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THE MISSISSIPPI IN 1811.
It was in tlic rear of 1811 and w
?
1812 that so many earthquakes occurred
in the Southern and Western
country, causing villages to tumble in
ruins, an entire change in the face of
the country, and a vast destruction of
property. On the line of the Mississippi,
particularly, one of these dreadful
phenomena of nature occurred-in
those years, which was distinctly felt
' in Si' Louis and caused much alarm
touts inhabitants.
An eye witness, who was on a flatboat
at the time, on his way to New
Orleans with a load af produce, and
afterward returned to St.. Louis, described
the. scene a3 heart-rending
and filled every living creature with
horror. His boat at the time was
^bout forty miles below New Madrid.
.' The .first shock took place in the
night of December 16,1811, while the
boat was lyfhg at the shore, in company
with' several others. At this
period there was danger apprehended
from the Southern Indians, it being
soon after the battle of Tippecanoe,
apd, for safety, several boats kept in
company for their mutual defence in
Case of an attack. In the middle of
the'night there was a terrible shock
and jarring of" the boats, so that the
Crews all awakened and hurried on
.deck with their weapons of defence in
their hands, thinking the Indians were
rushing on board. The ducks, geese,
a id various other aquatic birds, whose
numberless flecks were quietly resting
Jh the eddies of the river, were thrown
1^6 the greatest tumult, and with
screams expressed their alarm
iOcceiits of terror. The noise and
commotion soon became hushed and
nothing could be discovered to excite
apprhension, so that the boatmen concluded
that the shock was occasioned
by the falling in of a large mass of
the.bank of the river near them. As
sb'on as there was hght enough to distinguish
objects, the crew were all up
idiaking preparations to depart.?
Directly a loud roaring and hissing
Mi's beard, like the escape of steam
"fr'dm. a boiler, accompanied by the
most violent agitation of the shores,
A uild . tremendous boilintr un of the
Voters of the Mississippi, in huge
swellsj rolling* the water and''tossing
th6' 'boats so violently that the men
could, with dificulty, keep their feet.
The sand-bars and points of the island
gave way, swallowed up in the tumultuous
bosom of the river, carrying
down with them cotton-wood trees,
cracking and crashing, tossing their
arms to and fro, as if sensible of their
danger, while they disappeared beneath
the flood. The water of the
river which the day before was tolerably
clear, being rather low, changed
to a reddish hue and became thick
hy the agitation of the earth beneath,
was covered with foam, which, gathering
into masses the size of a barrel,
floated along on the trembling surface.
The earth on the shores opened in
wide fissures, and, closing agrin, threw
the water, sand and mud in high jets
higher then the tops of the trees.
The atmosphere was filled with a
thick vapor or gas, to which the light
imparted a purple tinge altogether
different in appearance from the autumnal
haze of the Indian summer,
or that of smoke. From the temporary
check to the current, by the
heaving up of the bottom, the sinking
of the banks and sand-bars into the
bed of the stream, the river rose in a
few minutes five or six feet, and impatient
of the restraint again rushed
foward with redoubled impetuosity,
hurrying along the boats now let loose
by the horror-struck boatmen, as in
less danger in the water than at the
shore, where the banks threatened
every moment to destroy them by the
falling earth, or carry them down in
the vortices of the sinking masses.
i x i i j * al:_
ruany Duais were overwneimeu in uns
manner, and their crews perished with
them. It requred the utmost exertions
of the men to keep the boats in
the middle of the river, as far from the
shores, and sand-bars, and islands, as
they could. Numerous boats were
wrecked on the snags and old trees
thrown up from the bottom of the
Mississippi, where they had quietly
rested for ages; while others were
sunk or stranded on the sand-bars and
islands. At New Madrid, several
boats ^wero carried, by the reflux of
the current, into a small stream that
puts into the river just above the town,
and-left on the ground by the returning
waters a considerable distance
from the Mississippi. The sulphurated
gases that were discharged during
the shocks tainted the air, and
go strongly impregnated the waters
of the river, to the distance of 150
miles below, that it could hardly be
used for any purpose/or several days.
New, Madrid, which stood upon a
bluff fifte.en or twenty feet above the
summer floods, sunk so low that the
next rise covered it to the depth of five
feet.?St. Louis Dispatch.
