New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-17
BY TELEGRXPH.
A pF6el6Aat161 % Peace. =.
~ WztHryeroN, August l6.-The followin
order hes been iesued: ea6-

al wltH1SeToN, August l6.-The following
order hes been issued: ea0-
- WAn Ds.ARrssxr.
. IL s... Eaehpgton. Anguss 1s. 1876.
TO General y. 7. sherman. Commanding unitsA
S1R-The House Of Representative Of tho
United States, on the tenth inatant, passed
the following preamble and resolutions,
viz: ~.4 -
'sWKEREAs, The right Of suffrage pre-
ectibed by thA cQpatitutiQne Of the several
States il subject TO the ffteenth amendment
Of the constitution Of the United States,
which 10 - follows:
"sAxT1c1B Nv. taf
a..SECrIoN I. The Fight of citizens Of the
United States to vote shAll not bo denied or
Hbfidgel BY the United States or by any
State on account Of race, color or previous
condition of eerYitnde.
".SIc. 2. IhA Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lxti0n.'
: .NAnd whereas, The exercise Of the right
Of suffrage 80 prescribed and regulated
should be faithfully maintained and OBJ
sarved by the United States. end the Aeyeral
States aud the citizens thereof; and whereas,
n 10 asserted that the exercise Of the night
Of suffrage II, in s0me Of the States, not
withdrawing the efforts of Al good citizens
to the contrary, resisted and controlled by
fraud, Intimidation and violence, 60 that in
defeated; and whereas, eli citizeas, with
ont distinction Of ,race, Or class, or color,
are entitled to the protection conferred BY
such article; therefore,
.'Be it resolved by the House Of Repre-
eentstives, That Ill attempts by force,
fraud, terror, zintimidatioa, o. Otherwise to
prevent IT, free exercice Of The right Of suf-
mage in any State should meet with certain,
c6ndikA and eAectuai punishment, and that
that may herexfter occur, in which violence
of murder kAs been o. ehAll Be committed
by eoe saee g elass open tho other, the
pfompt prosecution and punishment Of tho
criminal Or criminals in any court having
jurisdiction 10 imperatjvely demanded,
whether the crime be one punishable ~
fne Or imptisonment Or one demanding the
!. The President dieests that in acoerdanss
NTH. tho spirit Of thA above, yeu arc T.
hold IN the available force under your
command, not engaged IN subduing tho
savsges on the Western frontier, in Feadi-
ness to be used upen ~ sall o. reQuisition
Of TIE pfeperlsgal authoriti0, for. protect
ing all citizeps without distinction Of race,
color or political opinion, in the exercise 81
TIE right to vote. = suatsasesd By tho
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in tho enforcement Of certain, c0ndign
and effectual punishment upon al
persons Who shan attempt by. force,
fraud, terror, intimidation Or other
wise 10 prevent tho free exercise Of
tire right Of suffrage, - provided BY tho
laws Of the United States, aud have such
force 90 distributed and stationed e to be
able to render prompt easistanee q che en-
forcement Of the Law. Such addilinnal Or
Ha.. un~~ ~ ko MaxRv rnt thA
purpose ef these instruct30ns VIII - given
from time to. time, after consultation with
law officers Of the kovefxment. Very re-
spectfully, your obedieut servant, 2r
~, I'D J. D. CAMERON.
- Secretary, Of War.
The PrssiAens. - .,,
The President laAXea for Long Branch
Friday or Saturday. .-..7
Infanery Recruits.
Sixty recruits have been ordered to the
Ninth and eighty to the Eleventh Infantry,
to rendezvous q ChsyannA
50 Speaker Kagr,s Ceoditisa.
Speaker Kerr's son telegraphs from Rock
Alum Spring., this exsning: "Father's COR
dition is unchanged dnce yesterday. Our
hope 10 weakened; al Of it 10 in the timely
arrival Of Dr.. Pope and bic power to give
him instant rolief; otheEyIise, ny sfather's
U1A0 10 e0O1ts R0 ~ VVo9ekA0A4y 0HA@ o0O
resigned, speaking only Of his death in its
effects upon those he loves"
The Four and Half Per Cent Lean.
Proposals. for the four and Q half per
cent loan for $500, 900 900 are now being ON.
tsrtaiped By the Secretary Of tha Tnasury.
The Seeeetasy u dssirous o.. placing the
bonds ct the earliest practicabls moment.
The Silver Cenmfsaea.
Tho silver commissiom meets on the first
Monday of September, In New York, when
they viii setect the three experts to ast
with Them. -
ORoanlxasaeo of - Any CoanissioD.
The csmmiasion fer tho reform and reor-
genigation Of the army, consisting of Sen.
atorp West and Cockren, Representatives
Banniag snd Hurlbut, the Secretary Of
War, and Geoerals Sherman and Meigs, met
ON the tenth instaak The commission
elsetsd the Secretary Of War it, president,
and Captain LIKE O'Reii!y, Nineteenth In
tho object Of the law, adjourned to No
vember IA. .a.ess
In the meantime each of the members il
to send in his views, suggestions, docu-
ments; etc., which viii be printed and ar
ranged by the recorder fvr discussion
when the commission meets. The Office of
the commission viii be in the War Depart
ment.
The Chinese Commiusion.
Messrs. Wilson and Meade, of the Chinese
Commission, have declined to serve, and it
II said the remaining four members will not
serve without them. This will defeat the
commission, ae there II no authority to fill
vaeancies.
Cengressman Spencer's Campaign Speech.
Over $4,000 copieer Of the speech Of
William B. Spencer, Representative of the
fifth Louisiana district, have been ordered
- campaign documenfs.