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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1868)
by telegraph associated press dispatches. Washington. Washington, July 20—Noon. The Senate confirmed R. U. Mullens, Collec tor of Customs, Teche, La.: T. H. Smith, Inter nal Revenue Collector first South Carolina dis trict ‘ rejected A. R. Wallace Postmaster, Montgomery, Ala. 'The artist Leutz died yesterday. Washington, July 20—P. M. In vetoing the electoral college bill the President maintains the Southern States were never out of the Union, and asserts they were practically and constitutionally restored previ ous to March, 1867- Narrating the provisions of the Constitution, the President says . The joint resolution, by implication at least, con cedes that these States were States by virtue of their organization prior to the 4th of March, 1867, but denied to them the right to vote in the election of President and Vice-President of the United States, it follows either that this as sumption of power is wholly unauthorized by the Constitution, or that the States so excluded from voting were out of the Union by reason of the rebellion, and have never been legitimately restored. Being fully satisfied that they were never out of the Union, and that their relations thereto have been legally and constitution ally restored, I am forced to the conclusion that the joint resolution which deprives them of the right to have their vote for President and Vice-President received and counted, is in conflict with the Constitution, and that Con gress has no more power to reject their votes than those of the States which have been uni formly loyal to the Federal Union. It is worthy of remark that if the States whose in habitants were recently in rebellion were legally and constitutionally organized and re stored to their rights prior to the fourth of March, 1867, as I am satisfied they were, the only legitimate authority under which the election for President and Vice-Presi dent can be held therein, must be derived from the governments instituted before that period; all clearly follows that all the State governments organized in those States, under acts of Congress for that purpose and under military control, are illegitimate and of no vi tality whatever, and in that view the votes'east in those States for President and Vice-Presi dent, in pursuance of acts passed since the 4th of March,*lß67, and in obedience to the so called reconstruction acts of Congress, cannot be legally received and counted while the only votes in those States that can be legally cast and counted will be those cast in presuance of the laws in force in the several States prior to the legislation by Congress upon the subject ot reconstruction. The President proceeds to argue that the white people of the Southern States were not in rebellion ; some people of Northern States were in • rebellion, and that the pretext for exclusion applies logically equally to New York and Virginia. The message concludes: If Congress were, to provide by law that the votes of none of the States should be received and counted it cast for a candidate who differed in political senti ment with a majority of the two Houses, such legislation would at once be condemned by the country as an unconstitutional and revolution ary usurpation of power. It would, however, be exceedingly difficult to find in the Constitution any more authority for the passage of the joint resolution under consideration than for an en actment looking directly to the rejection of all votes not in accordance with the political pre ferences of a majority of Congress. No power exists in the Constitution authorizing the joint resolution or the supposed law—the only dif ference being that one would be more palpably unconstitutional and revolutionary than the' other. Both would rest upon the radical error that Congress has the power to prescribe terms and conditions to the right of the people of the States to cast their votes for President and Vice- President.” Mr. Seward addresses a letter 11 To whom it may concern,” statins: if “Congress, in June, 1866, passed a resolution proposing an amend ment to the Constitution of the United States, known as the fourteenth article, which he quotes.” Mr. Seward states the act of 1818 re quires the Secretary of State to publish amend ments when adopted, but no act authorizes the Secretary to determine or decide doubtful ques tions as to the authority of the organization of State Legislatures or the power ot any State j Legislature to recall a previous ratification. Twenty-three States have ratified the amend ment, and also bodies avowing themselves as Legislatures of Arkansas, North Carolina, Flor ida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Alabama. It appears further, Ohio and New Jersey have withdrawn their assent. The efficacy of this withdrawal is doubtful —the whole number of States, thirty-seven. He then proclaims the amendment adopted, provided the original re solutions of Ohio and New Jersey are valid notwithstanding the withdrawal. The President has signed the new- tax bill. • The Secretary of War has issued