The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-09-15
MXINE.

The Copperhcsd State Conventions r,solv,
the ordinances oil secession 10 be void. The
Buffalo Express wonders Why they did not x
resolve before the Union army made then
void BY bayonssf Ei n
The Constitutional Convention Of Colors
do concluded IT. lahors on the 18th inst. b,
the adoption of free State Constitution
Colorado, when admit0. will complete .
halt Of States to the Pacific, With The ezcsp
tion Of Utah. -
The Fenian demonstration ut St. Louis or
Sunday last. on the occasion Of the iunera
Of II. OC. Mccarthy. second officer OF th'
Brotherhood in America. was tho most i'm
posing ever witnessed In that city.
Gen. Slocum. nominated by the Now Yorl
Democrats for Secretary Of State. was for
merly Wing. but he had little to do with
politics. lie 10 understood 10 favor Prcsi
dent Johnson's reconstruction policy, ant
has q good record in the army.
II Is understood that ex-senator Pootc Il
allowed to return to the United States or
condition that he will not interfere in poll
tics; in other words, neither speak nor write
The constitution iorbids "cruel and unusual
punishnents," ind why should this old mar
b. singled oct for penalty 80 severe - this,
especially since Henry A. Wise 10 Eat large
with IN inkhorn and box OF double-bar'
relied pens?
The number Of troops now on the muster
and pay rolls nre "a follows: Regulars. eigh.
teen thousand; colored troops ninety thou.
sand white volunteers, ono hundred thou.
sand. The number actually In the held at
tho present time Ia about one hundred and
City thousand; but this number 10 being 70.
duced several thousand almost daily.
Mr. Dana. formerly associate editor Of the
New York Tribune. says There Ia. perhaps,
no other man In oil tho Northern States who.
within the last three years. his done 10 much
AZ Mr.. Greedy to weaken. divide and degrade
his country /; and It 10 fortunate he has not
had the prestige Of such m Office to make
his efforts more effective and perncious.
Hiram X. Brown had nm examination DO
fore Justice Pierce, last week. upon the com
plainant charging him with tho crime OF IN.
ceSt with his two daughters, the youngest
being about twelve years Of age. The tee
timony Of the latter. In Court, with that
Of the medical examiner, wins sufficient To
warrant conviction by the Justice, and the
prisoner was renunded To Jail to await bis
trial ut tho sitting Of the Supreme Court, in
September.
Tho Chattanooga Gazette says difficulty
occurred ut Knoxville yesterday, between W.
s Hall, Clerk Of the Circuit Court at Knox.
vile, and young man named Baker. late OF
the rebel army. resulting in the death OF
Hall. Baker was committed to Jail. hut the
citizens got him from the sheriff and hung
him in the street.
Tho Charleston Courier Of the 3lst ult.
saws: "lt n stated decision has been made
that only tl,osc will be entitled to vote ut the
approaching election for the Convention. who
were actually loynl voters in 1860. u the
report DO correct, It disiranchises all who
may have attained age, or who may have be-
come qualified since that time, and conflicts
with the interest ana spirit Of Gov. Perrys
proclamation. based upon the announcement
made by President johnson, that the law in
relation to suffrage. in force prior to scces.
sion, should alone be valid. rr-..gr