The New York herald., 1864-07-10


In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal Of tho United States to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington this eighth day OF July
in the year Of Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty four and Of tho Independence OF the United States
tho eighty-nu ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY tho President
wx Il. sswARn. Secretary OF State.
GENERAL NEWS.
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WASH mcros, July 0, 1884.
RxcoNsTRUCrIoN OF TIE REBEL STATES 1T
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
The bill passed BY Congress guaranteeing republican
form Of government TO States in insurrscton and al
luded to BY the President In his proclamation authorizes
the President 10 appoint for each state In rebellion pro-
visional governor, whose pay and emoumens shall not
exceed that OF . brigader general, and who shall be
charged With the civil administration Of such States IL
provides that the military resistance to tho
United States shall have been suppressed in any such
State and the people shall have sufficiently returned to
their obedience the constitution AMI laws the Gov
shall direct all white male citizens 70 bc enrolled
and to take the oath Of allegiance. majority OF
those enrolled to take the OATH the people shall
be called upon TO elect delegates to convention for the
re-establsbment Of permanent State government The
convention shall consist Of many members as both
toned by the Governor among the several districts
ties parishes the delegates take tho oath prescribed
by the act Of July q 1862 Tho elections TO be held
by commissioners In the used before the rebeon
and every person known 10 have he any office, civil or
military State or Confederate, under the rebel usurps
tion voluntarily borne against the Uued
states, shall be excluded from voting, though he
offer 70 take tho cath. The Governor shall convene
the delegates az the Capitol or in bis Judgment that
place should be unHt at any other point, within three
months after the election, and shall preside over the
Convention called. The Convention SHAH declare,
tho behalf Of the people OF their STATE their submission
TO the constitution and laws OF tho Uuted States And
shall adopt tho following provisions
F,r--No person who has held exercised any ofice
civil or military, except Offices merely ministerial and
military Offices below the grade { colonel, State Con-
federae under the usurpug power shall vote for or be
a member Of the Legislature governor.
Secoad-Invouutary servtude Is forever prohibited,
and the freedom o, all persons Is guaranteed in said
States.
Third-No debt, State or Confederate, created by
under the Of the usurpng power shall be recog
nized or paid by the State.
After which It shall proceed to re establish repub
form or government and ordsn constitution con
tanning those provisions which shall be submitted 90 the
people OF the State entitled to under this II
majority OF such approve IT, the Governor shall send
certified copy the President who after obtaining the
OF Congress- shall by proclamation recognize the
government so established as the constitution
al government o. the state; aftor which an
election for Senator'S, Representatives, and cleo.
tors for President and Vice President may be
held In accordance with the laws OF the State and the
Snitcd States. should the convention refuse to re-
establish the State these conditions the
Governor shall declare dissoived but It shall be the
duty OF the President. when he may think proper, to
order another election OF delegates 20 similar
tiou Until the United States shall have recognized
publican form OF State government, the Provisional
Governor shall this act and the laws OF the state In
before the rebellion except those relating to
Involuntary ervitude faithfully executed the Pres
dcu. appointing s officers provided for by the laws of the
before tho rebellion who shsl receive the pay and
cmouments provided for such officers by those laws.
Tho Provisional Governor, under such regulations
as he may prescribe, shall cause the State
taxes to be sssessed and collected at the
same rates as at the time Of the overthrow OF
the state government said taxes N be applied 10 tho
expenses OF tho provisional government, and the
surplus any, ater such expenses paid deposited
In the United states Treasury or the State,
be refunded whom Its republican form Of government
shall have bean recognized All persons held 10 invoun
tary servude ara smsncpstcd and any persons shall
such service the United states courts shall on babea
corpus discharge them the party causing tho restraint
10 be punished By dns not less than hccn hundred
dollars and Imprisonment for not less than ave nor more
than twenty years. Every person who shall hereafter
hold exercise any Office, civn or military, except
ofnces merely mnscria and military ofcers below the
grade OF colonel 10 the rebel service state or Confede
rate declared not to be citizen Of the United States
DEPARTURE or Mr.. YsssErDEs FOE NEW YORK.
Mr. Tsssendcn eavss Warrington for Phhsds'phia this
evening ard expects 20 be New York Monday m ming,
70 negotiate with the banks for temporary loan Oh
seventy i've millions pay arrears 70 ths army tho 'osn
70 bs paid back 10 sx per potes as
fast as they can be printed. s understoos tnss sns
arrangements for this negotiation have al been MADE
Mn. onAsx AND MS suBoRDirArss.
Nv invitation OF Mr.. Chase the heads OF the bureaus
and The cerxs OF the Treasury Department called upon
him In body this evening Several hundred improved
the occasion 70 pay him their respects.
IMPORTANT ACTS PASSED By coHGRsss
Ar.ooc the recently passed acts Of Congress 10 one
shosh,rs all d,scrImuatious 20 the employment OF
persous on public or private vessels with provisc that
oors az vssses OF tho United States shall u a cases
bs citizens thereof.
the .um Of $3.50 900 was appropriated for protecting
,ne commerce. or the lakes by causing the public works
oe.ecAsd With she harbors Lakes Champlain Ontario,
Ey,s. 81 ysa Huron Michigan and Superior, TO be re-
ra,rsd and made useful for purposes Of commerce and
.~.,ou and the further sum Of sioO 900 for repairing
srd rsuder,ua useful for similar pwposes public works
e~nues,sd with the barbors on the seaboard.
The act 20 prevent smuggng provides ahat oil goods,
.,,s and merchandise and oil bsggsgs and effects Of
oossenssrs and all other articles imported into the