The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-28
INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE.
Proposed Amendment to the COnsti-
tuition.
THE UNION REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.


tIyes of the United staies OF America two-thrds Of
m ooh Houses coneurrng That the , tC9wgg A5tes
as an amendment to the constitution Oh the Uni ed
Legislatures shalt be valid as part OF the Constitu-
Article Ia Section l. All PERSONS born o. natu-
razed in the UI ed states AID subject TO the urisdc
tlon thereof citizens OF The United states aud
the wherein they reside. No state sha make
enforce any laws winch shall a6rdge the privileges or
any State deprive person OF lite liberty, or
laws "
This section makes citizenship Uniform in all the
States and protects citizens both North and south;
for example, South Carolina must treat Pennsylva.
mans with the respect that she treats her own
citizens
Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned
among seyeral States ACCORDING to the respective
State, cudng lncians not taxed; but whenever the
dent and or the United states Representatives in Com
gess executive am Judicial officers or the members of
OF such State being years Of age and ett-
eep ce S pSrcpsn in IL amy or va" ore the the
basis representation therein shall be reduced IN the
to the whole number OF male citizens twenty-one years
Ofage in such state"
This section fixes the basis of representation in
Congress upon the population the several States
with this prOv'o, that State denies the eec
tive franchise 10 any of Its qualified male citizens OF
81 years OF age (which any State allowed to do
under this sechon) that tn Its representation
Congress shall be proportionably reduced, thus
regulating the representation IN Congress by the
number OF voters in each State Under the old Con.
sttutlon the South had three. ftns OF all her slaves
added to her free population to fix her representa-
ton in Congress; Tat slavery abolished she
will have two-ftths more added thereto, aud thus
come back under the old Constitution with increased
power, and would thus make the vote of one white
IN the South nearly equal to two in the North.
This Is the reason why the Reblls RoV opposing
this part of the amendment
Section g. No person shall be Senator or Repre-.
President. q or no any oice civil or military, under
the United States, or under any State. who, having
as an ofcer the United States or as member Of any
state Legis anre or as an executive or CYL Oeer
States, shall have engaged IN msurrectlon rebellion
Ge but gyRs ana or S to Of
thirds in each House, remove such disability"
The intention of this secuOn is 10 give the offices
to the Union of the South, so that we shall have
perpetual peace, and so that Jefferson Davis and
other traitors like him shall never again control
this Government, ana thus endanger its liberties
If those leading Rebels should continue hold the
! offices in the South, we shall have peace, but,
on the contrary, perpetual strife. They have done
| enough already. They should have no further say.
| Their children will succeed to the tights which
they will lose by their treason this is enough in
all conscience. This section, you VIII observe ap-
plies those Rebels only who have heretofore held
office and taken oath to support the Constitution
of the United States; should any hardships arise
thereby Congress may grant reIet by two-thirds
| vote.
"Secton A. TIE validity of the public debt Of the
United States authorized by law. including that in
curred payment OF bOunes and pensions for services
In suppressng insuTrection or rebellion, shall not be
questioned; and neither the United states nor any
| State shall debt obligation in
Cured In aid of insurrection rebellion against the
United States, any claim for loss patiOU
any slave; but all such debts, Obligations and claims
shall be held illegal and void "
THIS section VIII cut off all future hope the par
OF the Rebels OF securing payment for their slaves O
OF the Rebel debt, and thus relieve our country
from future sectional strife