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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16
TAXES AND THE BANK OF TEN
NESSEE.

NESSEEs
There appears to be an erroneous impress
sion as to the extent to which the notes of
the Bank of Tennessee are receivable for
taxes under the late decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. Neither
that decision nor the charter of the bank
authorizes the holders of the notes Of that
institution to pay their county or corpora
ton taxes with such notes. The twelfth
section of the charter provides as follows:
''That the bills or notes of the said cor
poration, originally made payable, or
which shall have become payable on de-
mand, in gold or silver coin, shall be re-
ceivable at the treasury of the State, and
by all tax collectors and other public Off
GERS, in all payments for taxes or other
monies due to the State.
1t win be seen that this section makes
no provision as to the payment of county
or corporation taxes with the issues of the
bank. In the case decided by the Supreme
Court of the United States, the parties only
offered to pay the State taxes with the
notes of the Bank of Tennessee. For
the taxes due TO the county they made a
tender of greenbacks, So there was no
issue before the court involving the ques-
ton of the right TO pay county and corpo-
ration taxes with the notes of the Bank of
Tennessee, and if there had, there cannot
be a doubt as to what the decision would
have been. 1t is very clear that only
'taxes or other monies due to the State
can be paid with the notes of the Bank of
Tennessee. The collectors of county and
corporation taxes have a right TO demand
grcenbacks from those owing such taxes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial writes that the
statement of the compromise of the Ten
ncssce railroad case in the Supreme Court
of the United States, as tclegraphed from
Washington, is erroneous The railroad
committees jointly prepared a bond TO Sc
cure the government for its claims in case
judgment shall finally be rendered against
them This bond was accepted by the
attorneys for the government in place Of
receiver, which was asked in the ped-
ton before Justice Swayne. The cases,
about twenty in all, now go back to the
lower court, TO be tried ON their merits
This is very different arrangement from
that heretofore telegraphed. It's thought
IN equitable settlement viii show the gov
ernment Of he United States largely in
debtcd 10 the roads. ... ....
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One-half the Regular Rates.

We want good reliable agents in every part Of the
country. By employing your spare time to form
clubs and sending us orders, you can obtain the
most liberal commissions, either in cash OF
merchandise, and all goods sent by us will be
as represented, and we guarantee satisfaction &c
every one dealing with our house.
Agents should collect ten cents from each Gus
toner, and forward to us in advance, for Descrip-
tive Checks Of the goods we sell
The holders of the Checks have the privilege OF
either purchasing the article thereon described, OF
of exchanging for any article mentioned on our
Catalogue, numbering over $50 different articles,
not one of which can be purchased in the usual
way for the same money.
The advantages of first sending for Checks are
these: We are constantly buying small lots Of very
valuable goods which not our catalogues, and
for which issue checks till all are sold; besides,
in every large club will put checks for Watches,
Quilts, Blankets, Dress Patterns, some other ar
tice of value, gtUing some members Of the et'tb an
opportunity Of purchasing article for about one
quarter Of its UGiite.
In every order amounting to over $50, accom-
panied by the cash. the agent may retain g. and in
every order of over 500, 50 may be retained to
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NASHVILLE 1N1oN AND AMERICAN TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16 1862


