Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-04-09


PrrsiiUhls Message sHs. u Is ana-
snal 10 notify t'ohgress by message
ar proclamation OF Constitutional
Amendments la view, however,
~ ihe vast impurianso Of the 18th
Amendment THE day declared "a
part ~ that rerer,d Instrument, a
departure f.Om the usual cuslnm l.
juslihahlc, A measure whirh makes
four millions oi people volers, who
wcrc heretofore DECLARED by the
highest Judicial tribunals not ciii-
gems, nor eligible Ia become ~, il u
measure at grandor impnrtnnrc
than any one act since the fbunda-
ii0n of Onr Tree government
Tho President calls upon the
newly cnfranchised race Ia make
themselves worthy of thuir new
privileges, aud urges the whites 10
withhold no legal privilege of al
vHnGcmenl Ia the now citizens. lilo
quotes from Washington regarding
the importance Gf intelligence aud
education, aud calls upon Congress
to promote aud encourage popular
education; and upon nll people eve
rywhorc TO see that all who possess
political rights shall have the op,
portunity To acquire thn, knOwlcdgc
which shall make their share In the
government blessing instead of n
danger. BY such means only tan
the benefits contemplated by this
Amendment be secured.
The proclamation enumcrates the
following States rs having ratified
the amendment: North Carolina,
West Virginia, Massachusetts,, Wis
consin, Maine, Louisiana, Michigan,
South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ar
kansas, Connecticut, Florida, llli-
nois, Indiana, New York, New
Hampshire, Nevada, Vermont, Yir,
ginin, Alabama, Missouri, Mississip.
pi, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Rhode Island, Nebraska and Texas
in all, 20 States.
Tho proclamation is too late 10
affect tho Connecticut election on
Monday-the registration having
closed.
IousE-Cox and Banks both OK
pressed themselves avcrso to indi-
vidual disability bills. Replying
to this question Butler said as soon
as the Tariff bill was out of the way
they would pass tho General Am
ncsty bill.
Bill admitting Texas was amend
cd by the Senate, and passed by u
vote of l30 to 80.
The Democrats from New York
and Indiana protested against count
ing their States for tho NVth
Amendment.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Painc
reported II resolution seating the
Texas members.
Shanks objected to Conner, and
read certain exp ossions Of dis!oy-
atty. l..- u.us
Butler read about Conner's cruel
ty to soldiers while II Federal Cup.
tain. ... .~.r--.
Brooks made point of order that
the House has nothing to do wit ,
tho previous private character Of
persons elected. The Chuir over
ruled the point. Finally all men,
bers were seated, viz: w. II. Clarke,
+. Dcgcncr, J. g. Conner and f. &.
WhitcmOre.
SENArE-Tho Tcxns Senators
were seated.
11oalcIDE.-Onc Robcrl Allen was
killed BY Mr.. Clint IIaggarl, at the
residence of the latter, fourteen
miles west of town, last Sunday
night. 1t seems that Alien, who
had formerly been in the employ of
11aggurd, had gone to lIaggnrd's
while under the influence Of strong
drink, and whiio there had taken
from tho head of Haggard's bed Il
revolver, had gone to the negro cab
in the yard, kicked open the door,
threatened to shoot one or -wo of
the blacks, in fact did shoot at nc
gro girl three times as she ran from
him, and, in short, played the mad
man generally. Ilaggard, aftcr be-
ing mcnaccd two or three times,
armed himself with II shotgun for
protection of himself and family
Shortly afterwards, Allen, seeing
Haggard with the gun. raised the
pistol to shoot him; Haggnrd raised
his gun, and both fired simuItnne-
ously. Allen was struck in the
breast above the nipple, and ran
about one hundred yards and fell
dead. The ball from Aliens pistol
carried away one of Ilaggards
thumbs (tho left, wu believe. J struck
the hammer of his gun, knocking it
off, was thereby parted into three
OF more pieces, one of which enter
ed his nUsc and the other two the
side of his face, inficting several
painful but not dangerous wounds.
At last accounts he was doing well.
Mr.. 1faggard is good citizen, quiet
and pcaceublc, and all, so far rs we
have heard an expression, arc
agreed that he was perfectly justifi-
able in what he did.
Mckinney Messenger.
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