The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-16
THURSDAY noRNING, AUGUST 1e.
The ConstitatIonaI Amendmen..

What Is itthat Congress has proposed
as national policy? What is 1t that
Gov. Wells, Of Louisiana, says is now
the only hope of Southern loyalistsP
What do Maynard, Hamilton,
Brownlow, Joshua Hill, John NJ. Bolts,
Governor Peirpoint, all the steadfast
men Ofthe South, support as the true
policy of reconstruction What Is it
that the Convention now in session at
Philadelphia propose to make an issue
upon before the countEy3 What is IL
that the New York Times, an organ of
that Convention, dare not oppose, but
says that it heartily approvesP
1t Is the Constitutional Amendment.
The only practical issue to-day, is,
shalt this be rati6edR Here it is. Cut
it out and keep it in your pocket. Read
it carefully, and see If you can find
aught against 1t. Then vote and labor
for It's ratification. Send cheer to the
falling hearts Of our loyal Southern
brethren, who ask for 1t as their only
buIwark Of defense.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THE CoNsrI-
TUITION.
Section l. All persons born or natur-
allied in the United States and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens
of the United States and of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any laws which shall
abrIdge the privileges or immunities 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 to any person within
lbs jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws.
Section 2. Representatives shall be
nppOrtioned among the several States
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number OF persons
In each State, excluding Indians not
taxed, but whenever the right to vote
mt any election for electors of Presi-
dent and Vice President, or for United
States Representatives in Congress, ex-
ecutiye and judicial officers, or the
members of the legislatures thereof, is
denied to any of the male Inhabitants
Ofsuch States, being twenty-one years
OF age and citizens OF the United States,
or in any way abridged, except for par
tiCipation in rebellion, or other crime,
the basis of representation shall be re-
duced inthe proportion which the num-
Der of such male citizens shall bear to
the whole number of male citizens
tWenty-One years of age in such State.
GecLOu o. NO person buhll D6 q 6eL0P
tor or Representative in Congress, or
electOr Of President and Vice-P President,
or hold any office, civil or military,
under the United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken
an oath Us q member OF Congress, or an
officer Of the. United States. or as mem
Der OF any State Legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer of any State,
TO support the constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in
insurrectiOn or rebellion against the
same, or given aid and comfort 20 the
enemies thereof; but Congress may, by
n vote oftwo-thirds OF each House, re-
move such disability.
Section 4. The validity of the public
debt of the United States, authorized
by law, including debts incurred for
payment OF pensions and bounties for
services in suppressing insurrectiOn or
rebellion shall not be questioned but
neither the United States nor any State
shall assume nor pay any debt or obi.
cation incurred in aid OF insufrection or
rebellion against the United States,
or any claim for loss or emancipation
of any slave; but all such debts, obIiga-
lions and claims shall be held Illegal
and void.