New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-17
BY APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION. "
amendment 0r0 rs tOIl


! Statc. Time STATE. Tint.
Illinois Feb. l. 1863 Virginia. .--......Feb. 9.
Rhode Island. Feb. . Indisna.........Feb. 10.
Now York. Feb. g. Nevada. a.........Feb lG.
MARYLAND. Feb. D. Louisiana. Feb. IL.
Massachusetts Feb. 3. Missouri. r.-......Feb "a.
Pennsylvania. Feb. 3 Wisconsn......Fcb. 90.
West Virginia. Feb. D. Vermont. March 9.
Michigan. Feb. >. Tennessee .....-Aprll 8.
Maine Fob. :. Arkansas April -.
Feb. {. Connecticut. May {.
Kansas ......... Feb {. Iowa. June 10.
Minnesota ...Fcb. :. New HamPshireJ unc 80.
South CARolrNA........NOV. l3
South Carolina having thus given the ball a
fresh impetus, we may confidently expect to
see it further impcllcd by several of the States
which reluctantly followed her into the Rebel
lion which dug the grave of the peculiar in
stitution." w-JerScy-whose late Lcei,la-
ture was induced to reject the Amendment
7 has in consequence chosen one which will sure
" and speedily accept it. SO, we trust. will
/ Oregon and California. Delaware would prob
ably do likewise, now that her soldiers are at
home once more, if new Legislature were
now to be chosen; she will do it, if needlul,
next year.
But it will no. be necdful. Even if we
count Colorado 37th State, and thus render
p States requisite to perfect the ratification,
/ the number will soon be made up. We should
gladly celebrate this consummation on our ap-
preaching National Thanksgiving; but, if the
privilege be tLen denied Us, We can waii it,
tie. not doubtius that the end is secure
South Carolina, il VIII be noted, hcsitaied to
ratiiy, until spured thereto by a sharp message
from the President through the state Depart
ment--not because she had any lingering hope
of being enabled to retain or restore Slavery in
name, but from dislike TO sec. of the Amend
meut, and apprehension that Il would be held
/ to bar her enactment or retention of any such
"Black Code" as her late Rebels still banker
after The grounds of her reluctance TO ratiiy
are very fairly set forth in a recent Richmond
c Enquirer as follows:
"But the Constitutional Amendmcr, has not been
adoIted becouse e Pf2ps II TrgiSia vH Hof o0HseH
% Circ Congress The Tsh 10 hQisoie far and control
7,. p4rf Ofher Drgr This mas Doe STATE ghts. and.
as such may be very obnoxious 10 The Radicals But
supuee lie State persists in her REFUSAL what then
Gov Pierpont is not Provisional Governors he is q
Governor ,,y election Virginia has her Legislature
not by tie grace Of President JO ason but ~ tue pro-
visions Of the Federal Constitution. Her people 0rc IN
tho Union though her Representatives may not get
into Congress. ana her people can 1--we o1tii Of
Congress Il is 4 matter OF op nion aud choice
Whether or rot State shall ratfy the Amendment n
il g. COMPULSORY II is not binding or u N binding only
50 long force compes pretended arque-ccnce IN IT,
tie .oIcc 20 be a!wa! cxcIe then the Consttu-
tou is destroyed ana tie Republican Government a
failure"
The Enquirer seems ignorant Of the fact
that the [loyall Legislature Of Virginia did
ra,ifv the Amendment last Winter, SO that DO
t further action is required Of that State. 1t i,
# now desired only that few more Of the same
t sort shall follow her excellent example.
e But, presuming the success Of the Amend
ment assured now much shall it be held t
meant
+. Tile N. J. Timcs-which is scurrenty believed
Il to be occasionally inspired from the State DE
partment-says Of the recent action Of Soutl
II Carolina:
II cit will DO noticed that the Legislature hesfatcd II
its action from any desire purpose TO retain
restore Slavery but because II feared Congress might
under the second clause OF the Amendment claim th
power to legsate for the negroes after their freedom
had been established. Gov. Perry presented this mat
ter 10 tie President who replied through the Sccreta
. of State that nc regarOCu u as 'NuefulOus hlu w
reasonable The President holds that Congress unde
Y this clause has power 20 make laws concerning th
negroes except for the purpose of carrying tier eaH
citation into effect After they free, Congress ca
do nothing except TO maintain their freedom. With tli
EXPLANATION the Legislature took prompt action on h'
i subject and ratified the Amendment"
The Press (Philadelpha) has an Occasional
! Washington letter from its Editor (Col. Forney
on this subject which says:
nf f1a original gecedorg IA qaucfi0
this drastic and searching Amendment, illustrated Il
the South Carolina Legislature, few days ago. wa
= produced by the fair cOasirnc0H gYon 10 Tie secon
section Of the Article. The South Carolina leader
SAW that their slaves not only BET free by the Con
1 sttutional Amendment, but that Congress was en-
powered to egslae 10 enforce the universal decree
Il They were not mslcd BY the absurd theory born
] some weak scteming BRAIN that under the secon
section they could apply TO Congress for remuneraiiO
or compensation for their property The Legislation
Of Congress il to enforce HbOlitiOntO perfect cma
cipation-not 10 pay the old savemasters. And, whe
= Mr. Seward telegraphcd 70 Gov. Perry that his oh
lections to this section were queruons and unounded
he meant that he duiy Of Congress wds Too pdh rqaT
s an iHtsrpTst1'
!. We hold Tie Press entirely right in Tn
premises, and trust il faithfully reflects TIN
: views of the President Of the United States
The Constitutional Amendment aims at Tn
absolute. unconditional Abolition Of SLAYER.
throughout the United States; but it does no
stop here. Hitherto, the personal liborty an
civil rights of each citizen were held and en-
loved under the protection Of the States re
spectvely; hereafter, they arc to be upheld an'
guarded by the Nation. Hitherto, Stat
might cruelty oppre8s any portion of her owl
people; hereafter, Congress is charged with tn
duty Of protecting in the full enjoyment of hi