New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-04


hc thanked God for tho pri, ilegc Of voting for it,
The Senator from the 3D. (Mr Murphy) bad taken the
ground thut this amendment could only be bindinB upon
tho states which ratified IT, Not The Constitution
! itself IA bargain agreement, end Of conrse
could only be binding upon those states which adopted
a. Put The states which edopted that Constitution
made bargain that amendments might no adopted by
three fourths. and should these be binding upon the
whole it ia by virtue Of that bargain that thrcciours
can make thls amendment binding upon tho oaeosrih
| Mr. Ravens ard Mr.. Williams followed in speeches
a Of eNultatOn at the prospect Of the great rc1i1a'
| ton but without considering the objections made by
/ the opponents the measure
The Assembly has to-day passed the resolutions also
! by parry vote.
DR.. LIEBBR's LETTER TO SENATOR Z. d. MORGAN
On THs AMENDMENT OF TUg CONSTITUTION
DISTINGUISHING SLAVERY.
| SIR:-As the election on the eighth Of No
vembcr last las added oftc hrhct national acts
to the history OF Kind. TO tie sn.eaiLen' " tie
Consultation. which yesterday passed the House OF
RcI r,se't-tives, viii be the ercaiet eject q. re Tres
eat revolt. IT, MI borc. three ontns Of the state
Legislatures give thoir ssseat.
Ihc sanc yefr we. Jaw tic flaming Of our ins'u
lion and tie Gsst cultivation of lie cotton plant n
Georgia ard Ia coursc u time this paat gave renewed
Wildly and eXpatsp t. SaIe .!, icrii!l.E In oLr e!ed
p iy until the gsnf rene Lro.e out ia to dep WOO u
side ani b.ttcr Elsa var. Tho year lsC5 VII cure
our system II sis iOisogors nalacy. seventy so' ca
J ao "a long PEI io, the reckless Rebellion has
VroaGi, gritf to all md sush 10 many hurts but II
tie c,t ft's fe MI period be The tlnoSiasCf OF tie
galigran, ,.rus tire alton wiz stand PARTED. AID the
dire iRcopssierc, vhisb his eSj,isl SO long between
bT 81 Right Of tie T.uith II Juy. aId pag ios'er
Ing protection Of ending bendage. will at hst pass
NAY. Tho sachfocs which we have made vii rot
have beca tpo great
| The aropdUeat Which Is now offered 20 the Am'ri
cab people runs thus:
NEITHER sLAyrEY yoR IyyoLt,TAgr Se.vfrtDr
IScirr A. A ruaIsii,Esr FOR c.Da. wrrt-oF rig
FART -nA'L rNT BsFS ruIy CONVICTED snaLL fxIsr
| WITHIN TBy UNTtD sTA!Is on 4sf rLac2 > DJEcr 20
THEIR JrTt'-pICu0~ ...+
Ihese are lrpIh end btsuighti.e vsid words, aiCw
ng no oqulsu alton. yet considered So counerion with
sse passages In ile Coasiiutiop, they require sore
rinark- which address 10 you. cir. % Que 81 tie
| Tilted states Senators rum AeW-Yugk, and ny
~ rhbor IN this city.
tie amendment crtnguIshcs Slavery Oh The whole
dominion Il tie United STATES Tee Constitution NJ At
500 stands ARTICLE section :" paragraph y. bow
ever directs that Representatives. "shaa be eppor
toned among tho several States hich rfy be ine.Ndcd
within che nion according to their respective Nun
ber- which shall be determined By adding The whole
Nuanbsr Of free Persons, including those bound to
service for Term Of years. end excluding indians no;
taxed tLree-fJhs OF all other Persons"
IT. then. ell otLer person." that IS Slaves aIo de-
cbred fee and the foregoing provision OF tie COnssa
ton is amended Simply add twVatis TO tty
basis Of sppertionwest II Representatives Ia tie
Southern States. in otter wor6. tie member If Repre-
scAtntyos Congress from tie tles la malcA Ssyey
s existed viii e increased 81 Tic present amendment
A. however these States. and especially tLosc an hie
,hs color cd citizens exceed In humber the whites viii
not give tic suffrage to the citizens OF African
attractions (ss indeed many Of tic Notihefh
states, for instance; Pennsylvania. do not
give IT, and other Stecs give the right Of voting TO
eolored people, the condition of possessing freehos
oiiyJ tie result OF The amendment proposed.
without an additional Amendment. would be IN
creased humber cf Southern representative In congss
u the ssmo number OF white c!tzeus In this The
Rebellion hongh ultimately snbdred ct tie cost Of tor
rents our Of blood and streams OF woalth would be
rewarded with IN ensrged representation. No loyal
citizen can wish fox such contamination How IL this
difficulty TO be avo!dcli lIfH|IIAr A
Lot us frat remember tho following three points:
In the practise Of every State ri inc Unicn those
citizens vote Tor electors 0, the Presen; OF the United
States who have the right 10 vote for Representatives
in Congress. Immediately afier the adoption Of tho
Consultation Of the United States The Legislatures OF
several States elected tho electors; but national
epit 5000 prevailed aid in ell the different States Of
tho Union the people elected tire electors except In
south Caroliua. There tho Legislature retained the
Of electors down " the breaking out Of the Re-
bclllor on the avowed ground that thus the Slate OBJ
tanned greater influence this election Of electors In
South Carolina always taking place after the election
b, tho people had been consumatod in all tao other
States.
In every State those citizens who havo right to-
vote for tho most branch ofthe State Lesse
tire have also the right to rote for Members Of Con.
gress. -r.----a.
g. every State u The Union t. Is the State Itself
which determines by rs own Constitution who shall
have the right to vote for members Of the State Lsgs
iatnro. q
These considerations thea would lead 10 the sugges
ton that the npportioumont Of members OF Congress
ought TO he made according 10 tie numbers 1 citizens
who In each State have the right to vote for the State
Legislature " for !ts most numeron branch.
This suggestion may DO embraced iu On amendment
additional to tho enc Just passed. in such wors as
these:
Representatives shall BE- apportionsd among the
several States which may 10 included within this
Union. according ~ the respective number Of ctirss
having tie qualifications requisite Tor clectng members
Of the nost numerous branch OF the respective State
Legislatures. The actual enumeration OF said citizens
shall be regularly made by the census Of tho United
States, but a special census shall take place before
tie next appcrtonInen Of representatives shall DO
N ado by tao Congress Of the United States.
You win observe that the words used In this peopoi
ton Of amendment have been taken. fur as 1t