The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-01
MERIDIAN.

week and were surprised to see that
Notwithstanding the dullness Of the
season and the scarcity Of green
backs the euterprising citizens OF
this thriving town are still building
and improving. Quite a number OF
substantial business houses and com
Portable residences are being erected,
The loss Of the Court House in no
wav discourages the Meridianites-
They believe their town is destined to
be a large city and that they can afford
TO let Marion Station have the Court
House.
The statistics Of Meridian the last
twelve months would show an increase
the ike Of which has never Occurred
in this State. An Insignificant village
then, it now has a population Of 1900
TO 1000.
Among the many enterprising bust
ness men who have located at Merid-
ian, our readers will recoIlect Major
John ". Young Of the Confederate ar
nv, who was stationed at Meridian for
nearly three years, and at the time Of
the surrender filed the important po-
sition Of Chief Quartermaster Of the
department. The many friends Of
Major Young viii be glad to hear that
he is doing a prosperous and success
full bushes. He was an excellent off
Ger and a clever gentleman as every
one who had business with him knows.
He was one Of the few Quartermasters
who paid utmillions Of dollars with
out specializing or benefting him
self in any way by government funds.
The style Of his firm Is Young &
Brown.
We had the pleasure Of meeting at
Meridian, Capt. f. Y. Early, another
ex-C Confederate who was stationed
there During the war. He had charge
of the transportation at a time when
Meridian was head quarters, the most
important military Post IN the State,
and when the duties Of his office were
laborious and responsible. A thorough
business a he was always at his
place and never failed to attend TO the
most unimportant of his duties.
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~ The following is the text of
the Reconstruction proposition adopt
ed by the New York Congressional
caucus, a brief and incomplete sum
mary of which we published Sunday ;
A bill to provide for the restoration
Of the States lately in Instruction
to their full political rights.
Whereas, 1t is e~xpedient that the
States lately in instruction should as
soon as consistent with the future
peace and safety of the Union be re
stored to full participation in political
rights
And whereas, Congress did, by Joint
resolution, propose for ratification by
the Legislatures of the States, as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, an a~rticlesin the words
following
ART. - SEC. /. Representation
shall be appoftioned among the seve-
raj States which may be included
within the Union according to their
respective numbers, which shall be de
termined by counting the whole num-
Der of persons, excluding Indians not
taxed provided that whenever male cit
liens of the United States, not less
than q years Of age, shall be excluded
from the elective franchise in any State,
except for participation in the rebel
lion, the basis of representation there
in shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number thus excluded bears
to the whole number of male citizens
not less than twenty-one years of,age
in such States,
SEC. :. Until the - day Of - a.
D. 187-all persons who voluntarily
adhered to the late instruction, Civ
ing it aid and comfort shall be exclud-
ed from the right to vote for represen-
tatives in Congress, and for electors
for President and Vice President of
the United States.
SEC. 3. Debts or obligations al
ready incurred, or which may be here
after incurred in aid of instruction or
OF war against the United States, and
claims for compensation for loss OF
involuntary service or labor, shall not
be paid by any State, nor by the Uni
ted States.
SEC. 4. Congress shall have power
to enforce by appropriate legislation
the provisions of this act.
Now therefore be it enacted, by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That whenever
the above recited amendment shall
have become 4 part of the Constitution
of the United States, and any State
lately in instruction shall have rat.
fled the same and shall have modified
its constitution and laws herewith, the
Senators and Representatives from
such State, if found duly elected and
qualified, shall, after having taken the
required oaths of office be admitted
into Congress SIS such, provided thai
no person shall be eligible to sny
office under the United States who is
included in any OF the following clau-
ses, viz
LIST. The President and Vice Pres
ident of the Confederate States OF
America so-called, the heads of depart.
ments and the members of both Hou-
ses of Congress thereof.
I'd. Those who in other countries
acted as agents of the Confederate
States of America so called.
3. Heads Of departments of the Uni
ted States, and members of either
branch of Congress of the United
States who seeded in the late rebel
lion.
4, Those who acted as officers OF
the Confederate States of America.
so-called, above the grade of colonel
in the army, or master in the navy,
and any n who, as governor of the
so-called Confederate States, gave aid
and comrort TO the late rebellion
9Th. Those who have treated Off
GERS, soldiers or sailors of the army
and navy of the United States, cap
tured during the late war, otherwise
than lawfully as prisoners of war.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That when any State lately in insurrec-
ton shall have ratified the foregoing
amendments to the constitution, any
part of the direct tax under the act of
Jsnuarv < 1851 which may remain