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A State Conveuti0n-Appot OF
Delegates 10 the Phlladelphln Cons

Delegates 10 the philadelphia Con-
Eenlf0n.
JAcKeox, Mss., july e6-Tho Convention mel
and adjourned yesterday. ThirtJ.swo couptics
were humetously represented. Tee officers we're; ;
2ndEs 1os; wstts rfssaent; s. A.. A.: tl!ssF, Amos
]. l. Powers ana u. ). Watd; SECRETARIES. The
following resolution nas passed:
HKeso'Esd, That this Contention approve the 1es-
loratlon policy Of President johnson, as opposed
10 tho radical policy ul Congress, and hayns hten
invited. hy larre number Of distinguished fellow
citiZeNs from the Northern aud Western states Of
The Ohton, to unite IN National Convention to
be held at Phianciphta, August 1ltn, accepts that
invitation. and will proceed 10 elect four Senato-
rial delegates and two from each Congressional
district 10 represent the State Of Mississippi in sud
proposed Philadelphia Convention.
No other resolutions we're parsed, and there WAS
no speaking.
The folioTjng delegates were appointed: At
IarEe-G. u. Htlyer, VIM Yerges. Wn ). Fcath-
e,sione, George u. Potter. Fist D!..rict-u.
OocGefy, F. Il Peqnes. Second DsIict-J. ).
Bailey, Dr. j. Il. Sykes. Third Dist1fct-A. Mnr-
dech, J. A. Beuforc. Fourth Dfststct-Gsn. n. q.
1iar11s, 4. 9. Meyets. Filth Dstrct-U. y. Syrall,
Hiram Gas Eiu9Y.
, 1866-07-27
FROM WAUKEGAN,

Burglary and InccndlarIsm-The Ell.
ecntion Of Kennedy Tomorrow.
WAuKroAy, ILL.,, July so.-This quiet city was
ringing Of lre-rells, caused BY the discovery or
flames Issuing from the store OF ]. T. r. Nase,
Upon examination 1t VA. discovered that the store
BID been entered BY hussiars ard then Get on fire.
TAKEN SIPS. The damage 10 tho goods Is csnmlted
at Sl30; 10 the atorr, a6ant Fun more. There has
been no clue obtaired to the perpetrators Of this
bold outrage.
Sheriff Heath has completed bis arrangements
for The s1ccutlou Of Kennedy, which will take
mn fr.Yf7 nryofr
, 1866-07-27
FROM NASHVILLE.

Legislators acknowledgement from
Governor Rrownlosv - Constitutions
milf Of the lseEistry Law to be
Tested.
NASHVILLE Tenn. July s5.-Aner ,he adjourn
rucDt Of lhe Legislature, yesterday be band Of The
sixteenth tcgnlars, BY Invitation Of the Lcgtsl4-
ture, played on the Capltolsteps t'fapkee Doodle"
"aat1 Columbia" :" star Spangled Blnrsr," aud
scyelal other patriotic tunes.
Gov. utoM now Naa called cut, and made briet
speech, expsr.eing bis entsEucon AZ the action Of
the LesislaIure, and denouncing, In severe terms,
the low cunning tfeaeherv and obstin,cY Of AnuY
Johnson at The Whi,e House,. lie sad 6. Tn
restee Is now forever ftee and s'ands unsurpassed
IN her !osnlty to the Union; and, though Andy
Jobnsonss Iopperheads and rebcls may Dc as pti-
mrrous az the devils IN hell, she can Never be
ehacG1ed BEaln."
a party IN Williamson county has brought suit
AGAINST The Commisslouer Of Registration In the
Circuit Court. TO test the cous.lnt1onaltT at the
kegIstEy Law, but this Courf declined 10 rake cog
n!zaEce Of the matter and the purity has appealed d.
rectJ 10 the Supreme court, where thorough test
Wiu be made OF It. nc was formerly rebel, but
has taken the amnesty oath.
, 1866-07-27

