Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-12

The bill .to guaranty g. certain States.
whose governments have been sfsagpea or
oyef5brown, republican isyrm-of govern
mett reported 10 the iIoasc Of reprcsci-
taiiy,s by lion. IiExRY MISTER DAVIS on
the 18th nilimo. from the Select Committee
on gie nei,cllious States provides fbF the
appointment i,Y the President Ut Proyis-
isIisl Governor IN any rebeliious State, who
shall make an cnrollment OF all the white
male citizens and administer the oath OF nj.
ler;anec. When ofe.tcnth of the voters
shall have taken the oath, the tioyerii0r Is
Ca issue u proclamation for the election Of
delegates To State convention. This con
yentioa il to consist of tilc same numbcFs
a. the last constitutional legislature con
yened IN tho State all snidseFs from the
State who are IN tie service OF the United
Ssates being permitted TO vote at their re-
spoetive headquarters. No person can DO
elected a. delegate who has held Office under
the rebels ar served IN the rebel serriccs--
The fifth seetioH.Or the bill defines the
manner of holding the elseti0is, and directs
that the POLL books bc returned 20 the Pre-
yisional Governor The delegates elected
are to l,e cusyenc,l within three mouths af-
ter the day Of ricsdioR tlle time 30 b. Gxea
by proclamation OF the Provisional Gov
ernor. who shall desigaasr for the pEace ct
meeting either the eitp;taf Of the State or
sbIae other locality, Is he may deen expe-
diens. The eoaTenti0n duly orEanizrd, by
the Provisional Governor. shall declare, con
behalf af the pessDle of che State, tlseiF sub
mission 10 tho constitution and laws Of the
United States, and shall adopt the follow
ing provisions;
Il. No person who has held or exercised
any Office, civil or military, Stats or Con.
feder4iie under the usarpiag power, shall
vote for or be member ct the Legislature
or Governor.
.i2. Involuntary scrvitnde IS forever pro-
hibited. and tbs. freedom Of all persons is
guaranteed in said State.
-. No debt, State or ceHttslcrate, ere
atcd BY or under the sanetion " the usarp.
ing power, shall he recognized or paid By
tho State.
1 The new State Constitution containing
these provisions Is Ia be submitted 10 the
vote of the people, and If ratified, the Pres
ident shall then recognize the State govern
meut, and the due Congressional rcprcecn-
tation be allowed. If however the con-
yention shaHId refuse to re-estabiish the
State government On these conditions. tie
/ Provisional Government is dir ted 10 dis
solve 1t; bat il is made the duty ef the
! President 10 order another election when
.ysr he has rrasln 81 believe that saffi-
! cient number Of loyat men are willing 70
accept the conditions. Until the reeogni-
tiun Of State govcrRpest, taSes ale TO Be
annually levied by direction OF the Proyfs-
/ ioiissi Governor, as nearly "a possible Ia the
.nAnncr prescribed BY the State laws, All
slaves arc enaRcipased Immediately, and
any person attempting 20 retarfl them TO
/ bondage Is punishable. on conviction, BY q
| 6ne Of not lssss than fifteen hundred dollars
aud Imprisonment ior not less than I've nor
mure than twenty years.
The fourteenth ard concluding sceti1il 81
4 the act declares that scvery peFsou Who
shall hereafter hold or exercise aay Office.
Ecivii or military. in the rebel service, State
or Confederate Is no longer aeitixema f Tie
| United States.