The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-09-26

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That al expenses Incurred By the severn
ecmmspd'ng generals. or ny virtue o.
sns tr<cr@ te<ae1. or stpsintments made
fhf them. orter or br sirfoe Of this sef
shall he psid oct Of snv moneys In m.
,seasafy cot Otherwise appropriated.
"sse. :. Ard Ne IA further enacted
That the Convention for each State shall
/ prescribe the fsss. salary. and compensa.
t'sn 10 lss paid g I'll delegates aud ether
! oheeFs snd sgents herein authorized o.
necessary 10 carry into effect the purposc.
81 this act not herein Otherwise provided
for, and shall provide for the levy and
coiiecticn % sach tas.s on an. pre,sr,s
~ such state a. may be necessars 10 pay
the sane
Sec. ?. AID be II further enacted
That the word article IN the sixth sec
t'on OF the act Which this y supplemental
- shall he construed 20 mesn "scciion.' %
NJ. AYERS. Mr.. Chairman and gen
tismen Of the COMMITTEES. ! should have
stated that prior to the passage Of those
sets, In addition 10 the executive orders
and rrociaeaiions issued by the President
Of the United States, there had been H..
sued on the second day Of Aprii, Ises. the
following.
Whereas, standing armies. military
occupation. martial Law. military iribu-
nails. aud the suspension u The uri. -
haheas cofpos. are. IN time Of peace. dan
! Efrops 10 rublic liberty. Incompatible
With ihe individual rights Of the citizens.
contrary TO The genius sud spirit OF our
Tree Institutions sud exhaustive of tho
uaiionSl resources, and onght not, there
terci 10 ee sanctioned or allo-ed. except
In cases II actual necessity. Tor rcprliine
invasion or suppression, insurrecticn or
rebellion, etc; therefore. I, Andrew
johnson, President. etc. do hereby pro-
claim ard declare thai TIE insurreciion
which heretofore existed in abe states Of
Georgia, South Carolina. Virginia. North
Carolina. Tennessee. Louisiana. Alabama.
Arksnsas. Mississippi and Florida. l. az
an end, and is henccforth 20 DE 80 re-
Eardsd. "
This proclamation Of che President oil
the United States vas prior t. che pas
sage Of either one Of the rocou.iruciion
acts aud 81 a time when every one Of
these governments vs. in the ereroi,e oil
At iis civil functions snd va ruarautec-
ing ihe rights Of aii The ci,i4cns.
Not content, Ne. Chairman. wih fhe..
two measures, fearing that they had not
hound and thrown around che elections
which were provided for sufficient cafe
guards 60 secure che results which Che
Congress Of che United states wanted
and which rouid crafty the maiirnH,
aud hatred of those politician. and their
iik vhom have mentioned. on tho tau
day 81 July, i-ei. Congress passed rur- |
'her act entitled.
Al act supplementary 60 sn act enc
TITLED An act 60 provide fer Che more al. 1
hcicut government of the rebel State.
passed on The 2nd dav oi March. l-tl. aud I
ihe sec supplementary th~retn rsssrd or
De -ird das oi March, 1861.
"se be enacted az the senate aud Hons,
Hi Representative of the United Static
Ni Awefica, in Congress assembled. Tt.tl
g BE- hereby declared 60 have been tie
trnc intent aud meaning OF the aci .fI
ihc second dav Of March. one thousanf
eight hundred aud .itt,-sercu. entitled
An act o. provide for the more Efficient
gov rruuicnt oi the rchcl states and afI
Ihc SCI supplementary thereto. na.sci
'n the iuru'f-third daF ct March. in che
r1s 1857 thai the governments then ...
orih Carolina. south Caroiiua. tieorrfs
Nis.issifri. Alabama. Louisiana. Flurid,
2 enas. aud Arkausas. were NOT lrrsi stafr
governments and that thereafter State
s governments. 10 continued. ucrc Co loo
continued subject iu an rcspccis 60 tleI
military commanders of che resaeefi,.I
i.siricts, and to thy paramount aufLoru.
% Congress.
What voold he thought of sn sci oil
ougress passed TODAY foe one of Oh,
States Of the Union. making anr .o,h
declaration. and yet Che offering
'eopie of the south vcre forced Co cub.
nH
~Scc. 4. Aud be 81 further enacted 7.-t
Zoe commander IL auy district named 4,
.aid act shalt have poser. subject a. tbei
iisapprovai Ci the Gencral OF the Ann,
p tac United States. and Co have ra..t
ii usaNprVved, whenever Boa she oniniar
p fnrh commander the uroner adminis I
ration OF sad acts shall require Dc. To-
utpcud or remove from once. OF from,
he Performance of enicial duties and the s.
Ae1cise 81 oHiciai l,ouers. auv officer /
% person holding or exercising. ar nro. ,
et.ine 90 bold cr exercise. aus civil or
"iiitar' Office Or duty iu such district
Nt ""t FNNfi erection appointment. 7
" Antaofis derived from, or granted hv. 0
q claimed uuder, ahv s0-caiied Stale or
he government thereof, and anon
ufp -aspcnsiou or removal such COM Z
handler subject 10 the disapprorsi oil b
De scueral a. aforesaid. shall have oou. +
to provide from time 90 time for the
ertormaucc % the said dutv of surh
niece o. Person 80 suspended or removed !
y we dstan Of some competent ofcsr 81
soldier % the army. or hs the appoint. A.,
irn' 81 some other person. 90 perform che | q
.aie ard - hii vacancies occssionea o.. "
cate resignation, OF otherwise
That eas the Interference under this a.
"a 81 Congress ~ilh the dee and or. p
'riY c7adoO, o. the government o, che "a
tate q Virgiuia, which has never since d
before passed through rore peace a
be- qo'e' and orderly period han 70 did e
%" ne TINE % The close Of the uar un D.
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