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r;: VOL. I. , . , KNOXJ2LLE, TENN., FRIDAY (MORNING, JUNE ;10, 1870. NO. 34. 2. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. NASHVILLE. SPECIAL DISPATCHES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Letter from Col. Baxter Read in tbe Senate. He Proposes to 'Make Good Former Charges. Proposition to Make Good His Charges Not Accepted. uuj by Mr. Singletary for Funding l- State Debt. utl Dispatch to the Chronicle.l SENATE. .HVILLE, June 9. The bill providing election of Judges and Clerks, in jmce -with the New Constitution: lyst Thursday in August, 'passed ling- 'resolution, instructing the Ten iegation in Congress to ask for nail facilities on rivers in the Stato V issue to Thos. F. Huff State 1,000 passed. 'thorizins the transmission of by express passed, lectroy the Bank of Tennessee d for taxes passed. ?nd the attachment laws of g creditors the right to levy "ty, passed. ' ' . ' the Joint Committee, read a letter from Coh ' ich Mr. Baxter offers uptionisb referred to id to appear before Sembly iriay appoint, has power to send Jid.vfllrighbtitt' dent by attorney, to rotnlsing to substan- had made if thai con ' to. ' TheT-Committee ! with the report, and ntment of a committee. jkedforbyMr. Baxter, discharged. The report .md ' the Committee - dis- he new bills was one by Mr., to fund the Stafe debtmatiiring ;e January lst. ;1875, in bonds at interest mgold. Passed, and onlered printed. t to permit the Nashvillq and a Kailroad to borre wj money rd reading by a vote of 56 to 2. ill, by Mr. Fleming, to appoint d Commissioners to take- charge of tent railroads passed third reading, resolution, by Mr. Everett, Uirect jSHmen" from this State i to .forward principles as will tend to counteract cal policy was laid over. ' Several bills to 'reorganize the free school system were introduced. A bill to secure compensation to printers for legal notices passed. Damon. CONGRESSIONAL. ' Dnial of Charge of Corruption I'nasnal '-' Mtorm Bm1mm Mnpndl. NEXATE. s jhingtox, June 9. Mr. Davis gave ; fuc that he would introduce a bill to liable Indian tribes to sue in courts. " Alilll was introduced to regulate the length f spuus on the Ohio river. The lou se appointment bill was con sidered, and the Senate amendment, mak ing the, ""jjuinber of repregeutativei three hundred, was ;tdopted. The bill was then laid over till text week. I The bill to abolish the franking privilege was discussed,-Mr. Flanagan opposing it, because it would depriverthe "liepablican party of a great klever of which they now had control. He would use the frank ing privilege to disseminate political right among the people of .Texas. Replying to some former remarks of his col league, (Mr. Hamilton,) he maintained that that people were not the set of cut-throaU they were represented, but were '"a "high-toned com munity. He was as good a Republican as any man dare be, but 'did not feel called on to prove the fact -by jumping up and proposing to cut men's throats. IIOCKE. Several members denied charges of hav beea corrupted by Cuban partisans. The prevalence of a terrible storm put a btop to all business. The cm was lit, but the noise cf the hail and rain on the roof drowned the voices of the members. . A bill was passed punishing the unlaw- ful certification of checks bv officers of sand dollars and five years imprisonment,1 and making tke bank responsible t inno-j cent purchasers. Mr. Garfield, from the Banking and Cur- reney . Committee, introduced another currency and funding bill. The morning hoar was ; filibustered out,' when the bill went over. - : - A bill was reported from the Judiciary Committee to establish a, uniform system of naturalization. ,; , . J WASHINGTON. JodieUry Commltt House Fa Tortus; Settlement of Soathera K. B. Claims. , Washington, June 9. Butler, in his report from the Judiciary Committee, on the indebtedness of certain Southern rail roads, says most of them, and especially those which made moderate purchases, have settled,: Several roads most largely indebted have set up counter claims, which are in litigation. Suits , are pending against the following roads, for the following amounts : East Tennessee and Virginia, $258,82U. East Tennessee and Georgia, $365,331. Nashville and