The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-03
RON The Rsleigh stsndard.l
A RECOMMENDATION ain

been drafted snd presented % several sen,
tors sud Representatives and win probsbl
Be offered Immediately after the organize
2 ton of the Houses il il IS not prsviousl
introduce ia the Senste. ID is knowu tbs
: several leading gen lemen from the Sout
r approve Of the main Gestures Of the bill
An ACT . ovids for The organizsfou Of govern
meutsf Z the states heretoi0rem m rebellion.
Be 4 ssiactcd ~ lAg Schats aad H0uss Q
Reprcssatafines 81 tis Usiifsd Slafss Q
4, Azasriea, "a Congress asscnblsa, That, il
I order % enable The States heretofore il
rebellion 10 resume the'F relations with tn
, Federal Union, Governor shall b appoint
ed By the President, BY snd with the sdvic,
and consent OF the Senate, for each Of th,
said S'a'ss, 10 wit: Virginia, North Caro-,
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bams, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Ten
nessee, and Arkansas; and the government
in each of the SAID States shall be instituted
and conducted - 70 lows The Governor
shall have the power Of appointments Of Ell
executive and juiical ofhce-s within the
State, seccrding % the laws Of the Staie in
force at the time Of his entering into olliee,
except such laws or euaetments e. may have
beeu passed By q Legislature recognizing z
ana eo-ope ating with the 50 tailed csnfed-
crate Government after The passage of the
ordinance of secession in such state. The
salary Of the Gaxef1or shall Be IS apreside-l
By the laws Of the State.
SEC. >. dad Be 4 further caa-fed, That the
Governor shall appoint aud cause y b Or
ganized, cording TO the laws Of the
State supreme and inferior courts there
in, which shall administer justice, sad
be governed in their decisions by the
laws Of the State 10 force 81 the en-
tering into Office Of the Governor herein
! provided for, except such laws or ensci-
ments as may have been passed by the
| Legislature Recognizing and cooperating
with the 50 called Confederate GovernmeLt
after the passage OF the ordinance OF secs
sion IN such State, end excepting further al
laws recognizing the institution Of slavery,
or distinctions between the rights aud privi-
leges Of citizens before the lsw en- account
Of color.
SEc. 3. Ahd Be- e further saaclaf, That The
proclaEnar ons and public orders Of The Cos
ernor shall have the force aud effect Of lss
Proriaed, That any Part Of such proclanla.
tons Or orders that may conflict VITA or rs
peal any law Or part Of laE Of thc STATE,
Ia foree 81 aforesaid, sball require the Gp-
pr0ysl OF the President Of the uited States,
and be duly promulgated with such appro-
val before having the forcsof law.
SIC. 4. AEd b u further enacted, Thatthe
Governor shall, Is soon IS he shall lad u
practicable and expedient, or when thereto /
specisliy instructed by the President OF The /
United States, proceed 10 cause one or more /
registries for voters 10 be opened IN each Of |
the counties Of the State. He shall sppoint /
registers and make such rega ations as may |
be necessary IN carrying on the registering /
Of the voters. All male inhabitants born 4
in the United Sta rs, or n.turalizsd ss citi- 4
zens thereof, or who have declared their IN
tentiOns to becoms citizens, shall, upon
taking the following cath, be Considered
aud placed apon the registry as qualified
voter:
-. do solemnly swear Tor
sbrm) that ] am citizen of the United
States, (or ha declared my Intention 70
become a citiisn,) and have resided three
mo hs in this State and coaoty, Wi,h the
intention Of remaining aud becoming n citi-
zen theTo0'. have never been an officer,
civil or military, Of the so-called Confed
era'e Government, aud / have never as an
officer, member OF the Legislature, or cou
ventio OF this State, voted Tor, signed, or
advocated the passage Of any ordinancs e
secession / disclaim, rea0unce, and repu-
diste al allegiance 10 or autho iity Of soy
government " pretended government Ia
hostility 10 the United States, and ac-
knowledge al legislative enactments or laws
passed By such pretended auth0rity b he
void, incl udi ing al so-eallsd debts Of he State
or Of any county, incurred on account or in
promotion OF the rebeilica. ! deny the
right Of any State 10 secede f,Om the United
States, which is a Government Of perpetual
union. ! will observe snd abide by all en-
Of Congress Of the United States,
and pTooiamations Of the President, made
$ nee the beginning Of the rebellion With
re ierence "a. slaves. / take this oath Tor
in good faith for the purpose Of
\ I
Of State Government, loyal 10 the United
5tstes and republican in form. under and IN !
aoaeptaaee otthe provision Of the constIill-
ton Of the United States, guaranteeing 70
each State q republican form Of govern !
neut
Sac. 5. And Be Il fsrfher enacted, That a.
soon as full opportunity shall have beon
given 10 ell qualified persons 10 req ,Ster
Ihemselvss as voters, the Govern T may, If !
he number thereof be not less than three
0urths Of the number Of votes cast in the I
State in the Presidential election Of 1859,
all a convention which shall be apportlon- /
a among the several counties according % ,
he number Of qualified voters ss shown BY |
he seve al registrie The number ofInem- /
Ders Of the Convention shsll BE- fixed by the |
Governor, bot shall not be less than the
number Of members of the last Legislature /
IA joint ballot. A majority Of the whole [
number shah be necessary Tor quorum. |
The convention shall draft a constitution |
o be submitted to the qualified voters for
'atidcsliou. So soon as the Cooeress Of the !
United States is satisfied that the said con-
titution is Republican ia form, and repre-
ents the voluntary desire Of the majority | |
# the people Of the State to organ
ze state Government loyal 70 the .
United States, and republican in form aud
ub b.tanee, il shall 90 declare By bill, and
hereafter the State government, organized !
according to the provisions fthis act, shall |
,s deemed the legitimate aud recognized /
,oYernment Of the State; the inhabitants OF ,
he state shall be relieved ofsll restrictions /
nd disabilities aPpersaining, or spec ally .
Ipplying 20 State or districts ia insufrecti0n:
md the State shall be entitled to reprsseDt- J
.tion in both branches Of Congress, and the
hoice Of election for President and Vice
President Of the United States in regular
liections for the same.