The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-29
RATE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
THE GREAT ISSUE.

THE UNION REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM,
Amendment OF tho COnStItmtiOn of
the CnitcTStOtCS Witch Passed Con.
EresS Rt iGa INIc session by Ins Con.
"tit"ttOn0I Majority OF TWO.ThlrtlS,
aud IL now Before Ihe States for Nat.
IflCRIiOn.
Resolved, BY the Senate ana House of Rep-
TeSentatiNos of the United States OF America
Houses cOncnrTinG, That the following article
L. proposed {" the Legislatures OF the several
states as an Gnlendmen! to the Constitution
~ the United States, which, when ratified
by three tourthS OF the said Legislatures
shall 6e valid as - part OF the Constitution
namely:
ADMINISTRATION l. All persons born or
nRtur'tliECNi In the United states and subject
u u uhe jurisdiction thereOf, are citizens Of the
CnAisd states and Of the state wherein they
reside; No State shall make or en- fore, any
law which shall HhrtugU the privileges or Inn
III InuhItleS OF the citizens OF the United States.
SNr snail any state deprive any person Of
NE, liberty or property without due process
OF law. nor deny tN amy IersOn within its
jurisdiction the equal protection OF the laws
SESI IrloN :. Representatives shall b. Nppor-
NonSd among the several States NCCorIiI. TO
tneir FA>NrctiNe numbers, counting the whole
number uf persons IN each State, excluding
Indians not taxed; but whenever the light 10
vote AZ any election for electors OF President
anu Vice President, or for United States Rep
cltl officers, or the members Of the leSiSlu-
tHre thereof, Is denied to any of the male
AiuHhitSuIS OF SlCl stale, being twpntV-nDP
years OF age, and cfIiEcnS Ofthe Cnttt.d StsIl..S
or In any WAY abridged, except for partICipa-
uou In TEbeIltou or other crime the basis Ot
representation therein shall bo rIsluCtHi in
the proportion which the number OF such
male citizens shall hear To the whole numIef
OF male citizens tweuty-One years OF age IN
that state.
SECTION 3 No person shall be "A senator or
Reprtsen tative in Congress, clectOr OF Pr,.Si.
dent or Nics President, or hold any office
civil or mILtnry, under the Unitsh States OF
under any state, who, having previously tsI-
ken an oath TlS uIrInOar OF Congress or ms "a
netn'cr OF amy state legislature. or AS an ex-
ecntiNe or Judicial Ofiicrr OF any state to
support the Constitution Of the Unitrd states
shall have engaged in inSurrectiOn or reheI-
lion against tine same or given and and Cnm-
fort to the eneIniEs thereof; but Congress
may. by q vote of twO-thirIlS OF each H0us.,
remove such disability.
SECTIoS I. The validity OF the public debt
OF the unttCd states authori lied by law in
ciuiinS debts incurred FOR the payment OF
pensions and bOunticS for services in sun
pressing tnSllrrCctipn or rebellion, shall NOT
he PuS~ttoueNG but neither the United states
nor amy state shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid OF insnrr,-ctiou
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation OF any
slave, but all such debts obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
SEC D. The ConRTCzSs shall have power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions OF this article.