Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-04
,rT,ez DESC OF Rar. Davis Postponed.

The Case OF Rar. Davis Postponed
RICHMOND, June 3-The q. S. Court met
this morning, Chief Justice Chase and Judge
Underwood presiding.
The Chief Justice called the case OF Jefer-
son Davis, when Mr.. Anderson, Of Mississippi,
one of the counsel for defence, read an agree
5ment fer postponement until October, signed
bv Messrs. Evarts and .O'Connor. ..-a-..sr....
The Chief Justice then asked if counsel we're
ready for trial independent Of this stipulation?
Governor Wells, for the prosecution, replied
that in view of the absence of the District At
torney, whose wife is in dying condition, the
absence of the prisoner, caused by the stipula,,
ton, and the absence of Mr. EvartJ, who stood
in position of more directly representing the
Attorney General, the case could not well be
gone on with He suggested some day OF this
term in October, when the Chief Justice could
attend. e-...
Counsel for the defence moved for postpone
ment till next term, which the Chief Justice
granted, saying, at the same time, that had the
trial taken place in May Of last year, or last
fall, or now, it would have been more conVc-
nient for him, as he was ready to try the case
He would. however, attend next term, If posi-,
sibe, in view Of his other duties.
The witnesses, including Gen. r. e.. Lee,
were recognized to appearton the fourth Mon
day in November, and the prisoners S bail bond
was renewed
The ARKANSAS ADMISSION BILL. The bill
for the admission of Arkansas, as it passed the
House on the 18th utimo, provided that the
State should be admitted upon the following
fundamental conditions, viz: ,....
THAT the constitution of Arkansas shall
never be so amended or changed as to deprive
any citizen or class Of citizens or the Unite
States of the right to vote who are entitled to
vote by the constitution herein recognized, ex-
cent as a punishment for such crimes as are
now felonies at common law, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted. .l.@.-
| TO the bill as it passed the Senate on NJ on
| day, by vote of 81 to s, was an amendment,
offered by MIR. Drake and modified by Mr.. Ere
| linghuysen, to the effect that no persons, ez.
| cept Indians not taxed, shall ever be denied
the elective franchise, or any other right on
account of race or color Various efforts were
made to amend the bill in other particulars
among them an amendment by Mr.. Henderson,
providing in effect that no discrimination shall
| be made merely on account OF race or color,
but that the State may prescribe an educational
qualification and provide separate schools Tor
the two races; which was rejected by to 80.
! Mr.. Hendricks offered q substitute tor the bill
| in the form Of a declaration that Arkansas,
having complied with the reconstruction laws,
is entitled to readmiSsion to the Union. 1t was
rejected by Is to 26 1t was in vain that the
opponents of Mr.. brakes amendment c0nten-
ded that the right OF regulating the suffrage
was vested solely 10 the States, and that II
Congress IS to regulate it in States IN the South
and leave the control OF il to the States IN the
North, the equality Of the States is destroyed
The bill, as amended, has gone back to the
House, and as the amendment does not seem
to relax the srlngency OF the original bill,
| there is not much reason to expect that 1t VIII
retard its passage in that body.
The constitution under which it is proposed
to admit Arkansas requires all persons, before
registering or voting to take aD oath which,
10 addition to the other clauses, declares that
they accept the civil and political equality OF
all men, and agree not to attempt to deprive
any one, on account OF race, color or previous
condition, of any political or civIright, privilege
or immunity enjoyed by any other class 0fmcn
! The object OF such on oath is simply to exclude
the great mass OF the white population from
the rapchisc But apart from this, to require
men to swear that they will never attempt any
political action, however they may change
their views, differing from that which they at
present acquicsce in, is beyond ali reason
There is aDo'her provision, 10 the article on
cduc4ton which directs the General Assembly
| to require by law that all children between five
and eighteen years shall attend the public
schools, unless educated BY other MEANS
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