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idept of the Johnson Clpb aud the Ma
tional Executive Committee have issued
a call for delegates TO convene, IN this
city on Thursday, the 18th inst, for the
purpose of eiecting delegates to repre-
sent this district in the Philadelphia Con
vention. A grand mass meeting and
convention isannounced for that day at
eleven O'clock, in Court Square, when
many distinguished gentlemen have
promised to address the public, including
Gen. Frank Blair, Col. Landon G.
Haynes, Hon j. b. Heiskell, Col. Sam.
Tate, Hon. Michael W. CIuskey, Col.
Trousdale, Col. Moses White, Capt Dan.
Able and many others
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Liberal PREMIU Ms,

bv which active and energetic men can make
500 per month. Come up and make arranee.
corner Main and Madison streets. 90
- i. b. HATCH, 4 y
iy2O-lw General Agent.
rUFACHFR wANTED-AT THE HEBREW
| Educational Institute, for the higher
branches Of English and mathematics. Election
August 18th. Candidates will please apply 10
II. GR0NAUEK
iyl3-Staw4w 334 Main street.
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KIsoDos's Recherche Shaving Saloon.
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WANTS.

XlrANTED = BOARD FOR A GENTLE
w man and wife, in a strictly private fam
lily, place where q home can be made. Refer
ences exchanged. Address Il. &. b.. lEDoER
office. stating location and terms. ly5l-lw
WANTED. AGENTS
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Memphis Insurance Comply
Organized in 1914.
OAice---No. 2I-2 Madison st.

DIRECTORS:
l. Il h GpsHssos } }ss4Esfs sSSssYs
4 I. Il Il. F assH. 2A daAHsfFts' #f Al 4
rTHIS INSTITUTION is iPEEPAREp TO
on all the principal commercial cities. and 10
make Collections ON this city and aliprinc'pal
points in this section.
Remittsnces PROMPTLY attended e. =, slt
- j. j. MURPHY, Prest
F.M. CASH, Secretary. D ~ ~ jy5-3m
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DrsrncT cOsvEsTroS-The Vice Pres
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BLoYDm Outdope at the Good Idea,
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Lew, Lane q mcMan the vacant lOts.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. The matrimon-
ial business has been, lively during the
past week. Twenty three couple have
obtained the necessary legs! document
from the County Court Clerk 10 embark
on the journey OF life together, as fol
lows: w A. Sigler aud Miss Lucinda
Bolton, Nelson Shannon aud Eliza
Holmes, JAS IT Martin and Miss Nina
Wood, Patrick Crowley and Mrs Ann KeI-
.ly, Leonce Cherot and Miss A BrJoiner,
Sir F. Crew and Mrs +. l. Shower, D, J.
williamson and Mrs L. Al Reid, James
L. Stephenson and Mrs M "A Mayo,
John Brady and Miss Ellen Wallace, H.
Sadler and Miss N @, Hombnckle, Robt.
b Hays and Josephine Gholson,
Nelson A. Bill aud Miss Jodie Shelby,
John Wesley House and Talee Nov,
Wallace Marshall and Dolly Cook, Mel.
SON Drummonds and Mrs Dafney Smith,
Peter Lowden and Mrs Catherine Dorsa,
Mat Jones and Malisa Jameson,
Albert Jones and Ellenoer Nixon, Will
liam Jones and Maria Ann King,
Pleasant Gilmore aud Virgins: Hubley
Isaac Rosebrough and Miss Alice Bow;
derry, William, Marshall and Mary Rec
dis, Gable Harris and SaTlie Wright.
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Real Estate. SALES. We are informed
that P. c. Bethel, Esq, sold to Messrs.
