Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-23

ThatA the prayer soloud and long,
That's uttered for the orphans veal
Fy him VINO sees him crushed by wrong
And only with his lips can feel.
lido notlike to hesr him pray,
With face rs long as any rail,
Who never means his debts TO pay,
Because he can't be put in jail.
not like to hear her pray.
Vita jeweiled ears and s0ken dress
Whose w~asher-woman tells All day,
And then is asked 10 Work iur less
Such pious shavers I despise;
With folded hsndsand air demure
They Eft to heaven their holy eyes.
Then steal the earnings OF The poor
do not like such soulless prayers
Hwrong. I hope 10 be forgiven.
No angel wing them upward bears
They're lost, . million miles rom heaven
.roprrY AED REPORTS
TKDERhL REL&TIoSs or MIssTs-
MAJORITY REPORT.
Mr.. President: The joint commit
tee of the two houses on state
and federal relations, TO whom
was referred the special message OF
the governor, inclosing q cOmmunica'
fion from the Hon. VIM. l.. Sharkey.
senator elect, on the subject Of an amend
mept Of the federal constitution, etc,
etc, have directed me 10 make the fol
lowing report:
The committee have given that care
full attention TO the subject which the
short time they have had 1t before them
will allow.
The communication of TIE Hon. VIM.
/. Sharkey is in the form OF an amend
ment to the constitution, to be suggested
by the legislature to congress, TO DE by II
submitted TO the states.
There IS an anxious desire on the part
of the people that there should be a
speedy restoration Of constitutional bene-
fits. They are ready-as Is this leglsia-
tura-to give the most serious u earn
est consideration TO any just measure
which DroposeS finally 10 settle p com
DIieation Of state and federal relations.
The adoption Of the paper, by a vote OF
the two houses OF the legislature, would
not relieve Us from embarrassment. II
Is not proposed by congress, where tHe
uower 10 refer amendments directly 10
the states resides. The several PROPOSE
tons included in that paper would De
taken into most careful oe~liberation; ii
they came before the legislature IN the
shape of a final disposition Of the subject,
and would thereby bring stability ana
repOse. .
The people Of Mississippi had supposed
that what was douein 1865, removed out
of the way the distinctions which inter
posed between them and the federal
government.
The war had destroyed the status Of
slavery. The state convention accepted
this as a fact and invested emancipation
with the form Of legality by q cOnstitu-
fional amendment. With the like
formalitv thew negatived ard abandoned
the claim of secession, which had been
asserted in 1851, and with equal formal
ftv recognized what was then begun,
and subsequently supported with arms
as insurreCtiOnsry in character.
In these things the state conceded IN
the fullest manner all hat was claimed,
or supposed 20 be claimed Of her by the
national government, and as required by
the exigencies.
These important events transpiTed
during the recess of congress. Our peO-
pie did not doubt that when that body
convened, Representatives would be
promptly received In the house and
senate.
In these matters the state confnrmed
her action to the views Of the executive
Ct the United States, which was the only
department Of the government with
which communication could then be
had. It was not supposed or anticipated
that there would be any conflict Of Opin-
ion or policy between the executive and
congress.
President Lincoln, in his proclamation
of Sth July, 1854, stating the reasons
why be withheld his assent from the
"Bili TO guarantee to certain states
whose governments have been over
thrown s republican government
49, zHLnr ahT-u~u uaa~zs 90 fnhuF nrIFNa
am as / was in December last, when
by proclamation / ~propOunded a plan for
restorationl, unwilling, by a formal ap-
prevail of this bill, TO be infeTj6ty COM
mitted by any single plan Of restoration,
etc, ETC., and while l am unPrepared to
declare that the free state constitutions
and governments already adopted and
installed in Arkansas and Louisiana,
shall be set aside and held for naught, OF
20 declare q constitutional competency
In congress to abolish slavery; but am at
, the same time hoping and expecting C
constitutional amendment abOlishing
slavery throughout the nation may be
adopted, " etc, etc.
The proclamation OF December 81 1858,
ls- $ down the plan Of the president as
fellows:
81 do further proclaim, declare, etc,
-DtE NHEAAEhEA III ally u AAE ELdNES u
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Alabama, etc, etc, a num-
Der Of persons, not less than one-tenth
in number, of the votes cast in each
state at the presidential election in the
year Of our Lord l660-each having taken
The oath aforesaid, and not having since
violated il, and being a qualified voter by
the election laws of the state existing
Immediately before the so called act Of
secession, and excluding al others,
shall re-establish a state government,
which shall be republican, aud IN
no wise contravening said oath,
such shall be recognized as the true gov
eminent of the state, and the state shall
receive there under the benefits Of the
constitutional provision, which declares
thst the United States shall guarantee
&c every state in the union a republican
form Of government, etc, etc. And ] do
further proclaim, declare and make
known, that any provision which may
be adopted by such state governments
In relation to the freed people of such
state, which shall recognize and declare
their permanent freedom, provide for
their education-and which may yet be
consistent, as q temporary arrangement,
with their present condition as a labor
ing, landiess, homeless class, will not be
objected TO by the executive"
The form OF oath set forth in the pre-
ceding part of the proclamation is as
follows:
/, -, do swear, in the presence Of
Almighty God, that 1 viii henceforth
faithfully support, protect and defend
the constitution Of the United States,
and the union Of the states Hereunder,
and that I will in like manner abide by
and faithfully support all acts of congress
formed during the existing rebellion with
reference to slaves, so far and 50 long as
not repealed, modified or held void by
congress, or by decision of the supreme
court; and that / will in like manner
abide by and faithfully support sll proc
lamations OF the president made during
the existing rebellion having reference
20 slaves, so far and so long as not mOdi-
fed OF declared void by the supreme
court, etc.
Further quoting, the president addJ:
"This proclamation is intended to pre-
sent 10 the people OF the states, wherein
the national authority has been sus-
pended, and loyal state governments
have been subverted, q mode IN and by
which the national authority and loyal
state governments may be re-established
within said states"
ANA WuLe Lne mOQe presented IS q
best the executive can suggest, with his
present impressions, il must not be uu-
derstood that no other possible mode
would be acceptable"
The essential features Of President
Lincoln's plan" may be thus analysed
and summed up:
i. The state governments must be in
sugurated on the basis Of the absolute
freedom of the colored race.
?. Those alone who We're electors by
the law Of the state, Immediately prior
To secession, could vote.
3. Such only Of them as had given
evidence Of loyalty to the government
and the constitution by taking the form
Of oath indicated.
4. A small number OF the electors
initiate state governments, for the
plain reason. however, that an Opportu-
nifty did not offer 10 all 70 participate.
5. The exclusion OF certain enume-
rated classes Of persons from amnesty
and OF the oath.
At the date of this proclamation the
war was fragrant. The national au-
thority had not been completely re-
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