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The Senate has now under cons
sideratioa the House bill, " direct7
inc the Governor Of the State to-
enforce the third section of the
fourteenth amendment TO the uni
ted States Constitution and the
provisions OF article ninetY~nine OF
tic Louisiana o Consultation.
This extraordinary bill, passed
BY the House on the 4th day of
July, in, violation OF law, which
prohibits alI pro- edings OF pubs
Tic character on that ever meFnora-
BILE day, may yet sfall N the Sens
ate.s But. If 10 does not, we hope
the Governor will pause. before
giving itI nus Official SANCTION
The purpose and pqrport of tins
act is to enable the Governor, IN
the first place, TO olist al officers
nov dischapging the functions Of
their respective Offices, whenever,
on an e;Cpdrte ea;Illaal llQtl0a, or no
e9amiadtioa az az HIS Excelency
may be satisfied that the incum-
bent is. not qualified under the pro-
posed fourteenth amendment to
fha. Federal Consultation and un-
der the ninety-ninth aEtiele of the
State constitution and ia the
second place, # such. officers are
not ia possession OF their respeot-
i've offices, to withhold from them
their commissions In both cases,
however, he is to declare the office
yacant and tp make the appoint-
nlert. + e s&rar~ 4
The act conelNdes with the
reservation, that the officers So
ousted, On whose Gommis sions are
withheld, shall not be prevented
from oontesting before any compe-
tent court with any person who
may be appointed 70 such ofhce,
bis right thereto,
The whole merit of tha bill ~ in
lfhe last SEQ an, for fts effeot IS to
throw the burden of proof of non
DISQUALIFICATION npon the ensted
officer, instead of leaYing u where,
according to laygs prevalent and
common sense lt Was haretotoYa
ait tbat IS, upon the paTg averr
ie dis9pal
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of law of order and Of The people
Of the State ia this Crisis Of theIr
affairs cannot best be subserved
by interfering with force Of arms
to correct the abuses cgmplained
of. The restoration of the State
to its proper relations IN the Union
Is, BY act of CONGRESS, contingens
upon the ratification BY q legally
constituted and organised no other
could have been cOntsmplated)
Legislature. The entire matter
then may well be submitted to
Congress for its decision and ac-
tion. @ Hal
I Your Communication, therefore
with D copy of this letter, will be-
forwarded I'd the General of the Ar
my and to the Chairman of the Re-
construction Committee at Wash
ington, lo
Very respectfully, ser
Your obedient servant,
b. B, KEELEB, Il
Assistant SeC'y of Civil Affairs.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23
:. 2. w GateWana In prison

The friends and relatives of pufLIp W.
NATEwoop, formerly eff this county will
be sorry to hear Of the bratal treatment
which be is new receiving at the hands Of
one OF the irresponsible naig:ons Of the
military despotism that now Expresses the
South. lie is the son of the late Chaney
Gatewoed, and received bis arst lessons in
the art of printing in the Office of the
"Tenth LEGION" when youth. he
soon afterward weRt to Missouri. where
he resided when the so-cailed rebellion
commenced. Being a strong Southern
inan, he warmly espoelscd the Confederate
cause, and distinguished himself on many
occasions during the var. Hence he is
now being hunted down, like many others,
because he will not humble himself at the
feet Of these petty tyrants.
Upon this subject We copy the follow
ing article from .he Richmond Southern
Opinion -
A IIanINrAN IN Pafsos Col. P. w.
Gatewood. who is now confined in the mi
litary prison at Vicksburg, Miss, is said
to be young talented, and gallant Vir-
ginian. who did good service for the South
during the late war. lie HIS been in pris-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23
How We are to Swear,

Mr.. Cox, one OF the Solons of the mon
grel concern calling itself State Consti-
tutional Convention, now in session in the
city of Richmond, has propounded an
oath, which he wants engrafted in the
Constitution, and which every man in the
State will be required to take before he
can register as voter It is as follows
II. - do solemnly swear Tor affirm
that will support and MAINTAIN the Cons,itu-
ton and laws Of the United States and the
Constitution and laws of the State Of Virgin in;
that will never countenance or aid in TIE Sc
cesslon OF this State from the United States;
that accept the civil and political equality OF
HI men, ana agree not TO attempt 10 deprive
any person or parsons, on account OF race, CO
4or or previous condition, Of any political or CT
vii right, privilege immunity. enioyed by
any other class OF men; and, Furthermore. that
Will. not,'i in any way, injure any person or
persons on account Of past or present support
OF the Government Of the United States. or the
principle Of the political or civil equality Of
all men, or for utilization with anv political
party"
Of course this infamous gag cannot be-
come binding upon the once free citizens
Of Virginia until the Constitution shall
have been adopted.
We believe the Alabama Convention
dill enact s milar oath, to be administer
ed to all who offer to vote on the rati6ca-
ton of the Constitution framed BIZ them,
and our would-be statesmen may attempt
to do the same thing; but such test is
clearly not in the purview of the so-caled
reconstruction acts. While. therefore
many men mi ght be deferred from voting
We do not conceive that it should bind the
conscience of any man until the Constitu-
tion shall have been adopted. If the Con-
vontion should follow the example of the
Alabama concern, by passing an ordinance
requiring such an oath to be taken before
voting an the ratification Of the Constitu-
tuition, it would have no binding force.
arorally, and ought not to control the vote
of any man.
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on for four months on charges preferred
against HIM by IA provost marshal, who, in
the meantime, has been indicted for an
infamous offence. Col. Gatewood is the
editor OF newspaper in Arkansas, and
having published some truthful, but dam
aging disclosures as to the conduct of the
local commander, that official had him ar
rested, carried out of the State, and incar-
cerated in dungeon at Vcksburg There
he has lain for months without any invcs-
tlgatlon Or trial, ignorant even of the char
ges against him until a few DAYS ago.
wltu lie was furnished with copy of
them.
We suppose tia. Col Gatcwood would
have been allowed to rot in Jail, or to stay
there at least, as long as military rule con-
! tnued, had not his friends some the a o
sued out writ OF hobeos corpus before
Judge Hill. The writ commands his pro-
duction before the Z S. District Court at
jackson the fourth Monday in this month.
at which time and place we hope that he
may regain his freedom, and find means
to bring his tyranDical prosecutors to JUS
tce We know Of no case of military des-
potism aud outrage that surpasses this,
and it is disgrace to the nation which
allows ii, and to all men who fail to de-
noupce it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23
Registration Frauds.

