The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-22

consideration OF QueSuOiSo REMUNERATION % SO-
Germany to the Germanic confederation.
LIVERPOOL, August 15.-Cotton sales to-day l9ooo
bales Middlng uplands quoted at l3fd Market
firm and prices rather higher
New YoBk August is, evening.--Gold 1913 Cot
ton steady Sales 500 bales. Middling 3i9S6e I
! NEW ORLEANS, August l5-COtton frmer Sales
400 bales. Low niddlng 32@gS3c. To-days re-
ceipts 10 bales. Gold 1891 Twenty-slX deaths rom
cholera for the twentyour hours ending at CLOCK
A. N, of which fourteen whites and twelve blacks.
New YORK August f6, noon.-Gold ID. OotIoh
frrner and more active, Middling 34@36c h
LONDON. August 14,-The bank Of England rates
will be reduced to per cent, this week. .o4
Il PHILADELPHIA August l6.-The convention ineS ~
10 o'clock this morning. The wigwam was croWueu
tots utmost capacity. Half the audience are laspes
Senator CoWan, from the committee on resolutions
in an address, presented decaratioh VI PIpta
which was unanimously and enthusiastically auoP'eu;
II declares that the war Just closed having maintained
the authority of the constitution, and having pfeSerfeu
the Union with the equal rights, dignity anu au'ol
of oil the States perfect and unmpalreu'
on in congress and in the electoral colle9e Is rs
ohding in and a duty imposed upon, every oIaIe
and that neither congress the general government
have auy authority power TO deny the rShU 70 any
State that congress has no power over the eIectine
franchise but that right belongs exclusively 10 each
State that no State has the right to Withdraw from
the Union; that all constitutional amendments all
the States have equal right to voe that slavery
abolished forever; that the national debt Is sacred ana
inviohble and the Confederate debt invalid reeog-
ises the services of federal soldiers and the oolSa
ms; of tie nation to them and their widows and
ornhans and endorses president johnson for his
seadfast devotion to the constitution ana interests Oh
" the country.
:. The address was prepared by Raymond, of New
Il York.
Senator Doolittle, in the opening address, said the
convention of the greatest events OF our day
o II was the first national convention held in six years,
and in the interim there has been blood, agony and
tears our brothers had fallen and treasure been
wasted on a thousand battle fields; but, thank God,
the assurances here tell peace has at last Ii
le the people of the whole country could the rater
OF nal feeling here, there would be struggle at the
c pols this fall but the whole people be here
10 witness what is transporting the greater work rests
u on us From this time until the election of the next
IS congress should be untiring in exertions to
that the next congress- if this shall continue to
: refuse the sacred right of representation to equal
States shall recognise them. When that is done the
u Union is restored and when the Union is restored
S shall be prepared to enter upon higher and nobler
career among the nations Of the earth than has
r. vet been occupied by any government upon which the
sun of heaven shone
Among the vice presidents are judge Brockcnbo-
in rough of Virginia Gimer of North Carolina, Ward
v law of South Carolina, Lyons of Georgia Randall Of
Florida, But of Louisiana Debbetts of Arkansas,
= Burnett Of Texas, Houston of Alabama, Nelson Of
Tennessee.
IT. The following are members of the committee on
resolutions Reverdy johnson, N. D. Graham, NJ. c.
Perry s. Langdon of Alabama Yerger of Mississippi,
- and John Ray of Louisiana.
al PHILADELPHIA, August Is, evening.-The conven-
on adopted declaration of principles and adjourned
er inc die An address to the people will be issued.
New YORK, August l6, evening-Cotton active at
!" full prices. Middlng 3t@36c. Sales $500 bales
lie Gold 1924.
rs Havana adyices of the 9TH that all vessels
irving from American ports are quarantined twenty
:, days.
a. A Toronto special says thousand volunteers
have been watch the frontier at fort Erie Part
nd Of them refused to go account of bad treatment
10 Three gun-boats had arrived at Toronto.
- New ORLEANS, August l6.-Coton SITTER Low
rs mddling S2@33c. Gold l49.
