East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-10-04
Community of Feeling ana Action in
the Southern Conventions.


Community of Feeling ana Action in
the Southern Conventions.
asr. From the New York Times
We have news to-day BY way Of New Orleans,
from the Alabams State Convention. The reso-
lutions introduced before that body and partially
acted on indicate the determination of Alabama
TO follow in spirit II also exactIy 10 the letter,
the resolutions affirmed In the Mississippi Con-
vcntion. This involves tho repeal Of the ordi-
nance Of secession, and all the State ordinances
consequent upon the same the full recognition
NJ the aholishment Of siaveryj the provison by
law for the protection Of the persons and proper
ty Of the freedmen Of the State, and the appoint
inent Of an early day in October for holding =
general election OF State and Congressional repre-
sentatives. Although minority reports have been
presented on the various resolutions offered TO
the convention, there is no doubt from the partial
action thus far reported that In all its essential
features, the new State Constitution of Alabama
will be the counterpart Of that adopted last month
by Mississippi. f. n
The recorded action Of these States Is not the
only indication Of the community Of purpose
which animates the conventions Of the lately Sc
ceeded states The news comes from South Car
dina to-day, that 10 the convention at Columbia,
the resolutions repeating the ORD nance Of seces-
sion were passed without debate, and with only
three dssentent votes---a step exactly In the line
Of action followed by Mississippi and almost q
certain prelude to the adoption of the whole body
OF resolutions passed by the sistcr-Stats. The
Governor OF Florida, In his proclamation to the
people VI that Statae almost adopts the terms Of
the Mississippi resolutions, to guide tho conven-
tion in his state And whether by preconcorted
action or not, IT IL getting 10 be abundaDtly clear,
that the unrepresented states will present them
selves 1T the doors of Congress unit in respect
to the basis Il their claims for admission The
grounds on which these claims would be disal-
lowed 10 the Q. SO of an individual State would
be the grounds for the rejection Of the entire
Southern delegation, No such radical differences
In their separate state Constitutions will be found
TO exist, as would permit special test IN be APP
Piled admitting some and excluding others
Whether for good or evil, We must be prepared
TO see the existing disabilities removed or perpe-
tralel in regard 10 the whole southern delegation.
There is forecast aud policy apparent in maxi
ing the action OF Mississippi the guide for the 9th
or states The resolutions OF that State lacked
nothing in their radical remuneration OF secession
and all its appurtenances. They lacked nothing
in their conformity to the requirements Of the
Executive proclamation, authorizing the read
justment OF the State governments-as regards
the overthrow Of slavery and complete submis-
sion 10 the supreme law OF the United States
Mississippi moreover, was the first State to re-
ce,ve the congratulations Of the National Execu-
tive, for the promptltude and thoroughness OF It's
action. As long ago rs the 24tn OF August,
dispatch from the president laid before the
convention at jackson, in which he oomplimented
that body on th progress they had made IN paw
ing the way Tor the readmission Of the state into
the Union, and expressed the hope that all obsta-
cles to It's feadmis sion would soou bs removed -
So satisfied was the President with what was done
by Mississippi at the date named, that he prom
ised 70 restore tho writ Of habeas corpus and re-
al 4 Al.
eardost day possible And " sum up lis dcclar-
alton Of approval, the PrcsIdent expressed his de-
,i,e that the example OF Mississippi would be
followed by the other southern states"
Misses, ppi, therefore, has earned the right Of
being the exempar for the sister States, not only
by the promptitude with which she set about the
work OF reconstruction, by her conformity to the
terms Of the Executive proclaim ton, by her for
mai annulinent oil tho orin ,nce oil secession, and
the spurious State enactments framed thereupn,
by her recognition Of the abolition Il slavery and
the duty OF providing full legal protection TO the
freedmen, but by the explicit approval which her
action has elected from tho National Executive.
To these facts Alabama, South Carolina and oi-
ida are evidently having close and strict regard
| Ia their measures Of reconstruction And IN a
day or two more we shall have the same record,
without doubt, from North Carolina, and the rest
of the disorganlxed states. There u no denying
the fact that the ground is carefully, deliberately
If not also jud,elousIy-7cbosen, To dispute II
involves the condemnation Of every step thus far
taken by the Executive in the business Of recon-
struction. TO dispute il gives 10 the late adyo-
Gates OF secession the right Of claiming 10 DO the
supporters Of the Presidents policy against sec
tional opposition 1t may not be too late in tho
| day two months hence 10 revise the action taken
and TO lie taken by these Southern State Conven-
tons u may not be too late to undo all that has
| been doue. and all that will be done during the
next month, in the work Of reconstruction. But
it this is attempted the deliberately framed pro-
clamations Of the Executive have practically to
be urdone before the State Conventions now act
ing in conformity with these proclanatons can
come uuder any disabling vote. Whatever CEN
sure Is implied in such vote cannot possibly fall
on the states which shall have earned the Exec
uIlve approval as Mississippi has earned It. They
sly, with entire just CO, that their action was
based upon an Interpretation Of the supreme law
laid down for their guidance by the President
And they can claim that perpetuation OF their
disabilities is simply declaration that tho au-
thority under which they acted in the adoption Of
their constitution, instead Of being supreme,
was altogether lacking Potentially They will
come TO the doors of Congress- moreover, without
any shadow of doubt. perfect unit in action
and purpose. h -if hs