The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-12
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THE GREAT ISSUE.

THH u%loS HErU nITC'NS PLATFORM.
Amendment OF the Constitution al
the United States which Passed Con,
ErCS~ RG IGs late Session by tho Con.
stiI"tiOnNI Majority of TwO.Thir,Is,
and is now nCfOrG the States for Rat.
iflCRtlOn.
EeS''tNi, Ry the Senate and House OF Rep
reScntattNE-S "f the United States OF America,
IN O"hHrSSS assembled, twO-thipiS OF both
Houses concurrinE, That the following al ticle
ne proposed tO the Legislatures OF the several
states rs an amendment to the Constitution
OF the tuited states, which, when ratified
by hreS-tnurthS OF the said Legislatures
snail ne valid AS part OF the Constitution,
namely:
ARTICLE-SECTIoS l. All persons born Or
nNturlltEed in the United States, and subject
10 The jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
NnttCI states, and OF the State whCnrIn thCv
reside. No state shall make or enfnrCe Nny
law which shall 0bridge the privileges or i'm
mnnltieS OF the citizens OF the United states,
nor SnAit any Stale deprive any person OF
tiIt, liberty or property without due process
OF law, nor deny To amy person within It's
jurisdiction the equal protection OF the laws.
SECrlOS :. Representatives shall be Npunr-
TONED among the several States accoUIin, 10
Their FSSpxrttNe numbers, counting the w hole
number OF persons IN each State excluding
Indians not taxed; but whenever the right Ia
vote Rt any election for electors OF President /
aud Vice l'Hsident, or for United States R,1l-
RSenHluNe~ IN congress, executive and ludi.
cihl officers, or the members of the I44Si>la-
ture Thereon, Is denied TO any OF the male
luuNbltAntS OF SUCH state, hetng twenty
years OF age, and citizens OF the United States
or In any way abridged. except for pariicipa-
ton In rebellion or other crime the basis Oi
representation therein shall bc reduced in
the proportion which the number OF such
male citizens shall bear to the whole nunipeF
Of male citizens twenty-oue years OF nge In
that state.
SECTION 5. No person shall b,. n Senator o,
Representative in Congress, elector OF Pr,Si,
dent or Vice President, or hold any office
civil or military. under the Uuited States, oI
under any state, who, having previously tn.
Ken an oath as q member OF CongrL.SS or nS a
member OF any state Legislature. or iIS an ,.x.
ecuIlNe or Judicial officer Of any state L.
support the Constitution Of the United States
shall have engaged in insuTTeciiuu or rebel.
non against the same ar given AID and com.
iNrt To the enemies thereof; but Cougrts>s
may, by II vote OF tFo-tntTis OF each Huus,
remove such disability,
SECTION 4. The validity of tho public debt
OF tiie Cnited States authorized by law in,
Guiding debts incurred for the payment OF
pensions and bOuniieS for services in sun,
pressing instruction or rebellion, shall MOI
ne questioned; but neither the United Statt-
nor any state shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred IN MD OF inSurrecttou
or r"U"lliOu against The United states, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation OF RnV
slave, but ull such debts, obligations and
claims shall 6e held Illegal and vOid.''