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Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05
" hat is Amnesty!

a many questions have already
arisen a. 10 III" fleet of the Irrsi-
d"nt's proclamation Of amnesty, and
as many more are likely to arise in
til. civil tribunals, when the seal Of
martial law shall be- raised, that may
seriously affect tho civil and po!i';-
cnl status ot citizens, We hav. thought
II a question OF much Interest and
moment 10 examine carefully into
tn" scope and derivation Of tn" word,
which has uow, for IA" frs; time in
our history. com" int" III" u" OF our
Government and laws, md must b..
III" -uhi"ct 81 adjudication by our
Judicial tribunals. In tn. pyosecu-
ton OF this inquiry, ". Al" n~cr,-a
riiy compelled :. refer 70 the history.
.iuri~ prud"nc" and vrrblolosy q: Flu
r"pcan nations, which, con.ulsri bs
fs"qu-n, internal comuo,ious, fur
'ish cnpluu- sources OF information.
whence W. may draw examples and
prrcrdru,- ut TIA" wise aud polite
Treatment Of alleged political drlin-
qu-ncy, and thu judirioue regulation
o, the new status and regulations Of
Those who have, been lvuivvG in tt."
consequences of un- Ucccs~.ul rcvolU-
.ion and rebellion.
Tracing this word amnesty 10 is
root, W. find II composed Of the Greek
Particl. 4: not, and th.. verb mn2o
mai, to remember. In political law
1t Is used To signify an act OF pardon
or oblivion. usually uttered in public
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' cry respectfully,
j II. ktLpArEIgE,
District Attorney.
luti. judicial Disfrict.


HuApauUrERs, L. : FORCES,
Shreveport, La, Aug 81, 1868.
Respccu~hy rorurn'a
The prisoner McWiIliams is held
by military authority. under charge
Of murder. and viii, it il expected,
be tried by military commission.
decline delivering him up 10 the
sheriff Of the parish. keep, on the
order OF superior military authority
TO which | Will transmit Il copy OF
.Lis l,,tr. and endorsement.
+. NJ. CRNNDAL,
C0lou-i Commanding
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05
\ travelling Yankee lately put w

\ travelling Yankee lately put up
at a country inn, where number If
Ioungrrs We're assembled telling
stories After sitting some time and
listening artentively 10 their folly, he
suddenly turned and asked them how
much they supposed be was offered
tor his dog. which he had with him.
They all started, and curiosity was
on iiptoe 10 know; on" gurs srd five
dollars. another ten dollars, another
fifteen. until they had exhausted
their patience, when one Of them Sc
riouslv asked how much he had been
offered. He replied, mo, a darned
cent -
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05

VI Theirs, in return for his late
speech in the French Chambers. in
defence of the Iapacy, has received
an invitation :rom Cardinal Anto-
nelli to pass some We ks at Castle
Grandolpho. a summer residence OF
the Pope. The recipient of the in
vitation has accepted itand will soon
'ea-e PariE for kome.
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05

+ rom 'i' -Nr.N / tN Is Il''-
tn EMIGRATION TO THE SoUTH.-
Tn" emigration 10 rhn Southern
States has thus far been quite lin
tied. Shortly after I'll" rolEaps" of
the rebellion, there was graf rft>n
-outhward to The chirt cities. for
speculative and "pro~p"cting pur-
poses, and to -"e tn" real condition
and promise of affairs. But there
has not b"rn-anI it il nor natural
there should vet he-anv important
emigration of actual and permanent
settlers, such as farmers, mechanics,
artisans. young merchants, and so
forth. These classes will begin 10
penetrate the Southern States from
the North IN III" coming Autumn
months. They win look around for
lands, max" inquiries As to employ
nous, and see what are the oppnrtu-
mites tor business. They will study
questions of climate, production, soil,
trade, commerce and industry. They
will make up their minds as to their
chances. If found favorable, they
will communicate with friends and
acquaintance i'll the North; and nex
spring, the border States of the South
such as Tennessee and the two tir
ginias, and the cities of the seabCard
will see the real beginning Of a gen
uIne tide OF emigration that will ye
sweep over their entire surface, car
rying enterprise, industry, capital
education, prosperity and wealth.
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05
Mansfield Female College.

