Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-20
Proclamation BY the President of the U. 5,

PROCLAMATION by Inc freS1G6ut VI tH0 v. ~
Under former proclamations Of the President
the restoration of peace and civil authority mao
long ago been proclaimed throughout all the
States of the Union except Texas. That otate
had not, like the other Southern States reor-
ganized its civil government at the time OF
those procamations. 1t has, however, no"
done so, adopting constitution IN conformity
with the changed condition OF things resulting
from the war and the amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States aboshIng s'a-
very, and her new State officers have been ln~
auourated under it. The President. therefore,
has issued his proclamation placing texas IN
the same category with all the other States,
and declaring peace, order, Tranquility, ana
civil authority to exist throughout the Uhlseo
States. The President in this as IN the 1or-
mer instances, recites all the different procama-
tions which had cmaracd from the Executive,
| first naming and declaring certain States anu
narts Of States in insurrection, as well as the
solemn declarations of the two houses OF Con
gross as to the objects of the war, being SIMPLY
the maintenance of the constitution and Union,
with the rights of the States unlmpalred, and
! also the proclamations which subsequently re-
| leased other States from the ban placed upon
them. He then rcitcratcs the great, 1uuda-
mental truths and principles heretofore set
forth as governing his action in declaring the
restoration of the States; and finally 1t IS de,
clared that 1.-THE insurrection in the State OF
Texas has been completely and everywhere
suppressed and ended, and the authority OF the
| United States has been successfully and COM
pletely established in the said State OF Texas,
and now remains therein unreslsted and undls-
puted," &c. 1t is added that adequate pro-
vision has been made by military orders to en-
force the execution Of the acts Of Congress, aid
| the civil authorities and secure obedience to
the constitution and laws Of the United States
within the State Of Texas, if 4 resort to mill
| tary force for such purpose should at any time
become necessary. Thus with the great fact
of peace and civil authority restored throughout
all our borders, the military is to act only in
subordination to the civil magistrates. 1t IS
| grand and gratifying sight to see tho nation
once more in this condition in it's every and
remotest parts There is but one other step
now necessary at the hands of the Executive,
and that is the removal Of restrictions from the
! proclamation Of amnesty.
| ANOTHER CoNvENTloN.-From one of the
most-if not the most-inhuential OF the lead
ers of the radical Republicans we learn that
the radicals intend, in the present campaign,
to execute the following flank movement upon
the National Union party: They propose
shortly to hold Convention at which a plat
form will be adopted, offering to the South all
that the Phiadelphi Convention has offered,
and in addition conserving to abrogate the Con-
gressional test oath, and distinctly commit
| themselves to the admission of the Southern
representatives without any reference to their
antecedents and for these concessions they
ask the extension of the elective franchise to
the negroes, under such restrictions and quail,
fcations as arc required in New York and other
Northern States where the black population Is
enfranchised under certain limitations This,
while admitting the principle ofncgro suffrage,
would be of little practical value to the freed
men for years to come, as very few OF them
could qualify for the franchise under any con
siderable restriction in regard to property: The
radicals claim that the best minds of the South
favor this proposition, and regard it as the
surcst and spcedicst process for the political
rehabilitation of their section. We simply
suggest that if the radicals and conservative
Republicans, and in fact all the political organ
izations Of the North, are already bidding tor
Southern votes there is good hone that the
South will soon get its OWN. 7. NctS'