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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. WILMINGTON, N. C AUGUST 2.?, I860 Tlie Jlcsolntions anil Address. Wo laid before our readers in our last the Reso lutions adopted by tho National Union Conven tion, and to-day publish in full the Address to the people of the United States. We regret that this last paper is of such length as to exclude other matters of importance, and prevents any extended comment. It is -well known that wo endorsed tho call for the Convention with much reluctance, but sympa thizing entirely with the purposes of the Conven tion, we gavo it our unqualified support and took an active part in the appointment of delegates for this District. Wo felt, however, then, that under tho call, Southern members would be required to subscribe to much that our people could not en dorse. The Resolutions and Address contain much that we most heartily approve, and upon which all na tional men in tho United States can unite, but on the other hand, both abound with unnecessary dogmas, which we do not endorse, and affirmations which we deny. In fact our people cannot sub scribe to all tho doctrines and statements con tained in these papers and preserve their honor, for if they bo true, then has our past actions been criminal ; an admission which they reject with contempt, and upon which, the noble conduct of our dead and tho honest purposes of our living stamp the seal of our denial. The Southern people will never acknowledge that the South began the war, or that it was pros ecuted without sufficient cause, or that they were constitutionally warred upon. We can never ren der our thanks to tho soldiers of the Federal army for "bumming" our property, burning our houses and devastating our country, nor can we be ex pected to sing p:eans over their success ; nor can we join in the appellation of rebels or insurgents to our people. We trust that the necessity which required the conservative men to force upon the acceptance of the Southern delegates such offensive terms and doctrines was most urgent ; certainly, the exigen cies which prompted their unanimous adoption must, indeed, have been great. Possibly, after the terrible struggle through which we have passed, we should not have expected the victors to have been more lenient in their sentiments, and we could hardly expect a nearer approach to unanim ity between the sections, when the delegates from our own State represented every shade of political opinions. Then in the same spirit with which we advoca ted the Convention itself ; and in spite of the ob jectionable character of some of its action, and endorsing very much of its Address and Platform, and concurring heartily in its objects and aims, we see much causo for congratulation. The North and South have been brought together and inter changed in the freedom of social intercourse friendlv views and sentiments, and disclosed that tho interests, aims and hopes of both sections are in unison the very spirit manifested by Southern delegates in accepting the Platform of the Convention, telling more than anything which has occurred since the war, how much in earnest the people of the South are in their desire and ef forts to restore the Union. Uniting then, heart and soul, with the Conserva tives of the North in their efforts to rcscurc the Government from the control of the Radicals, let us not relax our efforts because wo cannot follow altogether the path by which they lead ; wo can submit to some difference in view of tho happy destination for which both are striving. Wo ap peal then to our people to give tho new party their united support. Daily Journal, Ih t in!, TIic Soldiers Convention. We do not believe that a great government of thirty millions of people can bG kept together by popular conventions. If the centripetal force which draws the States to the General Govern ment has no snricr foundation than exists in the assemblage of people in mass meetings, then we must believe that the days of the Republic arc in deed numbered. The stability of a Government must give away under the continued effect of great political revolutions like those now going on in this country. The urgent necessity which required the late uprising of the people of the entire country, and the violence of party feeling now existing, are exhausting the vciy powers of the G ovemment, and never were a people so much in need of perfect quiet and freedom from all political excitement, as are those of the United States, and no people on the face of the globe have passed through so much tluring the last six years. In order to secure peace and bring back ru-os-perity to a united jieople and a restored Govern ment, the President and his patriotic supporters have thought proper to assemble the National Un ion Convention, which has recently adjourned, af ter a most harmonious meeting, and we sincerely trust that its beneficial results will meet tho ex pectations of the most sanguine. Certainly, to restore the integrity of the States, reconcile the sections, preserve liberty, protect the Constitution and maintain the Government, it is necessary to drive the Radical disunionists from power and deliver tho Congress to tho national and conser vative men. To do this, therefore, it is necessary for these men to unite together, and as far as possible, for get the past in order to secure the future welfare of the country. We are the last to urge the South to enter into any Convention or Congress at the expense of her honor or manhood, or to ac cept degrading amendments to the fundamental law of the land, in order to secure the shadow after malignant partizans have destroyed the sub stance. We have staked too much upon the altar of principle and lost to turn round at this late day and do aught to dishonor the memories of the gallant dead who offered up their lives for the honor and glory of their country, or the patriotic living who cheerfully endured hardships and dangers for the same noble object. If the result