The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. -Hoaxs-Rcsolution offered
directing the Secretary oil the Treasury withheld
bonds from beneficiary railroads sufficient to secure
construction OF bFst class road Secretary of War in
tcrrogatea er any district commander has turned
over to civil authority for trial punishment any per-
sons tried and convicted by military tribunals PEN
sions considered with! amendment. No widow BY
riage shall forfeit pension Bill reported establishing
bldge between New York and BROOKLYN. Long dis
cusson ensued, finally with amendment that bridge
should not obstrnet navigation, and bill passed.. Mes
sage from President covering correspondence regard
ing Fenians imprisoned by England. Robinson said
he would kick airy MAN into tie middle of next week
who talked about treaty with England until imprisoned
Americans were liberated. Correspondence referred
to Committee on Foreign Affairs. Senate amendment
to bill declaring vacant all Offices held by disqualified
persons conearrea il, and viii go to the Presi
dent. Bill provides ,foE removal within thirty days
after passage officers Ineligible under the l4tE amend
ment, in Virginia. Mississippi and Texas. Adjourned
h Senate-Judiciary Committee discharged from fur
ther considering female suffrage petitions. wilson IN
rodueed constitutional amendment, assuring suffrage
and Offices to all except rebels. Appropriations con-
sidered at great length Adjourned
TIE COMING SEAsoN.-The remune1ative prices OBJ.
tanned for the past years crop Of cotton fear may
cause planters to neglect the cultivation of potatoes
corn and live stock, during the coming season. We
think not though strenuous efforts will be made to
store to its former importance among the stand
ard products Of the country. 7" Gold for cotton is
certainly stimulating farmers and rcestablslng
the fact that Southern lands are not yet valueess-
points tosmoney and prosperity ahead and pushes US
forward towards the cotton prominence we formerly
enjoyed. But with the present labor SYSTEM dis;oined
state of political affairs III the States of the late Con-
federacy, and the broken and unreliable condition of
the lie, either side of the worlds great highway
it is hardly to be expected that nanT of our farmers
viii cling withthe tenacy Of the olden time to the
1,ft ft,cp,, y,
for thoroughly re1stnated and restored agriculture
freedom from puritanical Few England, and freedom
from FRENCH and English maIutacurers---we must at
the time labor for freedom from bondage to the
people OF the Northwest WHO are growing daily in
wealth and power through onr somn lack of attention
the cultivation of breadstuff and the manufacture
of the many articles ia daily the material for
which passes from our own doors First put in sup
ply of corn wheat, &c, and then turn every available
acre into cotton. In this way can build up Ameri.
cas- cotton belt against all competition and establish
wealth and prosperity that must rub sections
al legislation and oppression. Vicksburg Times
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The N IsslssIrp1 CONSTITUTION Denounced BY GEN
GlELEN.-The Washington special Of the St. Louis
Republican, under date of the 18TH says:
Cen Gillem conclu led his testimony befoae the Re-
construction Committee day in the Mississippi case
He explained tatthe rejected constitution was strin-
gently proscriptive of the white race that scarcely
guard OF the native white population would
support it. and many intelligent negroes had voted
against it, For these reasons he was emphatic in his
opinion that under al the circumstances, it would be
outrage to force this constitution on the State
carpet-bagger and negro oae of the Radical COM
mittee sent here also examined BY the Committee
The litter strongly favored the acceptance of the pres
ent constitution, end. according to his loyal ideas it
was best TO dissanehsethe whites. He told the Com
mttee that the Freedmen's Bureau III that State had
been mseraby inefficient but this he said was because
Sen Gis,em was opposed to the negroes, and the Blu
seaa officers could not act in harmony with him
Gillenn's testimony made strong impression on the
Committee.
The telegraph occasionally refers to the eeSue Muir
ply claim as being discussed before Congress This
is the claim of alady residing in Northern Alabama
for pay for supplies taken BY the Federal army during
the var The loyalty of the lady We believe, is not
questioned. The fact that the supplies were taken
and used by the army is not denied The Justice al
the elaimis admitted. But Congress will not pass
biz ordering payment. And why? Because the mem,
bers say that the Government owes many Of these
kind Of debts that isnot able to pay them It owes
50 much it won't pay any. If this is not reputation
what IS il? There millions Of dollars of these
elans and the time will come when they will be obf
bed through Congress. Let those whohave lost kes =
correct record Of their losses They may Be able ia
realise something forthem one of these DAYS. With
united Southern and divided Northern vote in Con-
zress the thing is not only possible, but probable