Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-08

Section rs regulates stamp duties on peti-
tons, warrants etc.
Sections ~ and 50 define the mcaninp of
terms and the computation of tine
Section 81 and last cnncts that this act shall
| commence and tukc elect to tho appoint.
| uIcnt OF the officers; created hereby and the
rr"niu lon "f rifles and general o: :.icrs frcm
"nd "ilrr th" d"'" "i it's approval; provided
that II" petition or other proceeding under
! this act Sial. hr flied, received or conm,n..,l
before the first day cf November, l5GG.-Ncm
lorE N,mS.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION
SCHEME.
We publish below, the Joint Resolutions
which have been recently adopted by the Ee-
publican Senatorial Caucus, rs an Amendment
to the Constitution, and which are now pend.
ing before the Senate. 1t will be ...rceivxd
that they diler very materially in same res
poets from the amendment scheme which pass.
cd the Louise, md it Id supposed that Al, the
present modified fvr:A they will l.ass both
Houses of LongrssG.
The first an. scconl resolutions orc substan-
tally those Of the House amendment scheme:
the fourth, renffirr,ing the rrinciplcs of the
Civil Rights Bill, aml the second restrictir,,
representation to the voting population, thus
forcing the South to extend suffrage to the
blacks or have lis represen ta,ion very mate
rally dim inishcL.
lhc third resolution is n substitute for tlla,
most odious of the resolutions originally re-
ported from the Reconstruction Committee,
which dsfranchiscs nearly tho whole voting
population of the South, until the Year 1870.
In It's present form it is sufficiently hun.iating,
since it declares ineligible to my Office under
the United States or State Government, any
one who having once taken oath TO support
tic Constitution may have participated in the
late ESQ callcd) rebellion. The provision
which confcrs upon Congress. the power to
remove the disability, in tho present constitu-
tion of that body, is entirely nugatory.
The ether Resolutions are comparatively I'M
important. Whether not the scheme will
pass Congress, even in its present modified form,
it is sufficiently unjust aud discriminating, 10
ensure its rejection by the Southern States, to
whom it must be submitted. In any event
however, it will secure the purpose of the
Radicals in excluding the South from all pres.
ent participation in the Government. and
furnishing very good clcc,ionecring hobby
for the coming elections.
GSinco writing the aboYe we see that the
measure has passed the Senate witho-. modG-
cation.
RcSolred, by TIE Senate and Homse Of Rcprc
sfntntipcs Of Me Uuitd iStntcx Of 4m.ric.t u,
Congress aSs'm,jiei, (t.no-Mirds Of LoM Houses
co'rurring,) That the following article be pro-
posed by the Legislatures Of the several States
as an amendment 10 the Constitution of the
United States. which, when ratified by three.
fourths Of said Legislatures, shall bc valid As
part Of the Constitution. namely:
SIC. !. All PERSONS born IN the United
States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens Of the United Suites and of the
States wherein they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunitics of citizens of the
United States nor shall any State deprive
| any person Of life. liberty property with
out due process Ct law; nor deny 10 any rer.
SON within lis jurisdiction the equal protection
OF the laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be npportion
cd among the several States w!,ic!. lnny be
included within the Union. according TO their
respective numbers. counting the whole mum.
Der Of persons i'll each State, excluding Indians
not taxed. But whenever in any Stntc the
elective franchise shall be denied to nny nor
tIon Of its male inhabitants, being citizens Of
The United states. not less than twenty-onc
Years OF age. or in any way abridged, except
Tor participation i'll rebellion or other crime.
the basis of representation III such State shall
De reduced in the proportion which the mum.
Der OF snch male citizens shall bear to the
whole number Of male citizens not less than
twenty one years Of nge in such State.
SEc 3. No person shall he n Senator or
Representative in Congress, or elector Of Pres
ilent and Vice-Prtsident, or hold any office
civil or military, under the United States, or
under any State, who, having previously ta-
ken an oath us member of Congress, or as an
officer Of the United States. as n member Of
any State Legislature, or an executive or
judicial officer Of any State, to support the
Constitution Of the United States, shall have
engaged in insurrectIon or rebellion against
the same, or given MD and comfort to the enc
mics thereof But Congress may, by vote
of two-thirds Of each House, remove such dis.
ability.
SEC. 4. Tie obligations of the United States
incurred in suppressing insurrection, or in de.
fence Of the Union, or for payment of bountes
or pensions incident thereto, shall remain ill.,
violate.
SIC. S. Neither the United States nor any
State shall assume or pay any debt or obliga-
tion incurred in aid of insurrector or rebel.
lion against the United States, or any claim
for compensation for the loss or emancipation
Of any slave but all such debts obligations
and claims shall be forever held illegal and
void.
SEC 6. The Congress shall have power 10
enforce by appropriate Legislation the provs-
ions of this article.
PROSPECT OF A EUROPEAN WAR.
Europe seems to be on the brink of O gen.