THE Fad Session of thi. Institution will
1 commenc" on Wednesday, 10th day of
September next. with a corps Of experienced
teachers. most of whc nj have been connect
ed with the school for several years.
Terms for a session OF four and a half
months. payable ono half in advance, tho
remainder at the close of the session.
Board, including tuel and room rent SCI 80
Tuition in Primary Department, ID 0e
College. IS 90
Modern languages. each. .....,... 10 90
Music on Paiuo or guitar. each. 25 90
Use of instrument. ..-. 5 GO
incidental 200
Painting drawing. &c. at usual prices.
Each Bohrdcr will furn sh her own bed
and bedding. Except the steady towels
and lights, washing will also be a. her
charge. Address,
CIIAS. q, STUART
President
scJ--In Mansfield La
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Southern Marble Works,

w facture Of Monuments, Tombs. Cott.
ages, Head Stones and everything in our
line of business. Orders solicited to Gu
able us to purchase accordingly, our de.
signs can be examined on Market STREET,
opposite the Post Office.
so3--'f NECOS &. KINNEY
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DIED.

On Sunday evening. September Sd at
70 minutes after o'clock. Capt. GEO. W
SrINf. of lebanon. P"unsyiv tnia. aged
y years, months ana 23 days.
Wooster (phio) papers please copy.
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SHREVEPORT, Aug. 81, 1865.


Comd'ng Post Shreveport la,
SIR: Il becomes my duty, to in
form Won :hat the Grand Jury OF
dis Parish have found True Bin
again-, ono Robert McWilliam-,
charged with Killing 4 negro soldier.
not on duty, som"titn" since iii thu"
city of Shreveport. am informed
,hIt Mr. NcWilIiams il now in con
tn"m-nt by n" military authority
here. tor thu sane oti-ucr. Ih. prls-
ou.r. j! guilty OF violating I'll" penal
laws o: Louisiana. -houlJ. be tried
and punished by her tribunals. Tn"
right %, b,lns tried Ly a Jur. is a
constitutional privilege Of which tn"
citizen, charged with crime. should
not be- deprived.
am fully satisfied that III" civil
authorities are abuudan'iy abb 70
vin!icA.- The law. and punish crime,
wi,hou. the aid of tho military
therefore respectfully ask that Y IL
will deliver thu prisoner TO tn" -h"r-
i; Of this parish whenever demanded
by him. His request is made from
, sens Of duty. and not from any
cap,iaus opposition 70 thr military
authorities.
Very respectfully,
j. II. FITZPATRICK,
District Attorney.
I,,,, I,J;r,,l I;-.rir-
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05

Con Nagruder is in Mexico.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Negro Voting.

The radical papers are quoting saying
Of Gen. SHERMAN: "When the fight is
over, the hand that drops the musket can
not be denied the ballot" We appre-
bend there are but few persons at the
North who are unwilling to accept this
sentiment in its literal Specification. 1t
becomes matter Of some importance to
ascertain the number of negroes who will
"drop the musket," when the govern
ment has no further use for them, or rath-
er the number who have shouldered the
musket during the continuance of the war.
This information is given in Secretary
STATIONS report, elsewhere printed. 1t
appears that the whole number is 15S, 27O
while the whole negro population of the
country, slave and free, is over four mil
lions. 1.-THE negro who has been in the
army is allowed to vote, the privilege
should be extended to at least 200, 900 in
telligent white men-minors and foreign
ers-who have borne arms for the Union,
but to-day cannot vote under the laws of
their respective States. Every man, for
eigner or minor, who has done service in
the war, should at once be enfranchised
But we hear nothing in behalf of these dis
franchised white men. They are certain
ly entitled to rights equal to the negro.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Commerce of New York.

