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GRANT is very anxious t.. have Hoar
confirmed Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court. This anxiety would lead
TO the belief that he would like to get
him out of his cabinet. But it appears
the Senate is determined he shall get rid
of him in some other way. Tue Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Post writes, Jan. 10, as follows:
"Senator Pomeroy had an interview
with Attorney General Hoar thismerning,
when the latter said he hoped that the
Senate would promptly reject his nomi-
nation for the Supreme bench, as it was
evident that personal reasons alone pre-
vented the nomination from being con-
firmed. The President, he said, was de-
termined not to make another nomina-
ton so long as his name remained in the
Senate Enacted upon. 1t is not at all GER
tain that those who oppose Mr.. Hoarin the
Senate viii allow a direct vote to be taken
upon his nomination, they being in the
majority, and able to prevent taking his
name from the table for action. The
opinion is expressed that the President
will withdraw Mr.. Hoar's name when it
becomes evident that those who oppose
him intend to prevent direct vote from
being reached.
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Washington specials 10 the Wesitrn
press say;
'sThe movement to have Congress IN
terfere in Tennessee matters VIII be rnily
developed IN few days One-partepf II
was made public to-day. II proposes ihe
passage of a general law, enforcing The
third section of the fourteenth article Of
fine Constitution against all persons dis
franchised under that section exercising
any official trust. either of State or ma
tioual character. until they have been duly
relieved by the two Houses of Congress.
II is maintained that this would effectually
nulify the acts of the Legislature elected
with Senter, and arrest the work of the
State Convention which met at Nashville
Monday.
To the above wehaye to say that there
is not member of either House of our
Legislature who is disqualified under the
third section of the 18th Amendment.
The candidates oath of this State, which
every candidate for the Legislature was
required TO take, was far more rigid and
searching, than the restrictions of the
14th Amendment AS to the delegates %
the Convention, we maintain that dele
gate to Constitutional Convention is not
an officer, civil or military, under the
United States or under any State What
the delegates of this Convention do Will
be submitted TO the people for ratification
or rejection, and viii be adopted
by the Convention with the
expressed understanding that it
shall have no effect until rati-
fled by the people. As we have said
on former occasion an Office under a
State is an office created or authorized to
be created by the Constitution of the
State but the Convention is the power
that created the Constitution. 1t does not
derive its existence through, from or by
The Constitution, but from that power in
herent in the people which is set forth in
the Declaration of Rights. AS an evil
dence of this, it is held by the best au-
thorities that a person, holding an Office
under the United States or under State,
may at the same time be member of a
State Convention TO make or amend the
State Constitution. Chief Justice Mar
shall, while Chief Justice of the United
States, was a member of the Virginia
Il
Constitutional Convention. Judge Peck;
while Judge of the Supreme Court of thi.
State, was a candidate for the Convention
of 1884, which formed our present State
Constitution. He was defeated, but that
| does not alter the principle.
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TEXAS RAnICALHZED.

Satrap Reynolds is proceeding with the
work of reconstructing Texas for the bene-
fit of the Radicals, and reports progress
as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8,
|. 187O.-Adjutant General U. S. A., Wash
ingtOn, D. c.: The law of April 10, and
the proclamation of July Is, 1869, have
been complied with in the State of Texas.
The constitution is adopted almost unani-
mously. The following persons are
elected State officers: E. J. Davis, by a
plurality of 7S3, for Governor; Flanagan,
Lieutenant Governor; Blaisdell, Comp
troller; Haney, Treasurer; Kinchler,
Chief of Police Office Commissioner. The
above named persons have been appointed
officers of the Provisional Government.
j. J. REYNOLDS, Brev. Maj. Gen.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
Ashley is wanted in Washington TO Ell
gineer another Impeachment. One of the
grayest charges against Mr.. johnson was
the violation of the tenurc-or-of1ice law
in the attempt to hoist Stanton out Of the
War Office. That law still stands, but
we have the warrant Of so good Radical
authority as the New York Tribune for
saving that it is habituaIly diSrcgarded-
violated not in one case only, but almost
daily. The Tribune assures US the law
sis so little observed that its existence is
a matter of Indifference to some of the
Cabinet officers, as at present it is, i'll
effect. dead letter. 1t appears that, thus
far. although hundreds of officers were
suspended during the recess of Congress,
not a single reason for suspension has
been communicated to the Senate by the
President, and the Senate has acted upon
nominations to fill vacancies caused by
suspension in the same manner it has
acted upon vacancies which have occurred
from death or resignation. And viii it
be believed that, so far from reitcrating
the thunders which were launched upon
President Johnson's head for SO much less
cause, the Tribune writer calmly OBJ
serves that Sin view of these facts, it is
not improbable that the repeal Of the law
will be carried in both houses -
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THE SITUATION ON THE EIF-
TENTH AMENDMENT.