an order enforcing the eight-hour law. Washington, July 21—Noon. The Senate remained in session till midnight. The military bill was passed. It reduces the army to 30,000. Three infantry and one caval ry regiment shall be colored. It musters out all bands except that at West Point. It gives a thousand Springfield rifles to each Congres sional District, on condition that the Secretary of War is satisfied the militia are loyal. The last provision excited sharp debate, Drake saying he would, if he had his way, “ arm every loyal man in the Southern States with a Springfield rifle and cartridges ad libi tum, and so far as he was concerned he was perfectly willing for it to be written on this bill ■that these arms were intended for the protec tion of the loyal men at the polls.” Washington, July 21—P. M. The vote in the Republican caucus to-day showed 80 favoring a recess to September or October, against 28 favoring a regular adjourn ment. A full Cabinet meeting was held, including Mr. Evarts, for the first time. Both Houses are in session to-night. Gen. Gillem’s report regarding Mississippi says: Both parties charge fraud, but he can find none that are within military reach. As the con stitution was defeated, and military rule will continue, Gillem recommends a modification of the law, whereby all registered and ' qualified voters may fill vacancies which exist or may occur in the civil, State or national offices. Washington, July 22 —Noon. Apprehending unfavorable hygienic results, the removal of the Confederate dead from Johnson’s-Island has been postponed. The Southern members have a caucus this morning to consider the Virginia, Mississippi and Texas situation, and make arrangements for the campaign. The Senate passed a bill directing seven en gineers to report next session regarding the bridging of the Ohio. In the meantime, all bridge building, except at Louisville, is to be suspended. The House passed the funding bill, substan tially as published on Monday last. Appropriation bills, aggregating $392,000,000, are passed. General Blair’s letter of acceptance is pub lished in this morning’s Intelligencer. Washington, July 22—P. M. The uncertainty ab- ut the tax bill creates much excitement. It seems probable now that the President will veto it on the ground of in- on the appointing power. The Senate will disagree to the House amend ts to the funding bill. Thu ‘ President nominated 8. Ferguson Beach District* A ttorney for Virginia ; Alvin Hawkins Consul v General for Havana ; Wm. E. Wells ■Collector / or fourth Virginia district; Wm. Seldon, secG’ud Virginia district. A meeting V vas I'dd to-day of Southern mem bers and Unio u men. Whittemore, of South Carolina, Presid.ent; H. T. Fisher, of Missis sippi, Secretary. 3 committee of five was ap pointed to draft resClutions. John C. Fremont introduced resolutions, as follows : In view of the President's threatening atti tude regarding reconstrucijon Congress should remain in session till after fbc election. Con gress should immediately gtye Virginia, Mis- sissippi and Texas loyal State governments.— Congress should pass a stringent law for the enforcement of the third section of the four teenth amendment. . Pending the consideration of a resolution that the President should be impeached, pledg ing themselves to resist adjournment or recess until his removal is accomplished, the meeting adjourned until to-night. The President proclaims the adoption of the fourteenth article by the alleged Alabama Legis lature. Washington, July 23—Noon. The adjourned Radical meeting passed reso lutions of impeachment and appointed a com mittee to present the resolutions to the Re construction Committee. Resolutions regard ing Mississippi were offered, but Senator Wil son said he had a bill prepared, vacating all offices in Mississippi and filling them from persons recently voted for who could take the test oath ; the military commander to enforce law without delay, and this shall constitute Mississippi’s government until otherwise ordered. Resolutions conferring extraordinary powers on the Virginia Convention were adopted. No action regarding Texas. The feeling of the meeting was intensely bitter. Eggleston was present and approved of Wil son’s Mississippi plan. Washington, July 23— P. M. The President nominated Noah L. Jeffries, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Washington, July 23. Senate.—Messrs. Robeitson and Sawyer, Senators from South Carolina, were seated. Saw yer’s seating excited a prolonged discussion. Affidavits of C. C. Bowen and Thomas J. Mackey were read, declaring their belief that Sawyer was ineligible ; that he was a share holder in the blockade runners, and a member of a mili tary organization in Charleston in 1864. Senator Conkling said he was free to say he did not believe one word of the charges against Sawyer. Mr. Robertson, who had been previously seated so he might speak and vote in Sawyer’s case, heard none of these charges in the South Carolina Legislature. He believed them un founded and brought up by the disappointed friends of Dr. Mackey. The question of adjournment was resumed, when the arming of the Southern State gov ernments was again discussed. The bill will undoubtedly become a law before Congress ad journs. A concurrent resolution to take a recess from Monday to the third Monday in September was passed. The Senate then adjourned. House.