The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-22
7 E L E G r q He NEWS
For the South W. etern.l
Markets.
Markets

MhthSLS.
New ORLEANS July 20.-Cotton dull an1 49,
middiing 3o3 @3lc.; sales II and receipts lCa TisF
Gold l42f es
New YORK, July 90, evening-Co,top dali ..,
changed; sales 500 bales at al3@32c for midaE W.
uplands. Gold l424
middling Sole; sales So and receipts aS3 b,es Sf
l424. Flour active; super6ne 81 SCOT Is C o
active at 90c G1sl o2t Oats dull at SOC Port C S
at s29 so Bacon quiet; shoulders l9a and clear ss
l75c Texas cattle-lst quality S25(035, I'd onnEs
| sl502O and 80 quality SlO@l2. Sheep So 50aE
! NEW YORK, July 81, evening Cotton hesyvo9d
shade lower sales 1900 bales at lie fer ulid1Taa
| uplands Gold strong at l435.
Gable Dispatches.
| LIVERPOOL July 81, P.M.-Cotton heavy and las,
active; sales COCO bales upiands lof9l0, and o.
leans II I'd.
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, July l9.-The President has issno,
/ two procamaons, announcing, i'll accordance With
requirements Of the omnibus admission BILL the adm
4 ton by South Carolina and Louisiana Of the 18th ~
ticle The same expressions, doubling the legality IS
the Legislatures and the authenticity of the ratfo.
ton, characterize these with former proclamatioDs
WASHINGTON, July 2o.-Serate confirmed R "
Mulens Collector of Customs for the Teche dstric,
Louisiana, and H. Smith. Internal Revenue ColIecto
first South Carolina district. Rejected A. R. Wallace
for Postmaster Montgomery Alabama.
i PORTLAND July 20.-rhe pedestrian Weston ar
rived making fifty miles III eleven hours by six and
| half minutes.
WAsHlSGros, July 20. The artist Lcu;z died yea.
terday.
yetoing the electoral college bill, the President
maintains the Southern States never Of the
Union aud they practically and consitu
tionallv restored previous to March, 1857. NaratRg
provisions Of the Constitution, the President says the
Joint resolution, by implication at least comedies that
these States were States by virtue of their organise
ton prior to the 4tb of March, 1861, but denied to
them tile right to il the election OF Presidents and
Vice President of the United States 1t follows either
that the assumption of power IS wholly unauthorized
or that the States so excluded from voting were out of
tha Union by reason of the rebellion and have never
been legitimately restored Beng fully satisfied that
thew we're never out of the Union and that their rela-
tons thereto have been legally and const2tonayre-
sumed am forced to the cOncl,'soh that the joint
resolution which deprives them of tier right TO haze
their vote for President and Vice President received
and counted is in conflict with the Constitution, and
that Congress has power to reject their votes
than those which have been uniformly loyal to he
Federal Union. 1t is worthy of remark, that if the
States whose inhabitants were recently in rebellion
were legally and consttutonaly organise aud restored
to their rights prior the 4th Of March 1867 as am
satisfied they WERE the only legitimate authority u1-
der which the election for President and Vice Pe.
dent can be held therein must be derived from the
governments instituted before that period 1t clearly
shows that all the State organised in those
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under military CONTROL are Legitimate and Of no Va
ldty whatever; and in that view the cast in
those States for President and Vice President in pu
suance Of the acts passed since the 4th of March, 1857,
| and in obedience to the socard reconstruction acts
of Congress- cannot be legally ceved and counted
while the only i'll those States that be legally
cast and counted will be those r pursuance of tie
laws in force In the several States prior the legis
ton by Congress upon the subject of reconstruction
The President proceeds to argue that while the peo.
-. -, +b,p, Cfat1 i, ol,nfo
people of the Northern States were in rebellion and
that the for exclusion applies, logically equally to
New York and Virginia. The message concludes: IF
Congress provide BY law that the of none
Of the States should be received or counted if cast for
Il candidate who differed in political sentiment from
ma jority of the two houses such legislation would at
once be condemned by the country uncontitu,
tona and revolutionary act end usurpation of pow
ers 1t would, however, be exceedingly difficult to
find in the Constitution any authority for the pas
sage of the joint resolution under consideration than
| for an enactment looking directly the reectiono
all votes not in accordance with the political prefer.
ence of majority Of Congress. No power existsn
the Constitution authorizing the joint resolution, Or
the proposed law. The only difference being that
would be more palpablY unconstitutional and rev
dictionary than the other. Both would rest upon the
Radical error, that Congress has the power to pre-.
scribe terms and conditions to the right of the people
of the States to cast their for President and Vice
PRESIDENT
Seward addresses a letter to whom it may concern,
stating Congress, June, 1866, passed res0lui1 pro.
posing all amendment known as the fth article, which
he quotes. Seward the Of 1865 reqai IS the
| Secretary of State to publish amendments when
adopted but no act authorised the Secretary to deter
mine and decide at doubtful questions as to auheni
city of legality of State Legislatures of the power
any State Legislature to recall previous ratification
Twenty three States have ratified the amendment and
also bodies avowng themselves Legislatures of Ar
kansas, North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina Lou
! isiana and Alabama. 1t appears further, Ohio and
New jersey have withdrawn assent. Efficacy this
Withdrawal doubtful. Whole number of States thirty.
seven. He then proclaims amendment adopted; pro-
vided the original resolutions of Ohio and New jersey
are Valid Notwithstanding the Withdrawal.
President signed new tax bill. The Secretary Of
War has issued his order enforcing the eight hour law
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Senate remained ia session
| till the middle of the night Military bill passed. R..
duces army to thirty thousand. Three infantry aniI
one cavalry regiment shall be coored. Mustes
all except West Point bands. Gives one thousand
Springfield rifles to each congressional district, on
condition the Secretary of War is satisfied the militia
are loyal. The last provisions excited sharp debate
Drake saying he would if he had his way arm every
loyal man in the Southern States with a Springfield
rifle and cartridges dd Hbitatna and SO far as be val
concerned he was perfectly willing for it to be written
on this bill that these arms intended for the pro-
lection Of the loyal men at the polls.
New ORLEANS, July 21.-Late advices from MlLen
Texas, confirm reports of serious negro disturbance
Doubtful if yet queted Telegraph interrupted. No
advces later than the 18th. Col. Gentry CT Gen. BIZ
chanans staff ordered to Millican to Investigate tie
matter
At the suggestion of Gov. Warmoth joint resolution
passed by the Senate yesterday calling upon the Com
manding General for troops to repress awlesness III
northern and western parishes of Louisiana, me-
mortal having been received from Franklin PARISH,
with ten signatures, setting forth that at least bly,
murders had been committed in that and adjoining
parishes lately. Resolution excited strong Opposition
and acrimonious debate, members being opposed "
calling on the military unnecessary, civil authority
being fully restored (
Departed for Red River-I.otus No. 2.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Vote in Republican caucus I
to-day showed so favoring recess to September Or W.
tobcr, to % faEoring regular adjournment
Full Cabinet, including Mr. Evarts for hrst tune.
CINCINNATI, July 2l.-Three men, Implicated III 'hE /
recent express robbery near Seymour, Indiana, huos
by mob
WASHINGTON, July 2l,-Boh Houses in session.
Glems report regarding Mississippi, shows both par
ties charge fraud, but he fd none that are Et"n
military reach. Constitution defeated, and militia!
rule will continue. Gdem recommends modlhca""
of law, whereby all registered and qualified votersn
ill vacancies which exist may occur Ii CIVIL 01'
national Offices.
Congressional.
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