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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-15

Trad. STEVENS AND TIE LOUISIANA RADrCALs.1-T
Chicago Times says that Thad Stevens when asbbd by
a Louisiana radical in Washington, to en- 5ourago the
proposed reassembling of that convention by aword
of approval, denounced it in his energetic way as
"that id bogus Banks concern!"
A. II. SrEruENs.-The Washington special }f the
St. Louis Republican states that Hon. AJe&andE r H.
Stephens has written letter to a gentleman ii that
city, dated July %, in which he says he shall attend
the Philadelphia convention If his health permits. In
the letter he adds: "No man can more co dally
approve and ndorsc the objects Of thai conv ntion
than myself and yet from considerations Of ezpkdicn
cy ] doubted the propriety Of my taking part in it,
Personal interests have no influence with inc VIII ever
Had I been governed BY personal feelings, ihould
have had nothing to do with the late troubles lrther
than entering my protest against them, 50 that while
it should that my present efforts aretcndig to
result in which have more or less personal interest
that is, my admission a senator in Congress yet
assure you expect or intend to hold THAI posi-
ton long, even if the seat should be awarded NIB"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-15

BUREAU CONFERENCE.-THE Washington special Of
the St Louis Republican dispatches the following,
der date of the 30th ult:
The assistant commissioner Of tic frccdmcns bureau
has made application for authority to place Stewart
county, Georgia. under martial law, on account Of the
indisposition Of the civil authorities to do justice to
the freedmen The general says that the citizens
there have failed to appreciate or recognise the
ciatory character Of the bureau, and although they
have been repeatedly called on BY the assistant
missioner, to enforce the laws and justice to
all citizens for which purpose he has rendered militia
ry assistance if desired by them, they have not only
failed do their duty, but have even joined with the
rioters in numbering freedmen after they arrested
and bound. A judge named Robert Walton actually
killed with his own hands, freedman, who had been
arrested and bound by the sheriff of the county
on warrant issued by the judge. Walton was al
lowed to escape unpublished by the civil authorities.
The olcnse of the negro that he had defended
himself against gang Of robbers, who upon
the plantation where be was digging, for the purpose
Of robbery.
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HoMEsrE4Ds-Ma Gen. Baird, assistant commits
soner of freedmen for this State, has issued circular
as to the location of homeseads under the recent
of congress. It's 100 long for US to publish in full
but the following from the Picayunc will give the
reader a correct idea Of its import
Any one who can swear that he is the head Of 4
family and q years Of age, that he has performed
service in the United States army navy, can get
homestead. All that is absolutely required is that the
applicant has not borne against the United States
and it thus includes vast white population south as
well as the freedmen. The fee is only s., and the
limit Of land to be thus entered is SO acres. The lane
must be occupied and cultivated for five years at the
end Of which time full title will be given without fur
Their cost to the applicant
To make the settlement of such lands more feasible
general Baird in his circular, prefers pay the fees
charged for the selection, location and survey of the
homesteads, subject to the approval Of the commits
sioner at Washington. Itincludes the public land
in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas anC
Florida.
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Tread. STEVENS At HoIE-The Lancaster Iatorf.
gehcar gives tie leader Of the revolutionary eab ~
cohg@ess FIRST rate notice, from which we make an
extra.,s
Au itineran5 yankee he came to PeansvIrari, +,
bder hs fortunes Embarking IN politics he carrfaI
iaIo ublic life the morality OF the vaerant pedaIa
Who will scrGple at mean trick to dispose of III
wires at an exotbitant profit Disregarding evqrv
m brg obligation, and repudiatng every social tie h.
liJct the lie Of man isolated from those a5opt KIM
sitting his passions where he could, spavnng all the
hdm;nising associations of domestic life .ettinr t
o|en.deianea the deepest seated preudiees of Tan,
aId .o}or recognising Obligations TO the communal
ty iii whch he lived, the State which furnished linn
A hone or to tie country at large He cherished in
his perverted mind and wicked heart single scn,i
mci which ncoGrsc Of time came TO control all Other
cIho2i0ns of lis nature lie hated the south Wbgt
SPECIAL cause lie HAD for luminosity against the entire
rdca of that section we know not.
We can only account for lis bitter, unhcndiag and
uhrGasoninr prejudice by supposng tlat the unat,
niaf1uity Of tile cold-bo0ded yankee was kiudeJ IN
ubw5ntcd intensity by a very close intimacy with un
worihv specimens Of the negro Sare it is that
uhraasouine unleleuting hate Of the south was th,
cbr4roing principle OF his whole political l.e-rle
che infamous quality which gave him public notorte-
IT, gWhatcver lie may have once BEEN Fhaddeus
Sscucns has Tong since been rendered incapable Of
feeling or even Of comprchenduc the emotion Of pa
IioGsn MS it should exist in The heart Of every Amer
iGan citizen He had no wife, no children whom he
recognised called bis own, no friends in the accp-
tbt6n of the word 0stacised socially in thc commu-
mites in which he lived, and foreigner in the State
he blade his home he has shown himself utterly inca
Fable Of compromising his duty to bis country.
! 4 iIonHlpLa 5ronY.-The following is teIegraplci
4 from Vicksburg 10 the Cincinnati Commercial:
! The particulars Of a horrible occurrence which
trarspired few days ago have just been made public
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The MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.-The Washington CORE
spondent of the New York Tribune sent tic following
on the 9th ult:
The clause in the civil appropriation bill giving
81 100000 for the purpose of repairing eYces along
the river, defeated by the house to-day Mr. Kas-
son, of Iowa, was its champion When he had fin
ishcd advocating the clause, Judge Kelley gave the
matter its first indication Of defeat Mr.. Stevens
followed, breaking its backbone, and Cen Banks
gave it its final death blow. Mr.. Stevens, in his re-
marks said that lie didn't advocate the banging of
rebels but if the Almighty intended drowning them
out he didn't why congress should interfere Mr.
Banks remarks the subject were pointed and forc
bic. lie said that while he was in command Of the
district of Louisiana he employed men to repair the
levees, and they shot down and prevented from
doing so by the very men who arc now begging con
gross to aid them in doing what they once prevented
REWARDS FOR NORTH Observation-Disclosures has
abolished The United States district coag 1or tho acs-
tern dstgtol Louisiana which formerly held its ses-
sians at Monroe, and removed the land Office to New
Orleans Thanks % I5rIlas shat our p9stotices have
pot heca abolished. There seems 10 be disposition
~ congress to ecatra5ise everything I'D Sew Orleans.
IHs nay be Convenient tn government elnpioYees aha
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-15
Last Hours of CONGRESS.