UNION TeieEfaPh E0mpAny.
', ROCHESTER,. N. T.. July aG.-The following
Boutd of Drec'ors OF The Western Union Tele.
e!sph Company for the ensuing year, we're duly
elected:
J. Il. Wade, Cleveland; Hmm sibley, Rochez.
Rochester: Z. X. seiden, Rochester; D. 4. Wat.
son, Rochester; 3: r. McAlpine, Rochester: EzTa
Cornell, Ithaca; Anson Staser, Cleveland; Alfred
Greene, Loulsyile: John Butteraeid, UHca; 2.
McD. Collins. New York; VIM. Oston, New York !;
John T. Yeiyefiou. New YORK; Wilson g, Hunt,
ford, New York; Thos. 7. Eckezt, Washington:
John Homer Of New York; and u. Il. Perkins and
Geo. E. M9mfe1d Of Rochester, were appointed In
spcctors Of election,
At m evening meeting the folio x1ne ofdee1z we're
appointed: J. 4. Wade: President; Hiram stnIey,
President; y. Greene, Ttirt viee-rsesidea.; and
o. Ii. Palmer, Secretary and Treasurer.
, 1866-07-27
FROM MADISON.

Call for n Union District Congressional
Conventicn-Satc Of Government
Properly at Canap Randall.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Trlbuue.j
MADISON, July &c.
The Union Congressional Convention Tor this
District, II called at Watertown, September 9Th,
All electors who arc opposed to the unconditional
restoration Of rebels TO political powcr and arc IN
fayor Of the adoption Of the amendments to tho
Constitution Of the United States+ recently pazse
BY Congress, as bas's tor the restoring Of the ln-
STATES to representation III Congress-
are fnv,tei TO participate IN elections Of dele
gates.
At Camp Randall Yesterday, realized about g utN.
, 1866-07-27
REPORTS OF INDIAN 0UTTRiGES
IN KANSAS.
Destructive Tornado in
Maryland.
Important Railroad Bridge En-.
tirely Demolished.
FROM WASHINGTON,

Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tr5brnc.l
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July &c.
AWARDS Fon TIE EAFIcRE OF DAVIS.
The uouse this afternoon approved rhe War De.
partmcnt'e disposition Of tie money offered for the
capture Of JEFF. Davis, viz: Sl0,ouV 10 Lieut.. Col
F1itchara. Of the Fourth Michigan Carn:ry $7sg60
10 eacl Of hi. Captains; <55ss to his Lleuieuants
Hn3 e1Cts6 to each OF his prisates.
THE Boo7u AwABDs.
They rejected the War pepartment'e proposition
concerning the Booth rewards, and divided the
money as follows: Gen. L. c. Baker. $as50 !;
Licnt. Col. conrer, FL, ,000; It. Doherty, $3.50 !;
l. B. B,ker, <8,001; Major O'B.rne. fa,0N .
Boston Ccrbctt, md the pyiyntet Of Dohcrty's
Company. $1,Gss. Whether the bill can be got
through The Senate tomorrow is doubtful.
sEEAroR PATTERSON, or TESKEssEu.
The Care Of Patte1sou, the Tennessee Senator,
gave rt.e to three hours Of very an1rustcd deba.e
In the Senate This afternoon. 1t was stated by one
OF his friends that he took the oath AZ Judge under
The Confederate Statc Government, but did 1t to
eaye hfs life md aid the Union canse. and would
not besftac 10 take 1he test cath nov T. c1cden-
ttals were finally referred to the Judiciary CON-
m1ttee by 20 10 II. and Patterson was before that
committee this esenihe explaining his situation.
HEALTH OF AR EAsHBuRsE.
Hon. E. B. NashbutDc has so fsr recovered his
health that he lett this morning Tor Maine. going In
ihc revenue cutter With the Assistant Seuelsty Of
The TNa.ury-
TEAKER co1FAx
ate already made appointments to tpcak at South
bend, Indiana, On Wednesday; at Crown Point On
Thursday, anc at LosanspoEt On Saturday Of next
week.
TEE raEscH n xEx1co.
Pcssone a. well informed Al any out.t3e Of the
the State Department concerning the French occu-
patton Of Mex1cn, assert that the whole question
has been in III. Stewards hands e.nce the cIo.e Of
our var, and that Napoleon would have yielded the
POM a1a "1Inotn"n from MEXICO hAd It not been
1of qe sact saat ne ionno t1mselt aole to control
III. ne"afn BY working upon his Tears. The eame
paf''es atnEm mat Ar- btgelow II wholly in the In
1efcat o. Napoleon.
Information OF = character which cannot BE-
oono!cd, haz peeu zcceiscd BY Official circles that
Napo!eon has aeseen 10 dfsband tW3ufy thoueaud
TIehtu t9oope IL ae1eo 10 allo" ahen 10 cnilat II
ala1fm1liaaf foreign lefaon'
kso11T QUESTIONS.
ihe manaeefs OF The lhiladelpbta Convention are
@ne rapidly oseFs shelned viii knostY questions.
- .Ael'on Will tne sAuano1ehan-"ood con-
"rttu Nv e"'ee!"n Cafe, N equally otmcult one has
-a'.a sn' n.ms.s, "oe'aet, IN consideration Of the
49,, ~ soS.ostu eeaeEs.es, WIN oe eooo pol
~ " UutpMy ~ 1a'1ooa4 aas Ii <oe nau "uefe the
~3 *1e'
NniAS TREATIES. ...-
AtFaees ffo1o The Treaty Com1niAeion to the Cp.
Per Missouri Sioux and otber tribes. TO data at
, 1866-07-27

