The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-19

ERN DEMOCRA
MONSIEUR ToNsoN COME AGAIN.-That &c
centric old man, Henry S. Foote who has been
staying in Canada for some time past. has been
permitted to return to Nashville Tenn, with the
express understanding. it is said that he shall not
interfere in political matters. To make Foote
keep bis mouth shut is severe punishment to
him. But if he can't use his tongue. he is deter
mined to use his pen. and is out in another long
letter rejecting on. Mr. Davis for not making
/ peace. and saying that he is prepared to estab-
lish the fact that President Lincoln was ready
to grant peace to the South on the basis of uni
versal amnesty, gradual emancipation. and the
payment of $4O0,0O0,000 to the slave holding
population of the South" Of course those who
tknow Mr. Foote will not put much Confidence in
! what he says about this matter He pre-
tends to have always been in favor of RECONSTRUCT
tion but we know the fact that at one time he
offered to denounce some of the North Carolina
members of Congress whom he suspected of being
| for reconstruction. For the sake of peace, we
hope he will never be allowed to hold a seat in
| the u. 5. Congress again.
Among those pardoned by the President, we
find the following North Carolinians John
Palmer o G Parsley. Henry Savage. Henry
Mutt, John Wooster. Bedford Brown, j w Cum
ming, DIR Bethany
~ Bishop Lynch, of the Catholic Church, has
been elected as one of the Charleston representa-
tives in the South Carolina State Convention.
The Rev. DR.. Quntard for long time
Chaplin in General Johnston's army has been
elected Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee.
THE RIGHT PosITIoN.-The Governor of
Mississippi recently issued orders for the Militia
of the State to organize and assist in preserving
order and putting down bands of robbers. The
commander of tire U. S. troops in Mississippi
countermanded the Governors order. The Gov
ernor appealed to the President The President
sustained the Governor. and in letter addressed
to him takes the following correct and patriotic
position:
1T is believed there can be organized in each
county force of citizen militia to preserve order
and enforce the civil authorities of the State, and
of the United States, which would enable the fed
eral government to reduce the army, and with
draw, to great extent, the forces from the State,
thereby reducing the enormous expenses of the
government.
''One great object is. to induce the people to
come forward in defence of the State and federal
governments. General Washington declared that
the people, or the militia, the arm of the
stitution, tile of the United States, and,
it is practicable, the original design of
the government should be resumed under the
principles of the great charter of freedom handed
down to the people by the founder Of the republic.
The people must be trusted with their govern
ment, and if trusted my opinion is that they wilri
act in good faith and restore their former consti-
tutional relations with all the Suites composing
the Union.
SOUTH CAROLINA.-The Charleston Courier
speaks of an interview between Gov. Perry and
Gen. Meade, at Columbia. S. c., as follows:
"a very pleasant. and satisfactory interview
took place, resulting in an agreement ana the par
tial restoration of civil power through Che entire
State, by the full and complete establishment of
the civil courts for the trial of all cases except
those of freedmen and persons OF coios. In all
cases Of the latter. and where the testimony of
colored persons is necessary. the Provost Mar
shall Courts are for the present, to have exclusive
cognizance and adjudication.
All cases between white persons are to be
heard and adjudicated by the State courts mu-
nicipui authorities, civil officers, under and
according to the laws of the State. The civil
courts are to DE opened under the direction of his
Exceilency the Governor, and the civil aud mu-
nicpaf officers to be permitted to resume
their official duties and discharge them without
interruption.
DuflnS the interview governor Ierry spoke
in warm terms of communication of the action aud
proceedings of the courts lately established by
order of General Gilmore. General Meade ex-
pressed himself we'll pleased with the condition
of affairs in South Carolina, stating that every
thing was working to his entire satisfaction, and
it would be his pleasing duty to report the fact to
the Department at Washington
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S. G. Observation-Disclosures from South Caro-
lima show that the following persons have been
elected to the State Convention:
York Dstrict-Rev R A Ross, Col w G /
Beatty, w G Black, Esq, and Col Cad Jones.
Chester-Maj G d Melton, DIR Wve and !
James HemphilI, Esq.
Fairfeld-Col James II Rion Gen John Brat
ton and w 4 Robertson, ESQ.,
Richland-Gen Wade Hampton, Col w |
NcMasters a Il Taylor, Esq, and William Wal |
lace, Esq.
UDion-Col T N Dawkins, Gen VIM Wallace
and William J Keenan,.
The South Carolina Convention is now in scs-
sion in Columbia.
THE New YORK DEMocRAcY-The Demo
cratic Convention of the State of New York
adopted the following among other resolutions:
Resolved, That, as the first fruits of this tri-
umph, the people demand the subordnation of
military to civil rule the restitution of the author
ity of the courts and the recognition Of the eqnal
ity OF the States; that regard all efforts either
by prolonging military rule or by denying the
right of representation States in order to com
pei them 20 adopt negro equality or negro suffrage
as element Of their Constitutions, as tending
to delay and prevent the qualifications of the