The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-06

10 believed Tor the purpose Of foryisg the CITY, NJ O.
Cameron member OF Parliament hadoeen retained, II
is understood In behalf Of the Fenan prisoners, who
are to be- tried al the approaching asszes list Of
those in jail at Toronto Is furnished this morning
Charles OConor visited JEFF Davis at Fortress Monroe
yesterday He In connection with the others OF Davis
retained COUNSEL publish statement OF the facts A.
tending the failure OF the Richmond court 70 con-
according TO adjournment Interesting particulars
regarding the Davis family Canada are published this
morning from Canadian paper
There were large and enthusiastic demonstrations Of
both the Geary and Cymer adherents In Philadelphia
last evening Tho republicans held forth in front Of the
Union League House and the democrats in front Of
dependence Hail. Governor Curtin, Hannibal Hamlin
and others addressed the meeting Of radicals and
large torohlght procession gotten up under their
auspicea Hester CIymer. judge Parsons and Colonel
Page the principal speakers at the democratic
meeting. light occurred between portion Of the
adheronts Of tho two parties, which resulted In the
wounding or several or the police and two OF
the participants.
At . republican mass meeting at Carlisle. Pa, yester
day, Captain IeareX supporter Of cymer. made some
remark obnoxious TO the participants and one Of Thorn,
member Of delegation from Gettysburg, shot him in
the neck. The whole delegation was srressed. The
wound, It is believed will NOT prove mortal.
The liberal General Dlaz who was reported killed In
battle some time ago. IL appears, still living. and at
last the head Of two thousand troops
the way to Orixaba
George W. Paschai, OF Texas, a Union man, who op-
posed the beresy OF secession all It's consequences
writes communication, which publish In the HERAID
this morning, and in which he ably argues the question
OF the constitutional amendment favcrng its adoption.
Fuller tho teller of the Hartford National Bank who
charged with the robbery of $50 900 worth OF bonds
belonging to Royal Wilcox. merchant of that city,
arrested by the latter civil suit yesterday and re-
leased $4,000 bonds He again arrested during
the day a criminal suit brought by the bank, and
placed under $4,000 bonds to appear in the Police
Court to-day. The compromise between the interested
parties that expected yesterday has failed.
The inquest in tho case Of Robert Walker, who was
found murdered the Cenreville course Mon
day, was resumed yesterday Witnesses we're exam
ined who testified that they two mon running away
from the spot where the body was afterwards discov
cred The affair is mysterious, and the authorities
OF Queens county have not exercised even the
tomary energy in unravcllng It, The inquest was ad
journed until tho 18th inst.
The Vermont Legislature will convene at Montpelier
the 18th inst
Dexter and Patchen otted for o0O best three heats
in nye in harness. at the Horse Fair In Kalamazoo,
Michigan yesterday and Dexter In three straight
heats making mile In :21A--the best time he has
ever made In harness
A brother OF Charles Dickens the English novelist,
died in Chicago yesterday.
The cholera - increasing in Washington. several
cases were reported there yesterday, and proved
fatal. There were eigh; deaths from the disease in
Memphis yesterday and four In Nashville
In the billiard match between Dion and McDevtt at
Montreal, Canada for the championship Of America and
the Provinces Dion al twelve O'Clock last night by
two hundred and twent' six points.
The authorities In the Island OF Curacoa West indies
the I'd uIt declared quarantine Of forty days upon
vessels from any part Of the United States.
The Constitutional Amendments in the South.
We have before us, in Mississippi paper, .
letter from the late Provisional Governor
now one Of the United States Senators
elect from said Sate as reconstructed, in the
the absence of Congress, under the conditions
imposed by President Johnson. In this letter,
dated Washington city, September II, and adj
dressed to Governor Humphreys, the writer
,ays:--" The public prints inform me that our
Legislature ia TO be convened in extra session
on the 18th Of October" and that " the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution of the
United States AZ fourteenth article may pos
IDLY be submitted to the Legislature for its
,doption or rejection" Mr.. Sbarkey then pro-
leeds to give his opinions on the amendment,
INVOLVING number Of objections, Of which
he arst will serve our present purpose.
He says" In the first place, do not believe
he amendment was recommended by two
birds Of the Congress Of the United States,"
hat 81 the constitutional House of Representa-
ives consists Of members chosen by the people
II the several States, aud the Senate con-
lists Of two Senators from each State" and that
il is very clear that body not 80 composed
Or, in other words, whore considerable num-
Der of States are excluded from representation
In both branches--is not the Congress Of the
United States" Now, we have to de-
clare it rs our deliberate opinion
that q more revolutionary proposition than
this never entered into the head Of any Of the
leaders Of the late rebellion that If Nfr. Shar-
key Is right we have had no government Of the
United States during the last five years, nothing
better than an unconstitutional Congress or
two, oil the acts Of which are null and void.
To this extremity the objection OF Mr.. Sharkey
will carry him but he qualities It by saying
that awhen the Southern States adopted the
amendment abolishing slavery the state Of
things was very different They had not
elected or sent members to the Congress which
that amendment But when this
amendment was proposed they had elected
members who appeared at the proper tine and
demanded TO be admitted. but were rejected.
We are not, therefore" be says, "to he told
that we have recognized this as constitutional
Congress"
This does not mend the matter for II
abolishcs the Thirty-ninth Congress and puts
the lately rebcllious States into this very
charming position : that. having gone out TO
min in An armed cnnsniracx fn nxerfhrnw The