, 1866-01-19

lnw or Of right
HISTORY OF THE rnEzEsr STATE GOVERNMENT.
Less than o year ago the Provisional GOV
esnor. representing the military power Of tho
| President, and recognizing the right ;of the
| loyal people to govern the State, set On foot
the loyal population-hisi iavorite policy. The
plan Off popular convention and submits
sion to popular yote Of the loyal people WIS
adopted, and the former Constitution and
laws were restored without the Institution Of
slavery. Whether We regard 1t as our former
eminent given to us BY the power Of the na-
I ton Is inlmaterinl, AZ 1t has been compelled
| At EreT9 step to lean upon the strong arm Of
| the national authority for support. The ac-
tion OF the convention was submitted to the
yotss Of The loyal peop{le and BY means, Of the
rigid test oath, and because tho election was
not recognized by the disloyat, 1t was nearly
unanimously adopted, securing over 80, 900
votes. many Of the Union men being; In the
| rebel lines at the time.
Under the Government thus adopted, aud
by means Of the same test oath, q Governor
and Legislature were elected, By general
ticket, on the I'd Of March last. The Leels-
lature assembled In April, md proceeded 10
fnagurate tho Governor elect, and to elect
State o1hcars, to establish revenue, to pro-
vide for the election Of members to Congress,
and to leg1A]ate in general matters. Under
authority conferred upon him, the new Coy
.ernOr appointed judiciary pro teupore, aud
re,,t Sra rs.,a-ni a,nat;.- 49, ~ upg?Jsas"t,
~ n,'1tk f nIs Dcea neio. AUG
r.e,,,t 1},i ,,,aaa. ~ "Aa "hat
-. .,-t -PPsa. as.sa..ss.
1A1 1aAScAIsE QUESTION.
Tho Convention Of February, foreseeIne the
lnpossjbllity OF carrying out tie principle
upon which they were acti0g, by keeping the
Political power Of the State In loyal hands, Ii
IT. \. u Csc VINO mad by acts OF treason forfeited
tte Siafh1 Werc Permitted to participate In
J;strnnrhise eneTnment, provided for formal
legislature the poSen SSeniefr1ns upon the hrst
truuchise. - htnlt t1e elective
So. far. the 1ep7s1a+yo, m, th;s
been unsatisfactory and iuef'cctual. Tni,htlass has
many Of the members are utterly uneona1 r.;
the task, and yielding to the Influenza and
dreadhg the power Of numbers, shrink from
its performance. A Suffrage law was passed
at The spring session, the result Of compro-
MISE, anu aouhttnl III It's terms. easily eyaded
anu practically defec.ive. By means Of
1epeatsa P1oclamai1ons By the Govern
not, lele"taphic Orders nom tho President
ana tne atd OF me military, partial cxocu-
tsop' onIy, q the laws was obtained So Do
officers to whom It was entrusted, that thn
Governor vas constrained to declare the Au-
gust election totally void IN t1onty nine
counties Of the st4te. An attempt will be
maze 81 the pfeser& session to pass an amtnd-
Cd Suffrage Law, but It Is doubtful whether
any my etectual distfanehlssment can pass, aud
stbl more doubtful whether, Il passed, it can
be executed, esen with the presence Of the
military certainly, sneh law cannot be ex-
eented the supervising power Of the Gen
elal government should be discontinued In
Snort, g, your memorsalisfs anticipate that, At
d,a' te asy1 eenosat e1setson ne entire ctyil and
aSa anSa PVMss th o. INC stete m1st pass INTO tne
uanos o. toose WHO nave 50 long oppressed
.s,n,a9 tnSn rpI mna5 actuni Tas Upon Inem. me
!4un@. ~ saetaon, nnen Is Iae most important
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ny aa e9uSiaaou s;a ~ u ;at Pass"ns'
bellon, . correct idea OF the course ssssy VI.
pursue when onco more installed Into power,
may be arrived ut. Your memorialists are
not driven to consult tourists nor correspond
ents ioE Information: They are all citizens Of
the State, some Of them ara natives, and sev-
eral Of them from Official position are in dali IL
Intercourse Or communication with Ill parts !.
Of the Slate, and with citizens Of nu parties
and c1asses, They claim to speak not from
heresay or report, but as witnesses admissible
IN court. =.
The predominant feeling Of those lately in /
rebellion Is that Of deep.seatsd hatred,
amounting IN man fcases to spirit ct rerense
towards the white Unlouists OF the State, md
naughty contempt for the negro, whom
they cannot tolerate IS freeman. The ha-
tred for the white loyalists L intensified BY
the accusation that ho deserted the South Ii
her extremity, and Is therefore trnitor, and
BY the efforts to set up a Government Of the
minority. The spirit OF revenge Ii called
forth BY the attempt to diahanchlse them,
and By the retaiiatory acts Of the returned
Union soldiers for Wrongs done them during
constantly reminds them OF their defeat, and
Of what they can IN Just but lost cause,' md
the sight Of him, IN the enjoyment OF free
dom, Il constant source of irritation.
SUPERFICIAL OBSERVERS NOT QUALIFIED TO
SPEAK or THESE THINGS.
The tourist would not be apt to detect the
true state OF the southern temper. Even the
resident observer has TO LOOK for 1t beneath
the the surface Of losinecre protest.tions OF 10y
sa .y 1aue, tae uasene5 05 vlstor m!gaI 90
serve 1afgo num9er o. oauy reoel newspa-
Pc wSn sasshea, a.h Taie smgae loya1 Pape1
!. sIs.a1neo that .h WIZ wMn a.nGy ne sati atsGos
BUSINESS @ an.l % eraM;1r r;ch w1i" ySe 9ava1,ot g
~ satne1 lalas " o1aSen 70 pa1aes o1 aissimao
ia;a nh NC 10y nna taat sau ieocl eaaP
,am Ps;nt.ts 70 oSes1oWms noasss, "nne tne
t,GrIan,Mn T. e.t - - Nfo'n a4ss1onaey ID Nh
~! R,,t ~ ,rt1s rHIy h,y51,v tn.o
~ 1as-n tbot ,ts Maios ~ ~ m.u us soeml si1ess
into sae;,tu ~ Ynto n1,1ata fs,,;,s, ~ aua n
that hatred Of the q Yankee" aud contempt
LOT Lne GoVernment, are ncnleated by rebel
ta11SaSio au1 I.; tGaSnGe uo1 WI ne '!sit t1e
wh.cker and onertlIa can defeat ne .na.,
resnert oh,e IIninn man fnr cnnstshia - TO
fice of the n~ace. Or 70 the cnrr,s IL ~ s,:JnS J
that the aesnisea "Linco5n;tcn fnl,t =. ~ H ~
Justice at tie hands Of he rebel In inaS ~ nj ri
siant ' ~ ha cnnSictt,n u i ~, VI III. - equv
a,s4i ~ n7 n"it1 a"tSn - ~ sentence % the
nnd m,.n9 oISer pr o ste nv YET these
resident observer the iener 10 ne
Inc na1os'sy aeanyaa o. ns M people.