The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-11-03
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Gen. John Cochrane. writes to the
New York Tribune that his business
engagements wouldprevent him from
entering into the present New York
State canvass, even il he desired to ,lc
so. He says:--I believe that l was
the first to urge publicly, the armine
of slaves. both for victory and toI
freedom. He was armed, and is free
lie is, | think, entitled to all the en-.
Ijoyment of the rights Of his rescued
manhood, and we are bound to se.
cure them to him. While the States
are respectively invested by the Con.
stitution, with the exclusive power
to determine the qualification Of tleil
electors, the right OF suffrage should
l think, be extended to all negroes
of sufficient Intelligence to under
stand its uses, and whenever thus
prepared These, l am sure, hav,
been my opinions. They remain un
changed.
The negro mechanics in Columbus
Georgia. are on a strike for highp,
wages demanding five dollars pe,
day. This does not look as though
being free, they intended to cheaper
the price of labor, to the injury o.
white laborers.
| The Nebraska Territorial election
on the 10Th ult, resulted in n hand
some Republican victory. Gillespi,
Is elected Treasurer by 200. ant
Kountze Auditor by 400 majority
and theRcpublicans have both branch
es of tue Legislature.
The New York Times says that or
the Sunday after the first battle OF
Bull Run, iE 1861, the Amcricau
agent Of the hou-e in London throupi,
which our Government transacts lis
business, called upon the proper
Se cretarv at Washington, and re
quested the amour, due his prir, l.
pals on account The balance was
about $4,000. The Secretary in
formed him that the Government
would not probably break up before
business hours the next day, and he
must request him to call again. AS
a matter OF course, these bankers are
very anxious to be retained rs agents
of our Government at London.
A decision has just been rendered
by the United States Circuit Court.
at Rutland, Vermont, which. il it he
tenable, will prove of the highest i'm.
portance. The case at issue, invol.
we'd the consttutionality OF the act
passed by Congress on March Sd,
1868, providing that "any order of
the President, or under his authority
made at any time during the rebel
dpn, shall be defense in all Courts
10 any action or prosecution, aivil or
criminal, pending or to be commenc.
ed for any search, seizure, arrest or
etc. 1t was by vir-
tue OF this act that all arbitrary ar
rests were made during the rebel
lion, in the non rebel States, and it
was that which shielded the authors
of such arrests from the civil law -
The decision of the court in the case
referred to was that the said enact
mcnt twas in violation ofthc Consti.
tuition of the United States, and ar-
forded no protection for acts done
under it," According to that decis
ion, all the victims of "arbitrary mr..
rests would now he entitled to dam
ages against the Government or its
officers. and the whole catalogue of
acts don" h' virtue OF this important
law, would be illegal The Vermont
decision, ho Sever, is far from being
a tinailtN upon this point. The At
torney General has pronounced the
act constitutional, and several decis.
ions have been made in different
courts, which were hypothecated up
on the constitutionality Of the act.
The rebel "Claybank" convection
At st. Louis. adopted Friday last,
and without much opposition or dis
gust, resolutions accepting, enamel.
patton in Missouri as an accomplish
ad aud permanent fact, and recognize
Ing the existence and claims of Tia,
national debt.
A meeting ofthe Commissioners Of
.hc new American Christian Com
mission appointed at the recent Con.
at Cleveland, was held in
New York on Wednesday. Among
hose present were @. n. Olds and
tev. DR.. Mast. An executive com
nittcc was appoutod to institute o
osresuondence with individual and
neal benevolent institutions OF onr
ruf ard other isnls, to receive In.