New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-23
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rAssooa+ea Press Dispatched
washington, June 22.-The Presldezg sent into
Congress today the following message, Marelaton
to the reconstruction amendment to the Gynstitu-
ton:
To tue Senate and Eouse Of Representatives,
submit to Congress a report Of tile secretary
of state, to whom was referred the concE9rent
resolution Of the 18th inst respecting suJmis-
sion to tie legislatures Of the States of an aGdi-
tional article to the Constitution of the United
States. 1t viii be seen from this report that the
secretary Of state had, on the 10th transmitted tc
The governors of the seyeralSsateg certified copies
of the joint resolution passed On 5he 18th propos
ing an amendment to the Constitution. Even in
ordinary times any question of amending the Con
=titution must be Justly regarded as of paramount
Importance. This importance is at the present
time enhanced by the fact that the Joint resolution
was not submitted by the House for the approval
of the President: and that of the hirtysiX States
which constitute the Union, eleven are excluded
from representation in either House of Congress,
although, with the single exception OF Texas they
have been entirely restored to all their functions
as States, in conformity with the organic law Of
the land, and have appeared at the national capi-
tai by Senators, and have been refused admission
to the vacant seats; nor have the sovereign people
of the nation been afforded an opportunity Of ex-
pressing their views upon the important question
which the amendment involves. Grave doubts
may naturally and justly arise whether the action
Of Congress is in harmony with the sentiments OF
the people, ana whether as to such issue they
should be called by Congress to decide Respecting
the ratification of the proposed amendment waiv
ing the question to the constitutional validity
the proceedings Of Congress upon the joint reso
luton proposing the amendment, or as to the
merits ofthe article, which it submits through the
| executive department to the legislatures Of the
States, | deem it proper to observe that the
steps taken by the secretary of state, as
detailed in the accompanying report, are TO be
considered as purely ministerial, and in no sense
whatever committing the Executive to an ap
proval or recommendation of the amendment tt
the State legislatures Or to the people. On the
contrary, proper appreciation of the letter aut
spirit Of the Constitution, as well as Of the inter
ests of national order, and harmony and union
and due Difference to an enlightened public judg
ment may, at this time, well suggest a doub
i whether any amendment to the Constitution ough
to be proposed by Congress, and pressed upon tht
legislatures of the several States for final deci
sion, until after the admission of such loyal sena
tors and representatives, of the unrepresente'
States as have been, or may hereafter be chosen
in conformity with the Constitution and laws of tn
(siguedJ ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Accompanying tn
message of the President is the report of the
tary of state, announcing that he had iii conformt
with the precedent which had been adopted b
him in 1865, in regard to the proposed and after
= ~,
Constitution of the United States, concerning tn
prohibition of slavery, transmitted certified cOpie
, of the joint resolution to the governors Of til
several States, together with certificate and ci
cuar.
, WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Senate was el
, gagged in the consideration of the tax bill
) The House devoted its entire session to the di
cussion of the Indian appropriation bill
t AUGUSTA, June 22.-Lafayette McLaws, gener
: in the c. s. A., recently elected clerk of the S
; peror and inferior court of Richmond county, HI
. received an order from General Tson, comma
/ dant of the State, forbidding him to hold or exc
= else any civil or political office. An order simil
u to that was served on Admiral Semmes from Il
) secretary of war.
It LOUISVILLE, June 23.-The Old Louisville Pre-
bytery adjourned, after four days session. I'll
i body proceeded, irrespectively of the Genel
Assembly, to adiudicate the Walnut street chur
= case, ignoring the elders endorsed by the asse
Il bly,. They adopted the action of their comm
= soners at St. Louis as their own, and proceed
e throughout on the ground that fsOm the til
id their delegates were excluded, the assembly h
II no jurisdiction over them and its acts, so far
# concerns this Presbytery, are an usurpatioa.
d, minority who desired TO sustain the Genegal !
a sembly, withdrew, and formed another Presbyte
i which adjourned after denouncng the Cid Pr
bytery as schismatcs, and warning TIE peo
ar against them.
ri. The railroad committees from Chafleston
III Knoxville met and had "a conference with the
GERS of the Louisville and Nashville Railro
er Speeches were made by Trenholm, the exc
M federate secretary of the treasury; Col Reed
ag av others, and favorably received The prospects
continuous road hence to Charleston, via Kr
ife, vile, are 1attering.
sF 'sJ WASHINGTON, June 22,-There remains in
ay, office of the United States treasurer between
P and three hundred thousand dollars of Louis
EN- State bonds, awaiting identification by t
proper owners. Between three and four hun
IN thousand dollars worth of these bonds
SiR already been delivered to parties owning the1
Xt: The government has received letter from
ady minister at Paris, dated the 4th inst. in whic
Rev gives the substance of a conversation with DIR
\ Sis. de rHuys, from which it appears that the
Mrs RANGES of the good faith OF France, regarding
III, withdrawal Of her troops from Mexico, wei
peated. 1t further appears that the French
ernmeut has nothing to do with sending t
from any other country to Mexico.
NEW YORK, June 22.-Hon, James G, Blain