That the most outrageous frauds were
perpetrated by some Of the registration Of
ficers and commissioners of election APP
pointed to superintend the election for
members of the Convention now in session,
and particularly in the cities where the
~manhoods" that compose the radical par
ty are most numerous, il too apparent to
admit of a doubt
a census has been taken of Monroe
Ward, in Richmond, by joint commits
sion of Federal officers and civ lians, which
establishes a most gigantic fraud. The
CENSUS takers found all the whites who had
registered in that Ward save forty; where
US six hundred registered blacks had dis
appeared, of whom not even the "lol'
could give any information. If such a
fraud was perpetrated in single Ward,
is it not fair to presume that the same
thing was done at all the other precincts
Due i|A 'ISDC ootoSCo, VIC lily VI LaiCH-
moud would not be disgroccd by such rep
rebates as Hunnicutt and his associates.
No doubt these frauds were rerpetrated
wherever an opportunity offered, and that
several members of the Convention hold
their seats by virtue of fraudulent voting
1t does not make particle of difference
with them, provided these rascally frauds
are not brought to the light
The truth is, the Conservatives had no
means of protecting themselves against
these outrages on the ballot-box. All the
officers appointed to register the voters, as
well as the commissioners appointed to su-
perintend the election, were radicals, cx-
cept where no radicals could be found -
Such was the case in this and the a}ioin-
ing counties. This fact will account for
the meagerness Of the Conservative vote
as compared with that of the radicals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23
From shingtOn..

WASHINGTON, January IS The SEN
ate's adjournment from Thursday till Mon
day discourages the extremists The ap-
athy Of that body is denounced It is al.
most certain that the bills changing the
Supreme Court and degrading General
Hancock will fail in the Senate. Senator
Anthony's paper opposes the emasculation,
and letters from soldiers in all parts of the
country are pouring in, protesting against
the degradation. The bill mastering out
General Hancock will probably die in the
House.
Greene, Of the Boston Post telcgraphs
his correspondent here that the excitmeut
throughout New England is intense.
General Howard writes letter remon
stratlng with negroes Who having been
provided with homes in the North and
Vest, ere now going back home and aban.
donins THEN. places.
The Military Committee consulted Gen
eral Grant previous to the recent report
adverse to the reduction Of the army. Gen
era Grant strong y advised against the
reduction, and said one-haf the army was
now IN the unreconstructed States and in
Tennessee ano Kentucky There was, he
said, serious lack Of men boti. in the
South and on the frontier. In the De-
partment Of the Lakes barely enough men
had been left to take care Of the forts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23
MI. Bfooks EeiEs the Radicals Wha1
the DtmOcratS WIFI ln


In the House on Friday Mr. Brooks. of
New York, said :.
we intend to undo what has been done
by this Congress, and we shall, sooner or
later, have the power within the walls Of
the House to undo it all These proceed
ings in Ohio and New Jersey are but the
beginning of the revolution which has al
ready made its appearance elsewhere and
the precedents and prerogatIves and powers
which the majority in this House is now
assuming in the most revolutionary manner
we intend to make use of to undo all these
revolutionary and violent proceedings. So
the honorable gentleman from Massachu
sets might as well make up bis mind now
to see the beginning of this great reaction
airy movement. We do not intend to de-
prlve the negroes Of the South Of their lih
erty We intend to allow them a five fftbs
representation. not three -i;fths one. which
the negroes IN the North are having. But
we do not intend to allow. so far as we can
help it, the people of the North 20 be
brought into negro partnership in gov
eminent on the hoor of this House, or to
be ruled by black majori,ics, by rotten Dor
ough negro constituencies in the South.
we DO not intend to be ruled by any such
government as that. and all the processes
OF legislation by which that has been reach
ed, or is to be reached Through State
Legislatures, as in Ohio throug State ac-
ton. as in New Jersey; through so, 900
popular minority in my own State. to be
increased next year to 100, 900 IF this
House goes on with those proceedings we
intend to undo them all. I repeat. that
everything which has been done is to be
undone. The voice of the people is no
longer heard in whispers, but in the loud
roar Of the whirlwind, coming from all
parts of the country and it will sooner or
later unseat a large majority of those who
now constitute the majority on this floor,
putting in their places the Democracy of
the country, If the statistics of elections
are examined even now it will be found
that large majority of members on this
side Of the House bold their seats here and
vote here on these bills who no longer rep
resent their constituents, but are acting in
utter defiance Of the people who sent them
here
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Georgia Convention.

