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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-15


WIN. G. SWAN, Esq, formerly of
Knoxville, died at his res;denee in
Memphis on Saturday night. He
was elected to the office of Attor-
ney General and Reporter for the
State several years ago, and he
filed the position with marked
ability. When the war between the
States broke out he cast his lot with
the South, and at the conclusion o.
that struggle, the feeling against
those who favored the Confederate
was such that he deemed it unsaf.
to return to his cid home. -
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-15
NEW ADvERTIsEmENTs
CAPITOL SQUARE.
Brick Church Tnrnpike.

~ ACRES OF, LAND ON THIS PIX, ~
q miles out, for sale at two thirds OF IL
value. No improvements. Title good. Call al
No. so North Cherry street. Real Estate once
nf itaI- cNI A, NELcON q W.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-15
A CARD.

MOT HAVING IN COURSE OF ERECTION
IN Tailoring Establishment. land no prospecl
of any, and having no goods to dispose OF az 2
small advance on costl To gentlemen turnlsn-
ing these goods would say, that will hx them
up In the best style and at prices to suit these
hard times.
Not having the means to procure foreign talent
and being vain enough to believe that (hevine
cut most successfully for Mr. Sam Prltchltt foi
over ten years. have native talent Of my own,
and viii DEVOTE my best energies to SUIT all who
may favor n win their patronage.
Blythe by, have secured the services Of Q
professional RepoVator of clothes, Qhe best n
tbs cauntFy,) and can guarantee satisfaction IN
that line. DAN. J. SCANLAN,
81 College st. (Sam Pritchitt's old stand)
oct tItf Up stair :.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-15

TN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION Is OF
Il the amended charter, citizens of this corpor-
alton are hereby notified that the Board OF
Equalization, as established and regulated by
law, for the purpose of adjusting the rates Of
the CITY Hall, at A. NJ,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-15

VlHE DISTINGUISHED ThOTTING Stall
IL lion, lnOI- will stand the present season
az Fair View Stock Farm, three miles from
GaiIatin, near Nashville Pike. at $50 the sea-
son, payable LIST July, 1869. In case of failure,
the mare will be returned tho next season
Srstis. Speeial attention will be givent 10 mares
rom a distance. Good grsss furnished gratis.
and grain fed at G We dollars per month.
~-- X. +. CHEATHAM,
mar2tf Supt. Fair View Stock Farm.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
The REGISTRARS,

We do not complain that while pay
ing yearly tax Of some fifty dollars,
We are not allowed, under the existing
laws of Tennessee, the privilege of re-
pairing to the Courthouse every year
or two and recording our preference for
Muggins or Scroggins, as the case might
be. We enjoy the liberty of a free
press, free speech, and free thought, and
we propose to use it to the fullest ex-
tent compatible with our obligations to
society and the interests of the public.
When Governor Senter was here OH the
18th of June we understood him to say
in his speech that he would remove
every Registrar who refused to register
citizens entitled to vote. We trust he
meant what he said. Every citizen en-
titled to vote under the existing laws
should have that right accorded to him
in the coming election; and should any
person so entitled be refused let him
make the fact known at once. Execute
the law fully and fairly while IL remains
in the statute book. We don't suppose
any disfranchised citizen desires any
thing else.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Cuban News.

A Havana letter Of the 18th says:
On the 10th several anxious dispatches
came to Espinar from Generals in the
field. They wanted men, and represent
cd their forces in danger. .
The Spaniards at Puerto Principe
and in the road to Neuvitas suffered
heavily from the rebel attacks. b..
A correspondent makes the follow
ing statement of forces in the field {:
The Government has $1,000 veterans !;
300 volunteers, added to 1880 volun-
teers garrisonng the principal cities, of
which 5000 are in Havana. The forces
of the patriots are $4,000 whites and
10000 negroes, Of which about $4,000
are well armed. This force will I'M
doubleday be increased to some 10000
whites and negroes in a short time,
should they continue to receive arms
and ammunition from the States.
Lssona assaulted the camp, consist
ing OF families who had abandoned Pu-
'crto. The assault was made at night,
and 1000 persons, old and young, men,
women and children, butchered. Gen
eral Marmal, under date of the 22d,
makes report of certain operations.
Among them the arrival of the Nipe
expedition, under Jordan, with 300
men, mostly Cubans, and even q great
er number of arms and ammunition
than he reported.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Eft tn Brute Z!

