The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-22

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gistration aud election IN Virginia VIII De
ordered 20 Mississippi for the same duty
Pennsylvania Democratic Comv~m-
tion.
HARmsnUnG. July 1.-THE committee on
/ resolutions made "A report The resolutions
/ declared against me exercise a. dOubtnil tD
/ the constitutional power: that pruuatIyanIn
would never give sap self government. fIHr
/ the ratification Of the fifteenth afutnIrt.nf
should go before the people; that ne negro
/ should not have thc ballot. Asa partrr
was nominated Governor.
/ MonfIr July 1.-THE hotel at p,f,t
! Clear was burned at ~ o'clock last might
/ The fire originated iu the bake room Al
+ the time a powerful Northwest breeze was
I blowing-hamCs spread with terrible rapid
/ ity. and burnt with such fury that u0 one
Il could get near them. The main building
was entirely destroyed with an its furniture.
/ In many instances all the baggage Of board
/ ers was destroyed. There were 40 time OF
/ the calamity 80 boarders-no lives lost.
/ NEW ORLEANS, July IA sampler named
/ Peter Holton, was arrested Yesterday, for
1 false sampling Of the recently seized sugars.
i He was released under three thousand doll
lars bond, but there are thirty similar am j.
/ davits against him. A warrant was Issued
/ by L. :. Commissioner this morning 90 ar
/ rest the deputy surveyor Charles ID. Keith.
/ He will also probably be- released on bond
/ this afternoon. Other arrests viii probably
i be made this afternoon, as several anldayits
have been made against parties Implicated.
| WAsHINGrON. Judy Fisherman departs
on Saturday for 1.-TWO weeks absence.
Rawlins departs tomorrow for two
/ weeks absence.
senior Lemus, Cuban Envoy, has return
| ed.
The trial Of negro woman for killing a
/ white man l. progressing before Judge Fish
/ er and "A jury halt black.
| The New York Tribune discussing the
| Virginia elections, answering the question
whether the Legislature should De seated
| without taking the iron clad, says "MOst
/ certainly. This has been allowed in other
| Statcs--why not Ia Virginia. Every one
should take the oath Of fidelity "a the Cove
| eminent aud constitution, bat not Doe rcquir-
/ ed 10 swear that lac never gave aid or COM
fort 10 the rebellion. IL seems tous astrain-
ed construction OF existing laws which rec
! quires this"
WAsHINGroN, July IG.-Argument in the
/ lergcr case tfr procuring removal from
| Military Commission and bringing 40 before
| the Supreme Court, concluded to-day. Tho
| important questions involved in this ppt-
| ton for habcas corpus, has induced the At
torney General % enter into written stip-
/ ulation with petitioners counsel a. nut
| question In such form o. may Dee considered
| and determined bV the United States Sue
premo Court next October. The present APP
| plication 10 chief Justice Is 10 remain sus-
/ pended. The President authorizes the At
| torney General To say that no sentence "
| the Military Commission. further than me-
/
/ be executed, until the iiual Diet rmiuutiou Of
! the Court. This meets the approval Of Chase.
NEW YORK. July l0.-Ihe Erie train
| hence at 80 Thursday evening, collidcd
with the freight train. Six ears burned
Nine persons were killed, .iX Of whom were
/ burned 90 death,
RICHMOND, July lG.-Telegram from Lex
mgton to-day says the State Educational
Convention, after AN exciting debate on the
! mode of education of the culOrcd race iu
! view Of present anomalous condition of uf-
| fairs, tabled the subject until next annual
session. An Educational Journal WIS csc
tablished, Gen. Lee taking hity shares Of
the stock.
Thermometer lOJ I'm the shade.
The official count OF the state vote, a.
Headquarters, shows Walker's majority TO DO
! 10000.