The Journal Of Commerce of the 22d
publishes tables representing the commerce
of New York from the LIST of January to
the 1st of June. The relative totals for
the first five months of this year and the
last year show that the falling off in the
imports since January lst, as compared
with last year, is nearly fifty million dol
lars, the total being only sixty-five mil
lions against one hundred and fourteen
millions; and even of this, less propor-
tomato amount has been thrown directly
on the market. The exports from New
York to foreign ports have fallen off in the
same manner as the imports, the total for
May, exclusive of specie, being only about
half as large as for the corresponding
month of last year. The exports of specie
show an increase. The Journal does not
expect anything near the business of last
year, until some of the restrictions on the
import trade are removed. Nothing but q
foreign famine would lead to a trade with
US in which the advantage would be chiefly
on one side.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Grasshoppers in Sank Valley.

We regret to learn from Mr.. ANTOINE
GINGRAs, who arrived last evening from
Red River, that the Sank Valley is all
alive with grasshoppers and that vegeta-
ton is almost destroyed. Mr.. GNGRAs
brought down train loaded with furs.
He thinks the amount he brought to this
market this season will far exceed that OF
last year.
CORRECTION In a dispatch of the As
sistant Adjutant General to Col. AvERILL,
relating to mastering out of troops now at
home on Through, which we printed few
days ago, there was material error.
We republish two paragraphs of the order
in corrected form:
In reply / have the honor to inform you
that provision has already been made for the
muster out of all returned prisoners OF war,
all enlisted men home on furlough from hos
pital and parole camps Except veterans, men,
bers OF the regular army, and the Veteran Re-
serve Corps, and all others whose term OF SER
vice expire previous to October 1st, 1866.
instructions for the muster out of all classes
OF soldiers cannot be Issued, and those home
on furlough not included in existing orders as
mentioned above, who have overstayed their
time should report promptly to the authori-
ties granting the furlough.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Ohio Republican Convention

The Ohio Republican Convention on
Wednesday nominated Gen. ]. D. Cox, of
Trumbull county, for Governor, and Hon.
A. G. McBurney, of Warren county, for
Lieutenant Governor. The following is
the rest of the ticket:
Treasurer-S. s. Warren, of Lorain county.
Supreme: Judges-Jacob Bunderhaff, ofIRich-
land county, and John WEIGH, of Athens
county.
Attorney Generation. w. H. West, of Lo-
gan county.
School Commissioner-Capt Norris, of Har-
rison county.
Clerk of Supreme Court-Capt. Rodney Foot,
of Clinton county.
Member of Board of Public Works-James
Moore, of Coshocton county.
The platform adopted by the Convention
is silent as to the suffrage question in the
South, neither approving nor copdemning
President Johnson's reconstruction policy,
although resolution was adopted express
ing confidence in the President in general
terms. The following are the resolutions
of a platform character:
Resolved, That the name and fame of Abra.
ham Lincoln stands out from the history of the
epoch unequaled and alone, and it becomes Us
to initiate his wisdom, frmness and moderation
in the treatment of vexed questions, especially
to initiate his example in waiting for the solu-
ton of difficulties to be furnished by the bro.
gress of time and the logic of events.
Resolced, That President johnson, by his un.
wavering devotion to the Union through wears
of severest trial, has our highest confidence
that we cheerfully endorse the policy of his
Administration. Of peace and civil order in the
men Of Ohio. we win give him our hearty and
undivided support.
Resolved, That while we are anxious for an
early reconstruction of fraternal relations with
the insurgent States, we demand that such re-
construction shall be at such time and on such
terms as win give unquestioned assurance of
peace and security, not only to the loyal people
of rebel States. but also of peace and prosperity
to the Federal Union
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has
decided that the Act of Congress taxing
processes in State Courts, is clearly un-
constitutional, utterly incompatible with
the independence and existence of such
Courts, and that such instruments, from
the necessity Of the case, must be exempt
from such taxation, being the essential
and indispensable means by which the
State Governments exercise their proper
functions; that Congress cannot impose a
stamp duty upon the process of State
Court, since such process is one of the in
dispensable means employed by the State
Government in the execution of its pow
ers. To sustain this opinion of the Court,
which is very able one, many standard
authorities are cited, having direct bear
ing upon the preston. The following re-
marks in relation to the powers of the
States and the General Government, will
correct some loose ideas that are preva-
lent in these times:
In the discussion of this question, we must
keep constantly in view the peculiar character
and structure of our complete system of gov.
eminent. Under this system, the powers of
government are divided, some high sovereign
powers being delegated to the general govern
ment, to be exercised for the protection and
welfare of the whole country, while other high
sovereign powers, relating to the local admin
istration and business of society, are reserved
to the States or the people of the States Or,
in the language of great Judge, which is ia.
miliar to every constitutional lawyer: Sin
America the powers of sovereignty are divided
between the government of the Union and
those of the States. They are each sovereign
with respect to the objects committed to it.
and neither sovereign with respect to the OBJ
iects committed to the other" This Just
and comprehensive statement of the true
relations of the States and general gov.
eminent, would seem to be sufficient to
solve the question above suggested. 1.-THE
general government, within its sphere of &C.
ton, and the State governments, within their
spheres of action, are equally Independent, and
neither can cOnstitutiOnally interfere with the
other in its proper functions" Any interfe.
renee on the cart of the States with the action
of the general government, in executing the
power granted to it, is an unjustifable en-
enactment; any interference on the part of
the general government with the action of the
States while executing their power is equally
an upjustifable usurpation. An assertion of
power on the part of the States, which in its
exercise naturally impedes or binders the gen.
eral government in its constitutional actions,
is therefore unwarranted. And for like rea-
son an assertion of power GU the part of the
general government which in its exercise ne
cessarily impedes and binders the operation of
the State government, while acting within the
scope of their powers, is wholly unauthorized.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Capt. Ftsk,s Expedition.

