The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-03-10
Amendments 10 tho Constitution.


Amendments 10 The Constitution.
1t is known that Mr.. Sumner has
introduced into the Senate a joint res
olution to provide for submitting TO
tho several States an amendment Of
the Constitution of the United States
in the following terms:
(" Be ii reS0ired, de-, That The fol
lowing article be proposed to the Leg
islaturcs of the several States rs an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, which, when ratified
by three -fourths of such Legislatures,
shall become a part Of the COnstitu-
ton, to-wit:
"Art. IL. Everywhere within the
limits ofthe United States, and Of each
State or Territory thereof, all persons
are equal before the law, so that no
person can bold another as slave"
After sonfe discussion the resolution
was referred to the Committee on tho
Judiciary. At. very early stage of
the present session Mr.. Henderson Of
Missouri, in like manner introduced a
proposition to change the Constitution
Of tho States so as to prohibit slavery
everywhere within the territorial
limits Of the Union, which PROPOSE
ton was also referred to the Com
mittco on the Judiciary.
This committee, being thus charged
with the consideration of the subject
matter, reported the following addi.
tional article in amendment of the
Constitution.
/" Rcsotved By the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of Amcrica in Congress assembled, That
two-thirds of both Houses concurring,
the following article shall be proposed
to the Legislatures Of tho several
States rs an amendment to tho Consti-
tuition of the United States, which,
whom adopted by thrce-fourths Of said
Legislatures, shall be valid to all in
tents and purposes MS n part OF said
Constitution, namely:
"Art, 13, Neither slavery nor in
voluntary scrvitudc, except as n pun
ismcnt for u crime, whereof the otlen>
der shall have bccn duly convicted,
shall exist within tho United States
or any place subject to their jurisdic-
ton,
See, 2. Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation" F."
The amendment, as recommended
by the Committee on the Judiciary,
provides it will be scon, Tor submitting
to tho Legislatures Of the several
States u proposition TO amend tho Con-
stituton Of the United States SO that
neither slavery nor involuntary scrv
itudc, except as II punishment fol-
crimc, whereof the purity shall have
been duly convicted, shall exist with
in the United States, or any place sub
jcct to their jurisdiction, and alsC
THAT Congress shall have power to On
force this article by proper legislation
The Chairman of the Committee, Mr.
Trumbull, gave notice to tho Senate
that at IN carly day he would call ioi
consideration OF this proposed amend
ment,
AS preliminary to these propositions
Of constitutional amondmont Mr., Ar
I thony, of Rhode Island, on Monday
last, introduced n joint resolution pro
posing to repeal tho joint resolution
i adopted by tho Thirty sixth Congress,
which was in the following terms;
"A joint resolution to amend tn
Constitution Of tho United States
Rcsolped, de-, That the followin
| be proposed to the Legislatures ofth
S several States NJ an amendment to tn
Constitution of tho United States
which, when ratified by three fourth
of said Legislatures, shall be valid t
: ull intonts and purposes as part OF tn
4 said Constitution, namely
I "Art. XIII. No amendment sha
bo made TO tho Constitution which wi
authorize or give TO Congress the pow
or to abolish or interfere within an
State with the domestic institution
thereof, including that of persons hcl
to labor or service by the laws Of sal
State.
0Approved March I'd, 1867
This proposition, it will bo rcmcn
y bercd, was introduced into the Thil
q ty.sixth Congress by Mr.. Corwin,
Y Ohio, our present Minister to Moxic'
n and received tho votes Of two-thirds
! the members of both Houses, Us is r.
I, quircd in tho case of constitutions
amendments originating in Congress