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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-10
THE CADETSHIPS.

A Washington correspondent in the
New York Times of the 9TH gives an idea
of the men who have been traflicking with
members of Congress about the cadet
ships. The following is too good to be
lost
The men who have figured from time
to time in this Illegal traffic have not been
of a very high character, as will be seen
from the following paragraph which APP
pears in the Sunday Herald, published in
this city to-day, and which, there is good
reason to believe, is accurate in many par
ticulars.
"a very amusing case is that Of Mr.
VIM. Edwards, a member of the last Con-
gress from Georgia. A man named Saw
yer testified regarding it as follows: Me
and Billy have been friends for years, and
bein' on a drunk together one day, was
a preached by good-looking gentleman,
whose name l forget, but who lives at
Wizards. He asked if l couldn't get a
kayditship for him. / didn't know what
was meant by q kayditship, but 1 asked
Billy, and he done told me that he had
one to spare. Then the man from VIII
lard's asked me about it again next
day, and l done told him that l
could get it. Now, Billy owed
me some money, and the man said he
could pay me right smart for it. Billy
done signed the papers, and l give them
to the man from Wizards, and he done
paid me 5000. Billy never knew nothing
about the money, but loaned him some
thing to pay his hotel bill and get him out
of town. l drawed on him for that ere
money, and he didn't pay it, and l done
writ to him about it, but he don't answer
my writin, l don't know the name of
the boy, but think he was rejected, and
the man from Wizards told me SO. /
don't know nothing more about the case"
The Committee asked this witness how
he happened to get into the business,
when he answered that the man from
Wizards roped him in, and added that
he sloped about town right smart and
somehow struck lots of things. He was
subsequently recalled to give testimony
regarding the case of Mr.. r. r. Butler,
of Tennessee, the substance of which is
not yet known.
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THE House of Representatives refused
TO allow Mr.. Golladay 10 withdraw his
resignation, so that he could demand a
full investigation of his case, but it APP
pears the Military Committee is proceed
ing with the investigation. The Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes, March Z:
additional facts in relation to the case
of Golladay and his cadetship have be-
come known. The person whose son was
appointed testifes that Golladay was a
stranger to him; that he never met him
but once, and then il was in Willard
Hotel; that he talked with him for ten
minutes, when Golladay promised to send
in the appointment in three days, which
he did. The witness also testified that he
was a Republican, and had contributed
literally to the Republican campaign
fund, but he swore positively that he paid
no money for his appointment. Yet
other witnesses testified that he had told
them that he paid $4,000 for it, and
the boy Dragged about it at West Point.
The father of the boy lives in New York,
and the committee will examine his bank
account for other facts"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-10
CUR FTNANCIAL HUEDEys

The financial burdens imposed upon
Tennessee during the reign of BrownlOw
are found to be heavier than her people
can bear, and it is now reported that the
tax levies for the present year will only
be sufficient TO pay current expenses,
leaving no resources for the payment of
interest on the State debt. The holders
of Federal bonds may learn a valuable
lesson from this practical, though unex-
pressed, reputation in Tennessee. There
is a limit 10 the tax-paying capacity of
the people; and thepolicy of the Admins
tration, dictated by the mOneyed classes,
is rapidly bringing us to that limit. The
refusal to furnish q sufficient amount of
currency for the transaction of business
obstructs all industrial operations and en-
terprises, diminishes the ability of the
people to pay taxes, and tends inevitably
toward Reputation. When the money in
the Treasury is insufficient TO meet the
bondholders' demands, reputation will
have become an accomplished fact not
only without but in spite of, Congress
ionallegislation. Cincinnati Enquirer.
''The financial burdens imposed upon
Tennessee" are greatly aggravated by
the reckless and corrupt manner in which
Radicalism squandered our money and our
bonds. We have as the result of four
years of Radical rule Sl3, 600, 900 of State
bonds in the hands of stock gamblers,
near a half million of coin of 'the Sacred
School Fund" defaUlted, a large amount
of outstanding warrants, over 81, 200, 900
of interest due and unpaid, an empty
Treasury, and no credit at home or
abroad. Great is Radicalism and Butler
Is its prophet.
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TENNESSEE RADICALS ON GEoK.

