The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-21
VOL. II, NO. 1O.-WIIOLE NO. $50.
Reconstruction in Mississippi.


The President has issued 4 proclamation
for establishing a legal government in
Mississippi, where he SAYS, the people have
been " deprirei Of all cirI goranmsat.
We give the preamble and essential part;
the remainder is similar 10 the proclamation
respecting North Carolina, and orders tho
different departments al Washington 10
extend their authority over the Stale.
WASHINGTON. June l3. 1865.
IIercQs Tie 4ih section OF tie 4th az
tcie Of The Constitution Of the United
states declares that the United Sta'es saal!
guarantee % every State IN the Union I
Republican form Of g0veremcnf. and shal.
protect each Of them against invasion aud
l0me- tic violence; anl.
Ikbsre0S, Tie President Of tue United
States is hy The Constitution made Com
mander-in-ChieT OF The Army aul Ntyr,
is well a. the chief civil executive of! -cr
Ot The Onited states ant - bJnnd by so.-
emn U4in faithfully % execute lhe s.iise of
President OF the CBifel states. aal 10 take
care that The laws )e fii,hfuliy executed:
Ivhere',S, The rebellion winch has been
wased Dy pDrliOn Of the people OF Ilc
Cnied States against The properly cOnsri-
ID The most violent aud rev0i.iu- form. bur
whose organized armed forces nave now
5een almost entirely oyertnrOwn, has in is
revolutionary progress deprived tAe people
u iHr ~'a-e % Alssissipp. OI aA civ.l gov
ernmelt:
iy,.sf-.is, Il becomes necessary 4 ld prop
er 10 carry on aud enforce the obi cations
ID the United S-a-eS 10 ne people Of Mss
.ssippi in securing them in The enjoyment
u "a republican form VI government.
Now therefore lu one iieuce 10 tue high
lnd soiemn duties imposed upon nae 0y the
Constitution vi the J.itei S.ates. AMI Tor
iAe purpose o. enabling tue loyal people Ut
u said state 10 organize a Stale govern
meut whereby justlce may be established,
IOmes, ,lc trauq du4ty restored. loyal citizens
projected In AZ lAelr rights VI Aie, nDery
4nd property.
1, Andrew Johnson, President Of the
United States. and COMmauder-in-chlei o.
lie army and navy oI the United : a.es do
Aerel. appoint ll. :. SnarAel, Vi IiS-iss-
iDpi, Prov slJnAl Governor OI lAe ,-4-e Of
Mississippi, whose duiy j. shall be. a. the
earliest p-acticl5le PERIOD 20 prescribe
such rules .llG egIlailJns as may De heces-
sa.A alu a. .oper iJr cOnyehin- a convention
som JOsel ct delegates, ~ be closen Dy
,lat purloA 0f lie people OF slld S-a-e VINO
are i0yII % tie JA.eI States and nJ otl.-
ers. IOr The purpose Of al,erlng ami amen
ding tle cJl>liulIOI thereon, aud win AZ
lASrty - exercise WItlIa tnc ismIs Of said
o-ate III the powers ~ enable sucI loyal
people VI The Sta.e vi Mississippi ,c te--Oic
,llG stale 10 O., cons. .iUu-i relations 10
luc Federal government, anL 10 present
such kcylJAC-lA form of STAKE govern
ln 90 as wlA eIu-!e tle state 10 protection
1. ~ DMtet STAKES, a-al4,t INVASION. III
-ullecjiJu anu domestic violence, provided
30 case any ac.IOu may DC n4- ueteaI-
--- i1s ClJJ7lls delegates 10 any --d-e CJn-
.l1u, as aforesaid. uO person small ue Q4aL-
led ~ al electOr, Or-uall be elig.uie as
L lneAlyr. Oi sucl convention uuiess ne slall
l4te previously taGeI tne Oa-n VI amnesty
~ set iy.lA ia tle President proclamation
q May Z9-A, ls55, and Is voter QuLIhoI
Is prescribed uy me constitution aud
laws UI t-e state VI Mississippi. an iOrce
. iLIm-ll4tey before Tic ga Ol january - II
lcOl-lle uAle Oi the sO-cdile1 or4llIlce
Of secession 4lu the said cOAveuuOA wnen
convened %. Tue L. .isialare JnIJ may BE-
thereafter assembled Wll prescribe tAe qual.
ilc4t.0A OF c.u-lOrs dId TIE elI-lOll4.y Of
persons ID nuL oAAt- uuuer the Cyl,.lLu-
.0u aud laws Oi the ol4le-l power the
people % .Ae several safes comprising the
roIe.4. Union have rgAIduy exercised
from Tie Ogi5ia VI the GOyerIMsA. 10 Ile
present lime.