—Kellogg, of Alabama, and Tift, of South Carolina, were seated. A bill was passed removing the disabilities of Simeon Carley, of South Carolina, Michael Harbin, of Louisiana, and John Milledge, of Georgia. Mr. Stevens made a personal explanation de nying the remarks attributed to him about pay ing the bonds in gold, and denouncing the pa pers attacking him as rebel, half rebel, and all in the bondholders’ interest. The Speaker made a statement regarding the tax bill, in answer to a question, and had a mes sage from the President read in which his ap proval of the tax bill is announced. The Secre tary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, however, had advices that the bill was not signed. Tne Speaker had no other information other than that contained in the President’s message announcing that the bill had been signed. The Senate amendment to the Alaska appro priation was disapproved, and a committee of conference appointed. The bill extending the time for the com pletion of the Southern Pacific Railroad was passed. Washington, July 24—Noon. Mr. Davis goes to Richmond to consult bis old family physician, regarding injuries sustain ed by a recent fall. The Senate last night made a large number of minor confirmations. There have been tremendous rains at the North and the telegraph is not working. At Jessup’s cut the track is two sees under water and the track covered for miles. Washington, July 24—P. M. I Reports by train from Baltimore state that the water is within a few feet of Monument Square; North street almost the. entire length, four to eight feet. Holliday street theatre was surrounded with water and a number of dray horses and some drivers drowned. A street car was swept from the track on Gay street down Harrison with a number of passengers, and there are the wildest reports regarding their fate. No business was doing. Latest advices so far, (half-past two,) state the flood was snbsiding. The Radicals are not hopeless of prolonging the session. As the ease stands now, Con gress must take a recess on Monday, unless ths Senate concurs in the concurrent resolution to the contrary. This action will defeat all cur rent legislation affecting the courts —parliamen- tary tactics and pocket vetoes being regarded as certain. Two wings of the Republican party have been fighting over the Southern members ; so far they mostly mate with Butler’s impeach ment extremists. Schofield will reorganize the military dis tricts in a few days; details have not trans pired. Washington, July 25—Noon. The Senate, last night, tabled the bill reliev ing Farley, of South Carolina, Hahn, of Louis iana, and Gen. Young, of Georgia. The Senate ratified the Chinese treaty. Capt. J. C. Queen was found in the Presi dent’s grounds, with his throat badly cut. He cays two whites and one negro robbed and at tempted to kill him. Queen’s friends thinks he attempted suicide. Washington, July 25—P. M. The Senate confirmed Alvin Hawkins Con sul General at Havana; Wm.Sedden, Internal Revenue Collector of Virginia; Elisha Toole, Commissioner of Patents, and Henry M. Watts, Minister to Austria. Washington, July 26. G. E. Spencer was seated as Senator from Alabama. Political disabilities have been removed from Gen. Young, of Georgia and John Young Brown, of Kentucky ; also Michael Hahn, of Louisiana. The bill reducing the army came up in regu lar order in the House, and by a test vote was referred to a committee by a majority of 4. This kills it for the present. One section of this bill armed the loyal militia of the South. The Senate confirmed Robt. A. Crawford, Collector of Customs at Brazos de Santiago, Texas, and rejected Gen. Jeffries, commissioner of Internal revenue. Bills arming the Southern militia and reor ganizing the governments of Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana are undoubtedly dead until after the recess. The President has nominated J. J. Johnson, collector of internal revenue for Third Louisi ana District; Dorsey B. Thomas, collector of customs lor New Orleans. Quite an exciting time in the Senate last night over the amount due the Southern Sena tors. Mr. Trumbull’s motion gave each some seven thousand dollars, but the rule, as it eventually passed, gives them about four hundred. Some of them spoke in their own behalf on this im portant subject, and were about to vote in their own behalf, but the rules of the Senate checked them. The Senate is in session to-night. The House meets at 9 o’clock in the morning (Monday), and as the affair closes at 12 Mon day, no additional legislation affecting the South is possible. California. San Francisco, July 25. Considerable small-pox excitement exists. Eighty cases have been reported at the Health Office since July 17th. Pennsylvania. Bethleiiam, July 25. There is a tremendous flood in the Lehigh Valley, sweeping away bridges, aqueducts, etc. Congressional. Washington, July 20. Senate.