Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-21
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stitution, and show, also, the distinguish
ing features and differences between Ste
vens' scheme of reconstruction, as opposed
to the Presidents-that 10, as far as the
latter's have been made known by his acts
and speeches. 1hsye read the proceed
ings as reported in your Washington cor
respondence. and your telegraphic dis
patches, and must confess that / have not
kept track sufficiently Of the mutations,
changes, alterations, etc., TO have an exact
and clear conception Of the " situation
A UNION MAN.
A gooddeal of ground has to be covered
in order to furnish q sufficient reply to
our correspondent. The Presidents posi-
ton may DO stated az follows:
First-That no State has ever been car
ried out Of this Union.
Second-That, in consequence, 1t was
the duty Of Congress to admit the loyal
representatives from the South.
Third-That the Constitution OF the
United States should be- amended so as to
make voters the basis Of representation
instead Of population. in order that the
Southern States should be deprived OF the
right of representing the negroes, to whom
they deny all political rights.
Fourth-That the rebel debt should be
repudiated.
Fifth-That the States had entire con-
troll OF the electoral franchise.
Mr.. Stevens position was exactly the
reverse, and may be summed up as fol-
lows:
First-That the eleven Southern States
are out of the Union.
Second-That Congress had the right 10
keep them out till il moulded their inst-
buttons to suit itself.
Third-1has negro suffrage should be
ordained.
Fourth-That alIf The lands and prop.
erty of the rebels should be confiscated
and given to the freedmen.
Fifth-That all the rebels should be dis
franchised.
The result Of this contest has been the
adoption Of q series Of amendments to the
Constitution, providing
First-For the embodiment Of the prin-
ciples of the Civil Rights bill in the organic
law.
Second-For an alteration in the basis
Of representation, by which the .represen-
tation Of any State in which political
rights are denied to any class shall be re-
duced in the proportion which the males
Of the excluded class bear to the whole
number Of males.
Third-For the Acknowledgement Of per-
sons who had, in certain capacities, taken
an oath to support the Constitution Of the
United States, and then went over to the
rebellion, to the number, in all, of o few
thousands,probably.
Fourth-That the validity Of the public
debt of the United States shall never be
called in question, and that neither the
United States, nor any State shall ever
pay any portion Of the rebel debt.
This is the programme which has just
been passed by both Houses of Congress.
It admits
First-That the President wal right in
his position that no State has ever been
carried out Of this Union, for the EN-
abling Act" tackled on to the amendments
by Mr.. Steyens, provided that when they
were adopted the Southern States should
be admitted to representation in Congress,
was not acted upon in the Senate.
Second-That the President was right
,u,;en.I $500. e. Sc ~ ao.. ot.S.
enactment be already there, what necessity
rdNTh m1....i ,a.s.e.,,aS .nd
punishment are not expedient.
,roi If ,he elective fr,nch;,s.
W. have here a coynnle,s ,r;pmnb n,
rho prs.;dsn,;.I noi;cvI The Radicoi
ra,,sa, was condpc,sd On ,hres diferen,
i;nas y %
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,ou;n" .,aaos
FiIs,EThs, thew wan nst,,v IN and
partly out-that is to SAY, that their Leeis-
iatures are competent, to pa,s amendments
to the Constitution of the United States,
hut their neonle carno. elect members Of
Conpre,s.
Second-Th.. thew were N be IL. IN IN
the adoption Of certain amendments to the
organic law of the Nation,
Third-That thew are in. and are to be
requested to unite with their sister States
in making certain changes in the Consti-
tuition, which the war has rendered ne.
cessary.
Their second proposition was negro
suffrage. and their. retreat from that wa,
as foliows
Fir.,-Cono,ess had ,he nover IN oyda,n