The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-20


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law IN existence at that time, except that all
voting shall be BY ballot and not viva voce,
subject to such rules and regulations as the
governor and legislative counsel may pre-
scribe. And no person shall take q seat in
the convention who has not first taken and
prescribed the oath that he does not belong
to any of ike classes excluded from Office
under this act. and also the oath to maintain
republican form of government.
Sec. 10. Ind be it ttrtter enacted, That
the constitution framed by the convention
shall contain in substance the following fun
damental conditions, never to be changed
without the consent of Congress:
First. That the Union is perpetual;
Secondly. That slavery is abolished;
Thirdly. That there shall be no denial of
the elective franchise, or of any other rights.
on account of race or color. but all persons
shall be equal before the law;
Fourthly. That the national debt, includ-
ing the pensions and bounties to Union sol
diers, shall never be repudiated or post
poned;
Filthy. That the rebel debt. whether con.
government. shall never be recognized, or
paid. nor shall any claim for the loss or
emancipation of any slave, or any pension or
bounty for service in the rebellion be recog-
nized or paid;
Sixthly. That public schools shall be es-
tabished which shall be open to all without
distinction of race or color;
Seventhly. That all the persons excluded
| from office under this act shall he excluded
by the constitution until relieved from their
disability by act of Congress.
Sec. 20. And lie it further enacted, That
the constitution upon its adoption by.
convention, shall b submitted for ratlfca-
| ton to the voters duly qualified to choose
l members of the convention, and if ratified
| by majority of the votes cast it shall be
communicated by the Governor to the Presi-
| dent of the United States, who shall submit
the same to Congress, with the proceedings
thereon; and when Congress shall approve the
constitution as republican in form, and shall
be satisfied that the people of the State are
loyal and well disposed to the Union, the
State shall be restored to its former relations,
| and the provisional government hereby con-
stituted shall cease. b.
Mr.. Summers Supplementary Plan of Re-
construction.
In the United State Senate on Thursday.
MIR. Sumner introduced resolutions declaring
| certain further guarantees required in the
reconstruction Of the rebel States
| Resozued, That CONGRESS in declaring bv
positiye LEGISLATION that it possesses nara.
mount authority over the rebel States. and
| in prescribing that no person therein shall
be excluded from the elective franchise by
reason of race, color, or previous condition
of servitude, has begun the work of recon.
I struction, and has set an example to itself
End, That there are other things remain
inc TO he done which are "a clearly within
the power of Congress as the elective fran
chise, and it is the duty of Congress to see
that these things are not left undone
Srd. Resozced. That among the things re-.
naming to be done are the following.
list. The existing governments which, have
been declared to be illegal. must be vacated
so that they can have no agency in the work
| of reconstruction. and will cease To exercise
a pernicious influence.
End, Provisional governments must be