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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-18

The President has transmitted to the Sen
ate the three treaties and protocols concluded
between the u. S. aud Great Britain, which
were indicated in his annual message, namely {:
First, protocol fully recognizing the naturah-
cation laws of the U. s., and abolishing the
principle heretofore maintained iu Great Brit
ain OF the indefeasibity of anative allegiance;
I'd, treaty referring the boundary dispute about
the island of San Juan, on the Paci6, coast.
to the Republic of Switzerland; and third, a
copy of treaty for the adjustment Of all
claims, including the Alabama claims, by COM
mission to sit at Washington, with stipulation
to refer, when necessary, individual claims to
the head of friendly nation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-18
..yireinia demonstrations.

The following letter from Judge Underwood,
of Virginia, has been handed US for publication
-WaShiRgton Chronicle.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
UNIVERSAL NEGRO SUFFRAGE

The Washington Chronicle is
greatly elated with Senator Nor
tons amendment to the bill for re-
constructing Virginia, Mississippi
and Texas, which provides that the
States shall not be admitted until
they ratify the proposed fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of
the United States, securing univer
sal negro suffrage. The Chronicle
is satisfied that by this sagacious
movement that amendment will be-
come an article of the fundamental
law by the spring of 1870" The
cause of the Chronicles rejoicing
is explained in the following ex-
tract:
"The election of 1870 will therefore
find the Republican party reinforced by
the solid coIored vote in all the States
Ten thousand will be added to our col.
umn in Indiana, at least as many in
Ohio, Il coo in Pennsylvania; enough
to give us Maryland, and sufficient TO
make Kentucky aud Delaware probably
doubtful
The Chronicle does not rejoice
because the comforting of the right
of suffrage upon the negroes in the
Northern States is right and prop
er, but because their votes will be
cast for candidates of the Radical
party and thus secure the triumph
of that party in States now con-
sidered doubtful. This is charac-
teristic. The negro never would
have had the right Of suffrage con
ferred upon him by the Radicals if
they had not needed his vote. If
they could have felt sure of carry
ing The reconstructed States of
the South without the negro vote,
there would have been no such
thing to-day as voting by negroes,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
HOW KU-KLUX OUTkAGES ARE
MANUFACTURED,

On the morning Of the 10th inst
DIR. Benz. Aver was found murdered
in the outskirts Of Louisville, JEFF
ferson county, Georgia. He was a
Radical member of the Legislature
of Georgia, and was one of the
delegation that had gone to Wash
ington to urge Congress to remand
Georgia to a provisional govern
ment, and had just returned from
this mission. Nothing could be
learned as to who had murdered
him, and it was telegraphed over
the country by the Radicals that he
was killed by the Ku-Klux. A
howl was raised over the affair by
the Radical papers Of the North,
and had Congress been in session,
there is little doubt but the circum
stances Of his murder would have
been effectual in inducing Congress
to comply with the wishes of Gov.
Bullock and his scalawag and car
pet-bag friends to dismantle the
State of Georgia. The citizens of
Louisville determined 10 discover
the murderer of DIR. Aver fpossible,
and they went to work in earnest.
1t was ascertained that Aver had
arrived at Louisville on his re-
turn from Washington about seven
o'clock in the evening Of the 18th
inst, and that he went first to the
residence Of a negro named George
Holt, just outside of the corporate
limits, and asked for board and
lodging. Upon being refused, leaV-
ing his overcoat at Hollis house, he
went into town to the house Of w.
S. W. Sherman, a negro, and there
sought board, and was again re-
fused. He stated to Sherman that
he was exc eedingly tired, and that
he had an overcOat which he would
spread on the floor and sleep on it,
if sherman would permit him
Sherman Notwithstanding, still re
fused. Aver, in the meantime, took
ont his pocket book, containing a
considerable roll of money, and
taking therefrom "a dollar, sent it
by Sherman's son to buy some
cheese and crackers. After larry
ing awhile at Sherman's house, he
went out saying he would try and
find a lodging place. a short time
after this, he was seen by Sherman's
daughter in company with some
person (whom she did not recog-
nize, but thought it was colored
person. returning from down town.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
A BAD FIx-NO MONEY.

