Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-26
From Fort Monroe,

STAR from New Orleans on the 18th. arrived bere
this morning with the First United States CoIored
Cavalry, $50 men strong, under command of Lieut..
Colonel W. II. Seip. This regiment was organized
in December 1854 and recruited in the vicinity
of Camp Hamilton, two miles from Old Point under
command of Colonel Jeptha Jerrard. The regiment
participated in the memorable operations on the
James River as part of the 25th Army Corps up to
the Siege of Petersburg and were sent to Texas near
the middle Of last June. Since that time the reri
ment has taken active part in the army in Texas
under Major General Weitzel. The troons disem
barked here from the steamer Evening Star which
left New York this afternoon The regiment will
be shortly mustered out. The health of the regiment
has been remarkably good there not being atpreseut
single man unfit for duty.
The steamer Guiding Star was to have left New
Orleans to-day with the I'd regiment United States
cavalry under the command of Brevet Brigadier Gen.
g. W. Cole, also route to City Point to be mustered
out of service.
The bark Wilkin, sailed to-day for Liverpool with
cotton and tobacco.
The steamer Pratt. formerly owned by Mr. Wm P.
Clyde of Philadelphia, arrived here last evening,
bound to Jersey city, having been sold to parties in
New York.
The steamer City of Richmond, lately on the line
between Norfolk and Richmond has been sold, and
viii shortly start to New York.
PERMISSION mas Dcen received from the Treasury
Department, to open a bonded warehouse at Norfolk
The United States Revenue cutter Kankakee, COM
manded by Captain George Slicer, leaves on Monday
for Philadelphia.
The Revenue cutter Mocasin, will cruise in the
vicinity Of the Capes and perform the duty heretofore
required of the kankakee.
Indiana State UssIon ConventiOn-Faith
il, President johnson and his Cabinet
Moi To Enn ALL
Congress.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-The State Convention re-
assembled at two O'Clock P. NJ. The Committee on
Permanent Organization reported Governor Baker
for President of the Convention.
The following ticket was then nominated D R.
Williamson for Attorney Gieneral; L. c. Trusten,
Secretary of State: l.. B. McCardy, Auditor: Major
General Nathan kimball, Treasurer, and T. W. Pass
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
. RESOLUTIONS were adopted de laring full faith in
President johnson and his Cabinet and the Union
members OF both Houses Of Congress- in the sincere
desire and determination of all of them to conduct
the affairs OF the Government in such manner as
to secure the best interests of the whole people, And
we hereby declare that we will sustain them in all
constitutional efforts to preserve peace and ORDER
and permanent Union.
The second resolution declares that in Andrew
johnson we recognize the patriot true and tried and
will support him IN all constitutional efforts to re-
store authority law and order among the people of
the States lately in rebellion, on the basis of equal
justice to all men; and that we pledge to the Ad-
mlnlStratlOn. executive and legislative, united
and hearty cooperation in all wise and prudent
devised for the security of the Government
against rebellion and insurrectOn in time to come,
and while endorsing the President express entire
confidence in the Union majority of Congress.
ResoIUed That it is the province of the legislative
branch of the Government to determine the question
of reconstruction, and in the exercise of that power
Congress should have in view the loyalty of the peo
pie Of those States and their devotion to the Const
tuition and obedience to the laws. Until the people
of these States prove themselves loyal to the Govern
ment they should not be restored to the rights
joyed before the Rebellion.
ResotUed That no man who voluntarily partic-
pated in the Rebellion ought to be admitted to seat
in Congress- and, under the Constitution OF the
United States. the power to determine the quaiica-
ons requisite Of electors rests with the States re-
spectively.
Resolved That the Union of these States has not
and cannot be dissolved, except by successful revo
luton.
kesoIrea, That justice and duty demands an equaI-
zatlon of the b0unties to our national defenders.
After the.adoptiOn Of the resolutions, the COnYen-