to advance the opinion that the
Constitution of any sgoyall State can
be changed BY counting the Publications
of these States. Falling then back on
Summers theory, and excluding the ten
reconstructed States from the count, there
win remain only twenty-seyen States
whose voice can be legally heard Accord
ing to Radical ideas, and hence seven
States will be sufficient to defeat the
amendment, and in the list above men
toned there are ten of this class, and no
Radicsii ia ingenuity can reduce the number
below seven; and hence either counting
or not counting the ten congressional
RECONSTRUCTED States, the proposed fif-
teenth amendment is defeated.
Congress has for 50 long ridden rough
,shod over the masses, that something
must be done to stop this fraudulent man
ufacture of constitutional amendments,
and ratifying them by Legislatures gotten
up by caucus order from Washington.
And no way appears more practical than
to change the Constitution of the United
States by requiring all amendments to be
ratified by the majority Of the electors OF
each State, instead Of the Legislature.
Let the Legislature of Tennessee instruct
her Senators and request her Representa-
tives in Congress to propose in lieu of the
fifth article of the Constitution of the
United States something like the follow
ing:
Art. V. The Congress, whenever two
thirds of both houses shall deem it neces-
sa1y shall propose amendments to this
| Constitution, or on the application Of the
Legislatures of two-tbirds of the several
States. shall call Convention for pro-
| posing amendments, which in either case,
| shall be published as may be provided by
law, for six months preceding the next
election for Representatives in Congress
/ in each of the States, at which time, the
same shall be submitted to the electors OF
| the several States for their ratification or
| rejection, and when more than one amend
ment shall be submitted at one time, they
| shall be submitted so as to enable the
electors to vote on each amendment sep
arately, and if majority of the electors
voting in said State, at such election, shall
adopt such amendments in three-fourths of
the several States, they shall become valid
to all intents and purposes as part OF this
Constitution, provided, that no State with
out its consent shall be deprived of its
equal suffrage in the Senate.
On this distinct appeal to the people al
the ballot box against the schemes of con,
gressional conspirators, and partisan Leg
islatures combining to centralize all power
in their hands at the expense of popular
rights and local government let s
grand rally be made throughout the coun
try, to save to the people of the United
States, against political chicanery, a voice
in making amendments to their own Con
i stitutiOn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

The present headof the internal revenrs
bureau at Washington seems determined
to wiring every dollar possible out of the
producing classes. 1t viii be seen from
the letter printed elsewhere that the latest
decision of that functionary is that farmers
who go to market and sell their produce
are brokers, and must pay a special tax.
Farmers are exempt from special tax
when selling their produce al the place OF
production, or in the manner Of pedlars.
BY selling at the market place, even
though a different stand or station is taken
every time, is not selling in the manner of
a pedlar The farmer who is in the habit
of going to the market place, and makes
it his business to sell, is required TO pay a
snpcigl tax.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16
WENDELL PHILLIPS on THIF,
EETURNG


Wendell Phillips the man who fur
nishes the Republican party with brains, So
is troubled about dhe result of the recent
elections. Hei out with a characteristic
article on the subject nthe dati-Mwcyy
Standard, in which be says:
eve are now floating away from the
Keen and angry devotion 10 the one great
question of the war-,he negro. =
Temporary mischief win result. Several
of the Southern States, most OF them,
win fall at first into Rebel hands
The administration is guilty of cruel ne
elect. The garment, whose skirts are full
uf innocent blood, she'd by its predeces-
sor, il has voluntarily put on. 4
II needs no future hour to showthat il has
broken a nations pledges 10 the loyal men
of the South, and basely left them, un.
shielded, to their enemies. No financial
success viii ever give such idlers and tops
the credit of statesmen. Treacherous,
selfish betrayers of those who trusted
them; guilty of blood, and as having
shattered away the noblest opportunities
zzksAsszaAaEsI recard of their history.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

TIE result Of the election in Illinois for
delegates TO the Constitutional Convention
is a surprise. The final result stands: A
Democrats to Il Republicans, even giving
the Republicans two Independents who
were elected 10y the Democrats. The ey-
tent of this triumph can be judged OF
from the fact that Grant carried the State
by a majority of 5l,l5O, and that the
Legislature stood y Republicans 10 81
Democrats. The Chicago Times, speak
ing of the Convention, say the Democrat
''are not only numerically stronger, bu
have heavier metal intellectually
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16
WHEY fbe nosition Of Minister 10 Cbia,

WIEN eposHlon or Minister 10 Ihina,
was rendered 20 Mr. Lowe, of California,
he accepted il as though he was anxious
to make a visit to the Celestial Empire
Now il is stated he will not start for
China until after the meeting of Congress
lie was averse 10 accepting the mission at
all, and it is now asserted that If he fails
in having the mission exalted to one of the
first -class, early in the session Of Congress,
he viii rcsign and return TO California.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

GEN. SPINNER thinks the illegal small
notes now afoat were first circulated i'll
New York. Secretary Boutwell, has sent
ten expert lady counters TO New York to
count sheets of paper and currency in the
process of being printed there. There is
evidently suspicion in Washington that
all is not right in New York on the cur
Tency question.
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THE E1GTsLArURE FEsTERDAY.

