The Union and journal., 1869-05-28

wagons, ploWs anu HI agricuiturat impieinehes
belonging to Canadian emigrants. provided the
collector Is satisfied that the cmgrant VIM settle
In the United States, and make his permanent
home here.
Since the failure Of the Tennessee Republican
Convention at Nashville, last week, to effect an
organization and nominate State ticket, It's
stated that both Congrcssmen, William. b.
Stokes, and acting Governor De Witt c. senter'
the rival candidates for the nomination for Gov
ernor, win be placed before the people As can
didates for the Governorship. The Convention
wss 50 nearly divided between the two that It
was impossible to elect even temporary chair
man. -' Il 'H- .--" a .
II is known that the commission Of Gen. Sick
les, as Minister to Spain, though already in his
hands. does not take effect until the first Of July,
and 1t may readily be inferred that the object OF
this delay is to give Mr.. Hale every opportunity
to vindicate himself.
The monthly statement Of the Public Debt
for May win show decrease Of s7,Ooo,OO
The New York Express gives over President
Grant, saying, "he seems willing to do almost
anything to conciliate the Radicals" r4s|
A prominent Democratic politician Of New
Jersey, named VIM. P. Kelley, has just been
convicted of perjury in swearing beJorc court
in chat State that q man uamed Ryan had been
in the country long enough to be entitled to be
come citizen. lie was professional natural
iration swindler, and strong efforts were made
to save him. The facts were very clear. bow
ever, and the jury were only out about ten min
utes. a.
Once in good long while we hear Of ex-Pres-
ideut Franklin Pierce. The other day he
broke long silence, and delivered himself upon
politics. lie approved the appointment Of Mr..
Motley. and thought that the relations between
England and the United States were so delicate
and critical that general war might result,
with consequences difficult to foresee.
Mr.. Motley's instructions are said to be sim
ply to do nothing but wait and watch. General
Butler is understood to have plan for bringing
about speedy settlement Of the question. He
would give the English ample opportunity to
digest the situstion, and If in six months or 30
they offered no settlement he would have the
President issue proclamation Of nonintercOursc.
This would shut up the manufactures and
throw their artisans out Of employment, ruin
their sbopkecpers, and soon force the Govern
ment to settle the Alabama claims. .....
The Republicans Of Texas are to hold State
Convention at Houston, on the 26th inst, to
nominate candidates for State officers. The in
dicstons are that Gen. A. j. Hamilton will be
the candidate for Governor.
Gen. Candy has issued an order for the cleo
ton in Virginia in accordance with the Presi-
dents proclamation. Ten days, commencing
June l4th are allowed for registration. The
whites and blacks are to be entered on separate
lists.
Judge Goddard, Of Portland, in an opinion
bearing upon the law prohibiting tho sale of
liquor, well says that ''thc law should be ap-
pneu anu ehiorOeu' IL h'0" w. F" '"' 'e'''i' "
that too without delay, on every offender let 1t
be done, too, without respect Of persons which
scarcely as yet seems to have been attempted in
regard to this class Of offense in Portland, or
anywhere. Let single sales Of intoxicating
liquor be punished by the lawful penalties. let
the keeper Of the tippling shop be visited with
the rrtribution provided by statute, and the
common seller dealt with according to law, and
let the owner, who knowingly lets any building
or tenement for unlawful use also be subjected
to the fine or imprisonment with which the law
has hitherto usually threatened him In rain."
The Hon. Albert G.. Brown, a prominent
statesman of Mississippi, who long since discover
al that the attempt to break up the Union was
fairly bca en- on the battlefield. was recently in
yited by prominent citizens to present to the
public his views of the political situation. lie
responded in calm, dspsssiOnate, and sensi-
BILE letter. in which he says: .. .........
ave accept the Fifteenth Amendment.
We pledge ourselves one ,,sui y. aI0." anir;,u. -
s 's.,,U SVp nv all nj, men ,nd to secure perfect
equality OF civil and political rights to every one
before the law" ...... .......
General Butler has had an interview with the
President, and Georgia affairs were discussed at
length. The General expressed the opinion that
where an assassination is committed and the
assassin escapes, 1t must be with the connl'ance
Of the community, and his remedy would oe 70
require the inhabitants o' tue ne'snOo'n -
which the crime Is co"ini'''e'' 70 app'."N''"' w anu -,
deliver up the perpc'ra'Or' or Pe,pe'0,s's s"'N
in given time, or have mar'ai ia" ae0'A NIr,'
them at once. 9enerai ba''er 'n'nkss INKS I'm Una. w.
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