The State must be on the verge
OF bankruptcy. When tho Super
intendent of Public Instruction APP
plies for money with which to carry
on the schools organized through
out the State, he is informed there
is no money in the treasury. And
now we have this staten ent by the
Press and Times:
Bat little has been said about the
militia for some time past Only five or
six CONF alies are in the field in active
service, the remainder being now en-
camped in North Nashville. We are
pretty directly informed that if the State
had the wherewithal to pay off these
eleven companies they would be dis
charged as not needed. The State has
not the money to settle what is due the
fore, and therefore they remain"
This is a humiliating confession
from the official paper Of this con-
gressional district. Here is a great
State without dollar to pay off the
men in its service. There was not
the slightest necessity for the mill
tia, as has been demonstrated, but
they performed what was required
Of them and now they should be
paid. What is to be thought of the
Governor who called out and the
Governor who has continued in
the service of the State this body
of militia with the State treasury
in the condition it is2 Here we
are on the verge of bankruptcy,
without money in the treasury, and
yet no effort is made to stop
unnecessary expenses. The militia,
it is confessed, are not needed, but
they cannot be discharged because
there is no money to pay them.
What do the tax payers think of
this sort of management e?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

SOME Of the more conservative
neutrality-suspicious., We suppose,
it would be Courteous to call them,
by letter and in person, have i'm
portuned Gov. Senter to use the
large power with which he is in
vested to discharge the militia at
once, and relax the severity of Rad
zeal rule generally in Tennessee.
Thus far he has turned deaf ear,
and is content to run the machine
inthe old ruts. With the exception
of fewer proclamations, one would
not know there was a change Of
rulers. We have simply snapped
the devil for witch.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

SOME of our West Tennessee ex-
changes are publishing, as genuine,
a speech purporting to have been
delivered by Gov. Senter in Sumner
county, in which very liberal senti-
ments are expressed touching the
Acknowledgement of the white clti-
zens of the State. This speech was
simply first-of-April joke, perpe-
trated by the Hartsville T-idete.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

SIMON CAMERON denounced one
Of Grants appointments in the Sen
ate on Wednesday, as a "constitu-
tional thief" We do not know il
that sort of thief is worse than
any other, but if any man in the
country is judge of thieves, and
that character of people, it is Cam.
eron. He has bribed himself into
the Senate twice.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

Shortly after this, George Holt
and his wife heard Aver and some
person talking in the road in front
of Hollis house. Presently Aver
stepped in and got his overcoat and
left. AS he was leaving, Holt sep
ped to the door and asked il he had
company, to which Aver replied
he had friend with him. Holt
asked him who it was, Aver de-
clined telling who it was. About
nine o'clock at night negro man
passed along the road near where
Ayers body was found next morn
ing, and saw a man lying on the
ground, but supposing hewas drunk,
did not speak to him. Thus mat
tiers stood on the 10th. On the
night of the 18th, important dis
coveries were made. Wilson, one of
the negro witnesses at the inquest,
was upon suspicion, arrested and
searched. On his person was found
| DR.. Ayers pocket book, containing
| $265. Robert, a brother of Wilson,
and a girl to whom Wilson was pay
ing his devotions, were also search
| ed, and they had some Sl2O, which
they say was given them by Will
son. They also state that they saw
in Wilson's possession the day after
the murder, a pistol, from the des-
eruption of which it is known to
have been DIR. Ayers. There
can be no doubt from the
evidence but that Wilson com
mitted the murder. Whether he
had accompIices is not now posi-
lively known, but it is believed ht
had. Thus through the exertionl
of the citizens of Louisville wal
the murderer discovered, and h
was found to be one of the class
for whom Aver had protested mor'
than ordinary friendship. The
murdered man had been a either
| of Jefferson county but a shor
| time, and had devoted his Who'll
energies in arousing the preju
dices and arraying the negroes
against the whites, and for this h
had been rewarded by seat in tn
Legislature by the votes of the ne
groes; and at last was murdere'
by one Of these same negroes 70
his money. This discovery will b
peculiarly notifying to those wh'
hoped to make political capital on
of the murder of Aver.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