WssTlEGToy July 2S.-The first session OF the
Sqb congress passed into history this afternoon al
half-past O'Clock. Both houses auJouIAtu az ''t'1
hour stae de-
The business Of the session was cleayod M prior
to Yesterday that but three important measures re-
NAMED in doubt up to the hour Of adjournment Inc
first was the civil appropriation bill with It's two meas
ures in the share of the bill to equaze the bountIeS
Of soldiers and sailors put on by the house, and the
proposition made by the Senate to increase the sa
RES of members Of congress to $4,000. Each house
insisted on and resisted the other Inc result ~
o'clock this A. NJ after seven hours OF conference
from ! o'clock in the morning, was apparent that
each house did accept the amenumeut OF tAe oHeF
this important appropriation BILL reaching rs 1t does
every branch of the government, would be lost III the
last hour Of the session The struggle, therefore,
conferred in the house, and at 4. NJ, after long ana
weary night session. the house saved the bill by just
I one vote. The members put in the dilemma OF
either voting to increase their salaries or Of yo-
ting against the bounty bill.
Fifty members took one alternative and voted against
the bill and Gtty-one members took the other and
voted for it. Gen. Banks, who managed the confer
ence on the part OF the house, became irate the
ntmaton that he desired to increase the salaries of
members. The salary increase applies to the com
mencement of this Congress, and gives each member
5000 additional for each year. After all the labor
and trouble over the bill, it freely given out at
the capitol this afternoon that the president had dcei
dcd to veto the bill lis approval Of it was not made
known to the house until thirty minutes before the
final adjournment All Of the other approved bills
were passed in due time and without any trouble.
new bill to increase the regular army was agreed
to- much to the qualification of Gen. Grant and the
secretary Of war, both OF whom visited the capitol to-
day to look after it,
The new bill, which the president signed, provides
for 81 regiments 45 Of which are infantry There are
four regiments Of veteran reserves included III uis
bill
The only important bill which is lost is Chat admit
tine Nebraska no the Union as 4 State
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Executive DEPARTEiE,


