, 1866-03-09
E0HNEYsS RECONSTRUCTION Pro.
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In double loaded leader Forney.s Wash
lnEtou Chronicle calls on Congress ia stand
firm and uninoyed by executive usurpa.Iou or
dictation. The article says;
at becomcs important 10 inquire, in view O. the
fene'1 Tnaon Mhshe1 thsss 4 no road lh!oueh
sital stat:smnuth:p eonsl 10 a Ihe emerrenr nss
We DO rot DISGUISE that tnr confidence of The coun-
~ ~ ~ Iue ~, t-@eeause W Is lasalSAea.
,,...o ~ o'.ese &c 'nsu laoeoeas ~ lnAtA oot
10y e 49, .',.a az! eonsttss .nA' seems 70 oe
,,asss 49,; W." .r,. ~ -. - Eoea. :. teauy
ese.s oul ono 'nlos more tnsn "hat 1t specf
all tair mlnded patriotic men, viz: somc pro-
Tisiun to secure the r;rht IF sn{ft,oe +, 4bn
.,,,.,,,.... - W
orcd mcn-those Who have fourht for III tbs
r.r,on and ,ecaivaa ,,,ornb1a d;.et. -. -
Human" snon aaa ieeelveo nonotaole discharges and
withhold the suffrage from pntripk.srn and
fntel11eenca1 Wlat Rennh7ican IN tt,c ubo1.
Union wonld object TO letting co1orcd SOL.
tiier vote who fought for the Union. If A rcbc1
who fought AGAINST II sl.alI I've sl,owad ~
vote! Ii whole masses Of vicious,
s 'aSn1s,. tnat t.at'orous ,pn 49,. ~m.s. VINO are
c..non... =, g.. n,,ao1,," w - ~. ens et'e
Jcc sha1l loyal co1orcd men Who can both
resd and write be denr3vaa or fbst r-,r3,ao.s
can..o. u.,,.a,,~ ,a.a.s =. saas f4''ns1
rebcl States proyide that those 1oya1 colorcd
,na,, rb,' ~, ha,.... g ~. 80,
oea "no nase ooFne alns !of loe Union. and
those who can read and write, shall be enti.
tied to vote for Presidential e]ectors. mem,
-. ~ 60. o.e. A.
pc1k OF IougEtss ana o1 tAe Slate Leglsta-
tures. Certainly nothing less Than fhls will
ovar ..t,.f, ~. .o.,e,t,...,.. -. D.s-.,,.--
20 - sa LIZ eons1itue"ts VI nep"o'lcan
Concrcssmcn. Here nrc the measures urged
unon 4},r attention of f,ororcee br +ho f1eo,
- sA@ ~s'sA '1 As's - |Ae e''f'''-
Ate' ...... 49, :;
an cs1is az: sv he Mon.e 9 or Represeass,,1 oi
Senator Itnmbnis bill securing ciTil rights 10 ihe
people Of he whole T11on. TINS measure has d.
olher branch or Congress. We arc In hnpes tnp,
'the Pcridens III noi veto hi. bI, esresalIy q, II
h-s been amended fn lie Houee- some Of those
asbo ptpIess 10 epeas for HIN nrc tts Way1n adyo-
catess Should lie slcu il. then the eolofed peon!e
vii stand beiorr Ibe people H. loyal md a. eous-
1ectlonsry dssirisis VII Be re5trained y he .sronr
arm Of national iaw Whenever they msy attempt 10
Follow this by passing tho amendment Of the na-
ranai Coastitutian prohibiting tie payment of ei1
rebel debts. ''''~ ~.'~ '''' '>1'1'' - '-''
Then piaee upon the road Of popular 1attaation
e ssaqs ss9 I'm. 4"'s''' 'ssss''9 s't< '0'eS
Il Congress and the Executive co17d unite upon
these rsaly easy snd practical remedies. p,5cI fr-
fo11se voald speedily follow. According to The
poees 10 continue lhe Freedmtn's 3urcau-some'
q The lectures or which are faI more OBJ
jecdiuuabtc thnu thpse complained Of in dis
vito of lr. Tumbulrs bil-Iof anotncr entire
year before DE end Of WlIch tfr,e lhould the above
propositions te cars,ed by 1ne presr1t Eonurez.-
ether Inc co,orrd ppprla,on OF lie Southern St,tes
vii be IL such condition ss not to reaatre e1us
olid. Rraydan.hip aud rt.trn!nt, Ct clss ,thc one
: war my ~ eYtrndt1a fnto ann.hcr
Nor % We d.rJs!s :hai wncn 1h,s much is agreed
q bcpc OF con:eution between ,he ecctjous. MOI 10
tpAk II in a re1engetul o. a ftproachfnl eepse.
II. rondcroua and rrvponleTatins pvwrs. Tbs
Southern people rs .1elf a. all loliticl aspttyax
must know, II they consult their owu hearts, that
tbdtvfousl cdn err prep1u kht,f seIs to cdetu Or