The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-12
a New Militia Bill,

- PNSE4t"sNes OF Louisiana
sent to TIE other body for CONCURRENCE. Il w ant
ably become a law: PROB
An act to aathorise the organisation Of ,..
militia, asld 10 provide for its nstrselossr ned
duties --~------s -AzsE "sston sst
Sec /. Be it endested By the Senate a,d u
Representatives. Of the >ats Of Louis:a,a in 1es' q
assembly concerned That in any parish Of tho ssha
one or more companies, battaions or .eeimen. sae
uniformed militia may be organised, armaa 10y o
structcd in accordance With the provisions NJ INN
Sec. 2. And be 1t fas,ter enacted, etc., Thu. WIS ss'
sYer in any parish not less than twenty or hael
SKY citizens, between the ages Of eighteen ana ap
five rears, shall form themselves into comnsa'i
shall unitol-u themselves in such style az sba' md
been approved by the Governor, and shall ami nave
permission to ossase sueh company and to h. ".
empt from duty in a,y other militia corps, tie ~ a.
ernor shall haze the aisiorl, IN ms discretion to
prove such organisation and to cIumssion jraS. y
members Captain, First Lieutenant ard Second ill.,
tenant and the said Captain shall HAYS author,s J
appoint by warrant the non commissioned o2ces Y,
such company, and such company shall btNe9ms M.
ton OF the militia of the State. g"
Sec. 8. And be itfNrtjteT enacted etc., Tba, -,
ever in any parish, not less than two Or more Il "aea
such companies shall be organised aud i've
the Governor, he shall have authority TO oraon,sT
same as battalion, and commission Msor y We
tant and Quartermaster thereof, and such h. .G%&
shall become portion Of the militia of this S,ats
Sec. d. Aaa be it further enacted; etc.,, Nfsr,.
not less than six or than ten such eom,srs
have been organised and approved By she Gnssaa
it shall be lawful for the Governor to organise
into regiment and commission Colonel Ia~& s
ant Colonel, and Surgeon thereof and such rps, rc
shall become portion of the militia of this ststs
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted ETC., Thu -.
uniformed companies, battaons and regiment, S a
be instructed in the tactics of the United States
az it shall be their duty at least four times in ~.
year 20 parade for inspection and review Thew sSp
be supplied with proper arms and equipments BY Hs
State, for Which receipts shall be given and of Wiz;
returns shall be ade in accordance with such rss
tons as the Governor shall prescribe ''"
Sec g And be it fursie. enacted ETC., The ments,o,
such uniformed militia companies bataliops a, ,a.
ments shall be exempt from duty III sny other m;,;,,
ganisation. They shall be subject to be called out e;
as companies, battaons, or regiments by the Cow.
nor into active service to suppress insurrectou rb
lion, or riot, repe invasion and shall, during ma,
necessary active service, and at other time kao"
titled to the same pay, allowances, and raous as NM
scrbed by the laws of the United States for oara
and soldiers Of its army. No member of such orsS;
sation organisations shall be liable to civil Or GRIM
nal prosecution for any act done in the DISCHARGE NJ
lis duty under such call.
Sec. I. ind be it further enacted, ETC., That II At
any time any company, battalion, or regiment ors,
lised under this act shall neglect its duty in respect
1ri discipline or parade, it shall be lawful forth
Governor to dissolve such company, battalion, re
nent (and in case battalion regiment be dissolved
o assign its companies to some other organsatioaU
o maintain them Independently, and to demand and
eceiyc from the same all arms, equipments and Other
public property which may have been delivered to,p
anne under the provisions of this act
Sec s. A,ed be it further enacted, etc, That thsm
nall take effect from and after its passage.
Com CONTRACTS CANNOT BE ESroRcED. Mr
iork Evening Post has the following pertinent ata.
IN this subject As Congress did not before adiouo
ng, pass law making gold contracts legal, it would
,e well for holders of coin to think twice before Io,r
ng it:
The Committee Of Ways and Means struck OH, AA
ecton permitting the courts to enforce contracts f
old coin. motion to restore the section was E
eived in the Committee of the Whole House with
ooting it was denounced by prominent members 4;
scheme for euslaving debtors, and was voted don,
iithout division.
The restriction, at present enforced by the subr
mate courts is oppressive. No man can nov led
Old coin &or sell goods or property without risk
)ss. The debt, no matter how solemn the eDgsg, /
urrency worth less than seventy cents on the dODr
What right has Congress to prohibit man from +
'nding coin, under penalty of giving his debto The /
over to cheat him? Such prohibition was never
card Of before. If man contracts to deliver an K
Their article of value the law holds him to his bargain
nd ntcts proper damages for breaking it but If b /
ontracts to deliver the money coined aud issued T
VI National Government, it releases him from hsd
CATION.
THUS, the only thing recognised by the Constitution
money is the only thing which cannot be used
'oney. Cattle, grain. meats produce Of all kinds
goods lands aud houses, everything H.
red or valued by man, may be contracted tor viii Y
lie single exception of gold and silver which The
nited States of America have coined into dolIak
nd of which the fundamental law declares tina. 10
tate shall make anything else legal tender for The
ayment Of debts
Should Congress actually adjourn without passing
ome form, law to make gold contracts legal, tho i
uestion will be pressed to an early decision before
lie Supreme Court of the United States, whether tho
resent construction Of the legal tender act is eoai
ltlona The court is known to be divided Oh this
uestion; but it is not certain that more than one Of
&c judges will sustain that construction. II the de-
sion of the court should be against the validity q
e legal tender clause as a whole the embarrassmM
I'd confusion into which all financial matters will fall
nst be attributed to the absurdity and folly Of hlf
'zen leaders of the House of Representatives
New YORK DRY GooDs MARKET-We clip tie I'd: IS
wing from the Journal of Comm rec, Of the ?bh
t.:
There is a continued firm feeling in the marke for re-
APPLE cotton goods, unaecompanied, however, By my
bstantial improvement in the demand. Still there
opears to be hopeful feeling, based upon theasrr
resources and wants Of consumers Some MAKES
ehpott Arl,t hill
I'D trifie higher, and if the present wide deSGR
ICY between the prices of the raw material aud man
acturers shall be maintained, Il decided advance 0
garded quite probable. Fall and winter styesd
elanes have opened at 20 cents. There rather
ore inquiry for certain kinds of woolens ath o.
overcoatngs and the better qualities OIL
tnets, at steady prices. Foreign goods are rather
iet yet but the fall styles are beginning oaEr'e
the present quiet state of trade anything like &C.
red report is quite unnecessary.
In the domestic dry goods market nothing bastfal'
red during the week to excite serious attention ID
'tton goods business has been somewhat on mod
ate scale, but the supplies coming forward are Nv
rye even tor this season, and holders eonsequEn1!
e quite firm in their views respecting prices, "nS,
the whole, have ruled uniform and steady D"
e wooden goods market at length exhibits symptoms
returning vitality although the fall TRACE mas NOV ~
'ened in earnest, nor will it before week CT '"o'
INSIDE VIEW OF GEORGIA PoLlrIcs-A /" asnDs'
n correspondent of Western paper, has 'he 0no''
6 in relation to Georgia politics:
prominent gentleman returned here toaaE Nv! nts
eorgla reports that the fourteenth amendment Ors
,deral constitution was ratified through the laueI,
Georgia Democrats who we're determihea
1atever was required to secure represen'a0ll ~.
'ngress. He further reports that the negroes .,
andoned their carpet-bag associates, and WILL "s
body with the whites Many OF them haVefe'1'. ~,
the MIA of former masters, aDu az 80