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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-30

sD- All that the authorities of st.
Domingo ask for their island, as a
condition of its annexation to the
United States, is that our Govern
ment should assume its debt and pur-
chase its public buildings, the whole
amount required not exceeding two
millions of dollars. President Baez,
of St. Domingo, has ordered an cleo
ton, at which the question of annex
alton is to be submitted to his peo-
pie, who are understood to be almost
unanimously in favor of the propo-
sition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-30
.AUCTTONs
Stock. Farm Machinery and Tools
and Househsld Goods.

ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER l5TH, 1869.
The subscriber viii sell at public auction on Irish
Ridge "a miles north of Military road. at the Nc
Entee School House in Mt. Hope, the following des-
cribed property: One span mules and years old
well matched brood with foal; yearling GO IL
spring colt four year steers, OK cows yea r
ling refer. calves Ia hogs, two horse wagon
bic plows pillow, 2 CT ltvators, new seeder and
cultvator, NANNY reaper and numerous articles o.
household goods. ToTnIs-Twelve months credit at
IL per cent. interest approved note.
Mt. Hope Nov. "a. 26w2s OWEN McENTER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-30

@-The Sun charges that the Hon.
M. III. Grinnell has allowed Mr.. S. T.
Blatchford to resign after evidence
of his guilt was afforded. We take
leave to doubt this statement. Mr..
Blatchford's friends were able for a
time to deceive us with regard to his
guilt, and they may have likewise
deceived Mr.. Grinnell. We are con-
fident that Mr. G. has allowed no
subordinate to resign after he had
proof Of his guilt. Any man may
make mistakes but Moses Il. Grin
mel has too long maintained spot
less reputation to be willing to stain
it now.-N. Y Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-30

s@-An eccentric Englishman has
digged him cave in the rock near
Dubuque. 1t has three rooms with
seats, couches, fre-places, fues, and
all the conveniences carved in the
living rock There he lives and
spends his time in studying botany
and entomology.
ETA colored lawyer in South
Carolina having horsewhipped a
white member of the State Govern
ment for insulting his wife, the Leg
islature appointed an Investigating
Committee. The Committee report
that "the fogging was thoroughly
and handsomely done"
Some one relates the story of
q man who was too lazy to say his
prayers. He wrote out bis devo-
tions on foclscap, however. and tied
them to the foot of his couch. Be
fore retiring he would hold them up
to heaven and exclaim, 'sThem's nv
sentiments" and jump into bed.
sOr The Monticello statesman saws:
"The market here is overstocked at
present with the 'faLness of the land:
beef, pork, venison, geese, turkeys,
chickens, etc. The surplus is shipped
to st. Paul, Minneapolis and other
hungry points down the river"
RThe Emperor Napoleon, in
giving commands to prepare his
speech for the opening of the Cham
bers, is reported to have said II
desire the widest and most absolute
affirmation of liberty
saThe Judiciary article of the
new Observation-Disclosures is adopt
ed by about 5000 majority, but the
balance of the Constitution is defeat
ed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-30

as-The following paper by Rev
G. Bushby, of Patch Grove, is publish
ed as defense offering for the bene-
fit of the senior editor of the Herald
The writer aims to reconcile moral
right with the strictest business
practice of men, and to hold the lat
ter responsible for variations. He
thinks the editor has Violated none
of the strictest business rules and
practices of the country as followed
out in the civil, military, ecclesiasti
cal and other depart nents of life f;
aud that the conduct of Cover in his
consular action thus far is not censur-
able, being no departure from the
highest standard of business practice.
The article is ably written, and de-
signed in view of educating the pub
lie mind 10 right principles
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

in the school fund fraud have mostly
been washed, through the inyesti-
CATION and reports of committees --They
may feel that they are acquitted in the
estimation Of the public mind; but it is
a mistake; the people think for them-
selves. The fact is, it will be difficult to
efface, from the public mind, the conVic;
ton that there was not a small
ring in the legislature in 1863,
who planned and arranged for the
placing Of the sacred fund in the Mem
phis bank, for the purpose of plundering
it. And some of those very members
were smart enough to make record, by
recording their votes upon the journal,
SO as to make it appear they opposed the
bank becoming financial agent of the
State, knowing that the object could be
accomplished, as it was, otherwise. And
if others of them, like Sanford, do not
commit suicide, we doubt not the ghost
of the school fund will hunt them to the
grave. They got the money and now
the people have to replace it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
ARTICLE IL

