Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-06-22
VOL. XIV. NO. io....wHoLE NUMBER. III.

cora Of the city, tax collector, city
treasurer, aldermen and common
council ofMobilo are hereby vacated
by removal of tho present incum,
bonts. Tho now appointoes wore
inauguratcd Immediately after the
PRONUNCIATION of this order.
! ToRoNTo. @. W., June A fash
ionable wedding took place at tho
st. James Cathedral to-day, w.
Hyde, editor Of the ST, Louis Rcpub-
lican, was married 10 Miss Benson,
u Southern lady, who has resided
here for some time. The Cathedral
was densoly crowded. Jefferson
Davis, J, NJ, Mason, j. n. Julian,
Colonel Dorsey, and other Southern
celebrities were present, Davis, on
being recognized, was loudly checred
and created quito sensation. ..
ALBANY, June 5,--Ilon. l.. Harris
Hiscock, member of the Constitu-
tiional Convention, was shoi dead
to-day by General Cole, late of the
cavalry service, who alleged that
while he was in the army, Iliscock
had raped his wife.
AUGUSTA, juno 5.-Gcncral Pope
has issued the following ORDER;
1st. The interference of the Dis
trict commander at Mobile with u
newspaper Of that city, is unauthor.
lied and entirely disapproved. He
will at once undo whatever action
action he has taken. .I.. ....
2d. Tho duty of the military au
thorities in this District is to secure
to the people the utmost freedom of
speech and Of the press, consistent
with law, and not to restrict either.
No satisfactory execution oftho lato
acts of Congress is practicable UNI
less this freedom is secured and its
exercise protected by the usual legal
means. l....-.r u
Sd. No officer or soldier in this
command will hereafter interfere
with newspapers or speakers ON any
pretoxt whatever. If disturbance
is feared from these sources, the
necessary precautions to preserve,
the peace will be taken in the man
ner and through the agents pre-,
scribcd in General Orders No. %,
from these Headquarters, -sr f.
4th. Treasonable utterances are
not legitimate exercise of the free
dom Of discussion, but even in such
case, whatever action is taken, must
be by direct orders from these
Headquarters and not by any sub
ordinate authority. ... Iu.. ..
By command of ...m.-r.I.
~ Bv'T MAJ. GEN. JOHN PopE
New ORLEANS, June 5.-The
Board of Levee Commissioners, ap-
pointed by Governor Wells, mot
here to-day and perfected their or
ganizatiug, elccting Robt. B. Little,
President; &. II. Oagmar, Chief
Engineer; N. G. Snothen, SECRETARY.
The elections are excellentand give
general satisfaction. They assure
the immediate rebuilding and re-
pairiug of the levees of this State.
General Longstreet publishes a
letter in this mornings Republican,
containing the following paragraph:
"The Military Bill and the Con
stitutional Amendment are peace
offerings, we should accept them as
such and place ourselves upon them
as the starting point from which to
meet the future political issues as
they arise" '- -
Governor Wells publishes q letter,
addressed to the President, protest
ing against his removal, and anoth-
cr, very caustic, addressed to Sher,
idan, in which he says that thoro is
not q word of truth in the charge
that he was impeding the execution
of the laws of Congress.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 5.-Tho
Black Republican Convention eff AL
ALBANIA adjourned sine die to-day,
after a two days session. The pro
ceedings of the first day We're con-
fined chiefly to completing the or
ganization. w. III. Smith, of Ran
doph, formerly a Colonel in tho
Federal army, was electep Prcsi-
dent, and with him thirteen Vice
President and -four Secrotarics.-
The officers and committees were Sc
lccted without distinction, of color.
Forty. odd counties were represented
by about 17O delegates. ~ .'aam
To-day the Committee on Plat
form mado the, following report,
which was unanimously adopted: i
WHEREAS, the loyal men of Ala
bama desire the earliest practicable |
settlement of the disturbed condi-
ton of the country; and whereas,
we believe that the establishment cf |
Justice is essential toonduring peace,
that patriotism be exalted as a vir-
tue, and that it is the duty of the
State to cherish all its people; and
Whereas, those who assert these /
are throughout the Union
known as Republican si.iiiig 4
Resolved, That the Republican
Union party Of Alabama declares
itself o part of and in, alliance with
the National Republican party of
the Union, and is the unconditional
friend of the Union of these States.
Resolved, That We endorse the
action of Congress on the question
of reconstruction, and will heartily |
endcaror to carry out the same to
its conclusion.
Resolved, That we will endeavor
TO secure, by amendments 10 the /
and laws of the United
States and Of this State, the equal
right of all men 10 the full enjoy
mcnt of the right of citizenship,
without distinction on account OF
color. " 4
Resolved, That we are the friends
and advocates Of free speech, free
press, free schools, and the most