Murphy & Cash, bankers, twenty,one
feet ON the northeast corner Of Madison,
extending on Main sixty-eight feet Rod
ner old eorner). for seventy thousand
dollars, on time, We are also informed
that the same gentleman sold to The De
soto Savings. Institution the two houses
adjoining on Madison street, for forty
five thousand dollars, in payments. This
property has been regarded heretofore
as the very centre OF business, but with
the rapid and unexampled growthlof the
city, tue centre is now somewhat sent
tered, aud anywhere between Adams and
Uniomisas equally desirable for business,
We learn Monsarrat, Lanier & Co.
sold on yesterday to II. G. Smith, Esq,
aud r. A. Moore, the two houses on
North Court street, between Main and
Second and known as the Telegraph
Building, for $40 900, one-half cash, bal.
ance in twelve months with interest
They also sold at auction, this morning,
two houses known as the Henegerford
Cottages" on Promenade street in the
Navy Yard, and ihe vacant lots adjoin-
ing, for s9935 Mr.. Gustav Sebel, and
L. Schuffler, bought the dwellings, and
Levi, Lane & McMan the vacant lots.
MARRIAGE LICENSES matrimon-
ial business. has, been lively during the
past week. Tyentythree couple have
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about six o'clock, last evening She rum
through herself, about sixteen miles
above vicksburg After discharging her
freight she left for st. Louis, where she
will be thoroughly overhauled, repaired
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lns'lng, would have intimately to be
settled upon n constitutional basis.
founded upon the principles Of mu-
tuni convenience and reciprocal al
vantage on the part of the States on
which the Constitution of the nitcd
States was originally formed was
welded TO no particular plan Of al.
Justmcnt. except the recognition as n
basis Of the separate sovereignty Of
the several States with this recognized
principle thought all other aucs.
tons of difference ought 10 aaiuat
themsclye, according to the hest in
tcrc-t, peace, welfare aud prosperity
Of tho whole country as enlightened
reason, calm judgment and sense of
justice might direct Til. doctrine
OF the sovereignty of the several
States. A. sell-adjusting regulating
principle of our American system of
State Government. extending posi-
bly, over the continent.
q Have your sentiments under
gone any change since the opening
of the rebellion ia reference 10 the
reserved right Of States under the
Constitution Of the United States
\ Ny convictions on the original
abstract question. have undergone
no change but accept the issue OF
the war. and the result as a practical
settlement of that question The
sword was appealed to to decide the
question, aud by the decision Of the
sword am willing to abide
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-erFt an equality oi numher m each
class
80 hen senatorial district
>'aii br composed "i Two "r nor coma
tics II shall not be separated w any
county sr'"i'& 'a- 10 an'ihrr d''iriet
'Iff w y" i''r-"h Ns'"'4 lac % N'h@-
ter unless d" h' Whiie etihen ct the
nit'i states aul shan have been a
H'u'hel r'f''"r "i tnir state ~ 'he
tune Of h'. election anu resident "t
VA" ~t''' ny" years nest preceding the
election ana i4e last year ibrrg'' " re-.
l'rht "' thr district l'T wai.h h' shan
l' chosen ana nave attained the age "t
t''.t wears
I'' 't'"'' %, "'i '"N'a-
u''', N"rn h>~'hi''"i shall c'r'' a
'''t'' HNU ~ ''"'F 'n''f- u'' '''
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SON 'N'' 's'"s ihr I"wer :" the tower.
h'f s'iu ''''r "r'ts "l eicfiioi a. NJ
>".H 't'"H''f' ana should inc ""'rr.
n'i i''' l' '''''" a. WIS "' erection 10 iiH
"'.h vac '",' 'N lhe returning "u'ccr ier
t'' 'i@'fict "' county shan ne a"'hnr'
'fe' I" Hfa'T @" election l"f mat pdr'
pose
ID 0'uai"rs anu "epreseh'a-
h'r- -iiH' 'n "'i eases, EXCEPT M urH'
son. lrinn' or "r'Heh "l fhr p'Hee zee
Wl'i'r-e' 't'h arrest u"f'hg thc ses-
-.'.l q" 'h" '''-''la'"Ft' '"1 ~ GONG 10
ana fft''"i"- rom 'hr ''m'. a'in~lng
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ARTICLE i; --DiyIsIuS 90 rHE Pow
EEs ~ GovERSN.Sr

ERs ~ GoyERNNsNr
Sr-TioS / Tho powers Of the Gov.
eminent Of the STATE Of Tex -hall be
divided into three distinct department..
and each Of them be conlided 10 - sepa.
rate body of nnEi.'racy --towi, those
which are Legislative Ia one. those
which are Executive to- another aud
those which are Judicial t. another
AMI NJ person or collection of persons.
beng ut one ot those departments shall
exercise any power, properly attached
to either Of the others except in the
instances herein expressly permitted
ARTICLE LEGISLATIVE DprArr.