Section / All persons bora or adiuralizsd
in the United Slales, sHd subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, Grecitizens OF The United
States and Of the States tEhereiH daey reside No
STATE shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridge the PRIVILEGES OR
IMMUNITIEs of citizens Of the United
States; nor shall ANY STATE deprive any
person of LIFE, LIBERTY OR PROPERTY,
without due process Of Tau, nor deny to any
person within It's jurisdiction the equal
protection Of The laUs.i
The above is the first section of
the fourteenth article, amendment,
TO the constitution of the United
States; and does, in its terms and
provisions, secure to each and every
citizen the full enjoyment Of all his
privileges and mmunities; as well
as life, liberty and property and
does as clearly as can be expressed
in the English language prohibit
any State from making or en-
forcing any law which shall
abridge the former or deprive
the citizen Of the latter And
fairly construed renders the fifteenth
amendment Just passed by Congress
unnecessary and nugatory, and
would of itself unite and restore to
the privileges, immunities and lib
erty of freemen, citizens Of the
United States, the disfranchisedfree
white men as well as the freedmen
Of Tennessee. But, it may be said
that the second section of the fours
teenth amendment recognizes the
right of State to exclude from the
right of suffrage ".foy participation
IN rebellion or other crime" True
it does, but under the first section
above quoted, the fact ofsuch par
ticipation in rebellion or other
crime must be ascertained and de-
termined by "dae process Of lac,
which can be done, only, through
the proper and legally constituted
judicial tribunals of the country,
upon indictment or presentment by
Il grand jury and the verdict Of a
petit jury of the peers OF the person
charged; and not by billo attainder
adopted by a convention and rati-
fed by a 1.-THE of the people Of the
state, nor by provisions ineorPor-
ated into franchise laws by the
Legislature under clause OF the
schedule appended to an amend
ment of the constitution Of the
State to abolish slavery. OF the
eighty or one hundred thousand
free white citizens of the United
States, residing in Tennessee and
disfranchised for the assumed or
presumed crime Of participation IN
rebellion, not one single one has
been tried and convicted of such
crime. Bat rather each one is re-
ouired to take an oath, purging
himself, and in addition prove
himself innocent of the presumed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

WHEN the deficiency appropria-
ton bill was under consideration ip
the House of Representatives on
the 25th ult., Mr.. Mullins offered an
amendment apprcpriating $4,000
"for a custom house and post Office
building at Nashville, Tenn. This
amendment was rejected. Some of
Mr.. Trimble's constituents are anX-
ious TO know where he was on that
interesting occasion. Can any body
tell ?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
Our Financial and CONNER
cial Column.

Every department of business has an imme-
date interest in the markets Of the country, and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails 70 keep himself properly ad-
vised rs to the rise and fall CT the markets. az
controlled By the laws of demand and supply
aRd the relative condition Of the currency. is
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
neighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as we'll as interesting we shall make this a
SPECIAL FRATuRE. Our Daily Market Reports,
domestic and foreign. by telegraph. and our
City Reports. gotten up at heavy expense. shall
challenge the commendation of our best bust
ness meni while our current Financial Reports
from all the leading money csnters of the eoun-
try shall be fuller than have ever been pub
hshed by any other journal in Tennessee
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
THE POLTTICAL OUTLOOK.

From the lights before us, We are
of the opinion that the Fourth of
March will signalize and make open
a fact foreshadowed by an intelli-
gent Washington correspondent,
viz: That there is to be in the Re
publican party divisioninto admin
istration and anti administration
men. He says:
Gen. Grant said to-day, in con-
yersation with a Western Radical
Senator, 81 really hope that the
Senate and House will not repeal
the law calling the Forty First Con
gress in March, as the Senate has
left me only that body to deal
with These few words have tray
eled widely. They have been told
to, repeated by, and unused upon by
nearly every Radical Congressman.
They are as variously construed as
are the apprehensions aroused by
them. The following facts will
serve to explain them, perhaps /:
1t is now well known that there is a
Grant party and an anti Grant party
in the Senate. The Grant party are
led by all the Radical anti-impeach-
ment Senators, and also by Morton,
Sherman, Upton and Nye, and such
men as look back upon their
votes for impeachment as the
scandal of their lives. The anti
Grant men are Abbott, Cattel, Cole,
Conkling, Conness, Cragin, Drake,
Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen,
Howe, Howard, Morrill, (of Yer
mont), Sprague, Stewart, Sumner,
Upton, Wade, Williams, Wilson.
The middle men are the carpet-bag-
gers, who are willing to sell out to
which ever side promises and pays
the most. The vote to postpone
the tenure Of office act in caucus
yesterday precisely represents all
the anti-Grant men and two carpet
baggers, Mcdonald and Sawyer,
who for the time have Topped over
to the anti-Grant side. These men,
by trick, postponed the civil ten
ure repeal bill yesterday. Appa-
rently, having been in the caucus,
their action is to be accepted by the
party, as on a motion to take up
the bill all the Radicals but six sided
with the caucus and voted no.
Though attempts will he renewed by
Grant Radicals, who smart at the
snap udgmentof the caucus, to take
up the bill, it is believed it wfllnot be
taken up. and that thu anti-Grant
men rule the roOst for the few days
left of the present session. Grant
accepts this fact, so to-day he re-
marked that s'the next Congress will
be the only body he has left to deal
with 1t is known to night that
since yesterday the President elect
has been mad, to use a plain word,
at the trick of the caucus. Every
thing pointed to the repeal of the
civil tenure law, and the caucus
blasted all. That Grant was mad,
is mad, will remain mad, is conceded.
That grave Senators, his friends,
fumed and swore and were in awhile
heat of rage at the caucus trick is a
matter Of evidence. In its kind,
there exists as much strife about
Grant in the Senate of the Fortieth
Congress to day as there ever was
about Johnson. The Republicans
are divided now into Grant and anti
Grant men. In March they will be
divided into administration and anti
administration men.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
STEWARD WANTED.