Destruction OF Valuable Railroad
RrtdSc-Loss. 100000.
HARyE De GRACE, Nd Jnly 26.-A terrible tor
Eado visited this Place yesterday eten,ng. totally
phia, fWi1m,nztop T. Baltimore Railroad Compa-
ny, spanning the SusQuehanna river here. Loss
about 500 600. The company expect to rehulld
the brftge IN ninety days. Considerable other
damage was done BY The storm.
, 1866-07-27

The Old Lick Well Fumpfn: Fifty Unr-
rels Per Day,
Especial Despatch to the Chicago T1ibune.J
No1uwErt, c. ", July a.
The old Lick Well having perfected her machine
~, is now pumptng oil at The rate Of iu nifty bar
rc= per day. much TO the satisfaction OF her fnde-
fatieablc Superintendent and his many friends here
, 1866-07-27
TIRE FENIANS.

Release OF TrIsonefs in Canada.
Ion, Elils, Carney, and Kirk, were discharged from
custody at Toronto Yesterday. 1t le probable that
eeyctal more will t1ou be released. The Canadian
militia, It is officially announced, will be armed
Nith frptat1Dy fttIa5,
, 1866-07-27

TIC Cholera on Tybce Is1and-S0ldfcr
Shot ln Tic Act OF DESERVING.
eAFASAAH, Ca, july 25.-Th11teen deaths from
Island today, AID twenty clcht new ca:es are C
rcstcd. There are 10 c1ses on board the ateamef
san Salraao. OF in this city.
soldler At 1ybte 1sland was shot to day While
trytEE to desert.
new fonk, Jnly as.-The Savannah Her1M ct
nc 2?4 intt, feys that every ce.c Eaa hing takc9
with uexn ~4tes, good pror1slons and ho-pttalsup.
pisef. Rev. Fnther K1rhy, Of Savannah, has gone
to The GIMP. TWO sOidicts we're seized with cAol-
eta, after deserving. aud died on the massh.
, 1866-07-27

one at Lebanon 3esterda}-and others are called 10
meet eoou.
Business ts hght, md the general tendency Of the
ftaA t,H1
, 1866-07-27

II SCE1FES'S Advertising Axency, il
Dearborn street, IL authorized to receive
advertisements fus tho Tribune. and ell
the lending papers throughout tho Un1ted
Slatts and Cunnda,
, 1866-07-27
P 0 R 7 | A N D,
\!
HERRING'S SAFES
From Three to Five Days
In the Hottest of the Fire.
They Save Their conteatsi7
Every Instance,
AND PROVE THEMSELVES roBs
The Best Fire-proof
Safe Now Made"

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, 1866-07-27

PH1LADz1pn1A4 July s6.-The Wi.wam fGr the
Is altt ady In process Of construction on 8r1ad
End Wallace sfreia. 1t Is to be monster u stzs,
covering the whole block, and haEing three n1ata
entrances.
, 1866-07-27
Ekm a1bkrttBcmeNt8.
THE
Burning Of Portland.
Loss Ten Million Dollars.