GRANT is not altogether bad. In
all the relations of life he is kind
hearted man-especially his own
and his wife's relations. He closed
his appointments with two fellows
named Hudson-cousins Of his.
One is foreign minister, and the
other United States Marshal for
California.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

| PROMISE you that in this changed
order of affairs, such feeling Of sympa-
thy will be aroused, that all restrictions
will be removed from you.-StOkeS'
Speech.
The light of hope breaks in the
East. Is the author of the Duncan
letter about to return to first prin-
ciples Is this "promise," the con-
ditions of which on the part of
Rebels" he knows already to be
fulfilled, thrown out as a bait for
their votes? Is he preparing to
desert his party?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

Tue New York Times appears
not to entertain a very high regard
for one of the Senators from this
State. Speaking of the rejection OF
man nominated for postmaster
somewhere in Kansas because he
was personally obnoxious to
Senator Ross, the Times says
The same predominauca over the
President is conceded 10 Brownlow, to
whom everybody is personally obnox,
low" who has any instinct Of decency
aud whose only vitality is an undying
vchemence of personal hatred. Ii no
body is 10 be confirmed for Office in Ten
nessee who is personally obnoxious" to
Senator Browplow, we sympathize with
that State On the general character of the
federal Siiice>holde:s
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

The New York Times observes :
1.-TWO of the three colored men re-
Gently nominated by the President
for office have declined. This is
the most decided evidence of a SUI
perior sense on the part of the black
race over the white that we have
ever seen" This hit is good, though
severe. The Times thinks, very
Justly, that the negro who refused
the appointment showed more sense
than the white man who offered it
to him.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

Mr.. JACOB Brown, who was
the Representative from Franklin
county in the lower house of the
last Legislature, announces himself
a candidate for Senator from Lin
coin and Franklin. The Winches-
ter Home Journal understands he
is in favor of universal suffrage.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

MEN may criticise Grants APP
pointments as they will; but there
is one that viii survive any test.
The Commander of the G. A. X. in
this region will be found, in every
emergency, standing nobly at his
post with his drawn salary in his
hand. The country is safe. Go it,
Roots"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

The Senate adjourned yesterday.
If there are any outstanding kin of
Grant or the Dent family yet IN
provided for, they are invited to Gle
their applications By the first OF
December next. If an extra session
of Congress shall be called, due no
tice will be given. No cards.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

THE Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald states on
what he pronounces "good author
ity," that one of President Grants
nearest confdants has been sent to
Cuba on a secret mission, the object
of which is to obtain all the in
formation accessible in relation to
the Importance of the Cuban revo-
luton and to report to the Presi-
dent the exact chances for making
the movement successful. And this
correspondent adds On the
strength of this report will depend
the action which is to be taken by
our government with regard to the
recognition of Cuban independ-
ence. The views Of the agent who
has been selected for this important
mission are such that no circum-
stances will be lost sight ofthat will
tend to present the affairs Of the
revolutionists in a favorable light"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

THERE were those who expected
that Gov. Senter would do some
thing In contrast with the admin
istration of his predecessor. But his
loyalty is high-proof. EPhraim
is joined to his idols. The
sense of relief experienced at the
departure Of BrownlOw led the
people to hopefor too much. His
successor seems to be as thorough.
ly infiltrated with bad politics, as
the meanest Radical among them
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
is greater than we can bear

BLANToN DUNCAN has a hard
road to travel IN the effort to get
back his property which was con
fiscated and sold while he was in
the South. The House Of Repre-
sentatiyes of the fortieth Congress
passed bill restoring the property
to him, but it failed or was not
acted upon by the Senate. At the
last session of the present Congress,
he got the bill passed through both
houses justbefore the adjournment,
but we see it stated the President
failed to sign it, so the whole thing
has TO be done over again.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

