Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-03-22

whether Il is the wish Of the paaple of
such state to frame q constitution and
civil government according 20 the pro-
visions Of this, aud theac6 to which il
q Elementary, and if so, shall pro-
csad 20 frame such constitution; aud
when the same shall have been 90
framed. said constitution shall be sub
by the convention for ratifea-
flOn to the persons registered under
the provisions Of this act. at an cleo
lton to be conducted By the 0lhesrs OF
persons appointed By the commanding
general. as herein before provided, and
to be held after the expiration of thirty
days from the date of notice thereof.
TO be given BY said convention, and
the returns thereof shall be made 70
the commanding general Of the dis
trict.
SIC. ). That if, according to said re-
turns, the constitution shall be ratified
by a majority of the votes Of registered
electors, qualified as herein specified,
cast at said election, at least One-half of
all registered voters voting upon the
question ofsuch ratification, the Pres
ident of the Convention shall transmit
a copy OF the same, duly certified 10
the President Of the United States, who
shall forthwith transmit fhe same to
Congress, if in session, and If not ID
session, then Immediately upon It's
next assembling, and If it shall appear
to Congress that the election was one at
y hich all the registered and qualified
electors in the State had an opportunity
to vote, without restraint, fear or fraud,
aud If II shall further appear to Con-
gress that the constitution is one that
meets the approval of the majority OF
the qualified electors of said State, and
If said constitution shall be declared by
Congress to be in conformity with the
provisions Of the act 20 which that is
supplementary, aud that the other pro-
visions of said act shall have been com
piled with, and said Constitution shall
be approved by Congress, the State
shall be declared entitled to represent
alton, and Ssnstors and representatives.
shall be admitted therefrOm as therein
provided.
SEC 6. That all elections IN the States
mentioned in the said "acf to provide
for the more efficient government Of the
rebel states, shall during the operation
of said act, be by ballot; and all Ofn-
GERS making the said registration Of TO-
ters and conducting said elections shall,
before entering upon the discharge Of
their duties, take and subscribe to an
oath faithfully to perform the duties Of
their said Office and the oath 2rescr1b-
ed by the act approvsd July 2, 1862, en-
titled San act to prescribe an oath OF
office.H
SEC. z. That all expenses incurred by
the several commanding generals or
Dy virtue Of any orders issued or ap-
pOintments made by them under and
by virtue of this act, shall be paid ont
of any moneys in tie Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. s. That the convention for each
aNs u q H.
anC compensation to be paid all dele
gates and others officers and agents
herein authorized or necessary to carry
into effect the purposes of this act not
herein otherwise provided for, and shall
provide for the levy and collection Of
state as may be necessary to pay the
same.
SEC. 8. That tile word "article'' in the
sixth section of the act to which this is
supplementary shall be construed 'sec-
ton"
This bill viii of course be vetoed by
the President aud as promptly passed
over his veto. Nor viii his mega
tive receive the least concurrence from
public opinion outside the Democratic
party The Republicans who placed
the most confidence In the President
and sustained him the longest are Civ
ing their hearty adherence to these re-
construction measures. The warmest
friends Of the constitutional ameud-
ment as well as those who rejected it as
an infeasab}e measure, to offer which
to the rebels States must either be to
ask their self humiliation or to reeog-
nize their right to dictate the terms Of
their restoration, are doing the same
thing. The same is true of the advo-
Gates of universal amnesty and univer-
sal suffrage. Amongall eIasses of I'm
ion men North and South these meas
1res are heartily accepted as a safe and
Just fnality. They doubtless have i'm
perfeetions, among the chief of which
IS failure to require concurrence In
IN amendment to the Constitution Of
-he United States prohibiting restrie-
lions Of suffrage on account of race or
color, yet they answer the purpose in
hand and viii probably receive as large
! popular support as any measure that
could have been devised.
Nor is the actual work of recon-
ltruction lingering under the new plan.
The Southern people are themselves
.aking hold of it with an energy and a
will which bellies the cry Of execration
lndarags with which the measure was
irst met by the extreme secession
press. IE Is little remarkable that
he vet0es of johnson reinforced BY
Northern Democracy and Southern
prejudice and hate scarcely seem to de- !
er the masses Of the Southern people
rom undertaking to reorganize their
.ivil governments according to the
Dlan proposed by the Radical Congress. |
VI. DoolittIe's prophesy that it would |
organize hell in the South they seem
o accept in a sense that it is at all /
vents better to have that institution /
than disorganized. Even in |
south Carolina where they have prob
bly, been afflicted with as much Of it |
S anywhere except in the place itself, 1
he. reconstruction measures seem to
ave had an effect contrary to Mr.. /
)oolittle's expectations. The latest
idings from there tell of a great meet
ng at Columbia in which whites and
lacks mingled with the utmost good
seing, and which was addressed by
peakers of both races, including Gen
raj Wade Hampton and Hon. w. j.
alley The white speakers declared
themselves ready to concede the blacks
Il the rights they ask for themselves,
nd the blacks even favored the repeal
F the acts disfranchising rebellious
hites. From North Carolina come
le most cheering assurances that the
of reconstruction viii be
ut into immediate operation The
irginia Senate has passed a bill call
g a convention to re-organize the
tate in compliance with the recent en-