The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-02
THE TNTE@T ME- wa

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26.-The steamers Dicta-
tor, Lima, Leviathan and Peytona were burn
ed last night at eleven o'clock, with large
amounts of freight on board Loss probably
half million dollars. Later accounts say
S750,0001
GALVESTON, Feb 26.-The following ar
ticle of the Constitution was ordered to be
engrossed:
"SEc. l. African slavery, as it heretofore
| existed, having been terminated within this
| State by the United States Government by
| force Of arms, and its re-establishment being
/ prohibited by an amendment to the COnstl-
| tuition, it is declared that neither slavery nor
| involuntary seryitude, except as punishment
/ for crime, whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted, shall exist in this State. All
| Africans, and their descendants, shall be pro-
| tected in their rights of persons and proper
| ty by legislation, they shall have the right
! to contract and be contracted with to sell
/ and hold, and be subject to no penal laws
| based on equality or distinction OF race.
| SEC. =. Africans and their descendants
| shall not be prevented, on account Of color
| OF race, from enjoying the rights to testify
| or dIlege as witnesses in any court, civil or
| criminal, Tor or against them, III person or
property, under the same rules Of evidence
| as are applied to white persons; the credibil-
| Ity of their testimony to be determined by
| the court or jury. The Legislature shall
| have the power to authorize them to testify
| as witnesses III all cases under regulations
! here set forth, as TO facts heretofore Occurr-
ing. Yeas So, nays 26."
The person charged with killing the col
oTed corporal in Galveston was rescued after
his arrest by armed comrades, but subse-
quently captured by United States soldiers
and confined III the gunboat Talipoosa for
| fear Of another attempt at rescue.
Bureau agents from the interior report to
Gen. Gregory that armed bands are scouting
United states soldiers, and maltreating la
b0reIs, and say that unless more forces are
sent for their protection, crops must be
abandoned, and freedmen removed to places
Of safety.
Considerable issues of counterfeit com
pound interest notes, dated 18th February,
1904, are IN circulation. Several arrests have
been made.
WAsnNGToN, Feb 27-Senate-The Mil
itary Committee have resolved to report a
DiII for the establishment of an active uni
form National militia throughout the
United States including all able-bodied
males between - and 40 years of age "A
bill has since been reported I
Nj. crimes, Of Iowa, in presenting a pc
utIon from the citizens Of that State took
occasion To say that the dispatch stating
that the Administration and the veto mes
sage OF the President had been endorsed by /
an Im1qense meeting in keokuk, came from .
the editor of press which had throughout I
opposed the war, and had been thrown into /
the river for the uttcrance of disloyaI sen
tImedt-. He was unwilling that the dis !
patch should 90 any further as the reflection /
oi the sentiments of the people of Iowa.
concurrent resolution was taken up. that /
no Senator or Representative shall be ad- /
mIttnd from the seeded States until such .
states shall have been declared entitled to .
representation.
Mr sherman said the resolution conferred .
no power not already vested in Congress
\ sImllHr resolution had been adopted hy /
the last Congress.
The credentials Of Mcssrs Baxter and ,
Snow of Arkansas were tabled % against
Il Ar Lanes motion to admit them wa,
tabled, y against IS
In the House, Mr Beamer of Michiuau in
troduced a bill to amend and continue in
ioEce the Ereedmens Bureau Bill.
M. II, hi" nam reported from the Committee
Oh hg'o49''ictIon a JOINT resolution to
: '',l,.l" 'iS constitution by adding the tol-
loving article:
IHat congress snail have the power to
make an me laws which shall be necessary
a.. anu proper 10 secure to the citizens of each
9lale all The privileges and immunities of
oi the several States, and to all per-
sous SON, IN the several States equal protection
III .lShjs OF HE, liberty and property
M. bihS nam spoke briefly IN support of
inns amendment.
W., i'o2oIS opposed IL as a most danger
- l,'' ,---'Hr ~ ~" di4S CONTAMINATION.
~ - ooN' vi ''lo mas Wiltten letter de-
81 I''''t7 " ~" cISdtIoh Whlch he had with
,i!o SHo liS9I"eiI III winch the Presidents aid
li' p'Ii'H n"u SIMPLY AIMED at the ear
ie9t IeSto,aion OF peace on the basis of
hean ad,I,rod -, Io m PoIicS having
ofica Ll, -, rC go, So nc enIeIeu upon ine
own ~ "uoP' one ol MS
one Central idaa oor+roIIod hin, :, .,,.
who'll rnattor 1,d +I4 oiieu nm III Ihe
system of ,,acifcatio,i tI5' til'. I" PlpP
Womb st;,r,1,t ,,C,I.I ,II",u po one WHICH
~, - 81 'oi "I0lo 'le loSdi.S oI
sevas and ,rouid iii ,aI as "ftl % as among theIn
al d,t nv 3 - Li'he II the spring OF 10y
tLa,, i, ,,, tI,P eloI''Gioll' Lather
II; III o9G uPoI Sneih laws ana conditions
v
Ne" hoI'h, req. 2'.-lIen. Grant received
It present from one hundred thousand
", Wealthy cltlzens during his visit to this city
ne 4 hatIoWiy escaped a fatal accident yester-
uay. Nhlie examining newly invented
ilHe, 1t accidently went Iotf, wOunding his