—The rights of naturalized citizens was discussed all day, and interrupted only by the reading of the veto and th?. passage of the college bill notwithstanding, by 45 to 8; South ern Senators, except Mr. Pool, who was absent, voting with the majority. The Senate went into executive session and adjourned. House.—The crelentials of Mr. Lash, from North, and Mr. Bowen, from South Carolina, were referred to the Election Committee. Mr. Jones presented a bill exteding the pro visions of the law of July 4ih, 1864, limiting the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims over North Carolina. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Vinnie Ream was restored to her studio in the Capitol by a resolution. Mr. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, asked leave to offer a resolution requesting the Secretary of War to communicate to the House the names of persons under sentence of military commis sions or court martials, at the Dry Tortugas, and the crimes with which such persons were charged, and the names of persons in confine ment by order of military commissions at At lanta, Ga., and Charleston, 8. C. Mr. Schofield, ot Pennsylvania, objected. Mr. Eldridge then withdrew the resolution. Lash and Bowen were seated. Mullins, op posing Bowen, said : Bowen was born in Ohio, went to South Carolina ten or fifteen years ago. When the rebellion broke out he voluntarily went into the Confederate service, and accept ed a commission as captain, and was subse quently promoted to major—probably for his gallantry in shooting down Unlon men. While a major, Mullins was reliably informed, Bowen killed his rebel colonel; but of that he (Mr. M.) would not complain. For this act Bowen was incarcerated and put in irons, but was released when the Federal troops advanced. He then had one of two things to do, either be hung or join the Federal forces. He did the latter, and he (M.) was informed by Gen. Sickles himself that in the Federal army Bowen acted so badly that he had to be incarcerated by Federal authority. When the war was over he became a Radical, and adopted the faith of franchise for the black man. He had no disposition to oppose the par don of men who showed proper penitence, but he would not reward treason by making these people rulers over us as soon as they came back. He doubted much whether the House was pursuing the proper policy in this matter. The electoral college bill was passed—l 34 to 36, and the House adjourned. Washington, July 21. Senate.—A concurrent resolution that the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution has been duly adopted was passed. A resolution paying Southern Senators from the beginning of the Fortieth Congress meet ing with opposition, went over under the rules. A motion which was made to adjourn Friday drew from Mr. Hendricks the remark that the President would probably avail himself of the Constitutional ten days to defeat the military bill, which arms the Southern militia at the option of the Secretary of War. A debate of great bitterness ensued, in which alleged outrages on Southern loyalists were again ventilated. Without definite action the Senate took a re cess. House.—A resolution paying members from the South from the day of their election was passed. A bill changing ports of entry from Ply mouth to Edenton, and Beaufort to Port Royal, was passed. A resolution seating Alabama members pro voked a long debate. Bulkley, Callis, Houghey, Norris and Pierce, were seated. A concurrent resolution, declaring the four teenth article duly adopted, was passed. The House resumed the funding bill, and took a recess. Washington, July 23. Senate.—Mr. Wilson introduced a bill of the character indicated in thenoon dispatch, for a provisional government of Mississippi. Ordered printed. Mr. Howe introduced a bin, additional to the act suppressing insurrection in the States, applying to those lately reconstructed, pro- ] viding for Federal assistance only on appliea i tion of the Governors or Legislatures created by the reconstruction acts. Referred to the ; Judiciary Committee. A bill subsidising a line of steamers hence to Europe was passed. The bill for protecting Americans abroad was resumed and discussed to recess. House.—After some unimportant business, the recess resolution, from Monday to the third Monday in September, was taken up. The arming of the Southern States monopo lized attention, and every speaker, after having expressed his views briefly on the subject, was called to order for speaking on a bill pending when not before the House. This movement is evidently prominent in the mind of every mem ber. Mr. Garfield was unwilling to adjourn until his party friends from the South were armed. Mr. Washburn, recognized as Grant’s organ in the House, said he disapproved of the measure on the ground that, within ten days, these arms would be iu the hands of rebels. Washburn, favoring a recess, assured the Senate that the President would sign or veto all bills pending. The Speaker announced the President had signed the tax bill with a protest. Mr. Boyden, of North Carolina, protested against sending