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^The Montgomery Advertiser says
that the arrangements made for building
the.road from Montgomery to
Selma are such as to ensure its early
. completion.
Tiie Defeat of tiie Mililtary
Satrapy Bill.?By reference to our
telegraphic columns, it will bo seen
that the bill for reducing the South
to the condition.of territorial districts,
under the command of military
officers, has failed, and is absolutely
negatived for this Congressional session.
TJic bill was introduced in the J
House by Mr. Williams, of Pennsylvania,
and was referred to the Committee
ori Reconstruction. It was
reported on favorably by Mr. Stevens,
from that committee, and was passed
by the House in substantially the
same form as when introduced. When
sent to the Senate, Mr. Sherman, of
Ohio, proposed a substitute for the
bill which was finally adopted. The
substitute was then returned to the
House for concurrence; and, when
that body refused, on yesterday, to
concur, a Committeo of Conference
was requested in the customary man
ner. This the Benate reiuseu 10 gram;
but, bad they acceded to the request,
the result would, in effect, have been
the same. Only twelve days now remain
before the expiration of the
term of the present Congress; so that,
unless the Committee of Conference
could have reconclied the differences
between the Senate and House by this
evening, the President would not have
been compelled either to approve the
bill, to veto it, or to allow it to pass
by default, as the Constitution declares
; "If any bill shall not be returned
by the President within ten
days, Sundays excepted, after it shall
have been presented to him, the same
shall be a law, in like manner as if
he had signed it, v oil ess the Congress
by their adjournment prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be a
la^v.,,
Stevens and his supporters will not,
however, give up their plans. ' They
will attempt to carry them out immediately
after the opening of the next
Congress; but it is hoped that there
will be a sufficient moderation and
conservatism in the Senate to defeat
once more a measure which, while it
places the South under the control oi
irresponsible military commanders, is
o a wnl] (if illf
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liberties and security of the North err
and Western States.
Charleston Mercury.
Anti-Emigration.?The colorcc
people of Charlotte, N. C., have hole
a meeting and adopted the following
very sensible resolutions:
1. Resolved, That he hold it to b<
the duty of every good citizen to giv<
his aid to the development of the re
sources of his native State.
2. Resolved, That we protest agains
the furnishing of transportation, a
the expense of the Government,i<
remove labor from where it is needed
to forward the interest of speculator:
who come here and pay a bonus o
from $15 to $20 per head to runners
to induce hands to leave their cm
ployment, or refuse to make con
tracts at heme, and then deceive tin
Government by representing that tin
people arc suffering for want of workthat
they may obtain transportation
I 3. Resolved, That we form our
selves into an anti-emigration league
and that we invite the co-operation o
farmers and others favorable to tin
course.
4. Resolved, That r copy of thesi
resolutions bo sent to General 0. 0
Howard, Superintedent of the Freed
men's Bureau; and that they b<
published in the city p; x,crs.
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A Great Mistake.?We now am
then, says the Louisville Courier, sei
expressions which imply that the Soutl
alone is to be affected by the yariou:
schemes of reconsti uction, and accord
ingly, that she should be allowed t<
make up her mind iu the case frei
from the influence of discussion else
where. This is a^great mistake. Tin
whole country is to be affected by thi
overthrow of the equality of the State:
which the various schemes of recon
struction equally involve, while Mary
land and Kentucky and Missouri an(
Tennessee are to be affected also bj
the immediate sacrifices which th<
T* i? il
schemes impose. Jivery cuzen 01 mi
country, no matter where he dwells
is deeply interested in the rejectioi
of these schemes by the South, and
if he is sensible of his own interest h
bound to exert himself to secure Iheii
rejection. The exertion is not ar
impertinence or a liberty but a duty,
lie cannot neglect it without culpaI
bility.
A Sad Blow.?A party of negroes
whilst digging on a plantation near
Vicksbuvg, struck an old bomb-shell.
A discussion arose as to whether the
; powder was still good. "Tell you it
is," said one. "Tell you it aint,"
said another. "I'm blowcd if it is,"
said a third, as he put it in the fire by
way of test. A terrific explosion took
place, and No. 3 was blow'd if it
wasn't. The poor fellow lost one
arm, and was so terribly burned about
the head that lie is not expccte.d to
outlive the Frecdmcn's Bureau.
