The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-09
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER g. 1868

after breaking their oaths to hold Office again. It wa
not intended, as alleged by the defense to act as al
amnesty nor was there single word uttered Ill tux
Congress that formed nor the legislature thai adopted it
was to warrant such construction So far from that
intended as test by which those could be reached
and guarded against who had proved unfaithu to
their pledge to the Government 1t could not be
pleaded in bar of conviction for treason seeing that II
applied to those only who had, after taking oath o.
Office engaged in insurrection and rebellion against
the Government Now treason is something more
than engagement in nsurrection or rebellion; it is
against the Government and OF this the de
fendant stands charged 1t would be strange indeed
if Jefferson Davis could, as he might under this plea
come bar and acknowledge that he guilty OF trea
son and deny liability to be punished because of the
| 14th amendment.
Mr.. Dana concluded that viewed as the defence
would have it. repeal ofthe Furnishing clause of the
constitution the l4th article would offer premium for
rebellion hereafter, securing, as it would, the par
tcipators who had held Office from all penalties save
disfranchisement. Mr.. OConor followed Mr.. Dana.
He showed from the very of the great civil war,
that it impossible to follow it up by trials fer trea
son. conducted by the fairness required by law. How
utterly repugnant to the worlds idea of humanity 1t is,
that after being recognised during the as IN all
respects equal and as honorable men, the leaders of
the conquered force should be searched out in peace
to be hung traitors that the Government and peo-
pie had never intended it to be thus, and was for
this the 14th amendment had been adopted 1t
was constitutional provision and executed itself and
those who fell under it tWere now suffering the pun
iShment He asked tile CoGrt to give the construction
to the 18th article that the American people Intended
should bear and to accept the great and henefcent
act of mercy in the construction which they had
pat upon it aud which tends to advance what all good
men who believe in universal suffrage much desire
that universal suffrage should be accompanied hand in
hand with universal amnesty Of supposed offences
arising out of the unfortunate controversy in which
universal suffrage may be said to have had its origin
and establishment.
The Court adjourned till tomorrow.
Snow here to-day. TIE ship JAS. Wapes, laden
with r Z. supplies for Havana, detained here by Cuba
ireToiution.
| RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 4.-The lower House again
engaged to-day resolution ofinyestgaon of bribery
The Seuates resolution finally adopted by small
majority. Investigation will now proceed. Much OPP
position to the resolutions, and grave disclosures
promised. Both Houses have adopted resolution to
take recess from December 21st to January 4th.
/ New 4oRK, Dec. 4.-Port al Prince adyices to No
vember 18th, state the American schooner E. D. Hart
/ from New York. and the English brig Aerolite, had
been seized by salnave and the Hart's ergo partly
sold on government account despite of the American
Consul reInonstrance.
| OMAHA, Dec. 5.-Temporary bridge gone by ice.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 5.-Rcpoted mail boats between
Cincinnati and Louisville collided Warsaw and
hundaed lives lost including many ladies'
MADISON, lND., Dec 5.-Imme dotely after the col
lslon of the mail boats America and United States,
petrolem OH the States took fire, and in 80 seconds
she was in flames from stem stern. Supposed about
80 lives we're lost, including 40 America
lost no passengers. america upward aud the United
States downward bound The accident occurred at
half past l o'clock last night. The boats departed
from their respective landings at noon Friday.
PRoyIDENcE, R. l., Dec. 5.-Grant is visiting Burn
side. He goes to Hartford tonight.
GALVESTON, Dee. 5--Fire this morning destroyed
p,ho nia drup of yt and he Tute
nal Revenue office. Burning stock about half insured.
How THEDEMoeRAcY WERE DEFEATED.-Gen. Butler
in answer to question from jenkins, as what he
thought of the result Of the Presidential election ands
the of the defeat of the Democracy answers as
follows:
will tell you The rank and file and the Western
Democracy pledged against the National debt,
and against its payment in gold and the high rates of
interest. The Chairman of the Democratic Natona!
Committee Mr.. Belmont, the United States agent
Of foreign bankers there is held abroad six hun
dsed millions nt dollars of the United States bonds
payment in gold would make than two hundred
millions difference in value. The Democratic Conven-
ton was managed by Belmont in conjunction with
New York politicians 1have4ong known their tactics.
1t has always been of more consequence to the
city and State of New York than to save the general
Government election If they must lose either they
always prefer the latter, therefore, they determined
against Chase, Hendricks, and Hancock, fearing that
with them the Democracy would win in the nation and
they took up Seymour in order to the State of
New York They made fight for Maine, the result
of which would have been the index of the contest hut
sent Icudleton there, whose notions dstasteul,
at least to the Republicans from whom alone they
could have made gains. They had already placed a
Western Oh the ticket (Blair) who of all men is
the most obnoxious to Western Democrats, he having
been abotonist and violent Republican general in
the Union army, although of ackno owledged abil
7. They orransed t!cir platform to revive all
the issues of the and thus oversalow entirely all
questions of finance and taxation, which last issues
they never got hearing during the whole campaign.
Of course this threw the vote of every tue patriot and
lover OF his country against those who had ever been
opposed TO them during the war While the contest
the only actual contest of the esmpaign-was going on
in ONO, Pennsylvania and Indiana will be observed
Seymour did not take the stump, although in the two
last named States less than 6,0GO would have
changed the result When these elections were found
close the New York World and the
National lnteiigencer, owned and the other pur-
chased by the Democracy, entirey demoralised the
party by the impossible proposition change the can
didates 1t thus being made that the Democrats
had no chance of carrying the general election Sey-
'nour Immediately took the stump save New York !
Mr. Belmont issued address, and the pla yed for re-
suit was obtained. New York saved her poll
ticans and the value CT the bonds of Bemonts foreign
clients was enhanced.