The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-27
The President and his AnlnestyP clamation.

suing MS amnesty proclamation aHd tiiat LIS dfs1e
was that he did it by virtue Of the power conferred
upon him by the Constitution Butthe telegraph CAV
no particulars nor any pceedents eifo, the spe
i cia correspondent of the New Orleans Times and th
Presidents private secretary in his dispatch of TIN
18TH makes the matter plain and is Of such nteres
that We give it in full: sz.ssszE
!, eThe President says the Federal Constitution is IN
dersood to BE- and is regarded by the Executive tn
supreme law Of the hand and that power is exercises
in issuing tie proclamation, which IL Id conformity t
the judicial exposition of the tuition and ism ae
cordance with the precedents of former Executives
i Washington, Adams, Madison, Lincoln, and of thu
i present Executive. The prochnlations cited, are
i First-WashiEgton July 10th, 1898. The whisky in
surrection in Pennsylvania in which general pardon
excepting certain persons of all treasons and other in
dcted offenses .second-Adams', LIST Of May, 1850
3 Similar pardoning of persons excepted by Washing
tons proclamaten remedyng and releasing TO alisucl
persons pains and penalties incurred, or supposed
i be incurred Third-Madisons, 9th of February, 1915
i Certain foreigners, from tile dangers Of their sowr
homes, and some citizens of New Orleans forgetful
i their duty, had coDperated in forming establishment
on the island of Barratar the mouth Of the river
trade the Government of the United States caused the
establishment to be broken up and proceeded to pros
ccute the offenders by indictments etc, for the reasons
i set forth in the proclamation. President Madison
grants to the offenders full pardon of all offenses
committed against the revenue laws or touching inter
course and commerce OF the United States With for
egn nations and the President directs all such ndict
ments and prosecution for fines penalties forfeures
4 etc, to be discontinued and released. Fourth-Ln.
coins amnesty proclamation Of December s, 1868, and
1 9Th, of 2sth March, 1864. sxth-Johnsons procla-
nation Of the 2esh Of May 1866, similar to the Lin
| eon proclamation. Seventh-Johnsor's proclamation
Of September l. 1867. Eishth-Johnson's proclaim
ton duly 4, 1887 as8s
/ RED RIVER FREIGHTs ON AGRICULTURAL INSTRUMENTS,
| Under this head the Henderson Times of the 13th,
states that at the January meeting Of the East Texas
Agricultural Association, a committee was appointed
to establish agencies in Shreveport and New Orleans for
the purpose oftaking such action they deemed nee
essary procure the transportation Of agricultural
and other useful instruments Of husbandry
BILE rates.Essl s5a z@.sIg5 rz s7rz. &,
i There IL no question in the world but aiat the
charges on these articles are unreasonable and in
many instances, not proportonate. We have heard
the complaint made before, and on different occasions
called the attention ofstean,boat men to5t We think
if our friends Of the Association goto work right they
will accomplish their object. Oar contemporary makes
out strong case We copy as follows: szs.sssz.s
L It was reliably stated that washer and wringer in
one instance paid eight dollars freight from New Or
leans to Shreveport being than oetbird of their
original cost III another instance the same articles
paid six dollars freight The articles together do not
seen to be OF larger measurement than BARREL A
Ordinary Brindey Cutivator paid five dollars. Many
other instances might be enumerated, but the above
are sufficient to show the bearing Of the question
We that Shreveport has moved in the matter of
the reduction of Insurance. We hope she sill make
another equally imnorn one, to wit: To the point
Of uniform and reasonable freghts agricultural i'm
splements and machinery. If there be cities in the
world that should look sharply to these inatters they
are Shreveport and New Orleans. Therefore, we hope
that the committee will be entirely successful in their
mission. Surely they will succeed iii matter which
strongly appeals to tire prosperity of all.
Starving rates not desired but only such as will
live and let live Our business friends are in New
Orleans and Shreveportour business transactions
conducted in these cities We ask their Influence in
matter whicrwe know isayery important to them as
well as to ourselves. sF z5s sszz3 ~ go
GEN THos. L. PgIoE.-As one of the lessecs of the
0pelousas railroad the following from the Jefferson
City (Mo Tribune, the home Of Gen Price, is not
without interest to the friends Of this great enterprise
Those who are personally known.to Gen. Price need
not be reminded of this. His naex5le WILL enter
prisng, whole soucd views, uning perseverance aud
vast business qualifications, are well known toaerery
citizen of Missouri, and he generally accomphshes
whatever lie undertakes The peopleinterested inthe
completion Of the 0peonsas, New Orleans and Grea,
Western railroad, and who anxo,lsly DESTROYS of
free communication between the great ercal city
of New Orleans and interior of Texas, may vel con-
grstnlate themselves upon the fact that ten. Price
has taken hold Of tile work, and rest confidently as
sured that the road will be built within the stipulated
time. S#
REDUCTION OF F1REs-The New Orleans, jackson
and Great Northern railroad Las recently made re-
ducton il, it tariff of rates Of travel Tie New Orleans
Picayune thus states the rate from that city to the
principal points north Of il: i
First class passage to Vicksburg will be hereafter
So to Memphis SIS TO Cairo $50, to Chicago s35, TO
Cincinnati s3s % to- St. Louis 50, to Louisville SD
to Detroit sf5 so, 70 Niagara Falls so 10, to Buffalo,
Il. Y, s52 %.
Ono CAEPEr BAaGERs PREPARING TO CONE SoUTHt
Cincinnati dispatch of the 5th, says the church at
Mount Washington, near this city, was stripped Of its
earpctiag by burglars last night. Similar robber;es
have been committed at several other churches here
abouts wihilra short time. In one case they stole
from, church old carpet, and when the church was
rearnisaed with the new the thieves reur.el that
first stolen and took the new. $3.50
IMNueRArIoN.-A New York exchange says there
has been a great falling off in immigration to this
country both from Ireland and Germany during the
past year, thirty thousand fewer have entered At
st IN u man . ~