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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23
DISABILITIES.


SPARTA, TENN, Sept. 20.-Dear Sirs:
At the Democratic Convention which as
sembled at McMinnville on the 10th inst
for the purpose of nominating candidate
for Congress, there was panic on the
'test-oath" question, Col. ThOs.. B. Muir
ray, and probably others, arguing that no
Southern man would be sworn in who had
laboaed under political disabilities, even
if Congress had removed them
lido not see how any msu can come
to this conclusion. But as some have,
and others may, send you cory of
letter which l received from Gen. Jos. II.
Lewis, on the subject. 1t is to be hoped
this letter will satisfy those fastidiOus
persons who have been frightened by the
''iron-clad oath. " ....- .
It will be borne in mind, that Gen.
Lewis commanded brigade of Ksntuck-
ians in the Confederate army--wss as
valiant soldier as ever. drew blade
and stayed until the last gun fired. After
the surrender he returned to Kentucky,
and resumed the practice of the law. His
disabilities were subsequently removed by
act of Congress, and the citizens of the
Third Congressional District chose him to
reprssent them in Congress, and upon pre-
senting himself he was received.
You may publish Gen. Lewis letter
with or without the explanation l send,
as you may prefer. pa
Most respectfully, 1... .
BENTON MeMnLN.
FRANKLIN, KY, Sept. 10, 1870-Ben-
ton McMillin, Esq. Dear Sir: aRswe
your letter at the earliest opportunity.
took my seat in Congress without having
the '.iron- clad oath" administered to me.
The act of Congress relieving me of
my political disabilities, and giving me a
right to a seat in Congress was passed
upon the assumption that was guilty OF
the very thing that would, if that oath
was administered, be required to swear !
had not been guilty of. Hence | could
not enjoy the right intended by the act to
be conferred upon me without committing
lperiury. Therefore, unless the act of
Congress ia an absurdity and mockery, l
was not only relieved from disabilities,
but also from the ''iron-clsd OATH" Con-
gress cannot nolO or hereafter require a
more stringent oath than the one took;
for my rights, and the rights OF others
similarly situated, have been sscertained
and determined by Congressional action
in my case. Truly yours,
| los II. LEWIS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.

Col. A. S. Colyar has announced him
self as an independent candidate for Gov
ernor. Hsobjects to the platform of the
Convention, which he seems to think
endorses the right Of secession. 1t does
no such thing, and Colyar is on "wild
GOOSE chase. He exhibits pluck, but
little 4tion.-Aorristotsn Gazette.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23
FROM BELGIUM.
!, .r,,,., DipIomnt seeking Peace

BRUSSELS, Sept. pa British diplo-
mat arrived yesterday en- route TO the
King of P.ussia's headquarters, on an
important mission connected with peace
negotiations. .e..
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23
Patriotic LOans-LyOns Promises
100000 Men.

Tours, Sept. 22.-Specialtoth the Herald.
The greatest activity prevails in all de-
partments here for the national defense.
The Council General of the Department
of Caledo have voted 5000, OOOt; that
of Lyons 10000, 000f and 200, 900 men,
and that of Lille large sum of money
and a great number of men. Reinforce
ments of volunteers arrive daily.
Five hundred soldiers who escaped from
Sedan have entered Toul.
GaribaIdi a Prisoner at Caprera
MARsKIILKs, Sept. 22.-Garibsldi is
prevented from leaving Caprera, and is
guarded as prisoner. Italian war YES
sells are cruising off the island.
The Fleet.
CALAIS, Sept. 22.-The main portion
of the French feet is here. There are
three iron-clads at Dunkirk.
Fayre,s Mission-He has Little Hope
The Cession of AIsace an Ultima
tum.
Tours, Sept. 21.-Information received
here destroys the hopes of peace. Favre
expressed willingness to accede to a
plan, to satisfy Prussia, for electng rep
resentative assembly, and thus obtain the
voice of duly accredited government in
making the terms of peace, but the King
of Prussia's counsellors positively refuse
an armistice, and will make peace only
on condition of retaining possession of
the districts now occupied until the terms
are ratified by constituent assembly.
Although the question of terms is not
vet reached, NJ. Favre informs his assO-
ciates in the government, that the cession
of Alsace will certainly be the ultimatum
of Prussia, and he has little hope of sue
cess in his mission
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23

NorE-The reports as presented are
made at the several points indicated at
o'clock A. NJ, each day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23