Washington, July y, 1866.
To his Excelicncy, Gov. Wells:
have been advised that you have issued procla
nation converting the convention elected in 1864
Please inform me under and by what authority this
convention assume to represent the people of the
State Of louisiana
(Signed) ANDREW Johnson.
The governors reply is as follows
STATE or LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
New Orleans, July IS, 1866
To his EScellency Andrew Johnson, President Of the
United States
Your telegram is received. have not issued any
order converting the convention Of 1864 Tie con-
yention was rc-convened by the president Of that
body, by virtue Of the resolution authorisng him TO
do So and in that event for him to call on the proper
officers of the State to issue wrs of election for del
egates in unrcpresentcd parishes. Ny proclamation
was issued in response to that call As
cies can be ascertained they will be filled, and then
the whole State will be represented in the convention
Signed ]. MADISON WELLS Governor.
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SIR ED HORSES

a ~ holads taken UP br Tic Police vii Dc Io0no Al
n ite6Rel's stable on Texas street.
q W SHERR0p,
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ENIUUTTTE UFFTUE, IsTITIIL C0T, -KI-.
To Albert Voorhees, Lieut.. Governor, and Andrew S.
Heron, Attorney General of New Orleans:
Were the civil authorities, State federal confer
red with by Gen Baird before he declared martial law?
Could not the civil law, State or federal enforce the
law and preserve ORDER with the aid Of the military,
and without the necessity Of martial law? | hope
that order has been restored and the riot not dis
asrous as was reported Please show this dispatch to
Gen. Baird. ANDREW JoH5oN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-23

c.s, tho Inn et and the cowhlr and yet orr present
Toy contcmutibcl Ministry have thrown aside the lr sh
cant Right bl need scarcely tel you that orr hlnlcy
,h members liberals save the mark stood ly ioOhWS
o lik- ,ct or sul doukty while such measures wcr
brin~ ua,ci. Arewo not bscsd with ropr ssutefi,cs2
cuirc NJ T. for CoTl whom you may IN aicw weeks SEQ
In Ncw-YoIk be vs. about departing for tour through
vour glorious continent tho only member no stenu
Cuy oprnssd such suicidal measures for Ireland to0e
ono tho IRISH" seonis Co b. the motto OF the Torres
EIscgLBASE0Us
cupposed mcmb0rs Of tho fenian organization IN NV
land ao the quetcst going cOOns III tho worid. my
of n0Eoh0.GEoe which, by the way gives 'no
buublest of them quite dgnited aspect.
Col Patrick J. Dognihgs father-Morty DowNnB-
served in the Irish Constbulary for number OF yes
c now lives III notorious Skibbcreon, where ne o"s
nice house property Uo is considered tho most khoNs
man in the locality. $1,000,
correspondent writing from Brooklyn North Amerlca
TO The DHbitn IIShndR tells tho editor OF tut Jo =,
TO burn IHe Nerr- York Times whenever ne neo'' I've
Oro cGusa-He Says: B" ii IL everything anti-irish:
In Ireland The kew York Herald Is estimated az eas'
weight, and James Gordon Bennett put down iof
"waverng giddy-head." 49, Lac, all
The great majority OF the Irish people have los. uit
confidence in the patriotism OF darcy mhso0 :"
Canada. :. ,;,or;oL
Fcnian armory was discovered and seized in lmerlex
a few days ago by the,poice. There were ho afoS'' ~
in connection with II. - l., ,,na
THE present is most remunerove harvest III i'oin"'
and the weather is highly favorable , IL. .,o
The correspondents of the English daily press Wre o
mo / srocous and contradictory letters nom america
The labor markctin Ireland is on the lookup anu
flrm-workers can earn good DAY wages III P'o''"'
Tie cholera has appeared in Dublin.
M DuLiiD Trislman asks what would become 0, En-
Gland if the man in black to suspend tho Habed'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-23

oyg Dp raRM SHOT AND SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED
AND COMMITTED. a.,
Between and o'clock yesterday morning I'M IN
N;ebae smith residing at No. l0l Last foti -
company with young lady acquaintance naHed Ai.ss
wa, nassng ny Second ave on the way To ius yVlb es
,esidenoe Al the corner of Thirty ninhst they "co -
n, fonr young ruAians who knocked Mr. smith a9Wh ~
beat him terrible manner Tney then se1e1 w REV
lnsy and An spte of her cries and resistance dragRe
down Thirty ninth 81 toward the East River httaeet ~
The noise 0fcer Dean OF tho Twenty 6rs ireelnct % Nc
md was informed by Smith who had Succeeded IN
ms feet what had happened Officer Dean 81 once M
tho soonndrels and reaching the wharf A. As io.
strait found one OF tho humber named william foa
ing 60 outrage the person Of their victim As t9e "A
bis appearance thoy aod and no di.chnseo E wSo how
sy,r a. the Tuna aueossdSd v WAkpx w ssS3"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-23
TRIALS Ar rOLrcR nEADQUARTEns

