Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-09
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LONDON, December 31.-Ad vices from
the AbySSinian expedition report that
King Theodore. alarmed at the magmi-
tude of the expedition, voluntarily re-
leased the prironers.
| NEW ORLEANS, December 30.--In the
Convention to-day the second article OF
the Constitution. adopted Saturday, was
reconsidered, and Judge Taliaferro's
| proposition that the citizens of this
State shall sow e'aliegiahcet to the United
States, which shall jbe paramount TO
that which they owe the State, was in
teOrporatcd therein, after much discus
sion. Il Article three, as adopted, declares
there shall never he slavery or involun-
tary servitude, except as punishment
for crime. Article four declares liberty
of the press, and article FIVE, that the
right of the people peaceably to assem-
bile and to petition the Government shall
never be abridged. Articles six, and
seven are rehcarsals of the common la "
for the punishment of crime. The con-
GLIDING paragraph of article seven says
| the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
shall not be suspended. .2iggnI q
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Jeremiah S.
Black is preparing his argument in the
case pending in the Supreme Court. He
expects to secure a decision declaring
Old Virginia State in the Union, which
is incompatible with the CONSTITUTIONAL
| ity of tue reconstruction acts. 1it u
After January LIST, the payment for
publishing the letter lists is stopped,
| and a readjnstment of post-office sala-
ries throughout the country is progress
ing. oH $500 4
| There are several highly important
cases about to come before the Supreme
Court of the United States, each of
which will test the constitutionality OF
| the reconstruction acts. One case, the
| trial of which is expected to begin very
shortly, will decide the question as to
whether Virginia is III or out of the Un-
ion. 1t is confidently believed that the
decision of the Court will be that Vir-
ginia is not now and never has been out
of the Union, in which case the situa-
ton in fhe Southern States will he mat e-
rally changed. The President, 1T is
said, will instruct the Military District
Commanders to act in strict accordance
with the decision of the highest tribunal
of the nation, and permit the evil gov
ernments TO resume their functions I'M
trammeied ny the military power. 1T is
the belief of IL plouiinent Senator here
that a majority Of the Supreme Court,
when the McCardlo case comes mp, Will
decide that the reconstruction acts are
unconstitutional ; that Chief Justice
will deliver tue minority report, and
make the most of the opportunity to
champion the acts and identify himself
vet more earnestly with the Radical par
ty North and South. IF the bottom
should thus fall out of the schemes for
Africanising the Southern States, it is
believed Gen. Grant will reject any nom
ination coming from the Republican
party. 4ag Jsl8 go3 eutaa.a
NEW ORLEANs,s December 3I.-Tbe
convent On met at IL A. NJ, Judge Tai
liaferrO presiding; siXty-eigIt delegates
present. sag t.aey 3 - ,if.# oi
Prayer was offered by NJ. Josiah
Fiske. lsg4aafe h4ta'w w
Resolutions by Harper, of ST. Charles,
striking out the word parrish" where
ever it occurs in the CONSTITUTIONS and
inserting the word s'county," and by
Burriii (colored), of St. John the Bap-
list, providing for proper observance
of the Sabbath, We're read and laid over.
The tenth article of the majority re-
port of the committee on draft of the.
Constitution was then taken mp as the
order of the day. 1t reads as follows:
mo law shall he passed regulating lt-
Dor, and fixing the price thereof"
Crane, of Orleans, requested and OBJ
tanned permission to speak again upon
the question. He was followed by
w ichtHe, Oh OTictHSs WIZ diSo Si'VAt dt
great length. F7E ~"
Numerous other speakers addressed
the convention. st
MIR. NAPLES, of Orleans, moved to
substitute the word "by" for sand"
Laid upOn the table. 2Ha
a direct vote was finally taken, re-
shifting in the adoption OF the article by
u vote of 43 to 32. sHs
ART. IL. No law shall he passed. re-
gulating labor and fixing the price there
Of as. -a-
ART. ~. Every person has the nat1I-
raj right to worship God according to
the dictates of his conscience. No reii-
gious test shall be required as qualifi-
cation for office. 'i-'tat'
The following offered by Mr.. Pinch
beck, (coloied) OF Orleans, was adopted
as article 13, OF the Constitution, viz:
The right of all persons to travel on
the common carriers, and he entertained
at all places of a public character shall
not be intriuged, or in any way abridg-
ed.
Mr.. Wickliffe, of Orleans. moved to
reconsider. carried The following
substitute was then offered by him as
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