The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-10-04
Constitutional Amendment.

In order that our people may be
fully informed as to the great qucs-
. ton now at issue, we reproduce the
joint Resolution amending the Con-
stitution, which has been submitted
to the several States for approval.
Rcsolred, By The Senate and House
! Of Representatives. Of The United States
Of America, Tico thirds Of both Houses
Cbncurring, That the following arti-
Gle be proposed to the Legislatures of
the several States as an Amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States, which, when ratified by three
fourths of said Legislatures, shall be
valid as part of the Constitution, viz:
ART. II, SEC. l. All persons born
or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the jurisdiction there
of, are citizens of the United States
and of the State wherein they reside
No State shall make or enforce any
laws which shall abridge the privil-
eyes or immunitics of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any State
deprive any person of life, liberty or
property, without due process Of law,
nor deny to any person within its jur-
isdiction the equal protection Of the
laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be
apportioned among the several States
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of per.
sons in each State, excluding indians
not taxed; but whenever the right Il
vote at any election for electors Of
President or Vice President, and 70,
the United States Representatives il
, Congress, executive and judicial off
GERS, or the members of the Legisla
r lures thereof, is denied to any of mal'
, inhabitants of such State, being 2
, years of age, and citizens of the Uni
ted States, or in any way abridged
| except for participation in rebellion
or other crime, the basis of rcpresen
tation therein shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of male
citizens shall bear to the whole mum
Der OF male citizens 81 years of age
in such State.
SEC. 3. No person shall be a Sen
l ator or Representative in Congress
: or olector Of President and Vice Pres
: ident, or hold any office, civil or mill
t tary, under the United States or un
0 der any State, who, having previousl
+ taken en- oath as member Of Con
grcss, or as an officer of the Unite,
Y States, or as a member of any Stat
n Legislature, or as an executive or civ
il officer of any State to support tn
Constitution of the United States
!, shall have engaged in insurrcction o
u rebellion against the same, or give
J aid or comfort to the enemies thereo
!, but Congress may, by vote Of two
i thirds in each House, remove sue
IT disability.
/. SEC. 4. The validity of the publ
debt of the United States, authorize
n by law, including that incurred
Of payment of bounties and pensions ft
le services in suppressing insurrectio
,r or rebellion, shall not be questioned
" and neither the United States, M
Il any State shall assume, or pay al
of debt or obligation incurred in aid
= insurrection or rebellion against Il
~ United States, or any claim for 10
30 or emancipation Of any slave; but /
ie such debts, obligations and clair
OF shall be held illegal and void.
,ss' We publish the above SO that pc
w. pie can see for themselves what t
on Constitutional Amendment propos
IS. by Congress is, and not depend up
the lying Cops. who are busily enga
10. cd in peryerting and misrepresenti
of it. They claim that il favors neg
ly suffrage, when Philadelphia lawy
he would not be able to find that in it.
90 90 The argument is, that it "mal
he citizens out of.negroes.' The Cons
10 tuition of the United States does tn
,e1 but il does not follow that all citizc
ny are voters. Women are citizens. !
,er they cannot vote. The comforting
at citizenship. under the AmendmeI
he gives protection only to life, liber
ny and property. Nothing more.
not that right2
Il. The Amendment does not say
to single word about negro suffrage.
w. leaves the question to the rebel Sta