Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-19


SOUTHERN SrArHe.-A letter Just received
rom the Chairman Of the Committee Of Five
appointed oy the Mississippi Constitutional
Convention says: "There Is svidsntiy strong
disposition on the part Of the Denocratic party
SCUM TO make an issue on the question Of the
right Of Mississippi and the other excluded
States to vote in the approaching election. II
the least e1couragement is given by the Presi.
dent in that direction they will undoubtedly
hold an election, and / fear the bill passed by
Congress Is not sufficiently explicit in all its
features" He says "the Republicans are anx.
ious1v expecting the reassembling of Congress
in September as their very existence as q party
and as individuals depends upon some promp
and decisive measure for their relief.n
The proceedings Of the Democratic Exscu
tive Committee Of that State at q receat meet.
ing held in the Senate Chamber at jackson are
enclosed. a resolution to proceed at ence to
nominate candidates for electors was rejected,
and the following adopted In its stead:
.Resolced, That this Committee deem 1t mex.
pedtent II this time to nominate an electoral
ticket for the State, but will defer further con.
sideration Of that subject to an adjourned meet
Tuesday, nd day of September next
II was also
Resolred, That in the opinion Of the commit
tee the act OF Congress above referred to, ex-
Guiding the state Of Mississippi from her right
10 vote in the Presidential election, 10 in con.
travention Of the Constitution Of the United
States and the rights OF the States hereunder
Other resolutions adopted declare that the
expulsion Of Governor Humphreys from the
Executive Mansion by military forces under
General Grant to be without authority Of law,
and appoint a committee to correspond with
General Grant and the President on the cub
ject; that representative men Of Southern
Ikowr fsA xe.~n -
sent the South on the northern hustines in the
present canvass; and that a committee Of cor.
respondsnce be appointed to bring this subject
to the attention Of Democratic committees and
leading men Of the party North. A committee
was ALEC appointed to prepare an address to
the Democrats Of the Northern States.
From information which has reached here
from Virngiia and Texas, It is believed by Re-
publicans that the Democrats of those States
are pursuing the same policy with those in
Mississippi, OF waiting until after the time for
the September session Of Congress before put.
ting their electo raj tickets in the field The
full development Of the plan contemplated in
South Carolina and other States, where Demo-
Gratis do not expect TO be able to overcome the
Radical majorities, of holding a separate cleo.
tion for white voters, under the auspices of the
johnson provisional governments, is also be-
lieved by Republicans here to be held in abey.
ance until the last Of September, for like rea.
sons. 't..
ADVERSE DECISION IN THE FRENCH COURTS.
In 1853, the Ocean Ship. building Company Of
Bordeaux, contracted TO build vessels for the
Confederates, and the company's director, NJ
Arman, received the sinews Of war. The South
having "caved in," the ships passed over to
Prussia, and the United States claimed from
the builders the money paid to them by the
Southern OOniederacy, under three millions Of
francs. 1t is said the case could at one time
have Deen compromised for one million. The
Court has decided against President Johns son,
csndemning him in the expenses of the suit,
and adding that there was no evidence that the
United States Treasury had advanced one sous
TO construct the vessels; that there was no In.
fringement Of the neutrality act on the part Of
France, and that no aepersion rested on Ar
man, whose claim for damages was at the same
time rejected.
BurLRR's LAsr.-There has been some
'lafing" In and about the Attorney Generals
Once for day or two over q huge practical
joke played on by General Butler on Mr.
Eyarts, his recent antagonist In the Inpeach.
ment trial In the suit brought against Gene
raj Butler by Kimberly & Bros Of Baltimore,
for action taken by HIM while an oficer In the
army at Fortress Monroe, he employs Caleb
Gushing and VIM. Schley, Of Baltimore, as at.
tqGncys for the defence, and instructs these
genflemen 70 apply to Attorney General Evarts
TO assist them, under a provision Of q law
passed during the war, requiring the Attorney
General to defend ofncers or ex.ofacers Of the
army against whom suits may be brought by
civilians for arrest, imprisonment &c. It has
not transpired what answer will be made by
the Attorney General, but it is hardly probabe
that he viii find it convenient to enter person.
ally upon General Buffers defence.
"H. v. B." asks some awkward questions
Of Hon. Sam. Gary IN the Washington CORES.
pondsnce Of the Cincinnati Gasette.
TIE Sing Sing or .dsad raDbir' cut of the
haIr is coming in fashion again.
PoLrTICAL.-The campaign in Indiana is
getting intensely exciting bringing out all the
political speakers obtainahle OF any note The
',oId War Horse, Heary s. Lane IL announced
az secured 20 Jake the stump for the Repubi-
cans during the canvass. In the 9TH Congress.
sfonal District some active work fs being done
on both sides. Hon. Godlove 8. Orth speaks
every day until the election.
The Milwaukee Sentinel having described
grand ratification meeting. Of that city, con.
el q6ies with The following: Gas q speculation
bythe proprietors Of the bar at the Rink, II
was success: as a funeral, 1t was doubtful,
and as ratification, it was Q fzzls4'
"A Chicago letter Of the 18Th says : "The
Tanners are destined TO be o feature in this
campaign. Turning ont nearly four thousand
strong last evening, they were the chief attrac-
uon Of the occasion. They ere being organized
and drilled in military tactics-so far as is
necessary to obtain CELEBRITY and precision Of
movement-all over the West Their uniform
is cheap-coeting only e2-yet picturesque and
appropriate"
The Richmond Enquirer excoriates the
Chief Justice for recognizing, in his recent
charge 70 the Grand Jury a. Parkersburg,i
West Virginia, the validity Of the Fourteenth
Amendment
Among the Republicans suggested for Mr.
Stevens place In Congress are o. j. Dickey
late law partner with Mr.. Stevens, snd J. p
Wichersham, State Superintendent OF Common
Schools.
- The Cincinnati Gasette predicts that Ham.