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Surrender of Vintineras to the Liberals, Galveston, July 2d.—Flake's Bul letin extra of Fundy evening, July L, has the tully wine: . Dispatches have been received at the head-garters of Gen, ql. 1, p Wright, st Calveston, from Gen. Hen Wo Getty, commatedine at Brownsville, dated June 24, eve Pomtudiiine the flu inige HOPE RW “the sight lurk of the Wo Grande is ww in possession al fit reputli va government of Mexico, the haits between the forces of General Nseuhede aul Mejia, on the 16h 1st, Hear Cunaren, refused by the ou tonbot the datter and updare of the trail merchandise, Bagdad who was abadoned by the Tapertal bate vty thie west of the both fisland. The city of Matamoros capibitat Gilont the 230 ist, fo comission eis tointed by Gien Cargonal, Hon. Mejia with the superial tranps wi Parities between the hums al 3 meld bow, under the protection of tle Cited States thags Tiednest Thera terms were erinted the Taperiatists, ‘he eithy was given up a without bloodshed, fillawe or phinter, di gnaw under the rom’ of Gem dose de de Saveta, There was no violation of the aver trility hiws. Esendedo with his Forers, said to bel thine thousand, uttered Mimuorus about 1 o'clock, Jira 24, “A train, said to contain specie, from Monterey, arrived recently Above Mer, under the protection of an imperial escort and some others unknown. The train started tack om Monterey under the same net work. Steamship TC, Harriet from Gal vaston the 1st inst. passed up at 3 AM. 1 extract the following from her papers. The corn crop was generally im proving. The Mormon settlement in Randers was broken up. There was little probability of the dih of duty being much celebrated anywhere in Texas. There was a battle at Camargo on Saturday. The Austrisa fought bavely, contesting every inch of grind, but being greatly outnon dered, surrendered and stacked arms, notwithstanding which they were brutally massacred by the Republi cans in cold blood. General Clyova was wounded. Although the Repub licans are decidedly obtaining the advantige, they are hated for their conduct by the poplace. Gen. Escobedo has cut off the com munication from the Imperial forces ant it is probably that Matamoros will be surrendered, New York, July 3—Gen. Magru der is disgusted with Mexico. Ie wishes to return to to United Buttes Gen. Price will probably do the SAIDU — A communication from Paris states that the United States Cabi net had made a positive non-inter vention agreement with Napoleon as regards Mexico. Victor Emnanuel has isered a stir ring manifesto to the Italians. He ciaits the Venetia to be freed from the Austrian rule. Tie says that Italy has the sympathy of Europe and frnds over the government of the State to the Prince of Cartenana, ‘while he again takes up the eagles of Gaeta of Passignana, of Pales tring and Marine, . id has been discovered in Nica ragua. The Spaniards are forbidden to enter the Republic of Chile. An other revolution is expected. Washington, July 3d .The Demo cratic members in Congress have published a stirring address to the people of the United States, Washington, July 3—The address by the Democratic members in Con gress is as fullowst “To the People of the United States: “Dangers threaten the Constitu tion. The citadel of our Moberties is directly assailed. The future is dark unless the people will come to the rescue. In the hour of peril, ‘National Union should be the water word of every trucg mai. AS essen tial to the national Union, we must maintain unimpaired the rights, the dignity and the equality of the States, including the right of repre sentation in Congress and the execu tive right of each State to control its own concerns, subject to the Constitution of the United States. After a uniform construction of the Constitution fly more than a hah a century the assumption of new and arbitrary powers in the federal gov ernment is subvertise of our staten and destructive of liberty. A free interchange of opinion and kind feel ing between the citizens of all the States is necessary to the perpetuity of the Union. At present eleven States are excluded from the nation al councils. For seven long months the present Congress has persistent ly denied any right of representation by the people of those States. Laws affecting their highest and dearest interest have been parsed without their consent, and in disregard to the fundamental principles of free government. This denial of repre sentation has been made to all the members from a State, although the State, in the langage of the Presi dent, presents itself not only in an attitude of loyalty and harmony but through representatives who, loyalty cannot be questioned under any existing constitutional or legal test. The representatives of nearly one