Some tune since the House of Repre-
sentalives adopted resolution requesting
the President to inform that body what
States had ratified the proposed Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, He responded on Dec.
-, by enclosing a communication from
the Secretary of State, who reports that
the following States have ratified: West
Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, Maine, Louisiana, Michigan,
South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York,
Indiana, New Hampshire, Nevada, Yer
mont and Virginia The States of Mis-
souri and Kansas have also reported rat
ification, but it is stated to be defective in
Consequence of certain omissions. Ala
bama has also ratified, but it is probable
the State Department had not been Off
cially notified of the fact at the date of
this report. The action of the several
States during the present year has been as
follows:
STATES WHICH HAVE RATIFIED THE AMEND
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1. The Edinburgh Review.

This is the oldest of the series. In its main fea-
lures it still follows in The path marked out by
Broughsm, Jeffrey, Sydney Smith and Lord Hol-
land its original founders and first contributors,
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Gov. HOFFMAN sent a special messenger
to Washington, who, on the 8th inst,
filed in the State Department, an official
transcript of the action of The New York
Legislature in repeating its previous rati-
fication of the fifteenth amendment. This
places the onus on the Secretary Of State
of deciding which is the legal action of
the Legislature of New York.
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The Reviews are Published quar-
tcrly; BIaCkwOOd's Magazine Is
monthly. Volumes commence in
January.
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The New York San CRadical, and ed
tied by Chas. A. Dana, who was Assistant
Secretary of War TO Stanton, says the ac-
ton Of Grant in making his appointments
from those who have made him President
is ga public advertisement that the admin
istration was to be venal, corrupt and rot
ten from the start and at the core
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HurIey's Popular Worm Candy.

As this is really specific for Worms, aud the
best and most palatable form to give to children
is not surprising that it is fast taking the place Of
all other preparations for wOrms-it being per-
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Messrs- James Ruddle Co: Gentlemen 1t
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other worm remedies known to me- with but par
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would cat it all the time, it is pleasant, if we
would let them believe it is one of the best and
safest remedies known, and as such, recommend it
to one and all JAMES W. TRAVIS
Louisville, Jan. 3, 1868.
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AUCTION SAFE

SATURDAY, JAN. IL, 1870, AT II O'CLOCK NJ,
ON THE PREMISES. OF THE LARGE TWO,
~ story BRICK STORE AND DWELLING No. Is9
North Market street-l0 rooms with store in brick
ana rooms IN frame--gas, water, etc. Lot 30x160.
cost SoOO0 IerTns-H cash; balance in 8, II ls
ana "A months. H. @. SCOVEI.
dec9 Nv Real Estate Agent
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THE New York Tribune admits that it
was "a blunder not to admit" Virginia
cat once, and without division OF demur,
on the meeting of Congress last month. I"
The Tribune believes that Congress
should show some respect for its pledges. /"
That paper says: at was wrong 10 have
suffered a day to pass after the Virginia
delegation presented itself without admit
ting them. Every exaction now made of
them will tend to evil, and that only.
Every days hesitation is an injury and a
loss. Any requirement that the Legisla-
ture shall be purgcd Of those fairly elected
will be an exhibition of bad faith, and
tend to invalidate VIrginia's ratification of
the fifteenth amendment We pray that
Virginia be admitted without further eX-
actions, and before the close of this week. "
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TIE Supreme Court of Alabama has
decided that there has been no property
in slaves since 1868. 1t also decides that
every judgment given by any of the courts
in Alabama from 1861 to 1865 is null and
void, and that all officers of courts and
Legislatures during that period were mere
INSTINCTS
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GEN. w. Il. SMITH. N