Chattanooga, $310,839. Nashville and Northwestern, $47,104. These roads, the report says, came before the Committee, and . while protesting against legislation designed to affect the proceedings in court, expressed a desire for an equitable settlement without litigation, and ask that the Secretary of War, or some competent tribunal, be authorized to compromise differences. The Committee consent to this, and propose to abandon the fruits. ..; The bill reported is in accordance with this recommendation. Revenue $716,000. . V i Assistant Attorney General Field has resigned. ' - Comniisioner Delano is abseni until Saturday. - - v ft The Prinf: hM nninl f A CliJyBnefl t hl . . "7 " , , ,:; l son Hear Admiral, and wm. Reynolds Commodore, in theNavy 1 K' 2 A terrific storm is prevailing. Irish tel egraph damaged, causing some irregularity injthe Live roool reports. T" fj FOREIGN. '1' y CANADA. Meeting ReerdiBC the Fenian Raid Montreal, ;June. i).At a meeting of influential citizens, regarding the Fenian raid, Mr. Thornton's thanks to Grant were considered disgraceful. o ITALT. f r "-rvf ' Insarrertion HappreMrd. Ar. Florence, June O.p The insurrection at Lucia is suppressed. ' M - Bullion lion. has increased nearlv one mil- IXDIA. Brehta; Out of Cholera. Bombay, June 9. The Cholera is rava ging different parts of -India. Particular at Madras. -o- Tl'BKET. 300 I.iTM Lo(t by ri re 925,000.000 Worth of Property Destroyed. . Constantinople, June 9. The fire re sulted in the loss of 300 lives, 7,000 buil dings, and $2o,000,000 worth of property. The English Underwriters lost heavily. The American Church of the Immaculate Conception was on fire several times and is considerably damaged, but the gobelin tapestry, a gift "of the Empress Eugenie, with which the Church was decorated, was saved unharmed. ENGLAND. - $.-;( Heavy; lronj;ht i Ja'Do'j Juuq 9, The fanners are alarm ed over the drought. NPAIN. ' ' j( J ' t Hefext of a PropoNllion to Etert a King by a Popular Tote. Madrii, June 0. Question of future Monarchy before the deputies. Proposi tion to elect a King by popular vote was defeated. A plan was adopted to elect by a vote of the deputies. A majority equal to one half of the deputies is necessary to a choice,' PENNSYLVANIA. Petition of Tobacconists for Equalising Taxes. Philadelphia, June 9. The tobaccon ists of this city petition for a ijniform tax of sixteen cents. ; It is thought the bUi forbidding servile labor contracts will pass, as a party mea sure will invalidate the. Ivoopm-ji-Schapp 1 j contracts. Letter from Colonel BaxterNo. i. . Editors. of the 'Chronicle You will find below tbe extrl t from my let tcr to Gciu-ral A. S. Joluison viifen vniheith day of April, a follows: 1 " 7, '"' !" ' 'ui.'... . t t ' . i 1 .'.V4 1 i nut: a nave aireaay luionuea you (iy Miun ifiii-r iiruvKJusiy wnnen'i my nrresi ana drteritjon here, I understand! by your rder. Rud requepted -,n . eariv: investigation pfthe chari to be preierred against I ie. . . I arrived in this city on tlie eveJ ins of the 25tn ultimo: i-ominr directly from, fiome on legiti mate private business. On ' th erenine of the out, X was arrested and commit!. to thu pris on, where I have ever since beat detained, ex- cmaea irom inena?, ana witno tnrormauon, 1 am left to oonjecture the causa it mr 'Knott; -1 tako it that thu action of yourt'iJ not bated on any misconduct of mine coming underyour owb observation. It must, therefore.' be predicated on the Suggestions of others. . "Allow me to say, sir and I fc) ko in no vain and boastful spirit that, let yoar information come from what eource it ma v. and let the im putation be what it may,' if sufficient to justify my arrest and imprisonment' It k rroundles. and without proof to support itnd all I ask, w the privilege of being informed rhat the impu- laiion is, icpm wuom ic emanates, 4ina me rignt to confront my cowardly accusers " This in, perhaps, as much as 1 itronuw called on to say. It does not become mo to defend my self acainst an unknown charce. f I'll aa further it fa not inciiTnlxit linon tn tA AeftnA at 'all until a prima facie case is niad.ji bv competent . v . "j- - proof. Jfevertheless, 1 will waive this conceded right and present you with ; the history of my political iiciiou ior wie pasi. iweite monuis: " I was earnestlv onnosed to