, 1864-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

The President has Issued the following sub
joined Instructions to Gen. Steele, which are
satisfactory to the Arkansas delegation, who
nre IN take Them In Little Rock They start
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fAtcu11sk MASS1oS' " MAsnISaItoS; na1t ~; y; u.
,,. , sunea.5 oa.;- -o.a - too'.
.o.' .AA..:1. 1851 e4t.Aean ~. tue o'a1e
o1 AIkansas peuuon mc tnat an eiecuon may De
held IN that State at which to elect Governor.
That 1t be assumed at sad election and thence
forward, that the constitution and laws Of the
State AZ before the rebellion, arc In al force, ex-
cept that the constitution Ia 60 modified as to de-
clare that there ahal be neither slavery nor In.
voluntary aers1tude, except In the punishment OF
crimes whereof the party shall have been duly con-
Eicted," !" but the General Assembly may make
such provisions for the freed people as shall re-
cogn1ze their permanent freedom and provide
for their education. and which may
Setne considered az temporary arrangement
WIN tne1f present conoltion Is lsoos1ne, mho-
Ices and homeless class. Even also I'll laws now
e1tstfng excepting hWs relating TO slavery, which
aie 81 tnopesauSe ano soin. =: a,;.: =
1s.at, 1set =. ~, ,ba - 40 CO. ~
Al sncb q roteIe NAV attend fo7 hat nnr,,nss
that The yoters attending at O'Clock In the morn
ing ofsaid day may choose Judges and CLERKS Of
Election for that purpose.
Thst all persons qualified BY said constitution
1no A"s, Ano taAaoK ae oatn pteSenseo ~ tae
.ass.e - ~ a,aa.,a - ~ Deo. eta1 tou', s'.Ies
voters Th.t N e.ch s.t of 1aaees .nd c1erts nav ~
MAKE rctoIn directly to yon, On or h1foro the day
ofncxt That In all other respects the
election may be conducted according to said mod
'nsa % CONSTITUTION a9d az taTs. .+ .on,t sa,a ,o.,s
and aacertain ail vho ah.i therebv snnea- tn have
been elected.
That, On the day Or, all persons so appear-
Ing to have been e'ected who shall appear before
son' at Little Koek to have eeveEaly, administer.
sa . ~ .a. s oas 70 support VI
~ 10 ststs ar a,ssn.as ~ ~ ~ hs dnc1.sa1 ~
1ou ona]ided and ennowe,ed to 1mmediatelv En-.
ter upon the dut,es Of the Office to which: they
ehan have been respectively elected.
You will please order an election to take place
on The zsta Of March, 1s6, and returns to be made
IN n1teen oays na1 aasteaiIer. :.
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.ne salana1gna'n a eaee III 1ne sapfemo ~.
Is that military commission aas no autnot-
ltE TO Ut q ei.lzen, nasins ~ 1nl1Suletlon,
except over PERSONS 'n tne nn.taFy y, nA'a
service OF Inc on'teo etates: mr. no.1 oupe
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nearly UNANIMOUS fote, 10 :nf lepot. " .ae
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