arms there; they were not needed, and would only tend to create strife and excite passion, which he thought it was the duty of Congress to assuage and, if possi ble, to prevent. Mr. Dewees, of North Carolina, made a wild speech, appealing for arms, and rising to belig ereut language, saying, in effect, “ Come on, come on ; the representatives of four million of people, though they had dark skins, would be in the front.” This speech created much mirth on the floor, but was evidently deprecated by the Radicals. Finally, the Senate resolutiou for a recess was adopted, and a motion to reconsider the vote to-morrow prevailed, which leaves the question still open. The House disposed of the Missouri election case in favor of Pile, and adjourned. Washington, July 24. Senate.—Legislative business was unim portant. The executive session, nearly all day, was passed in considering the Sandwich Island treaty. Adjourned. House.—A joint resolution authorizing offi cers and soldiers to wear, on State occasions, badges of the corps in they served, was. passed. The report of the conference committee on the Alaska bill, simply appropriating the ne cessary money, was adopted. A resolution tor a recess from Monday to the third Monday in September, after an excit ing struggle, prevailed —several Democrats changing their votes, so that on the final vote it stood 76 to 71. The Reconstruction Committee reported a bill for the more speedy reorganization of Vir ginia, Mississippi and Texas. 8 During debate, Mr. Butler declared himself in favor of the bill, hopeless, however, of its becoming a law, as a resolution to adjourn Monday would defeat it. He added, if the Re publicans lost the Southern States they could not object to their being counted against them • and it the Republicans won them, the President had said their governments were illegal and their votes could not be count ed • and the President held the purse, the sword and the Senate so far as heard from. The New York World claimed if Congress ad journed every Southern State could be carried for the Democratic ticket. He (Butler) be lieved it. Congress was simply losing time considering this bill. If the reconstruction policy could stand, Congress ought to protect it. They oujjht to protect their action, their honor, as legislators and themselves. Mr. Butler’s time expired. Mr. Beck appealed to the House not to pass the bill; not to consign these States to reckless adventurers ; uot to arm a uegro constabulary against peaceful white inhabitants, but rather leave those States under the protection of the troops of the United States. The bill passed by a strict party vote, except John Baker, of Illinois, who voted with the Democrats. The bill, as passed, is as fellows: A bill to provide for the more speedy reor ganization of the States of Virginia, Missis sippi and Texas: Be it enacted, txc., That for the better security of persons and property in Texas, Virginia and Mississippi, the constitutional conventions of each of said States heretofore elected under and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed March 2d, 1867, entitled an act for the more efficient government of the rebel States, and the several acts of Congress supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof, shall have and is hereby authorized to exercise the following powers, in addition to the powers now author ized by law, to wit: To make removals and ap pointments of all officers of the provisional gov ernments of said States respectively; to au thorize the provisional Governors of said re spective States to remove and appoint registers and judges of elections under said act of Congress, which registers and judges of elec tion shall not be eligible to any elective office under such provisional government, and shall observe the provision of said act of Congress to organize and maintain a constabulary force in each of said States to observe the peace and aid in the execution of the laws; to provide by ordinance for re-assembling said several conventions, from time to time, and for hold ing all elections authorized by said acts of Con gress, and for ascertaining and declaring the result of said elections, and especially the re sult of any election which may be held for the ratification or rejection of any constitution which said several conventions may submit to the people of either of said States, and to pass such ordinances not inconsistent with the Con stitution and laws of the United States, but may deem necessary to protect all persons therein in their lives, liberty and property. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several ordinances which may be passed by the constitutional convention of either of said States as herein provided, shall be enforced by the provisional government of such State until such State shall have adopted a constitution of State government, and the same shall have been approved by Congress, provided that nothing in this act shall deprive any person of trial by jury in the courts of said States for offenses against laws of said State. