Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-02-09
,v,,a e.roat Amendment.

The u. S. Senate having. on tue OF. W
April last, initiated, by the decisive major,
;tv Of 38 to 6, the following Anehoeh' ~
ahe Federal Constitution:
ART. XIII.-SEC. !. Neither slavery
nor involuntary servitude, except as pun pun
, ishnent for crime, OF which the parry :.i;" :u;
have been drly convicted, shall exist within
! ,be Tinted States or any place subject 70
/ their Jurisdiction.
9 Sac. 2 Congress shall have power to en-
) force this article by appropriate iegisia'loh,
!; The House, after debate, proceedeo
2 fIune lhth) to vote thereon, and 1t wasios'
y Yeas y5I Nays 64-the Constitution re-
), o,;r;ng an Affirmative vote OF tWo-thlros ~
s. auhae at,har Houss to launch Constitutional
"a Amendment, .ga.t .rt
y INors-The real vote was 90 Yeas to
as % IA Navs--ope Yea having changed to a way
d an ,nnynsse to enable him to move recon
> isideratfon,] ,"rI.E,
lIa Mr. Ashley of Ohio hereupon moVsd
that the absye vote be reeonsdered; an1
/ ,he issue thus raised, having been passed
! ,inon by the People in the late freslueh.la.
) Election, has been debated at the present
is SESSION at much length by some l"eh,y "
thirty Members. Finally ailer sut.bi t.bis
l9e 10 the House yesterday came to a ma
% Snts an the above, having listened to forcl
% yo!e ot'.ahss on s in it's favor from Messrs Nc
VH afl;.tor and Coffroth of Pennsylvans, anc
. narr;ck of this City--sl Democrats WHIT
nen. IA votad AGAINST it at the last Sesslon. =
az M Miller Of Pennsylvania twho was aT9l ara
=. 3 .nut last Fall) spoke against At now. IN
vote was finally taken, and the Ameno'hen Ga
J. II AyPrRMED by Yeas ll9 Nays ooa.nrs
: oS e. more than were necessary in the ANN
tive, 50 the eAme1dnsns y .any ~ sL fesi
.Yl Iatuyes Of The States, thrseofourths OF Whic
men annh ratity IL by majority vote to renae
;. ,st If q mart Of the Constitution, its ra.iuc'
= % t;nn At an early day by the Legislatures
:. 10 tha' failovinp States is nearly certain:
:. 50 mat Ms;ne'' New Hampshire, Nassach,usssttt st
,oaa phaSa Island. Connecticut, Vermont Ne q
:, 10 ,VnrS n iPenusylyania, Maryland West VI
80. ~ ,g;nia'I Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, M,snlga
=. . Wisconsin, a Minnesota. Iowa, NILSSON J
oo,sna Kansas, California, Oregon Neyausa .. -,
2'.so' ."' The Legislatures of the following ota'
-, are morally certain 70 yote asfsrvt snntnctv- ,t
the .hess heing the States that voted for y. y
etsm ClsIian tNI and Pendlston, electing opposl'l
ustee / I.ac;uIntrres
Ro- leFl.sAEI The laval Legislatures ef the fellow "
the Statss viii almost certainlySote Yen: l
fields osssss nsssss Arkansas, louisiana 8; and 9th
| flag MI SoubtIess follow in due season.
, been hone TO be enabled to announcci oeiSio
hearts closs Of the current year, that this Atne y
don ment is part of the tunddalmen'sAi H3sl -"
d "in n,,r country. ,r .
!" the !,
y have This is no time to indulge in expitat ,i
some did not the memeatous gravity o. tns
merate ;sct forbid. But we may be perm,'.ss,, =,
seat Of tender our thanks to those Opposition a ~ y
lave 40 bsrs Mars Of Congress whose votes have 60 II
rations r;aIlv strengthened our hope that we
sacri vet live and die in tres county,
pirit to which we may quietly, inotfeasiveiy
be men verss in every part without foolcharay
,ur lawE no.nrs to the budgeous1 OF ruiiians OF
.rgej of pistois and drks of assassins' Ter no
er love rssson p thaa our wish that all our ecu
ton of men might be Free, We trust those
If these bers may never have rss'ona 70 fek'S'
q nl w w further trust that this rssnis s,n
~ nreye to have contributed essen ser neiiy
'hs ast, pat distant and complete Paetnsati9h t
vy Il" country tA.majority q the hsFlyS; sa II
! Eary ia ",s have decided that Slavery shall a.
suoh pa,,ss sore sxperience has taught 4 thss
sIsnos ~ ts is ineSHslstegi NJ
200 and iatssritY sads ssafstg Of the heppphiisS