The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-27
NIr. seyyard,s, ,s,Report and Clrcular.

Seward to the President, in relation
to forwarding the new constitutional
amendment to the Governors of the
States, and also copy Of his circular
letter:
WASHINGTON, D. c., June %, '66.
70 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary
OF State, to whom was referred the
concurrent resolution of the two
houses Of Congress, of tho 18th inst,
IN the following words: "That the
President of the United States be
requested to transmit forthwith, to
the Executives of the several States
Of the United States, copies of the
article OF amendment proposed by
Congress to the State Legislatures to
amend the Constitution of the United
States, passed June l3, 1866, srect-
ing citizenship, the basis of repre-
sentation, disqualification for office,
and validity of the public debt of the
United States; and to the end that
the said States may proceed to act
upon the said article of amendment,
and that he request the Executive of
each State that may ratify said amend
ment, to transmit to the Secretary of
State certified copy of said ratifica-
tion," has the honor to submit the
following report, namely: That, on
the 10th inst, the Hon. Amasa Cobb,
of the Committee of the House of
Representatives on Enrolled Bills.
brought to this Department, and de-
posted therein, an enrolled resolu-
ton OF the two houses ofEonpress,
which was thereupon received by the
Secretary of State and deposited
among the rolls of the Department.
o copy of which is hereunto annexed.
Thereupon the Secretary of State, on
the 10th inst, in conformity with the
proceeding which was adopted by
him In 1865, in regard to the then
proposed. and afterwards adopted,
Congressional amendment Of the
United States concerning the prohi-
bltion of slavery, transmitted certi-
fed copies of the annexed resolution
to the Governors of the several States,
together with certificate and circu-
lar letter. A copy Of both of these
communications is hereunto annexed.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed,) VIM. H. SEWARD.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WAsHISo-
TON, June 20, 1866
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, juno 16, 1866.
1o has E.rceHeucy the Gorernei. of the
State Of -.
SIR: [ have the honor to transmit
an attested copy of resolution of
Congress, proposing to the Legisla-
lures of the several States fourteenth
article to the Constitution of tho
United States. The decisions of the
several Legislatures upon the subject
are required by law to be be commu-
nicated to this Department. An ac-
acknowledgement of the receipt of this
communication is requested by your
Excellency's obedient servant,
(Signed) VIM. H. SEWARD.
The accompanying paper is the
certificate of q true copy of the con
current resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution.
In relation as to how the message
was received. the Washington CORES
pondent of the New York IEorld
says:
The special message OF the Pre-
sident to Congress, to-day, on the
reconstruction amendment, was re-
ceived with great surprise, and caused
q considerable fiutter in the House.
His views as to the course Of Congress
in not submitting the amendment to
him for his approval, and his terse
expression Oh the way the great ques-
ton Of representation has been treated
by the law-making power, to say
nothing of his manifest intimations
of the unconstitutionality Of the pro-
posed amendment, will not go far, in
the opinion of the radicals, to heal
tho breach between the President and
Congress, notwithstanding I'LL Mr.
Raymond's glib talk about recon
Citation" "Bayoncts next" said
leading radical, after the reading of
the message was finished
The correspondent of the Necs
says:
The President fired off one of his
big guns, to-day His message to
Congress, giving his reason for di-
recting Mr.. Seward to transmit the
constitutional amendment to the Go
vernors Of the respective States, was
entirely unexpected by the radicals.
who are greatly worried by it. @
Presidents action in this matter is
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