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the mili tary commanders in each of said States shall give aid to the officers of the provisional gov ernment of each of said States in preserving the peace and enforcing the laws, especially in suppressing unlawful obstructions and forcible resistance to the exercise of the laws. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That on the fourth Wednesday after the passage of this act the said conventions of Mississippi and Vir ginia shall reassemble; and the said conven tion of Mississippi shall proceed to frame a constitution of State government and submit the same to the people, under and in pursu ance of the provisions of the said acts of Con gress and of this act. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That if in any one of said rebel States any person shall, dur ing the year 1868, vote for any candidate for elector of President or yice-President of the United States, or shall act as an officer at any election for such candidate, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high mis demeanor, and shall be liable to indictment and conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, and shall, on conviction, be fined uot more than one thousand dollars and be im prisoned not less than one month nor more than one year. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the President of the United States to prohibit any person from voting or acting as a.i officer of any election contrary to the provisions of this act, and for that purpose he shall employ the power of the army and navy of the United States so far as may be ne cessary. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of acts so far as the same may be iu con flict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Washington, July 25. Senate —After unimportant business the House bill for reorganizing Virginia, Mississip pi and Texas came up and were placed on the Speaker’s tablets too important to be referred to a committee. [This bill was published in full yestordfiy.J Til ft bill, protecting" citizens abroad Svns re sinned. Mr. Howard opposed confe'rrifig pow er on the President by which the President could involve the country in war in six weeks. The Government had nothing to do with Irish oppression at home. He objected to making the United Slates a society for the propagan dism of political views. Mr. Ferry said the bill was an effort to change the laws of nations, and, bj' its passage, we would simply expose ourselves to the contempt of all the nations of the earth. The bill passed, 39 to 5. Nays—Ferry, Fes senden, Fowler, Howard and Van Winkle— . iu their seats, Sumner and Trumbull refused to vote. The bill for removing the polititcal disabilities from Hahn, of La., and Gen. Young, of Geor gia, was amended to include John Young Brown, of Kentucky. The others were taken from the table and passed. The bill securing Howard in office as Com missioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau was passed. The Senate went into executive session and took a recess. House —A bill requiring that in future grants of railroads lands shall be sold only to actual settlers was passed. A resolution was passed providing for exemp tion from the penalties of the tax bill for twenty days, as it will take that long for its official promulgation. Clift, Prince, Edwards and Gove were seated as Representatives from Georgia—also a Florida member. On the impeachment resolutions, which were referred to the Judiciary Committee, Baker, Ingersoll and Spalding voted with the Demo crats—adversely to a new impeachment. The movement otherwise in its action is entirely partizan. The corruption committee on the impeach ment business was discharged. The bill protecting Americans abroad was passed. It goes to the President. After passing many 7 bills of no interest to the South, and passing the Freedman’s Bureau bill, which secures Howard in office, the House took a recess. South. Carolina. Columbia; July 20. The Legislature is fairly working. Bills be ing introduced for re-organization of courts and other departments of the government. Negroes are petitioning for incorporating mili tary companies. The House went into secret session in con sideration of a special communication received by a member. Columbia, July 21. The Legislature passed a bill accepting the donation of land from the United States for an agricultural college. Randolph, negro, introduced a bill prohibit ing distinction in all cases on account of race or color. In the House, Neagle, Comptroller General, introduced a bill taxing upland cotton one cent a pound and Sea Island two cents a pound, and rice seven and a half cents a bushel, to pay the expenses of the Legislature. It was hooted at by members and declared a monstrosity. Referred, so as to allowit to be printed. The election of the Supreme Judges will take place on Thursday. Columbia, July 22. A bill was introduced in the Legislature to day reducing all bonds of officials. The Gov ernor will veto it. The effect of the bill will permit irresponsible parties to fill offices. Northeyj speculators are here trying to ob tain possession of a line of railroad. The Republicans are anxious to elect