New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-15
rHE coNsrrrur1oNAL AMENDMENT.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED sIAiE9'
Resolped BY the Senate and House OF Repre-
ontatiyes If the United States of America IN
sSrass assembled thirds OF both houses
S,Sriny That the following article be pro-
nosed to the legislatures OF the several states as
a amendment to the Constitution OF the United
states which, when ratified by three-fourths OF
said legislatures shall be valid as part OF the Con
stitution namely:
ARTloLE-Section l. All persons born or natu-
raiized in the United States and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens OF me onlteo
States and of the State wherein they reside no
State shall make or enforce any laws which snail
abridge the privileges immunities of citizens OF
the United States, nor shall any State deprive any
person of life or property without due process q
law, nor deny TO any person within Its JurisulcuoA
the equal protection of the laws. ..s
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be apporuoAFu
among the several States according 70 t helr re-
spectiye numbers, counting the Wnoie hunLoei VI
persons in each State, excluding fihaiahs Iot
taxed: but whenever the right to vote at any eIee
ton for electors of President and wee fresldeht
or for United States Representatives IN Congress,
executive and Judicial ot1ceIs, OF the members u
The legislatures thereof is denied to any Of the
male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one
wears of age and citizens of the United States, or
ia any way abridged except for participation IN
rebellion or other crime the pass OF representa-
ton therein shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number of such male citizens shall bear
to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one
years of age in such State.
SEC. 3. No person shall be Senator or Repre-
sentative in Congress- or eleetor of President and
Vice President or hold any Office, civil or military
under the United States OF under any State, who,
having previously taken an oath as member OF
Congress, or an officer of the United States, or
as a member of any State legislature, or as an eX
ecutive or judicial officer of any State, to sup
port the Constitution of the United States, snail
have engaged in insuTreetion OF rebellion against
the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof; but Congress may, by vote OF Two
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SEC A. The validity OF the public debt Of the
United States, authorized by law, including debts
incurred for the payment Of pensions and bountles
for services in sIlppressinr insurreetion or rebel
hon, shall not be questioned but neither the
| United States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred in aid OF lnsurree-
ton or rebellion against the United States or any
claim for the loss or emancipation OF any slave;
but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be
held Illegal and void
Although the amendment is divided into four
sections it is proposed as a whole, and must be
adopted as whole, by three-fourths Of the States,
in order to give it validity as part of the tunda-
mental law. 1t viii be observed that the joint
resolution declares that the proposed amendment
shall be valid, as part Of the Constitution, when
ratified BY three-fourts Of the legislatures Of the
several States; but there i no information con
Yeyed as to the number Of States which, in the
Union. The report which accompanies the reso
luton does mot relieve this point from obscurity
The general scope Of that report involves the idea
that the late Confederate States are not either il
Law, or in fact, members Of the Union and the
summing up Of tie argument declares that those
States had forfeited all civil and political rights
under the Federal Constitution, and that they
can only be restored to their relations Of the
n Union 'fby the permission and authority of that
4 constitutional power against which they rebelled
\ and by which they were subdued.n The con.
clUsion Of the committee is expressed in the fol
flowing words: 9s
I That the so-caed Confederate States are not at
present entitled to representation in the Congress
\ of the United States that before allowing such
representation, adequate security forfeiture peace
and safety should be requested; that this can only
H he found in such changes of the organic laws a:
shall Determine the civil rights and privileges q
the citizens in all parts of this republic shall have
Il representation on an equitable basis shall fix
stigma upon treason; and proteetthe loyal people
n against future claims for the expenses incurred il
support of the rebellion, and for nanumittet
slaves, together with an express grant of power il
Congress to enforce these provisions. To this end
A they offer Joint resolution for amending the Con
stitaton of the United States, and the two several
bills designated to carry the same into effect, be
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