The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-05
Ihe Reconstruction Policy of .he ne.
pubIic.n Party.


party North, assume that the Presiden
mas failed in his plan of reconstructip,
the Southern States. The most moderat,
assert that to ensure its success
Ine States lately in hostility TO tht
nlon should, through their conventions
ana legislatures, establish free State con
stitutions, declare the ordinances of se>
cesslou null and void, repudigte the wa,
debt, adopt the constitutional amend,
ment' and give the negro The same
pf0'ection Tor person and property thai
tne non-Voting white population receive.
IL seems to US that if President johnson
intended to insist on all these as assent
al conditions to restoration, he shouto
nave SO stated Unofficial communications
70 the Provisional Governors. The great
mass of the people believed that if slavery
was once given up, and free Sttae Con
stltution adopted we would without fur,
ther trouble be admitted to an equal paa
ticlpation in the affairs of the Govern
ment. Representatives to Congress and
Senators have been elected in all the
Southern States except Texas, and they
are now at Washington seeking admis-
sion.
80 far as we know, a majority of the
members elect, are moderate conserva-
tive men, and as unobjectionable to the
Northern people, as any who could be
selected. The constitutions of the States
they represent are free, and all require
the persons and property of the freedmen
to be protected. So far as the constitutions
are concerned, they are certainly as fa> |
vorable to the freedmen, as those of a |
majority of Northern States. Yet. if the
peeches of leading Republicans in and
'ut OF Congress are to be credited, if the
influential papers of that party indicate
he popular feeling, our representatives
7llI be excluded. 1t will be assigned as
reason for this that the Southern States
allied to support the Presidents policy.
nd that on account of this failure.
ew plan Of reconstruction must he in
ugurated by 'ongaess.
In pursuance of this programme. The
Vashington Republican, one of the
louthNpieces of Radicalism, publishes in 6
late number, bill which has been
rated, and presented to several Sena- !
RS and Representatives, now in Wash [
gton for their approval, and states that
Will be introduced into Congress i'm :
edlately after the organization of that Z
'dy. 1t provides for the appointment I
: the President, with the consent of the A
mate, of Provisional Governors for all s.
e States lately in rebellion, the salary =
be that fixed by the law of each State. -
Inc Governor is to appoint all the NJ
ldges, State and County officers, who p
TO be governed by the laws of the q
ate except such acts as were passed
'er the secession of each State. The oy
ocIamations and public orders of the
vernon are to have the force and effect 81
law. Registries for voting are to he y
ened II each ennnty. and bofore reg IL
'ation, the voter is required to swear 10
It he has never held civil or military M: M:
ce under the Confederate Government ~ IT,
hat, as member of the Legislature ba,
he has never voted for Ro
ordinance of secession,-that he W.
les the right of secession and declares anS
ho will support the acts of Congress- Ro,
the proclamations of the President Ger
he subject of slaves. 1t also provides he
he election of delegates to new con Sl se'
ions, whose acts are to be submitted
le people for ratification. When the -
are ratified, Congress is to of n
1e as to whether they are republican Stat
represent the desire of the mass of the Y
lie of each State. II Congress is sat Me- Iea
!, an act is passed admitting nbis
State, when it becomes, in all re- rim,
s, similar to the other States of tho Phir
n. Stee
Will
yet, we have no intelligence of what Ns
red on yesterday at Washington. nari
next issue, we may be able to Cron, S@T,
'ur readers some information of the Grifi
dlngs of Congress. We are not son,
Inc OF the admission of our del ear
I, but no such bill as the Republican AMI Anil
mes can pass without a long and
ted discussion. Vo
of the
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