We regret to notice that character
named Brutus, whom profane history
assures us was present when Great
Julius bled, has been ruthlessly logged
into the present gubernatorial contest
through the inadvertence and thought
lessness of a youthful and inexperienced
Journalist. We have the word of Marcus
Antonius, friend of Caesars, that Bru-
tus was an honorable man." and his
introduction on an occasion like the
present is out of place and altogether
uncalled for. There amt nary Caesar
round now that we know of, standing
by the starry rivers side Supposed to
be the Eastanallee,) watching the image
of the planets in its fatal waters, and
contemplating a raid upon somebody's
smoke-house or chicken-coop. Let
us, then, beg the indignant young Ro-
man, perhaps "the noblest of them
all, to stay his uplifted arm u!.til some
foeman shall appear worthy of his steel.
Exit Brutus in the direction of Philippi
or any other place on the double-quick.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
4" State Finances"

Editor Athens Post: l have read the
letters of Blackburn and Fletcher up
on the subject of State Finances and
am satisfied we are not able to pay the
interest upon the Bonded debt even
with the present high rate of taxes. l
am, also, satisfied that we arc not able
to continue to pay the present taxes
They are grinding us to death. Let us re-
duce our taxes, and have an honest, eco
nomical administration Of the affairs of
the State. Virginia don't pay her inter-
est, nor does North Carolina. They
are as we'll thought Of as we are. The
man who is able to own a Tennessee
Bond is able to wait for the interest, or,
if need be, lose Bond, interest and all.
An effort now to pay will produce re-
pudiation, and l am not sure it can be
prevented any way. TAX PAYER.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Sensible Talk.

The Nashville Banner commends its
political friends not to have too much
confidence in the present political emer-
gency; but to "discard all prejudice
and passion; all personal and purely
selfish considerations; all favoritism
and jealousy; all sectional or race hos
tility, and determine to cast their votes
and influence, not for the man, nor his
record nor his measures, so much as
his present availability, with but one
all-pervading idea and hope-the resto-
ration of noble old Tennessee"
Those are our sentiments precisely,
more fully and forcibly expressed than
we could have done ourself.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Mr.. BOrie's Retirement.

Mr.. Borie, as Secretary of the Navy,
has ceased to be. The causes of his re-
tircment, it appears, are, his inaptitude
for public life, his enfeebled condition
in bodily health, the claims of his pri-
vate business, and the overshadowing
figure of Admiral Porter. Any one of
these reasons would be sufficient to JUS
tify Mr.. Borie's abdication; but all ia
ken together, it is wonder that he held
his place so long. He is good man, as
this wicked world goes, an amiable
Christian gentleman Of French descent
and of the old school; but he was out
of his element in the Cabinet. The
New York Herald thinks his example
in retiring from the torments of the
politicians, the fortunes of red tape and
the towering epaulettes eof Admiral
Porter, might, to the administration and
the country, be profitably followed by
several other members of the Cabinet
as it is, and we live in hope of further
changes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Terrific RunOr,

The Knoxville Press and Herald of
Wednesday gives currency to q rumor
which had reached that city, to the eff
feet "that the Stokes Central Commit
tee had determined to withdraw Gen.
Stokes as a candidate for Governor, and
place A. j. Fletcher, the present Secre-
tary of State, in the field, as their cam
didate, OH the basis of universal suf-
frage." 1t is possible our Knoxville CO.
temporary may only be joking; but as
Col. Stokes is already badly whipped,
we can see no reason why he should
be required to continue the canvass any
longer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Knox and SEWER,

Dr. j. b. Young, colored friend and
brother, is announced in the Knoxville
Press and Herald, as II candidate for
Joint Representative from Sewer and
Knox. AS there are two or three other
candidates in the field, the chances are
in favor of the election of " The Doc
tor He runs on the Stokes platform
of Restricted Suffrage for the White
Man. The signs indicate that there will
be several colored members in the next
Legislature.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Alexander III. stephens.

