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Show THE GOV. SAYS IT. TENNESSEE CONVICTS SHALL BE RETURNED RE-TURNED TO THE f.liNtS If It Takes Iiery Man in the Stdv" lo Do It So at Least Says Oovermr Iiuchanan Will His Actions Bear Out His Words? Nashville, Xov. 30. "'The convict? shr?ll be returned to the mines if it takes every able bodied man in the state to do it,"' said Goveruoi Buchanaii last night. Although the government is reticent, from other sources information is gathered concerning con-cerning the matter. The leesess have made a demand upon the state for the convicts. This demand was auswered promptly, that when the convicts were captured they would ! be returned if supplied with sufficient guard and proper cpaarters. Proper quarters will be built at once. This will take about two weeks. The guard will not be taken from the existing militia companies . of the state, but men v. ill he enlisted for the purpose. About 300 of the 452 released convicts con-victs have been captured. . o |