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DAdtsu3 " CHICAGO TRlBUEK." Chicago, III,
SATURDAY. JULY q. 1855,
PRoPosED AMRNOmENTs TO TIE
CONSTITUTION.
The last sesIlon Of Congress submitted to
The s,ates for ratification one amendment OF
The Constitutton-abolishing slavery or In
voluntary serrltude, except for punishmcnt
OF crime. in the United States. Tint amend
ment has already received the ratification Of
twenty or more 6tatea, and WILL doubtIcss,
pe1twinter obtain the regulate three-tourths,
OF twenty. seven, and become a psrt OF the
supreme law OF the land.
- But there are other amendments which
the future peace and welfare Of the Republic
1npezatisely demand, and we hope to see the
next Congress submit all OF them to the
States for ratification. In The order Of In
portance, next after the Personal Freedom
amendment now before the States, is:
FIRST. An amendment determining and de-
1lnIne who stal exercise the elective fan.
chIse who shall be the deposttories Of Ma
Uoual sovereignty who shall constitute the
electors OF the Republic; and securing unl-
vessa1 suffrage ~ nearly as compatible with
the public good.
Voting is the highest exercise Of citizen
ship yet It Ia At present made to depend
upon local enRctmentz. 4 citizen Of the
United States may OF may not vote for Presi-
dent on Congressman, except ,as the local
laws Of State shall permit. There is no
uniformity in the rule Of voting adopted by
tho States. On the contrary, the thirty-sIx
Statea prescribe different tests and qus,iaca-
tions. To obyiAte this evil We would pro-
pose in Substance the following amendment
to the Constitution:
AL native born md natutallzed male cidkens, OF
twenty ,ears Of aRe and upwards who c.a
read md write, and afe not piupe1s, nor dIafssn-
chtsed for the commission Of crlme shall be cleo.
tors md authorized 10 vote, amer months
rn3aence, IN any State, ut any election.
No man but friend Of ignorance should
object to tie intelligence qualification
proposed. Let those who would be dis
ffanchfeed By the reading and writing clause.
go and buy spelling book and copy book
and take Lessons. The benefits therefrom,
aside from voting, will more than counter
balance the trouble, The man wis can't
read his ballot md write Ills usme Is not fl
10 be entrusted with the franchise. sueh
clause would also hsye a tendency to make
parents fnd their children to school,
SECOND. An Amendment declaring that the
rebel debt. or any mart thereof a}a1l nrvc,
IN nnturned ar maid he the Federal c,y.rn.
ment, or hy auv of the states. nor shalt
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