Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-19
tns NORTH Unfclina ana SaIsslsS
sippI ProcIamatiOns,


State Governments Of North Carolina and
Mississippi. They are also dissatisfied
with the appointment of Judge Sharkey
as the Provisional Governor of the latter
State. The reason Of the wholesale de-
nunciation Of President johnson, by the
Radicals" is obvious. The proclama.
tions fully and clearly recognize the funda-
mental doctrine of State Rights in the re-
construction Of the governments OF the re-
turning States. This is made the basis Of
re. Organization. The Governor, in the
ease of Mississippi, is to call convention,
composed Of delegates chosen by the people
who are loyal to the United States, and
no others, for the purpose of altering or
amending the Constitution thereof. and
with authority TO exercise within the lin
its of said State all the powers necessary
and proper to enable such loyal people of
the State of Mississippi to restore said
State to its constitutional relations to the
Federal Government, and 10 present such
a republican form of State government
as will entitle the State to the guarantee
lofthe United States therefor, and its people
to protection by the United States against
invasion, insurrection and domestic vio-
lence. The qualifications for an elector
to vote on this occasion are that he shall
have subscribed the oath of amnesty, and
be entitled to vote under the laws Of that
State, previous to its revolt. The quail
ticstions of electors in the State are to be
fixed and declared either by the convention
or the Legislature which may assem- BILE
hereafter The President also wisely di-
reefs that the military forces "abstain
from in any way hindering. impeding or
discouragiug the loyal people from the or
ganization of State government as here
in authorized" This is a clear and ab.
solute recognition of the supremacy
Of the civil law in the great mat
ter of preparing State for resuming
her constitutional status in the Union !;
and it must have powerful effect in aid /.
ing the advancement of the people in that
desired direction.
The Philadelphia Age, has an excellent
article upon this subject, from which we
make the following extract. The views
therein expressed will commend themselves
to the approval ofevery honest and pa
triotic citizen .a.-...
"That a speedy readjustment of the govern.
mental affairs OF the late revolted States is ne
cessary, is painfully apparent when the con-
dihon OF the people in that section of the
Union is considered The total ruin of their
currency; the breaking up of the labor system
on which the whole industrial fabric of that
portion OF the country rested the destruction
OF crops, farming -impIements, cotton gins,
! sugar mills aud tobacco presses the burning
! OF salt works and iron works; the burning OF
cities aud blowing up of bridges the tearing
down of dwellings, fences, barns and out.
houses; in a word, the usual attendants of
desolate, and the people beggars Thousands
are dying of starvation. Hundreds of thou
sands are daily feeling all the miseries of long
| pIotraeted hunger Women and children are
| living by the roadside, exposed to storm and
privations Of all kinds Men, few years
since in in aff1uence, are now living on gov
ernlnent ratioas and many of them are OF
those who have had no part or lot. willingly,
lin the action of the revolted States The
passage of large armies over and through ex
tensive districts of the South, has so arrested.
industry, 30 retarded and uprooted produo.
| ton, that unless some restorative is applied
the harvest OF the coming year will DO little
more abundant than that of the present aud
thus the destituton, aud suffering, and pri-
vations Of the people must be protracted
zone wey to reach this matter in practi
cal manner is to allow the people to reorg an ize
their State governments lin order that they
NAV fall into the old channels OF industry,
build up the waste places, and earn living
for themselves Industry will not prosper
while the country ia distracted and torn by
factions. II the government tramples upon
the well know rights OF the masses they will
be discontented and discomfort is al element
not favorable TO political tranquility or in
dustrial progress. President johnson has re
eognized this great truth in his North Caro-.
lima and Mississippi proclamations; hence
the support they are receiving from the pa
triotic masses, without distinction of party.
But the ultrRs will not accept Of any peace
and recoustruction that is not based upon the
foil recognition and enforcement, by the Gen
eral Government Of negro suffrage. Senator
Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, has already, in .
public speech, declared that The ultras in
Congress will reject any State Constitution
that does not come up 10 their mark on the
dogma of negro suffrage. Senator Sumner