The Republicans of Tennessee in con-
ventfon assembled, have met to counsel as
to the best interests of our State, and in
spirit of mutual forbearance do declare
the principles and measures which we
deem necessary to safe, wise and polite
administration of the affairs of the State. !
3. 3D. .4I. RESOLUTIONS ....r
1. The union of the States making them
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-08
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE


Agreed upon between the POST flee Department
OF the United states and The Post -Gftic- Depart
meat of he Hanseatic Republic OF bremen, pro-
vidine for the conveyance Of the International
Correspondence in time of War or threatening
p War.
Whenever in consequence of war or threatening
war the international cores ponGence between
tie United States and Bremen cannot be con
yeyed by United States steamers or Bremen
steamers, it may be conveyed by steamers under
neutral flag subject to all the stpulafions. rules
and regulations contained in the several postal
conventions heretofore concluded between both
countries.
names and affixed the seal of our resi- eciive Of
fees, this twent, =. ghth day of March, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, at the
city Of Washington.
Postmaster General. q. 9.
Isl II. SUHLEIDEN,
Minister Resident Of tho Ilanseatic Republics.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-08

year from the date when one Office shall have
ven notice to thu other VI it's desire to terminal
It
Executed in duplicate ut Berlin the twenty
first day of Oct Der, one Thousand eight huudre ed
and siNty-seytn.
JsEAL JUOy A KASSON,
Special tommis>i ner. &c &c
GsE.Lt RICH RDv PHlLIPSBuRN.
Direci u enei al Of the Post department
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-08
PnsT-OFFIcE DEPARTMENT,


| Washington, November IL, lSoI-
| Having examined aud Considered the afnre
going articles of II convention for tn anchors ion
| Of the postal service between The United Stafe-
| If Amer liza and The North German Union agreed
upon and executor is duplica at Be- lin, the
TWEEN first d v Of october one thous nj eight
hunul ed ard iXty-seven, hy lion. John A. Mas
>'.n. - eci"l ,mmi ii ner, &c, &c, on hehaii
of this department ami by Richard v, Philips
b IN. Direct rt'rncral OF The = ST Depa tment Of
The North German Union on behalf OF his De
partmenr. the same are by me heleby ratified
ant approved by and with the advice and consent
OF the President of the Unite >Jat-s.
lnsitn,s~ wheretf Ia caused the seal #
the p.ist Office Department t. b. sffiy hereto,
wtth my signature, the day and year first above
written.
lsE.L ALEX. W RANDALL,
Postmaster G-ueral
hereby approve the foregoing conveati''n, and
IN testimony the eff have caused the seal Of
the Uni ell States to be affixed
(sEALl ANDRkW JOHNSON.
By the resident:
HIiIIsM II. SEWARD, Secretary IF State
WASHINGTON, November l., 1867.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-08

Convention agreed upon between the Post Depart
ntents of tie Uni Ell Stsres OF America and If
the North German Uni "a for thu ameiuU,Iipn
OF the Postal Service between ,he two Coun-
tries.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-08

For the execution Of the Postal Convention agreed
upon between the Post De- nrtmeIIts # the Uuifed
Sta e. and of the North Gel man Union, on the
2lst # october. 1S61
In accordance with Article XIX, Of the co.ven
tion. CbnCl. del bttw ca the Uni ed States #
America and the ..ur h German don on the 2ls
of october ISL the post offlces OF the Two IN
tries have established the lowing regulations
SECTION /. Provision lily, and until otherwise
arranged, the Offices Tor the exchange # mails
sltil be, IN the side of the United states,-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

The late Gen, st. John Liddell,
an. account: of whose death was
given in OUR issue of yesterday,
had effected an insurance upon his
life in three life Insurance. scompa-
MES, amounting in the aggregate
to 100000, viz: In the Mound
City, $4,000; in the Globe, $4,000;
in the Piedmont, $5OOO.-N o.
PicGyN7se.s Is f. eftStE .tS
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

A NovELTY.-In the Constitu-
tional Convention of Tennessee,
now sitting in Nashville, there is
not a single member whose nativ-
ity is beyond Mason and Dixon's
line. Five are from Virginia, five
from North Carolina, three from
Kentucky, and two from Mary
land. The remainder are all ma
tives of Tennessee. What a hap
py people-a Convention to frame
the organic law which is to act as
the guide board of the future leg
islation of the State, has in it not
a single carpet-bagger to mar the
harmony of the body.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26
Radical Opinion Of Warmoth and the
....- l.-,r. Election Bill 49,, ~

