Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-06-13
TELEaRAPIIIC.

WAsmsuTos. May 5-The hfsI
section ~ the iax bill was amended
~ that the commissioner ean neiihel
ho removed o. suspended except by
the adFieo aud consent 0ftho senate
The commissioners salary will b,
$1,000, aud no will have the unre
strieied control u IlO9 officials
whose salaries in the aggregate will
amount O. 81 500 000, and who will
handle $500 O00, 900 per annum
GOV, Field, moving "a strike out the
section, denounced the proposition
as aWhlly mOnstr0us,
la 'he Senate, tho omnibus admis'
sion bill came up,
M0STG0MERF, Ala, June 4.-fhe
Alabama Democratic Convention
adjourned this evening, Tho Con
vcRtion adopted a resolution in favor
IT sending delegates TO the National
Democratic Convention on tho 9TH
Of July, under the following resolu'
ton;
Resolved, That not representing
any recognized vote in tho Eleet0-
raj College, il is the deliberate sense
OF this Convention, with the present
lights before il, that our delegates
10 that Convention should not vote
in the choice 0f candidates, but,
having full confidence in their pru
lcncc, patriotism and Judgment, this
Convention leave them unlrammol-
led BY instructions. llonorables
]. ii. Clanton, Lewis T., Parsons,
Reuben Il, Chapman and John A,
Winston, were selected rs delegates
for the State at large, and twelve
delegates were selected for the dis
lricts. Tho nomination of an cleo
toral ticket is lon in the hands OF
the State Executive Committee,
which was selected to-day with Gen.
J. II. Clanton ms chairman.
The following resolutions were
adopted
|. Resolved, That having entire
confidence in the principle and the
platform OF tho democratic party,
we hereby pledge ourselves to tho
of tho candidates of that
party for President aud Vice Presi
dent Oft the United States to DO NOM
matted ut the coming convention in
the city of Now York, on the 18th Of
J uly next.
9. Resolved, That slavery having
been prohibited in the State of Ala
bama by n convention Of the people
thereof, held in September, 1865,
we hereby again proclaim our faith.
full adherence to that ordinance, and
We assure tho people of The United
States, that there are no laws in
force in this State enacted by our
authorities, which make any dis
tinction in tho protection which
they give tho person and property
of both races; and we hereby declare
our solemn purpose that these laws
shall be faithfully and impartially
as soon as tho militia
ry are withdrawn, and We are per-
mittcd to manage our own affairs.
3D.. Resolved, That the thanks Of
the Southern people, as well rs all
friends of the Government, are emil
nently duo to Andrew Johnson, for
tho unfinching courage and unsur-
passed ability with which no has
acquitted himself of his official oath
to preserve, protect and defend the
of the United States;
that this Convention pays to him
its respect and admiration, both as
u patriot and a man, being incor-
ruptible in both capacities, as prov
en- by the ordeal through which ho
has just triumphatly passed, Tho
resolutions were adopted with one
or two dissenting voices.
LANCASTER, June 5.-Mr. Buchan
ans funeral was very imposing:
there were many delegations from
abroad. The Masons assisted
throughout, and the funeral cermo-
nies wore accompanied by religious
rites. On Saturday, previous to his
decease, while giving directions to
his Executor regarding his funeral,
Mr.. Buchanan said: THE princi-
pics of the Christian religion were
irstilled into my mind in my youth,
and from all / have observed and
in the long life Provi-
dence has vouchsafed to me, | have
only become moro strengthened in
my conviction of the divine chnrac-
ter of the Savior and the power of
atonement through his redeeming
grace and lncrcy. Responding to
the Expressed hope that he might
i've to see the country fully restored,
Mr.. Buchanan said: 81 have no
fear but that future posterity will
do me full justice. 1 have always
felt, and will feel, that l have dis
every public duty imposed
upon me consciously; | have no re-
yrct for any public act of my life,
and history will vindicate my mem
Dry from every unjust aspersion."
His last words were "Oh God AL
mighty as thou wilt"
MONTREAL, June 5.-The Fenian
scare is increasing. A flying col
INN of 4 companies of regulars and
,wo batallions of volunteers here,
ire under orders to move at a mo-
nent's notice. At Quebec volun-
GERS are prepared, in every respect,
or campaign. A large force of
'egulars 60 to Prescott next week.
At Athlone, Canada, the Fenian
iympatisers are jubilant. They ex-
,ect invasion before the goth inst.
Two men were arrested at Sweets
,urg, with maps and papers impli-
;ating them as Fenians.
MALONE, N. Y, June 5.-Fenian