of the late Philadelphia Conven tion is looked to with so much hope by its friends, we must confess that we anticipate much more beneficial effects from the Convention of Soldiers to meet next Fall, and regard it a truly great and happy co-operative movement with the National Union Convention. If the meeting of Federal soldiers to be held in Chicago next month, will adopt such a call as the fate Confederate soldiers can heartily endorse, there will be convened at the proposed National Convention of Soldiers, an assemblage of men without parallel in history, and which must necessarily have a marked influ ence upon the politics of the country. They have but to ignore political dogmas and obsolete here sies and grapple with the mighty questions which now divide the people of the United States, invol ving the existence of the Government itself, and the Convention which has but recently adjourned will pecome oi minor importance. -tT-i.il- i- ji: : jp.-i .... t.,t.: 4 tlllliti SUCH UlBfcJliiCtJlUl CMlUlJIies U. UUUti Seurz and others exist officers who neither re-; fleet credit on tho service or themselves--we have found that the officers and soldiers of the victori ous armies are more ready to forget the past and uriito for the future, than those who only shotpaper bullets at the Confederates, or captured cities and routed armies f mm the li listings or in the columns of tho Congressional (ilobe. The heroes of the war, who breasted the siorm of battle, cry peace and fonretfuluess. and truthf ally illustrate the words of the poet : "tA brave man knows no 'malice, But in peace forgets the injuries of the war, And gives liis direst foe e, friend's embrace.'' Men who endured and suffered so much to save the Union are not willing now, when they have achieved their more difficult and dangerous ta.3;, that tho result of their labors should be lost through the mad designs of shoddy politicians. Then, when the men who for four years met only in bloody strife, assemble together in friendly intercourse to protect and preserve the Union, how much more than folly it would be for those who did nothing to save it when in danger, now to Hit their cowardly hands to destroy it. It is said that when the distinguished Feder al Cavalry General Custar was introduced to the gallant South Carolinian, General McGowan, at Philadelphia, after cordially shaking hands, Cus tar said: "General We have been looking at each other often duriug the war through field glasses and amid the smoke of battle. If we can now shake hands, these civilians who have stayed at their homes in safety, surely can." And such too will be the candid judgment of the American people. If the soldiers of the two armies can bury in a common grave their recollections of the past, urely the politicians who in safety have waxed fat, might now be induced to see something more pleasant than property confiscated and " rebels exiled and huug. Pi evident'; Proclamation. By reference to our telegraphic colanin it wi be seen that the President has declared the war at an end in Texas, which was the last State to re-organize under his proclamation, but which has now been done, and civil authority fully re stored. We were truly in hopes that President Johnson would adorn his administration with a crowning glory as a most appropriate sequel to the Nation al Union Convention, by a general amnesty and an entire abrogation of martial law, including in its terms the eminent statesman and uncomplain ing christian whose life is rapidly wearing away under the refined cruelties of his inhuman keep er. Certainly no greater exhibition of the thor ough loyalty of the people of the South can be required than that manifested by their represen tatives in the late National Union Convention. We suppose the time is not yet arrived. The Fall elections appear to be the great epoch in our po litical history. It may then bo too late. Our Railroads. We have frequently alluded to the fine condi tion of our lines of railroads. We believe that no better equipped or more reliable roads are to be found in the United States, officered by more en ergetic and efficient officials, than those passing through our city. Wo are glad that we are not alone in this opinion. In a recent editorial letter which appeared in the Augusta Chronicle and Sen- linel signed W., which we take for granted is from the pen of the gallant General A. R. Wright, one of the editors of that paper, and one of the most distinguished officer.-, Georgiajhad in the Army of NortherifYirginia, we take the following ex tract : The i-lecrant eepinx ears which are now rim from At lanta to Wilmington are a new feature in railroad travel ing in tho South, rasseiigcrs are furnished with fine state-rooms, supplied with clean beds and li.ien, large mirrors, and nice marble wash-stands, towels, Ac, which enablc3 one to keep clean and comfortable despite the dust and eindery. The easy, rocking motion of the ears reallv " cradles " one to deep, and insures a gloriou night's repose. There is reaily little fatigue experienced now in a trip of several days. No one should Ijiiuk of coming North without securing a through ticket on these splendid "sleeping cars." They are so constructed that, during tho day, the berths are folded up, and the car thus becomes a deligutrul oay car. The Wilmington and Manchester road is in very god condition, and makes good time rarely missing a connec tion either way. The Wilmington and WeKlon road is in most excellent condition. Here they have splendid new passenger cars, and everything is as clean and neat as a new pin. They make better time on this road than any I have passed over and the Conductors here as on the S. C. Jload are old fashioned, attentive and accommodating gentlemen." The compliment to these two roads is the great er when it is known that with the exception of tho South Carolina Railroad from Augusta to Branchviile, they are the only companies with which the writer is pleased. General Wright finds fault with the eating houses on the