The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-07-14
Governing the Rebel States.


Congress IRIS passed a bill providing
for the Government Of rebel States, and
for their rc,urn 10 the Union. The fol.
lowing are the
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
The bill ~ passed, provides for tho np.
pointurnt ui n provisional Governor for
each rebel STATE, with the same pay and
cmolument as Brigadicr Generals. Such
Government as soon as the military re.
sistancc to- the United States shall have
been suppressed in any such State, aud
the people there of shall have sufficient
ly returned to their obedience to the Com
slilu,ion and laws of the United States,
to direct tho United States Marshal TO
enroll the male citizens of the United
States resident in the State, and TO re-
qnrc of them the oath of allegiance. In
case a majority Of the ptrsons enrolled
shall have taken tho oath, the provisional
Governor shall, by proclamation, invite
the loyal people OF the State TO elect n
delegation 10 a convention for the re.es-
iablishmcnl of the State Government.
Citizens who are in the military service
are 10 be allowed to vote at their head
quarters for delegates. No person who
hrs held flee or voluntarily borne arms
under the rebel usurpation, are to be al
lowed to vote for delegates, or to serve
as delegates TO the convention.
The Convention is srcquired to declare
the submission Of t'e States to the Con-
stilutiun and laws of the United States.
/ aud to incorporate IN its Constitution a
provision DISTINGUISHING oil who have Of
I fees, except merely ministerial, or mill
tary under the grade Of Colonel, under
/ the usurping power.
There is also n provision prohibiting
| involuntary seryitudc, guaranteeing Uni
vcrsa freedom, and II provision prUhibit-
/ ing the recognition, or payment of any
debt created or sanctioned by the u.urping
power. The people are to VOTE Tor or IL
gainst the Constitution SO framed, which,
il adopted, shall be certified by the Pfcsi.
dent, who, after the absent OF Congress,
shall recognize tho goy.rnmeut as eS.
tublishcd.
Senators, Representatives, aud elcc-
RS may be chosen from the datc of such
recognition, Rnd not b fore the Com
ventlon shpil be dissolvcd If 1t refuses tc
, re-. establish the State Government on
the above conditions; but another may
! subsequently be called in the same man
ncr, until recognition by the Unitct
: States is obtained,
The provisional government in cacl
State is to 5 @ To tho execution Of the
! United Statos laws, and those of the
\ Stale before il went into rebellion, Hnt
that those relative to slavery, shall no
5 be enforced; and that the laws for tra
and punishment ct criminals shall cx
tond to all persons.
The jurors shall have the quaifica.
tons ot voters under this law Tor dele.
gates tn the Convention.
Until recognition, the provision
Government is to assess aud levy taxes
as they were required to be l"vied in the
last fiscal yenr before the rebellion.
All persons held to voluntary scrvi
tude in tho rebel Statcs are dec Jared for
ever free, and, il restricted Of their liber'
ty hereafter, to bo discharged on habed'
corpus. The persons convicted of re-
straining them are to be punishable by q
heavy fine and Imprisonment.
Every person hereafter holding office
except those merely ministerial or below
The rank of Colonel, is declared not to be
II citizen of the United States.