Yesterday morning. no very brilliant flashes Of wit
and no particularly rich specimens of humor elected
during the weekly monotoy Of tbs routine trials Of
or negligent policemen. Trial Cbsmbcr on Wednesday Is
truly Chamber of Horror 10 ali properly constituted
who heart the welfare and integrity Of tho English
language. What between irae freshmen. doughty Duchmen
excited Englshmen furious Frenchmen abberng jews ana
indignant individuals OF every nation hue language empof
and temperament more murders dono on che helpless
English language than ever were perpeatod on any unhappy
dialect before Tho CONFUSION OF tongues % great thst he
geususny ADD Paea Interpreter who ppppiarT Supposed
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26

from the mouth Of the river, By a
large and desperate gang Of these
outlaws. After taking full posses
sion Of the Lilly, they ran her to
karnev's Landing. where they land.
ed all the passengers and proceeded
down the river with the boat and all
its contents. So far as We are able
to learn. none Of the passengers were
molestcd II is altogether likely
that they will t3ke the boat mp one
Of the tributaries Of the Alabama
and unload her at some point where
they have a eany Of conioderaics to
remove the stolen property
This is certainly one Of the bold
est acts that has ever been commit.
mitied in time of peace, ard would
be considered a gigantic and daring
robbery even in the midst Of war.
The Bigbee is nayiea'ed extensively
by all classes Of vessels, and every
boat come, down loaded with frcight
and passengers. Such an effort rs
this 10 establish system of piracy
on river like the Bighoc looks to
as like madness, and all who are en-
gngel 10 this hc'i,,h work Of prey
ing on our inland commerce will
surely come 70 an unt.mely end
The proper authorities have already
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Super jsius Special N-co.

rvirrp STATES Ayp Nrvtco -
4 disratrh dated New York Dec
u .3,
The lIer,las Brownsville corres
NON lcnt states m some additional
aarrosrondencc passed abou, 'le De
.iprinr ~ the month between Gen
Wc;,,el co,amar ling the Urasl
STATE .roaus on the Rio trardc and
Gcn Nciia lmpcriql commander az
N,,,moIas cacb ureiny grievance,
nais,cl by the other Gen Wet.
I'll ALLEGRO, that GEN NeI'a has. oa
more .u.piei5a. imprisoned innocent
American citizens and inform him
direction of Cen sheridan that it
such outrage. are repeated. no per
.oral apologies in lea Of his lad
ru,b Min he accepted. and strongly
,,t;,r,,o. that he Nil he authorized
+, ss,,le the matter by force Of arms
General Nciia COMPLAINT is the old
o,e cf ala ANA comior, given ~ the
N.vi,,o Republicans by General
Woi,,cl. traops General Wciu 4
saws that he Is ordered 10 say that
hereafter when any Garrison under
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26

WASHINGTON. Jan 7-Scuntoi
Trumbu'l ius, previously to the hol-
days gave notice of hi, intention IA
introduce a bill, which he has sine,
divided into two, and vii, submit
them 10 the Senate tomorrow On,
If them /, to enlarge the power oi
the Freedmen Bureau. and the 9th
or TO protect all persons in th,
United States in tlo.r civil rights
aul 70 furnish the means Of the vim.
lication The FIRST provide, that, in
in,urectiouary districts, where by
by TIE State law or custom. any Of
,hc civil rights belonging to white
persons are MED t. NEGROES or mu.
int,oc.. or where they are subject g.
different ruai hmcnt than is pre-
scubed fny whites. the officers and
AGENT, of the Freedmen Bureau
shall SID l1u. as such discrimination
continue hay Jurisdiction Of al
cases aNc ting .ah negroes or wu.
laf'ocs ltal,1 provide, iag punish
mcut hy fine and Imprisonment
through the courts OF the Froi
men Hur.1 envy person who shall
subject negro or mulutto. IN consc.
queu.c If Li. race co. color 90 Other
and different punishment than Is pre-
suri'cl for white persons, or shall
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26


from Washington indicates the pres
onee Of spirit Of feroei'y on the part
Of the ra1ieais, akin TO tho fury of the
savage when he views his enemy bound
TO the STAGE and hears tho grateful
sound u tie cracking flames as they
I ri.c around the victim Of his hate 4
is proposed 70 follow up the deuial oi
southern representation W various acts
. Of legislation While one 81 the radi.
cal theories claims thar the attempt "a,
secession eStinEnishcd tie life oil the
states, which therefore. are not entitled
+ 70 O voice in any Of the legislation oil
the country another of the theories Of
the party claims thai they are >,ates
and that by means of some % their
votes the constitutional ameulmeu, has
been adopted
singular as il may appear the united
party act at one and the same thug mp.
on these conflicting and opposite m
ries Under the first they exclude the
southern members from the Door of
Congress uder thp second they clpim
that che Votes of the Southern State.
un Che constitutional amendment are
valid. ami proceed n lo slate. under
tha' amendment 90 carry uu' their pc
eHsiHr lows wijliu the .ui.a az thr
southern states
In discussing the impelev If voting
IN this amendment weurssl SOM time
since tha, Under the constructions
which would BE- placed upon Be- hy the
d. ..r. 40 i.va.. s. g..f....E .,..... ....
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26