The advent of Captain FISK in New
York has created some sensation. Nearly
all the leading papers have editorials IA
voring the expedition, and highly lauda-
tory of Captain FISK. 1t is stated in
some of the papers that two thousand
persons will join the expedition, but we
are inclined to think this estimate is a
great exaggeratiOn.
1t will be seen by the subjoined cores
pondence that the gallant Captain has
been invited to deliver lecture upon the
subject:
TRAVELLERS CLUE,
New YORK, June 81, 1865
To Capt. James L. Fisk:
DEAR SIR: have the honor of transmitting
to you the following resolution, passed last
evening at meeting of the officers OF the
Club:
Resolved, That Captain James L. Fisk, the
distinguished pioneer and explorer, be invited
to meet the members of the Club and others
interested, at the club house, on any evening
of the present week that may suit his conven-
fence, and to favor them with an address on
the condition and resources of the Territory OF
Idaho.
Be pleased TO signify your wishes on the
subject and oblige, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
SMYTH CLARK, Secretary.
COPY OF ANSWER.
AsToR HOUSE, New YORK, June u.
To S,nyth Clark, Esq, Secretary for the 7rar.
eler's Club:
My DEAR SIR: The very complimentary re-
| quest of your worthy Club, communicated by
| you this day, in which am solicited to address
| the Club and invited guests upon the subject
OF mineral and other resources of the Noun.
tain Territories, is acknowledged. You may
say that will endeavor to meet the Club on
Friday evening, the 23d inst, at 8 O'Clock. and
spend an hour.
Thanking you for these attentions, am. sir
very truly JAMES L. FISK,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
An Endorsement Of Gen. Grant upon
Letter TO Halleck..A Telegram 10
Halleck,

-s WASHINGTON, June 81.
The following is an endorsement by Lieut..
Gen. Grant on a copy of the letter to Major
Gen. Halleck, Richmond, VA, June Z, 1866:
Published few days since and respectfully
forwarded to the Secretary of War, together
with copy of the telegraphic order to Major
Gen. Halleck, of date April %, 1866, which. copy
would have Eeen enclosed within the letter of
date, May Oath 1865, transmitting the report of
Mai. Gen. w. T. Sherman of operations of his
armies in the campaign of Carolinas from
April LIST, 1863, to May 10th, 1865, had not
supposed that part OF Gen. Sherman's report
to which the within communication especially
refers related to the new arrangements enter.
ed into between Gems. Sherman and Johnston
on the 25th of April, which terminated in the
surrender of the latter on the 26th of April.
1865.
(Signed) U. 8. GRANT.
Lieut.. Cen"
The following is the telegram:
fort MONROE, April p. 1865.
''Major Gen. Halleck, Richmond. Va.IThe
truce entered into by Sherman will be ended
as coon as can reach Raleigh. Move Sheri.
dan with his cavalry towards Greensboro N
c., as soon as possible. think it win be we'll
to send enc corps of infantry also. The
whole under Sheridan. The infantry need not
60 further than Danville unless thew receive
orders hereafter to do 60.
(Signed) U. 8. GRANT.
Lieutenant General"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
mr. Lincoln on once seekers.
The Office seeking mania that has pre-