TENNESSEE RADICALS ON GEOR-
- lca GIA. n1a
Butler was badly beaten in his effort to
get an extension of the Radical lease on
the offices in Georgia. That was prime
object with Gov. Bullock in getting Geor-
gla reconstructed the second time. Mr..
Bingham, of Ohio, saw this, and he
offered the following amendment to the
bill reported by the Reconstruction Com
mittee to admit Georgia to representation
in Congress:
provided, that nothing in this act con-
taineG shall be construed TO vacate any Office
now filed in the State of Georgia either by
election of the people or by appoint
ment of the Governor there by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate of
said State; neither shall this act be con-
strued to extend the official tenure of any
officer of said State beyond the term
limited by the constitution thereof, dating
from the election or appointment of such
officer; nor to deprive the people of Geor-
gia of the right under their constitution to
elect Senators and Representatives of the
State of Georgia in the year 1870, or on
the day named in the constitution of such
State, ca such other day as the present
Legislature may designate by law"
This amendment was agreed to by q
vote of ia to II. Mr.. Hawkins, of this
State, voted for the amendment, and
Messrs. Arnell, Butler, Maynard, Prosser,
Stokes, Smith and Tillman against it.
These, who are regarded as among the
most malignant Radicals in Congress,
have no sympathy with the taxpayers in
Georgia, as they had none for the same
class in their own Stote.
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THE CORRUPTION OF TIE RADE-
CAL PARTY.