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Foreign Emigration.?As was
stated in a" former communication,
Ilis Excellency the Governor he appointed
Gen. Wagener of Charleston,
the Commissioner of Emigration, and
that gentleman will doubtless enter
upon the discharge of his duties at
once. There is rfo officer of the State
who is now invested with graver responsibilities
or who possesses the power
of making himself felt in every
household, more than the Commission,cr
of Emigration. Much, however,
depends upon the manifestation of!
the influences that may be brought, to
bear upon both the planter and the
emigrant, to create that reciprocal interest
which is essential to the success
of the undertaking. On the one hand,
it will become the duty of General
Wagener to prepare publications in
various languages which shall embody
facts that are attractive to the emigrant,
and will dispose his mind to
seek the fertile fields of the South
where a market is at his door, in
^? - A- <* t\ nnrl /1iatnr?f .
preference to me ui~uu<i i?uu uiou>m>
praries of the West; and by his agents
to cause these to be circulated, if practicable,
not alone in the interior of Europe,
but on every ship which leaves a
foreign port freighted with those who
are to cast thoir lot1 in thefuturj with
the people of theNew World. It will be
his task also to counteract theinfluenoes
of more powerful rivals from the North
and West; to provide, if necessary,
free transportation across the ocean,
and to offer inducements that will
prevail.
On the other hand, the inhabitants
i of the State must second the efforts of
the Commissioner. Without their cooperation,
his office will be fruitless.
They must enable him to declare at
: home and abroad, what is the will and
ability of the State with reference to
the foreign emigrant, To this end,
meetings ought to be held at once in
every Court House, at which, tbeplan;
tors shall unite in offering lands, facili>
ties and employment to the stranger
I upon our shores.
' That community in South Carolina
t which takes the lead in this movef
ment, and shows the largest amount
' of publice spirit, will soonest reap the
J benefit. It is all important that ac1
tion shall be taken at once, for time
is short, the appropriation is small,
and Gen. Wagoner desires to proceed
with his duties at the earliest possible
1 moment.?South Carolinian.
r The Mexican Situation.?The
3 Mexican correspondents of the New
York papers give full particulars of
2 'the condition of political and military
2 affairs in Mexico, up to the 3d instant;
and, although their statements must
be taken with due allowance, they
1 may enable ."outer barbarians" to
t form an idea of what is actually oc3
curring-in that land of rival claims
> and interested patriotism.
p It is certain that the French expeditionary
force is being sent homo,
' and it was expected that the last mar
would be shipped before the first oi
2 March. French residents who may
~ desire to do so, arc permitted to return
to Europe in the troop-ships.
' but Bazaine announces that all
] Frcnclimen who join cither Mexican
arm}r will be denationalized. Baj
zaixe is apparently more a friend o1
, Juarez than of Maximilian, and it
is fortunate for the Emperior that his
0 scheming interference will soon be at
an end,
Whether the Emperor Maximil3
ian will beable to maintain his ground
after the departure of the French;
cannot with certainty be predicted;
j although there is every probability ol
a his immediate departure. It is said
1 that he was shipping to Europe, 01
g disposing of, all his personal property;
but, on theothcr hand, both Marquk2
3 and MiramoN are carrying on a series
a of military movements against the
? Juarists, which promise to be attended
^ with success. There seems to be nc
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j Liberals in confusion from Zacatecas,
and there is a probability that he has
captured Juarez himself; but then it
j is contended that the chiefs who ad.
here to the Empire are, by their forced
3 loans and impressments, setting the
I minds of the people against them, and
that their desertion of their levies will
j soon compel them to seek safety in
flight. It is also said that popular
^ opinion was becoming unanimous in
. favor of a liberal native Government;
( but it is well known that "popular
opinion", in Mexico is not w.orth a
straw, except as an expression of belief
that this or that party has gained
for a time the ascendancy,
j Juarez has forbidden all trafiic
between the Republic of Mexico and
the powers of Europe which recog,
nizes Maximilian, and is practicing
all the airs and gracc3 which dictators
known so well how to assume. In
the meanwhile Maximilian has not
yet left Mexico; and it is absolutely
certain that lie will, in his every act,
be guided by an earnest desire to do
the best -in his power for his tottering
i Empire, lie is, perhaps, the only |
I entirely unselfish and disinterested I
I pian who for half a ccrtury has been I
V
a6ag>gg?G bps nf^.;-..7Tc
at thehaad of Mexican affairs; and
whatever the success lie' may meet
with, he must bo accorded the credit
due to a man who has striven conscientiously
to fulfil every obligation
which he had accepted, or which had
devolved^ upon him. He is a pure ,
minded and cultivated gentleman, but'
he is not a man of any vigor or force I
of character, and certainly not the '
man to rule turbulent Mexico. '
There is no doubt that the whole
scheme of establishing an Imperial
Government in Mexico was based by j
the Emperor Napoleon upon .the as-!
