Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-16
TELEGRAMA. Ac.

Governor Hamilton's message to the State
convention calls attention TO the absolute rp
quirement OF the General Government touch.
ing the doctrine of absolute State soyrreirntv
the adjustment of slavery, the right of the
blacks to testify in the courts of Justice aud to
be protected in person and property. and the
reputation of the rebel debt. In the conven-
ton, Judge Latemer, from Red river intro
Guced the following resolution, the substance
OF which has before been given: The people
OF Texas, in convention assembled ordain and
declare the o-called ordinance of secession,
adopted by the so-called convention OF the
State of Texas, at the city OF Austin, February
!, 1861, and all the acts, and proceedings of the
sand so-called convention. shall b., and the
same are declared to have been null and yoId,
and ofno effect whate yer from the date OF their
acoptioD; and they do hereby further declare
that neither the State OF Texas nor any other
State of the Federal Union has the right in the
Constitution of the United States TO secede or
Withdraw from the Union. n motion of udge
Frazer 10 lay the resolution on the table was
lCst-yeas IS, nays 81. A substitute was
offered by Judge Hancock. declaring the seces-
sion ordinance revolutionary, and therefore
VOID. The resolution and substitute was re-
ferTed. resolution was offered referring TO
The binding effect of the laws passed since the
date OF the con ven tion not in conflict with the
Constitution of the Unieti States: also, a reso-
luton proposing 10 increase the number OF
iEc Supreme CourL
Mr.. Scoyel. yesterday offered in the New .Ier-
sey Senate a preamble and resolution hailing
Win JOY any congressional action or enactment
which viii give the right to vote to every
soldier OF the Republic who has served in the
armies OF the Union since April a. 1861, with
out regard 10 the place of birth or color of his
complexion; aud, secondly, that so long as the
elective franchise shall be denied or abridged
III amy state, on account Of race or color, none
herein of such race or color should be included
IN the basis OF representation of such State in
The Congress OF the United States. That we
approve OF tie efforts of the Senators and Rep
itsent;tiiYes in Congress 10 secure such an
II N con i'm rifr 4 lAfTa.
'hr result The resolutions We're made the
order of the day for next Thursday week
Governor Ward sent in the name of John ].
Newton Conger for Secretary OF State, for the
-ecCnd time, and 1t was confirmed by a vote of
Il TO G--four Democrats voting for il. The con-
tract between the Morris and Essex and Attain
lc and Great W estern railroads was discussed.
and ordered to third reading.
The Committee of Courts in the House OF
Delegates of Virginia, to whom was referred
The resolution requesting, Senator Underwood
t. resign, reported substitute yesterday, de-
claring that his efforts to procure the over
throw OF the State government was wholly
inconsistent with the duties OF his position, and
meets with the unqualified reprobation of the
General Assembly. No action was taken
The Governor sent communication TO the
Legislature yesterday, nominating three Judges
of the Court of Appeals, and fifteen circuit
Judges. The nominations generally ap-
proved by the conservative members of the
Legislatures but a decided opposition 20 one or
we of the names is anticipated. The House of
Delegates yesterday decided that the Adjutant
General OF the Commonwealth, heretofore ap-
pointed by the Governor should be elected by
the General Assembly.
The bank at Liberty, CLAY county. Mo- was
robbed on Tuesday afternoon of $4,000
Twelve men entered the town about O'Clock
three guarded the outside, nine went to the
bank, seven guarded the outside of the build-
ing, while the other two entered and with
cooked revolvers at the head of Mr.. Baird. the
cashier, and his son, forced them into the vault
and compelled them to deliver mp all the
money in the bank. A boy named Wyllon,
who gave the alarm, was shot five times and
instantly killed. The robbers mouBted horses
and escaped. A party of thirty citizens started
N pursuit. No captures have been made.
The robbers divided the money at Gilead
Church. Three of them were recognized as
bushwhackers during the war.
The race between the Algonquin and WI
nOOsh was abandoned Wednesday night on
account Of a storm on the Sound, when the
Wnooski had three complete heats. and was
Just sixty miles ahead of the Algonquin and
going at the rate of two and half Knots
per hour. At eight o'clock yesterday morn
ing both vessels started for New ork, and in
thIee hours the Winooski ran the Algonquin
out of sight from her masthead beautifully,
making twenty-one and a half turns per min
ute, with thirty five pounds of steam The
algonquin probably made seventeen turns
per hour
Advices from the City of Mexico to the 27th
of January have been received. The I'M
perialists have gained great success in the
surrender 70 them of RapantIa by the Liberal
Generals Meiriaz and Alaloes. The City ac-
knowledg ged the empire. From MaZatlan and
Slmaloa The news is unfavorabie for the I'm
perIalists. Ccrtinas holds the mountain passes.
and the Liberals are too small TO break them
In Michoacan the Liberals Were defeated and
driven out
In the United States District Court at Tren-
ton, New Jersey, on Friday. DR.. Segfried
Newman, charged with passing counterfeit
fifty dollar United States Treasury bills, was
acquitted. Jerry Cowden, the noted counter
feiier, has been sentenced on four indictments
10 five years each in the State prison-term
concurrent
The Newark and New York railroad bill
passed the House, in New Jersey, yesterday
morning by y vote of 81 10 81. The result was
received with great applause.
Alker's Assembly Rooms, from 442 % 45O. on
broadway, n. Y, was burned yerterday
morning. This includes the American The,
a;er, known as -Four Forty four
ZeIo BaTnum, mock k-auctioneer, was yes
PRISON for two and 4 half years for swindIinp
a lady out of two thousand dollars.
The Spanish steam frigate Isabella Catalco
has arrived at New York from Havana She
sailed IN company with the Spanish fripate
Carmen, also for that port.
The New York Assembly has passed the
New York city health bill by a vote of - 10 "a
Thisis considered to be a great triumph over
The "Weedites."
locomotive passed over the Hudson River
bridge for the first time, yesterday.
~ The following internal revenue taxes, re-