Another committee Of conference was
appointed on the convention bill, and were
instructed, by the following vote, to agree
ON seventy-ive as the number-of delegates
and make necessary changes as to time;
Ayes-Messrs. Bryant, clelneritson, Cub
bins, Eason, Green, Hart, Halves, Luttrell,
Millsap, Palmer, Peyton, and Speaker
Thomas-l2.
Noes -Messrs. Cooper1 Of Davidson,
Etheridge, Faulkpsr, Hall Norris, Nelson
and Pearson-7. OahNE
The Committee Of Conference reported
back that the Senate recede from all its
amendments, except that authorizing any
one freeholder to call ON as many others as
need be to hold tia election. In case the
Commissioner Of Registration or The Sheriff
should from any cause fail to do so; also
recommending that the date of the cleo
ton and of the sitting of the convention be
postponed one week. aE.fEE RI Ss
THIS report was concurred in by the
affirmative vote of all present.
Senate bill to provide for the registra-
ton Of certificates Of redemption of lands,
passed its third reading.
Bills were introduced to amend the char
ter Of Edgefeld, providing that the Re
cOIu6E bldtl DC N0Sbcu VIII cOlCuTT60s lufl3-
diction of Justice of the Peace, and that
the Mayor and aldermen shall have power
to levy tax; and toabolish the1 9TH Judicial
circuit of Tennessee
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A resolution was passed, providing fo1
the reprinting Of the land laws of Ten.
1essee. v1eff gesF
Resolutions were introduced, requiring
the Trustee Of the Bank of Tennessee t.
burn the notes of the Bank now in hi,
possession, and appointing a joint com
mittee TO superintend the same; requiring
the Comptroller and Treasurer to receiv,
in payment of interest due the State by any
railroad, any bonds that may be due befor,
the maturity of such interest.
A resolution providing that member
having leave of absence except for sick
ness of themselves or family, shall reeeiv,
no pay pro ten. was rejected by vote o
% TO 80.
Bills were introduced, to sell the delin
guent railroads of the State, making it tn
duty of the Comptroller TO inform the Gov
ernor of delinquencies in the payment Q
interest, whereupon the Governor shall di
rect the Attorney General to file a bil
against each such railroad company in tn
Chancery Court of the proper district t
amend the school laws; to fix the license G
retail liquor dealers pro rata according t
population of towns; to reduce State Ia
on theaters, and suppress icentiousnes
and drinking at places of amusement; t
amend the charter of Edgefeld
The COMMITTEE on Federal relation
reported on the fifteenth amendment, re
commenting Its rejection, minority repoI
being presented by Mr. Bakerin favor of il
ratification. The reports were made tn
special order for IL o'clock this morning
The report Of the Committee of Confei
ence on the convention bill agreeing o
the basis of seventy-fve delegates, th
election TO be held on the third Saturda
in December, and the Convention to as
semble on the second Monday in January
was concurred in by a vote of 81 TO ., an
the Senate informed thereof.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

TELEGRAPHIo dispatches from Washing
ton report that satrap Ames' regulations
and details of officers for the election in
Mississippi are approved by the Presi-
dent, who has declined all appeals to
change them
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Cash for Cotton Seed.
Farmers Save Your Cotton Seed:

We viii pay the Highest CASH
Price for Cation Seed, and furnish
bags TO ship in all seasons Of the
ueor.s .l-irs La fd ~ ssaRr5i ,
J.F. O.sHAUGHEESsY & CO,
iunls-em No. "a SOuih Market ST.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

The Navy Department has instructed
Admiral Radford TO detail man-of-wm
to carry the remains of George Peabody
to this country. 1t is thought the Eng
fish viii concede the request of our gov
eminent TO have the remains brought to
this country In one of our w5 vessels.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16
Real Estate for Sale,

