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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
General Annosty.

The amnesty bill pending before
Congress, sufficiently general in its
features TO cover a vast majority of
those recently under political disa-
bilitics, having previously passed
the House OF Representatives, pass
ed the Senate last Monday. The
following is the telcgraphic an
nounccment which we find in the
Memphis papers OF Thursday:
The amnesty bill provides that all
political disabilities imposed by the
third section Of the 14th amendment
to the Constitution Of the United
States are hereby removed from all
persons W hosOeVcr, except Senators
and Representatives of the seth and
37th Congress, officers in the judicial,
military and naval service of the
United States. head or departments
and foreign ministers.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL AS ITPAss-
ED THE SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, May 22.-The civil
rights bill which passed the Senate
provides that owners or persons in
charge of any public place ofamuse-
ment or entertainment for which
license is required, or owners or
persons in charge of any stage coach,
railroad or other means of public
carriage for passengers or freight,
make any distinction As TO admis-
sion or accommodation on account
race, color or previous condition of
servitnde, shall be punishable for
each offense by fine Of not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, and
shall be liable to such damages in
any United States court.
This is Summers Civil Rights bill,
with tho exception that his cmbrac-
ed Schools, Cemeteries and Hotels,
or houses OF public entertainment.
The supplemental apportionment
bill, which gives Tennessee an adj
ditional member to Congress-giv-
ing this State twelve votes in the
Electoral College.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
The ClarksvilIe Chronicle says

The Democratic general conven-
ton will meet in Baltimore on the
9th of July. We hope it will at
tempt no nomination-shou it do
otherwise, it will prove a fatal blow
to the Democratic party-Organiza-
ton and no less fatal TO popular lib
erty, as secured by local self-gov-
eminent, and the Nashville ConVen-
tiOn acted wisely in instructing the
delegates from Tennessee to oppose
the nomination of a Democratic
ticket. II, however, the northern
Democrats override this resolve,
and make a nomination, it should
be accepted as proof of want Of
sympathy with the suffering South
and repudiated as both unfriendly
and unDatriOtic.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

A discussion is going on in re-
gard to 10 the propriety Of making
VIM. II. Moore serve Shelby county
i'm the legislature. He is Republl-
can, but he is an eminent merchant,
universally conceded TO be an intel
IiRent, industrious and honest mau
and il elected, would make first
rate member Of the legislature.
The Memphis AUGl0nche--Onc OF
the liVest papers alive-prOpOses 20
furnish its weekly paper from the
79th inst 10 the 10th OF November
next for so cts--tweDty-fivc copies
for $40. tits cheap enough in all
conscience, and we commend the lib
eral offer TO all who want Il good pa
per.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
Spreading Like VVndflre.

The recent nomination of Horace
Greedy for President, and Il. Gratz
Brown for Vice President, is spread,
ing like wildfire. In Tennessee there
is not a single paper heretofore act
ing with the Democracy which OPP
poses the nominations
We append some evidences of this
feeling:
Tho Louisville COHTiey'-JOUTRaI,
of the 14th inst, contains the names
| of forty-six papers in Kentucky adj
vocating the cause of Greedy and
Brown, and three against. This
list omits the names OF several other
Kentucky journals that are advoca-
ting the Peoples ticket. Kentucky
is sure TO cast its vote for Greedy
md Brown.
Gen. Longstreet unreservedly ex-
presses the opinion, in the New Or
leans Republican, that the nomina-
ton of Horace Greedy was the best
that could be made, and the belief
that Greedy and Brown will be
elected.
The Huntsville Advocate, the
most prominent Republican paper
in Alabama, has declared for Greedy
and Brown.
The Paducah Daily NetOs-a neu-
tral--says this:
1t is useless, worse than useless,
for individual pOliticiaHS-fre-
la "a t-ap Of oh
and too often with nothing but
sheer impudence- and presumption
to sustain them-to try and stem
the coming tornado.
The Union City Courier hoists the
names OF Greedy aud Brown, and
says:
We are lifelong Democrat, but
we do not propose to be led to de-
feat by charlatans, and hence our
support of honest old Horace Gree
ley, the "white hat" philosopher of
the Tribune.
The Bolivar BuUetiR-published
in old democratic Hardeman-thus
speaks out its emphatic endorse
ment of Greedy and Brown. Thus,
the people and the representative
press everywhere speak:
We are glad of the opportunity to
announce to our readers that the
Democracy of Tennessee, in con-
ventiOn at Nashville, on the 9Th,
unanimously nominated John C.
Brown, by aeclamation, for Gov
ernor, and also ratified the nomina-
ton of Greedy and Brown, and
passed resolutions instrueting dele
gates to the National Democratic
Convention to oppose the placing
in the field Democratic candidates
for President and Vice President.
This, to our minds, seems to be the
true road to success, and the only
way of defeating Grant.
DYER COUNTY ALL RIGHT.-I
Dyer county, as will be seen by
glance at the proceedings of last
Mondays public meeting, has
placed herself on the record right.
She emphatically opposes the call
ing of Democratic National Con-
vention, or the appointment of dele
gates theFeto.-,State Gazette.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

