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BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING JUNE %. 1905
Reconstruction for Mississippi.

The Presidents proclamation appointing
VIM. l. Sharkey Provisional Governor Of
Mississippi, requires him to cause conyen-
fIon to he assembled Of delegates loyal to the
United States, and no Others, to alter and
amend the Constitution of the State and -,
a. IN the case Of North Carolina, makes only
those qualified as electors who are qualified
by the laws OF the State in force before Jan
uary y. 1861. The convention so chosen. or
the legislature thereafter assembled. -. will
prescribe the qualification of electors and the
eligibility of persons to hold Office under the
constitution and laws Of the State-a power
'he people OF tbe several States composing
the Federal Union have rightfully exercised
from the origin Of the government to the
present time The military forces in the
State are ordered to give all assistance in
their power and the Heads of Departments
at Washington are directed tn cause the en-
iorcement OF the laws OF the United States
whose administration belongs to them -e,c-
rally
The hasis On which President johnson ap-
Point7 provisional governor of Mississippi
and requires him to provide as soon as prac-
ticable for convention Of loyal citizens to
amend and alter the Constitution of the
State, 50 that justice may be administered
and peace and tranquilht; opened to the in
habiiants, l. lard Oh two points, First, The
Constitution OF the L nited States guarantee,
TO each State republican form OF govern
ncut,and TO protect it from invasion and do
nestle violence, and the President. as such.
md a. Commander-in-C Chief of the Armies
nj Nayies Of the United States is constitu-
EQUALLY bound TO see that this guaranty Is
made good. Second, Armed and insurr,c-
t'n' forces acting in rebellion. have in a
/ - ioicnt and revolving form almost en-
urly deprived the people OF that State of all F.
evil government These armed resis,ants
3i he laws having now been almost entirely
overcome, the steps Tor re-organizing the .
St-e and placing the power of evil admi- .
nisrauon within it IN the hands OF the loyal .
pe.rle arc taken. A. TO who are to be legal .
votrs in this process OF reconstruction. the .
PRECEDENT halls hack on the constitutional .
law,ofthe State as they were before inter 4
icrc with by the rebellion
Tr course taken in this case il substan-
italy the same as pursued in that of North .
Carolina 1t l. easier to suggest difficulties
and danger, IN this mode Of proceeding than
It is {, prescribe any other which would not
be attended with a, many and a. great.if not .
more and greater. Evils which for 50 many
generations have been entrenching them
selves in all the organizations Of civil socie-
" ia the southern States, and with outposts
yet remaining IN most OF the free States Of
the North ana West. Vill not be and can not
be thoroughly rooted out IN one year nor in
twenty years The terrible inhiction which
the rebellion has caused. and the complete
destruction Of Its military power, with the
conviction that the power OF the [. ). Gov
ernment E, irresistible and on the side OF
freedom. will be leaven which will never
cease to at TILL Southern society is thor
ougbly rer waited and brought under the in
fuenee Of ire principles. Patiencc and per-
severance vii DO the work. To be hopeful
and patient 1r the future, a. well ar earnest
and -,.lt-saericing in the cause Of liberty,
Justice and tuality Is the duty Of all.