New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-23
NUMBER 240.
later from the North.
From Cincinnati papers Of the 18th, received
astnight, we copy the following.

from Cincinnati papers Of the 18th received
astnlght, we copy the following
THE ALEXANDRIA CONVENTION.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, May lS,-The Union Conven- |
Llun Hies to-day, J. N. Bolts, President. per-
nlaAsis 9l gahizaaon was effected. a committee
IsFVtkeNa a sefles OF resolutions as to the mode I
! ot ftsighing civil and political rights ana I
say that we viii do all we can TO bring sb0gt
the mutual wish Of she President and Congress 1
oy initiating State action in favor nf tiaI and
qualified suffrage, which, in our ouiptoy1 Ia one ~
the main requisites Of republican roverbmer,t. /
that the only sure protection for all classes "a IN /
representation ana elections That doctrine Of the
right Of secession ought to be provided against in
the fatafe reconstruction That late rebels rbiJe
they affect to accept the sitaation are still nm
changed IN their opinions. and hope to accomplish
| by votes what they failed to do with bayOnets
That the chairman Of the convention appoint
Ecomnittee to visit the President to consult the
| views and secure the Endorsement Of Congress-
That as free Institutions are best maiutaiued BY
education they therefore favor the system Of free
schools for universal education and stated that in
DEBATE the conclusion reaeked was, that the true
policy of Union men in the South would be 10
aYahthemselVes of the element of qualified impair
| tiaEsuffage, placing the two races on the same
| footing as. to suffrage. The committee stood by
the action of Congress, bat declined to pin their
| faith to, the coat-tails Of any men sect.
| Speeches were made by Mr. Clement against the
Presidents policy, and by Mr.. Dillon in favor Of
the substitute offered, prohibiting any person from
holding Federal or State office, who could not
| swear that he was now and always had been an
enemy Of the Confederscy and the rebellion.
| The resolutions we're adopted by vote of 38
! to 80.
Mir. Botts's plan of reconstruction was indorsed
anu 1ne eonFeh'i"n auJoui leu SS''o "'9'
EPISCOPAL REUNION.
! ALBxiNDRIA, Virginia, May I9.-The Episcopal
| Church to-day adopted the following
ResoUed, That this diocese accordingly now re-
sume its eonditlon with the general convention Of
ej eue It1'es'aht HPsSopai NhArch ih the OAleeu
~ta'e''
TERaTBLE RAILROAD ACGTDENT-SETES LIVES LOST.
o'clock this morning that the construction train
with number OF hands on board, while passing
over the railroad bridge al Clarksvilie, Tennessee,
one hundred feet high, one span gave way pre-
cipitadng the cars into the Eyator Seven lives are
said to have been lost. The wires are interrupted
No further particulars attainable at present.
SECOND DIspATcH.
III LOUISVILLE May 1s-The Clarksyiue railroad
accident occurred to a wood train with u very
. heavy engine. The west span Of the bridge be-
, came a perfect wreck. Six whites and thirteen
negroes were on board. The train fli eighty feet
1 nto the water. But one negro was killed. Smith
| Ertniue the engineer, badly bruised: Geo Akin
brakesman, badly bruised firemen not hurt; j
E. Davis, conductor, bruised about the head; Mr
Briggs and friend dead heads not injured five OF
4 sgroes nra or eas bt-sed. the resdpe min
!. | inred The accident Is said 10 have occurret
) ron the rottenness Of the timbers,
(, | otreet roirond Jvaa onaned in Nashville m
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tlheu tne may OF 10 cease puLting eolored men Il
the chain gang, or else he VIII proceed against h1n
under the civil rights DILL Inc mayor replies tina
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g commune 70 ENFORCE IL until restrained py innlEar
m ORDERS
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