TWO BRICK HOUSES on LINE STREE
> one with four rooms and kitchen, and the
other with eight rooms and kitchen, both In
No. | condition,
A. feet Of ground on Cav street. opposite the
IS feet of ground on Water street. small
An undivided half of 43 feet on Water street.
a small lot co Capitol hill. near the Capitol.
size not remembered.
az feet on Hish street. South Nashville.
All the above property isih the corporation OF
Nashville. ..rH- ...a
700 feet Of lots in West Nashville, out Of
the corporation.
80 feet ON Bass street. Edeehsld.
80 acres on MGrfreesbOre pike, on Nashville
side Of Mill creek, yeEy desirable for residence
for a Nashville business man.
= lots in BroOklin, each containing from 10
. acres; sfono house on enc. ami q new frame
90 another. the balance vacant
sac acres on Whites Greek and the Ridge.
! { includes the 2 tper Mill properly and all i'm
prOvemenis thereon.
All the above property Is clear of all incum
brances exeePtfhis years taxes. as the records
viii show. The money for IL is badly wanted
for improvements and business at Manchester.
Tenn. All or any portion OF Z gill be sold at a
great sacrifce
/ also offer for sale s. steam engine, % inch
cylinder foot stroke, slide valve with two
double fac boilers, "A inches IS feet long; Ere
fronts. CRATE bars aod all complete.
Also one SIMS engine. 8-ineh. q inch stroke.
Said eu CINE all complete, bnt no boiler.
Saidengines used at the paper mill on W hite's
creek. and believe the maehnisis of Nash
vile know / always used the best Of machinery.
For examination, etc, of any Of the above
property. call on q. Whiteman. at White
man Bros paper store. Nashville, Tenn.
oetl4 tjanl ". y. " HIrEMAN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16
THE FOURTEENTH AMENDEKENT
AND STATE CONVENTION.


We have been asked whether the Four
teenfh Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States prohibited ex-Confeder-
ates from being members Of the State Con
yenti0n. We think not. 5v ~
The third section of the Fourteenth
Amendment reads as follows: 1--afEa
NO person shall be Senator or Rep
resentative in Congress, or elector of
President or Vice President or hold any
office civil or military, under the United
States or under any State, who having
previously taken an oath as q member of
Congress or as an officer of the United
States or as a member of any State legis-
ture or as an executive or judicial officer
OF any State, to support the constitution
Of the United States, shall have engaged
in instruction or rebellion against the
same or given aid or comfort to the enc
mics thereof. But Congress may by a
vote of two-thirds of each house, remove
such disability.
The first question which presents Itself
is this: Is delegate to State Convention
an officer, civil or military, under the Uni
ted States orunder any State? We thiab
not. An Office under State is an Office
created or authorized TO be created by tho
Constitution of the State; but the Conven.
ton is the power that created the Constitu
ton. 1t does not derive its existence
through, from or by the Constitution, bu
from that power inherent in the people
which is set forth in the Declaration Of
Rights. As an evidence of this, it is held
by the best authorities that person, hold
ing an Office under the United States o.
under State, may at the same time be {
member of State convention to make o.
amend the State Constitution. Chief Jus
tice Marshall, while Chief Justice of thu
United States, was member of the Vir
ginia Constitutional Convention. JudgI
Peck, while Jugdeof the Supreme Court o.
this State, was candidate for the con
vertion of 1884, which formed our pres
ent State constitution. He was defeated
but that does not alter the principle,
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BAILEY SPRINGS
LauderdaIe County, Ala.

7NHIS CELEBRATED WATERING PLACE
i with the Hotel and Cottages, containing III
sleeping rooms, besides parlors ball room, dining
hall, kitchens, bar and billiard rooms and offices
together with about 700 acres of land adjoining th'
Springs Tract, and all the household and kitchen
furniture, bar and alley fixtures, mules hogs, cat
tie, sheep etc,
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Valuable Water Power & Real Estate
FOR SALE.

YNHE UNDERSIGNED WIILrSEII. THE YALUA-
i bic Water Power and eight hundred acres OF
land connected and lying round it, known as Also
MA, on the line of the Nashville and Ghaitanooga
Rairosd near Estills Springs. As a Water Power,
this has some advantages over any other in tbs
state It is Immediately the line of the Railroad
in a good grain and cotton country.
For manufacturing, the cotton can be bought IN
the seed The fall is about Is feet, the river max
ing circuit Of ~ miles, and coming back so that
the entire stream can be turned by cut, which
is made through a solid rock. The site can never
be the least affected by high water.
This Water Power is the most celebrated and
BEST known as valuable power of any in the State.
The land all hes well and the most Of it is bottom
land just at this time a trade can be made with
118 by which the purchaser can make the Water
power clear. My Agents at Nashville are e,
AIESSRS. WALKER 4 WALKER,
uov-l4tf A. s. COLYAR-
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California Diamonds Set in Gold.