NXNr
SErloS ! Every free male person
who shall have attained the age Of
twaniy.1uc wears. and who shall be IA
citizen ol the nited States. aud shaii
have resided so this state one year next
preceding an election, md the last tx
months within the district e unity, CITY
or town IN which he offer. 10 vote. Il B.
dams not taxed, Africans and dcsccl-
dant- Of Africans excepted shall he
deemed q qualified eieclor and should
such qualified elector happen Ia be IN
ANY other roluty situated IA the district
la whieh he Resides ut the time at an
election, he shall Dee permitted To vote
for any district officer provided. that
the qualified electors shah Ice permitted
t. vote any wherc IN the state Tor state
officers aud pro, iied further. that no
soldier seaman ar marine, in the army
or navy Of the nited states. shall bee
entitled To vote at any election created
by this Constitution
~ Electors in all cases shall hs
privileged from arrest during their at
tendance NJ elections. and in guin1 to
and returning from the same. except in
ease. OF treason, felony. or breach of
the peace
~H . The Legislative powers Of
this state shall D." vested ia iae distinct
huueh,. the one to br styled the zen
ntr and the other the House Of Repre-.
,eutati,c.. and both together the Ley
i,laturr OF the state OF Texas The
,isic of all laws shall be. b. 1t enact.
ed ly the Legislature cot the state ol
Texas
~E Tho mcmhtr. pf the House
Of Representative shall De chosen hy
the qualified electors. and their term Of
Office shall bee tVu years from the day 81
the general election and the sessions ct
the Legislature shall be bicnniai Ut such
Tunes ~ shall be prescribed by law
$50 > No person shall bee repre-
sentative unless he be white citizen Of
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signed bv the sr.,l.r and o,..;Jan, .e
their respective House.
Src ~ An b;Il- ,,r ys;.;,y ,over,.
-hall origin.,. in Tho uan.. =, r..
.entatiyes. bu, the senate NAV amend
or reject them A. other bills
SIC n After lin or resolution
ha- been rejected by either branch Of
the Leei-la,nre. no bri or resolut;,,
containing the same substance hall be
PASSED int law during The .,me So.
sion
~pr - Each member If the I.gi.,
latur- shall receive from the nublic
Treasury a eompen,at;on for hi. .eryi.
css. which may be increased or dimin.
i-hed ly law but no inrren@e Of com.
pen-ation shall take effect during tho
session e. which such increase shall bc
made
-gc - No senator or representa-
tive shall. during the term for which he
may be- elected. he eligible to any Office
Of profit under thi. state which shall
have been created or the emoluments
Of which may hav. been increased du.
ring such term and no member Of ei-
Their liouse Of the Legislature, during
the term for which he i. elected nj.
though he may resign hi. seat a. such
member shalt be .Gaibt. IA any onc.
or place the arpointmen, to which may
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.,r,ga the RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
Al WASHINGTON.


Nr stephens appeared before the
RECONSTRUCTION Committee on the
Ilth. and was sworn and examined
ry Mr. Boutwell, Mr. :, said that
he was well acquainted with the
tate of public opinion in Georgia
that it was almost unauimou. ia ia
,4r Of immediate restoration to the
Tuion-that there never had been
and Wa not now any difference worth
nothing with regard to the abstract
rrht Of secession, but that the war
bad brought q change with reference
+, the practical policy 81 seeding
from the Union, because the people
If Georgia were now convinced that
SECESSION must lead to war which. in
their opinion, must always cndaugcr
liberty They had seen this danger
IN the proceedings of their own Con.
tolerate Government in what Mr..
stephens characterized A. the gen
era. breaking down Of constitutional
tearicrs, which usually attends all
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opinion of any individual but they
will not enable you to Judge Of the
condition Of the people Of the State.
