The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-02-17
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Hartford, Feb. THE Democratic State
Convention to-day was the largest held for
many years. James f. English. of New
Haven, was nominated for Governor f. L..
HYDE, of Hartford. for Lieutenant-G Governor.
Concord, \. H., Peb. S.-The Democratic
State Convention to-day was the largest held
for many years. q. B. Sinclair, of Bethle-
hem. was nominated for Governor, and G..
II. Price, of Dover, for Railroad Commits
%sioncr.
Raleigh n. c., Feb. s.-Ex-Gov. Ora.
ham, e.. S. Senator elect, is out in a letter
favoring negro evidence.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The council of Gen
erals concludes its deliberations to-day, and
will separate Tomorrow, returning to their
several departments. The only known re.
suit of the council is its action on the army
Legislation pending before Congress. II
their recommendation be followed the mini.
Mum Number Of the regular army will lie
about $4,000 men, which the President is
authorized to increase, whenever necessary,
by the addition of two companies to each
regiment, and by increasing the number in
each company till the minimum shall be 100,
1t is believed the army thus constituted will
be sufficient TO garrison the South. The
council strongly oppdsed the present system
of arming the militia of the South, and
urged that it be at once discontinued.
The rebel cx-Secretary, Trenholm, has
testified before the Treasury Agent at
Charleston that at the downfall of Richmond
the Confederacy had but $4,000 specie,
and that neither JEFF. Davis, or any member
of the Cabinet took any of this, but that i
was paid to the soldfcrs of Johnston's army,
The State Department is Informed by oul
Consul at Honolulu of the arrival of Cox
the SHENANDOAH, en- route for home.
Generals Grant, Sherman, Thomas nnt
| Meade having considered the military bill.
before Congress, recommended various alter
atoms, the most material of which is tina
volunteers will not hare any show whatevei
flor incorporation into the regular army
The bill for rcorganizing the regular arm,
meets their approval. Also the West Poin
bill increasing The number of cadets.
The UabiRet have hsdundcr consideration
the argument of Semmes for a discharg,
under tho Sherman-Johnson parole, bu
have come to no definite conclusion. Until
this is disposed of there will be no detail fo
the court to try Semmes, and it is barrel,
possible the trial will be indefinitely post
poned.
A delegation of colored representative
from the different States arc now in Wash
lington to urge the interests of tho dolores
people. They had an interview with tn
President. The Presidentshook hands witt
each member Of the delegation. Fred
Douglass first advanced for that purpose
lG. F. Downing addressed the President
saying: We have been delegated by som
who have unjustly worn iron manacles. an
by those classcd as ministers In the State
called free.
A dispatch from Austin, Texas, dates
Feb. 1st, says tho President of the Secession
Convention of 1861 has been chosen Presi
dent of the reconstruction Convention jus
assembled. A large majority of the dele
gates are secessionists.
The fellowiRg nominations were conkrme,
by the Senate S. Garfield, of Washington
TERRITORY, Surveyor. General for said Terri
tory John Wilson Of Peoria, Illinois, Con
sui at Antwerpt; Nathaniel Spear, of In
diana, District Attorney, Florida Fit
Henry Warren, of Town, Minister residcn
at Guatemala.
Boston, Feb. 6.-The steamship Palmer
stop, from Liverpool January 23d has arrived
The Emperor Napoleon in his speech says
an arrangement is being made to WITHDRAW
the French troops from Mexico. It is hope
this will pacify the people of the Unite
States, who were invited to join the expedi
ton, but declined, although such IN expedi
ton was not opposed 70 their interests.
The Russian e-ncroachment IN Central Asi
has latterly assumed new phase. It is noN
eorceled by tho tnglo Indian press that ID