GALVESTON, July lG.-Advices from san
Antonio report Guadalupe river higher than
| ever known. The entire valley overlooked,
/ aud ninc-tenths Of the crops Ia Gonzalez
] county destroyed. tomal river rose Co
third story Ofcotton factory at New Buuus-
iels. and destroyed all the material aud ma
chinery. Every Touring mill, wooden fic-
/ tory and bridge on the toInnl river swput
away. No lives lost at Ba-trop or Webbcr-
vile. The Colorado H. going down. Brazus
still rising slowly.
PROCLAMATIoN.
In pursuance Of the provision Of an aci
| Of Congress, approved April lOth, 1869,
hereby designate Tuesday, the JOth day of
| November, 1869, as the time for submitting
the Constitution, adopted on the 10th of
May, 1865 by the Convention which met in
Jack son, Miss. TO the voters Of said State,
registered at the date Of said suhms-iOn,
viz. November 30th, 1862 and I submit and
separate the vote OF that part Of section 81
Of article Z. of said Consultation, which is Boa
the following words:
THAT ann not disfrnnchised in any Of the
provisions Of the acts known as the recon-
struction acts Of the Thirty-ninth and For
tieth Congress. ana that admit the political
and civil equality of all men, 80 help mc
God; :" provided, that u Congress should ut
any time remove the disabilities Of any pcr-
sons dizfranebised In said reconstruction
acts of the said Thirty-uinth and Fortieth
Congress, and the Legislature Of this State
shall concur therein then 90 much Of thla
oath only a. refers 10 the rcc0nstructiou acts
: shall not be required OF such persons 20 par
doned, and entities him to DE registered; and
| / further submit TO "A separate vote section
five Of said constitution which Is in the FOL.
lowing words:
No person shall De eligible 10 Office oi
profit or trust civil or military, in this State
who was "A member Of the Legislature that
voted for the call Of the convention that
passed the ordinance Of secession. or as a
delegate % any convention, or voted for on
| signed any ordinance Of secession. or WHO
gave voluntary aid, countenance or cncour.
agement 10 ptrspns engaged in armed hos
! tilily 10 the United State. or who accepted
1 or attempted 10 exercise ule functions OF
auy office, civil or military. under any au.
thOrty or pretended government, power VI
constitution within the United States hos,
tile, or inimical thereto. except al persons
who aides reconstruction by voting for thi'
| Convention. or have continuously advocated
the assemblak2 Ofthis Convention, and shall
continue In GOOD faith 10 advocate the same
but the Legislature NAV remove such dIsa'
| biliti's. providing nothing in this section
except voting tor or sienaaQ the ordinance
Of secession, shall be so construed Hs 10 eN-
/ clude from office che private soldiers Of tho
{ late so-called Confederate States army and
/ further submit 10 separate vote article .. sec
Z. of said constitution, which Us in the fol-
lowing words "The credit Of the State shall
| not be pledged Of loaned in aid Of Pny per
SON. association or corporation, nor shall th'
| the statp hereafter become "a stOckhOldcr Do
any corporation or association y and ! fur
| Their submit 60 separate the vote in The par
/ Of the oath 81 Office prescribed in section
20. IN article ~ q said constitution, Whicl
| T. ia the following words That ] have
never. "a "A member o. an convention, voted
for or signed any ordinance Of secession
| that have never been member of the STATE
| Legislature that voted for call Tor ans
Convention that passed any such ordinance
| The above oath shall also be taken by al
| city and county officers before entering on
their duties and by ali other state officer
. | not included I'D the above provisions.
direct that the vote be- taken on each srctlol
alone. and on other portions Of the said Con
sttution IN the following manner. Eacl
voter favonng the ratification Of the new
Constitution excluding the provisions above
. quoted NJ adopted by the Convention %
Nav 18th. 1865. shali express his iudEmsu
by voting for the Constitution. Zach vote
I favoring the rejection of the Constitution
excluding the provisions above quoted
. shall express bis judgment by voting agnius
die Constitution; each voter viii be- allOwe
! 10 rast a separate ballot for or against cithe
| or beth Of the provisions above quoted i
l. uudCr-tOOd that sec ions % rs. inclusive
under thG head Of ordinance, are considered