SO well rs for her own representatives
10 be heard in your public council,
IN her own behalf Nv Indictment
therefore, il very decided that il
would have been better. ~ soon as
the lamentablc conflict VI. over.
when the people of the South allan.
doncd their causc aud agreed 10 ac
ccpt the issue desiring rs they do r.
resume their place, for the future in
the Union, aud To look To- the halls
of congress and the courts for the
protection Of their rights In the
Union. It would have been better
TO have allowed tha, result to follow
under the policy adopted by the Ad.
m'nlstra'ion than to deny it. or
hinder IT by propositions to amend
the Constitution in respect to suf
frage OF amy other new matter. |
think the people of all the southern
States would in the hall. Of Con
gross, discus, the questions calmly
aud deliberately aud. il they did
not show that the views cu,or,.in"l
were just such a. 20 control the iude
meni Of the people of the other Soc
tinn- and Staic., they would quietly
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4
her Of qualified electors, an. d.
sex AMI color Of all others, ,herei..
iawing the classification Of the tn,e,.
States census, aud the whole number
( OF representatives shall, at tie several
foriois Of making such enumeration.
81 fxei hy the Legislature and sprs,r-
toned among the several counties cities
ct towns according 10 the number Of
white population in each and shall not
Ice less than forty.lisc, nor more than
ninety pr yidcd, that there shall l,c
an enumeration and an spportionment
madc ia the year $50 in the manner
herein indicated
$40 - Until changed by law. the
act of appariiuumcut PASSED the 9Th day
ol February \ u 1850. hy the Legs
laturo Of tia. state, shall remain in
force
- 80 The whole number Of SEN
ators shall NJ the next session after the
several period, of making tho cmunera-
tion De- fixed ~ the Legislature, and
apl~rtoncd among the several districts
a. be- established hy law according To-
the number Of qualified electors. and
shall never hc less than nineteen nor
more than thirty three.
~CE 81 The members af the I.egi..
laiure shall NJ their hr~t session here.
after. receive from the Treasury Of the
state. - their compensation, eight do.-
lars Tor each day they shall be IN atten.
dance, and eight dollars for every TWEEN
ty-ii,e milrs ia travelling TO and from the
seat Of government The abl,c rates
of compensation shall remain I'll chang
Ell by law.
SO y The Legislature shall pro
coed as early as practicable To- elect
Senators 20 represent this state in the
Senate ct the nited states, and asn
provide for the election Of Representa-
tlvcs to the 'ongrcs. of the United
States
Sr SO The City Of Austin Is here
BY declared to be the seat Of govern
meni % tins State until removed by an
election Of the poople and the title to
the tract Il land sarveyed hy virtue IL
the headlight certificate Of samuel
TOUGHER. Cor onc-third % league
which was selected and condemned Ia
the use Of the Republic Of Texas under
an act Il the Republic Of Texas emit.
tlct an Act for the permanent loca.
tinn Of the sea, ct government. M.
proved the 18th day Of January. A. Il.
lNBi be and the same is hereby con
iiTmcd, any irregularity or failure To
make proper parties or other defects in
the proceedings had under said net 10
the contrary notwithstanding provided,
nevertheless that the lawful uyn,r nj
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.. Assume tina, CONGRESS shall in
this session. in the absence Of Soma.
tors and Representative. from the
eleven State. nassau ctI.viry t,ye.
upon all the pooplc of III, l-ni,cd
States. including the elrycu--is il
your opiniou that surb an net vonII
be constitutional shonld
doubt if it would be II would Ger.
tainly. in my opinion be manile.tly
unjust and asain.tal idea. of Amer.
ican Repre.,ntaiive Government
1t, constitutionality. however world
be question for the mlici,rv IN
decide. and | ,houlJ Le willi,5 to
abide Ly that decision. whatever il
might be.
o If the eleven States b,y. n,
present an immediate constitutional
RICH, to be represented in Congress.
on footing with the States at pres.
cnt represented has that been con.
stituiionai right from the formation
of the Government. or from tho time
of the admission of the new State.
