The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-06


leave tomorrow on a tour Of inspection in the depart
msnt of Virginia, North ClroliE, and South Caro-. ina,
via Richmond. It is thought the president ma accom-
pauv them as FIR as Richmond.
The secretary of the treasury will be able to meet
all the urgent demands OF certificate Indebtedness fall.
ing due, from the receipts of the internal revenue.
Major general Gibbon has taken the command Of
Petersburg.
Gov. Parsons, Of Alabama, telegrapLs the president.
suspend all petitions for pardon recommended BY me
to this date"
A large party Of Sweles have arrived, en- route TO
settle in upper Virginia, on the James river.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.--The Fredericksburg Ta.1
Ledger publishes n letter from Gen. Joseph Il. John
sion, dated August 18th, in which he saws that the fl-
ture course and interests Of the State Of Virginia are
80 plain that little can be said on the subject. He re-
fcrrcd to the questions at issue between them and the
United States 70 the arbitrament of the sword. and the
decision which had been made ont against them. They
must ~acqnieSce in the decision and accept it as final.
and recognise the fact that Virginia is again one of the
United States. Their duties and interests coincide, and
they will consult the one and perform the other by
doing all they can to promote the welfare of their
n%eighhors. They. should at once commence to cast
their votes ut the polls as peaceful citizens. This
course he recommends to an.
The special 70 the New York Commercial saws a fee
hc attempt il making to renew the Monroe doctrine.
There Is not the slightest ground for supposius the
government Mil depart III the least from its policy Of
ron-intcrference which it has adopted in this and all
similar cases.
WASHINGTON Aug. 25.-The names of Gen. Lee and
James a. Seldom, ex-rebcl secretary of war, were
taken from the specifications and the charges against
Nertz, at the earnest solicitation OF Gen. Grant, the
president concurring.
SALT LAKE, July 30-Some two thousand Indians,
on the 2oth, attacked the post at Platte Bridge. Many
of the Indians were killed. Lieut.. Collins and twenty
seven men were Killed in a charge against three times
their number. The Indians have gone south. 4
egimcntr of cavalry is pursuing them.
The steamer Brother Jonathan, from San Francisco,
for Portland, Oregon and Victoria, with between two
and three hundred passengers, was lost near Camp
Lincoln, Oregon, on the Sd inst. Only fourteen men
and one woman were saved. Gen. Wright, OF the de-
partmcnt Of Columbia, Capt. Chaddick, Lieut.. Waite
and Surg. lugraham, of the army, and Jas. Nesbitt,
Esq. were among the passengers.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 25.-The passenger train which
left here for Huntsville this morning, ran off the trcstlc
near Reynolds station. The entire train was thrown
Of. About twenty persons we're injured. Messrs.
Moscly and lIazctt, express messengers, and ten 9th
ers were killed.
The Pacific warehouse at SIN francisco was burned
Oh the "a inst. Loss S250,0o1.
JACKSON, Aug. 24.-The convention was engaged
lie entire morning in tile DISCUSSION Of the questions
of State interest, Of minor Importance.
An informal meeting OF the members for each con
gressional district will take place this evening for the
purpose Of suggesting names of candidates for congress.
Gov. Starkev communicated to the convention a
ttItgi diblS dlSp'tCb llOLl piIclICIJ oVillSbI bOHSIllu-
lHting the convention upon the progress making in
paving the way to the rcalmission of Mississippi into
the Union, and hoped that all obstacles would soon be
removed.
lie SAYS he win restore the writ Of habeas corpus,
and remove the troops at the earliest moment when
the State makes sufficient progress to have entirely re-
turned to allegiance. He hopes the example of Mis-
sissippi viii be followed by other States.
Judge f.. S. Fisher was nominated for Governor, and
the convention adjourned sine die.
The following isl summary in substance of the action
Of the convention on bills and resolutions proposed
yesterday and disposed by final action:
An ordinance proposing to submit the constitutional
amendment to a vote Of the people for ratification or
rriection-lost by a vote Of 50 to IL; a resolution APP
pointing a committee to confer with the United States
authorities relative to restoring and rebuilding the
levees on the Mississippi riyer-adopted; an amend
ment to the constitution to establish in each county a
special probate court, which shall have jurisdiction in
matters testamentary, allotment of dover, and minors
interests, and individuals nm colHpos 6tentjS passed
and inserted III the body Of the constitution.
An eloquent appeal to memorialisc president John
son to grant pardon to jeff. Davis and Chas. Clarke,
lite governor Of Mississippi, signed by over four thou
sand ladies' Of Mississippi, was read before the convcn-
ton this evening, and an appropriate resolution was
offered and adopted. requesting the president Of the
convention to forward the same to the president.
The convention in its final adjournment, gives their
president the right 10 rc-convene them at any time his
Judgment Or discretion may deem it necessary, within
succeeding months. n. O. Times.