The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-23

0 solidation or the Stevens Military
bill and the Elliot Territorial bill, with
E a slight modification in the mode Of
appointing District Commanders, in
| the suspension Of AaJeas corpus, and
the approval of death sentences. We
give the Sherman bill and Wilson's
amendment: ~ aiiiSt AlslHsth
WHEREAS, no legal State govern
ment or adequate protection for life or
, property now exists in the rebel States
of Virginia, North Carolina, South Car
DINA, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
louisiana, Florida, Texas, Arkansas /;
and whereas it is necessary that peace
and good order should be enforced in
said State, until loyal and republican
State governments can be legally es
tablished therefore, ga Tfaa art
"Be it enacted, dc, That said~rebel
States shall be divided into military
districts, and made subject to the mill
tary authority of the United States, as
hereafter provided: and for that spur-
pose Virginia shall constitute the First
District ! North Carolina and South
Carolina the Second District; Geor-
gia, Alabama and Florida the Third
District; Mississippi and Arkansas the
Fourth District, and Louisiana and
Texas the Fifth District iH aoa
"SEc. 2. That it shall be the duty Of
the President 10 assign to the COM
mand OF each Of sud districts an on
Ger of the army, not below the rank
of Brigadier General, and to detail a
sufficient military force to enable such
officer to perform his duties and en-
force his authority within the district
to which he is assigned. HnfA
"SEo. 8. That it should be the
duty of each officer assigned as afore-
said, to protect all persons in their
right of person and property, to sup
press instruction, disorder and VIC
lence, and to punish, or cause to be
punished, all disturbers Of the public
peace, and criminals; and to this end
he may allow legal civil tribunals to
take Jurisdiction Of and try offenders
or when, in his Judgment, it may be
necessary for the trial of offenders, he
shall have power to organize military
commissions or tribunals for that pur-
pose, and all interference under cover
of State authority with the exercise of
military authority under this act shall
be null and void. fas'as
sSEo. 4. That all persons put I'M
der military arrest by virtue of this act
shall be tried without Unnecessary de- |
lay, and no cruel or unusual punishment
shall be inflicted, AMI no sentence of |
any military commission or tribunal,
hereby authorized, affecting the life or
liberty of any person, shall be executed |
until it is approved by the officer in
command of the district; and the
laws Of, and regulations for the gov
eminent of the army shall not be affec-
ted by this act, except in SO far as they
may conflict with its provisions. idab
"SEo. 5. That when the people Of
any one of said rebel States shall have
formed constitution of government
in conformity with the Consultation Of /
the United States in all respects; fran
ed by convention of delegates elected
by the persons who may vote upon the
ratification or rejection thereof, as
hereinafter provided; and when said
constitution, SO framed, shall have
been ratified by majority of the male
citizens of said State twenty one years
old and upward, of whatever race, col
or, orprevious condition Of servitude
who may have been resident in said
State for one year previous to the day
Of voting on the question of ratifying |
'uch constitution, except such as may
De DISTINGUISHED for participation in
he rebellion or for felony at common !
aw; and when such Constitution shall d
,rovide that the elective franchise Q
ball be enjoyed by all such persons I
hat have the qualification herein stat !
d, and shall have been submitted to b
congress for examination and appro- 9
al; and Congress shall have approved 2
ne same; and when said State by a i
ote of its Legislature elected under II
aid constitution, shall have adopted r
he amendment to the Constitution of y
he United States proposed by the +,
hirty ninth Congress and known as t
rticle ID and when said article shall d
ecome part of the Constitution of y,
le United States, said State shall be :
stored to representation in Congress, 10
nd Senators and Representatives
lall be admitted thereupon, on TAX
g the oath prescribed by law; and +
ZEN and thereafter the preceding sec
ons of this bill shall be in operative =
said State" !
Wilson's amendment is as follows:
That the 14th article of amendment '"
the Constitution, having been duly Bi
titled by the Legislatures of the re-
lisite number of States, the same is 20
reby declared duly ratified and part SS
the. Constitution of the United
rtes, and valid to all intents and feI
rposes, as part of the Constitution
the United States; and when any So
the States lately in insurrection re,
all have ratified the same, and shall err
We modified their Constition and MI
VS. in conformity Herewith, and y
itch shall secure equal and impartial Sc
frage to all the male citizens of the pr
llted States that have attained the an
e of twenty-one years, and have re-
led in the State one year, and in the en-
Sn, parish, city, district or county fro
rec months next preceding the day Tn.
election, without regard to race, for for
lor or previous condition of servi- ag
lie, except such as may be disfran-
ised for participation in the late re- MOI
lion, in any aud all elections for no,
esidential electors, Representatives rev
and in any and all cleo ed
ms for Governor, and for all State, ad;
unity, district, parish, city and town
cers; and has provided by its Con- cor
tuition and laws that all citizens OF at
United States shall equally possess the
right to pursue all lawful avoca- PySs
rs and business to receive the VIII
isl benefit of the public schools, and I