The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-16

QlSfrdDchISeme0t or all VINO TOOK an
active part in furthering the secession
movement, and all who were ia any
sphere leaders Of the people, and all
who formerly held offices in the Fed
eral service-such men as Hunter,
Rives. Letcher and others-should
not obtrlde themselves upon public
notice. and should especially refrain
from attempting to offer advice or
give opinions on affairs of the nation
He also denounced conservative Re
publicans in Congress as a bane of
the party, and said the great mistakes
OF the party were failure to inn
peach the President aud pass the
Civil Rights bill.
General Grant he considered a good
soldier. but nothing more. and was
therefore opposed to indOrsing him for
the Presidential candidacy.
Sumner was sangulne that If the
House had passed the impeachment
resolution the Senate would have
done It's duty, and that Congress
would reject no Constitution of
Southern State for being too Radical.
Report says that the Austrian mis-
sion was rendered to Montgomery
Blair.
1t is said to be probable the Demo-
cratic National Committee will select
Cincinnati as the place of holding the
National Convention.
NEW YORK, December 10. = The
steamer Union, from Southampton,
Sd, arrived yesterday.
A telegram from New Orleans re-
ports the death of A II. Davenport,
the actor.
The Havana special of the Herald
states that the accounts of the damage
to the Islands OF St. Bartholomew
and St. Martins were exaggerated.
Only portions of the coast were COW
cred.
The towns of Bassetterre and
Guadaloupe are reported to be de-
stoyed by fire.
The Danish proclamation transfer
ing St. Thomas to the United States
appears in the St. Thomas Times of
November 80 Two years are con-
ceded to the inhabitants to effect a
complete change of nationality.
The Havana police force is reduced
one-third for the sake of economy
The cholera reports furnished the
Spanish Government by telegraph,
from Havana, have been disc0n-
tinued.
Advices from Mexico state that the
Government has ordered the repuDli-
cation of all treaties made by the
European nations with the Govern
ment pretending to rep1 esent Mexico.
A Montreal special says: Two chill
dren were eaten by the wolves, in the
woods, in Saint Malachie, on Thurs
day. Their mother had a narrow
escape.
Volunteering for the Papal army is
quite animated in Canada
4 New Orleans special says: Gen.
Hancock is about to issue an order
for the election of members of the
Rec instruction Convention, in Texas,
to occur within sixty days
sReports received at headquarters
says that 5000 whites and 1900 ne
groes in Louisiana are at the point of
starvation, and Hancock will ask
Congressional appropriations for their
relief.
NEW York, December ia prcc
lamation Of the King of Denmark to
the people of ST Thomas and St.
Johns says: We have resolved to
cede our islands of ST. Thomas and
St. Johns. to the United States, aud
we have to that end, with the reservG-
ton of the Constitutional Coastitu-
tion of our Rigsrag, concluded Con-
vention with the President of the
United States. We have, by embody-
ing in that Convention explicit and
precise provisions, done our utmost to
l.
your religion, your property, and pri-
vate rights, and you shall be free
to remain where you now reside,
or to remove at any time, retaining
what you possess in said islands, or
disposing thereof, and removing the
proceeds wherever you please, with
out being subjected, on this account,
to any contribution, tax, or charge
whatever. Those who shall prefer to
remain In the said Island may either
retain the title and rights of their
natural allegiance, or acquire those of
citizens Of the United States, but they
shall make their choice within two
years from the date of the exchange
of the ratifcations of the said Con-
vention, and those who shall. remain
in the Islands at the expiration of
that term without having declared
their intention to retain their natural
allegiance, shall be considered to have
chosen to become citizens of The
United States. As we, however, will
not exercise any constraint over Cur
faithful subjects, we will give you
the opportunity Of freely aud exten-
sively expressing your wishes in re-
gard to this cessation, aad we have to
that effect given the necessary in
structions to our Commissioners Ex-
traordinary. With sincere sorrow do