thi action of Ten nessee in severing her connection with the Fed eral Government "With iny itrong convic tions (strengthened by-subsequeiit events) of the imnroDrietv and danarer of seA'Mori. I hv thought that my willingness toiMjuiesco in the rebellion was quite a concession to thp -popular will. About the middle of vx ,uie (iwil), I at tended a convention of Union nro'vt Greene ville. where I found a niajority k dHcgates fa vorable to the organization f a "Provisional Government for East Tennessee.! with ' an Exe cutive, Legislative and Jlihtar Departments. The unanimous judgment of fit; Convention pointed to me as general comnfnder of their forces. Sir, I was not blind to t personal atl- vantages which such a position fwld-havc con- ferred. I saw at a elance. aad Lomurfclu uded. tno wnoie einiaiion. v nil inen,wnimiiiiation of a Convention representing BojJO Unioliintsof Eat Tennessee, I eould hare goiie to "Washing ton, had their, recommendation it-onfirmd, ob- . j j ., ,i .t - laiiieu money, procureu arms wuu an oui.!rne' eessary supplies for an army,' returned, to the I tion iu Kentuckv. and rallied tf th .J".lMvl iioriuirrii uurucrui uuc icbh's UKJJ. ' fiusl- standard from Ij.000 to SW.0UIK l"st TennwiM- ans; and, aided by the . FederflftovernjTH-H 1 hr.d not commanded abselutf AT-ce. r 'courd bare Biade sudh a demonstntt " would iwv points, . and. by .this dim ndeung the transit of f!nnfcder.tp troii -h V.'ant. Tpti hessee inscribed victory t$re0erol arms on other battle-nelds. . i "At this period of time, the foregoing may appear to -ou extravagant. Uut you will re member that the contest has since increased in magnitude. Many things which might have been done then would not be practicable now "I have reasons for believing that the Federal Government desired an East Tennesseean to command her forces near that locality. This position, through the recommendation of that Convention, I could have secured. There was nothing for me to do but to have quietly gone through the lines at that time an easy task and appropriated it. Had I done so, as preten tious as the claim may appear to you, the Con federate Government would have been made to feel the effect of my blows'. Success would have secured me the full measure of fame, while a failure could have worked no injury to tne; and if I were as mean and as unprincipled as the persons to be hereafter referred to, who hold po sitions under, and possess the confidence of, the Confederate Government, I could have easily ..a w ;a'i .....Jr. " 1 . 1 ye rrrr "I? ZVJu??J??Zl ficers to be appointed by myself, to retire upon into some favored locality in the North, there to enjoy the luxuries of wealth and the honors due te one who had noblv sacrificed his home wit. uiuiiico fjKcomg tiuuugu me HAiius ui aittu of and property in defense of the integrity of the National Constitution. The fact is, sir,'but few men have had presented ta them such fin oppor tunity as was men inrusung useii uimhi me. The 4 i i T 11 . 1 . 1 . temptation, x am wen saiisneu, would nave se duced and overcome tho boasted patriotism of any one of my corrupt and infamous revilers. " But with a full appreciation of the personal advantages which the opportunity ottered, and with a strong prediliction in favor of maintain ing the J? ederal constitution, I declined the rich and seductive invitation. And I did this be cause 1 apprehended what has since been real- ized, that the federal Government in the pride of its power, would attempt to crush out the re t ii i i i i . Demon vy some jiars-u ana vigorous policy, which L as a Southern man, could never sanction. My heart and affections were then, as they are now, in iavor oi maintaining tne f ederal Con stitution. I have never failed to look upon the pending war as an unnatural and unnecessary one, and 1 have never yet seen the day when I would not (if I could have done ?o,) interfered with, the kindness of Moses, nru said, 'Te are brethren, why strive ye?' "To our present fearful danger, we have been dragged byjunbitious men of the two sections of our country struggling against eac h other for po litical power. The property of the South, the equality and sovereignty of the States and the constitutional liberties of both sections are en dangered by this most unnatural contest. This