The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-15

RRCONsTRUCTION.
The three States Of Mississippi, Virginia
aud Texas are to be reconstructed In accord
ance with thu law passed by Congress q few
DAYS before the close of tho session, which
law ia based upon the recommendation Of
the President. foreshadowed In his message.
With the two former States thoro il no am.
cuItv. and thew will. doubtless. wbeel into
line and their members and Senators will DO
knocking at tho doors Of Congress on the
first Monday In December nort for admis-
sion; and with constitutions such as these
States will adopt, and with the men they
will send, there will be no difficulty, and
their admission nj that time nav be set down
as a fxed fact. This dono-iuoludinQ Texas
there will be an uubroken Union Of States,
and this great Republic will take Its depart
urc in the grand career of prosperity and
greatness, the ultimate triumph Of which. in
all that goes to insure wealth, reuovn and
the blessings OF liberty, IL wers impossible To
over.cstimatc.
We do not lose sight Of the fact that Tsxas
presents more practical dlfficultios than
olther NJ tho o,hsr s,,,os rauod, .,u ,he,.
arc no Insupcrable difficulties even there.
1t may not DO amlss for US at this time TO
give an outline OF the main features Of tho
new constitution which will DO presented for
ratification to the people of that Common
wealth, a constitution which they will
doubtless accept. and thus render Ii valid.
So we hope.
To begin, then. We may say that in this
instrument the negro is placed upon an equal.
ity, both in respect to tho franchise and hold
ing Office, with the white man. There Ia,
then, no difficulty upou this point. Persons
who have been disqualified by their partlcI.
nation in tho rebeIIiop oapnot vote mill
such disqualification shall bav. boep re-.
moved by Congrcs.. Thore ar, c,.u.cs in
thIA STATE cons,I,u,io, rhi.h a.nriyos thu
sccessjo, Io,d.,s 90 Iii. ,,,,,t.,, LII.
hut even tbeso NAV h0 r.movad a, ~. -,
a.. 60 10y 70 'oiNo'ou ~ 'Hs PP'Pe'
rrorIdod 60 ~ ,ht 80, y, .
T. r.. -, ~ -, 'H' s'a'."n' oe ou9oyea
IT.. s", uu4'' ms Von'N'u'ion' imPosS-
" avs eOo"o'' Peonase' anu ah forms
Vi u'o'u"'a'! Sor'Iude are Prohloised Tor
e'ui III leNaS'
EDUCATION and system OF Tree schools Is
noeraly provided Tor, and under 1t Texas
will have as good a common school system
as may be found In Massachusetts or New
York. They arc to have a superintepdept
Of public instruction, whose salary Is fred
at 1880 pcr annum. He Is to have the
apprenticeship Of all the free schools. The
office Is elective, and the Incumbent Is to
have 1t for the term Of four years. 1t Is
made imperative upon the Legislature that
they establish systerN Of free schools.
These schools are to be supported from
funds arising from the sales Of public lands,
onc-iourth OF the total revenue Of the State
which may be derived from general taxa
'ion' ana poll tax upon all persons between
Tue ages oil tWenty-one and sixty years Of
age No laws can be made that shall ever
oNet' 'hese iunaS from sueh specihed put
P'se''
nus euuca.'oh PROVIDED Tor upon
uas's' una oy eohstltutlohal provisions
Wnieh DO not admit OF sudden and capricioui
changes' Any one can see that such sys
TEN must be most salutary and beneficial
upon the future oil THIS great state
frovislon Is made Tor Immigration BY the
estaohshlng oil a special bureau, which Is to
whose du,v +, ia 10 nroro,a ,,nn,Ia.a,Sa~
Tn. Goyorror viii hold hi. oa.s o." -
v.ors and hIs sa,ar, I. a. =, A. nno ~
S.ra,o +. - h0 oan.,,,n,o, ~ -, -. 80 No
-. 1r'',N 'A, '"'e'
~, WV "'e W w '''''ou tut ok yeara'
I nc 1--WE nTu'0 WIN nave ninety members,
TnV aIo " Dv o,ec'eu ior TWO years rhe
Ls''"'u'e "n' uo'u ahhuhi sessions ana
'ne loea'on oil the state cAp'ai VIII DC do
e'acu ny popular vote
ihese are some OF the leading features Of
TINS IeNas conS'i'utlon' ana II Is len with
the PRESIDENT 10 dlreet as TO the time when
snail DC submitted 70 the people Tor ratih-
'a'ioh' we cannot see why IL should not
NC auop'eu' anu We tnihA II VIII De-
y" 'u' t''eoH'n "''ienunen', 'his VIII
hol S'anu III inc way because the state con-