sumption that the Confederate States i
would succeed in establishing, their '
independence. When the Confederacy
fell, the Imperial scheme fell
with it. The Emperor Napoleon had
it in his power to ensure the stability
of Maximilian's Empire. He neglected
the opportunities given to him;
and, as a consequence, his Mexican
policy has entirely and absolutely
failed.?Charleston Mercury.
flrn?T?v VrrTnrjTA Pimv!?>a Wfnre
received from England confirm melancholy
rumors which have long been
in circulation respecting the state of
mind af the Queen. Insanity is, as
is well known, always lurking in the
Guelph blood, and'none can tell what
calamity, physical or other, may at
any time urge it into activity. There
have been several occasions when it
has been supposed that the critical moment
was imminent, and thatthc regal
function must needs be relegated,
temporarily at least, to a regency.
Happily, in each instance, so far, her
Majesty has rallied, and the terrible
necessity has receded. Those, however,
who know most of the case, are
of the opinion that the postponement
can never be expected to be permanent,
and that an attack may come at
any moment which, lucid intervals,
perhaps, as in case of George III.,
may attend Victoria to her grave.
The Prince of Wales is now quite
mature enough to be trusted with such
reins of government as English sovereigns
are permitted to handle, but
he is still thought rather wild, we
hear. Possibly, as in the case oi
Harry Monmouth of old, the pressure
of a great occasion may make hi:
reputed good qualities shine forth
the more conspicuously. For the
sake of the British nation, of .which
Albert Edward is.the hope, we earnestly
hope that such may be the case.
. From Mextco.?The Vera Cruz
f\: Vni'l* mrnlrl
Wli Vi A'VM A V?*? ......
says: "Maximilian trill leave the Oi ty
of Mexico immediately, or has already
; left, for a point from whence ho v/ii
embark for Europe. The French an
i continuing the preparations for embar
kation, and look for the arrival of i
> large fleet of transports. Porfirit
Diaz is to occupy the City of I\Icxic?
. after its-evacuation by Marshal Ba
zaine, and he is now approaching thi
t capital. Marqucz wants money, an(
p demands sixty thousand dollars fron
r the Mexican merchants of Vera Cruz
. That Prefect suggests that American
English, and other merchants b<
levied upon as well as Mexicans
l Miramon and Marqucz will i?c oblig
. td to leave the country."
War, Inevitable.?The Courier
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' New York, has a long article favor
ing the idea of a general Europeai
war. Wc translate the opening para
graph, as follows:
I "It has been seen, by several pre
: reding articles, that we consider ai
. European war, at*a period more oi
' less distant, as inevitable. Unlesi
! France has lost all interest of he;
' dignity and her interests, Franci
> must be drawn into it. It is probabh
that the explosion of a struggle evcrj
1 one foresees will not occur with th<
1 year just commenced. The Frencl
Government will leave nothing un
done to prevent universal Expositior
?with which so many interests ar<
- concerned?from being troubled b}
European disorders. No doubt othej
/lAnnfiMnc HVa Russia and Prussia
1 might make a commencement, attack
ing us before we were prcparod; bui
they tlycmselves have not attained
the degree of strength they bclicv(
necessary to cope with us and unless
unforeseen events occur, we may consider
peace certain for the year; if wc
may give the name of peace to a feverish'
state of things that is ruin tc
the people, and which scatters everywhere
well-founded anxieties."
Chief Justice "Walker, of the Supreme
Court of Arkansas, delivered
an opinion on the 9th inst., declaring
the acts of all Legislatures, and judgements
of courts, since the ordinance
of secession was passed, to he valid
and binding, except in cases where
they were in conflict with the Constitution
and laws of the United
States. The court reversed an order
of an inferior court quashing an execution
issued since the surrender, upon
! a judgement rendered after the secession
of the State.