Tho Legislature Of Alabama has
ias,l the following las
Al act 20 proie freedmen in their
r,lh,. Of person and property
p % ssgca}. &C., That all freed
mon. nee negroes. aud muia'toes
shall have tAe right TO sue sni he
sued plead and be implicated 10 all
different and various courts Of this
state TO the same extent that white
persons u5n have by Hw ard they
shah 10 campe,eu, 70 testify only 30
opcn court, and only in case
ia which freedmen free ne
rraes. and mulottoos are parties,
either plaiatf or defendant, and, H.
civil and criminal eases for iujurie,
10 tie person and property Of freed
men free nceroos and mulattocs aud
in an cases, civil or criminal, in
which. under this act freedman
free negro. or mnlatto Is a witness
AGAINST white person AesinN =
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26
The Situation at Galveston,

IN that city
The tran~psrt Eliza Hancock, brought
another supply o. troops here, sand to lie
an entire regiment Whether they are
20 remain here for the protection Of
iLeir fellow lreClmcnot thiscity against
the oppression and injustice Of our eli.
zcns. / know not Bat .Alnk can
clearly see, il they do remain, serious
trouble viii De the consequence our
city !. already filed % replet'Hn with
negroes from the country, not hali #
whoa hafe -ay rcgu.4. emplaymout
Thclts and hargar,cs, almost every
night. are tho natural consequence.
Our iuils are now completely filled with
negroes for various lc.onie have al
ready noticed. ia "a prc,ion. letter. the
desperate attempt made by them the
other day to eject their escape Oar
courts are chiefly occupied Ia thc trlal
oi negroes .or various offences. 4tl
predict that b.fore ibis rear closes, osa-
~ jail. ia the ~,atc ant th" State pea.-
tcutiarv VIII DC filed with ue loH., u.l
more wiz BE u4uI..l ta b. NHIii .sr
tie.r security !; il ucii known l.at
tacrp isa strong natural sympathy he-
tween the negro troops aud pe iraed-
Non among as and go matter what may
be the offences lr which the hitter may
10 placed IA confinement thcir punish
mcut ly ous eigA authorities Is looked
upon by taem "a, persecution ot negroes
ls FL race
Even ,heir punishment rs Federal
...
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II 4 stated that scent ery Wells is 70
re .uccee lea hv senator Dixon
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26

Provisional Governor Johnson has on
saaedin the practice o: law in Columt us
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26

freedman, free negro, or mulaito,
the parties shall be competent wit.
nesses, and neither interest in tho
question or suit, nor marriage, shall
d.squalify any person from testify.
ing in open court,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26

New YonK. Dec 5 NJ Till
moro aud wife ailod in tho s,oamp'
Europa for Brcst on account OF Mrs
z delicate health They intend to
ioin the Mediterranean expedition
which leave, here on the 18th o'
January
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26
professional Cards.
GEORGE LANE,
Attorney u Counsellor at Law,
MARSHALL, TEXAS.

MARSH ALL. TEXAS.
tNllL give prompt attention 10 all
W professional business entrusted TO
hin. TO merchants Of tho cities OF New
olcins, New York and nltcr cities Of
The Union who have business matters ia
ttstern Texas, he reiers 10 over twenty
yea-a residence 10 en,ille hin 10 their con.
fdencc
Aug. %, 'G5. psn.Gm.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-17
Good Reading for Kentucky Demo.
Gratis. W Asa

z We commend to the attentive con-
sideration of the DUvALL party of
Kentucky the letter of the Rising Star
of the Hoosier Democracy, GEORGE
W. SHANKLIN, on the second page of
to-day's issue. Some paragraphs con-
tain refreshing truths worthy of their
perusal. As an exposition of the
views of the Democratic soldiers of
Indiana, whose brother Democrats
fell in battle against armed seces-
sionists," persisted ia Confederate
prisons" or came home with i'm
poverished blood only to die when life
seemed dearest" it is instructive to
the DUvALL Democracy.