Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-08
power to order the election for the Convcn-
ton. This doubt is susceptible of much
harm and may be fruitful of untold mis-

harm and may be fruitful OF untold mis-
oh;of uno, - ,, H., a.. ,;t -, ,e
cIiie'' oi''' ~ we MO" 'ht' cyl ii'eh die
already at work to c.ct Up u revolutionary
81: -. ,,, .r .:.,,-. ...; W.
ahaii oJ MEANS oi primary meetings. We
trust. however, such iIlenaI and unwagrantetl
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measures VIII ne checked ny the ohiy all-
thnritv hich NOW has t1,r novcr tn su,.-
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press disorder.
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We haE6 chdeaNOrcd I" ave PLAIN CN-
pIsp,+;ou or su,.b features ,r tbc n,oasure
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which Congress has set MP for otlr govern
I .-L;L no .i,,,Il >. t ;,,,.,,,t
A'o'i' "ii'h w oh' ~ ~ III i'e'i '''n >
and shall, from time to time give such ad-
$50, T., ,,,,, ro.,d,,,s 49,. ,-,. ,,, b;,l >, lie
VIZ ~ "i - '''''' ''''i''A
mande1 under fllt. extraordinary and mo
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selye..
III Bill AZ II F1HAItF FA">E" tai -t%.Ti-
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Il rel, all
l. 5,r;dod i,4o ,1iIitsr ais+,i md n,adc sui,
CO. - tba n,iarI sT1tL,ritr If the Tn,fed ~ at.
a. bereinafter 1,,eseril,sJ, and tor that Inrpose
VIriia sisiI constitnfe fl,e inst ,l1fri,i Nt,fI
ro,;;,,. go sn1Itb IsroIIDa tj,a send aI-tr,ci
$500 Alabama AMI tIorI. fbe t1,iId dlatriCt
NJississinn and Arkansas the forrt, Uittrir; and
T nT;I;ons and ,Tcy.- The tiftl, Cistrir
SrSl ind 6e II f;,,J6rr e,GItcI That i, hall
be n. dutv Of the President tn assn, H. The con-
nrand Of eacl, Of said district. al ,,f1cer Of the
arm not below the ranl Of BriraIcr General and
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officer to perform hi. duties and enforce his All
thority within the lirrict to hcl, he IL e signed
SE.rIoN ). Ind BE- f,srthe, cn1,icL. That it
slaIl he e dutz- Of each officer a.,.,,cd as afnro
sad to protect all persens in their rights of per
son and property, to sup,re.. instruction, dis
order and Violence and to punish or cause, ia I've
nunishcd all disturbers of ths. prhIit pcarr and
criminals and to this cud he NAV alnw local ,iyil
Tribunals to take jurisdiction .f and To Try pller-
ders Or when in his Judgment il NAV bs ncccs-
sarv for the trial of offenders he shall have bower
tn OrnaniZc military commissions or tribunals for
that purpose and all interference under color of
State authority with the exercise Of .liii arv au-
thority under this Act shall be null and sud
SECTION 4. And De II turtitt,' trlnctfd That ali
persons put under military arrest By virtue of this
Act shalt be tried without unnecessary DELAY and
no cruel or unusual punishment shall be inflicted:
and no sentence of any military commission or tri-
bunal hereby authorized, affecting the life or lib
erty of any person shall be executed until it is
approved bv the officer liz command CT the dis
trict and the laws and regulations for the gov
eminent of the army shall not be affected by this
Act except in 80 far as thew conflict with its pro-
visions: PyOrided That no sentence If death m
6or Tho nrovisions of this Act shall he 90 rad To
effect without the approval of the President
SECTION & And be II further. pU1cteG That when
+be neonIe of anv one of said rebel States snaIl
t - $3.50 = Gyoaa+i+nt;o,, of cro,~nr,n'a,,t =; a
fornotv 1ith the Conatintion of the Tinted states
in ali re.nects framed bv a Convention of dele
oataa elected nv the male citizens of said state
twenty-one years old and upward of whatever
race Color or nrevions condition who have been
res;dant in said state for one year nrevon 10 The
daV IF snch election excent snch as NAV he dis
franchsed for narticipaton in the rebellion or for
felony at common law. and when such Constitn-
ton shall nrovide that the elective franchise sha
he enioved by all such persons as have the
herein stated for election of delep and
when said Constitution shall he ratified Inv a NO.
80, ~ tbo norsons yotiDcr on tho 1estion of +
ataS. on1d wban sncb Constitnton Oh oil borobon,,
submitted to Congress for examination and appro-
val, and Congress shall nave approved the same;
ana Wnen sald otate, ny 'ote OF us Legislature
elected unaer SAID ConsuIu'lon, snall nave adop-
tea the amenoulellt w Inc ConSI!tttlot OF the
onlteu osales ploposeu ny tle 1llllt y lnIn ooll-
gress and known as article fourteen; and when the
article shal1 nave pecone P3TG ol the Eonstltu-
ZION OF the Cuileu STATES sdl! otate sllaI De de-
clared entitied TO representalon III Congress ana
senators anu heE.es9ntdtlN , slal NC aalnltted
thereHoln Oh 'heif takllo tile oa'n pTescfloco by
law, anu tne4 dilu Im1tcaA'cl me PLcCeulnS sec
tons OF TINS Blu shall De lhoPSI5CTe Ill sald state;
1Foct0e9, IuaI no person cAcluae" from the PRIV
1eSe Oh nodllG once ny saiu proposed amend
ment to the Cohettutloh olthe omted states shall
he eligible to election as mcnpef "f the ConYcn-
ton to frame CONSTITUTION lor any OF sal" rebel
States, nor snan any such person vote 'of mem
osrs OF sald CONVENTION -, ,
SEC. u. -h:9 % u ~" ~ t'''T"s Ait"t tlli tiie
people ol salu tcDel oI"tJs 9n"li 10 ~ sdM aunt
tea 10 representation Ill tle congress VI le Chted
states, any CNIi cover hhcn'9 WHICH may cAst
therein siali DC oeeileu PloNl9lohal ollt; ana III
al respects SuDltcI 10 Ille paramount authority OF
the Cll'eol otateS d. az! tllle 10 ap'n:' imouht'
control OF suFcr71ue the SAME ana III an cicc
tons To any once uuoer su'h PROVISIONAL toy
ernmcnts all persons sut pt c'ltit'' l" VOC, ana
none other' Mo no ar ellti!o" 70 lot uhoer Inc
PROVISIONS o. INC 'In 1oC'o' VI me -AC anu 10
person sinai! Dc ENGINE 10 dnN ounce ltlluet any
such Ir0'lslohal governments WI" would DC hlS'
quallhed from hplSLht once tlluer NE provisions
OF the 'n d ll'' " "i Nhei'''l"'ht-
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ARTICLE XIV. SLCIIon t. All PERSONS born ~
naturaliZed III the United States and subject t.
the Jurisdiction thereof are citizens at the I-nttcd
Stsie. and of the State wherein the, r.-1ha No
SIT. aha make ar enf,r.e any Law, which HAN
eIrce fhe rriv,,rea or imn,InIt citizens of
ILc Tinted Ststea : nor shall any state dnnrlvo
any nersou ~ life liberty nr rrnl,crtv without due
nrE,,ess nf law, nor DENY to any rrraon within If.
f,,risdirtion the canal nrote,,tion of the la,va
ST,-r1oN q REPRESENTATIVES hall be apnor;1,n
ed anon the se-ersl States arror,lnc f1 th4ir re-
srarIlTc number. cnunLine, The nhnIo number at