The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-08-09
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Friday. Moraing, August 8. Is87.
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the headquarters of the I'd Military
District, and as far as ths people of
that district are concerned, they are
of binding force. These regulations
have beenrpubfished for some timein
the columns, of our Charleston CO.
temporaries, and yet both the Mer-
curry and Ne,cs, of Wednesday, say
that many citizens are still at Joss
to know their status with regard to
the approaching registration. 1t is
the same in this District, and we
have heard many anxious inquiries
on the subject. The great difficulty
appears to be what former State
officers, are disfranchised, us the orr
ginal reconstruction Act and the last
or second supplementary Act differ.
the last explaining the former.
For the information of our read-
ers, we give the classification of those
entitled to register made by the Ne,cs,
which we believe to be about correct:
1. All colored men twenty-one
years old, who have resided in the
State one year next preceding the
date of registration. 'i..
2. ALI white men, native and resi-
dent here, who have attained the age
of twenty-one years since the close of
the war. .
8. All men, whether they were en-
gagged in rebellion against the United
States or not-provided they did not
before the war hold any office under
the United States Government. or
held any "civil Office created by law
for the administration of any general
law of State, or for the administra-
tion of justice. "
Those who come under either Of
the above classes will be entitled to
the privilege of registration. Ac-
cording to the original Act, call men
who have either borne arms against
the United States, or aided and abet-
ted in the rebellion, after having lat
any previous period of their ives)
f N
taken an oath as member of Con-
gress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as member of any State
Legislature, or as an executive or
judicial officer of any State, to sup
port the Constitution of the United
States" are disfranchised.
The last Act of Congress, passed at
the recent special session, qualified
and explained the above as follows:
"That the true intent and meaning
of the oath prescribed in said supple
mentary Act is (among other things)
that no person who has been O mem
ber of the Legislature of any State,
or who has held any executive or
judicial Office in any State, ,Dhether he
has taken an oath 10 support The Consti-
tuition Of the United States or not, and
whether he was holding office at the
commencement of the rebellion or
had held it before, and who was
afterwards engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the United States,
or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof, is entitled to be registered or
to vote; and the words executive or
Judicial officer in any State, in said
oath mentioned, shall be construed to
include all civil officers created by
law for the administration of any
general law of n State, Or for the
administration of justice"
These extracts. together with the
regulations published yesterday. fur
nish all the light we have at present
upon this important question. We
hope. however, with our cotemporary
OF tue Ne'cs, that the Commanding
General will, at an early day, clearly
specify In general order who are
really entitled to register. This
would lNrirr, o,.lo