The following rather decided
sentiments we find expressed edi-
torially in the columns of the New
Orleans Tribune, a Radical paper
edited by free men of color:l
But the indignation against this
Administration is not confined to
Louisiana alone,-it is those very
authors of the Reconstruction
scheme that are equally earnest
with ourselves to denounce our
vicious leaders, and but for the
fact that the State has now (and
unfortunately passed. out of inn
mediate Federal custody to rule
herself, not a week would e1apse
before the Buffers, the X Keneys
and the Summers at the National
Capital would hasten to repair
the cruel distortion to which the
plan Of restoration has been sub
jected here and disperse the mise
rable tricksters who have SO re-
preached the Republican policy
and. whose craftsmanship is sim
ply the cowardly ycunningof filing
his own pocket with other peoples
HlOAOy. NOeAAnS OOcCC1, OCtAe1JS .
the tdistrust by this Administers
ton of the people,-no less of
Republicans than of Democrats
than the new. Election Bill,-a
most, infamous anti-Republican
Instrument. The Governor knows
that outside of his official prcteges
he has no friends on either side,
he expects, however, with their
aid to, dupe the colored element
anew, especially in the country.
and wherever his cause is pre-
JUDGED by adverse votes. he is
furnishedsin the Bill with rfacili-
ties to invent q riot and then sit
as arbiIer. He can instigate an
emeute at his convenience, prose-
cute it and then judicially ex-
anime it. We propose to scrutin-
ize this Bill thoroughly in a few
sdays,-we will say now that it is
a mere desperate spasm to con
quer his weakness with the ipeo-
pie.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

/ The Fifteenth Amendment de-
clares that 1.-THE right Of citizens
of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the
United States, or by any State, on
account of race, color Or previous
condition of servitude;' and q ge-
MUS, editor of q Kentucky paper,
advises the Legislature of that
State to enact q law providing
that 'tno person shal1 be- elector
in this Commonwealth who has
wool or kinky hair on his SCALP
and that any person who sshaves
or otherwise removes the wool or
hair from his head, so as to de-
ceive the judges Of election, shall
he indicted and punished, MS pro-
,vided by law, for fraudulent
voting. ld-,-5s Il s. SO
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

POLITICs A NECESSARY STUDY.
We find the following excellent
sentiments in the Morehouse Con-
,servative:
1t is true that all we have, and
all we expect to have, whether of
christianity or civilization, must
go hand in hand with and come
from our political surroundings.
It behooves every man then to be
earnest in politics. Show us an
Indifferent or neutral Christian
and we will show yon zukeav0rns
one. Show us an Indifferent or
neutral anything or anybody, and
we will show you a luteaU0rne de-
votee-a p0ssey', not an actor in
life. Thus lukewarm politician
is an indifferent patriot. The
earnest patriot cannot separate
politics from social life. The ac-
ton of the social upon the politi-
cal system, and the reaction Of
the political upon the social
system, are so intimately con-
nected that to have healthy ac-
tion, and bring forth good results,
one must operate on the economy
of the other like the heart and
brain on our physical organiza-
tion.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

The Savannah Republican re-
ports that the complaintsof lack
of sufficient force to carry 6n tho
plantation interests the present
year come from every part of
Georgia. It says many Of the ne
groes have died; very many have
flocked to the railroads now build
ing; the towns have absorbed a
good share; some have. hired or
bought lands and gone. to work
on their own account, and the
women, as a general rule, have
wholly deserted the fields.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26
Irish Immigration.

Mr.. A. II. Browne, of Jeane-
rette, has kindly furnished us with
u letter from his brother, Mr.. Sam
uel Browne, commission merchant
and general agent, No. 8, Frank
fort Terrace, Lower Gloucester
street, Dublin, Ireland, from which
we make the following extract:
s'In relation to that part of your
letter which refers to Emigration:
I think I could easily obtain a full
cargo of good laborers, by paying
their passage out; indeed, want of
means has prevented many thou
sands from emigrating. All who
had the means have gone before
this, and many thousands were
taken out, / am sorry to say, by
your p0tern0z grand-mother and
made ''food for POWDER" in order
to subdue the noble Confederate
people, who were struggling for
the very same thing that the peo-
pie of Ireland have so long been
signing for. / would be glad to
correspond with any persons who
are desirous of having good hard
working men, accustomed to the
soil. None other would I send
unless, indeed, you wished some
good mechanics. You would re-
quire to specify the class of -eini-
grants most suitable; also, the
probable amount of wages for
each class. I would like, also, to
know the prospect industrious y0u,eg
farmers would have of becoming
possessors Or proprietors of soil,
with a statement of your land
laws, mode of culture, most prof.
table crops, and any other facts
desirable for farmers to know.
would especially be glad to know
the kind of people, morally or
physically, objected to, etc. We
are Just now promised some bene-
fetal changes in our ssIrish Land
Laws" and many who would 9th
erwise emigrate will wait the re-
suit, but I know too well the
character of English legislation
to put any confidence in that
quarter" [ - -. $50 IS
Here is a good opportunity for
our planters to supply themselves
with the very best class of labo-
eres, and they should enter into
Immediate correspondence with
Mr.. Browne, making arrangements
for any number of laborers they
may need next fall; as of course,
it is too late to secure them for
this years crop. - Neac iberia
Times, 2Stk alt.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