WANTED
Steward for the Henry House, ClaIksvilIe.
Apply to CLAY ROBERTS,
feb27 If Proprietor.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

President JOHNSON has decided,
it is reported, to order the release of
Lieut.. Braine, Of the Confederate
navy, who has been held in prison
III I'IOohIy n n ew Yark-faI,- tIHa- ar
three years, until his health has
been utterly ruined. He is charged
with piracy, but no disposition is
manifested to try him. His release
has been recommended by Attorney
General Evarts, after a careful in
vestigation of the case.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
GEN COOPER ann THE CIVIL LAW


Gen. Cooper seems to labor I'M
der the delusion that the State
government rests upon his broad
shoulders. He suspends the civil
law and then graciously grants
permission for the courts to "be
held as heretofore" with the non
chalanee of an autocrat. We were
under the impression that he was
simply an officer of the militia, but
now that Gov. Brownlow, to whom
he owes his commission, has retired,
he acts as though he fancled him.
self the legitimate successor of his
master. A few days ago he ordered
Lieut.. Col. Gamble to suspend the
civil law in the limits Of his dis
trict,' which is composed of the
counties of Maury, Giles, Marshall
and Lawrence; and further ordered
that "any person or persons dis
tnrbing the public peace will be
tried by a military court and
summarily dealt with" What
new light has dawnod upon this
autocrat of Tennessee is perhaps a
matter of conjecture, but certain it
is that, after nursing his wrath"
for four days, he has declared that
his previous order "is hereby modi-
fed so that all the courts may still
be held as heretofore in those coun-
ties declared to be under martial
law" and directs 'the military sta
toned in those counties" to "assist
the sheriffs in the discharge of their
proper duties" Whatever may be
the effect of Gov. Brownlow's pro
clamation proclaiming martial law,
Gen. Cooper has no power to inter-
fere in the matter one way nor
another. He can neither modify
nor add to the proclamation of the
Governor 1t is quite certain that
he has no authority to suspend any
law or to interfere with the holding
of the courts, and we apprehend be
has been so emphatically advised
upon this point as to leave no room
| even for him to doubt.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

THE Cincinnati Gazette (Radical)
terms the pending constitutional
amendment-forcing negro suffrage
upon all the States-a 'tbotch )" de-
clares Il will not stand popular dis
cussion, and that Legislature can
not be chosen in Ohio which would
adont II
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

THERE was not a quorum in
either house of the Legislature yes
terday, but the members present
assumed to transact very important
business. This is characteristic OF
the Radical party. They do not
pretend to keep within the consti-
fnfinn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

A KNOXVILLE dispatch of Feb.
&c to a Cincinnati paper, states, on
authority of Gov. Brownlow, it is
presumed, that ''the report that
Gen. Thomas had written to Gov.
Brownlow, requesting the disband-
ing of the militia, is untrue but
that con the contrary, letters from
his headquarters endorse the
policy,n
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

GEN. GRANT persists in the de-
claration that he will not be the
President of a mere political party,
but of the whole country. He re-
peated this declaration to Gen.
Young, of Georgia. on Saturday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

STORE AND WAREHOUSE
FOR X &c N II.
fatHE LARGE, WELL LOCATED AND
Il we'll known Store and Warehouse, southeast
corner of Church and College streets, lately &C
cupied By Messrs. TREANOR x CO., will be
rented on reasonable terms for the year 1869.
tans II CHEATHAM. WOODS 4 co.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
THE ANIMUS OF THE MCCLURE.
GRANT INTERVIEW