third of the States have not been consulted with reference to the event questions of the day: ‘There has been no nationality surrounding the present Congress. There has been no intercourse between the representatives of the two sections, producing mutual confidence and respect. In the language of the dis hingenighed Lieut. General, it is to be regretted that at this the there can not be a greater commingling between the citizens of these sections, and particularly ,of those entrusted with the lawemaking power. This state of things should be removed at once ant dusever. ‘Therefore to preserve the watherial Union’ to vindicate thet snieiency of our admired Constitu tion, to guard the States from covert, attempts to deprive them of their free position in the Union, and tot Lirine fwether those who are wnict urally severed, and for those great national purposes only we cordially approve the call for a National Union Convention, to be held at the city of Miladelphia, on the second Tuesday, on the 2H, day of August next and endorse the principles therein set forth. We therefore res pectfnily, but earnestly, aree upon our citizens in each State, Territory and Compressional District in the United States, in the interests of the Union, and in a spirit of harmony, and with direct reference to the principles contained in sidd call to autoworptly in the selection of wise moderative hnd conservative mem to represent them in said convention, to the end that all the States shall at ace be restored, to their practical relations to the Union, that the Con stitution shall be maintained, and peace bless the whole country.” Istenestixe Decision—The Supre me Court of Virginia has rendered a decision which has an important hearing upon the subject of contracts and judicial proceedings occurring during the late war. It seems that a valuable estate, known as “Soldiers Joy,” the proper ty of the infant of due. J. London, deceased, was sold under a decree of the circuit court of Amherst county, during the war, for Confederate mo ney. by the anarchm of the children, HN, London, the uncle and as next want of said children, sought to aed aside the sale, on the ground that it was Plea and informal, and by ap peal from the sail Circuit Court, took the case up to the supreme Court Judges Measure and Joynes, present, dismissed the appeal “as being im providently assarted,” with costs against the appellant London. The questions arising in this case were, We presume, Ist As to the validity of the decree of the Court Pulow, while the Bate of Virginia was in armed resistance to the authority of the United States Government and no. 24 Whether Confederate money was a legal consideration of a con tract made, executed and ratified under a decree of this court. We fully concur with the Supreme Court of Virginia in the opinion that the decisions of the State Courts, during the war, are entitled to as much respect and effect as before or since, and the contracts of parties made during the same p period, are as honestly and legally bindingon them—notwithstanding the fact that the consideration was Confederate money—as though the said contracts had been bound upon the considera tion of gold; and we herald this de cision, coming as it does from the highest judicial authority of one of the oldest and most conservative States of this country, as an indica tion that reason and law are taking the place of passion and prejudice in the decisions of our judicial tribunals. We confidently look forward to the time when the courts of the country will universally concede the fact, that the Confederate Government was a Government de facto; that all living under it were bound by its authority; that the decisions of the courts were entitled to respect, and had full legal force and effect, and that contracts were not vitiated by the Confederate money which was, their consideration. It is altogether appropriate that the noble old State of Virginia, which has in times past repudiated Radica lism in all its form, should at this time take the lead in the conserva tive administration of law and justice. A. Yankee Bay —Our friend Leonard the other day bought a baskett of eggs that were brought here from Clinton, and among them he found a curiosity. At the small end was a soft 1if carl made extension on which could be traced the lettera U. 8.” in milk color on the shell. Our editorial friends at Clinton should lint the mother off his egg up, and send her to ‘Thad. Steven's Committee as an evi dence of the “loyalty” of East Feli ciana. She's evidently a “Union” hen and not afraid to speak (or rather lay out) her sentiment,Baton Range Advocate.
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Natchitoches, Louisiana, US
Wed, Jul 11, 1866
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