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial recently re-
viewed Gen. w. J. Smith, the sitting
m9nber of Congress from the Memphis
district Some persons were SO unchari-
table as to cali this review Of the distin-
guished Mr.. Smiths past history, civil
and military, a castigation, regular and
not undeserved bastinado. Moved there
unto by said communication, Barbour
Lewis, L. B. Eaton, W. H. Pearne,
Thomas A. Hamilton and others, of the
city of Memphis, have addressed commu-
nication to the Commercial from which
we make the following extract:
t'He has rivals and enemies. What
public man, with force of character, has
not9 AS friends and neighbors, as well
as constituents of Gen. Smith, we claim
to know HIM well. He was an efficient
officer during the war, and did gallant ser
vice for his country. lie never shrank
from fatigue or danger, and rose from the
ranks by successive promotions, till, at
the end of the war, he quit the service
with the star of Brigadier General.
After the war, he served for years in both
branches of our State Legislature, with
credit and ability, till he was elected to
Congress. He is a man of rare fidelity
to his convictions, and has stood firmly by
his Republican principles, amid OblOquy,
abuse, social prescription, and malignant
persecution, in every form that his enc
mics could nflict.n
That's good "force of character" "a
man or rare fidelity to his convictions. "
We are inclined to think that the Hon.
Mr. Smith viii be disposed to exclaim,
'Save me from my friends! They are
putting it on little too thick in this day
of telegraphs and steam presses" We
advise them to read .Barnum's Struggles
and Triumphs, and exclaim, "GiOria
IN ercelSiS O. Smith
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TIE Kansas Radicals demanded short
time ago that the place of Minister to the
Netherlands, to which Grant had nomi-
mated Gen. Hugh Ewing, and the nomi-
nation been confirmed by the Senate,
should be given to a Radical of their
State They claimed that Gen. Ewing
was Democrat, and therefore should not
have Office under the present administra-
ton. Grant has obeyed their command,
as q whipped spaniel would that Of his
MASTER and has informed Gen. Ewing
that his resignation would be accepted.
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IT is stated that the friends of the pos
tai telegraph system intend to take advan-
tsge of the present strike to urge that the
government, through congressional enact
ment, take control of the telegraph bust
ness in this country. Gen. WashbUrn,
of Wisconsin, will, as soon as he can get
the floor for that purpose, call the atten-
ton of the House TO the matter The
present postal committee of the House,
who have a government telegraph bill be-
fore them now, are understood 10 be
syersc TO II.
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uIIL or RIGHTS.

We publish to-day, by request, the reso-
Iutions submitted to the Illinois Constitu-
tional Convention by Mr.. Underwood, of
st. Clair county, with the remarks with
which we accompanied them on their first
publication in our issue of the Sth instant.
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We see it stated in a Republican print
that Gen. Grant will, during the coming
summer, visit Europe in a national vessel
and that he will be the guest, at the head
of a brilliant staff, of the leading crowned
heads of Europe He viii visit Queen
Victoria, Napoleon, King William, of
Prussia, and the Gar Alexander, of Rus
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The New York Tribune of the 10th
inst. printed scathing review by Gone
of our Oldest statesmen, " of Senator
brakes bill TO prevent the Supreme Court
from passing upon the constitutionality Of
the laws of Congress. The proposition Of
the Missouri Senator is appalling even Rad
sro1e
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Two representatives of foreign banking
houses Zone from London and one from
Frankfort have arrived in this country
for the purpose of making propositions
to the government TO negotiate abroad a
four and a half per cent loan, should
Congress authorize it, on the plan submit
ted by Secretary Boutwell, in his annual
report, and which viii be considered at an
early day by the Senate Finance Commit
tee. They state that if the interest is
made payable semi-annually in London,
Paris and Frankfort, they viii be able to
effect the sale of at least two hundred
millions of dollars of such loan.
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ROUSE or REpRrsrNrArryEs.


