The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-21
The CONsiIr NAL AMEND

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f3, 1905. ~
ResoiUed By Me Senate and House Of
lRepresenfa,ipes of The United STATES Of
dmeriea IN Congress assembled 1.-TWO
tthirds Of both Houses cUncurring,
That the following article be proposed
20 the Legislatures of the several
states, rs an amendment to the Con.
,ututiOn of the United states, which,
when ratified by threc-fourths of said
Legislatures, shall be valid is part oi
,he Constitution, namely: ....
ARTICLE
SIcTioN l. All persons bonn or natu~sli =.
y the Uated states an subject TO the ju.
isdtc,iUu thereof. are citizens Of the Uhi ted
tates aud Of o 5 c.e whore n Ihey reside
10 state shall make ., euforc5 any law which
'lttl tbrjge thi riviie ,es tr immdn ties oi
the Uni ed state; nor shall any State lie.
priSe any person Of lie, liberty, or proper
IT,, wlin'u. d. r Ces, 4 law, deny t.
any person within It's ji rsdotion, the equa
IrptectioD oftbs avs.
| A clear understanding of this sec
tion OF the amendment, which may
be gained at sight, will show that it
is nothing but what is neeued. 1t
provides for the civil rights of ev.
cry person in any State, deterring
such State from passing laws to in
fringe on such rights. IL must be
understood that it does not confer
suffrage upon the negro, as Copper.
head politicians unscrupulously say
il does. That matter is left with the
people oftheir respective States. It's
provisions are just, .. .u
sE,. = R.pr scntaLlves shall be appor.
lion am ns the several States accOi~n <
to their respective nun.be s. counting the
Nhov number OF persons in Z. ch State, Go
cl .ding Indians no. taxel. But when he
r sht " vO.e at any election ior the choice
81 electors Tor President apd Vice President
u the United States, Representatives IN Con.
81, ss,. hv eAesuaye and Judicial Iii rs Of
= ,,tto, or e u ombors Of the Legislature
thcreof, is denied to any Of the mole inhabi.
I.nts oi sucn States, being twenty -one years
Ul ,, aud c,uI n,vf tne lnitod 80. ties, o.
N tny way ar Isei, Ok ;cpt f.. pas icipa
ton Ia rebelhJA or other crane, the. D.sis Vi
representa- .On therein suall be reduce IN
The proportion VII oh the number of such
me- iuzeus shall UeLr tu the wEole number
ofua!e ctzous tsenty.one years of &c u,
2 ,gh nj TO. "'
Section two provides that white
men in the North shall have an equal
representation with the Southern men
That w..nCu. suffrage there shal. bC
no representation. Take South Car.
olina, as an instance. Ithas
White population of 100000.
Black 100000.
Total 100000.
Allow them one Representative fol
each loo, ,0O0 and they have seven
three for actual voters and four foI
non-voting persons. The amendment
will strike off the four and allow tire,
representatives, the number actual,
voted for. Ii the people of the Stat
; wish to retain the seven Representa-
tives they will have to eniranchis
the negro. The amendment vii
probably affect all the States some
what, either diminishing or increas
ing representation. This section
summed up is that representation
shall be allowed only on actual voting
population. l. is clear and just.
aLc. . MCPHERSON. shah be'R Senator o.
:opro rn ative in Congress, or elector o
PRESIDENT and Vice President, or hold AM
clliee, civil or military, uud5I tLs Urit ,
p. suos, or ugder a,y state, who having pre-
vi ,usIy taken an oath, as a member OF Co
gress, or ~ an vii er OF the United State \
or rs a member of any State Legislature, O
as an executive or Judicial onlcer Of sr!
state, To SUPPORT the Constitution OF III,
United S,ates, sAa have engaged IN iLsur
reolon against The same, oi given aid o
comfort 10 the entmes tAoreoE Rut Con
gresS may, y avrto OF two'thirds oi eacI
House, Iemuv, sich disability.
This needs no explanation. M
one will dispute that men bound by
+; the oath of allegiance as holders o
any office, who have broken such oatl
are unworthy to be trusted with an,
thing in the gift of the people. Al
ter years the disability may be re
moved, but il is best to hold then
aloot at present. Perjurcd, blood
handed traitors are not To be trusted
So ino validity of The pubh. dett ,
, the United states authorized by law, iuelu
ding debts Incurred for payment Of pension
and bounties Tor services IN suppressing n
; n .uou ur rebo,hvn, 81 III not ue que
Ioued. But ueiIher the United States u,
any state AL assume or pay any debt q
obligation aid u insurrec lion or reb Iho
against tho Unled States, or any claim iv
tAV 'NSH VI NihNAN'I I"NANh VI ohg olNNSi oh
all su1h dtLts, Obligations and claims sha
he held llcs and void.
The debt contracted to maintain
the Government shall be valid an,
paid; that incurred to- break up tn
Union shall not, A clear proposition
aud one that must meet the approb
alton of the lover of justice. 1t ma,