The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-08

test case, much money, already distributed as
| prize money, will have to be refunded.
A delegation from North Carolina appointed by
tho Governor in obedience to joint resolution Of
! The General Assembly, consisting Of Hon. Bedford
Leach and John A. Gilncr formerly members of
Congress), Judge Merriam and p 81. Winslow,
have taken rooms at Wizards Hotel Judge Brown
and General Leach are already hero, and the re-
| mainder of the delegation will arrive tomorrow.
The prmary object Of the mission is to investigate
States for 1s They havs ol rn6ea eon
hded to their care the general interest of the State
Liberal provision has been made for the support Of
Its irregular representatives by North Carolina
and the delegation will remain as long as the in,
teEest Of tho State demands.
The Governor has been judicious in his appoint
ments Col Brown, who is the leader Of the del
esgsop esSa r. vas United States Senator from 1879 to
hen c9 s1s but
Fort Smith loyal mass meeting, and composed Of
Johnson, haze arrived. They boar a memorial to
ai their aHthot in behalf Of tho
ment. Tho memorial recognises the right of
twenty-si1 States to legislato for tho whoie coun
try, and adopt tho Constitutional Amendment by
ask an Of ul set They
OF color. The memorial has fifteen hundred sig
natures. M r - 20 20
Address OF tho Texas Congregational Dslcgn-
tion to tho People.
= WASHINGTON, January Tho Address Of the
people ehes Of the Rennbe n
Texas from it's incorporation into the Union and
its subsequent secession, due to conflicting inter-
pretatlons OF the Constitution-one class affirming
General Government created Of States which
could Withdraw from o government no longer ac-
ceptable; the other declaring it an act framed by
the people OF tho States from which no section
could withdraw. | "" =
It was claimed that the weaker party wished to
withdraw from the Union, not to prevent the
rafoi +har
over themselves with their own constructions but
to ensure its to the Southern States
which ensued the South was overcome.
The address gives the history Of the Presidents
Efforts at reconstruction, and says the laws Of the
United States being executed within it's limits
without hindrance or resistanc, from the people
or the State authorities. The Federal army is on
our frontier for projections and the Federal judi
States mails are being carried all over the State
and the navy is protecting our commerce. The
officers Of customs and internal erenue are doing
taxes in other States. What more could be said
1f the people Of New Yerk and Ohio except that
Congress to speak for aud represent the rights,
interests and necessities OF their States, &C.
The reasons for exclusion nre to be gathered
from debates and measures proposed in Congress
and the public discussions elsewhere. rather than
specific Legislative action. Tho injustice Of this is
as it leaves the people Of Texas in the
adoption Of the proposed Constitutional Amend
ment has been pronounced by some sufficient to
insure readmssion, though this is controverted by
many in leading positions. We are told that though
Texas may submit to the constitutional Amend
ment, she will never become party to her own
II this excuse be justified on the ground tisat it
is authorized by clause allowing each House
to judge OF the qualifications Of its membera, a
Congressional majority, might override at viii the
people Of q State To the nsinuation that Texas
is disloyal they would reply that that assumption
establishes precedent that Congressional ma
jority might charge arebehous temper en- the peo-
pie Of any State, reason for perpetuating an
injustice. AS it is, the voice Of Texas is not heard
in her own defence, and no greater wrong can be
done community than to judge it's character by
isolated expressions acts. Such statements
come not from the President the Genern-in-C Chief,
or authorized agents OF the Government, but from
small disconteHted factions and searching INQUIRY
ss to the true state of affairs is solicited The peo
pie claimed to be loyal to the Government, and
ire intensely anxious that all sectional strife should
cease .0O.w