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17 Feb 1866
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Pickens Keowee Courier in Pickens, South Carolina
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1866
Page
1
South Carolina Constitution Reinstatement Ordinance
An 1865 Charleston Convention ordinance proclaims the reestablishment of the 1861 Constitution and all prewar laws with modifications. It details the continuation of acts since 1860, slavery's legal status ending, and protections for officeholders who align with the Amnesty Proclamation, with a note on mandatory oaths and vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Charleston
General Assembly
Act of Assembly
I Thia
United States
Bank of the State of
Secretary of State
Andrew Johnson
Columbia
President opinions spark opposition to negro franchise in DC
The President told Senators the push for DC Negro franchise is a harmful wedge distracting from urgent national issues. He warned it could provoke racial conflict and harm the Black population, urging focus on restoring the Union and restoring peace and prosperity. Senate passes civil rights bill 33 to 12 amid debate. House welcomed Generals Meade and Thomas with cheers after a recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Washingtow
Senate
Tlouse
Meade
Thomas
Colfax
Reconstruction Debate On Voting and Representation
The House views two thirds support as unlikely for proposed amendments. Johnson favors representation by qualified voters and taxation by property value. Rumor of a Military Commission trial for Jefferson Davis is denied. Senate panel backs negro suffrage in the District, but passage remains doubtful. Johnson nominates a minister to the Republic of St. Domingo to boost commercial ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Committee
House
Johnson
Dixon
Congress
Jefferson Davis
Senate
Republic of St. Domingo
United States
Destructive Sherman Raid Leaves Columbia in Ruins
A Times correspondent writes from Columbia describing a city left in utter desolation after Sherman's march. The report details collapsed capitols, burned churches and libraries, and 1400 destroyed homes, with thousands of civilians facing starvation as cattle and livelihoods vanished.
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London “Times
South
Columbia
8. C
Sherman
America
Pompeii
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