is strong language, but I write deliberatelv. and mean vnat I write. But the evil is upon us ; the people of the North and South have so willed it, and it behooves everv patriot to act honcstlj with himself and with his country, and to support the men and measures which will most probably conduct this national affliction to an .early and favorable conclusion. ""Why, then, am I suspected, arrested and imprisoned as a dangerous character?. Simply because I cannot or will not believe that this re bellion was necessary in its origin, wise in its in ception, and successfully and properly conduct ed. This is the plain truth, and plainly spoken, and if deemed sutBcient to justify you in re straining me of my liberty, it will but verify my worst fears of the tendencies of tuis revolution, and your oppression will be submitted to with as good a grace as any man of j, 'i spirit and positive character ever subnr" ' irunustice -at ine nanus oi tyranny, j thwgh the heavens fall. ( fully take no cognizance ernments professing to h a free people and ainena' i i i . n t . he truth n law ' Gev edby inion. ought not to abridge or j1 speech. The views her Si ofi h'on- est convictions, and I -p if ould. It mav be ' It .t rr -XT Vial4 x n wnT. It is immaterial from what cause these opinion: arise ; they are mine, and it will b fi.r fit. ture to determine whether I' am risrht or wron? : ..' .,- , .. j. .',. . i:. -Hut, bir, A am hunted down for another rea son. There 5s a combination in V. 'with Its head in Knoiville. whn ui uie cuBfluence cuner ot tne people or of yonr .1 a i ...i V', guvvuiuienfc., 4 propose, witft vour mdulgenc. to dra? them be lore the rnhlip unn u ,f minister to them the rebuke which they have so long deserved. They haveoppresaed and tyran- vi:r ieuow-ciuzens long enougn, and it w time to arrest their Infflmmi ftPT '' ' The chief amon the freeiMt&ra in nolitics wiw vuce tui attorney venerai ot xc&nessee,aid now sits as a mebiber of th Confedprftfe flnn- gress. ' Thi3 clique, bankrant in rhnrrtr: m managed, through a noisy protestation of devo tion w ine reoeuion,. aidedv. by military oppres sion andfln unscrupulous nress under its imme diate control, to secure some' influence with the autnonties of the Confederate States, which they nave usea ior aisnonorabie ana revengeful pur poses. Ihey have scrupled at nothing, however eorrupt, to overthrow political opponents.". Here follows an account of the forged cor respondence with Amos Lawrence, and similar infamies, which, for good reasons, I will reserve for future use. ; ' Sir, I will write without reserve. It is mv custom to do so. I have no secrets and nmhu- eade no man's character, and make no clandes tine attacks on any man s reputation. ,1 am able and it .will atford me pleasure to sustain bv i- . v. prooi everyming wnicn i nere say, ' 1 This combination of tkeibooters have been nucccBsiui in , ciouunr unprincipioa oamsana with military power, through whom tney have attempted to suppress the freedom of thought and oi speecn, ana tne free exercise of the elective franchise. At their instance, a general svstem of oppression of Union men began about the first of last September. Under and in pursuance oi tneir policy, many men irom dinerent parts of East Tennessee, were arrested and imprison ed in our own and in distant prisons, for no other reason than the entertaining by them of honest opinions averse to the . rebellion. The TTlAn thud O TVcfrl i a va1 laritVt ltswf.2 n-vwl I w -it- about by force, felt, and not without cause, that this Southern structure, called the' Southern Confederacy, however beautiful to others, was, to them, a despotism, depriving them of proper- J . I 1:1 l . r.v- 1 jr urn crioui iioeriy. oub ui mcir CH plains. acting out their - policy, arrested frcay Wty to one hundred citizens Union men aifd'uisr i l,"-vo uuu5 mnu wuisaunuumu i pru- ns, extorted from $25 te$ 100 each. accoriinto their several abilities, and then srave them certi" jicates oj loyalty. All this was done m one treaty, utners, wearing the tnstnia of military lwnv. o" aa-vuva. ev. VCCU : CUilUVU' lUtUU" selves Dy pretending to. seize private property for the Confederate Government, and appropri- 1 ting jttq themselves: or, by forcinr sales at adtben selling at a profit w taeir. private