Ca John c. Breckenridge and
Reverdy johnson, are for Greeley
aud Brown. They are men who
think. Per contra-the Browns
willie States, the Shelbyville RescUe
and the Huntsville Vidette, edited
by Statesmen OF enlarged views,
generous sentiments and stern prin-
ciples, swear they never can so far
forsake democratic principles, as to
follow the example of Jmo. c. Brock
inridge and Reverdy Johnson
How sad they must feel-we mean
Breckenridge and Johnsonl
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
HORACE GREELEY.
His Response and Acceptance.

New York, May 21.-The follow
ing official notice to Mr. Greeley OF
the Liberal Republican nomination
at Cincinnati, on the Sd inst, was
received to-day:
DEAR SIR: The National COnVen-
ton of Liberal Republicans of the
United States have instructed the
undersigned, President, Vice Presi-
dent aud Secretaries of the Conven'
ton, to inform you that you have
been nominated as a candidate oil
the Liberal Republicans for the Pre-.
sideney of the United States. We
also submit to you the address and
resolutions unanimously adopted by
the Convention. Be pleased TO sig
nifty to us your acceptance of the
platform and nomination, and be,
lieve us, very truly yours,
T.. SCHURz, President.
G.. w. JULIAN, Vice Prs't.
VIM. Z. MCLEAN,
JNO. G.. DAVIDSON,
j. Ii. RHODES, Secretaries.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
Virginia.

In times of great emergency, when
great events are taking place all
over the land, and all eyes are turn
ed in any given direction, it is pleas
ant to see in that particular direc-
ton the very light which is needed
to guide the public mind in the right
direction.
Last Saturday the State Central
Conservative Committee of Virgin
ia, met at Richmond for the sole
purpose-so announced in the ap-
pointment-of naming time and
place for the meeting of a State Con-
vention. After discharging In their
capacity as o Committee, the duties
assigned them, they had an informal
meeting in order TO gather the sense
of the members of the Committee
upon the policy or impolicy of the
Baltimore Convention putting a
straight Democratic ticket in the
field. The Richmond Whig-Irom
which we quote says:
There was general concurrence
from every portion OF the State as
to the accceptability of the Cincin-
natl ticket-the people were every
where looking to it as the means of
| their deliverance-a sort Of provi-
| Dental interposition. While in all
quarters, it was received with salts
| faction, in some sections there were
a - -. i
bids fair TO exceed that of 1910. 1t
was not deemed within the range of
probability, if of possibility, for the
Democratic Convention at Belti-
more to perpetrate the folly of nom
mating a third ticket. The only
question discussed was the policy
of endorsing the Cincinnati nOmina-
ton or taking no action; and that
was q question which the Northern
Democrats in convention were best
qualified to determine. A concur
renee in sentiment among such rep
rcsentative men as Montague, and
Kemper, Brooke and Baldwin, Suth-
erlin, Dejarnette, CrumP, OUld, r.
wing, and Smith speaks volumes.
Ii tells of a unanimity of feeling in
| the State of rare occurrence; and
only witnessed in great and grave
emergencies. This is the first inter-
change of views of representative
men from different parts of the
State since the nomination at Gin
cinnati; and we cannot express in
terms too strong our qualification at
the result of it. 1t augurs al and
more than we ventured to hope,
and proves that Virginia statesman
ship is still equal to great emergen-
cies. The old Commonwealth, dis
daining petty issues, will be a unit
in the great struggle for delivering
the Republic from barracks-rule.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
That excellent paper, the Mem.
phis Ledger, says this:
Onward 10 the End,

