American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-20
The CongressionaIPIan.

The COMPASSIONATE
The supporters of the Presidents policy
have professed to be out of patience with
Congress because they had not long since
given the country some we'll defined pol
icy, as against that OF the Executive
The result of their long deliberation is
before the country, however, in the shape
ofsa Constitutional Amendment. Against
this amer dment, we think, 1t will be hard
TO raise much objection. At any rate it
will be the raliying point of the Repub-
lican party at the approaching election.
And against it will be arrayed every
Democrat of the North, joined by every
rebel of the South. The verdict of the
people is not hard to prognosticate The
following is the amendment referred to
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, passed by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
| two-thirds of both Houses concurring.
That the following article be proposed
| to the Legislatures Of the several States
as an emendmcnt to the Constitution. of
the United States, which, when ratified
by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall
be valid as part of said Constitution
ARTIcLE-SEc |. All persons born or
naturalized in the listed States, and sub
jeet to the Jurisdiction thereof, are citi-
zens of the United States and of the State
wherein they may reside. No State shall
make or enforce any laws which shall
abrdge the privileges and immunities of
the 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
jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be ap-
portioned among the several States accor-
ding to their respective numbers, count
ing the whole number of persons iu each
State, excluding Indians not taxed, but
whenever the right to vote at any cleo
tion for electors of President and Vice
President of the United States, Repre-
sentatives in Congress, Executive and
judicial officers, or the members of the
Legislature thereof, is denied to any Of
the male citizens being twenty-one years
of age, and citizens of the United States,
or in any way abridged, except for par.
ticipation in the rebellion OF other crime.
the basis of representation therein shall
be reduced in the. proportion which the
humber of such male citizens shall bear
TO the whole number Of male citizens
twenty one years 6fage in such State
SEos8. No person shall be Senator OF
Representative in. Congress, or elector of
President Or Vice president. or hold any
office, civil or military, within the United
States, or under any State, who, having
taken an oath as member of Congress,
or as an officer at the United States, or
as member of any State Legislature, or
as an Executive or Judicial officer Of any
State, to support the Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in n
SutitCllOU TCptiiiOb Nut odUt.
or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof; but Congress may, by vote of
two-thirds of each house, remove such
disability.
SEc. 4 The validity Of the public debt
Of the United States, authorized by law,
including debts incurred for the payment
Of pensions and bounties Tor services in
suppressing instruction or rebellion, shall
not be questioned, but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt incurred in aidrof insurrecrion
or rebellion against the United States, or
any claim for loss or emancipation of any'
slave, but all such debts, obligations and
claims shall be held illegal aud void.
upSr We have been informed by one
who knows, that all the employees of the
Post Office, in Philadelphia, we're assessed
with black mail, for the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses Of the Johnston
meeting lately held there; and that the
employees Of another department refused
to contribute to the same purpose because
they were unwilling to assist by their
means, in the PRONUNCIATION of principles
that were repugnant to their feelings and
Judgment. This latter course was com
mendable. 9 1tamB
ffs,.. ffs.sfs-
sD- We refer our readers to. the adver-
tisement of Rev:J, j. Rockwell, teach
er of the Normal Scool, Prospect, Butler