...na,,;.,I, -.
ed by war; 4. think as the Con
gres. Of the United States di1 nat
consent 10 the withdrawal of tho
-. s.. ~ ~
III, II ,I,a ro,.,;,,,,.'. ~ ~, ~
United states. To be- exercised rs soon
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CONSTITUTION
oF rsE
STATE OF TEXAS,

'iAih. win EfhiltuIe the Trace Ol tpd
IN permitting "a. to make choice 81 our
fora Of government. do orlan and e,-
ubish this constitution
ARTICLE l-BmL o. Eiauts
That the general. great. AMI essential
principles u Liberty aud Free Govern.
mcut may Doe recognized and established
We declare TINT
SECTION Al political power i. in
hercnt IA the people aud all free gov
ernmrnt- are founded on their authpr,
Is, and instituted for their benefit and
they have at all time. the uualieuablc
right Ia alter reform. or abolish their
form of government ia such manner as
they may think cNpedient
80 : All ircemcn. when they
form -oripl compact have equal
rights and no man ur set Of men. j.
eGtitled to exclusive separate public
cmu.uments or privileges, but IA cunsid
GRAFTON Of public services
SO 3 80 religion. tc.t -hall ever
be required .. a qualification to any
office or public trust ia this state
So I Al men have q natural and
indrica-ihlo right TO worship God Sc
curIrn1 To the dictates If Their own
cIu-ciuuecs u1 man shall Lee compel
eli to attend erect ar support any place
Of worship, or To maintain any ministry
aagiu-t hi~ consent no human uuthori
u ought in ans ct-r whatever. 70 cot
troll ur interfere with the rights uf con.
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II is proposed to extend the Iron
Mountain Railroad from st Loui, to
Hclena trk
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The lIou.toa Telegraph in hoist
ing the Conservative State ticket.
make. the ,uhioiuci remarks They
are well conceived. and forcibly cx
pressed
The men who compose that tick
ct are all men who support the Com
scrya,ivc Union policy Of President
johnson and oppose the Radical
di-mion policy ot tie present ma
Jority ia congress They do not. in
the commonly accepted SENSE yf the
term strictly represent political
party because they represent four.
dtth. If the voting population 1T the
State, OF all shades of political sen.
'imeut ia regard to the par'ic. and
political principle, which have here
toiurc divided the country. They
sill be supported by scrcs,ioui.t-
and anti-scce-sinnlst-, hy ex- Conicl.
crate soldiers aud OK Federal sol
djers, By Wings, Democrats, and
Know Nothines.
They will be voted for with but
few exceptions By oll the citizen. of
the State. irrespective Of old party
lines, who sincerely desire to see the
| nion con,iitutionally peacefully,
aud permanently restored They
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anu iei"'e '"n''. ih' i'F'9 D"''"'l z
OF our railroads the o'' 'i"ph'u. ''
our manufactures. tue "'-'''<a'' 'n
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-23
reported for the Free Press.1
Chittenden County sabbath School
Union.
SuKIprPS TurSnay

SuELBuRs, TUESDAY, March 10, 1866.
The Union met, agreeable to the call Of EI-
Committee. In the absence of the President,
the Secretary called the meeting to order, and a
President pro fem was elected.
After prayer by the Rev. A. L. Cooper, the
Union proceeded to appoint the various Com
mittees, and to hear reports from the various
Schools in the County. The reports OF the state
Of the schools were, on the whole. very encour-
aging though some o. them. as indicated by
the reports, seemed to lack the spirit and life
necessary to make them eminent in usefulness.
At the afternoon session, the following subjects
were brought up;
LIST, Sabbath School Libraries-thelr necessi-
ty In increasing and promoting the interest and
prosperity Of Sabbath Schools.
2. The report of the Secretary on the stati.-
tics Of the Schools in the County, with inter
esting facts concerning their origin and early
history.
Sd, Discussion. pro anal con. BY Messrs. Hun
gerford. Fuller, BucAhan, Cobb. Elliott, Mar
tin and Butler. on syssemntie instruction in the
Sabbath School. which drew out many interest,"
ing and instructive thoughts
In the evening, the Union assembled to listen
to An address on the History ofsabbath Schools,
BY the Rev. E h. Ellington, whose thorough
Of tpe subjecs aud his concise and