Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

A letter from General u Z. 6ickieS, dated
Charleston, s. g., July 5th, 1867. and addressed
to Hon. Lymon Trunbnll, OhairuAA Judici.s
airy Committee United rstasee Senass, has been
published. The General annouHcos that Id
has decided not to begin registration in his disf
t-ict until Con gress dsteTxnlnes vino shall b
registered. and trusts, therefore that it viii b
the pleasure OF Con gress to extendthe time for
the completion OF his reglstrnsonsnnSiLs a1
October or November. He says: y
''It proceed now, disregard the wishes of
as insubordina,e. II follow his instructions,
many would probably be registered VINO are
not eligible according 10 the true lnterpre.a-
ton OF the acts ofCon gress. II 1t is meant that
ali who have held any once, FEDERAL. sac.
or municipal, having taken an oath TO
Support the Constitution of the United
States and afterwards engaged in rebel
lion, or gwen aid comfort, etc, are dis
franchised, this should be expressly de-
clared: Otherwise, il left to construction it
may be held that no other officers are included
the conssltution-that even rs to these full
pardon removes the specialization. IT it is
meant TO exclude lawy ere, they should be ex-
pressiy mentioned, Or else described by elassi-
fcation-as, for example, after the word
''oflce," add ssany licensed calling, employ
ment or Observation-Disclosures, If the eligi-
bilty OF la wyers he left to construction. it may
be held that a lawyer is not a public on Ger. al
though iunctionary OF court or other Judi
ciai oody. Now 1t seems TO me that the true
conservative guarantee against reaction is in
REIMBURSEMENT Of the cOl0red people. That
being done, the occasion tor the dis
quallficatien clause csases. Hence the
true solution, l believe. Is to declare with
universal suffrage general amnesty, nam
inc the exceptions A more liberal amnesty
L., In my judgment, essential to the success
OF the congressional plan of Reconstruction
Now. more than ever, men of ability and ex-
perience In public business are needed for the
State governments In the South. 1t is truly
unfortunate that at such momeut nearly all
VI q n nf n,Ih
pecially those " ho could fill judicial stations.
are DISTINGUISHED. This exposes the experi.
ment of general suffrage 10 needless hazards.
If the experiment. tan, it is most likely to fail
from the inability OF the people to put in office
those who could and would assure success.
II would have been advantageous, perhaps to
have removed many disaff-cted persons, espe-
cially judges, sherihs- and magistrates, in the
execution OF the sixth. section Of the act of
March 2. il Competent successors could have
been found among those who. are eligible to
office, and would regard the possession now
OF wider field IF choice for c. vii Off cars as
one OF the most effective instrumeptatities in
the execution Of the military authority con-
ferred upon district commanders.n;. r. rgf....e-
BIDS OPEnxp.-Tnis morning at the Burea
OF Steam Engineering, Navy Department., bids
were opened to furnish all material which
may be required at the navy ards At Ports
mouth, Charlestown, Brooklyn, r hiladnlphla
ending or June 80, isSss me scheduie en-
Draces pthiy Every AHu u material useG IN
the yards. and the bids were numerous, The
contracts will not be warded for several days
At the Bureau OF Construction and Repai :
bids were opened to-day to furnish timber
and other materials required at the navy yards
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868.
This sehed ule comprise all kinds of timber
and be;trds, nails. hinges. bolts. augurs, var
nfsh, paints. betting. charcoal, brushes, locks
screws, and CtheT articles used in the navy.
large number of bids were received, and
the contracts Will shortly he awarded.
INTERNAL Rrvssus -The receipts nom this