Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-10-17

be reduced in the proportion which n.
of such male citizens shall bear - "e hnmk,
number of male citizens Il years of . Tue Nhs
state. "se Asud
SEC. 3. No persoh shall be a Senate
sentative in Congress-, or eector of D. VI lieDe
Vice President, or hold any office cin2 gSldeRt
tary. -under the U ), or uuder anv WI or nl
having previously taken an oath, AZ 'I"sN' Eho
Congress. or as an officer of the u .aiemherd
Der ofauy state legislature or as an ev VI a. nea
Judicial officer OF any state, to support ,,aI'eOt
titution OF the 81 shall have engaged AZ cols
surrection or rebellion against the se,es 10 H.
aid or comfort TO the enemies thereof 's 70 OF gya
gress may, by vote of twO.thirds Of sa out co..
remove snch disability. eacl hOua
SEC. 4. The validity Of thu public A..
U y, authorized by law Including deh te9l dth
for payment OF pensions and bounties ~. 'nCulNd
In suppressing instruction or rcLorIiI services
not be qestioned. But neither the II shall
state shall assume or pay any debt or ot nor any
incurred IN aid OF nsurrectiol or rebellio" gallon
the U 3, or any claim for the loss or ". dgalnst
ton OF any slave but all such debts, obIn"HlA
and claim shall be held Illegal AMI vo;s lgalOR
SEC. 5 The Congress shall have ' Un
force by appropriate legislation, the "e lcel.
OF this article. p'O'SoAs
Soon after this proposed amendment uo..,
ted, 1t was ratified by the Legislature Of as a1op'
see. and Immediately thereupOn the Sena,a aenne',
Representatives previously chosen by that 1,S aa
upon taking the 0aths pre- ,crbed Lv Io 'Ia'e,
admitted to seats in the respective Nv law Were /
Congress. noases Of
Texas is the only other State confedoro..y. F.,
the rebellion. that has acted upon this a@e
ment. There 1t was rejected the leg,sI "''ehd''
rectlng the committee having 1t in charnau.eedE
turn it to the Secretary of State, ~ "N'
Every other state-eXcept Oregon .wbooo,.. .
latnre hrst ratified and then rejected il afYSs
stood ny the Government during the relo, 'uA
whose Legislature has been in session since ,Ta'
monument was proposed, has ratified il ".r
there Is good reason B., confidently antic;na,, Sa
it will be ratified by the number If stdas Vna
esSary to make it part of the Federal con. d
tion. VonSlllG
Nhlle TINS amendment does not contain oil.
gle proposition which the Executive has No, 'ia
ther IN ms speeches or official COMMUNICATE,
approved, its only danger of defeat Ga"u'
now happily small-arises from his boSt, IIia"Sa
its ratiicatlou "''! 70
Inc issue presented to the people this f,ph,.
been and viii be this policy of Congress ss o ns
trasted with shat of the Executive Denarn@eSa.,
OF the Government, The former puts sncb "sa
Su"lus anout the restoration Of the states Iotolr
IN leoellion' 10 an equal participation in t6s
government with the states whirh oImo ~ 'ue
manned true to the flag, as shall sqcrrs a y IT. H.
or'glhal Union men Of the South eynal ri,h,'
anu impartial liberty, while it stamps nnon ioa
son the nndeilble mark of the peoples condemn
tioh' ne latter restores to civil and noitcal
power the men who plotted the rebellion and
fought it through TO It's bitter end leayinr ~
thelr unapn"ased and unrcIentinp hate minoT'
W 81 "nites so small as to be helpless and tbs.
entire colored race, to whom liberty has bepD
gwen ana its peaccable and full ENJOYMENT omar.
anteed. '''"' guar
me elections already held have resulted in The,
triumphant approval of the Congressional pot
| cy' ana There Is no reasonable doubt that the
elections yet to he held will pronounce as IN.
ihlStakaby IN favor Of the constitutional amend.
ment. "'''"''
vermont, rs Is her wont, when call d to any
good work, led the way with grand enphasisjn
the popular approval Of Congress
lct,deClSlNe As our declaration was at the poll,
the state would have welcomed with a still great.
CT enthusiasm and with more triumphant ma.
Jorlty, such reorganization Of the rebelIior,.
communities, as would have gwen to the pponL
white and black, the equal civil and poIitr,i
rights secured to the people of this state br mr.
Bill of Rights and Constitution and under which
! peace, order, civilization, education. content.
ment, Christianity and Liberty have shed their
benign and blessed inhucnccalike in every home
and household in our own beloved Common.
wealth.
| invoke upon you, and your labors, the hles.
sing of that God who has hitherto so graciOusy
| ted and upheld us as people and State,
pAULDlLLlNGHAM
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Montpelier, Oct. II, 1866.