Wilmington and Manchester Road, and we trust tho President and Superintendent will give the matter their earliest attention. Tru ly nothing is so refreshing to the tired and hun gry traveller as a good meal, and when we take the price into consideration, eating house propri etors should be required to provide bountiful and wholesome fare for the passengers. These things may be overlooked in the very great demand upqn the time of our railroad officials in their efforts to re-organize and reconstruct their roads, but com fort should be added to safety and speed to make a lino popular. Tlie Election. A friend from Raleigh informs us that it was thought in official circles that the new Constitu tion had been ejected by a small vote. The coun ties of Ashe, Brunswick, Cherokee, Clay, David son, Gates, Haywood,' Henderson, Kyo, Japkson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Moore,?Polk, Ran dolph, Surry, Transylvania, TyreU, Watauga, and Yancey, remained to be heard from officially day before yesterday. At that time the majority for Rejection was 3,348, but was supposed that the counties above nau&sd would reduce the majority about 2,500. But as io-4ay tk? lim' tothe time allowed by the or.dinan.ee fpr biierjffs to make their returns, it is supposed that some pi them will not be received in due time. In all probability tho majority against the Constitution will be about 1,500. TIe President's Proclamation. . We publish on the first page, the President's Peace Proclamation announcing the rehabilitation of Texfi6,and the final suppression of the "rebellion. " We might be more rejoiced at this proclamation of his Excellency, if his r.$t, announcing the 'suppressionof the rebellion'' hadnofc fcijpdo give us relief or produce any change in the unwarran ted powers of the military over 4the civil authori ties. The first proclamation announcing the res toration of law and tlie subordination of the mili tary to the civil powers, jand i&e Adoration of the State authority was followed in yirgini fry fhe release of criminals and the arbitrary arrests ,of citizens by a military despot and Radical satrap, and in the Carolines cjen more petty tyrannies were perpetrated by a spores $ldier and pa triot We can only hope that now. fi? jgtyhority is in reality restored. The oppression and wrong wo have borne uncQmplaiaicgly for upwards of ! twelve months, plead " trumpet-tongncd " in our behalf: . V,;. ;:; ' We give room to tho following ensiblo article from the Richmond JJisjwttch, instead of further remarks of our own. The remarkable resemblance of the proclamation issued yesterday by the President to the one issued by him in April last caused us to doubt, while we read it, whether the latter meant any more than the former But just before reaching the end, we found the words which the Southern people have so long desired to hear irom the Executive office. They arc these : "And I do further proclaim, that the said insurrection is at an end, and that peaee, order, tranquility, and cil'd authority now exists m and throughout the whole of the United btates of America." Civil authority " exists." That is well said. It was previously dead. It did not exist at all. The co-existence of civil authority and of military law is thus declared to be an impossibility, let this lias been the .state of tilings in the Southern States, in ki time of profound peace, for more than twelve months. We have had military officers who were totally ignorant of the law sitting some times in our courts of justice to see that no wrong was done to one class of our people that had been taken under the peculiar care of the Freedmen's Bureau, and at other times coolly mforuing our judicial officers that their decisions were not ap proved, and would not be submitted to. We have had enforced an order from General Grant requir ing the military to arrest persons whom the civil authontcs considered guilty of no offence, and imprison them until some civil tribunal was found willing to try them. Wc have had citizens dragged up before a military tribunal composed of men acting without authority of law, to answer for im aginary offences "against the peace and dignity, not of the Commonwealth, but of Sambo. In fact we have had the forms of law without the substance, and the enforcement of edicts instead of tlie execution of justice. Prom tho day when, at Runymode, King John, who was only primus inter pares, conceded that no freeman should be deprived of life or liberty without first having been condemned by a jury of his peers, until the reign of Charles II., Englishmen were, notwith standing, unlawfully imprisoned and punished ecause there had been discovered no means of compelling the speedy trial of persons charged with otlences. But when the great writ of habeas corpus became subject to the call of any and every man, prison doors refused to remain shut, and Englismen became free indeed. So with us. To tell us, as the President did in his first proclamation, that the insurrection was at an end, and peace restored to tho people of all the States except Texas, at the same time leaviug the military superior to the ci vil authorities, was to give us Magna Charta with out the writ of habeas corpus. But the second proclamation gives us freedom. " Civil authority exists !" And the Constitution of the United States provides that " the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not bo suspended " when the civil authority exists. The judicial ermine now takes precedence of tho sword. Judge Meredith ranks General Schofield. God be praised for Peace. There is healing in her wings. It becomes the southern people so to act as to prove that the confidence of the President in their peaceful intentions has not been misplaced. The Radic ds have professed to believe that we were peaceable and orderly only because the strong arm of military power was suspended over us. We shall show them that we can be more orderly un der our own civil rulers than all their soldiers could make us. FiiiE. About H