Glade Run, Preston
county, to Kingwood Court House; Richard
sonyille, Calhoun county, 10 Spencer Free.
port, Writ county, to Walker Frankfort
Greenbrier county, TO Lewisbnrg; Horse
Neck, Pleasant county, TO Willow Island ;
Second Creek, Greenbrier county, TO White
Sulphur Springs; Mill RIM, Preston county,
to Brandonvlle Mercer Salt Works, Mercer
county, to Peterstown Reedyville, Roane
county, to Spencer; Cold Water, Doddridge
CO., to West Union Calhoun, Barbour
county, to Weston Browns Mills, Harrison
county, TO Wilsonhurg; Egypt, Monroe
county, to Union; Magnolia Vale, Morgan
county, to Paw Paw Clover Valley, Mason
county, TO Upland.
At Wytheyile, Va, P. r. Gibson is
designated as mail messenger, vice r. X.
Shores & Co.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11

on the coast of Norway to tempt him
into search for the Mae lstrom. His
alarm was greatest when he first began
to circle slowly but surely around that
vast but fearful outline beyond which
nothing could 90 and hope to return.
We have passed beyond the slow circles
of reflection and reason. The awful
whirl and roar of revolution, have par~
allied the conservative functions of the
mind. Prudence has gwen way TO
curiosity, and alarm to wonder. Self
lore seems to have persisted, and we
really revel in the doubtful extacy of
amazement. The Governor of Tennes-
see, like all other violent and cratic
functionaries, has become the imperso>
nation of defiance to all restrain Two
SOURCES of hope yet remain, the
Senate Of the State and the National
Executive. The former seems to eschew
the extreme lawlessness of which it was
begotten, and has refused to assent to
the bill passed by the House, and it
has shown some respect to the restraints
usually observed in legislation by de-
cliniDg to allow the House to run riot
over the wishes of the Senate as well as
the people. The name of Mr.. Ryder
having been placed on the joint com.
mittee to Washington, the Senate has
refused to allow his name to be with
drawn at the option of Mr. Singletary,
the delegate from Garter. This gentle.
man found much fault with the gentle
man from Shelby because he had been
opposed to the impeachment of the
President; had, on various occasions,
vindicated the course Of Senator Fowler,
and was opposed to the military bill of
the present session. All of which the
gentleman from Doe river pronounced a
record upon these questions with the
Republican party of Tennessee as black
as hell.
This elegant and refined phraseOlogy
had the effect of bringing to his feet
| Mr.. Ryder, who seems, Notwithstanding
his recent associations, to have retained
some degree of self,respect, and he pro.
nounced the first charge falsehOod,
pleading boastfully his guilt with regard
to the last one. All of which was
quietly pocketed by him of Doe river
The President assures the good peo
pie Of Tennessee that the nationa
forces will be used to watch and restrain
the Tennessee State Guards, if the Sen
ate should yield to the insane demand
of the House. The whole people of GU
land should rise to thank Andrew
johnson, who claims that he has lief
house and home and kindred and land
for his own opinions, and of whom it i
but just to say, Whatever may have bee,
his errors as military Governor of Ten
uessee, that he canpoint to his course i
the two loftiest positions in America
the Senate and the Presidential man
sion, aud show that he left friends an
kindred and party for what his enemie
I should concede to be an abiding Low
1 for law and the welfare of his country
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11
What is this Marvellous 1RtidOte
for Disease

Which, for TWENTY YEARS, has been win
ming "golden opiniOus from all sorts OF peo-
plen under the name of HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERSH
1t is an infusion of the most excellent
tonic, nti-biious, anti-scorbutic and alter
alive herbs, roots and barks, in the purified
spirituous essence of Rye.
HOW DOES 1T OPERATEl
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11

NLw CoTroN,-The Journal has already
noticed the reception Of the first bale OF new
cotton Ia this city Gom Vicksburg, Miss
We have nee seen specimen OF the arti-
Gle in qu's o., which is Sally midding ia
quality, yely clean, and OF fair saple. The
cot ON WIS raised by IL. ). Fulkerson, and
sod bv W. d. Reynolds & Bro ,ousgne,s S.,
TO j. N. Smith X Bro, for the Manch, srer,
Va, Mills, for thirty five GEMS per pound
The freight on this GO ton nom Vicksburg
20 Nerl,lk was only "a cents per pound,
aud 10 proper rNertious are made vast
amount OF cotton can bee induced TO be- sent
{ ON the Southern States 20 NOtolk, where
u can he sold 10 home aud foreign markets.
--No"'ole JOtr al.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

