The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-02-07
The Representation Amendment.

The joint resolution, proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution, so as 10 Rave rep
resenralives ia Congress- apPortohed on a
basis of actual voters, instead OF population.
was passed by a two-,hrds vote in the
Rump House. on the 3Isi uli. Yeas 12O
nays 40.
In this amendment The Radical Disunion-
isis hope 10 gain the following ends lat.
To decrease the number of Southern mem
bers Of Congress il being we'll understood
that the Representatives Who will hereafter
come from the Southern States will be, as
heretofore, Democrats. 2d. To force the
Southern States 10 enact negro suffrage, in
order to gain larger representation in
which event The Yankee Radicals expect 20
command The negro vote and elect their own
partisan creatures Sd. To decrease The
representation of the middle, Western and
Southern States, generally, by counting out
The large non voting foreign population and
negroes; and, al the same time, not to
prejudice The representation of New Eng
land where few foreigners reside and where
negroes are allowed 10 vote thus giving the
Radical ruling element Of New England
present representation aud conro! in legis-
lalion beyond any other section of the
country. To bring abont The !ufllmeni o.
these dsunion Yankee schemes, a number
OF Pennsy lyanians have been found con-
lie emptibis enough and dTshonEstenough 10
do the bidding OF the Radical Yankees.
Let their namesbe recorded as a reproach
and stigma upon them SO long as they
shall live.
The following fs the amendment as
adopted by the House:
Representatives shall be appdfiioneIi
among the several States which may be n-
cluded within this Union according 10 their
respective hunters, counting the whole
number OF persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed provided that whenever
the elective franchise shall be denied or
abridged in any State on account OF race or
color, all persons therein of such race or
color shall be excluded from the basis OF
representation.o
While he resolution was pending Yam
kee Tbad Seyens-the "ablesl man in the
House"-the acknowIedge leader in the
House," &c, according TO Postmaster Berg
ner's IeiegrOPh-made speech in favor OF
it, and bitterly and OutrGgeously vduPeratire
Of AndrsW johnson We extract The follow
ing from the Washington kilograms:
"Dnring Stevens speech in support of tie
resolution, he took occasion 10 speak oil
/ President Johnson as having but recently
/ put forth a proclamation or command at the
/ very time Congress was legfsiaiing on the
/ Constitutional amendment This was a
direct violation OF the privileges OF the
/ body. and if made se geral centuries ago nv
British King TO Parliament, woutd have
cost him his head but, m this day, we are
tolerant OF usuFpaIloa anG Inc abuse OF
| power!
"Mr. Smith, of Kentucky, called for The
/ roating of the paper TO which SieyenS r--
/ ferred.
! "The paper was read being the reported
} conversation between The President aud a
/ distinguished Senator on The subject Q! the
amendment TO tire Constitution, sc.
! Stevens, in conclusion. said: IL three-
/ iouHhs OF each House of Congress be given
! for The pending amendment, il would be a
/ law Irrespective of The signature of the
President, 10 whom il had not 10 5e pre-
seDIed for approval"
In the foregoing he people have a fai!
eXemplificaton of The temper OF The radical
/ Yankee disunionisis, who are opposing the
President and gripping the energies aud
/ prosperity OF the country, merely 10 gain
office for demagogues and TO keep The me-
I gro parry in power forever. Remember
( Thad's walchword-"The asceudency oi
The Union party forever !'-Patriot 3 Union