The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-07-17


thoroughly loyal Basis.
We give below the supplementary act
which is said to have passed Congress. The
Sentinel, from which We copy the dispatch,
is not certain the bill has passed the Senate,
but fears that the Senate has concurred with
the House So far as we are concerned, as
our readers well know, zoe are nth the Con-
oress. We have looked with confidence to
that body to act, and we rejoice that it has
acted. Every good citizen will at once defer
to the law-making power of the country,
and accommodate himself to the action Of
that power.
The act is stringent, but whom have we
to blame for it but those Southern leaders
who have heretofore contemptuously rejec-
ted every plan of reconstruction
wecopy below the comments of the Sent'-
mel on this act, showing that the organ OF
Gov. Worth has deliberately set itself against
the law of the land. by advising the people
to vote against Convention. The Sentinel
is, therefore, avowedly disunion paper
We have expected this all along. That jour
nal was simply playing the hypacrite in pre-
tending to be for a Convention.
The Sentinel has declared, up to the pas
sage of this act, that the iron-clads" are
the only really loyal people among us, and
that all other Unionists are no sounder or
truer than the leaders of its party; but now,
when Congress declares that none but "iron-
clads" shall hold office, the Sentinel turns
round and declares that it will have no re-
construction if none but the " iron-cladsn are
to betrusted.
Congress has responded nobly to the ex-
pectations of the country in providing that
the present rebel State organizations shall at
once cease to exist. We can not doubt that
the District Commanders, under the direc-
ton of Gen. Grant, will promptly exercise
the power with which they have been in
vested.
Supplementary Reconstruction Bill as
passed by both Houses of Congress.
WASHINGTON, July IA.
The following is the text of the Senate
Supplementary reconstruction bill, as it pass
ed both Houses
Sec. /. Be at enacted 6u the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of america in Congress assembled, That it is
hereby declared to have been the true intent
and meaning of the act of March 3D., A. d.
1867, entitled an act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States,
and of the act supplementary thereto, passed
on the 23d day eff March, in the year 1867,
that the governments, then existing in the
rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan-
sas, were illegal and void, and thereafter the
same governments, if continued, were to be
continued subject in all respects to the Mill
tary Commanders of the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That the
commander of any district named in said act
shall have power, subject to the approval Of
the General of the armies of the United
States, to have effect till disapproved,
whenever in the opinion of such com
mander the proper administration of said
act shall require it, to suspend or re-
move from oiSee, ar from the performance
of official duties and the exercise of official
powers, any officer or person holding or ex-
ercising, or protesting to hold or exercise
any civil or military Office, or duty in such
district under any power, election, appoint
ment or authority derived from or granted
by, or claimed under any so-called State or
the government thereof, or any municipal or
other division thereof, and upon such sus-
pension or removal such commander, subject
to the approval of the General aforesaid,
shall have power to provide from time to
time fol- the performance of the said duties
ofsueh officer or person, so suspended or re-
moved by the detail Of some competent Of
ficer or soldier of the army or by the ap-
pOintment of some other person to perform
the same, and to fill vacancies occasioned by
death, resignation or otherwise.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
the General of the armies of the United
States shall be invested with all the power OF
suspension, removal, appointment and detail
granted in the preceding section to district
commanders.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the acts of the officers of the army already
done in removing in said districts persont
execising the functions Of civil officers and
"PPoiutluS OIutIS III Luelr SLtdu, dIt ucIcUy
confirmed; provided that any person hereto
fore or hereafter appointed by any district
commander to exercise the functions of any
evil office may be removed, either by the
military officer in command of the district OF
iSy the General of the army land it shall be
the duty of commander &. &c remove from Of
nee, as aforesaid, all person who are disloyal
70 the government of the United States, or
VINO use their official influence in any manner
70 hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due
ana proper administration of this act, and
'he acts to which this is supplementary.
SEC. 8. And be 1t furtle. enacted, That
.le boards of registration provided for in
Inc act entitled IAN act supplementary to
an act entitled An act to provide for the
more more efficient government of the rebel
states,' passed March 2. 1867, and to facili-
s %e restoration" passed March %, 1867
susll have power, and it shall be their duty
pelore the allowing the registration of any
person. to ascertain, upon such facts or in.
,olhation as they can obtain, whether such
person is entitled to be registered under
ssld act, and the oath required by said act
quail not be conclusive ON such question
ho au no person shall beregistered unless such
to oafu snail decide that he is entitled there
W, ana such board shall also have power to
sna under oath Ito be administered by
' member OF such board) any one touch.