A letter from this gentleman is pub
lished in the New York World, at the
close of which the following occurs:
The great object with me in the rem
nant of my days is to do all in my pow
er toward the inculcations of such
truths and principles as are essential
for the maintenance Of our institutions
as handed down from the fathers. TO
this course the future of my life is de-
voted. And Notwithstanding all that
is said and has been said about the re-
bellion and the disloyalty of the rebels,
&C., | know of but one test of true 10y
atty in this country, and that is loyalty
to the principles of the Constitution of
the United States. In this, and in I'M
swerving devotion to them, yield to
no man that ever breathed the vital air
of Heaven ....,... ....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
The Crops Of the United States---
1S69-4-A q loifous Prospect.
{ From the New York Herp


The last monthly report of the Agri-
cultural Bureau at Washington gives us
an encouraging exhibit of the crops of
the present year, North and South, and
from various -othl tsources we 'have the
same cheering reports. The wheat crop
of the whole country will be magnifi-
cent one. much the largest, we expect,
ever raised in the United States. The
great Valley of Virginia reports five
million bushels, which is a splendid
yield; but California, with her fifty to
sixty bushels to the acre, beats it all
hollow. OF rye, barley and oats an
ample general crop is fixed in the har-
vested or ripening fields. A large
breadth Of land South has been planted
in cotton, and Notwithstanding the pre-
vailing grumbling of "a bad stand"
"too much wet "drowned out, "yel-
low cast" "army worm," &c., we shall
most likely have full average crop on
the area planted. But we can learn
nothing definite about it, however, till
the cotton begins to come into the mar
ct; for it is the planters policy to keep
up the price till compelled to sell OH the
basis of the supply. We do not blame
lllt l'ldiltti. lllclClN ShSScob liiuu
all this grumbing must be taken with a
liberal sprinkling of salt.
OF the small fruit, berries and cher
rics the general yield this year is some
thing wonderful. The promise for the
greatest and most important crop of all,
the Indian corn crop, is upon the whole
first rate, and so of potatoes, Irish and
sweet, garden sass and everything
else. or the Northern hay crop, gen.
orally surprising in cash value the
Southern cotton crop, we hear no COM
plants, from which we infer the yield
is something extra. We have, in short,
the fairest prospect for a most glorious
yield, throughout the Union, Of all the
fruits of tke earth this season. Let the
people, then, of Europe who are turn
ing their faces this way come along. We
have room enough and bread enough
and work enough for all. Let the Sec
rotary of the Treasury rejoice and per.
severe in his efforts to cut down the ma
tional debt; for the debt is but baga.
telle compared with the wonderful re.
sources of the country. Our natural
resources are greater than those of all
Europe; our debt is less than that OF
Enrlanl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
4" State Finances"

We ask the attention of the reader to
an article with the above caption, which
appears on the outside of this paper.
In doing so, it is not necessary to repeat,
what is now familiar to every one, that
the pccuniary affairs of the State are in
a deplorable condition, and that in the
minds of many well-iniormed persons
there is but the rcmotcst ch2pce to es-
cape Bankruptcy and Reputation. Nor
is it now essential to stop and show
who the most culpablc parties are, or
who have been most instrumental in
bringing the evil day upon people
hitherto jealous of their credit. Our
present object is not to talk about Grail
road rings" school-fund rings" lob
by rings" or plunderers and peculators
of any sort. We know what political
organization has shaped and enacted leg
islation for the last six years, and it is
idle to try to cast the blame upon a few
individuals. The PARTY is responsible
for whatever evils have grown out of
its policy, and they are neither few nor
small. They have wasted the public
treasure. filled the offices with incompe-
tent men. increased taxation TO the linz
it of forbcarance. and ruined the credit
of the State. If it was germain TO our
purpose we could show that for this
condition VIM. b. Stokes is as much re-
sponsible as any one man could be: but
it is not our business to assail him or
defend his competitor We know that
the evils exist, and the question is, can
they be remedicd-and how?
The communication referred to sug-
gests plan, but whether it would
bring any thing more than temporary
relicf-postpone the evil day-we are
not prepared to say. Suspension of the
payment of the debt interest might
be regarded as the initial step toward
Reputation. and would no doubt be
followed by a depreciation of State Sc
curities to one-half their present quota
BILE value. Even this might occur. and
the State not be in danger of Repudia-
ton. But we will not attempt to pur-
sue the subject further at present. Our
purpose will be answered if we succeed
in getting the people to realize the i'm
portcnce of the condition, and to act be-
fore it is too late. We remember time
when the bonds of the great State of
Pennsylvania were down in the neigh
borhood of % cents; and as there is an
admitted deficiency in the revenue of
million and half, even under the ex-
listing oppressive standard of taxation,
we look to see Tennessee securities at
much lower figure than they have yet
been quoted. In the mean time, while
this depreciation is occupying, it will be
well enough for Legislative candidates
to let the people hear from them on the
situation and what they propose to do
about it. The simple election of either
Senter or Stokes will not change the
financial condition. The Legislature
enacts laws, while the office Ex-Governor
is solely executive.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Words with the Bark On.

