The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-18
The Present Condition of Reconstruction.


tratioh render geneFal; view of til
|, present contlitisn Of reeonstruction {
, Interest. a an the ten States mer
toned in tie first reconstruction bill
pretended conventions have beenhel
and negroizing constitutions framed.
:, In Virginia, the negro equality con
stitution has not yet been voted Oh
and Ethe. Safe IS uhde derl martial law
, Under the proposed constitution, th
test oath, or iron-cIad, is condition
of ofifce-holding, and an oath of belle
in the civil and political equality o
8 the negro necessary to heiexercise o
the elective franchise An persons
who at any time held any Office in tn,
State and then aided in secession ar,
disfranchised. In addition to thes,
features; there is asproVision to de
lprive the M. Il. Chafcll, South. of it,
pchurch property in " yirg7nia, and con.
fer tile same ON the q. r.. Church
Moth. An attempt TO procure mod.
ifieafioh of this instrument prior to
the vote being taken uponoit. failed
and the election upon it is ordered for
June. % It viii; ;eofscourses be declared
ratified, and the negro and carpet-bag
candidates under it elected. sg !tiIsmI
|, In North Carolina d reconstructed
State Government is III operation. The
chief troubles are those arising from
the rapacity of this government, and
from its attempts to erect system of
mixed schools by law. On the 1st of
October, 1867, the State debt ofNorth
Carolina was IS,970,006. .don the LIST.
of February of this year it was $4S,-
3l8, 200, showing an increase of sS59,g
l3344S 200 in one year and five months
% pefation Of the reconstruction
scheme BY the pretended constftu-
ton, education is made COMPULSORY
In the wealtiier neigtborhoods sepa-
rate schools for the races are connived
at, but IN the sparse districts: the effect
is to force little Cuff ana little Dinalis
upon the same bench With little Mary
and little Jack. This threatens trouble. 4
In South Carolina fIiere is also are
constructed state government in oper-n
alton. The pretended legislature con-
sists of ninety-eight negroes and fifty
seven adventurers. Another negro is
Secretary of State, and bureau man
Governor. p The black preponderence
is SO great that there appears no poiit
ical action among the whites. OF the
four aIne1nbers elected to the present
Congress, the two Radicals were re-
;eiged, and Athe two Democrats re-
ected.io sasd .fasigso sd3 o. snHi7i8ilot
In Georgia the whole question Of |
reconstruction has been reopened by
Congress, and still remains ii Ittlndeter-
mined. The ostensible cause of this
'ction is the denial to the negro Of the
light to hold Office in this State: bnf9
n the face of the fact that Congress it!
elf would not pass the proposed Fif-
eenth Amendment with negro offceg1
lolding an it, the hollowness of the
'retense is revealed. The latest IN
ormation on this Georgia al question
indicates that the House win decided +
gainst the reconstruction Of the State. Il
matter that mig at first Seem to IN +
icate some sense of Justice, were it
OF that the moving cause is purely T,
elfish. I'm the first place, if to fe.-lre-
onstrnct the State would hurt The s,
arty at the North, and in the second
lace as the only object of the recon
.ruction is to obtain a reliable deIeooa9l
on in Congress, it is proposed to i
tain this end BY declaring that the '
lefnbers who were elected toI the Pr
ortieth Congress were at the same 1t
me elected to the Fortytfrst. This t
i'll give five Radical members to two
emocrats; Whereas if another elect t
ON were ordered, the whites are 80 Fl
lorougly organized in the State that iii
ere could not possibly be elected any il
adicals at all. The extreme cost Of ii,
e pretended government and tic m
'ostitution Of its powers to srrings,,y tp
e grievances that bear very heaviiVa E
the people of this State. ..sf9Hina sG1 O
In Florida there is a split among the Il
dictionaries of the reconstracted Il
ate government, growing out of an 81
losities in connection with The ma Il
pulations2 of railway schemes and b
ate bonds. From this State a carpet o.
gger named Gilbert, whose election it
charged to have been purchased by
promise OF $50, 900, has lust been /
'orn iii as United States Senator W
,e' Weleh, anothei. Carpet lbagrgs,er.i ]ist
IN expired. SIT .iotiqe') 9dj gfiidaa9hdi
In Alabama there is, also "a recon &c n M M
ucted State GoYeinmeh IN IN Oh OPERA earaa2' ~ u
n, but no Representatives have Been Been - NJ
cted to the Forty-first Congress, nor nor - -
es there seem much prospect Of asnly ~ -,
ps being taken to that end. The VI VI
Iftes in tiifs State are aim almost uiniani-. Tn
'ns,a as may be judged from from nthle61 the
that-the policy being not to vote G,
the question of the pretended Con- to
tutioh, on The ground 5fal Of tie rel recon tn
aetion acts and all under them be- Be- mi
null and void There " We're but 500 EN-
ite' votes cast out ct 10000. This pc
alnlimity, it il seen, q would 81 rpffocc1nre cure
Election Of a full Denfocffatiic ftii dele
ion, and there is gcsohsedtu eantly 2fno no $50
Vision made for for the representation tt ion 81 lisp
the 7Sfatete3tlIm st1 ,5nh hnG 9gfa.tle
2 XIgllssdl ssIIsiep desa salzaff l3gs bite
p p MISSISSIPPI, the gnegro-equality
sstitution t,r has been voted down, and SKI
4 STATE s.foisssno is now under military rllle, pc .
the, the whites are so thorouhiy, organ ii''
= "a dtEffos this State tate as insure q lige,E i
eat Hn of,fy9t Of any other Instrument of this
" We th that might be proposed, the in mic
l'tions 'tis3l point to Congress not yentur- de-,
on any further appeal to the ballot O.,