The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-06-23
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e WASHINGTON, June l4.--Internal Re
!, quarter.
The Lallapoosa has left for Fortte
Monroe to convey the monitor Souous
Cuban waters.
. General B"ckwith has been ordered ,
supervise subsistence ,tfairs Ia the Four,
Mllt'ry District in addition to his Louis
ana duties.
General Harvey has been relieved fro
, dnty against the Indians, aud ordered hon
on the retired list.
Discriminating duties against Frenc
vessels on merchandise imported direc,l
from the producing country is abolished i
reciprocity OF like abolition of dscri,n;n,
tioh ny France against. cargoes importe
by American vessels.
The Internal Revenue Bureau is an
ffhorized to employ troops in North arc
In" when llec' ssary 10 carry ont the rev
nue. laws. ~ @
Il WASHINGTON. June l5.--It ia not tra
as lntimaied in a recent cattle teleg am
that in an official communication Minis
ter Motley iniimaled that tn. America,
Adm nisirih on cencurs il, the r.ason.
which led to the Srnates refusing to ratif,
ne Alabama treaty. Such was MT tn,
tenor OF his instructions cnncernin. his in
tercourse with her Majesty's Government
| anu It is not therefore considered probable
that he would make that assertion. Iii.
however. certain that he was instructed t.
explain the circumstances attending ne re
Jectinn of The treaty. without ca,hlnitfing
this Government to any line of policy. bu,
at the SO ne. time standing nv the rejection
ofthe treaty. Minister Motley is not in.
struc'ed to make airy proposition for tile
settlement Of the ciains. hut to say that
IN view of The irritation in England. ewing
to III" rejection of the treaty, the present
is not an suspicious time to propose III"
reopening "fheeotiati"ns In other words
the Temporary postpDnen"nt Of the qurs-
tlon is, desirable, with the hope that when
the excitement shall j.ut>ide, her Majesty
Government will invite reopening of ne
goiiations. He is not adshoriz-d TO an
nounce the readiness !ofour Government to
make any proposition on that subject. nor
to demand the payment of The amount of
damages, national as WILL a individual.
bnt to assure her Maiesty's Government of
the sincere desire If our own to have all
matters If dispute adjusted on terms hon
o'abl' and satisfactory to both nations.
A,."ther point in the instruction is, in ef
faer, that the mere praclamations declaring
tine rebels ent lad to bel ieerent lright- is
not in, itself II cause Tor dA,nandingstama
res, or separate ground of Complaint !;
hut this, taken in connection with rts',sp-
qnent acts, was unfri.nd!y and showed a
spirit Of hostility against the Unit d
States during tn. lat,,1 war. resulting IL,
loss which require separation.
The Instructions were prepared at The
Department of State about ten days b,.
fore Minister Motley left this country
having there b en- slightly modified at the
INSTANCE OF President q ant himself They
Yer" carefully considered by the t'al,inet
o whom they were acceptable a d were
'onn thereaf er handed to Motley without
fnther amendment. The only sp cite in
to Motl as to tie ~ neei tia
inns are with reference to nntu aliz,tion
md coasnls, and 1t is supposed that ny
his tim. he has entered upon that duty.
The Department of State has recrlved
10 direct or positive inf rninui"n ON MIN
>ter Mcmahon since December last. when
IL arrived al Asuncioa All other infor. |
nation y rurnor or speculation. The Ia
Ell official dispatches are daiei April 9Th
rom Bnenos Ayr.s, and Rin t!p JailprO On |
he oath Os the same month. Mfnist-,
Of the q aeuay. writes fem |
snenns Ayrns that he had demanded ufI
he Ar.ei.tln" GOvprnm mt either an escort |
hrough the allied lines or fnr permi sion
Or United States escort t. D 80 ihrnu b |
hem to enab'es our Governor u, to commu-
icata with Minister McMah n.
Both The Buenns Ayrnan and BRAZILIAN
ove'nments have rpfu,' d The = ght. on the
round that it u'd not he granted with
Mt affecting The proposed no TIL mssv.-
lent which were som to take place. and Il
hich would open up the communication
a~ired. Mr.. Warrington replied that he
nd already waited eighty days for the
ov".nehts to he made Tint fhe right of
lie Government If TIN. United States t.
we tn" communication made was uudis.
lted, and rs the 4 lilies would not aid our
government it Won d he driven to its own
sourc 3 to obtain 4the communication.
Kirkland. of the Wasp, had
sharp correspondence with the Rruzi ian
I'd Bupnos Ayrean Governments on the i
lhje,t. I,
lfternal revenue receipts to-day nearly
III a million. al {
ATLANTA, Ca. June IS The SUI
rene Court of Georgia, to-day. rem
Ared decision that the negro is eli
bile tn office. Brown and Mccoy for !,
i, Warner dissenting. Mccoy held I
at the State was without civil gov I
before the convention that I
ade the present constitution that {
acks and whites participated in get t
lg mp the convention undermining the j
and it was against its t
irit to exclude black or white from t
e privilege, unless expressly prohibit
d.
Brown claimed that the fourteenth
forbids anybody being DE-
lived Of the privilege, and as the code s
yes citizens .he right to~ho.d Office,
d the constitution makes him citi-
n, and does not forbid him from
ldings Office, he didsnot intend to
eak that fourteenth amendment, and
prive the negro of his rights.
Judge Warner held that the negro
is creature in the ls1siy polite, and "
1T he must hold Office by special en- o
tment; that the code which defined =
nnwarc .,f oiti1ans wos onooxn.l L., n