The Press and Times displays its
ignorance when it says it was the
custom of the Democratic party,
when in power in this State, to hold
party conventions, and nominate
candidates for Supreme Judges. Al
the time of it's ascendancy, such
Wings as Robert ]. Mckinney and
Robert Caruthers were elected with
out opposition. Partisan nomina-
tons for such positions are purely
Radical invention, and the fact dis,
counts the responsibility of such
tickets, be it much or little.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

ARE the people of the South
never 10 rest from persecution and
distress? We have had war, the
cholera, the cotton worm, hurri-
canes, grasshoppers, carpet-bagA
gers, loyalty and every kind OF
infection, and now, last and direst
of all, the telegraph tells US Forney
is coming to spy out the land, and
learn our disposition towards the
government" This is a rcfine-
ment of cruelty, and our punishment
is greater than we can bear.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
THE STOKES PLOT TO GET BID OF

OOt. OSutCE Will iOAAA O Jaw
from the letter of our Chattanooga
correspondent, printed elsewhere,
Of which he has probably been
wholly unsuspicious, that Mr.. VIM.
B. Stokes was a prominent figure
in the plot that was developed on
the 18th of November last to sum-
marily depose him from the Office
of Speaker of the Senate. Stokes
appears TO have been chief con-
cocter of this plot. There was a
reason for the past he played on
that occasion. His ambition TO be
Governor of the State led him, as.
sassin-llke, to stab political rival
in vital part, and to do it from a
covert position. At the time the
plot was concocted it was well un-
derstood that Gov. Brownlow
| would resign the Office of Governor
before the convention to select
Radical candidate would be held.
The office would therefore devolve
upon Mr.. Senter as Speaker of the
Senate, and Stokes feared that
| in that position Senter would
become a formidable rival. AS
Governor, Senter could so shape
| his administration as to force the
Radical convention to nominate
him, and approaching this fact,
Stokes came to the conclusion that
an ambitions man as he supposed
Senter to be had to be put out of the
way. 1t was because he feared
Senter's East Tennessee popularity
that he desired he should be kept
out of the Governors Office. How
did he go about defeating Senter (?
He went to one of the Senators
from his congressional district, and
got him to offer resolution to de-
pose Senter from the Office of
Speaker of the Senate. Senter was
to be struck in a vital part. His
connection with the Rebel" Lee
gisIature of 1862 was the unpar-
donable sin, and accordingly the
history of that connection was
fully and infinitely set forth in the
formidable preamble to the little
resolution which provided simply
that the Senate now proceed TO the
election Of a Speaker" This history
was thoroughly canvassed, and it
was determined that under the
14th article of the amendments to
the constitution of the United
States, Mr.. Senter was ineligible
to hold the office of Speaker of the
Senate, and that the Office was
therefore vacant. The policy was
to proceed Immediately to an cleo
ton before Senter could possibly
make application to Congress fol
the removal of his political dis
abilities. Stokes regarded the mat
ter as a "dead open and short
game" and when his man Friday
sprung the mine he was greatly
astOnished to find that his
intended victim was no
utterly annihilated. 1t was
a miscalculation. The mem
bers of the Senate were not ready
to sacrifice Senter, who had APP
| proved his devotion to the Radica
party quite as fully as his ostensiblC
assailant. How chagrined must
have been the hero of the Calf
| Killer when he saw that his wei
laid scheme to get rid of a formi
dable rival had failed. Gov. Sentel
will now see where this attack upor
him originated and for what pur,
pose. We have exposed to him the
little intriguer in all his moral de
pravity, and it is now for him anc
his friends to deal with this assas~
sin of character as they may deem
fit. ...
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
FRIDAY. APRIL IS. 1883.

The fnaperialist, in its second
number, very Indignantly denies
the story aaoat that it is dead or
about to collapse, and declares it
has not the slightest intention that
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
Grand VelOcipede Race
FAST FRoTTINa AND PICNIC

A A THE THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL
n Fair Grounds, near MurireesbOTo, May LIST.
Two or more fine bands have been employed
fog the occasion, and a day of pleasure and re-
freshment is promised to all who may attend.
There will be a special train from Nashville,
stopping within two hundred yards of the Fair
Grounds. Come one, come all. aprl4-td
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
STREET SPRINKLING.

