Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-24

another section TO be known as the
South.
SEC. 2. On demand Of one-tbird Of
the Senators Of any one Of the sections
on any bill, order, resolution, or vote.
to which the concurrence Of the House
Of Representatives may be necessary,
except on a question Of adjournment, a
vote shall be bad by sections. and ma
jority of the Senators from each sec-
ton voting shall be necessary to the
passage of such bill, order, or resolu-
tion. and to the validity Of every such
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SEC. 8. Two Of the electors for
President and Vice President shall be
appointed by each State in such manner
as the Legislature thereof may direct,
for the State at large. The other cleo
tors to which each State may be en-
titled, shall be chosen in the respective
congressional districts irto which the
State may at the regular decennial pc.
riod have been divided, by the election
Of each district having the quali6cs-
tions requisite for electors of the most
numerous branch Of the State Legisla-
ture. A majority Of all the electors in
each Of the four sections in this article
established, shall be necessary to the
choice of President and Vice President;
and the concurrence of a majority Of the
States Of each section shall be neces-
sary to the choice Of President by the
House of Representatives, and OF the
Senators from each section to the choice
of Vice President by the Senate, wheT-
ever the right of choice shall deyolve
upon them respectively.
SEC. 4. The President and Vice
President shall hold their offices each
during the term of six years; and
neither shall be eligible to more than
one term, except by the votes of two
thirds of all the electors of each section.
or of the States Of each section, when
ever the right Of choice of President
shall devolve upon the House of Repre-
sentatives, or Of the Senators from each
section, whenever the right Of choice Of
Vice President shall devolve upon the
Senate,
SEC 8. The Congress shall by law
provide for the case of a failure by the
House Of Representatives to choose a
President. and Of the Senate to choose
g Vice President, whenever the right
of choice shall devolve upon them re-
spectively, declaring what officer shall
then act as President; and such officer
shall act accordingly until President
shall be elected. The Congress shall
also provide by law for special elec-
ton for President and Vice President
in such case, to be held and completed
within six months from the expiration OF
the term of office of the last preceding
President, and to be conducted in all
respects as provided for in the Constitu-
tion for regular elections of the same
officers, except that if the House of
Representatives shall not choose a
President, should the right of choice
devolve upon them. within twenty days
from the opening of the certificates and
counting of the electoral votes. then the
Vice President shall act as President,
as in the case of the death or other
constitutional disability Of the President.
n The term of Office of the President
8 chosen under such special election,
shall continue six years from the 4th
day of March preceding such election.
J, ARTICLE XIV.
No State shall secede without the
consent of the Legislatures Of all the
States of the section to which the
State proposing to secede belongs
The President shall have power to ad
Just with seeding States all questions
arising by reasons of their secession
but the terms OF adjustment shall be
submitted to the Congress for their sp
: proval before the same shall be valid
: ARTICLE XIV.
Neither the Congress nor Terrific
' rial Legislature shall have power t.
e interfere with the right Of the citizen
e of any of the States within either o
r the sections to migrate upon equa
e terms with the citizens Of the State
: within either of the other sections, 4
}, the Territories of the United States
n nor shall either have power to destro,
or impair any rights of either perso
}, or property in the Territories. NeV
!, States annexed for admission into tn
d Union, or formed or erected within tn
d Jurisdiction of other States. or by th
d junction Of two or more States, or parl
" of States, and States formed with th
., consent of Congress, out of any terrific
sr ry of the United States, shall be en-
ss titled to admission upon an equal fool
le ing with the original States, under an
D. constitution establishing a governmer
H. republican in form, which the peopl
ia thereof may ordain, whenever sue
"a States shall contain, with an area of nc
"a less than thirty thousand square mile
10 population equal to the then e.
OF isting ratio Of representation for or
w. member Of the House Of Represents
e. tives.
:e Although the foregoing Resolution
~ as proposed by Yallandighsm on Il
W 9Th Of February, 1861. have been her
, tofore widely published, We neyerth
- less observe, of late. that many Co
= perhead papers are boldly denying th
y he eyer offered any such resolution
~ and are denouncing the charge ss
IT, abolition lie."
a. But there they stand of record; al