On tks A:h day Of July, 1874 the e:tY Of rou1Ayn
HAEH, was almost wholly destroyed by or.- rse
PhES1J had policies to the asaount Of x,n en- Nv
fH1 x1aH1H DAT A1ER Tax FIRE, every los. had
been adjusted and pAid in accordance win ths TINA
honofed custom of the PEENN OF HARTFORD,
1le following despatch speaks epr itssf:
ley AnsEcan Telegraph Col
Tnr1LASD, Me, July l.sh, 1ssss.
10 B1szY KkI1oa6,
17esident Ph9n.x Co,
Hartford. Coan.:
Cur fnsses nil
paid. TosaE. ThIrty-sevcn Thousand Eight
Hundred DelTnrs-S37,S00-
"a. II. JuLsoN, Vice pzesideat.
Since Februu1y, 1864, THE PHENIX has
met with THREE $4,000 Losses,
~ faIfowHx
1-cotss Pistol Factory, Hartford, Corn .... $4,000
e-Cotton Warehouse. Xohtie, Ala.-........s.. 4plcu
lBaining of Portland, UAtoe......-.......... <JeG1
St20.0oo
The a1oye fosses hare basl sdjusted nd pAlD,to
the entire sntbtact1on Of claimants. promptly. and
w1lhont tic slightest loconyer1sncs to otheCompauy.
INSURANCE sroCKs-Quota.,ous since tae Port
Lad Fire, from khe Usrtfozd Conra.1 July a. lsss
"PBtESlX has dropped less ft. cent thar: 7uy OF
our tther comrsnes. Their cnttrc :pates At Pplaud
have been tetted for $c.c. The market IL yery tsm
At s1tt bid. sud no sellers"
HUBBARD & HUNT, Agents
ptel'n:t Chicago.
, 1866-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON,

| V<Ae r. AA1 HUH Il V0VN
to the Rank Of Lien. :
tenant General. :
REAR ADMIRAL POI. -ER Is
MADE 4 VICE AD
MIRAL.
Synopsis Of the Committees Re-
port on The Memphis
Riots,
CON NGRESS.
Passage Of the Deficiency
Appropriation Bill in
the Senate.
BILL FOR THE REVISION
OF TEE NEUTRALITY
LAWS PASSED.
Credentials Of Senator Patter-
son Of Tennessee Referred
10 judiciary Committee.
House Bill Passed to Refund Over
charged Taxes.
Awards for the Capture Of jeff.
Davis Agreed Upon,
Conference Committees Report
on The ReTisory Tariff Bill
Disagreed To.
Joint Resolution to Pro
vide for a History Of
the Rebellion.
Crop Ptospectsin the Northwest
efn States.
REPORTS OF INDIAN 0ETRiCES
IN KANSAS.
Progress Of the Cholera in Sa-
Yannah Harbor.
Destructive Tornado in
Maryland.
, 1866-07-27

nj IASONlC-Thege will be 2 reg
4I1 ular Consocatlon Of Washtrgt Chaptr 80.
- h. a. H.,
This tFrlda5) Evening, NJ O'Clock
WM. P1DkLFURD, r.,
, 1866-07-27

Allegheny River.
FtTTsBrNon, Jn}y a6.-R1Eer falling, rith fonr
feet Of water in tue channel. WestheY clear.
, 1866-07-27

w E HAVE ASSOCIATED
w: with u Nr.J. II. H0AnLEY IN o7sousiness,
noul May H. E6o. r. BAAHEE i co.
E9r The style Of our firm Eiu be
BAAlBER, HAMILTON d HOA8LEY,
, 1866-07-27
STOCK OF GOODS.


Any person tr the Boot and Shoe and Hat md Cap
business wi.ug 10 sell he!r ftoc and business low
for cash down. can hear Of purchaser bJ addressing
Bex 2201, Chicago. ptas.nct
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g The Penian Trials.

