The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-17
.osed Constitutional Amendment.

=-Je f-1H 5Ga Eew York Herald urging the southern
st adopt he proposed constitutional amendment,
on die ground Of ezpediency. It takes the position
at as rassa. congress is partly pledged to the ad
uss51a IF tlc southern members, provided the differ
CD aaai se lures adopt the proposed amendment
urrs1. teay while from the signs Of the times, it
t.lfs Tie ueze congress will not be disposed to show
ASH lelsa1acy' whatever. It also argues that the
amea5asu. 7.a be eventually adopted without the
79.a il ue =9g.h in which case she would not be en-
#a# Ut aar ympathy whatever; that the present
sa' yeu nts will be turned again into provisional
20, leafs ID all tie evils of Pandoras box turned
looss UPON rs. Without offering any comments upon
the lrtle further than TO say, that with all the obiec
tiorab points it contains many sound ones, com
mend Il to tie careful perusal Of our readers.
As tie terms of the proposed amendment seem to
be GENERALLY misunderstood BY themajority Of the Peo
pie publish below an Official copy Of it, as attested
by The secretary Of State:
Jolrr RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the con
stitution Of the United States.
/ Es Il resoIUed BIZ tie Senate and House Of Repre-
senrdireS Of Tie United States Of An9ertcd, an Con-
greBs assembled (twothrd of both houses concurrng
That tie following article be proposed TO the iegisla
tuges of the several States as an amendment to the
coEstitltiUu Of the United States which, when ratified
by;thr2eourths Of said legislatures shall be valid
pat c! the constitution, namely
ARTICLE XIV.
Eeclion /. All persons born or naturalised in the
United States aud subject to the jurisdiction thereof
ara citizens of tue United States and of the State
wherein they reside No State shall make or enforce
ans aR which shall abridge tile privileges or immuui-
ties Of citizens OF the United States; shall any
State deprive any person Of life, liberty property
without due process Of law, nor deny to any person
thin its jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws.
Sec. q Representatives shall be apportioned among
lie several States according their respective num-
btrs counting the whole number of persons in each
STATE, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the
right any election for the choice of electors
cr ptsident and vice president of the United States
representatives. in congress- the executive and judicial
officers Of d State, the members Of the legislature
teretf is denied to any of the male Inhabitants OF
such State being twenty-one years of age and citizens
Of th5 United States, in any way abridged, except
r participation in rebellion other crime, the basis
If representation therein shall be reduced IN the pro
portion which the number of such citizens shall bear
To h whole number Of male citizens twentyoae years
: cf age in such State
See. g. No person shall be a senator or representa-
tive hn congress- eector OF president and vice pres
dent or hold any office, civil military, under the
United States or under any State, who, having pre-
.iouay taken an oath, member Of congress, wa
IN officer Of the United States, member of any
State legislature, executive or Judicial Office!
J ay State 20 support the constitution of the Unitec
States, shull have engaged in instruction rebellion
agaCs The same, or given aid or comfort TO the enc
3 uieslthereOt. But congress may, by vote OF two
thirds Of each house remove such disability.
SEE. 4. The validity of the public debt Of the United
States authorised by law including debts incurred fol
pensions and bountes fer services in suppressng insur
rcctpn rebellion, shall not be questioned Blu
neither the United States any State shall
or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insur
rectpn or rebellion against the United States, an
claim for the loss emancipation Of any slave bu
all s.ch debts obligations and claims, shall be held
t legal and void.
! SIC 3. The congress shall have power to enforce
by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this art
Z Gle. SCHUYLER CoLFAX,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
LAFAYETTE S Foster,
: President Of the Senate pro TEN.
r Tic Pioayune, in an article on slis amendment
argues that 'it docs not deprive any southern mar
y now entitled or who before the war was entitled t
vote, Of that privilege It couers no right to vote 0
any one, either white or negro. It declares all pei
sons born or naturaIised IN the United States citizen
Of them and Of the State wherein they reside but til
qualification to is not given to or taken from sue
i citizens, whether male or female black or white.
THE second section, indeed, implicitly admits th'
e we may deny the negro or any other citizen the rgI
2, to vote while it 90 far dminishes our ratio Of rcPr
sen5ation in congress- unless he be so inhibited fl
e participation in rebellion or other crime
II "'Nor does the third proposed amendment disfral
cbiss 20 many as has been supposed. 1t is quite
question for future Judicial determination, whether
viii disqualify any for the past if it does wh
is to be regarded as an executive or judicial officer
any State or what is, in judicial sense engaging
instruction or rebellion or giving aid ana comfort