The following is cut from the edito-
rial columns of the Tribune. Though in
tended for the meridian of New York,
it may be read with profit in this region.
The language is rough, plain, and blunt,
but to the purpose: -.aa-
We ask the people to look about them
forthwith for fit candidates, especially
for the Senate, and to take especial care
not to concentrate on those who bore
and button-hole. pack delegations, and
trade their way into one House or the
other. Let these fellows stand back Il
little; they have been in the foreground
long enough. Stop the nomination OF
all who have been selling your rights to
"rings" of corruptionists; but, il You
fail with any of them in the nomina-
ton, make u sure thing of it at the polls .
1t YOU let any of these thieves get
nominated. don't run or write to us,
begging that they may be let up Just
this time" for the good of the party ;
for it will do no good. Our judgment
is fixed that the good of the party re-
quires the defeat of every one OF these
rascals. and that their threats that they
will 60 over TO the Sham Democracy
and take their friends along are 10 hc
dcted from the start. Ii an honest.
faithful, worthy Democrat shall in any
case be run against one OF these thieves,
and one of them must succeed, never
hesitate to vote for the DEMOCRAT; il 1
Democratic thief is run against Re-
publican ditto. nominate an honest man
and support him TO the cud. though he
should not get ten votes. You must
not in any way aid the election of a
known corruptionist; but ii one of
two such must be chosen. we trust that
it will not be that one who has bargain
ed and lied himself into a Republican
nominations
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Fearful Discovery.
The indianapolis Sentinel of the 2Sth

The indianapolis Sentinel of the 2Sth
tells the following:
Mr.. A. Rabb, farmer who resides
about three miles west of this city,
brought strange story in on Saturday.
Mr. g. Il, has 2 s 4, lay Lying opaf farm
about four miles from Lafayette, named
Mr., Miller | MrIM. has; o. German la
borer who, in blowing oVera cbfn-feld,
struck the .upperuorust of something
very much like the internal regions
A suflocating odor was first emitted,
followed by q dense volume of smoke.
According to the Germans Statement,
the stencil was several degrees above
the flavor of the Illinois street gutter.
a sheet of flame soon burst from this
terrible volcano, and great conflagra-
ton was imminent for time, but the
flames were finally subdued by q few
shovelfuls of earth tossed in the mouth
Of the crater. The lava thrown out
looked veiy much like CASTLE SOAP
only it was not so highly pcrfumed.-
On the contrary, it was exceedingly Of
fensive. 1t ignites easily, and burns as
freely as birthstone.
The German was badly frightened,
and after viewing the scene in utter be-
wilderment for time, calculated '".Vel
dat ish HIP We understand that
Professor Cox will examine the ground,
and if it should prove to be All entrance
to the internal regions, he will send for
Parson Brownlow to look further into
it. The people of Lafayette are greatly
alarmed, and already it is said thatta'
roaring noise can be heard underneath
that doomed city. We await further
developments with intense anxiety
Many persons may think this hoax,
but it is not. Mr.. Rabb doesn't look
like man who would deceive whole
community about as trifling q thing as
the discovery of hell in Indiana.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Sulphur Springs.