vailed in the Republican party since it's
accession to power in 1861, has had no
parallel in the history of the world. Few
persons can realize the insanity, not only
of the leaders, but of the masses, for Off
cial positions and their emoluments. If
the places to be filled had not multiplied a
thousand times, it is more than probable
that the cohesive power of the organiza
ton would have been lost at once, and
bitter warfare commenced between the ms
and outs, that would have resulted in de-
feating the denomination of Mr.. LINCOLN
for second term and the summary dis
placement of all his friends. Touching
evidence of the truth of what we have
stated concerning the rage for Office in the
Republican party occurs in some interest
ing "reminiscences of Mr.. LINCOLN, pub
lished in Harper for July, from the pen
of Mr.. NOAH BROOKS, warm personal
friend, who was to have been bis private
secretary. He says:
great was the load of care which he bore, nor
the amount Of mental labor which he accom-
plished daily. With the usual perplexities of
the office-greatly increased by the unusual
multiplication of places in his gift-he carried
the burdens of the civil war, which he always
called "This great trouble" Though the in
tellectual man had greatly grown meantime,
foyu yuOr11d 20 a fbo
some, genial and wiry Abraham Lincoln of
earlier days in the sixteenth President Of the
United States, with his STOPPING figure, dull
eyes, care-wOrn face and languid frame. The
old, clear laugh never came back; the even
temper was sometimes disturbed and.
his natural charity for all was often turned
into an untOward suspicion of the motives of
men, whose selfshness cost him so much
wear of mind. Once he said, "Sitting here,
where all the avenues to public patronage
seem to come together in knot, 1t does seem to
me- that our people are fast approaching the
point achere 1t can be said that seuen-eigkts of
them acre trying to find hoao to ue at the expense
of the other eighth"
"seven-eighths of the people trying to
live at the expense of the other eighth"
Disgracetul as this statement may appear,
we must recollect that it was made by
one who had the best opportunities of
knowing what he affirmed, and had no
disposition to disparage his own political
friends, "whose selfshness cost him so
much wear Of mind" The truth of Mr..
L1NooLN's remark, and its reference to the
Republican party will be acknowledged
by every one who will take the
trouble to enumerate the number of
his acquaintance who have received
appointments, and the still greater number
who have been applicants. This vast
army of ofice.holders and expectants is
as ravenous as the myriads of grasshop-
pers on our western plains, and like them,
is eating up the substance Of the people.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Veteran Reserves.

A very important decision which has been
urged as an act of simple justice by the gov
ernments Of the various States, has just been
made by the War Department. Itdecides that
enlisted men of the Veteran Reserve corps
who, if they had remained in volunteer regi-
ments from which they were transferred to the
Veteran Reserve corps, would, under existing
orders now be entitled to be mustered out of
the service, will be SO discharged, provided
that no man shall be mustered out who desires
to serve his full term of enlistment.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Knapsacks, Haversacks and Cam
teens.

Col. AvRRuL has received the following
dispatch from the Adjutant General:
WASHINGTON, June 26, 1865.
To Col. John T. Aueriu:
General Orders No. Ia, current series, au.
thorizes soldiers honorably discharged to re-
tain without charge their knapsacks, haver.
sacks and canteens.
THOS. NJ. VINCENT,
Assistant Adjutant General
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
Chippewa Indians.

We learn from EDWIN CLARK, Esq,
Agent Of the Chippewa Indians, that all
reports of the turbulent condition of that
portion Of the tribe under his Jurisdiction,
have no foundation in fact He states that
the Indians were never more peaceable and
contented than now.