o'clock, yesterday afternoon, the Orange street Baptist Church, ou the corner of Orange and Sixth streets, used by the colored people as a place of worship, was discovered' to be on lire. All efforts to arrest the pro gress of tlie flames were unsuccessful, and almost imme diately the tire was communicated to tlie dwelling house of Mrs. Justice, a widow lady of narrow means, which was rapidly destroyed. Very soon the I'.ames reach ed the residence of Dr. John Hwann, the property of the Misses Waddell, the burning of which placed in imminent peril tlie surrounding buildings. The heat of the lire was intense, (the building being constructed of yellow pine), and the sparks blown in masses by the wind, which waj verv forcible, created much auxietv. Further progre-n of tho flames was soon after arrrested by the tearing down of tho house of Mrs. MeCalluni, which was most exposed. The engines having arrived and found water, soon after tho residence of Dr. Swann caught lire, played an incessant stream upon the flames until the mastery war- obtained. The Hook and Ladder Company wore very efficient in their services. The loss sustained by the fire is estimated at 7.000, a statement of which is as follows : Orange street Baptist Church ?2,(00; insured for the whole amouut. Mrs. Jus tice fS(H) ; no insurance. Mioses Waddell $4,000 ; insured for $1,500 or ?l,S0 ). Mrs. McCallum, $800 ; no insurance. The iire is supposed to be tho work of ;iu incendiary, as it was first discovered issuing out of the church, where the doors were locked, and it is rumored that a man was seen to run from the rear of the building and disappear suddenlv, just before tlie fire was discovered. Tin: Pkie roil utE Fikst Bale or New Coiton. We learn that it is probable the committee of gfiitleiueu ap pointed to impure into tho merits of claims made for the prize for the first bale of new cotton brought to this nur markct, will not award the prii:o for the bale weighing 350 pounds received on Friday last. The original require ment tpec-ities tKe number of pounds it shal contain, and it is considered injustice to planter, who, perhaps, may have 359 pounds or more, and who are waiting to gather the required amount before bringing it to market, in or der to g"in the prize to award the prize tor a bale weighing less than the prescribed quantity. Competition is then still invited, and tho3e of our coun try friends who shall first bring a 400 pound bale of new cotton to market, may yet obtain the prize. Fibe. About 1 o'clock on the night of the 20th inst., a small one story building, upon the corner ot 1th and Prin cess Streets, the property of Mr. London, was discov ered to be on lire. The alarm was sounded, and the en gines quickly brought to the scene of the conflagration, but arrived too late to save the building. It was occupied at the time as a store ljy Mr. H. Marcus, and all the goods, therein were consumed. The names after destroying the building where the fire originated, spread to a dilapidated carpenter shop adjoining, tho heat from which endanger ed the County Jail, which was in the immediate vicinity. At one time the destruction of the Jail seemed inevitable, but through t-tienuous exertions it was saved. The large wooden stables of Mr. Stegall, adjoining, caught fire at one time from the sparks, but was extinguished before any progress was made. About an hour after the fire originated the mastery wa obtained, without further damage being caused than the destruction of the two buildings alluded to. v"hi l.i?i oi jfi. Marc;is from tlie destruction of goods is estimated at $2,500, on which wa? instir&nu to j.hp 'amount of $2,000. The loss of Mr. Xjondon from burning of the building will reach $1,500. We have been unable to learn whether or not there was any insurance. The carpenter shop destroyed was almost worthless. The liro was no doubt the work of design, which is a still stronger proof of the presence of incendiaries. We cannot commend too highly the coolness and judg ment pf the Sheriff and Jailor. Notwithstanding the im mineni; dnger of the Jail and the intense heat of the flames, they'"" rem hnsd aj pie-pos. ijnc nq disorder or confusion was caused among thd priaohera.' For the Journal. The Legislature. Editors Journal: The time is at had when selections should begin to be made of candidates to represent New Han over in the next session of the Legislature. Mr. S. L Faison, of Black Eiver, publicly declines, it seems, from allowing his name to be run. Dr. "ohn liases, Qf that section, has served two terms, and according jo jwi ablitfjjBfJ oustom in this countv, can now gracefully retire witjiouf; any liability to an imputation of having been thrown overboard. CoL E. D. Hall has served us ably and acceptably, and can again easily be elect ed if he will consent to run for the Senate. He has a deep fepld upon Jhe ppnfidenex? and regards of the people, and Jijs patriotic persiegs in he army ought not to be and will not be forgotten. Major Bobert Strange, of Wilmington, would makd an able and faithful representative, and is a gentleman we now need in our Legislative Coun- cils. He is popular m New Hanover, and would run well ad he deserves to do, if a candidate ? for the Legistature. Will not Col. Hall arid Major Strange consent to .run ? v V. -U: Another gentleman, less known than either of those named, except Mr. Faison, is now brought forward without his consent or knowledge. He served faithfully and fought bravely throughout the whole war, and has worth, education and tal ents. He is one of New Hanover's noblest sons and should lie rewarded. We mean Ma jor Charles W. McClammy, of Topsail. Ho only needs to be better known, to be admired and honored and rewarded as a true soldier during the entire war. When the conflict ended he did not retire to ease and avoid labor, but at once commenced the toils and drudgery of farm life, and works daily now at hard manuaf labor on the farm. Thus during and after the war has this promising young man set a most worthy example to