Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09
Tn. constitutional Amendment

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the abolition of slavery as our i''uo
already know, has passed the no"9q VI
panrasentatiyes by vote OF Nv 10 90
tr,o more than the requisite two-thIuS
;r,tu A. the resolution passed the
SI-ota =, the last session, IL will at once
~ 20 the state legislatures many Oh
ybich are now in session Extra SEES
slons will probably be called in other
states aud it Is scarcely too much TO
hone that by the next Fourth OF July
the amendment will have been adopted
by the requisite number OF states. and
the great producing cause OF 'aII our
woes will have been edectually ana
forever removed.
The action of Congress- has been taken
under the ffth article Of the Consutu-
ton which provides that "the Congress,
whenever two thirds 0. both houses
shall deem it necessary shall propose
amendments to this Constitution. or on
the application of Shc Legislatures OF
two-thirds Of the several States, shall,
call convention for proposing amend
meuts. which in either case, shall. be
valid to all luteuts and purposes a.
part OF this constitution when ratified
by the legislatures of threelourths OF
the several States, or by conventions in
three fOurths thereof, Us the one or the
other mode Of ratification may be pro
posed by Congress.
There is proviso to the effect that
no amendment which may be made prior
TO the wear 1908 shall in any manner al
feet the African slave trade, which seems
to indicate that this very provision for
amendment had reference to ultimate
emancipation.
The resolution as it has now passed
the House, originated in the Senate and
after lengthy debate, it came to q vote
on Friday April S, 1854, and was adopt
ed by a vote of 38 to 6-four more than
two-thirds. On Wednesday June Is,
1854, it was reported to the House and
after being debated, and going through
the customary forms on the question of
It's final passage, the vote stood Yeas, 95 ;
Nays Sc. Six more affirmative votes
would have given the requisite two
thirds majority for want of witch the
measure was defeated at that session.
On the 18th of December last, Mr.
Ashley, of Ohio, gave notice that on the
9th OF January he would call up the
resolution and would demand a vote on
the ensuing Monday. The debate on
the resolution began on January 6, and
was kept up with much spirit until the
18th, when its further consideration was
postponed for two weeks. 1t was called
IN on the morning Of January 3lst and
adopted as we have already seen by a
vote of l19 to Sc. Those who voted last
June against the amendment, but who
changed their votes, and cast them in
the affirmative are Messrs. Brown OF
West Virginia, Davis of Maryland, Davis
of New York, Grennell Mcbride, Mel
son Pomeroy Randall, Worthington
and Yeaman
Those states which may he considered
loyal are Maine, New York, New Hamp.
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio Indiana Hi
nois, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nevada Ore
gon, California, Tennessee, Arkansas
Louisiana, twenty eight in all, or one
more than three fourths of the whole
including the rebel states of Alabama
Florida Georgia, Mississippi, North anC
South Carolina, Virginia and Texas, /
wag be too much TO expect that New
Jersey, Delaware and Kentucky which
voted for Mcclellan, and chose OppOsi
zion legislatures, will adopt the amend
ment just yet, but in the current phrase
ology Of the day, it is 'only question
of time" When leading democrats, in
GLIDING some who were members of tn
Chicago Convention, are found magma
nimously changing their votes, ant
when the most inveterate pro-slaver,
communities are evidently in transi
ton state, we may rest assured that tn
states in question will not hold ou
Hauch longer.
We need not say that we most hearti
ly unite in the congratulations whicl
the occasion is everywhere calling forth
Hereafter 1t will be no idle mocker,
10 sing
ssrhs Star spangied Banner ia triumph dot
wave,
Der tue LAND OF rRE FREB, and the home of th
brave.n
a CANADIAN OPINION OF THE YANKEES
The Toronto Leader has lengthy al
ticle of somewhat belligerent tone, i
which it argues that it is the policy G
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