The Greeley movement is quietly
but surely drifting into the proper
tiOns of a great, irresistible national
upheaVal. 1t is now too large for
any man or set of men to control
Il is like the flood that knows no
law but that of gFavitation. 1t will
bear down all opposition and pro-
| coed to the consumation of its break.
ing loose. 1t is in vain that Demo
Gratis with bruises on their heads
and disappointment in their hearts
rise up and utter the wild scream
of "party," or Democracy" We
say once for all that if leaders OF
the Democratic party succeed in di-
Verting the Democratic people from
! the support of Greeley, the party
will deserve to die and be buried
out of sight. These leaders have
for three years raiRed fire and brim-
stone upon the administration, and
have put their denunciations of it
in the superlative degree. Com
pared to Grant, Greeley, before he
was nominated, was q saint. Let
the people look these leaders full in
the face, and say to them: We know
no party when the country is in pc
ril, and we have an opportunity now
to overthrow those who imperil it,
and we will embrace it. Party names
have ceased to charm. If Grants
conduct in Office is preferable to the
platform of principles upon which
Greeley would administer the gov
ernment, and that is Democracy ac-
cording to the Voorhees, and Bel
mont Interpretation of it, then we
say down with it. If disaffected
men at Nashville or in other parts
of the State wish to try the expert
ment of an organization against
Greeley and Brown, let them try it.
No matter if they have been illus
trious in our political annals; no
matter If their names have been
honored and rung around every
heaFthstone in the State, when they
attempt to fasten Grant upon the
people for four more years of sor-
row and suffering, the people will
trample them and their names and
fame into the earth. There is to be
no trifing, and no man, however
loved in the past, will be honored if
he now comes walking down to our
time with Grant and Butler under
his arm. The people know no men
now, except as opponents of princi-
pies and policies. If ambitious per-
sons think they can defeat Governor
Brown, let them by all means make
the experiment. We can give them
no sort of assurance that their flu
nerals viii be numerOusly attended,
or that they can muster up the usu-
al number of pall-bearers. We have
listened to the moeking-bird until
we grew weary of its song. We
have looked upon the face of beau
tiful woman until we longed for a
change -longed to look upon the
face of an ugly one. Too much
beauty or too much music is not
good for every day. And so the peO-
vie have wearied of hearing the tri-
angle bursts of party music, and of
looking upon the beautiful blazOnry
of party flags. They want Come
thing substantial, and they intend
to have it. They mean to overthrow
that monstrous, wicked power at
Washington, aud woe to him who
attempts to head them off with cries
of democracy" or party" lie
viii be ruthlessly trampled under
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
shan we Accommodate Theml

II is the dearest wish of Grant and
his henchmen, that when the Dem
ocFatic National Convention shall
assemble at Baltimore on the 9th of
July, that it shall put a ticket in the
field for the Presidency OF course
They know which side Of their
bread is buttered. With a demo-
cratic candidate nominated and sup
ported, Grants reelection is assur-
ed. Shall we, the people of Tennes-
see, play into their hands, accom-
commodate them2 None of it for us.
e. Our young and genial friend,
James Conger, win please accept
our thanks for late New Orleans
papers.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
Arkansas

LITTLE Rock, May 20.-The riy-
er is twenty-six feet at this point
and still rising. IL lacks but four
feet of being as high as in 1874. The
town of Argenta, opposite this place,
is overlooked, as also the depot and
track of the Memphis railroad. The
damage already done to plantations
near here is estimated at thirty
thousand dollars. Thousands OF
acres of cotton are under water be-
low as well as above.
In jefferson, Arkansas, and Desha
and Chicot counties, large part of
the farms bordering on tho river are
covered with water.
The Brooks Republican State Con-
vention, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for State officers
and electing delegates 10 the Phila-
deiphia Convention, meets Wednes-
day. A large number of delegates
are already here. Brooks viii prob
ably be nominated for Governor.
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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

Henry A. Wise, tho eloquent,
bold, but erratic old Virginia Gov
ernor, in a public speech the other
day announced his preference for
Grant over Greeley because "GraRt
as a fOol!" These are his exact
words.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

Horace Greeley is about siXty-twO
years old, a printer by trade, an ed
itor by profession aud a philanthro-
phist by practice. Gratz Brown is
u Kentuckian by birth, a lawyer by
profession and a gentleman by edu-
cation and practice. Heis forty-siX
years old-and the people willing,
he, as well as Greeley, will occupy
the seats now filed by Grant, the
renowned gift-taker, and Colfax-
the very chief of political barnacles.
- Goodman (liSS.) Star.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
Too Southern by one HaIT.