OWING TO FALSE REPRESENTATIONS.
" made by a certain party, many citizens OF
Nashville are iabOring under the impression
ling Business and that the work now being
performed is by this party; also that wac
favored by the party in power: For the mfOr-
nation Of the public generay, TOuid state
that when applied for the use Of the .hydrant
water | was fatty refused. saying that a con-
tract had been given TO another person.
will simply state that, having received sut-
6eient announcement from the majority of the
citizens, / intend to sprinkle over the same
ground as heretofore.
Hoping that the above explanation will show
things in their true light. and soliciting con
dent servant, -
febl9 If Nv. CARPENTER.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23


SENATORS. Fessenden and Trum-
bull who possess about seven
eighths of all the intellect, dignity,
and decency there is among the
Radicals in the Senate, relieved
themselves in brief and pungent
speeches on Wednesday, of their
disgust of Senators, who, by the
constitution, are the confirming
power in appointments to Office,
lobbying about the executive man.
sion and the departments to procure
nominations. 1t is a disgusting
and utterly reprehensible business
but what better can be expected (?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
Notice to Taxpayers,

TN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION Is OF
Il the amended charter, citizens of this coIpOr-
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 GAN,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23

w HEREAS, r. Mop. SMITH, ESQ., At
w tOrney of the United States for said Dis
trict. has filed his information in said Court
on behalf of the United States against four
barrels of apple brandy. of which Jacob HaW-
kins Is the reputed owner. alleging among other
things, that said brandy was seized as forfeited
to the United States. for the causes in said in
formation alleged.
Now, therefore. in obedience to the monition
of said Court, to me directed and delivered,
do hereby give public notice to all persons
claiming said property. or knowing or having
anything to say why the same should not be
condemned es forfeited. and that they be and
appear before said Circuit Court to be holden
IA the Federal court room in the Capitol at
Nashville, Tennessee, On the 2Sth day of
April, 1869. at 10 clock A. n. then and there
to interpOse their claims.
K. r. GLASCOCK,
aPrl3 lat u. S. Marshal.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
Notes Stolen.

OTOLEN FROM MY RESIDENCE IN
- Edgefeld. On Saturday night last, pocket
book containing two notes. one drawn by Isaac
Miner. Columbia, for 5000, and the other for
SID by the same gentleman. Date not remem-
bered. The public are cautioned against ira
ding for the same. [ap22 81 w. X. JONES.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
On THE 26TH INSTANT.

Property owners desiring alterations made in
their assessments will submit their petitions on
that day. Citizens generally are invited to at
tend these meetings in person.
apis lot A K. ALDEN. Mayor.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
Attention! Pale Faces

TTHE STATE CAMP. ORDER OF PALE
l. Faces, will meet in Murfreesboro on the
first Thursday in May, (the 9TH at 10 o'clock A.
n. Representatives of Subordinate Camps
will please be prompt in their attendance.
apl4-td TH0S. j. HALE, s. p.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
Dr. James HI. Wilkes

OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
~ to the citizens of Edgefeld and vicinity.
OFFICE AT THE DRUGSTORE OF
GRAY & THOMPSON.
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-23
JOSEPH W. HORTON. o. P. A'RoBERTs
Horton, MCROberts & Co.,
Southern Agricultural Warehouse,
Nos. IS ana 30,
hOUTH MA K "a EC STR 3 4 =

Reapers and Mowers,
Glover and Timothy Seed,
Two-Horse Wagons,
Tenn. and German Millet Seed,
Threshers and Separators,
Kentucky Blue Grass Seed,
Horse Powers,
Hungarian and Red Top Seed,
Corn Shelters,
Flows OF Every Description,
Together with ALI kinds of Field. and
Garden Seeds.
marlOtf Ii. kD.T.