The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-09-08
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Lopez holds positions of great
strength in the Corsillera Mountains,
and tile want provisions compcls the
allies to remain inactive.
/ The Emperor received visitors to-
lday.
Later news from, Japan has been re-
ceiyed, and tEle capture OF liakoladi
by the Mikado is confirmed.
CoNsTANriNer5 Aug. 3!.-Thirty
thousand troaps concentrated for re-
view in honor al Eugene.
WAsnrNGroN, Sept. i.-Hoar is ex-
pected to retnrn early next week.
The Spanish Minister, Will, crcden-
| tials from Serrano, in company with
Secretary Fish, visited the President
to-day. No speeches.
| Gov. Walker, of Virginia, visited
Grant, and returned to Richmond.
| The following appointments have
been made: ". M. Moore. Collector of
Customs at st. Marks, Fla, John ii.
Stewart, Consul at Turks Isaac Jen-
kinson, Consul ut Glasgow.
Coin in the Treasury 100000, 900 I;
currency l2,0D0,00e sinking iuna
S;24 900, 900 coin interest bearing bonds
$23. 100000; drawn from the Treasury
during the month nearly s3i 900, 900.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. I.y-Rqiz, one of
! the Cuban Representatives,, had an
/ honr's interview to-day with Grant,
| Particulars have not transpiEcd.
I Barziga. attorney for certain persons
now under trial in Texas before Mill
tary commissions, visited the Presi-
dent and Acting Attorney General,
and received verbal assurances that
the arrangement in the Yergor case
would be adhered to in the matter of
habods corpus in all similar cases.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3-National Tenn
rcraneo Convention adopted a plat
form, declaring themselves q political
party, under title of apti tl:am-shOp
party appointed a central executive
committee, one from each State.
g SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.--;rhe Dem
ocratic tickets throughout tho State
generally elected 10y decided MAORI
ties. Next Democratic Legislature
will not ratify the 18th amendment.
PORTLAND, Sept. 3.--Scnator Fessen-
den is not expected to live through The
; day.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 3.--ThcTc il
; rejoicing this morning over the new
tclegraphed from here yesterday, ant
over the expected arrival of Attorne.
;. General IIoar's opinion against the re
quirement of the test oath.
Gen. Candy expected, but did no
receive Hoar's opinion this morning.
' WASHINGTON, September 3.-Th'
Virginia perplexity is solved. Canb,
will very shortly proclaim Che election
Legislature meets fourth Tuesday at
, forwards. Test oath win not be exact
" cd. The Legislature will be forbidden
:. exaction beyond what the law make
5 preliminary to the States recognition
u by Congress, as ratification of the l5tl
. amendment, &c. Tbis action involve
:. installation of Lieutenant Governor, Il
! otherwise the State Senate would b
I incomplete. Walkers installation is
: necessary corollary.
Rawlins very i'll last night, but some
c what better this morning.
e Grant was tclegraphed this mornIn!
to como on, that R;twlins was dying
! but later dispatches were sent with
: drawing tie first.
G Hoar's opinion has gone to Candy t
: the effect that there is no authority i
(. the reconstruction acts for eXacting til
1t. test oath from the Virginia Legisla
rel ture.
, War department. yesterday receive
ii from Attorney General Hoar his opir
N ion relative to political affairs in Vii
j. ginia, and has transmitted the Same
IS General Candy for his information an
S. guidance. 1t depends upon the latte
: to make the full text public. The Al
A. torney General says the legislatul
- must, as prerequisite, submit tt
ic constitution and tbeir aStion thereo
OF to Congress for approval, in this tt
test oath will nGJ 80 Eeqai:ed. IT Il
ro constitution and lac !aio % OF the legi
~ lature be approved tie legislature wi
10 then be the legislature OF the State
or Virginia, and the provision of the col
'Is stitution fixing the qualifications
nt members of the Legislature will nece
" sarily prevail. The requirements
the reconstruction acts being TIN
al superseded so far as Virginia is CO.
- cerned, but before such approval
= Congress, Virginia not being in +:
w respects State OF tho Union, the lie
islature as a provisional body Cam
on pass laws without its members takil
oi the test oath. The reconstruction &C
'ct require the ratification of the Is
III amendment to the Constitution OF t
Gu United States before the State can
Oh admitted to representation in Congrc
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