New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-11

each County holding Office years. with compensation
srheo u ~ ne maintained III each district at least
four months in each year neglect 10 do this shall de
pnve the district OF It's proportion OF the iuhu anu an
funds arising from taxes for the support OF schools for
that year. -, a., .oooo =,
az lands belonging 10 the state, granted by the United
states Swamp lands and all lands ever vested In inc
proceeds OF al for breach Of penal laws all money
received for licenses for the sale OF intoxicating liquors
ping dram shops all paid equivalent Tor per
exempt from military duty, and funds arising nom
tie consolidation of the Congressional township funds,
aud the lands belonging thereto together with all money
donated State for school purposes These are to be
fund.- not 10 he diminished the interest OF which to be
appropriated tor the support Of free schools The Cen
era Assembly may levy poll tax not to exceed 81 per
capita in aid of the school fund and FOR no other purpose
All money, land, and other property held FOR school
purposes in the various counties OF the state shan be re-
duced by the General Assembly INTO the school und pro
vded Tor school purposes, aud shall make such dlsn
ton OF the same as shall equalze the amount approp
ated throughout the State. ~
The General Assembly to provide for tho establish
meut OF an Agricultural College, and appropriate the
OF July 2 1865, the amount arising from the He
of SAID lands No religious sect is 10 control any
The General Assembly shall levy al each regular SEES
sion, after the adoption of the Constitution. an annual
OF not less than IA MILL than "a on ehcn uOI
lar Of the taxable property OF the State for the support OF
free public schools TO be paid into the state treasury
and distributed among the counties and Cties IN proper
ton TO their population between the ages OF ahd2l
years Any person over 81 years OF age not TO be ex
shall pay amount of tuition equal to the amount OF
money allowed by law to each child between the above
-Four of the members of the Committee on Educa-
ton natives OF Massachusetts, and graduates OF New
England Colleges viz: II. n. Ballard native OF Web
seI; j. r. Parsons, q native OF southampton; Carlos
Chapman, native Of Montgomery. and Henry W. war
rem, native OF Holden. 1910,
Of a State ticket meets in this city tomorrow The cleo
ton OF State officers takes place at the same time that
the Constitution is voted upon for acceptance or relec-
ton Many Of the members OF the constitutional Con
vcntiOn also delegates to the nominating Convention
XNli nfh naln
various sections OF the state lively ana exciting nme
dnee are aoy sncceed oI nor S ap
parent but it is apparent that some Will 60 to bed to-
morrow night disappointed aud sore
THE PAY wARRANrs-PUBLIC LANDs-THE STAY
LAW-THE TAX ORDINANCE -REPUBLICAN
STATE NOMINATING CONyENTIoN-TnE CAUSE
ADVANCING.
From Our Spec al Correspondent
JACKSON, Miss. Feb. s, 1868.
resolution was carried in the Convention to
make the warrants issued by IL In payment Of its mem
bers receivable by the tax collectors at their face value
favor of the special levied by the ordinance that
also authorized the issue OF the warrants
Mr. Parsons of Kinds offered resolution, which was
adopted that a special Committee be appointed to
the and amount Of Government lands subject
To entry situated in the different counties OF tins state
and report to the Convention, together with such inOr
nation may he necessary to facilitate the settlement
and cultivation OF such lands.
The irrepressibe subject ot stay law; requiring the
first Legislature to enact one that should be effective Tor
a period of aired again, which went over
under the amendment of the hour for special orders
Mr. Orr presented resolution requiring that On ana
per diem OF all its members shall cease provided mat the
Convention shall not adjourn until constitution Tor TINS
yention Moved TO Law upon the table. The Yeas and
Nays were called which resulted in Yeas, l6, aud Nays
49, IL was moved to adopt the resolution. An amend
mcnt was offered, pending which the Convention ad-
ourned. -,
has gone forth the State, with all s machinery
complete for its effective working an account OF which
have heretofore given occasions III certain quarefrer
haps may say generlly- vast amount of ravng. rant
and The provisions of the ordinance touch the
assert their determination resist its enforcement The
patriotic McArdle of The Ficksbtrg Times fires the
the citizens to shoot them he cOectOrsj dorm. NE 0OJS
ney are" meeting Of the citizens of vicksburg was
the The conclusion reached was 10 resist the coee
ton Of the ,iniqnous tax by, by all possible! 1
Giem TO confer upon the matter, who Is reported
10 take action at present against the collection OF
aidtaX" Perhaps Gen. Gcm would simply let these gen
tenen show their hands and reveal openly how far they
are willing 10 go in their 10 lawful ordinance
The validity of does not rest merely upon the viii OF
the Convention but derives sanction and strength from
the Reconstruction acts themselves The tax bears ~
lightly upon the whole people perhaps any that could
without dem1rrng. 1t is the disloyal in spirit that
writhe under it, and The more especially beeaSe y, 20
There to be no escape however, from the payment
The Repubiioar state Nominating Convention met TO
day and effected temporary organization Ivy the choice
Capt. A. W. Patterson of Tishomlngo Clerk Commit
tee OF two from each Congressional District was ap
pointed 70 receive and examine credentials, when the
Convention adjourned till o'clock p. The Convention
is large one. aud will represent all quarters OF the
state. did not deem that the Republican party was
able to show fact, large and fine body OF men in
its ranks as Is manifest to-day young but vigorous
resoute The violence and unscrupuousuess OF the
opposition Will cause no heart to quail in the struggle
The cOOred "A large element in this nominating
Convention. What position they may occupy remains
yet 10 be They appealed to - holding the
balance OF power between eOntesting parties
There be question, think but that the cause OF
Rcpubcanism advancing in tins State uOtwithStand
ING all the powers and combinations that frown upon it,
and put il under the ban OF their condemnation