A Washington lettGr-Writer calls atten-
ton 10 the fact that there is a source Of
corruption even worse than the sale of
cadetships, and which, if thoroughly in
vestigated, would involve more men and
make more disagreerble revelations than
any subject ever brought before Congress.
He refers to the sale of pardOns-the ped
ding of amnesties. This has been carried
on as q business ever since the adoption
of the fourteenth amendment, imposing
certain disabilities for participation in the
rebellion. The last clause of that amend
ment provides that Congress may, 10y
two-thirds vote remove such disabilities.
Every once in a while a bill is passed
under this provision, naming certain per-
sons as ''relieved of their disabilities. -
To get ones name in such measure is
quite desideratum to a Southern man
desiring to hold Office. And here the cor
rupton comes in. 1t is said that 500 is
frequently paid for the insertion Of a
name in one Of these bills-paid directly
to the carpet baggers and scalawags from
the districts in which the applicants live.
1t is for this reason that no general am
nesty has ever been passed-or is ever
likely to pass while the carpet baggers
have any influence in Congress. A bill
relieving all persons from political disa-
bilities would close up this fruitful source
of revenue and profit-and hence it can
not be passed. The Cincinnati Gazette
(RadicaD denounces this system of ped
ding pardons as a species Of corruption.
That paper says:
''We do not believe that Representa-
lives who can put a persons name in
special amnesty bill, will be free from
offers of a consideration for doing it.
We do not believe that such efforts will
be in vain. We do not believe that the
best men viii seek amnesty in this way.
We do believe that this way is bad every
way. We doubt if a Congressman can
touch this bill of special fav0rs without
being defiled by it or defiling it, And we
do believe that general amnesty is need
&c, both to bring the natural leaders of
society into the local governments and
into the national councils"
The Radicals have introduced corrup-
ton into all branches and departments of
the federal government Pardons are
sold, cadetships disposed of, franchises
auctioned to the highest bidders, railroads
projected under the protection of federal
power, telegraph lines warmed into life
and action at Washington, special inter-
ests fostered and encouraged by special
laws, aud the whole machinery of the
government used orpriyate and interested
purposes. This is the point we have
reached under the lead of the Radical
marty. In all directions the Radical party
has scattered the seeds of corruption and
political debauchery. Congress, State
Legislatures and municipal governments
are managed on the principle of money
making. So open and apparent has this
fact became, that few of the more hon
est Radical journals are denouncing the
practice and calling for a reform.
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The New Orleans Picoyaae speculates
on the cotton outlook in its issue of
the 9th inst. as follows:
The past few weeks have been appa-
rently disastrous to the interests of our
leading staple, and the currency price has
fallen from 24R@244c, for Middling on
the list of January last, to 22c, yesterday.
Yet, if we take the gold values at these
two periods, we find that the reduction
has been only &c. u ID. Should there be
return to specie payments, the planter
will havelost only &c. But as the year
commenced with the popular estimate of
two and half to two million six hundred
thousand bales for the seasons crop, and
the extent of the receipts thus far point
to considerably more than these amounts,
many are fearful that prices must. rule
very low. We do not consider it within
the legitimate province of journal to
present arguments calculated either to
"bull" or "bear" any commodity, but a
thousand pens are at work in the inter
ests of cotton consumers, and the inter
ests of the producer meet with, and in
Dul ICM GlhOCdtCS. III llC
natural order of things the seller will OBJ
tain for his goods fair price, unless
some extraordinary pressure be brought
to bear, or a panic causes holders to
overstock the market for the time being,
of which buyers always take advantage.
The two points of supply and demand
must of course determine the future of
prices. 1t is certain that receipts at all
the ports up to date, point to an American
crop of from 2, 900, 900 to 8, ZOO, 900 bales.
Many are of opinion that receipts will
soon fall off very rapidly, and this view
is sustained by comparison between this
and last spring. Then the market was
advancing. and planters naturally held
back as long as possible. This year the
decline IN gold has pushed down Vv.IioIloy
rates so rapidly that the fear of a further
decline will bring forward the cotton now
left in the country, as fast as tralspOrta-
ton can be obtained. But if we take the
outside estimate even, the outlook is en-
couraging; for consumption is increasing,
and more than the surplus will be re-
quired to supply the demand. The aver
age weekly consumption of Great Britain
last year was 80, $50 bales against 50, SS6
the year before. This year we are adj
vised by the last circular of Messrs. Watts
& Co. that English spinners are taking
sc, 900 to $4,000 per week, and the
amount is on the increase, notwithstand-
ing the fact that prices for American cot
ton are only ID, and for Surats I'D lower
than the corresponding period last season.
| The Manchester Courier gives the follow
ing table to account for the increased ac-
tiyity among English spinners:
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Tie amount Of cotton coming forward
to the Southern markets, although now
sensibIy receding from the highest point,
has continued to show gains on last years
receipts. The gains outside of New Or
leans are light, but at that port continue
large, the receipts there for the week end
ing Friday last having been 81, 9s5 bales,
aganstl5, 1926 for the corresponding week
last year. The New Orleans Times of
the 9th inst says:siF 4isss : yasz4
eie'sThe total receipts of cotton at this port
up to the 1st March, exceed the receipts
of the whole of last year up to the LIST Sep
TENDER, 1863. To-day the receipts total
stand as follows; SAL ''ist' 8. ~
March4 4, 1870. g.. =. .S79, 100 bales.
Sept /, 1862. -, .S41, 1856 !"
Sept /, 1868. ................ 1858, 1876 g
AS there is good deal of cotton yet to
arrive, we think it fair to estimate that
the total receipts up to 1st September,
| 1870, VIII reach eleven or twelve hundred
thousand bales. 1t is not improbable that
New Orleans win receive this season
more than her usual proportion OF the
total crop"
The Picdyauae says the planters are
pushing forward their residue as fast as
| possible, and it is probable that ere long
receipts win fall off very rapidly. Las
year the market was advancing, this yeal
it is receding, and holders are anxious e
realize. Middling is now quoted at 21l
@22c, against 2s@2s4c at the same tint
in 1869. The receipts at the Southern
ports up to the latest dates compare viii
the receipts to the corresponding periods
last wear as.follows: ,.,.ll..
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p
hands of the prominent jobbers, The
commission merchants and importers,
especially the latter, have been slow to
make concessions, and have attempted to
ignore the drives offered by the leading
Jobbers. These drives, however. in
connection with the decline in gold and
cotton, have had their effect, and prices
are generally lower.
The New York Commercial thinks
The decline is going TO initiate the cur
rency and give a new lease to specula-
ton, rather than otherwise. The Com
nlercSdl says:
/ 'It is concluded that as the fall in gold
increases the purchasing power of the
currency, the present volume of eircula-
ton is capable of effecting an enlarged
amount of exchanges, and that virtually
the currency is being inflated. This view
has its effect upon lenders generally, and
for the moment conduces to an easier con-
dition of the money market.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-10