Gov. Orr Chief Justice. Stepshave been taken for the removal of his disabilities. The Legislative work progress slowly, and the expenses promise to be unusually great. Charleston, July 24. Gen. Canby has issued an order, remitting to the civil authorities, under the constitution approved by Congress, all authority conferred upon and hitherto exercised by him in the States of North and South Carolina. There was a grand mass meeting to-night, to ratify the Democratic nomination and platform. Wade Hampton, J. B. Campbell and others spoke. There was immense enthusiasm. Il I " Alabama. Montgomery, July 20. A fine rain fell this morning, which will do much good. , The army worm has appeared on farms in this and Lowndes county. Farmers are much alarmed at their visits. In the Senate to-day Mr. Pennington offered a resolution looking to the removal of disabili ties imposed on State voters. The State con stitution disfranchises all whom the fourteenth amendment forbids holding office. His resolu tions were adopted by a large vote. It pro vides for the appointment of a joint commit tee, to report at once. The legislation is most ly of a local character. Montgomery, July 20. There was an enthusiastic Seymour and Blair meeting held here to-night, extending to a late hour. Speeches were made by Gen. Clanton, ex-Governor Watts and other prominent citi zens. A great many negroes were present. Montgomery, July 21. Bills are pending iu both Houses to adopt the code of Alabama where it is not in conflict with the new constitution. The House passed'a bill this morning, fixing the pay of the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate at twelve dollars per day, members at eight dollars and the princi pal clerks eight dollars, assistant clerks six dollars, doorkeepers and pages four dollars. The Senatorial question came up at 12, m. The principal candidates for the long term, ending in 1873, were D. C. Humphreys, of Huntsville, and Gen. Geo. E. Spencer, bank rupt register, and Gen. Willard Warner. On the third ballot in the Senate, Spencer received 18 votes, and on the second ballot in the House, received 54; this gives him more than a ma jority of the two Houses. The Senate adjourned, without a ballot for the other Senator, until to morrow morning. In the House, Albert Griffin, D. E. Coon, Willard Warner and J. L. Pennington were nominated and one vote taken without any result. The two Houses will meet in joint session to-morrow. The contest is thought to be between Pennington and Warner. Montgomery, July 22. Good rains have fallen in different portions of Middle Alabama in the last few days. Some planters report that the long drought has cut the corn crop off one-half. Cotton has also been injured. A bill was, to-day, introduced in the Senate to stop every suit now on the different dockets that begun at a period since April 18tb, 1861, and up to April 18th, 1868, and to make them null and void. The House adopted a resolution providing for the appointment, by tbe Governor, of three of the best lawyers of the State to conform the present laws to the new constitution. At 12, m., the Legislature met in convention to elect a Senator for the term ending 1871. Gen. Warner, late of Ohio, received 43 votes ; R. M. Reynolds, late of Wisconsin, received 28; J. L. Pennington, of Alabama, received 21 ; A. C. Felder, of Alabama, 9; and Gen. D. E. Coon, late of lowa, received 11. They are all Radi cals. Mr. Pennington is the choice of all the moderates. Montgomery, July 23. The business to-day was of a local character, except the Senatorial election, which resulted in the choice ot Willard Warner, for the term ending in 1871. Gen. Warner is from Ohio, and has been in the State since the close of the war. He was an officer on Gen. Shergian’s staff, and was a member of the last Ohio Sen ate. ■ I■» —— Louisiana. New Orleans, July 21. At the suggestion of Gov. Warmoth, a joint resolution was passed by the Senate yesterday calling upon the Commanding General for troops to repress lawlessness in the Northern mid Western parishes of Louisiana, a memorial having been received iroui. Jb rauKim parish, with ten (!) signatures, setting forth that at least fifty murders had been committed in that and adjoining parishes lately. The -resolution excited strong opposition and acrimonious debate, members being opposed to calling upon the military as unnecessary, the civil authority being fully restored. New Orleans, July 23. The bill appropiating special funds in the State Treasury to defraying the expenses of the Legislature, vetoed by Gov. Warmouth, was yesterday passed by both Houses over the veto. A resolution calling upon the Commander of the Army for military was adopted in both Houses. The House passed a resolution to appoint a committee to form a new charter for the city of New Orleans. The printing bill, as finally passed yesterday, gives to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House entire control of State, municipal and parochial printing. It vir tually empowers them to establish one Repub lican paper in each parish in t#c State. Senator Jewell, of the Printing Committee, speaking