New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-22
THE PENDING CANVASS.
senator Henri =. Lane ON Constitutional
Amendments.

will tell yOu, my fellow citizens. when we passed
Ir constitutional Amendment passed measure traa-
lie upon which alone peace lasting and honorable peace
be brought to our county The lIst clause in that Con
sutiOnal Amendment is simply reafn en Of the first
Ilrse the Civil Rights on declaring tha citizenship Of
u.1 in the United States without 10 race
oc- Then there rs another provision. and important
lr n1uclv bislg population excluding
nci ms are excluded by the oea law from the Suffrage on
.,l1r. O. color should have preferred Coustu.
lrl udmtnt based upon the voting population alone. Il
W.. simple proposition easily uudeIstood IL could not
sovevcr he clrr.cl through Congress; bot tie pres
1T proposition is substantially just and VIII accom-
si lie same purpose II ever your Coppcrheai orators
a' rs upon ths equal representation VIII ask them 10
fh noge Eeue vote South CarOln1 ought 20 be equal %
,se tie queso.' no they will tel you that The PRESENT J.
ti' hcsi tine 10 amend me Constitution wen ~ oiale5
, o1 o. tie Union You should nor they ssy egsate ana
pas ihe Civil Rights M and The Freedme't Bureau BAL oad
It C'usuioIm Aneudment when u ; 'es arc ot OF te
lalor Er wlv 70 Gods name are tloy not fepesn iedt
"hoc fault isi.' saw them leave o. senate va denne
went QUO voluntarily and they will come back Wlen NE 10Y
aS come a i S ., ssSss back so5sSr iCleeivI Blt
Why should we Nc, leg slate upon these subject Il we cam en
nj cr.sft.iionalg slate upon Constitutional an ,oducnt
~",te4' then voer Whole war debt nov be r,pldi.
utcd You Lost 800 Of gallant sons hohes or
lusbsuJ whose now rrow the battle feds they have
lied murderer unless tho Presidents PROCLAMATION protect
them Bot you canro. cast these eleven states cut Of tie
Union Andrew Johnson was elected when these eleven
S,ai had no voice m the councils ~ The naon bat We
thought bis election yfli election II yo1 ePsae
when eleven States out Of The Union then his erection
was val aud Andrew Johnson TODAY the Presi
these tiyol. without thought their accidental
Treslency We have lecll tied for fv0 s. have sup
pressed the Iebelon We have ssed gaLle laws We have
passed tariff laws ara laws 20 protect The aimed veteran Of
the war bis wife ana orphan Children I 70 these legisa'
acts % be invalid because eleven states chosen not
10 be represented IN CoBgressf
The Consit atioDa Amendment then is submitted
the people in the only constitutional mode which that
instrument may be amended. Amendments may be proposed
twOhrl vote IN Congress and ratified by three fOurths
Of The States That wse provision and Is the only pro-
vision OF the kind existing in the Constitution of human
government In Europe when they desire amendment Of
the Constitution they appeal 10 revolution and the abirament
of arms bl that the peaceful mode pointed for amend
ing our Constitution And have We no. reached crisis when
Che Constitution should be amended When we have had so
eiuh and such important dependent upon
ought not the Constitution TO be adapted the changed
state Of affairs
Under the old Constitution these slaves counted three
five by emancipation they became citizens By
very force Of emancipation without any
constitutional provision. they became citizens of the United
States II citizens they to be counted Your Rebel
brethren IN the South. hye six millions OF white people,
would Ony represent themselves but they claim
the right represent four millions of when they will
give them any gAt participate the government Of
the country The thing absurd that II seems to II
ne eds argument.