Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-09-27
LATEST NEWS
BY TEL EGR APH.
NEW YORK ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES FOR THE
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 25-P. III.
Secretary Seward writes to the United States
Consul at Toronto, Canada West, to-day, return
ing DR.. Luke Blackburn 3 oath of allegiance. The
letter concludes with the following language:
"The Presidents Proclamation offers no immu-
nifty in this case"
It is understood that the State Department is
by no means respondent Of a fair settlement of
our claims with Great Britain growing out of our
late national difficulties, though delayed by the
death of Sir Frederick Bruce, Her Britanic Majes-
tvs Minister Pienipotentiary to this country.
| The receipts of internal revenue to-day amount
to three hundred and ninety-tiye thousand dol
lars.
Major General Hancock had interviews with
both the President and General Grant to-day.
The depredations which were attributed to the
Grow Indians, turns out to have been perpetrated
by the Appachas.
General Sheridan left this city to day for PhIa-
de!phia.
Bots have been made here to-day on the State
of Pennsylvania voting the Democratic ticket by
from four to six thousand majority.
From Richmond-soidiers' and Sailors
Convention
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 25-P. M.
The Convention has adopted set Of resolutions
pledging itself to the support of the reconstruct
ton acts and to carry out the other points tele-
graphed last night.
motion to endorse the Radical platform adopt
ed by the State Convention of April, was seconded
by the only colored delegate present, but was laid
on the table.
resolution urging the repeal of the usury law
of the State adopted.
The Convention then adjourned sine de- Three
ex-General officers were among the deleg ates.
vention.n
HEADQUARTERS FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT
STATE OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND, VA, Sept. p, 1867.
The following letter will be published in the
Wing tomorrow
To NJ. jas. Mcdonald, Richmond, Ia:
SIE:-I have received your communication of
this date, asking my decision Of the question
whether delegates to the State Convention will be
required to take the oath prescribed by act Of
Congress for officers of the United States, and by
section 0, of the act Of July 19th for all person
hereafter elected or appointed to Office i'll said
Military Districts, under any so-called State or
municipal authority, or by detail or appointment
of the District Commanders. In reply, I have no
hesitation in saying that delegates to the State
Convention cannot be required to take the oath
referred to. Section 10 refers to officers elected
under the authority Of the so-called or provis-
ional State governments this cannot be
construed to include delegates to State COnyen-
ton elected under the authority of the Congress
of the United States. No oath whatever has been
presented by law for the delegates to the State
Convention, and there is no authority but Con-
gress competent to prescribe such oath. The
only restriction imposed upon the registered vc-
ters in the selection of their delegates TO tho
State Convention is that which is con-
tanned in the fifth section of the Act of
March 2nd viz No person excluded from he |
privileges OF holding Office by said proposed |
amendment to the Constitution of the United |
States, shall be eligible to election a member |
of Convention to frame Constitution for any
Of said rebel States.
Yours, very respectfully,
J. NJ. SCHoFIELD, |
Brevet Major U. 8. A.