Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-08
Reconstruction in Virginia


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Reconstruction in Virginia.
RICHMOND, June 3.--Gencra SchoGc|d
issued an order to day for the instruction Of
boards OF registration. After quoting the
Reconstruction Act as to who are tlisfron.
chiscd, including Executive and Judicial
State officers, he says no one is dsfrancbisrd
for participation in the rebellion, unless he
previously held some one of the Offices nhovo
named. The following will he REGARDED ne
Executive and Judicial officers of the State Of
Virginia within the meaning of the law. viz :.
Governor, Iicutcnant-G Governor, Secretary or
State, Auditor of Pubic Accounts, Auditor
and Rcgistc, o. the Land Office, State Treas.
urcr, Attorncy-Gcncral Judges of the Su.
preme Court OF Appeals Judges of the Cir.
cult Courts Judges of the Court of IIustines.
Justices of the County Courts, Mayor. Re.
corder and Aldermen of any city or incorno.
rated town who arc cx-otliccrs, Justices. Cor.
oncrs OF towns and counties, Exchcators In.
spectors OF tobacco, flour and other comn,od
F.; ties.
he NTH section says: All persons who
voluntarily joined the rebel army, and all per
sons III that army, whether volunteers or con
scripts, who committed voluntarily any hos
tic act, is construed to have thereby cnyarc3
IN 'nsurrcction or rebellion; but any person.
however, who was forced in the rebel army,
but avoided as far as possible doing hostile
acts, and escaped from that army as soon as
possible, cannot be said to have cnrapcd in
the rebellion -
! Sixth. All persons who exercised the func.
ton OF any Office under the Confederate Gov
crnmcnt or the Government of any one of the
Confederate States, which functions were of :,
nature TO aid in prosecuting the war, or main.
tanning the hostile character of those Govern.
| ments and all who voted for the ordinance Of
secession. are construed to havo cnrared IN
the rebellion, or gave aid and comfort to ,hc
| enemy.
Seventh. Those who voluntarily furnished
supplies OF goods, clothing, arms, amnnni
ton, horses or mules, or any other material of
war, or labor or service of any kind to the
| Confederate army or naval forces, or money.
by loan or otherwise, to the Confederate Gov.
crnmcnt, or aided in any way the raising, or
ganlzation or equipment of troops, gave aid
and comfort to the enemy, and participated in
the rebellion and civil war against the United
States.
Eighth. TO give individual soldiers for i or
clothing enough to relieve present sniTerino.
or to minister to the sick or wounded arc
SIMPLE acts of charity or humanity, and do
not constitute giving aid or comfort to the en-.
emy: a parent may give his son who belongs
to the hostile army food and clothing for his
own use but If he gives him gun. horse. or
other things to be used for hostile purposes.
nc thereby gives aid and comfort to the enc.
| my.
DsS" The Camden branch of the South Car.
olina Railroad was finally completed Saturday
last and on Monday a train of cars heavily
laden with freight passed over it's whole
length, much to tho qualification of the Cam.
dcnitcs, who have been denrivcd of ro;,roo !,
facilities since the " Great March"
GfS- Mrs. Case, the mother of Sam Case
the lad who was hanged for murder in Cincin
natl, few days ago, died on Friday last, Of
shame and grief.
Gy- There arc. twelve thousand colored
schools in the South.
Ge1" The COMMANDMENTS Chief of Distrc,
No. has issued an order through Genera
Swaync forbiddng the police force of Mobile
wearing a uniform in imitation of that worr
"by the late rebel army" On Friday las,
the City Council passed the following resolu
ton on tho subject: "That committee Of
two members from each Board, to which his
Honor the Mayor shall be added, be appoint
cd to represent that the uniform in question,
is not patterned after rebel uniform, bu
is copy of tho uniform of the Central Park
police of tho city of New York.
4 nsS" The New York Herald" saws Mr.
Davis is about to purchase country seat nea
Montreal, with $50, 900 recently presented tt
, him by symp.thzcrs.
nay Wisdom's ways are tho ways Of pleas
sautness, and all her paths peace.