The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-11-07
The Process and POgreSs c
Southern Reconstruction.

as the Southern States are all
in the process Of Reconstruction,
under the Reconstruction Act Of the
hirty-Ninth Congress, and the two
acts supplementary there to passed
subsequently, it may prove interes-
ting to our readers if we give a brief
re-statement Of the order Of p:o-
ceedings necessary, under the pro
visions Of the Act, to complete the
work of reconstruction.
The first step in the work is the
registration Of voters, excluding no
person on account of color, but ex-
cluding all persons mentioned in
the third section Of the proposed
and pending amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States. This
step has been completed in all the
| States.
The second step is an election to
decide whether constitutional con-
vention shall be held, and at the
same time for delegates to such a
convention, il cases it is voted for,
comprising as many members as
there are legislative districts in the
State. But no convention shall be
held unless majority Of the regis
tered voters vote at the election, ,and
o majority Of those so voting vote
for convention.
TIE third step, should conyen-
ton be called, is for it to meet, at
the call Of the Department command
der, within sixty days after the elec-
ton and frame a constitution accor-
ding to the provisions Of the Recon
tiruction Actin other words, to
quote from the fifth section that
shall be sin conformity with the
Constitution of the United States
and that will secure the elective
franchise to all persons who were
electors under the previous registry
The fourth step is the submission
Of the new constitution to the peo-
pie, at an election which thirty days
notice is to be given, and at which,
as at the previous election, in order
to the ratification of the constitu-
ton, at least half of the registered
electors must vote, and majority
of those voting must vote for the
constitution. If ratified, it is to be
transmitted to the President Of the
Convention and to the President Of
the United States, and by him to
Congress.
The fifth step is the examination
Of the constitution by Congress. If
it is found satisfactory in all res
pects,-
The sixth step is the election of
Governor, State officers and Lcgisla-
ture, in accordance with its provis-
ions
The seventh is the ratification, by
the legislature thus elected, Of the
proposed Constitutional Amend
ment When all this is done, mill
tary rule will cease, the reorganized
States VIII be entitled to their places
in the Union and their Senators and
Representative will take theis seats
in Congress.
The ssLouisiani Convention will
be held on November 23d, and those
of the other States will follow in
quick succession. If the work is
pushed it can be finished in very
brief space of time. The present
State constitution require very little
change, and weeks work will suffl-
ce to make all necessary alterations
The work in Louisiana ought to be
finished by the first Of March, and
in all the other States by the first Of
May. We hope to see every South
ern State represented at the next
Republican National Convention,
and votiong at the next Presidential
election. Cleuelamd Leader.