L.. -. .
TonoNro, Dot 27,v-John McMahon. an
other Fenian. has been sentenced to be hung
ON the 18Th December. WFr'A'I
The ether Fenian trials Will not be com
menced before Wednesday, Mr.. MeKinsee,
who is retained by the.American Consul to
defend such as are americans, not being
ready for the trie,.i
T0Rosro, Oct. %. LIT is doubtful ifthe
Crown eah find evidence! strong enough 10
convict Rev. Mr.. Lpmden. s3Ti ! u .SSt,t
David Wheeler. Fatyiek. Norton and Dam
iet Drunmotd have been arraigned. ,.sf,
Fears arc entertained that the p risoDers
may escape! M
There are in the city over FIVE hundfed
unemployed Irish Americans,
/. The Fenian Prisoners at Cromwell are to
6e iudicted on Monday for treason, and tried
the following Wednesday. b
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-debarred as means in Furnishing it7s
All testimony is taken for what it
worth, and the petit jurors are tn
proper judges of what that worthSs
He has seen no evil results from negrS,
testimony in the Courts, but on then
contrary knows that by such testimony Se
links are supplied in the chain of evil
dence which could not be obtained irA,
any other way. p
These are not the exact words Of
His Honor, but they are something oSd
their purport. yHl i,1 {
The Judge extended his charge
touching upon the various Boards off
Commissioners, their duties, &C., but
we have not the time to give all the \
synopsis of the charge from our notes.
After this very interesting discus
sion arose upon the subject of the ju-b
risdiction of the Court upon motionY
to order the renewal of executions.
Not being verscd in the technicalities
of the Law we could not appreciate it
as we would have desired, but there
was evidently an important issue upon
the matter between the Bar and the
Court before it was cleared up. !.
The Grand Jury returned true bill
in the two cases of murder above al,
luded to.
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the framing of the Constitution. And
it vas not until these same owners
consented that the slave trade should
be abolished in 1903, that the North
ern anti.slavery members of the Con-
vention would grant the privilege of
this three-ffth representation. But
slavery is abolished, and therefore
this important class in the basis of
representation is entirely stricken out.
Some change then is necessary in that
portion of the Constitution. That in.
strument must define the political
status of the negro, and say that he
either is or is not embraced in the
basis of representation. No matter
what party be in power, Radicals or
Conservative, this declaration mus.
be made. So then there is nothing
unconstitutional in this proposed
change in the basis Of represen-
tation we mean of course, in so much
of the Constitutional Amendment as
is contained in the first clause of the
second section.
We now call attention to the second
part of Section End, which restricts
the basis of representation in GER
tain contingency. The pith of that
restriction is this /: but whenever the
rightto vote at certain elections is de-
MED, the basis of representation shall
be reduced in a certain proportion.
This provision leaves it optional with
the several States whether or not they
shall extend the elective franchise to
those persons who had before the war
only q three.fifth representation. Of
course it means-no vote, no represen-
tation.
So far then, if the Constitutional
Amendment be forced upon US, it will
not ipjure us very materially. But
the third section is the one peculiarly
offensive to the South in consequence
of its proscriptive character. We
cannot extend this article any. further
in this analysis, but will defer the in
vestigation into the merits of the
third and most important sections for
another issue.
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1866.

al RATS uersw BIRDS. Whoever engages
aHshooting small birds is cruel man ; who 4
wtbr aids in extermlnaiinu r. -
Thinking something must be wrong fur.
Their assistance was summoned. ann after
additional shovelling, to enlarge the eu4
trance, six Individuals were dragged into
daylight, much against their will
Everybody was astonished at the circum-
stance, especially as the prisorer had every
appearance 81 Confederaies. On investipa.
ton. IL was discovered that the cave,
through the side of which the chain gang
had broken. had an outlet at the foot of tho
cid moat, among some thick and impenetra-
bic bushes, and that these Confedcrates, q
having determined not to surrender, and
taken refuge in this cave, and remained
there cono3aed eyec since the o,oture of
Mobile. How they subsisted il is difficult to
tell, but 1t may be that parties living in the
neighborhood may be able TO give some in.
formation on that head.
This story is improbable on its face, but
does not SO apear after an investigation.
Captain Seymour had all six conveyed to the
guard house, where they were last night
visited by many citizens.
II Is stated by q person who was one of
the defenders Of the city at the time of the
surrender he had heard that club had
been formed, called the .'E'hgators." who
had sworn to burrow before they would sur
render. ,a' d1ss.
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ToleSraphic.
United States and Mexico,

New ORLEANS, Oct. 26.-Gcu' Sheridan
on yesterday, addressed a letter to Col
sedswick, commanding at Brownsville, d :
recting him to warn all adherents Of any
party or pretended government in Mexico
that they will not be permitted to violate
the neutrality laws between the U. S. and
Juarez governments. The instructions will
be enforced against the adherents of ttc So
called imperial government of Mexico, and
also against The Ortega Santa-Anna and
other factions.
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Feniau Sympathy.