JACKSON, Miss, August II, mornng.-The follow.
ing are the cholera reports for yesterday from the
!, cities named New York, II cases and deaths
NJ Brooklyn, IL cases and T deaths; Cincinnati. rs
"a deaths Philadelphia, % and Deaths Rich
"a mond cases and deaths, and 10 deaths among tic
troops at camp jackson; New Orleans, Al deaths.
h LONDON, August l6.-Napocon has receded from
his demand for the extension of the French frontier
- Consols S68; U. s. fve-twenties GS.
- LIVERPOOL, August 16.-The bank Of England has
- reduced its to per cent. Cotton advanced ID
to-day MiddIing upands lad. Sales 10000 bales.
!. New YORK August H. noon.-Cotton firm. Hold
~ ers demand advance. Midding 34136c. Gold Isl J.
y; An Ottowa special says the Canadians preparing
for another Fenian INVASION which is expected from
m Grand island, where $4,000 armed IriShmen are to
If hold picnic Rumor puts Gen Dick Taylor at the
~ head OF this movement
PHILADELPHIA, August 17.-Nany delegates lef
- last evening, and the remainder will leave to-day
- The proceedings throughout were most harmonious
- The address but the resolutions written by
"a RAYMOND and is mered The resolutions elab
;, Grated During the reading of the address almos
breathlcss silence prevailed. The president having
- requested that no demonstrations be made, quiet wa;
secured till the speaker arrived tue following para
ers graph:
al q And the ten millions of Americans who live al
the south would be unworthy citizens Of a free com
IA monweath, degenerate sons of common ancestry
e y,n ripr mr.
cal principles bequeahcd by the fathers and found
ers of the republic if they could accept with uncom
f planning submission the humiatons thus sought to be
,ot imposed upon them"
-. The vast audience then broke forth in an unTe
- strained burst of applause, which lasted severa
81 minutes Mt the conclusion Of which, upon motion
m the paragraph again read, and again the applause
o., broke forth with redoubed effect.
New York, August II, evenng.-Cotton advanced
b 3c Middling 341@36I. Gold 1901.
=, Rio .anero dates to July TO- state that the Para
III guayans recently bombarded camp Eibrad wlthou
nd result Peru and Chill have proered their services
in mediators. No Importance Is attaehed to the prcpo
III; sal 1t is said that Brazil would continue the war
IL the allies withdraw dcemng necessary to the tran
,bo guilty of the empire
~ WASHINGTON, August 7.-Thad. Stevens was mani
of mously nominated for reelection to congress by To
rtv convention at Lancaster
- Roberts has called a meeting of the Fenlan cor
1aa gress, at Troy on the 4th of September.
~ CINcISxATf August 17.-Sixty-seven deaths tron
its cholera yesterday.
me New ORLEANS, August l7.-CottOn SITTER Lo'
mddlng 32@34c. Sales 22o0 bales. Receipts OF tn
=, week 1868 bales; exports 9ll9 bales; stock i2oo
"a bales Gold l49 TWentyseven deaths from cholera
New York, August l8, noon.-Gold 1871. Cotton
dull at unchanged prices
.ee CINcINNATI August lS-Sixty-iour deaths iron
'tcr cholera yesterday.
on WAsHrxGroS, August lS.-The president, in an in
: teryew with the New Hampshire delegation said il
500 reference the convention and his future policy
our W. boyo now noIov and nrncples-a recognised
n plan laid down by the intelligent, able and pa
our rotic body of convened since the day of tn
. declaration of independence A recognition of thi
ely Who receive office and patronage from the govern
ment 1t was duty the administration owed itself, tina
strength and favor should be given to those who main
ele tain the principles declared by that great body
ere national men who met this week in convention a
on Philadelphia"
mt LONDON August 1.-THE final negotiations for thu
to establishment Of peace between Prussia Austria an'