The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-27
Miscellaneous,

Miscellaneous.
WAsH1SGToN November 23.-Judge Wylie, in equi-
tv in the case making Mary Becketts property liable
for her alleged husbands debts decided adversely be
cause Mary was not in law Becketts wife. They came
together during slavery The relations of husband and
wife are unknown to the slave codes. Both parties
deny matrimony subsequent to emancipation, and
therefore, in law, living togther in coucubin-
age Bill dismissed with COSTS
Gen. A. P Howe Of the Freedmen's Bureau, has
gone South to sell bureau property turned over to it at
the close of the war; for school funds The first sale
occurs third of December at Augusta.
The following is Kely's resolution
Rcsoleed, That the welfare Of the people and the
maintenance of the faith and the credit CT the Govern
men requires the repeal of the imposed by exist
ing laws cotton and the productions Of mechanical
and manufacturing industry.
Its said the wool interests will oppose the repeal of
the tax.
WASHINGTON, November 23.-The feeling regarding
impeachment is feverish. The Election Committee will
not report the Kentucky delegations until after the
impeachment reports when unless the interests of the
impeachers require their exclusion, the delegation,
cept Major Young, from Mckee's district, will doubt
less be admitted.
MONTGOMERY, November 23.-The convention passed
ordinance imposing additional tax of ten per
centum taxes otherwise assessed on the taxable
property in this State for the purpose of paying the
expenses of the convention to be assessed and col
lected during the tax year of 1868.
The bill Of rights of the constitution Provides
among other things that all men created equal
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable ghts-that among these life liberty
and the pursuit of happiness and that all persons and
classes in this State who may be declared ci
zens of the United States, by the Constitution thereof
hereby declared citizens of the State of Alabama
possessing equal civil and political rights and public
privileges without distinction of race color or pre-
vious condition.
The section in the bill Of rights defining treason as
passed, says shall be convicted Of treason ex-
cept the testimony of two witnesses to the same
overt act, upon his own confession in court
The franchise article provides that those who shall
be convicted of treason shall exercise the right of
suffrage 1t is believed that all persons who came
within the twenty thousand dollar clause of President
Johnsons amnesty proclamation and against whom
proceedings instituted in the United States Dis
rct Court, who, being pardoned by the President
and guilty, are DISTINGUISHED by the new constitution
If this is correct thirty forty thousand whites are
disfranchised at one blow in the State.
In the evening session Of the convention an amend
ment to the bill of rights was offered, that common
carriers should not make any discrimination ae-
count OF color between persons travelling on public /
which caused great excitement Several
black delegates delivered infamnatory harangues de- /
handing entire social equality and the right ride in
sleeping cars dc. Two whites favored the amendment
Iriffen and Aeyfer, making violent speeches Several
whites opposed it in strong speeches After heated
md protracted debate, the subject was postponed till
Monday. |