American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-10-29

THE NORTH CAROLINA CONVEN.
TION.

" ALlN
TION.
New YORK, Oct. 23-The Herald
CORE, pondent of the North Carolina Con
.%veption says The chairman announced tina
after diligent search he was unable tt
procure a national flag to hoist over the
Capitol--tbat he had 10 send to New
York for one.
On the receipt Of President Jobnson's
telegram that North Carolina should re.
pudiate every dollar of Indebtedness in.
CURED in aid Of the late war, a pending
ordinance to that effect was Immediately
passed amid cheers and great enthusiasm.
There was but few dissenting votes.
The amendment to submit II 10 the peo-
pie was not adopted.
The ordinance providing for the organ.
~izstion, in some counties. of a militia
force, has the approval of the military
authorities.
Resolutions were adopted asking the
President to restore to the people all their
constitutional rights. TO remove the mills
tary and transfer the power to the civil
authorities.
The Fenians in Canada.
The Herald's Toronto correspondent
says the members of the Provisional Gov.
eminent. and their supporters in Canada,
are in great agitation in regard to the Fe.
nian movement. The order has existed
there for years. but occasioned little con-
Germ. The Canadian government has
distributed throughout the Province a
force Of spies.
Great activity is reported in military
affairs. Garrisons are being strengthen.
ed in regions where the Irish predomin-
ate. Investigations are being Instituted
in regard to the loyalty Of officers con-
cerned in the recent large importation of
arms. which it is believed will finally get
into the hands Of the Fenians.
1t is thought the present movement in
Ireland is merely a ruse. and a grand de.
sign when England throws troops into
Ireland that the Fenian troops shall seize
Canada, declare it an independent State,
and place it under the protection of the
United States.
The Presidents Democratic Doctrine
OF Reconstruction.
New YORK, Oct. 23.-The substance
of President Johnson's remarks on the
subject of Reconstruction in the Southern
States, during a recent interview with
him, are given, with the Presidents ap.
proval, by Maj. Geo. L. Stearns, Of Mas
sacbusetts
The President in reply TO this remark, |
that the Democrats claimed that he had
gone over to them, minated that the
Democratic party had discovered that he
was 10 advance OF it, and that it was now
trying 10 creep up to his standard, and
hoped it would succeed in so doing.
He enuncialed his doctrine that not. |
withslanding the so.called secession of
certain States. they we're never out Of the
Union. but by their rebellious course they
had foIfeited their civil Government, to
reconstruct the machinery of which. as
soon AS practicable, he considers the chief
duty of the time.
This. he says, cannot be done in a mo
ment but such great and happy progress
is being made in it that the results some.
times appear to him like a dream.
He did not expect to deprive of their
former civil rights even a majority of
those whose were excluded in the amnes-
ty proclamation, but he intended that
they shopld sue for pardon and thus re-
a'ize the %enorDity of then crimes.
He is in favor of allowing those ne
groes who have served in the army, those
who can read and write, and those who
are possessed Of certain qualifications to
vote, but he does not think it polite, or
that he has the right to force these con.
dilions on the white people of the South,
though he believes they will. ere long,
concede this privilege to the freedmen.
The President also fsvors having rep.
resentalien on the number of qualified
voters, instead Of on population. as at
present.
Beecher's Opinion on heINegro.
Henry Ward Beecber, in a sermon yes.
terday. made an unqualified endorsement
of President Johnson's reconstruction
policy. He urged forbearance towards
the South, insisting that they must regu.
late negro suffrage for themselves.
He discountenanced military interfer.
ence. and said we must have confidence
in ;he loyal professions Of the South. and
that their self-respect must not be offend.
ed.
Mastering out of Generals.
General Grant recommends The mus
out of all Major Generals and Brig
Generals in the volunteers. except
those disabled in the service.
Proposed Increase Of the Regular
Army.
Leading Generals, including General
are in favor of increasing the reg