The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-05-05
Reconstruction.

VenS, reported 10 the lower house OF congress
as tho result of their winters cosi,ailon, o
joint resolution, proposing to amend the Cons
stitutior. Of the U. S. as follows:
ARTICLE l.
Szc.Io l. No State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privleg Or
immunities of citizens of the United States,
nor shall any State deprive any person oflie,
liberty. or property without due process of
! law, nor deny to ahy person within It's Juris-
dlc,ion the equal protection Of the law.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned
among the several States which may be
included within this l Mon, according TO their
respective numbers, counting the whole num-
Der of persons in each State, excluding In
dams not taxed but whenever, IN any State,
the elective franchise shall be denied 10 any
person of its male citizens not les than
twenty one years of age. CT in any way
abridged, except for particiPating.in rebellion
or other crimes, the basis of representation
in such State shall be reduced in the proper
ton which the numbers Of such male citizens
shall bear to the whole number of male citi>
zens not less than twenty one years of age.
SEC. g. Until TIE 4th Of July, 1870, all
persons who voluntarily adhered to the late
Instruction. giving il aid and comfort. shall
be excluded from the right TO vote for mem
bers of Con gress and for electors tor President
and Vice President of the United States.
SEC. f. Neither the United States nor any
State shall assume or pay any debt or obiga-
ton already incurred, or which may be
incurred in aid of in.urrection or war against
the United States or any claim for compen-
sation for the loss Of involuntary service or
labor.
| SEC. 5. Congress shall have power TO
enforce, by appropriate leg islatioa, the Provis,
! ions of this article.
! Now, therefore, Be il enacted BY tie Son-
ale and House Of Representatives oftfe Uni
! ted .StGts, Of Anlcrscd IN Congress assembled,
/ That whenever the above rccited m!sndment
/ shall have become part Of the Constitution
| Of the United States, and many State lately
| in instruction shall have ratified the same
| and shall have modified its Constitution and
| laws herewith, the Senators and Rerrescn>
tatires from 5uch States, if found duly elected
| and qualified, shall after taking the required
oaths of Office. be admitted into Congress as
such, Prorided, That no person shall be 81
! igible to any office under the United States,
/ who is included in anT of the following class
es, viz First. the President OF the Coufed-
| crate States Of America. so called, the heads
/ of Departments and tie members Of both
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| who in other countries acted as agents OF the
! Confederate : ates of America, sJcal!ed ;
/ third. heads Of Departments of the United
! States. officers or the armv and navy of the
| United States. and members Of either houses
| OF Congress of the United States who aided
/ in the late rebellion four. b, those who acted
as officers of the Confederate States of Amer
/ lea, SO called, above the grade Of Colonel Of
/ the army or Master in the navy. and one who
/ as Governor of the so>called Confederate
/ States, gave all and comfort TO the late re-
! bel!ion fifth, those who have treated ofiicer'
or soldiers or sailors Of the army or navy 0
/ the United States. captured during the lat,
war. Otherwise than lawfully prisoners o
war.
/ Accompanying the above was also bill Il
provide for the restoration OF the States Ia.ei,
In rebellion to their fall poli.ics! rights, b;
admitting delegations to Congress, and sec
ond bill, DECLARING the leading rebels from
holding Office, also reported, including I'll,
/ following classes:
Fir5t-Ths Presiden. and Vic. -Prcsideu
Of the Confederate States. 50 called, and head
Of departments thereof.
!Ssc2,.d-Those Who, in other countries, &C
ted as agents for The Confederate States.
Tird-Heads of departments Of the Unite
Stat.s officers Of tie army and nary Of IL
United States, and all persons educated i
the Military or Naval Academy Of the Unite
States and members of either House of tn
Seth Congress Of the United States, who CAV
aid or comfort to the late rebellion.
Fo'Ttt-Those who acted az officer, in tn
Confederate States, so-calied. above the grad
Of Colonel, or Master in the navy, or any OF
who, as Governor of either of the Confeder
ate States. gave aid or comfoy; to the %.
rebellion.
t ftEk-Those who have treated officers @
| soldiers or sailors of the army or navy of Ii
United States captured during the late va
r otherwise than lawfully as prisoners Of war.
, II is understood that vote upon them ia
y against ;. As it is known that Senate
Johnson and Representatives, Order an
Rogers only voted in the negative, the aifir.
alive nlu:t be Senator's Fessenden, Griue
Harris, iIowrrd, and williams, aud Re;
. resentatives Stevens, Washburn Of illinoi
IoEriil, Bingham, Conk!iag. Boutwell,, an
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