Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-06

Special to the Union and American. by th
Southern and Pacific Telegraph Line.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
New YORK, Jan. 5.-Mr. Osgood, re
ceiver of the Merchan fs Union compan,
has been served with an order to vacate
The writ must be served next Wednesday
A movement has been commenced b
forming new express company TO ruI
over the principal line of roads and com
pete with the existing organizations.
The report that James Gordon Bennett
was seriously i'll from paralytic shock i
without foundation. He is attending Il
business as usual.
The Washington correspondent Of The
World gives Gen. Grants opinion or
prominent men, as he has given then
10 private conversation with his friends
Gen. Grant regards E. B. Wsshburne al
honest and friend in need. He can have
whatever he wants from Grant. Grant
considers Rawlins as brother-a man ca
= pable Of filling any place but too poor to
take Cabinet position. Senator Morgan
mereizss bag Of dollars; all his Senate
riai1abors being TO secure his reelection
Ftssenden as the ablest statesman in the
Senate, and a man Of the highest order of
intellect, catholic views, large and well
improved experience, and great moral
courage. Sumner he considers as a greaI
scholar, finished orator, and faithfGl re-
preventative Of his State.
know nothing personally Of Wendell
Phillip, said Gen. Grant lately. should
have respected him and accredited him
with more honesty Of purpose if he had
opposed my election. i certainly could
never support a man l thought as weak
and bad as he profts,ed to believe me.
Logan is the coming man of Illinois.
When Douglas died his mantle fell upon
Logan. His gallantry and success in the
field are not properly appreciated by the
leaders Of the party. Senator Morton is
too much Of politician to be & safe fnan-
cial adviser, and makes greater effort 10
make his views popular than to demon
strate their soundness. When Morton
adopted the greenback fallacy of Pendle-
ton he moderated the integrity Of the
masses. When he endangered to show
way to specie resumption he overrated
popular avTrice.
James Gordon Bennett is a Scotchman.
No man born in Scotlsnd becomes accli-
mated TO this country. He has always
conducted his journal on the principle
enunciated by the Scoichman who advised
his son John, when you have money
marry a woman who has money, for any
woman may turn out i'll, but God, the
money never will"
Henry Ward Beecber don't want Office,
but he would be better preacher if he
we're less of politician, and better poll
tician if he we're less a preacher. 1t is
impos ible to have a philanthropy that
will cover a whole nation and yet fit Ply
mouth Church.
citizen, and pure man. He has great
powers of organization, and the army of
the Potomac was the best organized and
best disciplined army the world ever saw.
For accomplishing this the country j.
indebted TO Mcclellan. While to large
extent Mcclellan lost the confidence of
the country, he never lost the confidence
of his army.
Rutler is not 80 bad as his enemies repre-
seat him. | have no illwill towards him
and am satisfied there would never have
been any difference between US if it had
not been for the misrepresentation of other
parties. There il no truth in the report
that George Wilkes arranged our differ
ences. There il nothing in common be-
tween Wilkes and me except a fondness
for horses and the turf Butler is a man
of great force and character, and he would
be leader in any country in which he
lived,
Greeley is great and good man and
the cause of human liberty. He always
seemed to NE to exIggerate the right side
Of human nature and under-rate its dark
eide. He exaggerated the capacities OF
The negro while he moderated the crime
Of JET. Davis. SIch men are always the
dupes Of mea ofinferior abilities.
Raymond always reminded me of
jumping jacket. He is heads up or tails
up, Just as Seward or Weed moves.
When Raymond goes wrong feel like for-
giving him then, for he knsEs not what he
does. Nobody supposes him to be any
thing but the mouIhpiece Of Seward and
Weed He is a brilliant writer if he would
be independent. Seward is a man Of great
ability and very little principle. If he had
not introduced his politics to Weed he
might have been a statesman, but Weed
being a very corrupt litician, Seward
was dragged down from the elevation of
IS =!atesmanship 10 the lowest depths of
demAgoguery. johnson would have re-
manned a pure, true patriot, and wise
President, if he had been removed from
! the baneful influence of Seward.
LOUISVILLE KY, Jan. 5.-We learn
: from o. j. Smart, conductor on the accom-
mediation train on the Louisville and
Frankfort railroad, that Ihe greatest ex
element prevails in LaGrange over th'
murder Of Morris Reardors a shoemaker
who worked for Mr.. Lanel Y that place
Saturday night, about nine CLOCK, MOI
ris Rsardon, who sleeps at the store Q
Laner, AMI who had just retired, Wal
awakened by some one entering upon tn
rear window Of the house. He at once so
ND and struck a light, which he had II,
sooner done than two shots were fired 4
him, one Of which missed and the otGe
penetrated his bowel, inhicting a w0uE,
from which he died at six O'clock obi
morning
WASHINGTON, Jan. Soon after ID
Senate assembled Senator Ferry introduce
resolution, calling on the President for
cop, of his amnesty proclamation and ala
to know by what authority OF Law sue
proclamation was made, which led 10 cor
siderable discussion
report was start5dttis morI
ing in White House circles thi
Grant intends giving New York Ii