Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-02

insurrection, giving it aid and comfort, shsl
De excluded from the right to vote for mem
bers Of Congress, and for electors for Preslden
and Vice President of the United States.
SIC 4. Neither the United States nor any
state shall assume or pay any debt or obliga
ton already incurred, or which may hereafter
be incurred, in aid of the Instruction, OF wal
against the United Slater, or any claim fol
compensation for loss of involuntary service
or labor.
SEC. 5. That Congress shall have power t.
enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro
vIsIoDs of this article.
a BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESTORATION OF TIL
STATES LATELY IN REBELLION TO THEIR FULL
POLITICAL RIGHTS.
Whereas Ii Is expeiient that the state.
lately Ia instruction should AZ the earliest
day consistent with the future peace and
safety OF the Union be restored TO foil par
ticIpation III all political rig hts aid where
a. the Congress did, By joint Resolution, pEo-
pose Tor ratification TO the Legislatures Of the
several st=tes, a. al amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States, an article Ill
the following WORDS, 10 wit, the constitutional
article here Inserted, no" therefore,
Be enacisa, DC, That Whenever the above
rgcIted amendment ahail have become q part
u ghs Constitution, and any State lately iii
irsuErccciv.. shall have ratified TIE same, and
shall have lind tIed - Constitution and laws
IN Conformity Herewith, the Senators and
Representatives. tom such otato,i found duly
elected and qualiiei, may, after having taken
the required o4,hs Of office, be admitted into
Congress.
Second. .4qd be II further eaactsd, That when
any Ssaie lately in instruction shall have
ratified the i1re5oing proposed am ndment to
the Constitution, any pars OF the direct tax,
ander the act Ut August ,, 1851. whi, ii may
reIn4in due and unpaid in such State may be
assumed ard paid by such State, aud the pay
ment tbereo', upon proper assurances from
such Safe 70 be given TO she Secretary Of the
Tr -sury o. The United States, may be post
pJnod iJr periol not exceeding ten years
tom and after the passage OF this act
ELL DECLARING CERTAIN PERSONS INELIGIBLE
TO OFFICE UNDER TIE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Be 1t enacted, &c, hat no person shall be
eligible 20 any office under the government oil
the United States v no included in any OF
the follow ing c1ses namely
Ftrst. Tbe PsesIten- and Vice President d
the Confederate States Of America, so-caiied
and the heads vi departments thereof.
Second. Those who other countries acteG
agents OF the Confederate States Of Amer
ica 80 called.
Third Heads Oi departments of the L Ill
Ted States, uiicers OF the Army and Navy o
che United States, AID all persons educated
IN the MIlary or Naval Academies u IT,
UnI'cd States, Judges OIL tine Courts OF I'll,
United States, and members of either Hous,
OF the Thirty Sixth Congress of the Unite
States, who gave aid or comfort to the lat,
rebellion.
Fourth. those who acted as officers OF Iii,
Confederate States OF America, so-called
above the grade OF colonel in the army o.
master IN the navy, or any one who, Gov
emo ui either OF the 50 called Confederat,
States, gave aid aud comfort TO the late -
beiI0n.
Fifth. Tnose who hsye treated officers O.
soldiers or sailors OF the Army or Navy Of III.
Unitej States, capture1 during the late war
otherwise than lawfully prisoners OF war
Ii is said shat these measures are generally
acceptable, ami it IS thought they viii pa=
both Houses by the requisite two thirds vot-
If not exactly shas We desire they are &C
Infinitely Detser thar the Presidents plan.
The St. Adams Messenger, copy ing para
graph from Washington letter in las
week's FREEMAN respecting senators Edmuni
and Poland, Gays:
" hat has Senator Poland done to offend
the correspondent OF the tRKEMAS? Til,
sighting way IN which the Senator is met
toned III the above Is discTedilsble 20 the Gu
thor Of it, because undesetvcd. lie evidently
thinks tha' all our blessings anu reputation
dow from tie : gift Of gat.
Our correspondent, We presume, not &C
quainted personally with either Senator, anC
can certainly have no malice against Senator
Poland. He is, however, an observer of wha
is transpiring ut Washington, and understand
at once the impression made there by tht
speeches and labors Of the members from Yer
mont The IS gift of CAB, the faculty o
speech, may or Hiay not bring " blessings anC
reputation as it is wisely or unwieely EN-
ployed. The power TO influence other minds
BY ieady ana fOrclble speech, IS, however, one
OF the highe gifts of stateema nship. Silence
may be discreet n him who has nothing tC
ssy, or having something 10 say is unable &c
utter II ~ con: rent sentences but "wcrd,
fifty spoken are like apples If z, Id IN picture.
of silver" Mr.. Edmund5 will probably sur
vivo 'his sneer ct his readiness ana fuoncy "a
deb4-er, while the Senate ll.tene to BIN
wi;h PIE sure, and Mr. Sumner from the place
be mas occupied nearly fifteen years IN the
Senate, publicly AID warmly compliments
both his iogic and his principles