The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-25
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LONDON. March 23-:Noon.-Consols 81. Bond
74a.
LONDON, March 2s-Evening ng.-Consols9 81. Bond
HA.
LIVERPOOL, March 2S.-Cotton dull; Upland
1Sad.; Orleans 13Ad sales 1000 bales. Pro7ision
unchanged. Mess Pork us. Sd.
LIVERPOOL. March 23-Evening closes
quiet at 1std. to 13ld. for Middng Uplands; sale!
of 5000 bales. Breadstufs quiet. Provisions mac
tive. Turpentine SIS. Cd; Common Rosin ss. cd.
QUEENSTOWN Msrch 2S-Noon. steamship
Manhattan has arrived.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March 2s-P. M.-SENATE.-The
Supplemental Bill passed over the Presidents veto
by vote Of 40 to7.
concurrent resolution to adjourn on Tuesday
until the first Monday in December was passed.
HousE-The Supplemental Bill, notwithstanding
the Presidents veto, was passed by vote Of liz
to Is.
The House failed TO fix day for adjournment.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, D. c., 4darch 23-P. M.-The Presi-
dent returned the supplementary bill with his OBJ.
jcctions.
Tha bill provides for elections in ten States for
the purpose of making constitutions; but all cleo
tions, while the original bill remains in force come
within it's restrictions. ss.=t
Preliminary to the election comes registration.
The unregistered cannot vote. Preliminary to
registration vague oath that the applicant is not
disfranchised by participation in tie rebellion s
required. The applicant for registration can de-
eide for himself. This is fearful responsibility,
for though tho bill does not assign perjury, nor fix
penalty for mistaken swearing, ne must not for
get that martial law prevails, and that the aGrm-
ant is responsible to the military commissions
without previous prosentment by grand juries
The military commander determines what is an
offence and prescribes punishment. (.
The fourth section provides that the military
commander shall appoint necessary boards Of req
istration, each consisting Of three loyal persons,
who may be military officers, citizens Of the State,
or strangers, exercising important functions, and
vested with unlimited discretion. They decide
questions make returns: Of whatever errors Or
frauds they commit and pass them unquestoned.
By such measures conventions of delegates are to
be constituted These delegates are to speak for
the people, Common Justice requires that they
should have authority from the people. No con-
vention so constituted viii, in any sense represent
the wishes of the people, for under ALL embracing
the exceptions and uncertainty which the disfran-
chisement clause leaves OPEN, the great body Of
the people may be excluded from the polls. He
does not deem it necessary to Investigate further
the details Of the Bill No consideration could in
duce him to approve such an election law for any
purpose, especially for the purpose Of forming
Constitution for State. :z- Ess=-
The President argues the question at somel length,
illustrating that the formation Of: republican gov
ernments, according to Congressional ideas, may
as well commence in Ohio or Pennsylvania as North
Carolina and concludes by saying, confidently
believe the time will como when these States will
again occupy their true positions in the Union.
Barriers which now seem so obstinate, must yield
to force and enlightened just public opinion;
sooner or later unconstitutional and oppressive
legislation will be efaced from the statute books
When this shall have been consummated, I pray
God that the errors Of the past may be> forgotten,
and that once more We shall be happy, united and
prosperous people, and that at last after the bitter
eventful experience through which the nation has
passed we shall all come to know our only safety
is in the preservation Of the Federal Constitution,
and in according to every American citizen and
every State the rights which that Constitution
secures.
WASHINGTON, March M.-It is considered almost
certain that Congress will adjourn on Tuesday.
Several members are packing up.
Arrest Of q Confederate Officer.