Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-15
Another Prize Fight Arranged.
Total Change In the French
Ministry. -r
The Great Eastern Unheard of.
WASHINGTON.
denomination.

WARRINGTON, July 14.--M8J. w 0HJrd,
OF Mississippi, is here, in behalf of the ccn-
servaiiye Republicans of that Stste. He Wis
tied Gen. Sherm an this morning, and re-
ceived from him assurances that the regis
trstion and election in Mississippi will be
~1mpariisl. Military officers who have
conducted registration and election will
be ordered to Mississippi for :he same
duty.
Proclamation.
A proclamation providing for the cleo
tion in Mississippi, on the fourth Thurs.
day IN November, has been signed by the
President. r.. a..
The following was promulgated to-day
by the President: .....
A PROCLAMATION.
10 pursuance of provision of an act of
Congress, approved April 10, 1869, here
by designate Tuesday, the Both day of No
vember, 1862 as the time for submitting
the constitution adopted on the 18th of
May 1868, by convention which met in
Jackson, Mississippi, TO the voters of said
State, registered at the date of such sub.
mission, viz. November so, 1869,
and l submit TO a separate vote that
part Of section 8 Of article of said consli-
tuition, which ia in the following words
That / am disfranchised in any of the pro.
visions of the act known as reconstruction
acts Of the Thirty-Dinth and Fortieth Con-
gress, and that l admit political and civil
equality of ali men, 30 help me God, pro-
vIded that il Congress shall at any time re-
move the disabilities ofany person disfran-
chised in the said reconstruction acts of the
said Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congress,
and the Legislature of this State shall con.
cur therein then so much of this oath
olny az refers to said reconstruction acts
shall not be required of such persons so
pardoned TO entitle him to be registered, !
and further submit to a separate vote |
section 3, Of said constitution which is |
in the following words, No person shall be
eligible to any office of profit or trust civil |
or military in this State who was
q member Of the Legislature, voted |
for the call Of the convention that passed |
the ordinance of secession or was a delegate |
TO that convention, or voted for or signed
any ordinance Of secession, or who gave
voluntary aid, couutenance or encourage
ment 10 persons engaged TO persons en-
gagged in armed hostility TO the United
States, or who attempted to exercise the
functions of any Office either.
civil or military under any authority, or
pretended government power or constitu-
lion within the United States, hostile or
inimical thereto, except all persons who
aided reconstruction by voting for this
convention, or have continuously Idgo-
Gated the assembling of this convention,
and shall continue in good faith TO advo.
cate the acts Of the same, butthe legislature
may remove such disabilities; provided, that
nothing in this section except voting for
or signing the ordinance of secession shsll
be so construed as to exclude from Office
the private soldier Of the late so-called
Confederate States army; and l further
eubmit TO a separate vote section
S, article Z, of the said con-
constitution, which is in the following
words: "The credit of the State shall not
be pledged or loaned in aid of any person,
association or corporation, nor shall the
State hereafter become a stockholder in
any corporation or association" And l
further submit 10 q separate vote the part
of the oath of Office pfescribrd in section
26. on article II Of said constitution, which
is in the following words: THAT | have
never as member Of any convention voted
for or signed any ordinance of secession;
, nat ! nave never been a member Of a
State Legislature that voted for a call for
spy convention that passed any such or
dinauce. TIE above cath shall also
he taken By all other city and
county officers before entering upon
their duues, and by all other
State officers, not included in the above
proyision. | direct the vote TO be taken
upon each section recited above, and upon
other portions Of said constitution, in the
following manner: Each voter favOring rat
ification of the new constitution, excluding
the provision above quoted as adopted
by the convention of May Is, 1868, shall
express his Judgment by voting for the
constitution. Each voter fAvoring the re-
lection of the constitution, excluding The
provisions above quoted, shall express his
Judgment by voting against the consiitu-
lion. Each voter will be allowed to cast a
separate ballot for against either OF
both Of the provisions above quoted. 1t Ii
understood that sections 4 to Is inclusive,
under the head Of rdi1ance, are consld'
cred as forming no part of the said constr
tuition.
In testimony whereof | have hereuniC
set my hand and caused the seal of the
Uniled States to be affixed. Done at thu
city Of Washington, this 18Th day OF July
in the year Of our Lord, 1869, and of th'
Independence of the United States th'
gath.
Ry the President. u. S. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y Of State.
The YerEer Case
Was before the Supreme Court, but up Z
this hour Q:30 A. N. Thursday no decis
ion has been reached.