The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-29

persons who have aided abeted the late war against
the United States, holding office .>herein provided
such persons heartily regret the past and are earnestly
attached and eermined to labor Tor the reunion
OF the States the basis of the reconstruction acts
Copies were ordered sent the President, the presi
dent of the Senate, and the speaker OF the House
Tie convention refused to have afternoon sessions or
TO limit speeches
RIcnMoND, Jaruary 2l-Convention spent the day
in debating and adopting sections Of the bill OF rights
A committeeof four white members and ole cooreu
appointed to wait Grant and invite him TO visit
The Convention. One Conservative declined serving
on the committee because coored member was on IT,
This announcement received with Kisses from the
negroes in the gallery. The member was excused
and another conservative appointed, who agreed to
serve
CHARLESTON, S. c., January 2l.-Convention to-day
adopted resolution requesting Gen Candy to suspend
sales of property under execution for three months
also inviting of the solicitors OF the State to aid
the Convention III preparing business
Proposition to abolish the district courts OF the
State voted down, the ground that under the re-
construction acts, the duty of the Convention is simply
to frame a constitution.
The temper of the body is moderate, especially
among the negroes. Bill OF rights submitted to-uay
very conservative.
NEW York, January 21.-Treasury balance slO5,-
5o0n0O
HAVANA, January 2l.-There are rumors here that
S. nor Daiael de Rafael sailed in the steamer Moro
Santa Anna to prosecute his plans against the Mexican
Government in 1ucatan.
The publication of the vote at st. Thomas was un-
official. The authorities refused to give the details
TALLAHASSEE Fla January 21.-In the convention
a resolution prescribing oath of Office for members
and officers passed Resolution PISSED to telegraph
Gen Meade informing him the convention was ready
10 receive any communication he had to make; also
Col. Splague commando district OF Florida, inviting
hin a in the convention Report of committee
organisation relative to election of clerks and mes
srngcrs passed. authorising the president to appoint
such number of each necessary. The rules Of
the House Of Representatives, with slight alteration,
were adopted Gov Walker and the State officers
were invited to seats. Committees on finance, relief
and printing appointed Ordinance Tor relief Of
the people and preventing the sale OF any property
execution and collection Of taxes, and ordering all per-
sons now imprisoned for naynent OF taxes TO be
released, passed.
| RALEIGH, n c. January 22.-Convention spent the
day in fixing the per diem, travelling expenses, NC
The per diem was fixed at eight dollars for members
and twelve dollars tor the president; travelling ex-
penses twenty cei,ts per mile
| TALLAHASSEE, FLA, January 22.-Conventlon assem-
bled at the usual hour. No business OF Importance
Transacted except the appointment OF standing com
mit,ees. W. Ii. CriSty, secretary, resigned, and s.
| Couant (Nhite} was elected i'll his place.
! New ORLEANS January % Convention to-day
adopted Article 90 OF the Constitution, providing Tor
the election Of two shcr> and two coroners for the
parish OF Orleans sheriff to be executive officer
of the crirn al and the other OF the civil court Ar
tices 81 to So inclusive, defining the powers OF i'm
peachnsent aud prescribing the process thereof were
adopted.
JACKSON, Mss, January 22.-Rules suspended to
receive reports OF special and standing commuters
Report requesting the General commanding suspend
the collection Of taxes Of 1857 on all persons not al
lowed representation received. Committee on memo
rial Congress vacate State offices made majority
report Getting that the loyal people of Mississippi
require the immediate aid of Congress to remove OBJ
strucons impeding the action of their representatives
in convention assenbled State government admins
tered by rebels not in merely, bu i'll heart, head
and policy indeed in all respects open hostility.
The great of Southern people manifest absolute
and unmIstakabe hostility 10 reconstruction Faithful
Union men and loyliists have met description with
cllm defiance, unteriug devotion to country, liberty
and Uninn and now the rebel sentiment has eliminated
on the floor Of this Convention, by member Ill re-
port to this body averring the Convention unauthor
lscd assembly, called by unconstitutional law OF
Congress and has therefore legal or binding power
on the State oil Mississippi, in compelling ohtdIence to
It's ordinances The officials administering the provlS
lona government Of the State, whose terms OF Office
have expired, but who have been continued in Office
by the forbearance Of Congress, have neglected to
protect life and property OF loyal men, and have used,
and will continue to u>c, their power to prevent the
growth of loyalty and the restoration OF peace ana
order; least their action hon act!on may result
greatly to the embarrassment of the Convention in the
work of reconstruction. We. therefore, in the anne
and behalf Of the loyal people of Mississippi, and III
the name OF justice liberty and humanity, most earn
esy and respectfully petition your honorable bodies TO
uIhoiise the Convention to declare all cvI! oices OF
the State vacant and fill them at by appoint
lnpnt Of true loyal men, who believe, will greatly
aid TO the success of the Congressional plan Of re-
construction.
| A minority report from the same committee reported
that as Congress had conied State affairs the mill
,I,. api3c tle hill
ljen,ng before Congress in all probability will soon
pass giving Gen Grant supervisory power over all
military districts thus securing just and efficient
Cover Of this and all the other Southern States
and Congress recently defeated the resolution to
va,ate Offices aud empower conventions TO bill item,
and as there will probably be speed Nclange from
military to civil government, established by the vote
of the people, therefore it is deemed nexpedent to
memoralise Congress the sub bjrct. No action was
taken on either report.
| ATLANTA Ga. January 22.-Thc time Of the Con-
vcntio was largely taken up in the discussion OF al
rgd MISREPRESENTATION by reporters for the press.
committee OF five WAS appointed to investigate such
charges and then committee was sapponteh to aScer-
tain If any one Of the delegates had ever been IN the
penitentiary
Three additional sections Of the bill OF rights were
adopred essentially as in the old constitution.
4 call was issued to-day by the Radical State Com
suittee for convention this point on the 18Th OF
February next to transact such business as may De
BROUGHT before IT. the nomination Oi UOEeFuof anu
State ticket &c election which Is to be ordered,
ut the same time as the vote ratification of tue new
constitution.
WAsI1ISGToS January 2l.-In connection. with
Grants reported opposition to the new reconstruction
actsait is regarded significant that Wastburne, OF
Illinois, though in his seat, did not vote for or against
the bill.
| The case reported below is from Louisiana: Arm
strong worked lis foundry in New Orleans, while Low
ell was commanding, making shot ard shell for the
Coufetserates When New Orleans was captured,
! Armstrong took the OATH and continued working his
factory which WIS afterwards seized and condemned
Armsronc'S pardon is dated March.
! The Armstrong foundry case pending IN the SUI
nrame Court is very much contested FIRST the Attor-
ney General moved dismiss the ap*I, insisting the
case should be here Oh writ OF In this he was
overruied. Second Armstrong moved to iie plea
OF PARDON which the Attorney General esSted Leave
vas given after argument file the plea, so that the
case will now be heard the merits, and Will come
up next week. The Attorney General represents the
United States Hon. Humphrey Marshall, Of Kentucky,
appears Tor Armstrong The case is considered lead
ing one which must decide the point first, whether
seizure and capture the same; second, whether
property liable capture and pfize embraces land held
by private title third, whether property tainted by
the guilty consent owner is relieved by his pardon
after condemnation, and before sale; fourth, whether
"a citizen shut up in place occupied By Confederate
armies can he responsible the United States ioi
breach of municipal law, under military force OF Con