The President proclaims the ratiiica-
ton of treaty with Nicaragua Of
friendship, commerce and navigation,
free trade, equal privileges to American
citizens, protection of the routes OF COM
munication through Nicaragua by the
United States as long as they are man.
aged in accordance with the spirit of
the treaty. The treaty also provides
for the transit of United States troops
and munitions over these routes.
The large expenditures Of the War
Department and the Freedmen's Bureau
have added several millions to the ma
iional debt, while the difficulty between
Rollins and McCulloch still continues.
A warrant was issued against Com
missioner Rollins in New York, to
which be refuses to reply, averring that
the charges are unfounded.
There is little prospect of session
in September, as many of the Radical
members think it will result in damage
te their cause in November.
VIRGINIA.
The contract for the building of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad has been
granted to the Virginia Central road,
while the Virginia Central and Coving-
ton roads cease to exist, the two being
known now as the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. The road is to be built in
three years, and report is current that
the company has secured loan of
s1O,OOO,OOO.
The Springs have had a round of
grand balls, but the cool nights are
driving the visitors to their homes.
The Virginia Horticultural and Pom.
illogical exhibition will take place in
Richmond on the Odd of September.
TENNESSEE.
The militia bill is now considered as
dead, while committee has been sent
to Washington to ask the President to
furnish Federal troops to aid in main
taing order. A favorable response has
been obtained from the President, for
he has promised to use every means
within his power to maintain law and
order and to protect the people against
Brownlow's militia.
The Legislature is engaged upon 4
Ku>Klux bill.
On the 9th inst. a party Of negroes
sacked the house of S. A. Alexander
near Memphis, seriously wounding Alex
ander himself, and set the house or
fire, which was afterwards extinguished
GENERAL.
The negroes have been turned out o
the Georgia Legislature, being declared
ineligible by large majority. They
declare their intention of running car,
pet-baggers against native citizets s.
Turner on leaving the House, shool the
dust from his feet.
The Alabama Legislature passed
law allowing the Governor TO aploin
newspapers in which all legal noce
should appear ; thereupon the Gove-no
appointed all papers in the State,
A writ of Habeas Corpus has leel
refused the Tortugas prisoners, Will
Pinchbeck, the negro Senator in Lolis
? lana, threatens 20 burn the city of Eey
Orleans.
The people are leaving Virginia CITY
Montana, and following up the Pacf
Railroad, many going to Salt Lake.
The Radicals have carried Vernon
by small increased majority.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11
ABINGDON, Sept. 4, 1868.

EDITOR NIRGINIAN:
Dear Sir-The rumor which you have
published that Mr.. DOrr, once contractor
on the Virginia aud Kentucky Railroad,
bur whose contract was set aside in April,
1861, "Nill have fifteen hundred hands at
work IN short time" is not well founded I;
and there are many reasons for saying that
that particular rumor cannot prove true.
Very respectfully,
Your Ob't seryt,
70. W HuGHEs.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11

This question may be briefly answered a
follows: 1t operates
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-11

THE Legislature Of Tennessee is
about at dead lock, The bill passed
by the House is beyond question the
most bigh-handed piece Of usurpation
which has ever been attempted in the
name of civil liberty. Its defiance of the
Constitutions OF the Upited States and
of the State of Tennessee seems, in the
rapid whirl of political madness, to
awaken but little alarm The Rudical
policy appears, in the number and bold
ness Of its usurpations, 70 have left the
human conscience but ruin. To-day
the people of America seem TO fad their
typical representative in thatuususpect'
ipg individual who allowed dead calm
New-York tribune., 1868-10-26
FARM ITEMS.

