M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-11

4 q
n:-s5Gltl a resolution 10 have the
pr,C1,l.ag' oi the Legislature pub
!.shsi in tie Columbus ani C.uc.H-
'H,.i ?apyrs st y flr c2nprusa.ion I
Laid ove,. 4 resolution IirectiDg |
tho Stats P,ju,.s 10 eru, lho ,-ws
as they a'lpasse3 10 forms c: elS'oeu
pages, WA adopted.
0s scati's Oath oT Allegiance jss
tse floEso,
n .hs O0io nopsa Of T presents |
I;7a', 90 WeJAgsday. JanUagy 21ih |
tng majority Of tAo judiciary cym-
mi;llo reported back Dr. SOoTr's bill
" Prescribing Oh additional oath Of
ticy to 10 administered TO porson5
e.e:.sd Or appointed 10 otiao under
iAs Constitution and lava OF Ohio
AMI recommended it5 passage. The
oath pTescT bsd by il Ia - Iollows:
-. Of. IN Tho country oil
-, and S'att Of Ohio, 10 so,smrlg
--.- Ihs: have never voluntarily
bouGe srms against thg UDited States
snca | have been Il citizen thereof |
thas lsvs OluntRrily given no all |
c3ualenNnce. council, or encoDrage-
ment to persons engaged ia armed
hostility thereto that ! lave heiIhe:
sonqht, nor accepted, nor attempted
to eXorc.se tue !unciions Uf any gfhca
whatever under any authority or pre-
tended authority 10 hostility to the
Dul!uI States that | have not yield
ei n voluntary support, to any pre-.
tended government, authority, powor,
or constitution within tho United
S.atei, hostile or iuiuical thereto :.
/ that ! vii! bsar true faith and allrgi
auce to the govemmen: Of the Uniied
Suites, and do'end 1t ayaipat all one
mics, Ioreign and domestic; that !
take this obligation freely, without
any mental reservation Or purpose OF
evasion 80 help ne God.
Some Of the Republican members
having claimed, pending the hecoDsiler.
alton OF the bill, that the AdminjsirA.
tion WAS ths Government, Mr.. prs-
sel pfoposed an amendment, to provi
de against swearing allegiance 70 The
Administration. This amendment
was promptly voted down By the ma
Ij9rity-tbo Domocrsts voting for Il.
Mr. Beer proposed an amendment,
that whoever taxes the OATH shall
swo9r that he bag not violated th6Con.
atitntion Of the United Sta,ea This
was Also voted down by the Repnbli-
can members. Mr. Gonsauiss Ws-
Ipnblican) proposed to amend the oath
80 as to require tho officer to sveT
that h0 has never left the Gsate 70
avoid the draft, Nni Mr. May want.
Ell to add--"and that he nevkr iu-
tonds to-" Both those amepduients
we're voted down by the majority
the Democrats voting for them.
Mr. Putuan Dem, propoaed THE
amendment to the oath:
, ! have never engaged in torcibly
resisting the execution OF any Of the
laws OF the United States. or adpised
or encouraged any such !ors;bie resiat.
, anre. 10
The Republicans also yo.ad thif
amendment down.
: Mr.. Bloom (Dors.) wautsd % an.
J end the bill, by adding this para
graph;
Provided, nothing contained 10 this
&C! shall be So construed to r,puire
any person to swear ali0gianca Is the
| Administration Of The aoYeri. .ant,
Ga2 taet tho word Governments Of yiie
United States wherever il occurs IN
this act shpll be understood to near
the Constitution ol the Unites States
ani the laws passed 10 pursuance
thereof.
+ The majority promptly voted thil
down. also.
q Mr.. Dresel (D,m) proposed tbc
! following amandment, which sharet
the came fate thsE the rest did--vot-
= ed for by the Democrats, aud votot
It down by the Abolitionists:
t That I have not been a member o!
G nor given aid, counsel or encourage
$ ment 10 any secret political society
d or league hostile to the spirit Of ou
: Republican Institutions; that have
Q not countensnced, nor will hereafteI
D cOuntepance, but will oppose with al
a means within my power, any viola
s tiOn of the Federal and Stato Consti.
tuition whoever may be guilty ofsucl
!, violation f; tina! | never have been
O am not now, and never hereafter shal
q be, directly or indirectly, engaged o.
ipterested in any contract, enterprise
IS expedition, speculation, or other de
o vice, to defraud the General Govern
n m, ant or to ar1pronr,asa snd rn;aoD,I.