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T HE JOURNAL"
Thiir?(liiy, Fc5)iuarj 28, 1867.
The Radical Ultimatum.
Our exchanges give us the result of
the long and labored discussions of
Congress upon the question of tho future
position of tho South. " The "Rebel
States" are divided into districts, <o be
under officers of the army selected by
the President. The commanding officer
is required to protect persons and
properly, to suppress insurrection and
disorder, and to punish all disturbers of
the peace and criminals. He may allow
local tribunals to exercise jurisdic:
tion in these matteis, or may organize
military tribunals for that purpose, and
no interference with them by color of
State authority shall be permitted. Inother
words, the officer in command
shall have the supreme authority over
the district1 under his charge, without
i a * ? ai :?i ;
appeal except in mo tsnigio otuso ua ^a^ital
conviction, when the approval of the
President before execution is necessary.
In all other matters, civil and criminal,
the jurisdiction of the tribunals which he
entrusts with the administration of justice
is supreme. The preamble of the
act recites that no legal State government
exists in the rebel States. If that
be the true statues of South Carolina, it
would be difficult to say what law the
people of this military district are under.
All the laws enacted since December
20, I860, would be null and void, because
not enacted by legal authority.
The laws of force would be those of the
State previous to secession, or none.
.What "local or civil tribunals" exist
here, to which the officer commanding
may entrust the punishment of offenders
under this act, if there be no legal State
governments? There can be no ??enco,
if there be no law, and there can be no
law in'a State, or a District once a State
. of this confederacy, if there be no legal
?tnto government.
But though not a legal State govern:
ment, " it seems that- our present ma^
! chinery oflaw, with its Legislative, Ex1
ecutive and Judicial departments, are
1 invested by the act with a sort of pseudo
| authority, and are to be deemed "provisional
only,'' and subject in all respects
to the paramount authority of the
United States, to abolish, modify, qon;
trol and supersede the same." In all
( elections, to any office under such gov'
ernment, the qualifications of voters
r are such as are established by the fifth
' section of this actl That is to say, all
* males resident in tlio Stalo one yeai
previous to such election, are entitled
^ to vote, except such as may bedisfrang
chised for participation in the rebellion,
_ or for participation in the rebellion, 01
e for felony at common law '' "Who is tc
1 declare tko disability provided for in
n this exception, dotli not appear. Bui
the feature of the act which seems to be
' regarded as most conservative, and
" tending most to re-construction with
its attendant blessings, is hit which
prescribes the conditions upon which
restoration may become possiblo. They
. are very numerous and carefully guard^
od, but may be summed up thus
That where any of said military districts
shall have performed every acl
1 which can degrade the poople thereof;
" such distriot mqy be admitted as s
State, if Congress shall, in mercy, see
. fit to grant her petition for that pnri
pose.
r As Congress has now that power, oi
3 has assumd it, and as we are decidedly
r averse to any unnecessary d^grada*
tion, wo are for a good long trial of the
"T condition of military tyranny, and illei
j*al and subordinate provisional State
! governments, before we, by any act ol
. ours, accept the degrading alternatives
l of this act. The most melancholy cirJ
cumstanco connected with the passage
r of this bill in the Senate, is the facl
L* that the venerable, able and patrotic
' Senator from Maryland, Mr. Eevordy
t Johnson, by an anti-clemax to the tenoi
I of his whole political career, voted foi
, it. Mr. Jonxsox never realized the
5 shame of the act until his hand was
warmly pressed by the Senator from
i Massachusetts, and ho received the
thanks and congratulations of those
1 whose milder measures he had so constantly
and ably combatted. lie said
he was opposed to the bill, but acqucisced
in the will of the majority,
I because ho believed that it would end
. j in a comparatively short timo in the
. j restoration of the Southern States "to
; the brotherhood of States." Yes, it
; tends to restoration as Sherman's raid
tended to peace. The radicals seek to
| destroy the Southern people, and*then
to restore the Southern States to tho
brotherhood of States, and Mr. Joiixsox
helps them to recouiplish tho iirst, that
they may the sooner reach the haven of
i restoration. We pity tho brotherhood
\
composed ef suc!i States as these wil?