others, and shown him- self possessed of firm material. Such are the men j we need in our public bodies and in our public offices of profit, and honor men who in our j u-L i i,.J lawj o uouy connicL ucic cui iuK vi :iuia.iu senitti ami iiauj,tri in iiiumuu, wno did tiieir whole duty, as did Major Mciam my, in that trying period With Colonel Hall, Major Strange and Major McClammy as representatives in the next Legis- j lature, Isew Hanover would be well represented, and her interest faithfully protected. These gentlemen would add new lustre to her name in the coucils of State, and their names are now. without their consent or knowledge, presented to the citizens of New Hanovek, August 17th, 1866. The Legislature. Wilmington, 21st Aug., 1866. To the Editors of the Journal : Notice in your paper of this morning, the names of Col. E. D. Hall, Col. Robt, Strange, and Maj. McClammy, suggested for the Legislature, the former for the Senate, the two latter for the House of Commons. The writer has no objection to either of the gen tlemen named, on the contrary, they would make able representatives. But I contend, without any prejudice to the ability of the gentlemen, that our mercantile interest is not represented as it should be, and think, if possible, we should put forward some of our practicable business men for the posi tion, not that any of them would be likely to covet the position, but would hope they would be will ing to make some sacrifice for the benefit of our city. Allow me to suggest the names of O. G. Parsley, Alfred Martin and A. II. VanBokkeleu, or anr one of them. I860. Proclamation of the President ltclalivc to Mexico. Washington, August 17. The following pro clamation has been issued : EY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a war is existing in the llepublic of Mexico, aggravated by foreign military intcrven- lon : and "Whereas the United States, in accordance with heir settled habits and policy, are a neutral Pow er in regard to the war which thus afflicts the Re public of Mexico ; and Whereas it lias become known that one of the belligerents in the aid war, namely, the Prince Maximilian, who asserts himself to be Emperor in Mexico, has issued a declaration m regain 1 to the port of Matamoras and other Mexican ports which .ire m the occupation and possession of . 1 . - . -- . mother of the said belligerents, namely, tlie Uni- ted States of Mexico, which decree is in the fol- owin"- words The port of Matamoras, and all those of the northern frontier which have withdrawn from heir obedience to the Government, are closed to orpifn iim eoastnif rr:i ihc onrmn- .such time ;ts the laws of the Empire shall not be therein reinstated. " Article second. Merchandise proceeding from j oi the United States provides for constituent corn he said ports, on arriving at any other where the j mumties only as States, and not as territories, de- excise of tho Empire is collected, shail pay the I .lutic-s on importation introduced and cousump- I tiou, und in satisfactory proof of convention, shall be unremissibly confiscated. " Our Minister of the Treasury is charged with i the punctual execution of this decree. ! " Given at Mexico the 9th of July, 18Gti. I And whereas the decree thus recited, by declar- i niga belligerent blockade, unsupported by com-1 etent military or naval force, is in violation of of the neutal rights of the United States, as de-! ined by the law of nations, as well as of the trea- j tics existing between the United States of Ameri- i ca and the aforesaid United States of Mexico : Now, therefore, I, Andiw Johnson, President 1 of the United States, do hereby proclaim and de-! clare that the aforesaid decree is hold, and will bo held, by tlie United States to be absolutely null ! and void as against the Government and citizens ; genius and spirit ot our free institutions, and ex of the United States, and that any attempt which j hanstive of the national resources, and ought not, shall be made to enforce the same against the Gov- j therefore, to be sanctioned or allowed, except in eminent or citizens of the United States will be , cases of actual necessity for repelling invasion or disallowed. i suppressing insurrection or rebellion; and the Iu witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand j 1 resilient did further, in the same proclamation, and caused the seal of the United States to be I declare that the policy of the government of the ailixed. i United States from the beginning of the insur- Done at the city of Washington, the seventeenth I rection to its overthrow and final suppression had day of August, in the year of our Lord one thou- beeu conducted iu conformity with the principles sand eight hundred and sixty-six, and of the in-: U the histnamed proclamation recited ; dependence of the United Stages, of Amcrioa the And whereas, the President in tho said procla-ninety-f4rat, 1 nation of the i:-th of June, ISM, upon the ANDllEW JOHNSON. By the President. William H. Sewakd, Secretary of State. PUOCLAMATlOX BV THE PRESIDENT. Texas Kvslorrtl Instu rect ion Dc-t-la.r-d lit an End Peace, Order, Tranquillity and Civil Autliori . ty Now In Existence Throughout tlie Whole Union. Whereas, by the proclamations of the 15th and I i? T1 ?l , I 19th of April, 18(51, the President oi tne united States as, in virtue of the power vested in him by the I titution and the laws, declared that the laws cons of the United States were opposed arid, the execu tion tuprept obstructed m the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas by combinations too power ful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of ju dicial proceedings or by the power vested in the marshals by law ; And whereas, by another proclamation, made on the 10th day of August, in the same year, in pur suance of an act of Congress, approved July 13, 1861 1 the inhabitants of the States of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes- see, Alabama Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas Mis - sissippi and