The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-14
THURSDAY, JUNE IA, 1886.
The Issne Made UP.

The Issne Made Up.
THE House Of Representatives, yesterday, by
a vote of 12O TO 32-nearly four to one-con-
CURED in the Senates amendments to the joint
resolution proposing certain amendments to the
Constitution. The Senate passed the resolution
by a vote of 80 to IL, last week.
The resolution, as finally passed, reads as
follows:-
"Resotued, By the Senate and House of RepreSen.
tatives OF the United States of America in Congress
assembled tNo-tnrds OF both Houses cOncurrng,
That the following article be proposed to the Legs.
laures of the several States as an amendment to tle
Constitution of the United states winch, when
ratified by three.fourths of the SAID Legislatures,
shall be valid as part OF the Constitution, namey:-
"Aricle =, Section l. All persons born or natural
lied the United ates. and subject the jurisdic
ton thereof are citizens OF the United States and OF
the State wherein they reside No stat shal make
lePes immunitles OF citizens OF the United States
Nor shall any State deprive any person OF life,
liberty or property without due process OF law, nor
deny 10 any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection OF the laws.
among the several States according D tnetr
respective numbers, counting the whoe number
taxed; but whenever the right to vote at elec.
tion for electors of President and Vlce'President,
or for United States Representatives in Congress,
executive and judicial officers, or the members OF
the Legislature thereof, is denied to any OF tne
years of age, and citizens of the United States
in any way abridged, except for PARTICIPATION in
ton therein shall be reduced In the proportion
which the number OF such mae CIT zens shall bear
to the whole number OF male cltizeps twenty.one
years of age in that State.
"Section 8 No lefson shall be a Senator Repre-
Presidens or hold any Office civil or military under
the United States or under any State, WHO, having
previously taken an oath Us member of Congress,
or as an officer OF the United States or a mem
OF any State Legislature, or as an executive or judi.
cal CGer ol any state TO supooGt SUPP the GGnTtunon i
ton or rebellion against the same, or given and or
comfort TO the enemies thereof but Congress may,
by vote OF two'tbirds OF each House, remove sucn
''Section 4 The validity of the public debt of tie
United States authorized BY law Inc uding debts in
CURED for the payment of pensions aud bounes for
services in suppressing insurrection or reDe lion,
States nor any Slate shall assume or lay any debt or
Obligation incurred in aid OF Insurrection or rebel
lion against the United states, or any claim for the
loss or emancipation any slave but all such debts
obligations, and claims snail be held Illegal and
void"
The issue is now made up tor the country,
and the loyal people will gladly accept it, The
proposed measure is the crownng act OF that
great organization which, despite the efforts of
traitors North and South, carried the country
safely and trumphantly through the war; 1t
comes to us as the expression of the matured
thought of three-courths of both Houses of Con-
gress. Upon no measure of policy, of anything
like equal importance since the commencement
of the Rebellion, has the Union party been more
unanimous In the House of Repre- sentatiyes
not Union vote was cast against it, and in the
Senate the only detection was of two or three
men who long since left us, and whose action
is in notorious and fagrant opposition to the
views of their constituents. If, therefore, the
action of q party in a good cause be ever
worthy of respect by its members, this is; and
ought to command, as it undoubtedly will, the
support of every true Union man.
But aside from those party considerations
which give to this measure great weight, 1t must
commend itself to the good Judgment OF every
candid man. Let any man scan carefully the
provisions OF the proposed amendment, and say
honestly whether they are not just, and calcu-
lated to promote the public good.
Take section first. It's fundamental idea is the
equality of ali citizens before the law. Is not
that right2 Who will be preudiced by it?
Take section second. Can any man deny its
essential Justice? Ought not each voter, as far
as possible, to have equal power? Is it right
that South Carolina voter shall have twice as
much power in the nation as Pennsylvania
voter!
Take section third. is there anything unjust
about this Can the men who, having taken
an oath to support the Constitution, became
Rebels reasonably object to being excluded from
office? Are they ,cronged by it? Who shall
dare say they are?
Take section fourth. Who can Justly find any
fault with this Whom does it wrong?
The amendment, as a whole, then, is Just. It's
provisions are so many safeguards around the
rights of the citizen No man can justly com.
plain that it deprives him Of any right that he
ought to enjoy.
Moreover, the amendment is necessary. The
highest interests OF the country demand it. II
is a measure OF peace, of reconciliation, of pro
gress. AS such, it will receive the sanction of
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