The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-12-18


- !, cher sections Of the State The Advertiser q
"a morrow ssill contain statement, subsaneiated ane
aIfhority of cifzens of Autauga county that the
eo,ored LOYAL leagues have been rreeoSersoiy spit
Cause-ohectionabe features q the SofsttutioA
framed by the Convention and the caucus OF members
of the Conventions WHO nominated Ter state oHlsefs
Al whites and nearly all members q the Convention
leaving the blacks ont ii the cold At the county ste
f KINGSTON hut two loyal eaguers are lett potf "ie
men 50 far as heard from A split OF thesleasaeTs mas
also taken place in Bullock, Pike and Harbour eouI-
t;as from the same eauses. HE conservatives are
organising clubs throughout the State to defeat the
ronstf.toa at the coming election, and ia certain
sections are receiving large accessons OF Tue eoioea
clement IN Prattsvile, Autauga county, on SATURDAY,
over fifty eelered joined the Conservative eap,
uniting with the whites in denouncIn9 tue
A call signed BY colored men, Tor tue formation = !
eolored Conservative club here, declares II 9s9see
shan be- first the cultivation of asplrt q mataal eoi-
fdance and good feeling between the two races " tie
coHth without which there be neither peace, pros
nery or repose second 70 support N me appfoaei-
inc election the policy Of cur own tried people
bors and friends whose capital furnish rs VIII empty
ment, and whose roofs shelter US ~ preference ~
naueuraed hy strangers and their allies third 10 as
courage by ali means in power that war Oh races
which evil counsels and ignorance seem TO ee Hasten.
ine and which, once iHaagurated, will result IN oui
certain and speedy destruction.
New ORLEANS, December l3--Ihe CoAFehsi9h ad-
IOufl1ed last 5i4t illtit lioiId''.I !" So
time TO report.
In the Convention to-day resolution was offered,
directing that the Convention proceed at once 10 or
oanise a civil government for louisiana LAID over
and ordered to be printed.
Resolution making the Constitution OF 1869, prop
ery amended the basis Of the proposed Constitution
and directing that the Convention ADJOURN SUBJECT u
tie instruction Of Congress- was referred .
Resolution making the per diem OF the ffeSldeht
double that Of the members OF the ConHentioh "as
unanmously adopted c.,, -, .l,
Bond question was an adoption OF tue ''P0'' ~ ''
Select Committee only. 4,-.--,.
RIackburn,s ordinance, amended to read 100000 III
stead of SOC, 900 dollars, again came up, anu WAS
adopted by 81 to 81. ,.. -
WasH1sGTos, December l3.-forty emPi0}e' oi
the Agricultural Department. mostly women ,,i us ha
discharged Great distress prevails III consequence
Revenue to-day $685.
The Senate Finance Committee will report unaVof-
ABLY Oh Edward Cooper'5 confirmation as Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Senate judiciary Committee viii report la'oia-
bly, Oh Senator Thomas OF Mhrylano
The Board Of Aldermen, of New York, passed re-
solution approving Stewards Danish purchase
PuILADELPIIIA December ia bank messenger
was robbed on the street of million dollars, on bis
way 10 clearing house The robbers were IN seiGh
and drove off with the plumber. No arrests
SAN FRASc1sCo, December 13.-Governor HalSAt mas
appointed j. B. Crockett Judge OF the supreme
Court Vice Shafter, resigned. Democratic Legisia
tive eancns has been in session three nights, and nine
ballots for United States Senator. Eugene CoseiF
and W :. Wallace the iav0rives COsseiy lIleliH2
are confident of his nomination tonight
HAVANA. December I3.-The Mexican Ministry
we're awaiting the organisation of Congress to resign
Shocks of earthouake were felt in Guatemala and
Venezuela.
There were rumors in ST. Domingo that negotiations
for the sale Of SANTANA had been renewed
The Island of s.. Thomas viii be transferred 10 '''e
United States on the first of January. Admiral FaImer
and the Governor of St, Thomas were at Jamaica.
WASHINGTON. December l3.-The National Conven-
yentioa Of manufacturers and dealers IN spirits Is not
perfecty harmonious Most Of the delegates from the
East are in favor of % per gallon or tax on stills
arcofainc to canacitv Eastern delegates more
interested in changes in affairs than in changes
in the law It is represented that against % dstiIie
res in New York before the tax, there are now over
700 and it is admitted all must in one way or an
other evale the tax, or lose money It is clalIned,
outside of feeding stock that Western dStiilercs have
an advantage in freight but that Eastern shre"dness
in evadng the tax ruins the Western disiilIeres
RGcHNoSD, December, l3.-ln tie Convention
communication was received from Gen, Schofeld ap-
proving the ordinance fixing the pay ct members and
officers Of the Convention.
An ordinance reported paying the reporter OF the
Convention 50 g page for debates.
Petition received praying for the passage OF home
stead law. Judge Sneed, Republican, denounced 1t as
proposition for downright r0bbing, and III OPPOSE
sion to Constitution of the United States under which
the Convention existed Motion to lay on the table
lost ayes 43, nays ID, and it referred
Resolution appointing committee to momoraItse
Congress to allow the Freedmen's Bureau, in veiw OF
the destitution Of the State to remain here TIL recon
strueton is complete, was laid on the table
Resolution inviting Cen Orlando Brown and staff,
of the Frecdnens Bureau, to visit the Huor.
i colorcd delegate offered resolution appointing
committee wait on Gen. Scbofetd. and ask him to
remove the present Suite officers ana ting there, to
60 to Washington for tue same prrPos@, Or procure
an amendment of the law so give the Convention
the right to remove them. Laid on the table
The resolution of yesterday relative to lntim;da-
ton by d;sloyal lanAhodcrs OF loyal voters Of the Re
publican ticket, and amendment to 1t relative to ntl-
dation of c0lored who voted the Conservative
ticket by other c0lored men, called up, laid over
till Tomorrow. Adjourned. t
WASHINGTON, December IA mixed delegation
from Virginia. North and South Carolina visited
Stevens Yesterday. The following was elected
Stevens regarded impeachment failure and ri evil /
ienee OF the fcklenesS OF public opinion. \ Virginia /
delegate said, if impeachment failure, it would
would work seriously againt reconstruction. Stevens
thought it could fail to be otherwise, and mutual
regards were exchanges. The North Carolina negro
Harris, said they would get along very we'll if the
Northern whites were as much frightened about negro
suffrage as Southern whites Gov. Holden WAS the
ite-bood Of the Republican party Of North Carolina
Virginia delegate represented the condition crit
cal, unless Congress tie relief of tie s1terngS
If the colored people and white unions.s. Stevens
ayored the repeal CT the clause requiring majority
If the registered The delegation thought that
would do, but suggested law empowering the Con
;catons already called to establish provisional Gov
rnn>ents immediately; and then, if the Constitutions
we're Defeated they would have at least legal State
iccrs. Stevens said he had drawn up bill with two
VI three beneficial provisions; was to leave major