We can only invite attention this
week to the advertisement of Mr.. Was
son, the enterprising proprietor of the
Sulphur Springs, Rhea county. In our
next issue we propose to say something
about the peculiar medicinal properties
of the water, and the advantages the
Springs afford as resort during the
heated term to those in search of health
or comfort. The advertisement will be
found on the next page.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Atlanta Market.

II ATLANTA, june %, 1860.
Corn, Los. Wheat, white 1.25a1 .35; red Ito
pertne 1928; extra 3.75; family 4.75a5.0O.-
Bacon, shoulders 15a15H; clear sides l9Ha
19T; hams 16alS. Meal los. Hay 1.25al.S0.
Lard, in barrels 19a20; in firkins 2oa21. But
ter, 16a22. Eggs 15al7. Field Peas, red 90;
white 100. Virginia Salt, % sack 2.30. Dry
Hides, 20. A Sheetings, 1911. rs Shirtings,
IA. Cotton Yarns, per bunch 200. s.oo.'
Respectfully, Ii. IT. cox g. Bro,
Commission Merchants, Forsyth st.
Cotton--On the Goth, active at 90 cents.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
els the Republic in Danger ?"

On the first page of our paper to-day
we copy communication which APP
peared in the columns of the Republi-
can week before last. 1t is from the pen
of q prominent member of the domi-
nant party-a gentleman whose politi-
cal atfinities and associations we think
are wrong, but with whom our personal
relations have always been of the kind
est character, and to whom we cheer
fully accord large degree of merit as
n bold and original thinker and ready
and fearless writer. The communica-
ton in question will repay an attentive
perusal, though we can't at present rea-
lie the danger discussed to the extent
the author seems to do.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
Tennessee and Virginia.
The following comes from Washing.
ton under date of the 18th:

The following comes from Washing
ton under date of the 2Sth:
Politicians here from Virginia and
Tennessee have been very anxious to
learn which side the administration
would take in the pending contests in
these States, where the two parties are
Republicans, one conservative and the
other Radical. Several pilgrimages have
been made here from both sides, and a
Republican newspaper here and one i'll
New York have been in doubt which
ticket to approve until the President
should indicate his views. The matter
has been even talked over in Cabinet
councils, and Secretary Boutwell, de-
clared there could not be two Republic
can parties in this country, and that the
one that was most radical was dcserv-
ing of support. The President has
backed this up by declaring that he in
dorses Stokes in Tennessee and Wells
in Virginia, and that the Federal pat
ronage shall be distributed accordingly.
Grants proposition to prostitute the
patronage in his hands to the interest
of one of the candidates in local elec-
ton, is in perfect keeping with that
distinguished functionary's idea of the
duties and dignity of his high office. No
one would have hardly expected any.
thing else from U. S. Grant. "Let us
have peace"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
The Franchise Law.

As some of the Commissioners of
Registration don't seem to have very
clearly defined idea of the penalties at
tached to violations of duty in their Of
flee, we respectfully invite their atten-
ton for few moments. The franchise
law declares (section 13) "that every
willful and Intentional violation of this
act by the commissioner of registration
is hereby declared to be q misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, he shall be re-
moved from Office, and shall pay q fine
of not less than fifty dollars, to the use
of the State )" and (section l4l that ev-
cry violation of this act is hereby de-
clared to be misdemeanor, and is pun
ishable upon presentment OF indictment
and every person participating in such
violation shall, upon conviction, be
fined not less than ten nor exceeding
one hundred dollars, and may be i'm
prisoned at the discretion of the court"
This is the only method provided by
the law itself for violations of the act,
and it is certainly broad enough to COW
er every case.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
{" TaX-payer."

1t will be seen that our corrcspon-
dent, "Tax-Payer," takes an extreme
radical view of the financial situation,
and falls in with the conclusions recent
ly enunciated by Comptroller Black
burn and Secretary Fletcher. The pc
cuniary condition is bad enough we
know, but surely not so hopeless as the
expressions of Taxpayer would
seem to indicate.