The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-25
Constitutional Amendment.

The following has been proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States by the Radicals
in the Bump Congress, from which
eleven States were excluded. His de-
signed 10 force negro suffrage upon
the Southern States. To the rRfifcn-
ton OF this amendment the radical
candidates for the State Legislature
are pledged the Conservative cnn-
didates will vote for its rejection;
ResolUed, BY the Senate and House oil Repre-
sentstiyes Of the United States Of America, In
Congress assembled tw0-thTds Of both Houses
oucurripg. hat the following article he pro-
posed 10 tne Legislatures o. the several States,
az a. amendment IL the Constitution OF the
United tites, which, when ratified by three
touIths Of The sad Legislatures, shall be valid
as a part of the Constitution namely:
A KIIcLE- SECTION |. AL persoDs born or mai
nraliz-d in thu United states. and SUBJECT u
the jurisdiction thereof are citizens OF the U.i.
ted States and of I've State wherein they reside
No Stale shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or mmunitles Of the
citizens of the United States Nor shall any
State deprive any peIscn OF life, liberty or prop
erty without due process OF law, nor deny u
any per son within Its Jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection Of the laws.
SscTI 9 Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States according 10
their respective number, counting th- WhoIe
number of per ons i'll each State excluding in
oians not taxed hut whenever Cd. right to vote
at any election for electors OF President and
Vice President or fer United states Represent.
atives in Congress, executive and Judicial ON
GERS or tn, members of The Leg stature thereof
is denied to any of the male inhabitants oi such
State being ta enty-oDe years of age, and cti'
zens Of the United States Or in any way abridg'
ed EXCEPT for participation in rebellion or other
crime. the basis of repre- sentation therein shall
he reduced in the proportion which the Lumber
of such ma citizens shall bear TO the whole
number OF male citizens twsnty.one years OF
age in that State.
SECTION s. No person shall be Senator or
Representative in Congress- electOr OF Prcsi-
dent or Vice President. or hold any Office, civil
OF military, under the United States, or under
any State, who, bavmg previously taken an
oath a, u member OF Congsess or as u member
of any State Leg stature, OF as an executive or
judicial officer OF "Dy state, to suppo, the Con-
stitutiOn of the UHited States. shall have en-.
gagged in instruction or rebellion against the
same or given aid and comfort ~ the enrmes
Thereof but Congress ray, by a vote OF two
thirds of each House remove such disability.
Sections The validity of the public debt OF
the United Statef authorized by l'w inoiuding
debts incurred for the payment OF pensions and
bonI;ies for services in supprrssing lneuIrec'
ton or rebellion, shal! not DO questioned but
neither the United States nor any State shall as.
assume or pay any debt OF obligat on Incurred
in aid of iUsurrecti Il or rebellion against the
United States, or any claim Tor the ios3 or
emanci patios of any slave, brt all such deOts;
Obligations, acd claims shall DO ned Illegal ana
void.
SECTION 5. Tho CcneTess shall have power TO
enforce by appropriate legislation the frovls'
ions of this article oc'29