The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-25
INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE.
Proposed Amendment to the COnsti-
tuition.
THE UNION REPUB DICAN PLATFORM,

LIE ON1OE hCL NhhlENGSIA
'Resolyed BY the Senate and House of Representa-
both Houses concurring That the following ,Artlcie
De prop0sed 10 .he Oh the several states
aIes which when ia flied oy three toutths of said
ton viz -,
ssGtSn dS Al born s%
ton tn Thereof are caens o. the United states and OF
enforce any laws which shall abrdge the privileges
immgnes OF citizens of the United states; nor shat
pery without du process Of law nor deny to any pei
laws"
This section makes citizenship uniform in all the
States, and protects ctiz .ns both North and south
for example, South Carolina must treat Pennsyiva-
mans with the respect chat she treats her
citizens
Section O. Representatives shall be apportioned
among the seveia States according to respective
numbers counting the whole number OF persons in each
right to vote election Tor President vicePres
eTeeUve a0 udca oe or the members of
the Legislatures thereof Is denied to male
Sens Of the United Sta es or in any way abridged OK
Sr IN SS Or be 9eG the the
proportion which the number Of male citizens shall bear
TO the whole number OF male citizens tweny-one years
ofage in such State"
This section fixes the basis of representation in
Congress upon the population the several States
with this proVi:O, that whore State denies the elec
tive franchise to any of its qualified male citizens
q years of age (which any State is allowed to do
under this sectIon) that tn n Its representation in
Congress shall be propOrtionably reduced, thus
regulating the representation in Congress by the
number OF voters in each State. Under the old Con-
sttuton the South had three fths of all her slaves
added to her free popu alton to fix her representa-.
tion in Congress; now that slavery IS abolished she
will have two-ffths more added thereto, and thus
come back under the old Constitution with increased
power, and would thus make the vote OF one white
man in the South nearly equal to two in the North
This is the reason why the Rebels are aOW opposing
this part of the amendment.
Section g. No person shall be a Senator or Repre-
sentative In Congress or eiector OF President Vice
President, hOd any office civil or military, under
previously taken an oath as member Of congress
as officer of the United States or as member Of any
any State 10 support the Con tuition of the United
against the same or giving aid or comfort to the enc
mics thereof; but Congress mSS By ySts of two
The intention of this section Is 10 give the offices
to the Union of the South SO that we shall have
perpetual peace, and so that Jefferson Davis and
other TRAITORS like him shall never again control
this Government, ana thus endanger its liberties.
those leading Rebels should continue 10 hold the
offices in the South, we shall have no peace, but,
on the contrary, perpetual strife. They have done
enough already. They should have no further say.
Their children will succeed to the rights which
they will lose by their treason; this is enough, In
all conscience This section, you will observe, ap-
plies those Rebels only who have heretofore held
office and taken an oath to support the Constitution
of the United States; should any hardships arise
thereby, Congress may grant relief by twO-thirds
vote.
"sectlon 4. The validity Of the public debt of the
United States, authorized by law Including that
payment of bouuties and pensions for services
in supervising nsurrection rebellion. shall be
| questioned; and neither the United States any
State shall assume or pay any debt or Obligation in
CURED in aid of nsurrection rebellion against the
United States any claim for loss patiou of
any slave; but all such debts Obligations and claims
shall be held Illegal and void" "
This section will cut OF all future hope on the part
of the Rebels OF securing payment for their slaves
| of the Rebel debt, and thus relieve our country
| from future sectional strife.