The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-09
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.
ProvisIon Cor Ilegisaration.

one registering officer for each Aiagis,
terial District in the counties, and one
for each Ward in the cities, whose
qualifications are to be: Having been
an officer in Che United States army,
or being loyal citizen of the county
! in which he acts, or of some other
county in the State. He must have a
high character, and as far as possible
have the confidence Of his fellow citi-
zens. He shall not be a candidate for
any office, or an officer of the army or
Freedman's Bureau; the appointm ents
of all officers to be made by General
4 Sheffield, to be recommended by an ex-
1 aiming board of army officers.
WASHINGTON, April A bill is to
| be filed by Judge Sharkey and Robert
J. Walker in the supreme court of the
4 United States tomorrow, on the com
plant of the State of Mississippi sin
behalf of herself and other States as
may be interested in the premises who
shall, by consent of the court, proper
1 ly make themselves parties hereto,
against Andrew johnson, a citizen OF
| Tennessee and President of the Uni
ted States, and also against General
E. o. G. Ord" ''.' ''' Fl
The petition sets forth at length the
! history of the formation of the State
| of Mississippi, claiming, besides the
protection of the constitutional rights
of q state, that s'there are compacts
fundamental, irrevocable snd unaltera-
BILE, securing forever to the State of
Mississippi her rights as State in this
Union under such compacts and the
rights required under them. % tftq q
The petitioners believe this court
will regard itas its duty to maintain in
/ some manner, at least, as it-would en-.
force between individuals, by injunc-
ton or otherwise, the specific perform
ance of contracts. Ayerment is made
that the Congress of the United States
cannot constitutionally expel Missis-
sippi from theUnion, and that any at
tempt which practically does so lis a
snulhty, Md that there is no provision
in the constitution of the United States
which subjects her-as, q ,State7to any
pains, penalties or forfeitures as con-
sequence of such void attempt of a
portion of her people to withdraw
her from the Unions eall powers to-
punish State by expulsion or other
wise for, any cause, having been ex.a
pressly refused in the convention
which framed the Federal Constitu-8
tom sstzj yS5rn4 isod f{
She. AYERS that her citizens lost none
of their political rights nor incurred
any penalties except what might be in
hicted on them, as individuals by due
process of law after trial byjury.
She AYERS she has exhibited her good
faith and adhesion to the constitution
by electing senators and representa-
they have been wrongfuhy excluded,
and that her people have been 9com.
PEELED to pay taxes and bear the bnr-
dens of the government without rep
resentation. oH' e 5a.'.'91 100 -. =,
The act to provide for more
efficient government of the Rebel States
and pthel act SUPPLEMENTARY thereto
would utterly annihilate the state and
government, by assuming that con
gress has power to control, modify,
and eyeneaboloish its government; In
short, to exertsoNereign power over
it, and the utter destruction qof the
state must be the consequence Of their
execution! i The scope Of power vest |
ed in the military commanders SO |
broad, SO comprehensive, was never
before vested in a military Commander
by any government which guards the |
rights of Its citizens ordsubjects by
law. 20" 7''l'. ~
The billEofr complaintl concIddes as
follows Il Nj NJ.RyJLAGE ~
fNow the complainant expressly
charges that from information and
belief, the said, Andrew johnson,
President, in violation Of the constitu-
ion, and in violation of the sacred
lights Of states, will proceed, notwith-
standing his veto, to the execution of
laid acts as though they were the law
If the land, which the vetoes prove he
youldsnot doif he had any discretion,
II that in doing so he performed any-
hing more than ministerial duty with
view to-. the execution of said acts
The said Andrew johnson has assign
d military commanders to several dis
riots to carry into complete execution =,
nd for this purpose has assigned en-, /,
}. ONCSOfd to the command ofthe
tates of Mississippi and Arkansas,
HON compiainant prays may be de- 7
endant to this Bill, and served with all :
roper process DC, and complainant =
lrther AYERS that>said Gen E o. C. ,
'rd will speedily enter on the dis =
hargeo Of said Flqties an1less- 1eshs9hIs :
by this honorable, court.
aWAsHSGToN,A April 5. p
Judge Shafkey and Hon. Robert u. :,
FalkerIapG eafed In the S6pfeme C6trt =
n behalf of the Stateyof Mississippi. r
he former rose to submit the bill of y
onplaint and prayer to . Presf dent
ohnson and his officers and agents, al
I'd especially 6 enersl Ord, ,that1tiIey n
} respectfully enioined from execu- w
Nc. the act to provide for a more eff ST
ent Government of the rebel States, II
I'd the supplementary act thereto, and an
at the powersIof Injunction and sub pf
ena be directed to the parties afore- ab
i'd With anyiotlier relief that the m
'urt may deem proper. 'f.ea "a, = & ; or
Attorney General Stanberry said he al,
lieved it was generally the practice pn
ask leave t0sfile q biii-tf his biff wasttii,
ainst the United States land he de- M
ed to appear at the earliest possible ek
,mput IN obiacf fo ~ H. ,sc..zos.1 !. J,