The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-10
southern states---The Constitution
al Amendment.

on the 27th ult., the House Of RePresen-
tatiscs ct the state Of Mississippi, took up
aud adopted the report made by joint
committee Of the two Houses on the cOns'i-
tu,,ausl amendment prohibiting slavery.
The report, watch Is the production Of the
Hon. Mr. simtail, Of Wilkinson county
closes iu the following terms.
..Thsy lthc committed therefore think
She legislature ought MOI 10 accede 10 sid
amendment
Tho reason ug of the report is that the
nmsudmeut is unnecessary. slav0y s
ai.siished forever, and IL he positively I'M
,,.s.ibis 10 Dc establish or re-introdues i
auywhere IN The South. The new Nissis-
slpri constitution has incorporated the free
dom OF The African race into the organic
law. Tho people aocept aud wiz abide by
90. Hut they see In the power conferred ON
Congress BY the second clause to enforce the
hrst by "appropriate" legislation, super
husus giant Of authority VII ch may be
used 30 expand the power Of the General
a,rrumeut over the social affairs Of the
States Co q dangerous extent and they eK-
1ress che apprehension that IL Will be used
T. Icr,sIaic the negroes ia tho South into
social and political equality with she
whites.
The House, a. We have stated above, has
rslcurred in the report, thus rejecting the
hlnsn2mtuL
ALauANk.
90 She Alabama Legislature on the %
last. she Committee On Federal Relations
repeated o. the House ct Representatives
rcsaIutions ratyng the Constitutional
Amendment. and recommending their inn
lA,.iiate adoption, ss iollows
I.at Ksr.Iuu1us oi uis oeBeul Assembly ct he
-fsis uf AistaIus rrutiur tho proInsrd amend
H..f fa lh- Consultation oi the Ia ted States
lIaIIsilul -iatUrfs
Wasata-. The Congress ct the United
states ou tho first day Of February, 1855,
adopted a JOINT resolution, submitting 90 the
srssral STATES a proposition 90 amend the
Constitution ui thu United States as foil Ns
e. A.sa.ptl, hy the senate and House 81
ErpresFutatises ot tho United States iu
SsurIr-s assemblsi, ltwo-thirda ct both
tiaa--s coueurug.N That the following
uls glrs ho proposed b. the Legisiatarcs ol
40. several rta.es az an amendment 20 the
Constitution ut the United States, which
,sheu rsiiusi By threa-iourths OF said Leg
isisiuros shall b. valid, b all intents and
purp.-ses
Az XIII. Sec. let. Neither slavery nor
involuntary sersitude. except a. a puuish
lucut Tor CRIME. whereof the party shall
ha,c been dalY cuuy ictad, shall rxist within
ths United stateli or any place subject 10
thsir furIslic ion.
..ssr. q Coustcss shall have power 90 en-
farse tb.s urucie by appropriate leg.sla-
tl1u.
AID the sad foregoing proposed amend
la1ut having besn lad before this GENERAL
Assembly, ly she Provisional Governor OF
this state. tor consideration aud action:
Eau. thtretaTe-
b,s.rsl. Ry the Senate and House Of
Bfprr-suiauYcs ut tle utais OF Alabama
10 e.HrHl Assembly osuyaned, That the
terst s.l. amendment to the Const itutiou ai
thg lu.is.l stalcs be- aud the same is hereby
rata-d 30 au inlouts and purposes, a. a
usIt ai ttc tousiituuou oi the United
slsits
q. Atsal-fl. Hy iho authority afsrryaId.
that tGe Governor oi tho State he. aud be 10
hereby rsluostei. b. forward b. the Piesi-
sent -i tbe United States IN authcutisatrl
.sil of iAe iaTrruiuE preamble aud res1lu-
s.ol.s.
nr molten OF Mr.. B,thes, the following
sHasuimsut wa, sdoptei.--yeas Is; nays
o..
s. D. f,rft5- Rsso'rsf. That this
amendment o. She Oons4iutjou ofthc United
staies h. adopted by The Leg stature OF A.a-
balna, sith The undcrstaudiue. that d does
uut caislcr upun Congress tEc power o. leg
Islate NJ 90 ths political status of freedmen
Do this state.
The rcsolutious as amended were then
ailptol-ycas f, s; uayS ls-aud cent o. the
sonais. ~hieh adopted them on the 4ih
fust, without alteration.
oEaEsIA.
ia thc Legislature Of Georgia, on The on
iust. Mr.. Ridley. Of TrouP. presented IN,
fslIouiuz resolutions
NsrEtas. TIE Congress Of the Unite,
STATE, has. under the sth artic.e OF he Con
stltstiou ni the United States. proposed "a
aurudment Of said Constitution ID IN,
words following, to-wit:
Neither slavery nor Involuntary sUrvi
tudc, except as Punishment for crime
ukereoi ihc party shall have been dul,
couvirtci. shall exist within the Uuisel
states, or any place subject b their juris.
dirlou.
soc. %. Congress shsll have power 20 en-.
fa-sr this article by appropriate legislation. r
hish amendment Was approved VA the lsi
81 fshrusry, ls65.
TlCrgors b Or Rcs0lrc3. BY the Senate
and House ol Representatives Of the STATE OF
Gysrgia, iu General Assembly met, Tha,
tle sid smendment % the Constitution of
the uitci states b. and the same 4, here.
b. ratified ard adopted.
Gtslirli rar.ttr. Thai iH ratifviur the
aI-eulmcus a. the Eousti tuii on office yuited
States. pc 90 So believing that he e urrcss
afShs Cuiusd states has the power only %
tuaEr permanent she emancipation OF the
slases. AMI that ell right OF citizenship can
o. aaufrrred only hy the States respective
D. gua such So understand and believe %
have bcnn the shlCct contemplated in the
trrluI ss-tIau ui satd Amendment. and thai
nathnr thsreIh csuts Infd auihorilei Con
grvss o. Interfere uith the internal affairs
81 the statss.
sln natiou, the question Vas ordered to be
takeC on the resoluIious separately and The
frst vas adopted usaHisiosasiv. The second
was then STRICKEN out.
The ssuats, on the same dsy, siopied the
srsssluti5n Is q calg0 irous the Houss.
Va deem u important 70 place these pro-
esediuFs before our readers, that they NAV
BE- sdvised o3 the action OF the state. in
question
Mississippi Is the sEiy rebel State which
has re. octed the amendment. But We do