We are now making Jewelry Of the California
Diamonds These real stones of great brilliancy
and hardness and cannot be distinguished from
are particularly brilliant at night by artificial light
do not scratch or become dun by use, and retain
their brilliancy for an indefinite time. The follow
ing0r the prices:
ladies' and Gents Finger Rings, single
stone one karat weight ................S s. each.
Gents Pins, single stone, according to the
size OF the stone 4 to SC
ladies Cluster Pins Observation-Disclosures. 80
ladies' Cluster Earrings ..... Z 90
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

1t viii be seen from this that Gen. Sigel
runs ahead of his ticket more than Mr.
Greeley runs behind it, thus making the
average Democratic majority on the State
ticket about %, 600.
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Grapes, Apples and Peaches.

EOR SALE. 10000 CHOICE 0NBAND Two
year old Craps Vines. grown entirely IN
the open air, tom bearing EoOd-oEer twenty
varietie--EaTrantedt rus 70 name: IN me LET
the best wine and table srape now in cBltiTa'
ton,
Also. 1000 chsice grated and hu lded Ap-
pie and Peach trees.
Send for catalogue and price list. Nursery
four miles frOIa n ashyile. 90 the Gallatin pike.
address, q. ". q. PAYNE,
nclf If NaenvfIIa Tenn.
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R. F. NEVINS, Agent,
jy27 ly NkSHVILLE.lTENN.
BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY.

WE HAVE FOR SALE,
w the cheapest residence in Edgefield, stwo-
story frame house with six rooms, kitchen, cistern
and stabes-all in the very best order and not far
from the bridge. Price $4,000 cash.
Also large number of residences in Edgefcl1,
at prices and terms to suit all parties.
An the City we have a small two-stOTy brick,
with four rooms, at $1,000, on long time, situated
near the corner of Summer and Ash streets.
Also, two small frames near the Nashville and De
catur Depot, at 81 800 each.
Also, small frame with two rooms, in good COLI
dition, in Narth Nashville, at $500.
Also, beautiful brick, No. 78 South High street,
with six rooms, at 5000.
Also, three-stOry brick, on Broad, between Col
lege and Cherry streets, at S. 900.
Also, store and residence. new and in perfect
order, Broad, bet Summer and Cherry, at coo.
Also, store and residence, No. q South College
street, in perfect order, at S, eco.
Also, a two-story brick, on Deaderick, opposite
Banner office, at $4,000
Also, three-stOry brick store, No. 80 Union
street, at Sl2 0G0-rents for 81, $40 per annum.
Also, three-story brick store, No. Is South Mar
ket street, at 5000.
Also, two-story frame residence, No. "A Line
street, at s., COO.
Also, two-story brick with eight rooms, No. 2Oi
Gay street, at S2,5O0.
Also large number Of houses and lots all oyei
the city, including large number of SUBURBAN
RESIDENCES, for sale, for lease and for rent, OF
easy terms. Also farms Of every description anC
price. Give us a call and examine our list We vii
sell as low as the lowest
ARLINGTON, FARRAR & WEAKLEY,
noyI1-tf No. 81 North College street.
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We do not offer single article Of merchandise
that can be sold by regular dealers at our price.
We do not ask you to buy goods from unless we
can sell them cheaper than you can obtain them in
any other way, while the greater part Of our goods
are sold at about
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

The latest movement of the Liberals in
France is in favor of an elective Senate.
At present the Emperor appoints the
members of that body.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16

Gov. PALMER, of Illinois, has appointed
a negro notary public in Chicago. This
is the first time the political rights of the
negro have been recognized in that State.
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FOR RENT

ON THE 10TH INST, AT II O'CLOCK, ON THE
~ premises, at auction, the residence on the cor
ner Of Summer and Deaderick streets, containing
IL rooms. Also, two office rooms adjoining.
CALENDER & GARRETT, Agents,
noyI2-td No so North Cherry street.