peneofc, ; xne Soregoiur are Cut . samples, of the evil and wanton oppressions thOjeople wKo uuu rcit ot wm. u era- Against such oppression I have constantly in veighed; I have denounced it frequently, open ly, and boldly, and labored to bring the offend ers to condign punishment And, hence it is, that I have become the object of their concen trated malice. Let me go where I will, their wilfull misrepresentations follow me; their hired press assail me ;"my opinions are distorted, my business misrepresented, and my local in fluence exaggerated, in order to make the gov ernment believe that I was the most dangerous man in the South, resulting, in this instance, in my arrest and imprisonment Certainly their is no inconsistency in my in terfering for the protection of the community in which I reside, against the machinations and oppressions of these men, and the professions of acquiesence and submission which I have so frequently made. There is no conflict between these positions. Can any action of mine be con Btrueu into active hostility against your govern ment or "the cause," unlesa these men oF whom I have spoken are true exponents of your gov ernmental policy. Generals Fain and Gillespie, Senator llaynes, Judges McKinney and Ivr- ley and a host of others, who have given strength and respectability to the Southern par' ty in that end ot the State, have never . counte nanced the abuses to which I have called your attention, and which has so frequently provoked my indignant denunciation. Among the many other despicable traits of character possessed by these freebooters, is cowardice. On two different occasions, by their willful misstatements right ".down lyng they have endeavored to excite large bodies of soldiers to mob me ; and by similar misrepresentations, thev have twice before, as I understand, endeav ored, through telegrams, to have me arrested while 1 was traveling on private business, away from home." Here follows a graphic account of the stam pede of leading Southern men from Knoxville, upon the receipt of intelligence of the fall of Fort Donaldson, which I know your readers would enjoy; but as it would subject a good many men not parties to the combination fighting me to more or less ridicule, and perhaps contempt, I will forego the pleasure which it would otherwise give me to publish it. I will con tent myself with one more extract. Speaking of the same set of men, I said to General John son: Thev never have, and never will be worth either in political influence, in counsel, or in martial valor one cent to the rebel cause ; and though here a prisoner by their instigation, I write of them more in contempt than in anger. If vour government will insist on patronizing, and listening to, and acting on the suggestions of these men, let it do bo. - If the army of tho Confederate States is to be used to avenge their malice, let this be so. I will not fraternize with them, nor will I become subservient to their in terests and wishes, let the consequences to me and to my family be what they may. "With forgery on their lingers, and perjury upon their lips, and frauds besmearing them all over, 1 11 have nothing to do with them; and if they are to be made the true exponents of, the Confederate Government, Ipray God thatitjna'ysoon be over thrown. For one, I hate rcsolH&no to be sub jugated either by the. Yankees or by r7te Knoxville clique. Alter writing tnis much, which is but a tithe of what might be said, I repeat that I am inno cent of any crime which will justify my deten tion by you. I have ever been frank and candid in my political tenets ; been at all times what I professed to be ; have no hostility to the South, and contemplate no injury to her people. I have never at any time entertained a thought hostile to what I conceived to be her true inter- The rebel baronets wcr nntentfal Auorney ueserai ana otner onicerg m Una Circuit in I w ' - r - - 1 1 " - w i vvtiuu xoo. . est. I may have been mistaken as to the course best calculated to strengthen her power, develop her wealth, and secure peace and constitutional liberty to her people; but my earnest desire has always been to protect her honor and promote her prosperity. The liberties of her people arc, in my opinion, endangered from vrithin and rrom-iTtMof.' Themilitary1 is displacing, at a fearful rate, the civil authorities. Under the Plea. of 'military necessity,' all the safeguards of civil liberty are being overslaughed. It ia these tendencies that I. oppose- and not the South ; and if you give me the opportunity, and afford me facilities for enforcing the attendance of witnesses, I am prepared to make good all I have' written ns against others or in my own de- RrattAfti'iilTv J(rr r JJ WW., Jko.