Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-21


TIoN. The proceedings of President johnson
and his Cabinet advisers, during the consider
alton of Att0rnr General Slanbery's opinion
upon the Reconstruction acts oil CongrcsseEavc
been officially promulgated to the press some
thing heretofore unsuai. Attic meeting there
were present President johnson, Secretaries
Stanton, Seward, Mccullough and Wells,
Postmaster General Randall, Attorney General
Stanhcry and Judge Otto, Acting Secretary Of
the Interior. The President announced that
the Attorney Generals proposed Instructions TO
General Sheridan, Pope, Sckles, Schofeld and
Ord, the several district commanders, were to
be discussed. The first instruction, making
the taking Of The oath sufficient proof for re-
gistratlon, was adopted, Stanton alone voting
against 1t. The second prohibiting officers OF
registration from asking questions as TO the
loyalty or qualification to register, was also
adopted by the same vote The third requlr-
ing one year residence in an election district
before voting, was conquered IN unanimously.
The fourth declaring that an unnaturaliIed per-
son cannot take the oath, but an alien who has
been naturazed can take it, and no other proof
OF naturalization can be required OF him, was
objected to by Secretary Stanton but agreed to
by all the others. Tie fifth requiring persons
to be twenty-one years Of age at the time OF
registration, WAS unanimously agreed to-
The sixth recitipg, among other things, that
1.-THE actual participation in a rebellion, or the
actual commission CT felony does not admit Of
distranchisement, was also adopted. the Sec
rotary of War voting nay" 'Fhc seventh
disuualifyipg from registration only such per
sons as have held office under the y. S. Gov
ernmcnt and taken IN official oath to support
the Constitution, and afterwards engaged III
rebellion, allowing all persons who held office
at the breaking out OF the rebellion and did
not afterwards engage in it, although they may
have sworn to support the Constitution, to re-
gister, was agreed to-Secrctaly Stanton OBJ
iccting. All agreed to the eighth disqualitying
from registration all persons who at any time
prior tccngagins in the rebellion held any civil
or military Office under the United States, aud
had taken the oath to support the Constitution
of the United States TO The ninth declaring
that military officers of any State prior to the
rebellion are not subject to disqualification,
Secretary Stanton objected. The tenth de-
caring municipal officers not disqualified, was
unanimously concurrcd in. I he eleventh, dis
franchising members of the Rebel Congress
and Rebel State Legislatures, but not members
" o,t, ,;t,,o''t 1;,a', .In
..''I,j.l @'.t:N,,, u c.nI;; Ill ano,,
1--WE ana ua'cai olnGerS VI any ?Iate w''o loDN
& Tj,o thirInrnth Inclorinn thsl versions who
exercised mere cmpoymcntSundcr Rebel State
authorities are not disqualified, was agreed TO,
Secretaries Stanton, mcCuhocl anu 0c"ar"
cAll'es",'E l"' "l 'r';" 49, r. Iav
Larn ,,riicim,teI in The raheIIion Secretary
Stanton objected 10 Tue clause requiring that
an overt act III ald OF the rebellion was hece'I'a-
ny TO esc"d' @'Th from Tann;n "I 'bat
,,1slnEal aaoI;,nont., ,,,,;n;ons and ovmn,ih;ps
would not diGanalify" waa agreed 10, without
the vote of The Secretary ut War The Sec,
lion prohibiting tie reception Gl the vote OF
any person whose name dot;' not appear on me
registry, and providing against any names Ne
my added thereto on Lie day" "l cscclloli' was
unanimously endor&cd Fhn clause declaring
'haL inc 'ht"" VI V''Ll'' "oi W. ~ a;ro+ w
agree" 'o' ~ VIZ 'i'o 'He
lfr" '''ptrii'e'u'"k '.E''t ''''il ''
. 30 Of n,v 81 on Thursay ai the sec
0nJ mcftint PRECEDENT johnson announced
th.t IVA hoJ ,nroaj to coinriIr win the views
oI IIc m,iariy, and wonjd rromuIratc MIR.
Slanlery's opinion in Il general order to the
resupctiye district commanders.
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TRIAL OF SUERATT. In the Surrat case,
Yesterday = greater number Of witnesses were
,,1 ,l,a,, a,,n ,,no d,,, ,roy;onsly ,ba
examined man IL ANY va" o'y 'eS'''sy' ''
testimony elected being Tor the purpose manly
Of proving Surrait's presence in Washington
m tbc dav of The assassination and to show
~ H. =, ~. oo a,,,..l;n;I,, with poo,b ,rd
lhaI ne was IL co,'p"c''' VIII, wiz, DOW" ,"U
others, by proving that lhey mad been together
frequently. TO this end several livery stable
hecncrs were summoned TO show that Surratt
, nIis ar,wo1 - ,.o poo,b,s horscs and v;ce
WIS ''N''' ~ ''''' '''''''' ''''''''' '1''>' 49,,
versa.
manslaugltcr in causing the death OF little
girl by outraglns her person, and who has just
been granted ne% lrlal anS a"lLa!S.cu 10 na;,,
in inv, tbn Tr;n;n,j Cont Immediately after Sur
rats trial is ended. was nut upon the stand,
and swore that he saw Sllrratt on the afternoon