Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-14


may bo necessary In the promises,
Paragraph I of the same order sn7
ponds that portion NJ ordor No 2ul,
ordering Gcn Mower 10 join his
regiment II says Mowor will re-.
main In the city awaiting further
orders
The Constitutional Convention
passed resolution fixing the pay
Of It's members nt ten dollars per
day, and mileage at 80 cents each
way, and elected. a colorcd warrant
clcrk Paragraph 3, Order n o.
202, orders the adjudication Of the
making of lcvccs on certain pRnta.
tions in parishes ST. Charles and
Jefferson. to the lowest bidder by
Brevet Lieut.. Col McGonhigh, A.,
q, NJ, on the 10th inst; the work
to be completed in time and man.
ncr to protect from overflow, and
the lands with improvements there,
on, be subject to special lien, and
privilege for cost Of making said
lcvccs on them respectively, and the
ordinary iormalitics prescribed by
law for the adjudication OF said
work, be dispensed with.
MONTGOMERY, Dee. 3.-Gon. Pope
telegraphs GOV. Swayne, Dec, I'd,
asking;
"Cannot the Convention be indNc-
ed to adjourn without further lcgis-
lation, and says the Convention is
doing incalculablc injury to recon.
struction by their late action"
This is the second dispatch of the
same tenor from Gen. Pope.
The Convention has not fixed Oh
tho day for adjournment. II J. {
members declare Gen, rope's dis.
natoh insulting.
I The Convention, today, passed
an ordinance oxcmpting $1,000
worth of personal property and II
homestead, and so acres of land, for
the head ofcach family.
Ordinance passed reading, sus-
pending all courts in this State, ex-
e pit the Supreme, Probate and
Criminal Courts.
An ordinance to prohibit marri-
ages between whites and blacks
was defeated, the extreme whites
and colored delegates strongly OPP
posing it.
An ordinance, staying the colloc
tion of all debts until January 1st
next, was passed.
1t is understood the military COM
manders will enforce all ordinances
passed by the Convention.
MONTGOMERY, Dec Alarming
excuses having recently been COM
mitted by the blacks in Bullock.
county, in the neighborhood of Pc
rate. The eolored Loyal Leaguers
organized and resisted processes by
the civil authorities. Under in
struction from colored emissaries
they forme a code Of laws to gov
EN- the negro population, opened
court and Differed and organized it,
arresting by night all blacks who
opposed their unlawful proceedings,
and carried the punishment so far
that their victims applied to the
civil authorities for protection. The
black sheriff and his deputy were
finally arrested; but other insurrec-
tionary leaders organized the ne
groes and made armed resistance.
Aid from other Leagues was sum
moned.
II h Q blacks focked to Union
Springs and threatened a general
determination Of the whites and
taking possession of the country.
The black leaders went TO planta-
tons and forced laborers to join !
them for veG genec. showing pretcn-
ded orders from Gen. Swayne that
they had right to kill all resisting
their authority. During the excite
ment ~ negro church at Perate was
burned by unknown parties-it is
alleged by black leaguers-to in
flame the negroes. The whites uni
versally regret it. T'he white citi-
zens organized for protection. Gen.
Swayne was appealed to, and sent
detachments of troops promptly to
the scene of trouble to restore order.
Fifteen black insurrectionists have
been arrested and lodged in Jail, to
be tried by the civil authorities. At
last account order WAS restored. and
all was quiet.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Al. M. Cav
bill, allowing territorial
delegates fall representatives and
rights in Congress, creates stir.
Cavanaugh, who is delegate from
Montana, claims he represents sixty
five thousand persons, paying Sl24,-
900 revenue. He contends his con
stituents are entitled to something
more than a voiceless seat in the
House.
The President sent several small
to Office, ard several
documents required by the Tenure
of Office bill.
The Radical caucus to hear the
reports of committees, and to con-
slider the state of the party in the
Southern States, met tonight. The
amount of money collected $40, 1000,
of which Senators, Representatives
and Capitol attaches subscribed
5000. The number of documents
$4,000. 100000 doc
uments have been distributed since
its origin. The committee recon-
mends an active campaign for the
of the Constitutions of
the Southern States, and therefore
a considerable amount of money
will be required. They want to
pat in the field to help in this work
twenty thousand orators. white and