be when they come in under the scheiri#
here presented. "0,
Judgment, thou li?gt Ce 1 to brutieh beasts,And
men have lost their reason "
The impression' seems to be generat
in "Washington that the President willveto
the bill. ' nf
We annex the hill as it passed thfr
Senate. It is entitled an "Act to provide
for the more efficient government/
of the rebel States:
Whereas no legal State govern-" . ?
mcnts or adequate protectionifor life*
or property now exists In the "rebelStates
of Virginia, North* Corolina,
South Carolina, (Jeorgia,''Mississippi,;
Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas'
and Arkansas ; and whereas it is necessary
that peace and good order
should be enforced in said States until
loyal and Ilepublican. State governments
can be legally ; established:
tbprpfnrp.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States cf-America in Congress
assembled, That said. rebel .States
shall be divided^tomiiitarTOTBtricts
and made subject;td the military authority
of the United States, aaiereinafter
prescribed, and for that (purpose
Virginia shall constitute the first
district; North Carolina and
Carolina the second district; Georgia *
Alabama and Florida the third district;
Mississppi ar.d Arkansas the
fourth district, and 'Louisiana'anil
Texas'the fifth district. J
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted\
That it shall betheduty of the Resident
to assign to the command of each
of said districts an officer of theajmj?
not below the rank of brigadier-general,
and to detail a sufficient military
force to enable such officer to perform
his duties and enforce hir juithqrity <'
within the district to wl ich he'is assigned.
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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of each, officer
assigned as aforesaid to , protecfc ajl
persons in their rights of person and
property, to suppress1 insurrection,, .
disorder, and violence, and topuniBli /
or cause to be punished, all distur- .
bers of the public peace and fb
this end he may allow local civil
tribunals lo take jurisdiction of and
to try offenders, or, when in his judgment
it may be necessary for thc trip,!'
of offenders, he shall have power'tborganize
military commissions ori' tri
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bunals for that purpose; and
ference under color of State authority
with the exercise of imlitary'.au,
thority under this act shall "be null:
and void. " ;
, Sec. 4 .And be it further enacted,
xhat all persons put under military
arrest by virtue of this act shall bb
tried without unnecessary delay, and
no cruel or \ nusual punishment shall
, be inflicted; and no sentence of ppiy
military commission or tribunal hcrei
by authorized, affecting the life or
l liberty of any person, shall be e.xecu.
ted until it is approved by the officer
in command of tie district, and the
laws and regulations for the government
of the army shall not be affected
by this act, except in so far as they
conflict with its provisions; Provided,
That Tio sentence cf death under the/
' provisions of this act shall be carried
into effect without the approval of tlm
. President. *
Sec. 5. And he it further enacted,
. That -when the people of any one of
said rebel States shall have formed a
constitution of government in conformity
-with the Constitution of the United
! States in all respects,' framed by a
' convention of delegates elected by
the male citizens of said State twenty
one years old and upward, of whatr
ever race, color, or previous condition,
. who have been resident in said Stat?'
for one year previous to the day < f
such election, except such as may be
disfranchised for participation in thu
p rebellion or for felony at common lawr
' and when such constitution shall pro!
vide that the elective franchise shall .
be enjoyed by all such persons as
i have the qualifications herein stated .
; for election of delegates, and' when
> such constitution shall be ratified by
a majority of the persons voting on
. the question of ratification, who are
qualified as electors for delegates, and
when such constitutions shall havebeen
submitted to Congress for exami!
nation and approval, and Congress
L shall have approved the same, and
i when said State, by a vote of its Leg-,
i, islature elected under said constitution,
shall have adopted the amendr j
ment to the Constitution of the United!
States, proposed by the Thirty-Ninth'
Congress, and known as article four-v
teen, and when said article shall have \
become a part of the Constitution of'
1 the U. S., said State shall be declared,
1 entitled to representation in Congress'
and Senators and Representatives
shall be admitted therefrom on tb^ir
taking the oath prescribed by law,'
and then and thereafter tjie preecdin^
sections of this hill shall be inoperative
in said State: Provided, That no
person excluded from the privilege <f?
holding office by said proposed aniendI
ment to fhc Constitutson of the Uijited
' States shall be eligible to election as*