Mr.. Dan Voorhees,, in his drunk.
en- speech in Congress the other day
asks-"am called on as friend OF
the South to vote for such man as
Horace Greeley" We pray Mr.
Voorhees, to allow the people of the
South-who are presumed to be as
good friends of their own section az
he is-to speak for themselves
They are, with a unanimity rarely
witnessed in this section OF the
Union, not only for Greeley and
Brown, but unequivocally opposed
to Mr.. Dan. Voorhees, impertinent
attempt to speak for them. Hold
your peace Dan.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

DOnny L. Hadl0y, aged about as
years, died at his home in William
son county, last week, the result of
injuries received in being thrown
from buggy two or three weeks
ago.
Burke Bond, Esq, has retired
from the editorial control of the
Franklin ReDiel0 and ,JoHrHd{, aud
is n candidate for the Legislature
What a fall is there, my country
meni
A correspondent of the Upton
Record pays high and well de-
served compliment to hancelior
Fentress, in calling him out for Con-
gress from the ninth district. He
is the right type of man to go to
Congress.
We were surprised while in Nash
vile attending the Convention, to
see how widespread is the belief
that the election for Governor, Con-
grossmen, and members of the Leg
islaturc takes place in Augustus il
has been always heretofore.-Th
elections are held in November.
Ed. A. Beccher, Sam. p. Walker.
Geo. Winchester and w. l.. Scott,
all of Memphis, are candidates for
Chancellor of the second Chancery
Court of that city, at the August
election.
Mcmphis-not 10 be outdone bv
Nashvllle-will have an Industrial
Exposition i'm October. Five thou
sand voices, and one hundred and fff-
~ instruments will discourse sweet
music at the opening.
II the bill which has passed the
u. 5. House of Representatives shall
pass the Senate, Tennessee will be
entitled to a member of Congress TO
be elected from the State at large.
Then look out for candidates from
East, Middle and West Tennessee.
Let the hardest fend of.
The Athens Post says: A gentle
man left in that office few days ago
some specimens of ore from the lead
mine being opened in the EastanaIlee
Valley, six miles South of Athens.
1t is the best specimen of Galena we
have ever seen in this country, and
is said to contain a large per centage
of silver.
The accommodation train hereto |
fore running from Memphis to
Brownsville, now runs TO McKen- /
zi0. making close connections with |
the Northwestern, for Nashville. |
A man may leave Jackson now in |
the afternoon, arrive at Nashville |
by 8 O'Clock and transact 3 days /
business, get a nights rest, leaving
anytime betws cen and \. m, and /
arrive 1T home at 11.S0 .. NJ.
Another fearful accident from the
ilnprudent use of coal oil occurred
in Memphis last Saturday, in the
family OF a German named Frank. A
little girl, in attempting to kindle a
fro. pourcd oil from gallon can
upon smoul,leriBg embers-the fire
communicated with the oil in the
can, an explosion ensued, and four
children were dreadfully burned.
All of them died.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25
DIED.,

In this county on the 10th Of May, Mrs.
Ann Fly. wife OF NJ. ID. Fly, aged about 81
years, leaving a husband and one child TO
mourn her loss.
At his home two mites Southeast OF this
city, May IN, 1919. Of pneum Onia, Mr.. J no
Wilson Robinson, aged 81 years.
He leaves 4 wife and eight children. Mr..
Robinson was an honest, upright, good cit
izen, and leaves behind him many who will
regret his uniimely end.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

