The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-11
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THE GREAT ISSUE.


THE UNION REPUBLICAN PIATFoRN.i = 4
Amendment Of. the Constitution Of
'the United states which Passed Con,
gress at It's late Session by. tho Con.
stftuttOnal Majority Of TRo-Thirtls,
and ts now Before The states for Rat
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Resolved, By the Senate and House of Rep
resentPtiYes of the United States Of America,
Houses edncurring, That the ION owing article
be proposed to the Legislatures of the several
States as an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Consultation
OF the United States, which, when ratified
by three fourths OF the said Legislatures
shall Pc valid as part Of the Consultations
iARTiCfE-sEc1rstoS i. An, persons born or
alizeA in the United States, and subject
70 the tnkts ctiop thereof, are citizens OF the
reside. No State Shall make or en- force any.
law which shall abridga the privileges or i'm
Inunities OF the 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!
SECTION 2. Representatives shallbe apporS
TONED among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
Indians not taxed; but whenever the right to
vote at any election for electors of President
and vice President, or for United States Rep
reSentatveS in Congress, executive and Judi
cIal officers, or the members of the LagislR-
ture thereof1 Is denied to. any of the male
years OF age, and citizens OF the United States,
or In any way abridged, except for participa-
ton in rebellion or other crime, the basis OF
representation therein shall be reduced in
the proportion which the number OF such
male citizens shall bear to the whole number
OF male citizens twenty-One years OF age in
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sEcTIoNB 3. No person shall be aSenatOr OF
RepreSent atiYat In, Congress, elect6r of PFesis
dent or Vice President, or hold any offfce,
civil or military, under the United States, or
under any State, who, having previously ta-
ken an oath as member of Congress or as a
memberof 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 in insurrectiOn or rebel.
lion against the same or given aid and COM
fort TO the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, by vote OF tWo-thirds of each House
remove such disability.
SECTION 4. The validity of the public debt
OF the United States authorized by law, In
cluding GdehB 1ncuTredSfor the payment of
pensions and bountles for services In sup
pressing 1nsurrectiOn or rebellion, shall not
be questioned; but neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any debt
or Obligation incurred in RidiOf inSuFfeetion
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation. OF any
slave but all such, debts, OBLIGATIONS, and
cletms shall be. held illegal and Noid.":sa u.
SEC. 8, The Congress shall have power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions Of this article.