The effort to bully Gen. Grant
into appointing Gov. Curtin, of
Pennsylvania, a member of his
cabinet, was of a more formidable
character than was at first sup
posed, and is perhaps not without
neutrality-suspicious.. Itappears
that a very strong movement has
among q portion
of the Radical Republican politi-
clans in Pennsylvania to have Gov.
Curtin put in Grants cabinet.
These men, headed by Col. A. X
Mcclure, Col. John w. Forney,
and others of like reputation, had
secured the three Republicans of
the Supreme Bench IN Pennsylva-
MIA, namely, Messrs. Reed, Agnew,
and Williams, and the Governor of
the State, Gen. Geary, TO sign
paper asking of Gen. Grant the ap-
pointment of Gov. Curtin to a posi-
ton in his cabinet. This recon-
mendation was considered an ex-
ceedingly strong one, as Gen. Geary
is 10 be the candidate of the Re-
publican party in Pennsylvania
next fall for reelection to the CUB
ernatorial chair, and Mr.. Williams
the candidate for reelection to the
Supreme Court When the fact Of
Gen. Grants having determined to
select a Pennsylvania for a place
in his cabinet was made public, Col.
Mcclure was chosen a special envoy
to see Gen. Grant, lay before him
the recommendations above alluded
to, and urge the claims of Curtin.
When Mcclure called on Grant on
the 25th ult., he handed him the
letter of the Supreme Court Judges
and Gov. Geary, recommending
Curtin for cabinet portfolio. He
made a brief speech, eulogistic of
his protege, and tried to impress
upon the mind of Gen. Grant the
Importance of the nomination, in
view Of securing the success of the
Republican party in the next
campaign in Pennsylvania.
When Mcclure had finished,
Grant quietly replied, saying, he
certainly would be glad to see the
administration candidates success
full in Pennsylvania, but he did not
see that the Republican party of
Pennsylvania should appoint cab
met for him. 1t will thus be seen
that it was not so much the fitness
of Gov. Curtin for a position in
Grants cabinet, as to secure the
success of the Republican party in
the elections next fall. The offices
now held by Gov. Geary and Judge
Williams are atstake, and it was to
save them that this effort to bully
Gen. Grant was made. 1t is no
wonder that when the General was
thus informed that he became
FESTIVE and in a very emphatic
manner informed his tormentor that
he was not himself the representa-
tive of a political party.
THE "sCHOOAFUND'' WHITE WASH
ING
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

The New York Times says a con
tinuation of the tenure of Office
act will make it almost impossiS
bic for President Grant to do any
thing to put an end to the existing
corruption and ineficiency in the
administration of the government. F"
That is just the reason why the act
is not repealed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
TUESDAY, MARCH ?. 1888.

TIE st. Louis Democrat and Chi
cago Tribune, both Radical, bitter~
ly denounce the passage Of the cop
per tariff bill over the Presidents
veto. The New York Post de-
nounces il as a swindle.
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NOTICE.

DERSONS INDEBTED TO F. p. COOK,
L deceased, are hereby notified to make pay
ment to his Executor, and Persons having
claims against the estate of said Cook are no
titled TO present them to the undersigned prop
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
10 TAXPAYERS.

A LII PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT RE-
"A turned their taxable property to the City
Assessor to be placed upon the duplicate for
1869, are requested TO do SO before Saturday, the
9Th of March, at the office of the Assessor in
the City Hall. The tax books must be ready for
the Collector on the lst day of April. .
GEO. G. MINOR, Assessor
. feb3 Nv for the Corporation of Nashville.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
Nashville and Chattanooga
r a ] L Il O a d .

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4 vile daily. as follows:
LAY EASscuE b A. NJ.
HrrlNe CnattanOOgI 80 P NJ.
Night Passenger Pm.
Arrive ChattanOOga A. N.
Both trains connect at Chattanooga for Rome
Selma, Atlanta, and all points South
Passengers for washington city, RAgtf-
more. fhiiHsleIpfIfa and New York,
as well as all points in East Tenn essee and Nir-
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taking the 6'oOP n, Train out of Nashville.
Fare as low rs any route. Baggage checked
through. Palace Sleeping Cars on night trains.
SHELBYVlLLE ACCOMMODATION
Leaves Nashville p. NJ.
Arrives at A. NJ.
Passengers for McMinnyille and Manchester.
Winchester and Alabama or Jasper Branch
Railroads will take the Day Train out of Nash
vile. j. W. THOMAS.
. W. L. DANLEY, Superintendent.
q. T. Agent. jRnI If
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

TREASURER Rust sent in word on
Saturday that there was not a dol
lar left in the State Treasurer, and
the Legislature adjourned yester-
day (Monday), scarcely quorum
of either House remaining to com
plete the formality. No comments.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02

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