Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-06-20
IN, Patch for the Federal Con,titu,ion

tion, as "passcd,' illegally, by two-
thirds Of fragment Of Congress;
Resolved, By the Senate and House
ofReprcscntatives of ofthc United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
two-thirds of both Houses concurring,
that the following article be proposed
to the legislatures ofthe several States
as an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, which, when
ratified by three.fourths Of tho Lcgls-
latures, shall be valid as part Of the
Constitution
ARTICLE FIFTEEN.
SECTION |. All persons born or nat
uralized in The United States, and
subject to tho jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens of the United States and of
the States wherein they reside. No
State shall make or enforce any law
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 its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws.
SEC. 9. Representatives shall be APP
portioned among the sevcHl States
according to their respective mum
bers, counting Indians not taxed. But
whenever the right to vote at any
election for the choice of electors for
President and Vice President, repre-
sentatiyes in Congress, executive and
judicial officers or members Of the
| legislatures thereof, is denied to any
of the male inhabitants of such State,
being twcnty-onc 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 number of such male citizens shall
be to tho whole number of male citi
zens twenty-one years of age in such
State.
SEC. 8. That no person shall be s
Senator or Representative in Con
gress, or Elector of President and
Vice President, or hold any Office
civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, hav
ling previously taken an oath as 9
member of Congress, or as an officer
of the United states, or as n member
of any State Legislature, or as an Ex
ecutive or judicial officer Of any State
to support the Constitution Of the
United States, shall have engaged il
insurrcction or rebellion against the
laws, or given aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof But Congress may
by vote of two-thirds Of each House
remove such disabilities.
SEC. 4. The validity Of the public
debt of the United States, authorized
by law, including debts incurred fol-
payment Of pensions and bountics fol
services in supprcssing insurrectior
and rebellion, will not be questioned
bat neither the United States nor any
, State shall assume or pay any debt Of
4 obligation incurred in aid of insurrec
ton or rebellion against the UnitcC
} States, or any claim for tho loss o.
, emancipation of any slave, but all sucl
, debts, obligations and claims shall b.
, held illegal and VOID.
SEC. 5. The Congress shall hav,
power to enforce by appropriate leg
) islation the provisions Of this article.
; These amendments" are to be hast
lily rushed into operation through th'
, Legislatures OF the various States. al
at present constituted, without allow
: the people vote in the matter.
} The amendments IN question carr,
,oith them the latent curse Of negrt
, suffrage aud negro equality nth III
{ ,chites in cirH and political rights. Thu
5 fact, it is well knew, by the Disunion
: lists, would secure their overwhelmin,
; defeat if put to the popularvote, eve
) though put cheek by jowl with sec
tion repudiating the rebel debt-whos
! payment requires no amendment a
all to prevent. The people arc oppo'
cd to anything taking the shape {
> black suffrage. They are opposed t
, offering a premium to the Southern
States for making voters of their nc
! groes, and they arc opposed to grant
ing power to the Rump Congress {
6 force them to it if they prefer not Il
|, do so. The people want this matte
' of suffrage left to each State for itscl
!, to determine, without stress or induce
: ment, and will consent TO nothing
: else. Ii the Disunionists shall continu
, to press the matter to an issue, an
force this cheat and swindlc upon tn
= country, let every representative an
! leader guilty of such infamy be rcpr
!. dated and cast out. Let the peopl
! at once elect new and honorable men
whose sworn duty it shall be to pur z
the Constitution of the blots and stain
, put upon it. and to repeal every nc
/, 'passed" by the Rump, falsely Gale
laws. Commence this at once, Voter
of Pennsylvania, and let the mex
Legislature and tho next Con cres