New York; Oct 27.-Much excitement
exists here among the Irish, in consequence
Of the conviction and sentence to death of
McMahon and Lynch, FcLians. in Canada.
The Common Council has adopted resolu-
tions stating chat, in spirit Of humanity,
the Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty re.
quest the Government of Canada to pardon
Lynch and his associates, and expressing
the wish that the President will unite with
the request.
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The Court.

7 The Court of Common Pleas and
General Sessions began its Fall sit-'
tings yesterday at 10 O'Clock, His
Honor, Judge Dawkins, presiding. In
few minutes after His Honor, whose
displays of eloquence and legal knowl-
edge, as Solicitor we have SO often
heard at this Bar, took his seat, he or
dered the call of the Grand Jury, and
when the Clerk was about to admins
ter the oath to them, he instructed
them as to the nature of the solemn
oath they were to take. For the first
time we heard a Judge explain how
the oath should be taken We have
seen the most awkward movements by
Jurors in the solemn and impressive
(or what should be) form Of taking the
oath. But it was not so yesterday af-
ter the simple explanation made by
Judge Dawkins. q
The charge was then given to the
jury in manner specific and forcibly
clear. Two indictments for murder
had been made by the Solicitor, and
in his remarks to the Jury upon these,
His Honor explained, defined and il
lustrated the term malice, and the
and the technical meaning of it.
The occasion presenting some now,
features in the working Of the Court,
as for instance the administering of
the oath to persons Of color, the Judge
made it available to explain to the
Jury that although that was a novel
feature, yet it made no change in what
has always been law in regard to the
murder of person of color by white
man and that the law never recog-
nized any distinction of color on that
score. s, ~ sl3fs
But there was change in regard to
giving evidence. They had justseen
negroes sworn to give evidence. There
has been a prejudice against negro tes-
timony, but he had never entertained
that himself. Malicious persons and
criminals had taken advantage Of the
exclusion of negro testimony. He had
known cases in which the ends Of Justice
had been frustrated by negroes being
made instruments in crime, and then
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the Legislature, entitled can Act to
define the term persons of color, and
to declare the rights of such persons,"
clearly gives all "persons" 'the equal
protection of the laws"
In regard to the provisions of this
first action of the Amendment, all of
which has been now quoted, it is evil
dent that South Carolina has already
made the same. provisions in respect of
all persons native to her soil, OR natu-
rallied thereupon. In declaring the
negro free, and placing them before
the law just where the whites stand,
our State has already enacted the main
features of the provisions of this sec.
tion. ~
And now comes the second section.
In order to get the full bearing of its
provisions, which are also imperative,
it will be necessary to quote the whole
section at once. 1t reads thus
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be
apportioned among the several States
according to, their respective numbers,
counting the'whole number. of persons
in. each State, excluding Indians not
taxed. But whenever the right to
vote at an election for Ele ,ors of
President and Vice. President, or for
United States Representatives in Con-
gress, Executive or Judicial officers,
or the members of the Legislature
thereof, is denied to any of the male
inhabitants of such State, being twen-
ty-one years of age and citizens of the
United States, or in any way abridged, !,
except forparticipation in rebellion or
other crimes, the basis of representa-
tion therein shall be reduced to the
proportion which the number of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number of male citizens twenty-one
years ofage in such State"
1t will be seen that this section
plainly implies the right of every
State to decide for itself who shall
not vote within the bounds of its juris-
diction. Further investigation into its
provisions shows plainly that it is an
amendment to the third clause of Sec
tion End, Article of the Constitu-
ton In order to bring before the
mind of the reader directly the pro-
visions of the amendment and that
which it amends, portions of the two
are placed in juxtaposition as follows:
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-30
Critical Condition Of the Emperor Napo-
e'@ 'a'" leon;

NRw YoRK, Oct. 27.-The Berlin cores.
ponden''e of the Tribune says. that. on the
l7th, the Chief Surgeon of.the Prussian
army left for Bearriiz, to consult with the
phy.ncians OF Napoleon on the possibility of
an operation
A dispatch had been received from the
Prussian embass7 at Paris saying that there
was no hope for Napoleon, and that his death
m'y be hourly expected.