in opposition to the bill, offered to do the work defined for the official journal of the State at half rates prescribed, and to pay the State a bonus of fifty thousand dollars in gold yearly, and give bond in one hundred thousand dollars. Senator Poindexter, colored Radical, spoke and voted against the bill on the ground of the enormous taxation it would involve. O’Hara, another Radical, supported the bill on the ground that it was to support the Radi cal party. When the final vote was taken tbe Demo crats left the House. JSTortli Carolina. Wilmington, July 22. The new sheriff appointed two negroes and one white deputies, a negro deputy to be jailor. Refreshing rains have fallen in this section, in time to save most Os the crops. Corn, in some localities, was hopelessly ruined before the rain fell. Political excitement high, and will probably surpass that of 1840 before the close of the campaign. Wilmington, July 22. A grand Seymour and Blair demonstration took place to-night, surpassing anything of the kind since the war. The streets were illumi nated with blazing tar barrels. Bells rung, cannon fired, together with music and a pyro technic display. An immense ratification meet ing was held in the theatre. The building was crowded- to overflowing, many’ ladies being present. The galleries were filled with color ed people. Speeches were made by Col. R. H. Cowan and Major Robert Wrange. The stage of the theatre was decoiated with United States flags. Dixie and the Star Spangled Ban ner were played by colored brass bands, and both received with rapturous applause. A Grant and Colfax ratification meeting will be held to-morrow night. Fortress ZMZonroe. Fortress Monroe, July 25. A heavy northeast storm prevails. Ohio. Cincinnati, July 21. Three men implicated in the reeent express robbery near Seymour, Indiana, have been hung by a mob. Cincinnati, July 25. The.remainder of the express robbers, near Seymour, have been arrested. Maryland. Baltimore, July 25. The loss by the flood is loosely estimated at three million dollars and fifty lives, including many woman aud children, Foreign. [BY *TIIE CABLE.) Paris, July 24. The Corps Legislatif discussed the amend ment taxing imports of resinous substances from America, in retaliation for high American tariff on French products. The amendment was finally rejected. • London, July 24. It is reported to-day, on authority of tele grams received from Madrid, that the Spanish Government will make Bt. Juan de Puerto Rico a free port in case ships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, plying between Southampton and Aspinwall, will stop at that port instead of St. Thomas, as at present. London, July 25. The Chinese rebels have left Tientsin and are going South. The Mikado issued a decrees against Christians,in Japan.] The Tycoon mena ces Jeddo. The Japanese prevent foreigners from buying land at Osaka. The secretary and servant of the Servian Prince Karageorge are on trial for murder of Michaels. Markets. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. London, July 25—Noon. Holiday. Liverpool, July 25—Noon. Cotion quiet and unchanged; sales, B,ooq bales. Lard quiet at 665. 3d. Liverpool, July 25—Afternoon. Cotton quiet; uplands, 10%. Corn on the spot, 355.; to arrive, 355. 3d. Red wheat, 10s. 6d. Liverpool, July 24—Evening. Cotton easier; sales, 10,000 bales ; uplands, 10%; Orleans, 10%. Fbanfort, July 25. Bonds unchanged. New York, July 24—P. M. Cotton unchanged ; sales, 731 bales. New York, July 25—Noon. Money easy at 4@5. Sterling, 10%. Gold, 143%. ’62 coupons, 14%. Virginia sixes, new, 53. Tennessee sixes, ex-coupdns, 68; new, 67. North Carolina, new, 72%. New York, July 25—P. M. Money easy at 3@4. Gold, 143%. Sterling quiet. Governments strong; demand for in vestment increasing. New York, July 25—P. M. Cotton dull and a shade lower; sales, 600 bales at 30%@31. Flour—fresh ground scarce and s@loc.’better ; superfine State, $6 40@7 10. Wheat scarce and firm. Corn closed heavy. Whisky active and firmer; in bond, 45@40. Mess pork, S2B 50@30. Lard firmer; kettle, 18@18%. Turpentine, 54@54%. Gaoceries steady. Freights drooping. Baltimore, July 25. Cotton very dull at 31. Flour very firm with good demand. Tbe freshet yesterday destroyed or injured all tbe mills around Balti more. Market unsettled. Wheat quiet; choice red, $2 20@2 35. White corn, $1 23@1 25; yellow, $1 20. Oats quiet. Provisions steady and unchanged. Virginia sixes, old, inscribed, 45% ; old coupons, 54 ; new, 53 ; North Caro lina sixes. 72 bid. Louisville, July 25. Superfine Flour, $6 50. Corn, 95@96. Mess Pork, S2B 50., Bacon—shoulders, 13%; clear rib sides, 16%. Raw Whisky, free, $1 05. Cincinnati, July ?5. Mess Pork, S2B 50. Bacon —shoulders, 12%. Lard, 18. Whisky active since new law; sales reached 4,500 barrels in bond at 40@45. St. Louis, July 25. Flour, $5 25@6. Provisions firm. Bacon — shoulders, 13 ; clear sides, 17. Wilmington, July 25. Spirits Turpentine firm at 40%; New York casks, 41. Rosin firm ; low No. 1, $2 75; No. 2, $2 25 ; strained, $2 SO. Tar firm at $2 35. Mobile, July 25. 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