llorula except inhabitants of that part of the State of ireinia Ivintr west of the Al- leghany mountains, and except alsq, the inhabi tants of such other parts of 'that State and the other States beiore named as might maintain a loyal adhesion to the Union and tlie constitution, or might be from time to time occupied and con trolled by the forces of the United States engaged in the disposition of the insurgents, were declared to be in a state of insurrection against tho United States ; And whereas, by another proclamation of the 1st day of July, 1862, issued in pursuance of an apt of Congress, approved sTune 7, in the sama year, the insurrection was declared to' bo still ex isting in the States aforesaid, with the exception of certain specified counties in the State of Vir ginia ; And wherea3, by another proclamation, made on the 2d day of April, 1863, in pursuance of the act of Congress of July 13, 1861, the exceptions named in the proclamation of August 16, 1861, were revoked, and the inhabitants of the States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennes see, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mis sissippi, Florida, and Virginia, except the forty eight counties of Virginia designated, as West Vir ginia, and the ports o New Orleans," Key West," jort I&yal and Beaufort, in North Carolina, were decared to be still in a state1 of insurrection against the United States' ; ' " And whereas, by another proclamation of the 15th day of September, 1863 made in roursuanee i i 'i. "i ii.-iV; of an act of Congress, approved March 3d, 1863, the rebellion was declared to be still existing, and the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus was in certain specified oases sugrjended through out the United States, said suspension to continue throughout the duration of the rebellion, or until said proclamation should by a subsequent one be modified or revoked ; An whereas, the House of Representatives, on the 22d day of July, 1861, adopted a resolution in the words following, namely :- ' ' fjlesolmrt, bv the House of Representatives of the Con gress of the-"United States that, tho present deplorable civil war has been forced Avpon the country by the dis unionists of tho Southern States now in revolt against the constitutional government, and in arms around the capi tal ; thai in this national emergency Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the wholo country ; that this war is not waged on our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor for the purpose ot overthrowing or interfering with the rights or estab lished institutions' of those States, but to defend andmain tain the supremacy of the constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired : and that as soon as those ob jects are accomplished the war ought to cease. And whereas, the Senate of the United States, on the 25th day of July, 1861, adopted a resolution in the words following, to -wit : been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the Sounthern States, now in revolt against the constitutional government, and in arms around the capital ; that in this national emergency Congress, banishing all feelings Resolved, That the present deplorable civil war has of mcre pa6gion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country ; tuat tnis war is not prose- cuted upon our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for ;iny purpose ot conquest or sunjugauon, nor ior iub vifwrfn t rnjf-liirna:i!-cr rtf 1 ri rvrfvfir) rr XvitVl tllO l!frhtfl Ol' established inbtitutions of those States, but to defend and ' maintain the supremacy of the constitution and all laws . a 1 a 11 . T T Z made m pursuance inereor, ana 10 preserve tuo umon with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired ; that as noon as these objects are ac complished the war ought to cease. And whereas, these resolutions, not joint or concurrent in form, are substantially identical, and as such have hitherto been and yet are regarded as having expressed the voice of Congress upon tho subject to which they relate ; And whereas, the President of the United States, by a proclamation of the 13th of June, 1865, de clared that the insurrection of the State of Ten nessee had been suppressed, and that the author ity of the United States therein was undisputed, and that such United States officers as had been duly commissioned were in undisturbed exercise of their official functions ; And whereas, the President of the United States, by further proclamation, issued on the 2d diiy of April, 1S66, did promulgate and declare that there no longer existed any armed resistance of misguided citizens or others to the authority of the United States in any or in all the States be fore mentioned, excepting only the State of Texas; and did further promulgate and declare that the laws could be sustained and enforced in the sev eral States before mentioned, except Texas, by the proper civil authorities, State or federal, and that the people of the said States, except Texas, are well and loyally disposed, and have conformed, or will conform, in their legislation to the condi- ! firm nf nfFtiiva fnviwiurf nnf ttf tlui oi-io-i1ivifjif the constitution of the United States prohibiting ' slavery within the limits or jurisdiction of the United States ; and did further declare, in the I same proclamation, that it is the manifest deter j initiation of the American people that no State, of its own will, has the right or power to go out, or separate itself from, or lie separated from the American Union ; and that therefore each State ought to remain and constitute an integral part of the United States ; and did further declare, in the last mentioned proclamation, that the several aforementioned States, excepting Texas, had in the manner aforesaid given satisfactory evidence that they acquiesced in this sovereign and important resolution of national unity ; And whereas, the President of the United States, in same proclamation, did further declare that it is