The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-25
g. the Constitutional Amendment
Tor the Prevention al slavery

Mr.. SEW ARD. Secretary Of state. in his proc
lamation. rcriics aud airIns thus.
And WHEEFAs. II appears from official doc
uments on die In thl, department that the
amendment O. the Constitution If the United
Stafes proposed - aforesaid, hassbeen ratified
by the Legislatures IT the states Of Illinois,
Rhode Island. Michigan, Maryland, New York,
West Virginia. Maine. kansas, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania Virginia. Ohio, Missouri, Ne
vada. Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin. Vermont. Tennessee. Arkansas. Connecti-
cut and Georgia. in all. twenty seven States.
Aud WHEREAS. The whole number OF states
in the United States j. thirty-siX; and whereas
the before specially named States whose Legis-
latures have ratified the said proposed amend
ment constitute three-fourths Of the actual
number 81 states IN the United States.
Now. therefore. be 10 known that |, VIM. III.
seward. Secretary OF State Of the United States.
by virtue II and IN pursuance OF the second
section of the act Of Congress, approved the
20th day Of April. ISIS. entitled An Act 10
provide FOR the publication Of the laws of the
United STATES and ior other purposes do
hereby certify that the amendment aforesaid
has become valid 90 all intcuts and purposes
n part ~ the Constitution Of the United
states.
TuADDEus STEVENS. in his speech on recon
sirustlon, says:
1.-TWO things are Il vital importance.
4. - TO establish a principle that none OF
the rebel states shall be counted I'm any Of the
amendments ~ he Constitution until they ART
duly admitted into the family Of states by the
law making power Of their conqueror. Foi
more than six months the amendment Of th,
Constitution aboii~hiug slavery has been rati
lied by three-fourth- ct the ~tates that acted OF
u. passage hy Congress. and which had Legis
lature-. or " hicE were states capable of acting
or required O. ace. on the question.
- take no account n the aggregation 81
white-wasbcd rebels. who. without any legal
authority. have assembled ia the capitals OF
the late rebel STATES and simulated legislative
bodies. Nor DO regard with any respect IN,
cunning hy-pl3v into which they deluded the
Secretary 81 state bl frequent Geographic am.
nouucement. that " south Carolina had adopt
cd the anscudincnt:" Alabama has adopted
the anendnent. being the twcnty-scventl
state" Ac. This was intended 10 dcludc the
people. and accusiom Congress 20 hear repeat.
eel the names Of these extinct states as il they
were alive; when. IN truth. they have now nc
more existence than the rcyOltcd cities Of La
tun. two-thir,l-. q whose people were colon
lied and their property coniiscatcd. and their
rlghi II citizenship withdrawn by conquering
and asengtng Rome.
Here SEWARD and STEVENS arr directly At
issue. Both Of them are great political hypo-
critics sad demacogucs. but SuwARD's dema-
goguory j. the safest here. STEVENS contend.
the southern states have committed suicide
On this point vc quote lrcm the Ohio States
man.
President Lincoln. in his proclamation
calling Tor scNeuty-tNr thousand men, IN
April. l>6i. alleged that " The laws Of the
United States are now and have been opposed
IN several states hv combinations too power
hll 10 Zoe suppressed Ia the ordinary way
He. therefore. called " forth the militia al
the several STATES II the Union. 90 IN,
aggregate number ct 5000. 10 suppress
q as 4 IL.
and appealed g o. an loyal citizens 20 partci.
pate AND ald Cat. effort Ga maintain the Law,
and integrity al thc National Union and per.
petuity AZ popular Governments"
Vow, suppose the ,o.WO men Just called oul
had sncectfel n supprcs sing T" saii comhina-
uou.. D, which " The laws Of the United
states Wttt oppp,ed. viii the Isddcr contend
thW " Toe several states" an which those
" combination. were gotten up. thereby com
mii'd state al ldc and were not. ~ nccrSsa'
~ consequence. entitled 90 approximation Or
to sitak more alrceuy 60 the comprchcn-
sion 81 thg if1,ier. suppose that ia lS1s Judg,
swan had ylrldud 90 the pressure that wa.
brought 90 hgar upon him aud the balance
q the supreme court of ohio. by GER
tain parties on tuo Reserve. and united
~ drgi.ien setting 20 paught the dccl.
Sion F. -. >ullr.ar Court 90 the United State,
aihrnue III e,ustituiienallty of ia, Might've
slave law. and thaf Governor Chase had ~.
deemed hi, pledge O. those Reserve Nulliners,
anu had eailel oet The militia ~ the state o.
sniofpc such decision 40 the ~upumc court II
ohiD, auH suppose, Furthermore, that the Fed.
sfal tUttfuUfui bad sueUeri,d in calling uui a
torcc suuutnt o. overthrow, dispersc and
cause Nj. chase army o. surrender. aud had
likewise rlrfuItI Governor chase aud pat
HIM in confinement. w.ald thai clrcumstanc,
have eau.Dl the Suicide az fie state. AMI dis
eutltit4 Der iH rpUe uili . in congress- II
don't asfffr 40 laf Stale should arm her
seli g. nalIlit d ~. .tItufiouai law. or for the
puFpp~r "a nEhfus hsr WAY uut 81 the Union.
L. enter luia %. lhtg Union. and should fail In
deins -. 900 n.sia,i ease Nuuid she hc subject
~ o. trf iiiu.f 81. u.u-t Visiting state, Tor the
REASON tiat p" oii uni succC,sl IN disgupting
her Fti4ilaus o. fi.. Federal Government. 10 l.
immaieuai s. h.i pafFa.. may have animated
her"