WHERE THE MONEY GoEs.-It
will be remembered that d RaGli-
cal chap, calling himself William
Francis, McLean,s started and pub
lished only tsO0 numbers of a six
by ten newspaper, in our Town,
some time last year. This sheet
was called the ''Rapides Tribune -
and published by authority the
Laws of Louisiana and all Judi
ciaf advertisements, of Rapides
Parish. AS we said two numbers
only were ever published, then
the concern went up the spout.
We now seesby the Official Jour
nal of the State that said Mclean
was duly allowed the snug little
sum of four thousand four hundred
and eighteen dollars for publishing
these two numbers of his Radical
sheet. This is. q fair specimen Of
how the poor State is robbed, and
how these Radical adyenturers
and thieves are made to prosper
at the expense of . down-trodden
and over-taxed people. VIII the
day of reckoning newer comet p
Aleranelyi0 Democrats, sssssss
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

The annual report of the Secre-
tary Of the Peabody Educational
Fund shows that Louisiana re-
ceived since the last report $11,-
600, and $4,000 additional for its
normal schools and departments.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26
TariT Of Advertising Rates.

Advertisments will be inserted at One Dollar and
Fifty Cents per of one inch Of space, or less
FOR fhe frat aud evenly. Cents for each subse-
uent INSERTION for any time un dor ono month. For
eager periods as follows:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26
onroe 0uachita Parish La Saturday, February g. 1870

grave, from lively to severe .
He was careful as we'll as a
voluminous writer; set great store
by critical accuracy of expression
and exactness in marks of pune
tuation;and was an amateur gram
marian, learned in all the meth
DDS, though welded to his own.
He Invariably revised the manu-
script of his amanuensiS, and
read his proof-sheets to the last.
And yet, except to have his mat
ter appear correctly, he was in
different to it. He used to say,
use no ceremony with my mat
ter. A man who writes as much
as LIDO cannot expect to hit the
nail always on the head" But
he did hit it nearer than anybody
else. He was very much attached
to Mr.. Shipman, and had perfect
confidence in the taste and judg-
ment of that able writer and
scholar. Some times he would
write a paragraph, not over nice,
but always funny, intended to be
struck out by Shipman. Often
enough the wit got the better of
Shipman's scruples, and the par.
agraph went in, which seemed to
alnuse Prentice vastly. He was
by no means sensitive to what we
call the 'tproprieties,'' and regard
ed many Of the conventional no.
tions Of society as affected and
absurd, and entitled to little
respect. 80. .... ,..,--y.
On his poems Prentice himself
put no great account. They were
thrown off idly. He wrote verses,
he said. as discipline, or: for
recreation. The best of them is
undoubtedly the ..Closing Year,
which has many fine lines and
images, and will always be a IA
5vorite recitative. The "Lines on
my Mothers Grave,'' and .sthe
Lines to my Son. are also exqui-
sitely pathetic. Albert Pike once
recited the 'sLines on. My Moth
er's Grave'' at a club party in
Washington in a way that. left
not a dry eye in the room. But,
after all, the fame of Prentice
must stand not, upon. any, one
piece of work which he did, but
upon the purpose and Influence
OF his whole life; its realization of
every public demand; its adapta-
ton to evesy party need; its cur
rent readiness and force: its thor
ough consistency from first to
last. He did more for others and
asked less for himself than any
public man of his day. He put
hundreds of men into office, but
he was never a candidate for office
himself. He relied exclusively
upon his newspaper. and by this
agency alone rose to eminence.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26
DENTAL NOTICE.