ATLANTA, January 1S.-General Meade
sent IN communication to the Convention
replying to their resolution asking for pay.
He says:
Il have this day received information
from the Treasurer that there are no funds
IN the Treasury at Milledgeville. have
ais" been reliably informed that some of
the public institutions of the State have
been suffering on account Of the non-pav-
lnent OF the appropriation for their sup
port. Whether this failure of payment has
been on account Of the want of means in
the State Treasury or for other reasons,
am not at present advised [ shall use
my best efforts to secure without delay the
means of paying the incidental expenses
Of the Convention, and at least portion
OF the pc" diem and mileage Of the men,
bers.
IF L find on investigation that any
funds which should be i'll the State Treas
ury have been placed beyond. my reach,
| may deem it necessary to suspend tenn
porarily the payment of portion of the
current salaries of all officers who receive
their pay either from the State Treasury
Or the State rood
You will perceive from the facts above
stated that it is out of my power at persent
to comply with the request Of the Conven-
ton much as desire to do so. In lieu of
granting this authority Ga warrant on the
State Treasurcr), [ respectfully request
that your disbursing agent may be sent to
me for my approval, that may see that
such funds of the State as may become
available are properly distributed accord
ing to the pubic necessities.
The Convention refused almost unani-
mously to suspend the rule for the adop-
ton of resolution asking the Federal au-
thorlties to make advances for the payment
OF the Convention expenses.
1t also tabled resolution appointing a
committee Of three to examine the State
Treasury.
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The Georgia Funds Removed

AUGUSTA, Ga January 18.-Advices
from Milledgeville state that Governor
Jenkins. being called on by citizens; made
a speech. in which he said the funds of the
State had been removed to New York, and
he should fight for them before the Su-
preme Court.
The books and papers of the State Trea-
surer cannot be found The postmaster
and express agents refuse to deliver to
Captain Rockwell General Meade's ap-
pointee) any packages or letters addressed
TO Joan Jones, Treasurer # Georgia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23

. HE Enormous WHEAT Crop OF CALI
roRNIA.-A correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune says: Count California in your
next estimates as tie first wAeot-groujng
Stnte IN the Uaion. The California wheat
crop of 1867 did not fall much short of
20, coo 600 bushels, if, indeed it did not
exceed that amount and, as it realized
fully $3.50 in gold per bu~hel, it follows
that we are to-day $50, 900 zoe better off
for it Add to that the value Of four
million gallons of wine AMI brandy, and
an almost incalcuIable fruit crop. and you
have some idea of the money realized by
the farmers Of California this year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23
Butler Versus White,
4 Challenge Sent The Beast wiU not
fight, but leores on the first train.

We briefly stated in our issue of satur-
day, that General D. B. White, mem
Der OF the Constitutional Convention. had
sent challenge to Beast Butler, and that
the latter left the city Immediately upon
receiving the communication. We have
since been placed in possession of all the
facts concerning the affair
On Tuesday, the 18th instant, White
wrote to Butler the following note:
CONSTITUTIONAL CoNyEST1oN,
Richmond, Va. January II, 1868
M,jor GemerM b T. Butter:
Sir. Whilst you were in command Of
the Army Of the James, aud having %
more rights than of private citizen, you
undertook then to insult. denounce ana
send me from your Department. For the
hrst time since that peri ID, we stand upon
an equal footing; we stand upon the same
SOIL and occupy IN every respect the same
rights before the law and the powers ia /
be- L deem this. therefore, the proper
occasion for a vindicatinn of nv own char:
acter before the country. and demand If
you that satisfaction that one gentleman
will always accord to another.
Your obedlent servant.
D. B WHITE.
General White had spoken to a friend
about the matter, who promised t. deliver
the letter as soon as it was written. but
through some misunoe ir~tauding, White
failed to meet his frieno after the letter
was ready for delivery, and learning that
Butler intended leaving that night, Il he let
ter was handed to the clerk at The office Of
the Ballard House, with the rconest that
1t be sent up at once TO Butler. Upon re-
celving this threatening note, the Beast
called.tw" Or three of his friends. read the
communication to them, and sent verbal
message to White that he would give him
all the satisfaction be desired aud started
for the train before the message could be
delivered
The next day White wrote to Butler.
stating that he had received the message.
and wanted to know if such were the facts:
to this 10 reply has been received
The affair needs no comment-it speaks
for itself -EnqNirer.
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