THE GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf does
not seem to be willing for us to go for the
new Constitution unless we admit that il
is faultless. Upon the contrary, we arc
willing to 60 for it, and anxious to have
others do SO, even though they may think
it has grave objections. Which now Of
these, thinkest thou, is a friend unto the
Constitution
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-10

GEN. SHERIDAN says that the Indians
are guilty of great brutality to white
women. Granted. Now, because Indi-
ans make fiends of themselves in their
treatment of white woman, does this
warrant white men in retaliating on In
dian womenl If Indians are atrocious
wretches for doing certain thing, what
are white men who perform precisely
similar operations
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MASONIC NOTICE.

THE MEMBERS OF PHOENIX LODGE, n
L No. 1S1, F. and A. III, are hereby sum "a
mOned to meet at the Lodge Room, on * ~
THURSDAY MORNING, the 10th inst, at wv
O'Clock, for the purpose of paying the last tribute
of respect TO the remains OF their deceased brother
Right Worshipful williamson H Horn.
Cumberland, Edgefeld, Claiborne, Germania,
AicWhirtersvile and GOOdlettsyille Lodges and ali
others who can do so, are most respectfully re-
quested to join PhGnix Lodge, as Lodges, and all
Master MasOns are solicited to attend.
GEORGE s. BLACKIE,
Worshipful Master
J. W. BARET, See'y mar9-H
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TENNESSEE IRON STORE.
HILLMAN, BRO. & SONS,

Nos. So and 81 North Market street,
uAvE IN STORE AND ARE DAILY RE
IL CEIYING
Tennessee Charcoal Bloom Iron, IA.
q. Il y.
kentucky Charcoal Iron, II. Il. & &
Ohio River q Iron.
SsLaBeiIes, Nails and Spikes
Horse and Mule shoes and Horse
Shoe Nails.
AnViIs, Vises. Hammers and Bel
lows
steel Springs, Buggy and Wagon
AXles.
Thin BILE Skeiris, Wagon Boxes and
Castings.
Carriage and PlOtV Bolts, Nuts and
Washers.
steel PlOyv Plate, Gas Pipe.
TVvO-EIOrse Wagons, IrOned with
our ky. Iron.
Hubs. SPOkes, FeIlOes, and n full
stock of WOOD WORK, PI0Ws, etc,
Which they offer low for cash, and to prompt deal
ers only on short time
HIILMAN, BRO. L SONS,
Nos. 50 & "a North Market street,
feb20-tapr1 Nashville, Tenn
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NEW FIRM.

TAVING PURCHASED OF AIESSRS. BAILEY,
IL ORDWAY & CO., their entire stock of Groce-
ries and Liquors, we will continue the business Of
Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants, at
their old stand, No. - south Market
street. (Spring Brook Buildings,) where we viii
keep a LARGE and COMPLETE stock of all goods in
our line and sell them at the very LOWEST MAR
KET RATES. Our Mr.. d. H Bailey is now buy
ing goods in the Eastern markets at the heavy de-
cline in prices, and in q few days will be sup
piled with an Extensive Stock of SsrOcc-
ries, and can offer superior inducements to the
trade. [mar9-tfl BAILEY & SPERRY.
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A Rare Business Chance.

i a rare chance to engage in business, in town
located in splendid country that is fast filing up
with permanent settlers from Kentucky, Tennes-
see and Mississippi. Profits good, competition
light, and small capital required. Good reasons
given for selling. Address
THOS. W. MONTGOMERY,
nar9-thurs& tues4wf St Charles Ark
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County Court at Nashville.
Julia C. Putnam, administrative, vs. F. E Putnam
ct ais

