Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04
Cuban POIIcy-PrObabIe Resignation
of Fish.

of Fish.
An immense pressure is being brought
to bear on the administration to induce an
immediate change in the Cuban policy.
The only obstacle to the change is Secretary
Fish's peace policy, which he refuses to
abandon; but in order to have the admins
tratiOn to act in accordance with what is
thought to be the popular wish, as express
ed by the most influential newspapers
throughout the country, it is believed Mr..
Fish will Immediately withdraw from the
Cabinet. In fact, it is asserted that his re-
sgnation will be presented to-day, and ac-
cepted, and that Judge PierTepOnt will be
appointed Secretary of State. 1t is believed
Judge Pierrepont is fully committed TO the
most vigorous measures on the part of this
government in relation TO securing the pro-
lection of the American interests in the
West Indies.
Total Abstinence.
A call has been issued for a national COZ
vention. to De held az Baltimore, of dele
gates from the State Catholic Total AbstI-
nence Union, for the purpose of founding a
national union. There are now six State
unions fully formed. Three Others are now
forming in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Mime
sofa, and friends Of the cause IN Maryland,
Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa,
and California, are making efforts to intro
duce a system of State unions in these
States. The convention is called to assemble
in Baltimore, on Thursday, the 22d OF
February, when the following propositions
will be submitted: 'First-TO promote the
establishment of State unions in States
where none exist. SecOnd-To aid pastors
or communities in organizing Catholic to-
tai abstinence societies wherever desired.
Third-To secure an interchange of trans
fers between the societies in all parts Of the
country. The call states that all societies
and unions that may be organized prior to
the time of the meeting will be entitled to
representation.
A Startling Exhibit.
Special to the Louisville Courier journal.
The Joint select committee of the two
Houses on the investigation Of the alleged
outrages in the Southern States have virtu-
ally completed their work, and will submit
a report to Congress at an early day. The
testimony, with single exception, is the
most volUminous ever taken by a Congress
sional committee, and will make several
volumes of closely written matter. The
verbatim reporting will cost the Govern
ment at least $4,000. There will be a
majority and minority report. The report
made by that portion of the committee de-
tailed for the purpose OH the debts incurred
by the Southern States and the rates of taxa
ton there is a most interesting and start
ling exhibit, for it shows that those debts
have been increased in the last five years in
All aggregate of two hundred million Of
dollars, while taxation has increased III pro-
portion. The majority report will maintain
that the Ku-Klux organization is secret
armed power, existing in most of the South
ern States, but that it is being gradually
broken up by the enforcement of the ku-
| Klux act. 1t declares that Congress ought
to pass general amnesty measure.
There is good reason to believe that eX-
| ATTORNEY Genera! Akerman has been re-
tanned by government as special counsel to
prosecute the Ku-KluX cases in the Sonth
| before the Federal courts.