New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
POLITICAL.
MISSOURI.


expressive Of for tho memory Of Washington,
reafhrming the doctrines OF the National Democratic
platform OF July last. urging Congress TO make appropr
atons for the improvement OF the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Rivers to make 81 ions po. OF entry and
ment be removed TO or near to 81 Louis. Resolutions
city oiciais, demanding reform in the city government
protesting against an increase OF the city debt and nrg
TO issue any more bonds for any purpose Speeches
made by several gentlemen and Central Committee
was elected.
MARTIAL LAW IN TENNESSEE.
On the Goth inst, Gov. Drownlow issued q
proclamation declaring Martial law in the following
counties viz Overton. Jackson Maury, Giles Marshall
Lawrence Gibson, Madison, and Haywood. There are
now 600 State Guards at Nashville armed and equipped,
under command Of Gen. Cooper who is directed 10 dis
tribute these troops at once and continue them IN serv
Ice until there shall be unmisakable evidence of the pur
pose Of all parties to keep the Is further ordered
In this proclamation that the General in command SHAH
enforce the rigid discipline among his troops requir
ing them i'm every particular to TO strict military
discipline showing quarters to either officers or PRIV
ates who shall bo found guilty OF habual drunkenness
BOSTON DEMOCRATS, GEN. GRANT, AND THE
.........-.. CONSTITUTIONS"
BosFoN, Feb. 23-The organization known as
tho Constitutional Union Club, which is popularity sup
posed to embrace its membership all Boston Democrats
who are respectable members OF society," had an annual
banquet House last evening, at which the
Hon. H. W. Paine presided The memory Of George
Washington the first toast and was drunk In
silence Tho descent from " the Father OF his Country
to e present President who was next toasted was sus
frghtful affair in all its aspects that 1T could not DO
borne in silence and the Hon. Thos T. Alnoiy was ~
fore called upon to make speech lie M .
any and cause and u was realy hnecte y,
near @ To Pncpes lie paid long euogy
A. Us services and then showed the members hat thty
had Work to perform. Thoy had duty to perform ~
the no. four or years in the past four Drive iho
President who the 4th Of March next 10 10 assume .c
be found far more idertical in yews with them
than those who elected him beloved. lL3nd
Democratic party and believed in the Constitution Of The
Uuft6d states. and therefore II required put nI.c
ngto trampe the Constitution under tS9 ieos ~ ~
that he should want friends thsX w3Hd ts G te hots
they would sim receive him into thet 9Msv or
Brewster Col GeSIg9 M Spfnf toass but ali took The
Constitution rs text, and eulogized thnt messea
meD letter was read from ten neo' S q sd Boston
friends for their courtesy. HIS letter W H.
variation from the speeches as voice from the grave
in the shupe OF letter from the Hon horalo oss
MU S,6t ma time Letters were also read from Coy
English OF Connecticut, Richard Odorihan Oh No"i
Coy. Hoffman, and L. 1. Winthrop
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GoVEkAo"
-. ..-... OK X.WUANPSHIRE. d,
Two OF three years ago the Democrats OF
Neynampshre talked OF p6lninatine Cen bet1
candidate for SoyeTn9E wen SS home one day and
for many hours Ia deep Thought ns %ie W
hi7 medi az, Se, 9t1 I, sone tain Of nominating
me for Governor. aud have been thinking adny, wna
sa% ,S Of New Hampshire 10 think Of nominating
for Governor" He had To give 1t UP, as nc couiu h3t
nomination the natural Inference That he has Gone
something very mean since no period 70 WHEN a1'Sn a
ast two or three years. has erased tsrereuuo now
that 1t has assumed new phase since bis aetUa' n0h