The New York herald., 1869-05-16
WASHINGTON.
PR0Cl AMATl0N BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Election in Virginia Fixed
for the 9th Of July.
Spanish Influence i'm Our Gulf
Squadron.
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ANOTHER DUELLING SENSATION
ANOTHER DUELLING SENSATION.
The Appointing Of Army Officers as Indian
Superintendents Reputed Blunder.
THE CASE OF THE COLORED PRINTER.

Ino fIeSlOent tO-udy lhSueu the IOllOWIng pro-
clamation, naming the 9th Of July as the time for
submitting the constitution passed by the Richmond
Convention IN December, 1867 to the registered
voters Of Virginia for ratification rejection. The
disqualification and test oath clauses to he sub
mitted to separate vote -
A PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance OF the provisions of the act OF Con-
gress approved April 10, 1852 hereby designate
the sixth day of July, 1859, as the time tor SUD-
mitting the constitution passed by the convention
day Of DecemSer' 1897 to Inc voters OF The state
registered at the date OF such SUBMISSION, VIZ,
July g. 1869, for ratification or reflections and sno-
init to separate vote the fourth clause Of section
one, article third OF said constitution, which is in
the following words -
Every person who has been Senator IN
held office, ciyl or military United
Of s az s S1s &
es o any Ss or as an or
% % s s0 s. the sa or sa % c smS tSs
State; FaSs S sss
Treasurer attorney General sheriGs Sergeant Of city or
stables Poor Commissoner Of the Boara Of
Ss of of the The o Judges the
the County Courts Mayor Recorder Alderman Councilman
cut and County Courts and Of the Court Of Ha,ngs and
(. u5s vote q
ciuded therein by separate vote on each case.
And also submit to a separate vote the seventh
section OF article third OF the said constitution,
which is In the following Words
In addition to the foregoing oath OF Office the
Lieutenant Governor members Of the General Assembly,
..s, General and al elected
Council Of any city town shall before they
the
Of . G:y s s @
aaIm ha, have Voluntarily agsn. The
have Voluntarily given ' no AID eoantsnsnee .cun:e
cspsd nor attempted TO exercise Ss funson: Of any
himcal thereto And do further swear affirm, that to
take D'ea
G ywe snd % the S a ss
ONCE on which am about 70 enter 80 help me God" The
State ocsrs IN tn: al 0'0s'
direct the vote to be taken upon each or the above
cited provisions alone, and upon the other portions
OF the said constitution In the following manner,
vlz-Eacn vote favOring the ratification OF the
framed BY the convention OF December g. 1857, shall
express his Judgment by voting for the constitution;
excluding the provisions above quoted, shall ex-
press his Judgment BY voting against the constitu.
s o either beth Of '
above quoted. -''-s --~-e---- -
in. testi%tay whereof have nereunto ret my
1fnxed. Done at the city OF Washington this four
teenth day Of May, In the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty nine and Of the
ninety-third. L. $. GRANT.
BY The President.
HAMILTON FIsa, Secretary Of State.
Visit Of Lutheran Ministers the President.
About 200 Lutheran ministers paid their respects
TO President Grant this morning. They were re.
ceived in the East Room. The President on enter
ing was greeted with applause, when Rev. DR..
Pohlman Of New York, addressed him as follows
II Is not unusual for ecclesiastical bodies holding
their sessions at the capital OF the nation to desire
to pay their respects to the honored Chief Magis-
trate; but the custom Of boring him with long
speeches ts, in my opinion, more honored In the
content % myself with merely introducing these mem.
bers OF the General synod and then follow the ex-
ample OF the illustrious chief, who said, "Let us
have peace" and so shall say, "Let us have peace"
You see before you the representatives Of the Gene
raj synod Of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the
twenty-two synods, and from various parts Of the
Union They are not however representatives YES OF
the whole body OF Lutherans in the Country. There
constructed; others In the far West, not American
ized, and there are some In the Middle states who
true and loyal men. trust the day will come when
the entire Lutheran Church win be IN the unity OF
.ae spirit and bonds Of peace wish sir could
II by proxy. II you would give mo hearty shake OF
the hand, and then shake hands with
be satisfied. tTo this there was general response
Of mo, no. we want TO shake hands with him.''
The President then said TO Dr. Pohlman, General
Eaken and the Rev. DR.. Butler that he would shake
hands with them individually. The ministers then
separately approached the President and were intro
duced and shaken by the hand. The President,
when the ceremony was over, entered into conver-
fcp IA win xvtth tho fou
NAMED.
Appointments by the President.
The following appointments have been made by
the Presdent:-
W. u. Parrand, Consul at Caao; George r. Max.
well. Register Of the Land once for Utah; II. z.
Bennett, Pension Agent at San Francisco; A. w.
Puett Receiver Of Public Moneys at Helena, Ark.
Another Duel In Prospect.
Another duel is talked OF here now. The belll-
gerents are 70 be Capehart and Duncan, between
whom collision occurred yesterday, as reported In
to-day's HERALD Duncan has given his honor to
the keeping Of General Burbridge. who Ia under.
STOOD 10 nave borne something very much like q
challenge TO Capehart. Duncan demands q fight or
IN apology from the gigantic Capehart, and the
latter Is anxious to apologize but fears for his
honor.
Military Omccrs as Indian Superin tendents-
Another Biundcr or the Pvesidens.
man few days ago and detailing for service as
Indian superintendent and agents certain military
oicers left out OF their regimenal organizations by
the late measures OF consolidation, IL likely to give
rise to very important legal question. sherman's
order Is professeuy based upon the act Of June 30,
1884, which provides that at shall be competent for
the President to require any military oficer OF the
United states to execute the duties Of Indian
agents." But II does not authorize their employ
ment az Indian superintendents. Under what
authority, therefore, they can be ordered to act as
supernendents is not clear. Indeed the express
provisions OF the laws seem to be against such EN-.
poyment for the act OF 1888 prohibits army officers
Fom expending United States MONEYS in the civil
service Of the government The question n highly
important to big crowd OF would be
supcrintendents. who have been hunting up
all the dead and living statutes to nnd obstacles to
Grants Indian policy. and now natter themselves