The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-03
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Southern n ews.

RIcuMosp, September "a -Sch"he'h
has decided that the only restriction i'm
posed upon eligibility to m-mhership OF
the State Convention is having taken the
oath to the United S'aies aud after wards
ailed- in the REBELLION. --..-........-
AUGUSTA, September 2o.-G.n. Pope
has osdered an election TO be held in
Georgia, commencing Tuesday. 2pth OF
October, and continuing three days, at
which registered voters may vote for con.
Senton or against convention; also for
delegates to constitute said convention, In
case mnj"ritv Of votes so DECIDED. Tn.
senatorial districts as "a ahiIshtd BY the
State laws are adopted for the purposes Of
representation rhe convention TO con.
sist Of 100 delegates The Instructions
are generally the same rs those issued for
she election in Alabsma.
AUGUSTA. September % Judge R-ese
OF the Superior Court. writes to General
Pope that he cannot carry out the recent
jury orders-the same being In violation
Of The laws Of Georgia and oi the S,a,s
and FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS Judge Reese
claims ,ha: registration il ent rely option
a, and not compulsory and hecsuse nieu
who may he other~ise loyal ciuzeos do
not register. this is no reason why /. q,
should be excluded from serving on n
jury.
General Pope replies that the military
bills give him the right to act IA de ANY
law OF the State which comes in conflict
with the miltsr, bills. Orhp., SO aud
55 were issued bv virtue Of the p"~-r
vested ia him bv Congress: and hs cen
srders the jury orders necessary 10 the
execution o: The Reconstruction Acts.
which become laws IN the manner pr"vit
ed by th, Cnnst'tuion. As the question
is constitutional, and has b-en presented
to the Supreme Court, snd that tribunal
has decided it had no jnrsdiciou. the iur,
,her consideration "f thAr question hv snh
ordinate military ar JUDICIAL officers is
scarcely admissible General Pope con
cIuG-s hy requiring Judge Reese to carry
out his orders
Reese, IN a second letter. goes over
similar ground avowing Al the conc'u
orders, but shall continue the duties Of his
office as heretofore, 'ill prohibited.
Pope then requested Reese 10 resign
which he refuses TO d.: but considers hn
letter ~ positive prohibition against the
further execution Of Judicial power.
Olfcial rsrUrns of registration IN G-or
cis, is "a follows: Whi'rs 95 203 !.
blacks. 93 All Total lSa720.
NEw ORLEANS Sep'-mb-r -. The
intermenrs from Yellow Fever for The
twenty f"nr hours ending at siI this morn
ing we're 80
Letters from L,Grs"ce Texas. to h-
laii before the Howard Ass"cIa:inn here.
na,e that the number o. ci'izsns rarnAlr
ing in town WAS bsrelv 500. vet the in
termen's reached 4 ~ ~" dsv.. the aver
sve rn"rtsh,v he'ng 8 Those attacked
are slmos, sure ~ die. he disease prov
ing fstsl IN nine c-ses out of ten. Every
house il Fl He'd with sck"e-s and i.,rh -
Whole families have been swept sway
in som. cases no one left to '.urv the dad.
The d,-es.e i. speeding ia the countrv.
No pr"visions in town. The couTiu
people will no, venture in with p,oin~e.
o" the Oh not even meal co"'.i he had
To make grn-t for.the sick. Business h.s
papers h~va cassed publication. the jail
empt,ed OF inmates. who fed in ,error
from the scene OF desnlation.