In Australia the bees resemble large horse
flies, and they do not sting.
1t is said that the earliest potatoes Of any
given variety, produced from seed not qnlte rpe
Timothy Dwight, President of Yale College,
the first in this country to give strawberries gar
den cultivation. .................
A chemy-tree grows in Utah 1S inches high,
with top round cherry, withstands the great
est cold, and is loaded with sweet fruit.
He is farmer who keeps his farm from run
ming down, he who does not do this is pretended
farmer
Worthy of note, that half q tun of grapes
were shipped last week from Washington Market to
Glasgow, Scotland
Only a few varieties of apples will grow well
in extremely cold climates; these are the Duchess OF
OldenbuTg Red Astrachan, ST. Lawrence and Wine
Sap.
An association has been formed in England
for the purchase of euper-phosphate at the lowest
rates and TO discourage all other kinds Of commercial
fertilizers.
Alderman Mech, the great scientific farmer
of England. Is challenged 10 farm in competition
with undTained upland, acre by acre, and at any
expense he may name
At the Colorado fair cabbages weighed an
average Of 45 II each ~ turnps and 5Op0tatoes llo @
each a barrel and there were squasbes % lee' Ih o
cumfeTence.
The LOngwOrth- Cincinnati prize for the Dos.
wine grapes for the whole country, was eIt.Ii eItcn ~
Ivess Seeding and the Concord; for the Desl I'ulo
grape TO the Concord.
The Iowa Agricultural College opens TINS
month. RECEIVES pupils without distinction OF SEX
While the Young men learn farming, the young
women learn 10 cook and keep house.
New-York tribune., 1868-10-26
AFETY, SPEED and COMFORT.
FOR BOSTON

WORCESTER PALMER FiTCiIBURG NASHUA LOWELL, clN
CORD, THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AND
INTERMEDIATE POINTS '.-
The rev snd staneb steamers o Norwich Line.
CITY OF BOSTON aud CITY OF EBWloRk
leave EsHYork daily Sundays eIoeged at ocoek u from "a
No ~ North River, foot OF Vestry-n,
FOR NEW-LOEDON,
with Steamboat Express an from The sbo's
points aud Boston and worcester, Woess 81
Nashua aud New. London and Northern Railroads
Fr,igb, "a len AZ the owss, rates inquire of
j. SHORT, q the Pier.
New-York tribune., 1868-10-26
HUDSON RIVER AND HARLEM RAIL.

HUDSON RIVER AND HARLEM 'KAlLs
ROADsOa ard ater MONDAY NAV II. 1903 uaius for Al.
bany and TTo connecting With hrhsTa aad Western unh VII
Een-lork follows: ..
m kIprs train HUDSON River Railroad Thieh ST and
BneO Bridge And Saratoga With
Troy sith for Rnlnd Bur-
the North Drawing from New York Rochester,
Nh sleeping for tAs Hss sthsr North SeaEs
Shore ins :.
II NJ Express via Harlem Railroad Tveriy sixth a. and
eoHnegs Chatham with Western Railroad for Lebanon
spsgs Ptt-feh &c ALBANY with Western trains Troy
ir,ias Saratoga Raaut Burlington aud the North
Express train VIA Hudson River Railroad connecting AZ
AbsDy With trains for the West and Al rroy With trains o Rntasd
Darlington, Aad the Noh Drawing ATTACHED to s taH
SATatogA. ....-
aarhs eonuectug Albany with Western lcs AID st Troy
With trsins Montreal, with slseping ear attached
EIpess train Harlem Railroad eonssetrg Chsth.na
Railroad for Lebanon Sprngs Pstet kc AID at A.
bany trains Sleeping ears attached At Albany
Buffalo and Suspension Bridge without ehrgs
0gewbuTg without change. Rome W.
sai Railroad Connection for Troy Will be made at Eat Albany.
This train will Sundays -.
n M train via Hudson River Railroad With sleeping sieh.
pg At Albany Buffalo and Bridge
ani points North Drasug
attached at Albany.
10 intermediate stations York
Returning leave PongbkspEs Arriving Newfork st 60
Harlem Railroad leaving Portysecod at
Mflerton at SEQ Returning leaves Miscs
ton A, a. 20 D. N. alliyinK New-io at l2m.
wM H. VANDERBILT. veePrs.dent.