A THE oFFICE>oF THE CLERK OF THE
"a County Court at Nashville, on the sth day
Of March, 1870, on motion Of complainant, by
counsel in the above cause and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Clerk that the said defendants
James N. CraddOck and John Waldo Craddock are
non-residens Of the State of Tennessee and there
fore the ordinary process of this court cannot be
served upon them:
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk that pubtcs-
ton be made, for four weeks in succession in the
Nashville UNION AND AMERICAN, a newspaper pub
lshed in the city Of Nashville requiring the said
defendant to appear at the next term Of the County
Court to be holden for the county of Davidson at
the Courthouse thereof in the city of Nashville, on
the first Saturday after the first Monday in
April next, and answer said bill, or the same will
be taken for confessed to him. and set for hear
ing parte. P. l. NICHOL, Clerk.
marIO-dltNw
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THE Hon. John w. Leftwich died at
Lynchburg, Va, on Sunday night, the
9th inst. He was elected to Congress in
the Memphis district in November, 1868,
but Brownlow, who was then Governor of
the State, gave the certificate TO w. j.
Smith, who meanly accepted it and took
the seat in Congress to which he had not
been elected. DR.. Leftwich started to
Washington several weeks ago to contest
the right of Smith TO hold the seat, but he
was stricken down with disease at Lynch
burg, and never recovered. Smith will
now remain in undisturbed possession of
the seat TO which he has no legal claim
whatever.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-10

CoTToS opened in New York yesterday
at decline of &c, but the decline was
subsequently recovered and. the market
closed firm at 2l4.
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GEN. BUTLER has appointed negro boy
of Salem, Mass, to a cadetship at West
Point This. is the first negro ever sp-
pointed cadet. ~
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Tennessee BONDS were quoted in New
York yesterday at SO for the old and 4Sa
for the new. ,srt
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-10

That so slight change in the relative
cost of producing cotton fabrics should so
stimulate trade augurs that prices cannot
recede materially. Indeed, independently
of figures, the peaceful condition of the
world, and, the low price OF breadstuffs,
would warrant the conclusion that the de-
mand for cotton goods must exceed that
of 1869. Spinners, too, in thus giving
fuller employment TO their looms, are not
unmindful of the increased supply. The
London Times gives the following esti-
mate of the supply for the current year,
and the sources from which it is to come;
in contrast with which we place the actual
noYc,,Y,o r,tiOr, Loot
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MASONIC NOTICE.

MEMBERS OF CLAIBORNE LODGE, NO. 293,
VA +. and A. NJ. are rannested to meet at their
Hall on TUIIRSDAY, at O'Clock, March 10, fUT
the purpose Of attending the funeral of Bro VIM.
Horn. All Masons in good standing are respect
fully invited 10 attend
BY order of W. NJ. JNO. g. HALEY
rnar9-T Secretary
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Mr.. GLADSTONE, in his recent speech,
after describing in graphic manner the
causes which induced so many Irishmen
TO leave their native land, said: 'Do not
let us conceal from ourselves the fact that
undev such circumstances immigration is
bu; another word for Punishment, and
the country whose laws infiict that ban
ishment cannot expect and does not de.
serve, the affection of these people. >
That is hitting the nail fairly on the head.
Justice is coming for ireland. Do moi
ct the incoming tide be stopped by un
wise action,
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DISS SOLUTION.

TNHE FIRM OF BAILEY, ORDTAY co. WAS
Il dissolved on March l, 1870, by mutual consent
having sold our entire stock of Groceries and
Liquors to Messrs d. II. BAILEY and HENRY
SPERRY. The books of the firm can be found
with Mr.. Williams, at our old stand and all par
ties in arrears are requested to call and settle at
once D. H BAILEY,
G. n. ORDWAY,
JOHN WILLIAMS.
To our old friends and customers, We return our
sincere thanks for the liberal patronage and sup
port extended to US, and take pleasure in recGm-
mending our successors, Messrs. BAILEY &
SPERRY, to their confidence and favor.
BAILEY, ORDWAY & co.
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The n. Y. Tribune says B. Buffers
Presidential nomination came from his
clients" Which clients9 Roderick Ran
dom and Whittemore?