The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-10-09
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a3wxaapaa Sending Gold Go the u
t.~s.F A.. ". SeMteS
so~rru .xpros. Sept. 26.-The Deutsch'
lard for New York takes $24, 900 specie
e8 Defeat OF Lopez
LISBON. Sept. 29.-Paraguayan advices
tn the 22dof August report the Paraguayans
we're entirely defeated, with the loss of 1000
men, 500 prisoners and ID cannon Lopez
was again attacked on the 2lst of last
month, when@ne lost Is cannon. The al
lies continue the pursuit. The allies have
captured paraguayan steamers.
Forty four British subjects were liberated
by the allies. =.
The provisional government at Asunclon
has declared Lopez an outlaw.
washiugtosa Items
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-1nternal revenue
receipts today 1852, 600.
Grant and Boutwell, had g prolonged
consultation to-day.
Gen. Sherman and secretary Robson
have returned. A
81 Senator Wilson proposes q bill making
gales Of coin without absolute delivery
penal.
jCeFrespomdemce' between HoaF
So - and Gen. Candy
RICHMOND, Sept. 29.-The following IS
e the correspondence between Gen. Canoy
. che Secretary of war and the Attorney Gene'
eral. on the Virginia Senatorial question :
-" Hr.nop,s FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT,
Richmond, Va, Sept. 90, 1862
To the Honorable Secretary Of War, Wash
r. ington, ID. @.
e S;r-The question Of electing Senators
to the Congress Of the United States by
the LEGISLATURE which will assemble in this
city on the 5th- proximo is one Of great
= vrvseut interest in the State,s and many
aupiirations have been made fYa decision
ON that point. The subject appears to be
30 free from difficulty that I have not hest
tated to express the opinion, unoficially,
that the election of Senators was authorized,
and was necessary to complete the recon
struction of the State and was preselbed
by the law Of July 25Y1s65,. but that 1T
was not proper for me to make a decision
upon d question that addressed itself SO
directly to the discretion Of the Legislature
: after il was organized. o.
There are many, however. who are Of
the opinion that this action Is in some way
restrained by the opinion of the Attorney
General of August 2sth, 1868, and I have
the honor to request that the question,
whether the Lee isiature of This State is
authorized 10 elect Senators of the United
States at the session which ommenc on
tho 9Th of next month, may be submitted
te the Attorney General for his opinion.
Very respectfully, sir, your ob't serv't,
Ed. r. s. CAsBr.
Brew. Maj. Gen. e. 8. A, Commanding.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OrFIcE,l
Washington. Sept %.
To the PresidentzsSir-I have the honor
10 acknowledge thefeceipt Of your letter of
this date, refering to me for my opinion, q
letter addressed TO the Secretary of War
bv Gen. Candy, dated Sept. %, 1869, which
y asks whether the Legislature of Virginia
is authorized to elect Senators of the Uni
ted States at the session which commences
on the 9th OF next month, and desires that
that Question be submitted to the Attorney
General Tor his opinion. :
The general views which I entertain of
the functions of the Legislature of Virginia
elected in pursuance of the act of Congress
Of April 40, 1869, have been already indica-
ted in an opinion transmitted to the Secre-
tary of War, under date of August 90, 1869.
came to the conclusion that the men,
'bers Of the Legislature were not required to
take the oath referred to in section nine of
the statute of July II, HG7, in order to
qualify them to act as suSh members-that
il was competent under the law for the
G Legislature4o meet, organize a2d do what
ever was required or allowed by the acts Of
Congress as preliminary to the rccons.ruc-
ton of the State !; but that it was not COM
prtent for them to undertake to enact laws
, or otherwise to assume any of the functions
of the government of the State if organized
without taking the oath above referred to;
or il any of the members could not, or did
not, take that oath, upon d careful consider
ton I am acw of the opinion that the cleo
tion. of Senator's, like voting on the four
,teenth, and fifteenth amendments to the
Constitution Of the United States, 10 o part
Of the action contemplated by Congress as
preliminary to the restoration of the State
TO ito full relations to the Government Of
che United States tas one of the States of
stheN Union. The Senators thus elected
Z would have no power or authority until the
Senate Of the United States should have
passed apon the validity of their action and
admitted them as members of that body.
Under the act Of April 10, 1869, the cleo
ton of members of the House Of Represen-
tatives was permitted and has taken place,
and when Congress comes to act upon the
whole question OF the reconstruction of the
State it wonld seem equally proper that
members elected TO both branches of the
national legislature should present them
selves and be ready for admission TO seats
i'm the respective houses. ''".
q. The election Of Senator's does not seem
30 me 60 transcend the acton which comes
within the limited and qualified purposes
requisite to reconstruction, but rather to
be essential TO- the completeness of that &C
tien, and | think that the military COM
laaader should not interfere or prevent it.
asae Very Respectfully s@-
sQ'&'s7 Us sss7.s" Attorney -Geoeral.
~ sy,s Frosa bon virgfssia
RICHMOND, Sept. 29.--There was . light
fress I'M this avacinity this morning. Tel
sgraEas froua tobacco growing regions say
there was o light frost, but the tobacco ID
not damaged.
IRRdzleal Ceanvesaeiosa Inn NEfssis-
90 S4~ 49, saFpa @& -
~ JACKSON, Sept .2s.--The Radical Con.
vention met to-day. There was q large
attendance. AL but two counties Of the
State we're represented. J.. S. Harris, of
: Warren county, was elected permanent
President. and 7. Fl. Little, permanent
Secretary. aass 81, II 5ae~'I. saass I'd
Gen. Alcorn was nominated for Cover.
nor by reclamation and II. G.. Powers for
Lieut. Governor, and James Lynch tcol-
ored} for Secretary of State. Further nom
nations will be made tomorrow. Il