Dan. Voorhees, denunciation of
Greeley and quasi adhension to
Grsnt has given Greeley uuexamp-
led Republican strength. Voorhees,
is not beloved by the Radicals, and
it is said that Ben Butler commit
ted q fatal blunder when he congra-
tuIated the eloquent Indianiau on
his extraordinary Outburst. In fact
Buffers fidelity TO Grant is begin
ming TO be suspected. This is bad
for Greeley.-Appeal.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

Col. MOsby aud Dan Voorhees, got
to talking politics with each other
the other day i'm Washington, and
arrived at the conclusion that they
could not and would not support
Mr.. Greeley. Behold the sequel -
Mosby went straight 10 the White
House and conditiOnally pledged
himself to Grant, while voorhees,
proceeded to the House of Repre-
sentatiVes and made speech that
was rapturOusly applaudod by the
Radicals. Nothing is more true
than that we have said the road
which does not lead 10 Greeley leads
to Grant, COUrier-JOHTRdl.
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I'm the supreme Court.

Judge w. ii. S. Hill and Hon.
David Campbell of Franklin, were
in our city last week and part of
this, I'm attendance upon the Supreme
Court, in cause in which the COM
plainant is resident of their town.
They both made arguments before
the court in the case, and we have
heard both of the speeches very fav-
orably commented on; but that of
JUDGE HILL, has been especially
commended as being compact, argu-
mentative and conclusive in its rea-
soning. Judge Hill is lawyer of
experience, fine scholar, a labo-
rious student, and an eloquent adj
vocate. lie cOntemplates, we learn,
settlement in our city, for the
practice of his profession, and hav-
ing known him from his bOyhood,
we unhesitatingly recommend him
to the liberal patronage of our peo-
pIp
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

There are enough Greeley Rcpub-
licans cooperating with Democrats
TO prevent the concession to Grant
of the power he seeks to suspend
hd6edS dOrPUS in the South during
the tendency of the Presidential
election, either by trick of extend
ing the session, or 10y special act.-
The Senate will devote to-day and
tomorrow to the discussion of this
mattcr.-1PpGdl.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

While Voorhees, was making that
speech of his last Monday one Dem
ocTatic member called his attention
to the fact that only Radicals were
applauding; another intimated that
he had heard such a demonstration
in Grants favor was to be made; a
third advised him to go TO Grant
for his reward, and another shout
ed "Sold to Grant~ But il was all
TO no purpose-his foolish rawlings
could not be stopped until he had
done all the harm he could. That
we hope is not a great deal. IL has
long been known that the Tall Syc-
amOre of the Wabash is badly wind
shaken. COm'ier-JOUrndl.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-25

Buffers proposition TO adjourn
| Congress over to the last Thursday
| i'm November, in order to keep in
force the act authorizing President
Grant TO suspend the writ of ha6e-
as corpus was lost in the House
of Representatives on Thursday,
Dawes substitute providing for adj
journment sine die June Sd, being
adopted by 1I2 to 81. The Radicals,
until lately, fully intended continu-
ing this tyrannical and uncOnstitu-
tional act in force until after the
Presidential election, and it is a
most favorable sign of the times
that, now it is about to expire by
limitation, they dare not revive il.
The people of the North do not
banker so Unfortunately after a sec
ond term of the Grant dynasty as TO
be willing to conniye at the subyer-
sion of constitutional government
at the South for its accomplish
ment.-1Udldnche.
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~ Barbsrs 10 pr. TutV. LIZ Dy.
The Tenacity Of Truth.

When nation as clearheaded rs the
American once become convinced, from
long experience and observation, thnt an
article posses superior excellence as a med
icine, not all the Prepostorous eIamor or all
the worthless nestrum vendors in the uni
verse can shake their belief nm its cfiiciency.
Truth is very tenacious thing, as these
worthless are beginning 70 discover
PLANTATION BITrERs has too firm hold
upon the popular csteem TO be in the slight
est degree effected by The cold water dia-.
tribes which The advertisers Of fcrmmted
slops, "withiout particle Of alcohol" are
so foud launching against alcoholic prcpara-
tions. The public knows very well that
this peerless renoyant and tonic docs con-
tain spirits. but II also luows that they are
Of the Purcst and most wholesome dcscrip-
ton, VIZ. fine old ST Croix the most active
and beneficial difIuscr ofits remedial aud
inyigorating properties throughout the sys-
tenn which could possibly be adopted.