- Baxter. oiiio: Killed by Keaflold Falling. Cincinnati, June 9. A rope supporting a scaffold breaking to-day, George Joyius fell, from St. Paul' Church steeple, and was kilL-d. . NEW-YORK. Formation of a Woman Barean. Nkw York, June 9. The Southern Womens' Bureau, having for its object, the assistance of f;:endless females from the South, has been formed in this city. ioi Management of Farm Work. There is one fault among farmers which should . be reproved in strong terms. It is laying out more work than can be done by the force on the farm timely and properly. If work cannot be done as it should be, much better not meddle with it at all. This fault w the most observable in putting in tha crops of the season ; . for some cultivated plants will not mature unless the seeds are ' sown or planted, in the ground at a partic ular time, and some farmers, in excuse for tMeir negligence, make an assumed trust in Providence for their tardiness in beine weeks behind the proper time in gettingin the seed. Indian corn may serve as an e ample of a clop not being put in at I proper season, as well as oats, wheat at other crops, If the sowing of them is laved beyond the proper time, the gr will prove light, and the danger blight or rust greatly increased. work cannot go on successfully, nnl$ farmer gives it his personal nurse and as a rule in country parlance to nis worKmen, icapiz ooyst" n "ao boys" or follow ia lienn y of poor Itichard that Jfc who St they seldom enter into all the pla? iarmer, ana ne must he tne direcft himself or much effort will be nv there should be no hap-h azard wot farm. Every moment should be i suit of reflecting and well matured ar merit; directed to a certain and d6 end. If this were so, there would be fe failures in farming, which are genera the result of bad calculation and poor man agement. . . . . . Nashville and Chattanooga : NASIIYILLE AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROADS. WllTH. . . Dar Pasenirer Train leavea Vaithvill t O-TH Arrives at Chattanooga 7:10 r. a. Night Passenger Train leaves Nashville at 6:15 a. x. Arrives at Chattanooga 4: 10 a. m., daily. 3TOBT1I. Day Passenger Train learea ChattanAa at Li i v Arrives at Nashville 1:30 r. m. .night Fassenger Train leares Chattanooga at 6:00 r. . Arrives at Nashville at 6:00 a. daily. WEST. Dav Passenger Train iearot Nathvill at M.'i i w Arrives at Union City 9:15 r. u., and liickman. Ky 10:30 P. If . Night Passenger Train lean Najihvill at O-Oa r ' v. Arrives at Union Citv 20 a. a. and at Hickman. k'.. 10:30 a. m.. daily. This is the Short Rorrn to St. Locis. and all POintB W KST A0 NOBTHWKT. EAST. Day Passenger Train leaver Hickman. Ky., at 5:00 A. v. Arrives at Nashville 6:00 p. i. Night Train leaves Hickman, Ky., at 4:30 p. v. Ar rives at Nashville at 5:00 a. j., daily. .TNO. W. THOMAS. GenT Sunt. W. L. DANLEY, Genl P. and T. Agent. junJ-tf. SEASON OF 1870! MONTVALE SPRINGS, Blonnt Conntj, East Tennessee. rpHIS FAVORITE SUMMER RESORT FOR THE 1 invalid and pleasure-seeker will be open for the reception of visitors lst,18T0. The most marked beneficial results attending the nse of these waters, in functional derangement of the ssas.a as. - MEDICAL PE0PEETIES , Of These Waters. '- Situated at the base of CHILH0WEE MOUNTAINS, they present the strongest attractions to both the Invalid and the Pleasure Seeker, No less on account of its pare invigorating; atmosphere and the beauty of the surrounding scenery, than of the restorative powers of its waters, 8uoh provision has. been made for the COMFORT OF VISITORS That the Proprietor confidently promises aiisifcotion to bis guests. t DAILY COACHES, mm Mail and Passengers, Ron between Marrville. the tnn'niH nf ) frorn Knoxville, and the Springs a, distance e mi! A.a avaw AnH mnJa V Bowd, per day, t50 ; per week, 6.00 aA fcidresa, for particulars, ' ' 1 . .TO T. t'TXJ.I m ; 1 J '