Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-12
HISTORICAL LIGHT.

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ernments, then, exist in the rebel States
Either those which solemnly declared their
States separated from the Union, or those
which Andrew johnson assumed to institute
through the machinery of his provisional
governors. The Democracy now propose to
recognize one or the other of these forms OF
government for the Southern States. They
propose to hold elections under their au-
thority. And they threaten war if we do
not recognize the validity of these elections,
and count the electoral vote 30 chosen.
We will do the Copperheads the justice
of assuming that shey do not desire the res
titution of those State Governments which
seeded from the Union, made war upon
the Government, and brought such misery
upon us and such destruction on the South.
They declare they will not recognize the
Governments created by Congress, and this
| leaves onlythose which were created through
Johnson's policy" We propose to show
what kind of members of the Union these
States, so governed, would make.
| NORTH CAROLINA.
| The Convention of North Carolina, Octo.
Der, 12, 1865. Motion made to prohibit the
! payment of the war debt of the State, created
in aid Of the Rebellion. Laid on the table.
October 1Sth A. johnson telegraphed to
! his creatures, and on October 10th the Rebel
war debt of the State was repudiated, yeas
| S4 nays IL.
MISSISSIPPI.
Legislature of Mississippi met November
"a, 1865, and passed bill reservng twenty
per cent. of the revenue of the State as a
| fund for the relief of destitute, disabled
Confederate and State soldiers and their
widows, and for the support and education
of INDECENT children of deceased, or disabled
Confederate or State soldiers, &c. Novem.
Der 81 1865 the joint committee of the Leg
islature reported against the ratification of
the amendment abolishing slavery; and the
report of the committee was adopted. Nov
ember s, 1865 the Legislature adopted a
memorial to Congress for the pardon of JEFF
ferson Davis. December, 1865, the Legisla-
turo changed the name of Jones county to
Davis county.
GEORGIA.
Nov. 4, 1865, Convention abolished sla.
very with this Pr0riso, "That acquiescence
() in the action of the government of the
United States is not intended to operate as a
REIMBURSEMENT, or waiver, or estoppel, of
such claim for compensation of loss sustain
ed by reason of the emancipation of his
slaves, as any citizen of Georgia may here
after make upon the justice and magnani-
nifty of that Government"
Nov. 8, 1865, Convention met. The
State debt of Georgia Gncurred in aid of
the rebellion) declared null and void-yeas,
1873; NAYS, III. March 10, 1866, bill passed
Legislature authorizing an ortra tas of two
| g. Al .,,l,
and the families of deceased soldiers of the
Confederate and State troops.
ALABAMA.
The Legislature passed the following sec.
tions of tax law, the most eminently
Democratic legislation we ever saw, except
perhaps, the pensions to Confederate sol.
diers. Perhaps part Of the tax raised by
this bill went to that highly patriotic OBJ
ject:
Sec 12. To sell, or expose for sale, for
one year, at any one place, any pictorial oil
illustrated weekly, or any monthly paper
periodical or magazine, published outside
the limits Of this STATE, and not an a foreign
country, and to vend the same on the streets,
or on boats, or on railroad cars, q tax OF
.Jitty dollars"
year in any city, town, or village, for the
sale of any newspaper, periodical, or maga
zine-net including pictorials provided for
in the preceding section, tax of ten dOI
lars"
SOUTH CAROLINA
steadily refused to repudiate the Rebel State
Debt One telegram from the President
and three from Seward, urging the Conven
tion to do so were treated with contempt
Before dispensing they referred to the
"Committee on Federal Relations" the sub
iect of the debt created to aid the rebellion
but the Convention (and its committed
never met afterwards. That debt, under
the government which the Democrats in.
sst is the only valid government South
Carolina has, remains due and payable.
FLORIDA,
Which contains fewer inhabitants than Ian.
J caster county (after repudating the Rebe
, State Debt with an alacrity peculiarly Flori
} diam, coupled to her ratification of the an
} ti,savery amendment the following resolu
ton:
"Lesolce9, That this amendment to the
Constitution of the United States is adOp.
ed ty the Legislature of Florida, with tn,
understanding that it does not confer upOl
the Congress the power to legislate upon thu
political status of the Freedmen of the
State"
Enough for this time Freemen and sol
diers is this the temper which conquered
parolod prisoners of war should exhibit t.
fit than for restoration If so, vote for Sey
mour and Blair. If not, aud you think tn,
United States conquered in the last war
vote for the representatives of the just, mer
ciful and loyal Governments established by
Congress. Vote for Grant and Colfax anC
Peace!
OUR CAHDrDATE.-The following notices
of our candidate for Congress J. b. Packer