Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-09-21
The Issue.

ihe issue now before tho country Is
straight out between the policy Of the
President and the policy Of Congress.
The great Union party which with AnaA.
HAM LINCOLN at its head, carried the
country through the rebellion and saved
the government, Is nearly unanimous In
favor of the policy OF Congress. while
the country, the copper heads
of the North who opposed the war for the
Union, and the rebels of the South are
arm-in-arm in favor Of the Presidents
policy. This one fact alone ought to be
of sufficient significance to satisfy any
loyal person as to whore he belongs, and
as to his political status a. the present
time. It is worthy Of note that the OPP
position do not give the true issue before
the country, and we therefore republish
below the proposed amendments to the
Constitution, at its late session. and ask
every reader TO carefully read them over
and then ask himself whether any moro
liberal terms should be offered to those
who have committed the highest crime
known in the Constitution:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House
Of Representatives. ofMe United States OF
america in Congress assembled, (two-
thirds of both houses concurring,) That
the following article be proposed to the
Legislatures of the several States as an
amendment to The Constitution of the
United States, which, when ratified by
three-fourths of said Legislatures, shall be
valid as part of the Constitution, namely !:
ARTICLE xIv-SEcTIoN All per-
sons born or naturalized in the United
States and subject to the jurisdiction
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens OF the
United States and Of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or en-
force any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities Of the citizens Of
the United States; nor shall any State
deprive any person Of life, liberty or pro-
perty, without due process Of law, nor
deny TO any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be APP
portioned among the several States ac-
cording to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number Of persons in
each State, excluding Indians not taxed
But when the right to vote at any cleo
ton for the choice Of Electors for Presi-
dent and Vice-P President of the United
States, Representatives in Congress, the
executive ard judicial officers of state
or the members of the Legislature there
of, is denied to any Of the male inhablt'
ants of such State, being twenty-one years
of age and citizens of the United States
or in any way abridged, except for partici
patton in rebellion or other crime, The
basis of representation therein shall be
reduced in the proportion which the mum
Der of such male citizens shall bear to thu
whole number of male citizens twenty-o
years Of age in such State.
SEC. 8. No person shall be Senate
or Representative in Congress or electo
Of President or Vice. President, or hol'
anv office. civil or military, under tn
United States, or under any State, who
having previously taken an oath as
member of Congress, or as an officer
the United States, or as member or an.
State Legislature, or as an executive Q
judicial officer of any State, to supper
the Constitution of the United States
shall have engaged in insurrection or re
bellion against the same, or given aid an
comfort to the enemies thereof. Blu
Congress may, by two-thirds vote
each House, remove such disability.
SEC. 4. The validity OF the publ
debt of the United States, authorized b
law, including debts incurred for pay
meDt of pensions and bounties for service
in suppressing instruction and rebellion
shall not be questioned. But neither tn
United States nor any State shall assum
or pay any debt or obligation incurred
aid of instruction or rebellion against II
United States, or any claim for the loss
emancipation of any slave; but all sue
debts, obligations, or claims, shall be bel
illegol and void.
SEC. 5. That Congress shall hav
power to enforce, by appropriate legisl'
ton, the provisions of this article.
"A gentleman introduced few day
since to Gen. Fairchild, Governor of Wi
consin, observed that he had los. his arm