Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-02-26
The Hannnstruction Bill.

gress, on "Wednesday, by more than
a two thirds vote, underwent so
many and such rapid changes du ing
its progress, that the gene i public
were quite unable to keep up with it,
and have not, probably, IT this nom
cnt, a very clear idea OF its provis-
ions. Elsewhere we publish it en-
tire The preamble declares that
neither legal government nor ade-
quate protection for life or property
now e.ists in the rebel States. The
first section divides the rebel States
into Military Districts as follows: LIST
District, Virginia ii, North and
South Carolina 81, Georgia Alabama
and Florida 18th, Mississippi and Ar
kansas 9Th, Louisiana and Texas.
The second section makes it the duty
If the President to designate an Off
Ger Of the army, not below the rank
Of Brlgadier General, to command
each district, and to detail sufficient
military force to enable such officer
to peliorme his duties Section third
lpreseribes the duties Of such com
handing officers requiring them to
protect all persons in their rights Of
person and property, to preserve
peace and order, and, when in his
/ opinion necessary, to organize mill
tary tribunals for the trial Of often
dcrs Section fourth requires the
speedy trial Of persons arrested by
military power, and 1orbids the in
Fiction ofcrucl orunusual punishment.
Section fifth provides that when he
people Of any Of the rebel States shall
hold a Constitutional Convention, ,he
delegates Of which Shall be elected
by the vote Of all male citizens TWEEN
ty-one years ofage, regardless ofIacc
or color, except such as may be dis
franchised (by State laWs) for parts
cipating in rebellion or for felony at
common law, and shall adopt a Con
situation granting suffrage toall males
LOT The proper, age, regardless Of race
or color, and such Constitution shall
have been ratified BY the people, and
the pending Constitutional Amend
ment SHALL have been ratified by
such state and become part Of the
Constitution Of the United States.
then the Senators and Representa-
tive5 Of such State Shah DC admitted
mitted to Congress. Section sixth
provides that military sentence Of
death shall not be carried into elocu-
ton without the approval OF the
President. Section seven declares
that until the people Of said rebel
States shall, by law, he admitted to
representation in Congress. the civil
Government that exist therein Shall
be provisional only, "and shall be in
" all respects subject to the paramount
F" authority Of the United States,
!" which may at any time abolish,
" modify, control and slpcrsedo the
same )" that in all elections to office
under Provisional Governments. all
persons shall be entitled to vote laud
none other) who are entitled under
the fifth section that Is to say, all
males OF proper age regardless Of
color, who have not been di~tranchis
ed by State laws for rebellion or fel-
ony and that 40 one shall hold office
under such Provisional Government
who would he disqualified by the
third section Of the pending Con>tit-
tutional Amend nent that is, no one
shall be entitled to hold Office who,
having taken an Official oath to sup
port the Constitution Of the United
States, subsequently engaged in re-
bellon, or gave aid and comfort to
the enemies OF the United States.
MILWAUKEE SENTINEL There
ought to be several hundred or a
thousand regular Subscribers to the
Milwaukee .Scattnetin Graut County,
but Of late years, the people, many Of
them, have had their heads turned
the wrong way. Milwaukee, next to
Chicago, is the greatest city in the
North west and is now q hourishing
city. Milwaukee controls the CONS
merce and prices il Wisconsin ana
usually pays higher prices than Chi
cago. Milwaukee is a large consum-
er of our home products, and Il large
tax payer-solargo that Without AIiI-
waukoe the State would be too fee,
bic to walk alone Milwaukee fur
nishos much OF the capital in use
through the country in trade and
manufactures. And The Milwaukee