The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-24
The Union Platform.

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States for ratification, but as we have,
the past week, received letters from
friends in other parts of the district,
requesting their publication, we again
insert them 1T. is well to keep them
before the people. They embody the
principles upon = which the Union
party proposes to make the fight, It
is simple, ut is comprehensive, it is
just and liberal. We ask our friends
in this district to keep these PROPOSE
tions steadily in view as the only
principles of the Union party in this
fight. Upon them, if clearly presented
to the people, we know we'shall win
the battle. We caution our friends
against being led away by our oppo-
nents on false issues. The Union
party has no other platform than this,
and it is all that the country needs to
give it peace and restoration. The
enemy cannot successfully gainsay one
| of these resolutions. They recon-
mend themselves to the sense of JUS
tiee and liberality of every truly loyal
man. Upon these we can make gall
liant and successful campaign. r Pre-
sent these fairly before the people,
and charge home upon the Confeder-
ate Democracy their opposition to the
war and the soldiers, and prove the
charge by the damning record which
they have made during the last five
years, and the most cunning and able
of them will be put to silence, The
amendments are simply. siii . r,1ais ! e
e LIST, The.rights of citizens of the
United States not to be violated by
State legislation, aai i. III 3, o oJ a2 =
I'd. Representation upon the basis
of the voting population.
3D.. Disfranchisementlof the rebel
leaders. lore tgd 1'edI 'lf a'llf 80 I
4th. The validity Of the Public,
Debt, and the absolute nullity of all
rebel obligations. .ao4HtdtD 'i
= These propositions were passed by
the solid vote of the Union party of
Congress, and they will receive the
same unanimity Of support. from the
loyal masses if clearly presented to
them. seR nehW tigin 2di &C. hs
bWe append the Amendments which
it would, be, we'll to cut out for future
reference :of 9idH7TaGheT l7ee 900 -"
: - 1t9Res8toea, By the Senate and House
of Representatives. ofthe United States
of America, In Congress assembled,
two-thirds of both Houses coneurring,
that the following article be proposed
to the Legislatures of the several
States, as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which,
when ratified by three fourths Of said
Legislatures, shall be valid as part Of
the Constitution, namely q l ,,
" ARTICLE III , Section 1. All per
sons born or naturalized in the United
States, and subject to the Jurisdiction i,
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, 4
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 it's juris-
diction the equal protection of the 4
laws 19l!i5iiH ,dooi ii Il q .oitslW
SEC, 2. Representatives shall bel
among the several States
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of per-
sons in each State, excluding India ms |
not taxed but whenever the right to
vote at an election for, electors Of |
President and \ Vice President, and
for United States Representatives in
Congress, Executive and. judicial. /
or the members of the Legis- |
lature thereof, is denied to any of the |
male inhabitants of such State, being /
twenty one years of age, and citizens
Of. the United States, or in any way /
abridged except for participation in
rebellion or other crimes, the basis of |
representation therein shall be reduc- /
ed in the proportion which the num-
bel, of each male citizen shall bear to
the whole number Of male citizens
twenty-one years of age IN such State.
SEC. g. No person shall be a SEN
ator or Representative in Congress, or
Elector of President and Vice-Presi- I
dent, or hold any office civil or milf |
tary, underthe United States, OF un--
der any State, who, having previously
taken an; oath as a Member of Con-
gresg or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State
or as an executive or
civil officer of any State, to support
the Constitution of the United States. |.