Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-09-12
WI. JUNilTA COUNTY. PGNA, SEPTEMBER l2, 1856
son within its jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection OF the laws

lection Of the laws.
SEC. ,. Representatives shall be appor.
portioned among the several States accor-
ding TO their respective numbers, counting
always he whole number Of each State,
excluding indians not taxed but when
ever the right to vote at any election for
electors Of President or Vice President,
aud Tor the United States Representatives
in Congress, executive and Judicial Off
GERS, OF tie members Of the L.. e.islItures
thereof, is denied 20 aay male inhabitant
Of such State, being y years of age, and
citizens OF the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation in
rebellion, or other crime, the basis OF rep
resentation therein shall be reduced in
/ the proportion which the number OF male
citizens shalt bear to the whole number OF
male citizens Il years of age. in such
State.
SEC. 5. No person shall be Senator
or representative in Congress, or eector
Of President or Eiea presiocgt, or hold
any Office. civil or military, under the
United States, or under any State, who,
having previously taken an oath as : mem
Der OF Congress, OF as an officer Of the
Irri.aI S,a,nS nr ~ - ,n.n,ior Z ,Dy St,.a
Legislature, or as an executive or civil Of
hcer OF any State, to support the COns,i-
tuition Of the United States, shall nave
engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, Or given aid or comfort
to the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, by vote Of two-thrds in each
House remove such disability,
SEC 4. The validity Of the public debt
of the United States, authorized by law,
including that incurred in the payment
of b0uuties and pensions FOR services 10
sappressing the rebellion, shall not be
questioned and neither the United States
nor any State, shall assume o. pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid Of iu-
surrcc;lon or rebellion against the United
States or any claim for loss or eI2ancipa
,iou Of any slave; but all such debts, OBJ
legations and claims, shall be held Illegal
and void
The Legislature of Tennessee having
ratified this amendment, her representa-.
tives elect were forthwith admitted TO
seats in either House, they taking the re-
quired oath that they have never volun
tarily aided the rebellion And every
other ez-rebel State may come in on the
same terms.
What means, then, this concerted clam
or that Congress denies the right Of rep
resentati0n aud refuses TO admit ioyai
men to seats? What cGn it mean but
fraud and deception? Nr. johnson ez-
acted terms Of every State lately iu revolt
before relieving it of military rule aut al
lowing i: TO be governed by men Of its
own cnoice. Congress does exactly that
same. The conditions differ, but the
involved IS identical. The Pres
ldent applies one test Of loyalty, Congress /
another; aud surely the right Of Con
gress TO exact conditions is at least equal !
to that Of the President The Copper
heads, who never admitted the right to |
exact conditions at all, are consistent in |
them now but they who sus,
tanned the President in hts requirements
are precluled from otjecting to those OF
the Legislative power. Having resolved
to betray aud desert the Republican Union
party, they must devise pretexts for SO
doing; but these nowise excuse their
treachery, and will not deceive the people.
N L. Tribune