believed to be a fundamental principle of 1 i J 1 i 1 1 11 "Ij-i ; goernmenr mac ine. people wno nave revolted and been overcome and subdued must neither be i "alt witn so as to induce them voluntarily to be- I come mentis, ov rl.o they must be held by abso I lute military power, or devastated so as to prevent I them llom vcr again doing harm as enemies- winch last named policy is abhorrent to humanity I mn in liui'iiuui And whereas, the President did in the same proclamation further declare that the constitution pendencies, provinces or protectorates ; and, fur- iner xuat snc11 constituent urates must necessarily lie, and by the constitution and laws of the United j States are, made equal and placed upon a like looting as to political rights, immunities, dignity and power with the several States with which they Sll'e uniteu ; and did iurther declare that the ob- servance of political equality as a privilege of hhu justice is wen calculated to encourage T11C people ot tlie belore-mcntioncd btates, except -Lexas, to be and become more and more constant and persevering in their renewed allegiance ; And whereas, the President did iurther declare tkat standing armies, military occupation, martial hiw, military tribunals, and the suspension of the wnt oi haneas corpus, are m time of peace dan- Parous to public hoei-ty, incompatible with the in- dividual rights of the citizen, contrary to the grounds therein stated and liereinbeiore recited, did then and thereby proclaim the insurrection which heretofore existed in the several States be fore named, except Texas, was at an end. and was ! henceforth to be so regarded ; J And whereas, subsequently to the said 2d day of April, 1SG0, the insurrection in the State of lexas has been completely and everywhere, hup- pressea and ended, und the authority of the United States has been successfully and completely estab lished in the said State of Texas, and now remains therein unresisted and. undisputed, had such of tiie proper United States officers as have been duly cotomisspned within the limits of the said gtat'e'are now in the undisturbed exercise of their official functions And whereas, the laws can now be sustained and enforced in the said State of Texas by the proper civil authority, State or federal, and the people of the said State of Texas, like the people of the other States before named, are well and loyally disposed, and have conformed or will con form in their legislation to the condition of af fairs growing out of the amendment of the consti tution of the United States prohibiting slavery j witbin the limits and jurisdiction of the UwteA ( States j And 'whereas, all the reua and conclusions isct forth in regard io the several States therein n- 'z,i i n, , : lll,V t'v "amen liuw jtpiy equaiiy ana in all re- spects to the State of Texas as well as to tho other btates which had been involved in insur rection ; And whereas, adequate provision has been made by military orders to enforce the execution of the acts of Congress and the civil authorities, and se cure obedience to the constitution and laws of the United States within the State of Texa?, i$ a as sort to military force for such a ujKppse should at any time become necessary 'r ' Now, therefore, 1, Andrew Johnson, President of tho United States, do herebv proclaim and de clare that the insurrection which heretofore exist ed in the State of Texas is at an end, and is to be henceforth so regarded in that State as in the other States before named, in which said insur rection was proclaimed to be at an end by the aforesaid proclamation of the second day of April, 1866 ; and I do further proclaim that the said in surrection is at an end, and that peace, order, tranquility and civil authority now exist in and throughout the whole of th.p United States of America. Jn tcstiiuony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of "Washington, this 20th day of August, A. D. 1866, and of the independence of the United States of America the ninety-first. , ' , ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President : ' ' William II. Sewakd, Secretary o. State., The Richmond Xto the 20th inst., says Only one case of cholera has occurred in the city in the last forty-eight hours. The victim men tioned only ate three watermelons between three P. M. and ten P. M., Friday, the hour of his death. LATEST NEWS B Y TELEGRAP H . PROM WASIIO&TOV. Humored Removal of Judge Advocate Gem-ml Holt Departure of Queen Emma, Collector or Customs at Philadelphia Gen. Dick Taylor in Washington Appointment of Chief Cleric : the Patent Office Measures of the Arimlnlatru tlon in regard to Maximilian's Paper Iilorkadi . Washington, D. C, Aug. 221'. Jr. There are rumors that Judge Advocate General Holt j. to be removed. Queen Emma, of the Sandwich Island, left here to-dji . for Niagara Falls. Col. Thomas, Collector of the port of Fhiladehjn, v ),., at first refused to surrender his office, has abandoned hi . purpose of contesting the light of W. A. Jolmoni ap pointed by the President. Gen- Dick Taylor and Chas. M. Conrad, of Louisiana, were among the President's visitors .to-day. Mr. Conraii has been pardoned. Gen. A. M. Stout, of Kentucky, lias been appoint, , Chief Clerk of the Patent Office. The Navy Department is informed that tho U. S. hU itm er Manhascar left Pensacola on the 14th hint, for Tatn:.; co to protect the American vessels in accordance with t'l. declared policy of tho administration respecting Maximil ian's paper blockade. The Jjabor Convention The Attempt to Kiifi(. the Eight Hour System Declared io he l'iiu2,.. at present. liAiLTmoRK, An;,'. 'JJ. The Labor Convention in session here, declare it un wise to attempt to enforce tho eight hour labor mlo until the working men are thoroughly organized throiuflioui the country. Call for a New York Democratic state ( tion. Albany, N. Y., Auk. 