The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-17
WASHINGTON.


PROCEEDINGS OF THE COLUMBIAN TypoGRApH-
IcAL UNION.
WASHINGTON, May 15--The Columbian Ty-
biographical Union Of this city, at meeting
tonight, received the application of Lewis H.
Douglass, son of Frederic Douglass, the col
ored orator, for membership in the Union 1t
was referred to the committee on Nominations.
a member OF the Union presented preamble
and resolution, setting forth that the applicant
had been rejected at Denver, Colorado, by
subordinate Union of the Typographical Union
on the ground that he was an improper person
to be admitted; ii would, therefore, be unbe-
coming this society to receive him to member
ship. Tho resolutions censure the FINANCIAL
Secretary for granting card to douglass per-
mittiag him TO work until the society shall
take action in the premises, and directs. the
chairman of tho Office in which he is EMPLOYED
to cause him TO cease work. Thew also call
upon the members to sustain the action of the
Union. These resolutions were ruled out of
order, and after considerable discussion the
meeting adjourned until the 10Th of june
when the committee is expected to report
over 600 members of the society were present,
and much feeling and interest were manifest
ed in tho matter which, 1t is believed, will be
eventually referred to the National Typograph-
ical Union.
PROCLAMATION FOR THE ELECTION IN VIRGINIA.
By the President Of tho United States Of Amer
icG, a Proclamation
In pursuance of the provisions of the act of
Congress, approved April 10, 1869, hereby
designate the 9th day of July, 1869, as the time
for submitting the Constitution passed by the
convention which met in Richmond, Va, on
Tuesday, the Sd day Of December, 1867, to the
voters OF the State registered at the date of
such submission, viz, July 6, 1869, for ratifica-
zion or rejection, and submit to separate
vote the 4th clause Of section 1, article Sd, of
the said constitution, which is in the following
words:
"Every one who has been Senator or Rep
resentative In Congress, or Elector or Presi
dent or vice President, or who held any office,
civil or military, under the United States OF
under any State, Who having previously taken
an oath as member uf Congress, or as an off,
Ger of the United States or as a member of
8ny State Legislature, or rs an executive or
judicial officer of any State, shall have engag-
nd la instruction or rebellion against the same
or given aid or comfort to the enemy thereof"
Inns clause shall include the following Off
GERS: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secre-
tary of State, Auditor, Register of the Land
Office. State Treasurer, Attorney General
Sheriffs, Sergeants of city or town, Commits
soner OF the Revenue County Surveyor, Con-
stables, Overseers OF the Poor, Commissioner
Of the Board Of Public Works, Judges Of the
Supreme Court, Judges OF tho Circuit Court,
judges of tho Court OF Hastings, Justices of
the County Courts, Mayer, Recorder, Alder
men, Councilman of o city or town, Coroners,
Escheators, Inspectors of tobacbo and -four,
and clerks of the Supreme, District, Circuit
and County Courts and Of the Court Of Hast
lngs, and Attorneys for the commonwealth.
Provided that the Legislature may by vote of
three -hflhs OF both Houses remove the disabili-
ties incurred by the clause from any person in
cluded therein by O separate vote in each case
And also submit to separate vote the 7th
section of article Sd of the said constitution
which is in the following words:
In addition to the foregoing oath, the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, members of the
General Assembly, Secretary of State, Audi
tor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, At
tornoy General and all persons elected to any
convention to frame constitution for this
State, or to amend or revise this constitution
in any manner, and the Mayor and Council Of
any city or town shall, before they enter upon
the duties of their respective offices, take and
subscribe to the following oath or affirmation,
provided that the disabilities therein contained
may be individually removed by tho three
fifths votes OF the General Assembly.
II do soemnly swear or affirm that have
never voluntarily borne arms against the Unit
ed States since have been citizen thereof:
that have voluntarily given no aid, counte-
nance, counsel or encouragement to persons en-
gagged in hostility thereto; that have never
sought nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise
the functions of any office whatever, under any
authority or pretended authority in hostility
to the United States; that have not yielded
voluntary support to any pretended govern
ment, authority, power or constitution within
the United States hostile or inimical thereto.
And do further swear or affirm that, to the
port and defend the Constitution OF the United
States against all enemies, foreign and domes-
tic, that will bear true faith and allegiance
to the same, that will take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion, and that will well and faith
fully discharge the duties of the office on which
am about to enter, SO help me God"
The above oath shall also be taken by all the
city and county officers before entering upon
their duties and by all other State officers not
included in the above nrOvisiou
direct the vote to be taken on each of the
above cited provisions alone, and upon the 9TH
er portions of the said constitution in the fol-
lowing manner, viz: Each voter favoling the
ratification Of the constitution, excluding the
provisions above quoted as framed by the con-
vention OF December g. 1867, shall express hi 8
judgment by voting for the constitution; each
voter tavoring tho rejection of the constitution
excluding the provisions above quoted, shall
express his Judgment by voting against the con-
stitution. Each voter will be allowed to east q
separate ballot for or against either or both OF
the provisions above quoted.
lntestlmony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this 14th day
My, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine, and Of the Independence of the United
states OF America, the ninety-third.
(Slgned) u. s. GRANT.
BY the President: HAMILTON FISH, Secreta-
ry of State.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The President has
not yet taken preliminary action for submit
tins the constitutions of Mississippi and Texas
to those States, respectively.
Since tho opening of the Pacific railroad the
government departments have received regu-
iarly their daily mails from the Pacific coast.
Senator Chandler left Washington last night
for New York, to take passage with his family
foa Europe.