The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-11-21
IMPORTANT PROM GEORGIA.

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lisla,are has rejected, the csnstifutie aal ~
nendnent. I've rssolu,ioss u retsetioa
reads o fsllowss MI Ell El
Ressiued. That the Legislature n Georgia
dsclines . ratify the amendment q ding i
ifsurtsenth article to the Constitution Of the
lUnited States."
A motion was made in the Senate to post.
ipone the consideration Of the resolution 70
SOME fstire day bat il WAS amended tothe
mere adopting Of the above resolution. and
tshvs passed. yeas So. nays none. the fsll
ISenate voting. In the House the vote stood,
ysss lSl, naysa The nays were Ellington,
Iof Gilmsr ceunty. and Humphreys. Of Fan.
nier county. The committee on reporting
this resolution. accompanied il with Z
lengthy report the substance Of which Is a.
follows:
| First. Tha, States Of the United States
aIone are authorized to consider .constitu.
|tionsI amendments.
! Second. That such amendments must be
proposed by two.,hirds Of Congress. or By
the Legislatures Of two. thirds VI The States
| Third. That Georgia was one Of the oSigi.
nal States. and must always have eou& insed
such, unless she reserved the night to Sc
|cedr, or give the Federal Govefnnent the
right to reject her.
Ths report adducss the legislation Of
Congress. the procia.nstion oil the Pres
idrnt and the issue made during the war by
the Government Of the United States, 10
prove it Was hall b. that Government tina,
Ins State essld secede. and WAS only inter.
rupted in the practical relations Of State,
thesssOs and that the suppression of the
Irebelloa was 10 restore these relations fully
and the Constitution then became the 81.
prsns hw Of the land.
The argument then goes on TO declare
That Georgia and other States are integral
tpsrts Of Congress. and no Constitutional
eCsasrsss can be convened while such in.
tegral portions are forcibly excluded.
ltsays that the adoption Of the emancipa
ton amendment 10 no precedent Tor the
sasption Of this. the Southern States hay-
ing at that time no delegation 10 be received
into Congress, "a nov. when denied admit
lance. The argument concludes BY saying
that - the amendment in question was mol
proposed by two thirds nf . Constitutions
Congress. the COMMITTEES recommended the
adoption Of the resolution above given.
i The New York World thiaks that the
Radicals have already done their worsl
against the South. II says:
As regards the South. they have 81.
ready gone 10 the length sf their te,hsr
After passing over The veto u the Pres.
ident. their Civil Rights bin. they could
proceed 30 farsher except By proposing
amendment 10 che Classification. But q.
mendments being nullries ell ratified by
three .fsurths OF The States. The resistance
OF the South Is more effective In respect "a
them. than the Presidentisl veto 10 IN res.
pect TO ordinary laws. The veto can b
overcome BY tso.thirds Of both Houses
but the negative Of thirteen States ken
lucky. Maryland. and Delaware make up
the thirteen) on proposed amendment
can IN no way be overcome gill the nun.
Der u States reaches hfty two,--a larger
nsnbxr thss We are likely 70 have.
i The South, then. has no hing worse 10
iiesfs - ssohse1uebse W I've iete stectIons,
thsn protracted exclusion flom Congress
Negro suffrage cannot be forced on them
except by an amsndaent 10 the Cvnsliiu.
ton. which they can checkmats. New
penalties Tor treason are equally impossi.
BILE. BY the prohibition 10 pass eT post facis
laws. The old penalties have been remit
ted BY The Presidents proclamation Of am.
nesty and his individual pardons. The
State governments which have been formed
in the sosth cannot be upset. because Ton.
gress never comes in contact with then
except IN judging Of their competency 10
furnish credentials TO members Of that body
Congress having already done its utmos,
against the South, that section has nothing
10 fear 10 consequence 81 these election,
beyond what q already ssffep.