Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-26
POLITICAL.
ElectOr Cox Dissects nsnynard.

through Maynard like dose Of salts.
Tom THUMB, JR. !.
Tc the Associated Press
Republican Plots to Euchre Norton
TERRE HAUTE, Oct. 25.-The Dahl
Express of this city viii print the following
letter from Hon. Richard w. Thompson
tomorrow morning:
7erre Haute, Oct. 25, 1872.-To the
Editor of the Cypress You are right in
saying as you did in the Express of this
morning, that the connection of my
name with supposed plot to defeat the
reelection of Gov. Morton to the Senate is
entirely without my authority. have
neither done nor contemplated anything OF
the kind, and shall not. My wish to see
the ranks of the Republican party remain
unbroken, is so strong that if desired to
go to the Senate, wouldn't do 80 at the ex-
pense of its unity. But | have no such
desire, greatly preferring to remain private
citizen and never again to hold political
Office Of any kind. If were member of
the Legislature should vote for Gov. Nor
ton, and both hope and expect to see every
Republican member do SO. Ee has fairly
won his reelection, not only by his great
ability, but by the wonderful amount OF
labor he has performed during this canvass,
and the Republicans of this State would be
unjust to themselves if they were to with
hold it. Very respectfully,
r. w. THoMPsoN N.
Another DOmfcIliary Visit and AR.
rest
NTw YORK, Oct. 25.-John Curley was
arrested to-day and held to bail before
United States Commissioner Belts for re-
fuslng to give his name, age and other
facts relating to his right to vote, to Henry
Bowen, a special deputy marshal who call
ed at his residence and said he was taking
the census.
LuckIess Editors
Judge Nelson refused bail to the con-
ductors of Rrooklyn Chronicle, accused Of
libelling District Attorney Beytton.
The Politics Of Lager.
ST. Louis, Oct. Pa large meeting OF
Germans tonight at which the temperance
question and Sunday laws were discussed.
Resolutions were passed pledeing support
to no candidate who will not stand by GEN
eral civil liberty and freedom, or to any
candidate for the Legislature who will not
pledge himself to oppose the temperance
and Sunday law. A committee of twenty
four was appointed to call on candidates
and ascertain their views on these ques-
tions.
COIOred Liberals.
LEAvENwoRTH, KS, Oct. 25.-A State
mass convention Of colored Liberals was
held here to-day and well attended T, H.
Walker, Democratic candidate for Govern
or spd I A Rious candidate Gov Corr,rase
and others made speeches.
The Prospect In New Jersey.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Gov. Parker, ex-
Gov. Randolph, Senator Stockton, and
about two hundred other leading Liberal
Republicans and Democrats, met in Jersey
City to-day, aud made careful canvass OF
the situation in New Jersey. The gentle
men represented every town in the State,
and their information embraces every school
district. Their figures show that Greeley
will carry the State by over 1900 sure, ana
probably 5000.
More High Handed OutraEes-Radt.
cal Plan for Carrying New York.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Another Ameri.
can citizen in New York was dragged from
his own premises, to-day, for declining to
talk to an Assistant Election Supervisor,
81 these Supervisors being active support
ers Of Grant, and on conditions of involun-
tary seryitude to Tom Murphy. Thi!
morning John Heenau, a special Deputy
Marshal, assigned to duty ia the Seventh
Ward, entered the store of Mr.. Charles
Hussey, liquor dealer, on the corner ol
Madison and Oliver streets, and began ask
ing him several questions touching his
right to vote. Mr.. Hussey declined to
reply, and told the Marshal he had no right
to put them. The Marshal insisted he had
authority, and would arrest him if he per-
sisted in refusing to give him
the information sought. Mr.. Hussey
told him to leave his store, but be declined
and Mr.. Hussey elected him. Heenar
rushed TO the office of Commissioner Da-
venpcrt and made a charge against Hussey
for resisting him in the execution of his
duty, and Davenport issued a warrant
Hussey was taken before Commissioner
Davenport. There were quite number OF
Radical politicians in the courtroom, all ca.
gerly waiting a disposition of the case.
When Mr.. Hussey was arraigned, Commits
sioner Davenport informed him that he was
charged with the offense of resisting a
special Deputy Marshal while engaged in
duty of verifying the registry. Mr.. Hussey
said he believed he had right to refuse to
answer the question put to him by CON-
plainant. He had, he said, read au editorial
in morning paper in which citizens were
fn'i that they need not answer questions
put L, election officers, and he believed
LaE 81 A
Radical politician here exclaimed that it
might be necessary to haul up young
James Gordon Benz It, jr., for writing
such an editorial as that. He would, he
said, go in for doing that if it was deemed
necessary. Mr.. Hussey said that he
thought every citizen had right TO be Sc
cure from interference in his home or
place of business. Commi ,sioner Daven-
port fixed the bail at $500. Mr.. Hussey
then left the court room with his friends.
This Davenport was an aide under Gene
raj Butler in New Orleans. AS to the
press, be said, in the presence of bystand-
ers,s"I am independent of them. l shall
carry cut the enforcement law to the let
| ter"
In a corner of Davenport's Office there is
a telegraphic instrument which commupi-
Gates with bis house, and also with the
headquarters of the Customhouse Repub-
liean Committee at Fifth Avenue Hotel.
This instrument, it is said, is TO be used by
Davenport in ordering the arrest of obnox-
ious citizens before the day of election
Blank warrants bearing Dayenport's sigma
ture will be in readiness in every district,
and it will only be necessary to write in
names of parties who are to be taken into
custody. a Rlegraphic instrument has
also been placed in the grand jury room at
the disposal of Col. Desanges, Chief Depu-
ty Marshal, who is to have, next to Gen.
Sharpe, complete charge of the polls on the
day of the election.
Davenport has assured his Republican
friends that he will so administer his office
as to reduce the vote of the city to 12O, 900.
in which case he calculates there will be a
majority of 5000 for Grant.
The Grant frauds in Philadelphia are TO
be cast in the shade by Grant frauds in this
city, which gave Seymour in 1868 10000
majority.
A Case of Suspended Animation.