The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-02-09
THE RADICAL PRoaREAMME.
A Batch Of Coastitutionai Amendments


The Washington correspondent of 7the
Cincinnati CohsDeerciaI Atelegraphs that pa
per under date of the 3lst ult. as follows:
cit is learned, from a high Radical
source, that the Reconstruction Committee
will speedily consider the following ptopo-
sitions, which are now before them in the
shape of amendments to the constitution:
t'lst. To empower Congress to lay on an
export duty. sr7m e5'3l9a 2 Ead '7~r aeT
s2hd. To make national and State laws
apply equitably to all, even without regard
to color. 5a1 tEd5 t toi ,oooa rs.. aa
"3rd. To prohibit the apaymant of the
Rebel debt. ua. sa1 ,ssieg4 20 5t0H adi icl
CATER these amendments are disposed
of, it is proposed to declare:1 dgDo1di
,E''lst. Thatoitis expedieht to provide ter
ritorial governments for the Southern States
until Congress shall see proper to pass en-
abling acts preparatory to their forming
new constitutions to re-enter the Union,
which constitutions must be declared by
Congress to be republican in form. ai'i za5
"'2nd. That so long as a doubt exists of
the validity of the acts of the President for
the reorganization Of the late Rebel States,
Congress ought to ratify them, but not be-
fore said States have legally ratified the
Constitutional Amendment aBoIishing sla !
very, and have abolished all distinctions of
color and race in respect to all civil and
religious rights. -ez aaad esd eHHas ESQ
eat is proposed further, by amendment
to the constitutions, that the Southern
States shall give the ballot to the following
classes of coIored persons &n'a' ss2dl as
"1st. All males who have been in the
army. .aea o. Lea s79a g Ezs aog e
o2nd. All who can read and write.
a'.srd An who own two hundred dollars
= = property as2' aNa1a a a
s6aK- -. g !, bas-'Is Aamend-
raenl 10 the constitdAf4t - Sc ordaiin-
ed that secession of a State, or resistanee
Of its people 10 the United States laws can
not take place under the constitution, which
each of the late insurgeht States is to ratify.
''Ihe above is a part of the schedule
which Mr., Raymond, in]his speech; declar-
ed ought to be known to the House before
they voted on the amendment which passed
the House to-6Ay!o 'awob 5og Bad 8Ih els
.THE National. Intelligeneer, referring to
the late brutal speech of Thad. Stevens, on
the negro equality. amendment 70 the con
stitution, :hps characterizes the man; {. In
so far as pretepce, of argument is concerned,
or dignity of parliementarianism, or decen-
cy, of expression, or respect Of constitutional
law OF. comfy as supposed ppblicist, or
as q man of pretended honor, or Of imagin-
ed human qualities, Mr., Stevens fails to
make an impression on one honorable mind
in all the land"
bguov rsnaa Struck 0ils1o75d aef4sr.
I'VE are informed, says the Nashville
E7sio1e sepdI Anqericas. that the Tennessee
aud Alabama Mining and Misunderstanding
Company have struck oil az depth Of only
fifteen feet, about twelve miles South Of
Decatur, Oh Flint RIVER The well flowed
! for some time, but it was found necessary
TO bore deeper, in order to. secure perma-
nent supply, and machinery has been put
in operation for that purpose. asi
The Memphis Oil Company have leased
land Ia The vicinity, and sunk well to the
depth Of 625 feet. A letter lately written
from that locality says thst the indications
are that petroleum exists in abundance, and
that the agents Of various companies are
visiting the ploce and buying lands prePara-
tory to commencing operations.
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GEx, B. c. CRAWFORD. leader of the late
raid on the Rio Grande, was arrested at
New orleaus on the twenty-thiFd ult., and
sent to Fort jackson, by order of General
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