The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-01-01
Interesting Summary.
The following important order
has been issued by Gen. Ord:

recommending OmcerS are Olfec-
ted to notify the leading colored
men, and take such other meas
ures as may be necessary to give
general publication to the fact,
that all freedmen who are able
will be required to earn their own
. support during the coming year,
and to 90 to work upon the best
terms that can be procured, even
shouldit furnish a support only.
and thus prevent their becoming
a burden to the government. All
freedmen who can but will not
earn a livelihood when employ.
ment can be procured, will lay
themselves liable to arrest and
punishment as vagrants. The
cooperation Of sheritfs and con-
stables and police magistrates is
requested in the enforcement of
this order, and any just action of
theirs under it's provisions will be
asustained-by the military authori-
5ties.": - .-.--
"A dispatch from Montgomery,
aAlabama, December 21, gives the
following relative to- the negro
Shorter, the negro eonspiator:
The. Columbia, Ga, Inquirer
says that the trial of, the negro
seonspirator and revolutionist,
George Shorter, at Union Springs,
Ala, resulted in his conviction and
sentence to Jail for six months.
On the trial material facts, hereto
fore published, about his organiza-
ton Of q negro government in
Bullock County,. were produced.
The report that he claims to have
been sent to do this work. by Rad
ieals in the Northwestern States
is confirmed. 49,
-ss The Washington correspondent
of the N. Y. Herald, says that a
case is soon to come before the
Supreme Court that will decide as
<totheconstitutionality of the Re-
CONSTRUCTION law.
It IS that of colonel McAadie,
ean. editor of Natchez, Mississippi,
who. in, his paper, recently in
dulged in some plain comments
: upon the practical working of the
military governments. He desig-
mated General Ord as a military
satrap, intimated that he would
have to, enfore his measures at the
= point of the bayonet, and that the
people would not submit to his
making a Poland Of Mississippi.
He was, arrested by order of Gen
seral Ord, but before he could be
tried. by commission, a writ of
-.kabsQS corpus was used ont, and
ON an examination before Judge
Hill, of the United States District
Court Of Mississippi, he held that
The law is constitutional and reman-
@ded the prisoner to, custody, fixing
J his bail at, $1,000. The case is
: now to be sent here ON a writ of
error, with all the proofs and pa
pers bearing upon it. The hearing
s before; Chief Justice Chase and
his associates will lexcite extraor-
dinary interest, from the fact that
it Will be the first case that has
come before this court involving
the ,eonstitutionahty of the Re
construction laws. - --...-
al The National Democratic Resi-
dent Committee Of Washington,
met on the 23rd.
> The business related mainly to
making preparation for a vigorous
prosecution Of the political cam
paign in advance of the regular
convention. Conferences have al
ready been held for this object be-
-ssween committees of the Conser-
svstive Army and Navy Union
and the johnson Department Club.
~ new committee was formed to
manage the matter Of the forth
coming celebration On the sth Of
january. Judge Mason, Cornelius
Wendell, Tom Florence, and 9TH
ers, are on the Resident Commit
2tee. Reyerdy johnson, Amos
Kendall, Jerry Black, ]. P. .Pruyn,
and Dixon of Connecticut, are on
the Financial Committee.
'S' At three o'clock on the morning
of the 18th, a very distinct shock
Of an earthquake was felt differ
ent places in Vermont, New-York
and Canada. Houses rocked, win
dows ratified and sleepers were
aroused. The shock was felt SIM
ultaneously in New York and
Canada.
\, Seward, the ell,ringer of the
Lincoln dynasty, not being salts
fed with his speculation in Rus
sian ice, is trying to Offset it by
purchasing an equal amount of
boiling earthquake territory in