The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-05-08

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Tie b.B for Tie restoration fihs Siaie'
70 tbgir political right. provide. dat Whcf
ne ab5ye amendment shall have become 4
fart e .he Constellation. emf any State
iatsly 5 insarrsaoa shall have ratified ID
aoi stal have modified is laws 10 con.
lforniiy q &. he representative q soci
Stale shall be admitted % Congress. L !.
thus lcft " ID ea1h State 10 determine the
period q Is exclusion BY making their
governments raly republican in form, BY
appo1ionipg representatives. according e
yoter., IS leaving i with lhs government
to ~ whether traitors shall vote Or not
BY edcciaally regulating lbe rebel debt
they can al any time regain their places
10 Congress. Uaiil they have complied
witb These requirements, they cannot
claim TO haze entirely given UP the cause
Of tie rebellion. And until they lave
entirely given Il up they will not be 1T
10 take par; 10 b. government Of lbg ma
ton
The same bill provides that when any
State shall have ratified the proposed
amendment, any arrearascs upon the di-
rec, lax may be assumed by tue Stale and
Their payment postponed for period Of
ten years.
a second bill renders prominent militia.
~ and civil officials Of the Confederate
government, aud all persons who treated
our captured soldiers and sailors otherwise
than as prisoners q war; forever ineligi-
bic TO hold Office under the government Of
ID United States Without this proyis-
ion any plan Of reconstruction would be
incomplete The leaders Of rebellion
are not the proper persons to receive the
emolumens and exercise the power Of the
Government This much, at least, should
be done 10 render treason odious and re-
belIion improbable.
The - York Times is terribly indig-
nani at this reconstruction proposition be-
cause 1t doe not effect the Immediate re-
slora,ion OF the Southern States. Those
who are As anxious to please tie rebels
and more anxious to provide for The safe
ty Of TIC l. ion, viii not make the same
objection. bat The end proposed 10 be
attained ~ ibis plan i ,be lrne one, no
honest cit yea can doubt. How vel il is
10 secure that object, no one
can determine without an accurate kuowl
e dye OF the nature aud effects Of its pro.
visions, and Of tie condition of tie people
to whom i Is intended TO apply The
fact thar il was unanimously reported by
the Union members Of the Committee Of
Reconstruction IS very much in lis favor.
We are inclined to think that tie third
section Of the proposed amendment can be
made TO regulate with safety the whole
Of reconstruction. To deprive
all who participated in the rebellion Of the
elective franchise might not be best. To
permit all the Southern people to vote
might not be safe. II they become law
abiding and UEion.loving citizens, the
section can stand without any provisions
for its strict enforcement. If they eoniin-
ue 10 cherish their evil designs against the
Government, the section can be enforced
to such an extent as the safety OF the ma
ton may require. Again, the Southern
States viii not have their former repre-
sentation unless they suffer the negroes TO
vote. And il the negroes vote, the South
ern democrats aud rebels will not possess
their former uniform supremacy at the
polls. Tie plan viii doubtless receive
fol- discussion Ia Congress, and from the
thus obtained the people will
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