The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-30

Mississippi and Texas. In an editorial uuhllabed
yesterday, was given complete sketch OF the pro-
gress OF the reconstruction movement I'm these two
States, but there many details OF great import
ance which lack OF space prevented us from intro
ducing in that article AS these elections of such
vital Importance to the whole country we give these
details below, TO enable our readers to have a foil
and clear comprehension OF the issues stake In the
CONTESTS
MISSISSIPPI
The election in this State begins to-day and VIII
close tomorrow, December 1.
The Presidents Proclamation Clauses Of tho
New Constitution submitted TO Seperare
Votes.
The following is the proclamation OF President
Grant, issued on the 18th Of last July, in pursuance
of which the election in Mississippi is to he heidi
By the President Of the United States Of America:
PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance of the provisions of the act OF Con-
gress approved April 10, 1869, hereby designate
1uesday 3Oth day OF November, 1869, as the time for
submitting the constitution adopted on the 18TH dsy
OF May 1865, by the Convention which met in Jack
son, Mississippi ISIS to the voters OF said State regis
ber 80, 1SG9-and submit to q separate vote that
part OF section three Of article seven OF said constl
tuition, which is in the following words:-
That am not dsranchised any of tho provsons Of
the acts known as the Reconstruction acts Thirty
cal and civil equality mem SO help me od ns pToydsS 4Sd
'' in the saG se
act acts Of the said and Fortieh Congress
TINS oath ana SO much only refers to the said
SO pardoned to entitle him TO be registered.
And further submit to a separate vote section
i've OF the article Of said Constitution whichfn
in the following Words
No person shall be egihe any Office Of profit or trust
Voted for @ the s wO Se S eo@s9a5 %sS 0 a hs
passed the ordinance of secession who, deegate
gave voluntary aid co1nse II
or or sst to % engaged in armed hostility
exercise any Office civil or military under @
on ssss or
ton by voting or who Ssvs
Advocated the "a assembling Sc Of this SOnyOoton shall
same B9t the hegsat1re at may remove such Disability
Gnns the ordnance IN Of sha h19est % o
as to exclude from office the private soldier of the
And further summit to separate vote section
five of article seven of the said constitution which
is in the following words:-
The credit of the State shall not be pledged loaned in
@ ad S ANY or nor shall
tion association,
And further submit to separate vote the part Of
the oath OF Office prescribed in section twenty-six
Of article twelve of the said constitution which is in
the following words:-
THAT Ihave never, member of convention voted
member of State Legislature, voted cali
Sc o and ms
IN % a by all other
direct the vote to be taken upon each OF the
above cited provisions alone, and upon the other
'RAfNqAhAtApt
Manner =
Each voter fsvoring the ratification OF the consti'
-s9tiQn, excluding the provisions above quoted AZ
adopted by the conventic 1868, shah
express his Judgment by voting "For the cclstitu-
tiOn.p
Each voter favoring the rejection of the conetI
tuition, excluding the provisions above quoted shall
express his judgment by voting against the eogsti-
tuition"
Each voter will be allowed to cast separate ballot
for against either both of the provisions above
quoted. 1t is understood that sections A. 8, g. g. o.
TO- II, IL, 13, and IA of article thirteen under the
head of Ordinance" are considered as forming no
part of the said Constitution.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this thirteenth day
of July in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sXty-nine, and OF the indie
pendence OF the United States OF America the
nnety-fourth. u. S. GRANT
BY the observation-disclosures FISH, Secretary of
State.
The Candidates.
In addition to the voting upon the new cOnstitu-
tiOn full State ticket will be elected, as well as
members Of Congress, members OF the State Legisa-
ture, etc. that If the constitution is ratified the
State can at once resume its longforfeited position
In the Union and be relieved finally from military
rule. These are but two State tickets in the field,
each of them claiming to be the only true and orgi-
nal Administration Republican ticket The genuine
Republican ticket, which has received the endorse
ment OF the Government and OF the Republican
party, and will be supported by the great majority OF
the blacks and by all of the thoroughly reconstructed
whites was nominated by convention held at Jack
son in the latter part of September last The con-
servative ticket, which delights in calling itself the
ticket OF the "Natonal Union Republican" party.
and will receive the support only OF the dlscon
tented white element and of such Of the blacks as
can be cajoed or frightened into voting for it, was
nominated by a convention held in Jackson on the
Sth OF September.
The following are the two rival tickets in full:-
Radical. Conseroa,,ve
GOVERNOR.
James l. Alcorn Lewis Dent.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
X. G. Powers. E. Jeffords.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
James Lynch (colored). Thomas Sinclair (col'd).
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Henry Musgrove. A. A. Wills.
STATE TREASURER.
William II. Vasser. Joseph Mccoy.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL.
| Joshua s. Morris. Robert Lowry.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
| Henry r. Pease. Thomas 5. Gathright-
The following are the nominations for members OF
Congress-
| DIST Radical OoassroaiUe.
| 1. George B. Harris. j. L. Wotford.
| q j. L. Morphs. William Kellogg.
| 3. III. w. Barry. James Dugan.
4. George Q. Mckee. A. q. FISK.
8. L. w Perce. Leroy s. brown.
kThe radical candidate for Governor, General
James L. Alcorn was born in Illinois when 1t was
still Territory and is 1fty-two years age. In
ante-war times he was Wing. His parents, who
were originally South Caronians, removed when he
was quite young TO Kentucky. Some years later he
emigrated to Mississippi and he has resided in that
| state ever since He served in the Rebel army
during the Rebellion but at its close accepted the
situation like General Longstreet and others, and
has ever since acted with the Republicans. He is q
| successful lawyer, large planter, popular
| sneaker and has always been fav0rlte with the
colored men, whose friend and counsellor ne has ever