'i.;. The Democratic State Committee have called a Convc n tionofall supporters of President Johnson, to lHimin.it candidates fur State otliccs at the Fall dcctioii. The Cor. scrvative ltepublican Committee unite in the call. Arrivals Vessel C'u isi.cl. New Youk, Am The Steamship Veteran, from Hcanfoit, has armcl. The Brig Abalino was capsized oiX SluinicooU, uihl w.i towed to the city to-dav. Deaths from Cholera in New Orleans Y Over. New Oklkaxh, Aug. Jit. There wero twenty-eight deaths from cholera y-.-t--l w also one death from yellow fever. Market h. New Youk, Auk. '22.V. V. !. The cotton market closed dull salen of l.'joo l.aN -. Middling Uplands 3-U(:);H. Five-lwenticH 110). T,i.i forties 101 1. Gold 149. Flour heavv f'r Southern ai, . of GOO bbls. at $10$H. Wheat dull. Coi n tinm-r :,.'. scarce. Oats firmer. Href unchanged. Pork Hti-mh sales of 5,250 bbls. Mess at $:i:l. Lard heavy .-it lsAi , cents. Whiskey dull. Groceries (jukt. Spirits Tilrj.i i. tine G870 cents 1 gallon. . Nkw Qui. i:as, Aujr. :'n. Cotton unchanged sales of MO bales. G"M li". Bank Sterling Exchange 15.3157. STATE NO'S. The Vote. We have now oflicial returns fi-i.m 50 Counties, in which the vote stands : For lvejection .",;u7 Ratification. Majority for Rejection 2,2S( ) ll tic igh en t hiH. Gov. WoiiTH. We regret to learn that the ven erable mother of Governor Worth is lying at the point of death, at her residence in Guilford. Governor Worth left Raleigh on tho train Fridnv afternoon, to be with her iu her last moments. House Stealing. The Salisbury Hatnvr tiuh says that this crime is now reduced to a science" It mentions several glaring thefts in this line in that vicinity, lately. Hardly a day passes w our columns do not contain advertisements o!h r ing rewards for stolen animals. Dried Fm;rr. The Press states that K A. ov ler, Esq., of Salem, has shipped North over o' to bar rels dried blackberries, this season, about I'lii. 000 pounds ; and although the apple crop win c.u sidered pretty much a failure, ho has also shipped, and has on hand, up to this time, over f,"M pounds dried apples, being over 2, (MX) bushels, and they are still coming in faster than half a do en men can pick them. The dried fruit trade has certainly been :i great blessing to tho people of Forsyth, Hi. ---hard times. Homicide. We regret to leurn that, a IV, t .! shooting afl'air occurred between Mr. James Mr Kesson and Mr. Bob Tate, of Morganton, N. ' , on Tuesday last, which resulted in the killing i Mr. Tate by Mr. McKesson. Mr. Tabs was brother-in-law to Mr. McKesson, and it is said th.il family matters were the cause of the diflicnliv. which terminated so unfortunately. The Citoi'. An intelligent crentlenian of ( barrus informs us that the corn' crop, in tht. see tion, is almost literally burned r.p. He say:i his in formation is, that such also is the case in Sonth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Commissioned. Geo. Badger Harris, Esq., of Henderson, has been commissioned a nohay pub lie for the county of Granville. The Philadelphia Convention. A correspMt, dent of the Richmond Times, writing from Phi.'.-i delphia, says that "Gov. Graham, of North C:ir lina, Governor O-yr, of South Carolina, CoW-l Flournoy, of Virginia, John A. Gilmer, of Nori.'; Carolina, 3. F. Perry, of South Carolina, and otli era, appear to command great influence and i-. spect, and are much sought after." Tempekakce Organization. Thw new tempi -i an ce society of Raleigh was organized last even ing, over the jewelry store of .John C. Palm i. Esq. The following officers wero elected : S. -. R. YV. Best, President ; Josiah Jones, vx-oi:. , : J. C. L. Harris, secretary ; Rev. W. II. Cunniie; gim, treasurer. Regular meetings will be h M every Tuesday evening. Hal. Progns. DitowNED. A little boy, the son of Mr. Rrdin; of this city, was accidentally drowned on Saturn morning, in Phifcr's pond. Charlotte Times. Cotton Chops, Sir : I have just returned fi-oj., an extensive visit to the counties of Ilalifx, Edge combe, Pitt and Northampton counties, and l'wul the people of that entire section extensively en gaged in reconstructing themselves and thrir for tunes by bringing from mother earth a heavy vi- M of the usual staples of North Carolina. The cotton is looking well in many sect ions, but everywhere better than upon the Roanoke. Edge combe county will produce at the lowest account 15,000 bales of cotton, and I would not be sur prised to see it como up to 18,000. Th : otiu i counties which I have visited will also nvA- 1 good crop of this very important article. M;;i .v of the farmers will begin saving their fodder tl.i varly part of next week, and cotton nickiii vill commence about the first of September. Corn crops are good on the highlands, but n ' want of. seasons, very indifferent on the Koanokr. Comes, of Norfolk Virginum. Emedte in Northampton. On Monday hist, says the Norfolk Virginian, a very large eoiu-our.-' of negroes assembled at the courthouse, it ap pears, for drill many with side-arms. In march ing the line came in contact with a Captain Oli ver, a seafaring and Northern man, neither part? giving way.. Captain Oliver,, it is said, being i" iquor, commenced an assault upon the negroes knocking down a number of them and finally suc ceeded in getting out of their clutches without se rious injury. Captain Oliver retired from the scene, and order was restored ; but to the entire discomfiture of the negroes. There was no mon procession. Later in the day a worthless character, very much under, the influence of tangle-leg whiskey, attacked negro with a knife, unprovoked and UAcaMedik for, which was resented by the negro, w,Jien a general melee commenced, alid threatened to.be a serious one ; but for tho timely and stren uous efforts of Maj. French, of the 'Freedmeus Bureau, who by his firmness and prowess quelled them, and by securing the aggressor and placing him beyond the reach of the infuriated mob.--The day passed without any further difficulty, and none would h.ave occurred but for the interference of men. under the influence of whiskey.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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