The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-01-22

and thicky settled section without mail facilities
1t may be that the Department is laboring under
the mistaken idea that the mail is carried from
here TO the head of the Will. Char & Ruth. Rail-
road in Richmond county. via Monroe and
! Wadesboro A contract once made for such
service. but never executed and we hope the
/ Department will not again attempt to supply the
country between here and Wadesbore in that
way. 1t will prove more expensive and afford
! less convenience. What we need is a continu-
ance of the present routes, wig: From Charlotte
to Monroe and Lancaster. from Monroe to Wades-
b"ro. and from Charlotte via Stevens Mills, CO.
burns Store To Monroe.
! We respectfully ask DR.. Jobe, the Agent for
this State, to assist in continuing the routes in
operation as above indicated and as they at pre-
sent exist
RECoNsTRUcTIoN.-AW Washington correspon-
dent writes follows concerning the movement
to reconstruct the Southern State Governments:
THE House committee have agreed to report
| bill for new governments for the States of Ala
bama, Florida. Georgia, Arkansas. Louisiana.
Mississippi. North and South Carolina. and
Texas. 1t first declares void old laws made by
the governments in force in those States, and
then proposes that ell male persons above the
ages of twenty -one who can take the oath of 10y
atty shall be allowed to vote for delegates to the
Convention. When the Convention meets. if it
decides TO accept the terms proposed by Con-
gress, it is authorized to select what is called
provisional committee of five citizens, di>tin-
guished for their loyalty to the Union. This
Committee is to act one of public safety until
n constitutional State convention is formed, which
they are authorized to inaugurate. The cnnven-
ton thus called then elect provisional State
officers and form State constitutions irrevocable
without consent of Congress. Universal suffrage,
| prohibition of distinction account of race or
color in schools, reputation of rebel debt. and
di>fran chsement of all who aided the rebellion.
are to be provided for in the State constitution.
If the State shall at any future time attempt to
dissolve its relations with the federal government
its representation is t" cease and the latter is not
do anything inconsistent with the rules of civil
lized warfare to protect the loyal people. If
Congress accepts the new constitution the State
is TO be entitled to representation. The com
mittee will urge the bill a substitute for Thad.
Stevens measure. heretofore published"
Another Washington correspondent gives the
following information:
THE Southern Republican Association in
Washington have adopted bill for RECONSTRUCT
ton, which provides that the appointing power
shall be vested 10 the President and Senate.
The Provisional Government to be composed Of
a Provisional Governor, and thirteen loyal citl-
zens ia each State as legislative body. The
Governor to be chosen FROM loyal citizens over
twenty-five years of age, who have not signed
any secession ordinance, nor held any Office un-
der the Confederate government The Legisla-
tive Council and Governor shall have absolute
control of the government of the non7constrnct-
cd States, and have power to pass all laws on
proper subjects for legislation. all laws, acts,
&c, of legislative bodies and officers since the
adoption of the secession ordinance are abroga-
~
til a Constitutional Convention ofloyalsts, elect
| ed without distinction of color to voters, ex-
GLIDING only leading rebels, shall adopt Re-
publican Constitution, acceptable to Congress.
The right of appeal is granted to litigants from
udsments rendered in Courts since secession"