Mr. Calwell offered resolution provld-
ing for Joint select committee to prepare
an address TO the President and memo
rial to Congress-. setting forth the late po-
litical history of the State government,
and the present disposition OF the people
and their agents, so as to indicate their
attachment and respect for law and order,
and the character and purposes Of their
legislation may be indicated from the as
PERSONS of the Radical members of Con-
eress. as set forth in their late memorial. Mr..
Fleming offered an additional resolution
as an amendment, that it is the sense of
the Legislature that the rights of all per-
sons now entitled to suffrage should be for
ever guaranteed IN the organic law of the
State, and that all male citizens, not con-
victed of crime, should be entitled to the
elective franchise, which was adopted by a
unanimous vote. The resolution as amend
ed, with an amendment offered by Mr..
Steele, that the thanks of the people are
due to President Grant for lis refusal to
adopt the counsels of the Radical destruc-
tionists, was referred to the Committee on
Federal Relations.
House bill to relieve the State TREASURY
was taken up. The sections authorizing
the funding of the notes of the Bank of
Tennessee and the past due interest on the
bonds of the State, were stricken out, and
then the bill, which fixes the tax at sixty
cents on the hundred dollars of taxable
property, and authorizes collectors to re-
ceive the notes of the Bank of Tennessee,
was passed on its third reading, ayes As,
noes lS
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In the above list the States of Missouri
and Kansas are classified as having imper-
fectly ratified the amendment The Leg
islature of Missouri failed to act upon the
second section, and in Kansas the same
section was imperfect when ratified.
These defects will be probably remedied
during the present session of the Legis-
lature of Kansas. They nave been rene
died within the past few days in Mis-
souri,. Indiana ratified the amendment
at called session of the Legislature,
when the two Houses were reduced below
a legal quorum; but the Secretary of State
of that State has certified that the pro-
posed amendment was ratified, and the
Radicals in Congress will accept the ac-
ton without inquiring into its legality.
The Legislature of New York, last
week rescinded the former ratification.
In Ohio there is a strong effort being
made to reverse its action in rejecting the
amendment. If this should be done the
count will stand the same as in the above
table. That is twenty-five for and five
against the amendment, and ten States to
vote. Six more States are necessary to
complete the ratification. OF the States
which are yet to take action, Iowa, Min
nesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Is
land and Texas, may be counted upon for
ratification. These make the necessary
number to complete the work. 1t is prob
able also that Georgia will be forced to |
ratify. If necessary to complete the rati-
fcation, the present temper of Congress
is to disregard the recent action of New
York rejecting the amendment.
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HurIey's Ague Tonic.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.

THIs is TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT ON THE
Il It'll day of January, A. D. 1870, a warrant in
Bankr lptsy was issued against the estate of
Rands. M. Webber, of Nashville, in the coun-
ty o. Davidson, and State of Tennessee,
who las been adjudged q Bankrupt, on his
own petition: That the payment of any debts
and delivery of any property belonging to said
Bankrupt to him, for his use, and the transfer
of any property by him are forbidden by law: That
meeting of the Creditors of the said Bankrupt
to prove their debts, and to choose one or more
assignees Of his estate, win be held at Court of
BANKRUPTCY, TO be holden on the 5th day Of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1870, at O'Clock p. NJ, at th8ofice
of the Register in Bankruptcy, Nashville, Tennes-
see, before Alexander S Bradley, ESQ.,, Register
-- tL E. r. GLASCOCK,
jan1S-2t M U. S. Marshal, Messenger.
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The Democracy of New Hampshire in
their recent State Convention resolved:
''That all debts, public and private, ex-
cept duties on imports and the interest on
the public debt which by the terms are
payable in gold, are payable in the cur
rency of the country
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Hurley's Sarsaparilla.
WITH TODTDE or POTASH

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and will, trial, be found to effect certain and
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A new comet has been discovered at
Marseilles by NJ. Temple. 1t has its nu
cleus, and is advancing at the rate of one
degree per day in right ascension, and
thirty-fye minutes in declination.
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