HAvING determined to settle permanently
Ill in Monroe for the purpose of practicing
my pro tession, can be fond at my office
opposite the southeast corner of the public
square, in the house lately occupied by the
Land Office, at all honrs. My family will live
in the same building. Having had very
large experience in all the different branches
of my profession, the treating of childrens
teeth and all the di seases of the teeth Of adults,
and the extracting of teeth and arranging ar
tfcial teeth; feel justified in saying that
am prepared to do anything in any department
of my profession as well as can be done any
where, and at reasonable prices.
N. F. McCRAW.
Jan. 8, 1859. nl5af'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

Capt. Tobin says that there is
NO doubt about his new boat, the
Wade Hampton, leaving prompt
ly, as advertised, on Saturday, the
10Th inst. She will make her trial
trip on Thursday, after which she
will commence receiving freight.
Her machinery is all intact, and
there is nothing to do but some
gliding and ornamental work. So
shippers need not think because
she is new boat she will not get
off at the advertised time.-COas'ter
Journal, 18th inst.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

Ia The man who don't. advertise
has his store hung around with
shingles and dbarrel-heads, inscrib-
ed with lampblack, ssIrish Perta-
ters,, s.Korn Meel, - ''Flower,"
'sAll kinds Of kontury: projuce,"
''Kaikes and Handles for sail
here" He says: ssThere 'arn't
no use i'll noospaper advertising
so long as a man is smart enuff
to tend to his own business, and
kin stand at the door and holler
the fellers in.''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

THE. WASHINGTON RELICS
The House Committee on Judici-
ary has agreed to report % bill to
return to Mrs. r. e. Lee the artic-
les formerly the property of Gen
eral Washington, taken from Ar
lington in 1861 by General Nc
Dowell, and now in possession of
the Interior Department., and
which have since that time been
on exhibition in the Patent Office.
, 1870-11-27
FREMONT IIrF9H.

1hEHHSA Hptsk.
Among the Arrivals at this hotel yeatcriav. were
the folios,rg: Blshop wh.pple, Hrn. 81. S. VIII
krnson, Minnetota: J. F. Secur, President T. r. /
". II. r.: Hon. WashlaRicn Busnue1l. OTTAWA;
G. P. Whipple, Saodw1ch 1sllnus; +. u. Groysuor,
Philadelphia: g. o. C,lttcnden. New Haven; j. II.
1ones. P1tlstu'Rh; Thomas +. Mut4es, Omaha:
George :: ual:e5, SeFa'k; Z, 1. JenEtn-, Eos.
Ctosse.
SHERMAN Hocsn-
Among the ntflyAfE At This hnsef Yesterday
wrIc the fu!luHtte: lion. Il. u. lslre, S. I'aul:
irgtop: A. F. slaRlil, san Francisco; Charles Kaj-
k'ex. netrnls; Iiur. ". u. Hooter. James Young,
.sos Jse1 fG5k Gee ss
Boston: Il S, Matson. Cleveland.
PALMER n3Cs1. -..
AuoEH the arrivals ut 1ht4 hotel, yesterday,
were the following: 4: B. ketth, G. II. John
Jonss. ". ". I'atTlct, Tntskurgh: J. Il. na-rine-
Mast.n, Rochester: .Iames Scott. Boston: ", 8.
SEFeator. Clete1and; F. auc.a 5. Band, Ph!ladef-
phss; W.T.. r. casR:nvr; Milwaukee; Hugh ".
Gsnnd Rapids.
!AmoEg tee atri1als a. tnts ho'el, yesterday
f!stus Wf!s ,ae h1ts t9Tns bay',
Hove, Qa1nry; o. r. Wood, Michigan: ". VIM
ters, Cfsc'Hi at!: s. II. Sh"fs, rt* scefnwn; G
Ra*t, Nstntt:u* Clarke, Rockford: james l.
P. Mon'R"TcTs, y. Pau; L. ". FnEs!.h. Ms1!-
srn; sann,l rs:tsligt, ctncinna1i; Phillip W.
ST. JAMES HOTEL.
Among the arrivals at this b. lei 5eserday, were
she !. lowing: 4: \: An~!sn. rasss; T. q. goasey,
Wasali.etn.: ). Phillips, ] sssoE sl1e: a. F; 90 :
liovara, Ed~ asdsys.ie; F. HAnh.n. Aurora: i.
y. Monteouer!,. rn!la,.lph'a: cherle~ t. Per-
Jackson. Cleveland.