The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-07
DATES TO SEPTEMBER 80.
The New south Carolina Constitution

Il xO SEEX6H06Eh 81.
The New Sorth Carolina Constitution.
New Y ork. Sept. 27.-Charleston papers Of the
23d are received. The following isihe anti slavery
clause of the Constitution as adopted By the Con-
yention by n vote of 9S 10 s. The slaves in South
Carolina having been definitely emaneipatcd by the
action of the United States, no slavery or inyolun-
tary seryiindc. excerpt for punishment for crimes
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,
sbnll ever be re establishes in this State. The or
dinance to repeal the ordinance 0f secession was
then ratified. At the session on September 22d. a
&ote was taken on the proposition 10 make the basis
of representation Of the State rest upon the
whole people irrespective of color. Il was re-
|jeeted by a large majority. leaving the clause as
reported by the committee. making the white pop
uIation alone the basis Of representation.
4 correspondent of the Charleston Courier. writ
ing from Sumter. says: The hate strugeI hes I'M
qnesiienabiy eutailei upon US and our -. Gritty a
long train Of evils. We are upon the thEe-hoId Of
penal experience which will be protracted iato com-
ing years.
The loss Of public records may be classcd among
the almost irreparablc disasters. In this particu-
lar South Carolina has rr atty suffered. TIE
State records aud papers of Importance have gone
forever. Some districts in Clarendon. for example,
had the entire contents Of the district ufice de-
stroyed Wills. deeds. judgments ard dccrees have
disappeared in tie flames Of war.
Negro Suffrage.
New York, Sept. 39.-A Washington letter says:
In reference To- the admission Of Southern Repre-
sentatives in Congress aud the negro suffrage qucz
ton, negotiations are on foot to the effect that if
the Southern States will adopt laws conierring the
right Of suffrage on males without distinction OF
e ilar. who can read and write, the Southern Rep
resentatiyes shall be admitted.
The Cholera.
Washington. sept. 29.-Let.ers from the United
States Consul at Bruuden. Italy. dated Angus, 50.
says: The Asia,ie cholera has made its appearance
in the 3driatic and on the Italian peninsula. At
the time of writing tie dispatch it seemed 10 be
spreading in all directions
Gwin Surrenders Himself
The Trlbune's special dispatch says a Telegram
was received by the President toby from Genera
Weit1<l. commanding in Texas, stating that ex.
Senator Gwin. and ex-ioyerupr Clark If Missouri
had crns.e1 tie Rio Griudc and surrendered them.
selves feE the purpose Of applying for pardon.
Nearly Ten Thousand Pardcns Granted
Tie Times special dispatch sayS: The President
has cleared his desk of all pardon applications
having granted nearly ten thousand parions within
the past three days. Inspection of the lists show
the names TO the twenty thousand dullar exception
with very few persons Of political prominence
Among them is ex-senator Badger. of North Car
lima, ex-Congresslnan VI. {. Queen. Of South Care
lima. Duncan MeRae. formerly Colonel in the rebel
army and aiterwafd Gotten agent in Europe,
Guerilla outrages,
Nashville, Sept. 27.-a gang Of thirty ar f.rtT
guerillas, near Springfield, Robinson county. yes
iteraay commenced indiscriniaate robheries and
murders upan the inhabitants of that locality
Thomas J. Payne was killed. his house robbed and
family outraged at Adams station en- the Kentucky
road. They plunderei everybody they caught.
From ireland.
New York. Sept. 2T.-The Herald has a letter
from Dublin. of the 18th, which saws: The ~nationa
intended invasion by armed bands. or an army q
American citizens from the United States. extend.
every day. Since the close Of the harvest season
in the last days Of July and the commencement o.
August. we have visited the chief cities in tht
Provinces of Munster and Connaught. and institu
ted inquiries a = how far the peaSantry might be
excited to c1-opsrate with their transatlantic
brethren. The result of the investigation is thaf
the Fenians are in almost every portion of this Is
land now, but that there is no universal turnout fu
such purposes, Men under instructions Of tim,
and place meet to the number of from four to fr,
hundred. Musters are held in places almost mac
cessible to the police and without their gathering
being discovered, hence few arrests have been made
Drills are held in the Reighborhood of the mountain
ranges of Tipperary, Limerick or Cork. / hav,
had no means to ascertain with accuracy the mum
her of enrolled men in the Irish branch OF Fenian
ism. but as far as | have been informed they do no
fall short of lj0. 600. The writer then enumerate.
the means of repression in Dublin, Cork, Limerick
Belfast. Londonderry and all other important point
held by regular troops, militia, police or artillery
A frigate with some zunboats. from Bombay, lie
on the southwest coast from the desoIate shores q
Connemara. west of the Bay of Galway. The Brit
ish forces on the Island might be numbered, in tn
way Of the troops of the line and heavy infantry
95 regiments of veterans, armed constables, AM
police armed and drilled, 1900.
More Testimony against wirtz.
The Herald's special dispatch says. Gen. Bake
has lately come into possession of letters from tn
| Adjutant's office at Andersunviile, together witt
files of documents and orders, which shed a erea
| deal of new light upon the management of that in
famous den and fixed the paternity of many bruta
orders beyond dispute. by letter-pTess copies of tn
originals. These documents which have been un
carthed only after a long and ~untiring search hay
been turned over to the Judge Advocate. in whicl
case the trial will be conducted by him, the evi
dence for the prosecution being re-opened for tina
purpose.
The completely of high rebel officials in the pris
on atrocities bids fair to become known from eyi
dence furnished by themselves.
Reorganization in Florida.
New York. October 2.-The Times Jacksonville
Fla, correspondent has the following: The pro
gress toward reorganization under the administra
ton of Gov. Martin, is satisfactory and favorabl
to the Union cause. Several colonies for Brazi
have been started by tho disappointed nobility i
various localities in the State, but as they gain ad
Idltlonal assuFi nee that they are not to be punishe
for their treason, they become gradually reconcile
and conclude to remain. Great ignorance prevail
among the poorer classes of the South. In Flor
da, many of the people even now, are made to bt
llieye that Kirby Smith is at the head of a con
qucring host and coming to their relief against tn
defeated Yankees. 1t is also reported that man
negroes, hired ostensibly, to get out timber, etc
on the Gulf coast, have been taken on board {
vessels and run over to Cuba as slaves. There ar
about six thousand troops in the State, mostly col
ored. They are scattered in small parties at a
points, constituting a guard against violence an
bloodshed. Many of the planters are DESTROYS &
renting their plantations to Northern men. Th
cotton in the State is (which was surrendered) be
ing forwarded to market. 1t is mostly long stapl,
Over six thousand bales have been shipped fror
this port. There is much more here and ON the way
Providence, R. l., Oct. l-Rev. Francis Way
land, for. more than twenty-eight years Presider
of Brown University. was Frustrated by a paralyti
stroke on. Tuesday last and died on Saturday, age
sixty-nine.
DATES TO OCTOBER 2.
/. General News.