Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-12-16
A INSTRUMENTATION DIM.

'ho "oHV" W INV PFea'ht'onRrese, NO sup
pose ills tho same bill, OF the introduction
of which Senator Sumner gave notice on
the first day Of Congress. This bill, If il
should become Law gives the RICH, OF suc.
frage to negroes, and excludes nom The
ballot boz all white men who held any Of
fee, civil OF mllilary under the government
Of the Confederate States, or voted for Sc
ccsson in any State Legislature or Conven-
ton. The National Inrelligencer says;
"The feaisres Of this bill meets with appro-
baton from several Southern men now in
Washington"
We believe that Congress will pass eth
or this or u similar bill, and it WAS for this
purpose that tho delegates from the South
were excluded FROM Congress-. We also be-
lievc that II this bill shall be passed by
Congress the President will veto il, aud,
that tho radicals will be unable to pass il
over his veto. IfPrcsident johnson is cor
rect in his theory Of the Government, this
bill is direct violation of the Constitution
of the United States.
An act TO provide for the organization o.
governments for the States heretofore in
rebellion.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of
hReyresentahpssof the United States of Amer.
lea, in Congress assembled, That, in order to
enable he people of the States heretofore
in rebellion to resume their relations TO the
Federal Union, a Governor shall be appoint
ed by the President, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate, for each Of
the said States, to-wit: Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
Tennessee, and Arkansas; and the govern
ment in each Of the said States shall be in
siiluted and conducted as follows. The
Governor shall have the power of appoint
ment Of all executive and judicial officers
within the State, according TO the laws of
4 the State n force at the time of his enter
ing into office, except such laws or enact
ments as may have been passed by Legis-
lature recognizing and cooperating with
the so-callcd Confederate government after
the passage Of the ordinance of secession
in such State The salary of the Governor
shall be provided by the laws of the State.
Sec. 2. And be l. further enacted, That the
Governor shall appoint, and cause to be
organized, according to the laws of the
State, supreme and inferior courts therein
which shall administer justice, and be gov
erned in their decisions by the laws of the
State in force at the entering into office of
the Governor herein provided for, except
such laws or enactments as may have been
passed by Legislature recognizing and
cooperating with the so-called Confederate
Government, after the passage of an ordi-
nance of secession in such State, and ex-
cepting further all laws recognizing the in
stitution of slavery or distinctions between
the rights and privileges of citizens before
the law on account of color.
SEC. 8. And be It, further enacted, That the
procamations and public orders of the
Governor shall have the force and eject of
law Provided, That any part of such proc
lamations or orders that may conflict with
or repeal any law or part Of law of the
State in force MS aforesaid, shall require
the approval of the President of the Unit
ed States, and be duly promulgated with
such approval before having the force of
law.
SEC 4. And belt further enacted, That the
Governor shall ns soon as he shall find it
practical and eypedient, or when thereto
specially instructed by the President Of the |
United States, proceed to cause one or more
registries for voters to be opened in each |
of the counties Of the State. He shall APP
point registers and make such regulations
rs may be necessary in carrying on the |
reg istering Of the voters. All male inhab- |
itants born in the United States. or natu-
ralzcd as citizens thereof, or who have de.
clared their intentions to become citizens, I
SHALL upon taking tho following oath, he !
considered an placed upon the registry ms
qualified voters;
|, ---, do solemnly swear Tor af-
firm) that / am citizen of the United I
States, Tor have declared my intention to
become a ciizcn) and have resided three
months in this State and county, with the
intention Of remaining and being citizen
thereof. have never been an oftcer, civil
or military, Of the so-called Confederate
government, and have never as an officer,
member of the Legislature, or Convention
of this State, voted for, signed or advocated
the passage of any ordinance Of secession.
discaim, renounce, and repudiate all al
legiance to or authority of any government
or pretended government in hostility to the
United States, and acknowledge all legisla-
tive enactments or laws passed by such pre-
tended authority to be void, including all
so-called debts of the State, or Of any coun-
ty, incurred on account or in promotion of
the rebellion. Ideny the right ofany State
to secede from the United States, which is
Government ofperpetual union. will OBJ
serve and abide by all enactments of the
Congress of the United States, and procla-
mntians Of the President, made since the
beginning OF the rebellion with reference
to slaves. take this oath Tor afirmation)
in good faith for the purpose Of aiding and
in the formation of State
government, loyal to the United States,
guaranteeing to each State a republican
in form, under and in acceptance of the
provision of the Constitution of the United
,-tates, guaranteeing to each State repub-
lican form Of government
SIC. 6. And be il. further enacted, That as
soon as full opportunity shall have been
given 10 all persons to register themselves
as voters, the Governor may, If thereof be
not less than three fourihs Of the number
Of votes cast in the State in the President
ial election of 1860, call q convention which
shall be aportioned among the several coun-
ties according TO the number Of qualified
voters as shown by the several registries.
The number Of members of the Convention
shall be fixed by the Governor, but shall :,
not be less than the number of members Of
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