The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-29
FOR THE PEOPLE.
Proposed Amendment to the COnsti-
tuition.
THE UNION REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Resolved, BY the Senate and House of Representa-
bo.h Houses concurrng That The 70 lowing Artlcis
be proposed to the Legs OF the several States
s s1es %nioh %he3 raied Sy thsee orths Of said I'd
Legislatures shalt be valid as part OF the Constltu-
,.',A Article J., Section / All persons born nasu
ton Thereof are citizens OF the United states and
enforce any which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities OF citizens of the United States shall
perty without due process OF law, deny to any
son within its Jurisdiction the equal protection OF the
This section makes citizenship uniform in ali the
States, and protects citizens both North and south
for example, South Carolina must treat PennsylVa.
mans with the respect that she treats her own
citizens.
among tne several States ACCORDING to Their 9eSpeetiSe
numbers counting the whole number persons in each
Fight to vote at election President or Vce-Pres
dent and Tor the United States in Con-
the thereof is denied to any male
Sens Of the United Sta es or in any way abridged ex
cept participation in rebellion OF other crime the
proportion which the number Of male citizens shall bear
to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years
age in such state"
This section fixes the basis of representation in
Congress upon the population the several States
with this proUio that where State denies the elec-
tive franchise any of its qualified male citizens OF
q wears of age (which any State Is allowed to do
under this sectOn) that then its representation IN
Congress shall be proportonably reduced, thus
regulating the representation in Congress by the
number OF voters in each State Under the old Con.
sttution the South had three ths of all her slaves
added to her tree population to fix her representa-
ton Congress- now that slavery Is abolished she
will have two-ffths more added thereto, and thus
como back under the old Constitution with increased
power, and would thus make the vote of one white
70 4 in Tho
This IS the reason why the Rebels opposing
this part of the amendment.
Section 8. No person shall be Senator or Repre-
sentative in Congress elector OF President or Vice
he Tsed sSs any or unde State aRS
previously taken an oath Ss member OF Congress or
State Legs or as executive civil ocer of
any State 10 support the Con sci tuon Of the United
States shall have aged lnsurrect0n or rebellion
against the same or giving aid or comfort to the enc
thirds in each House, remove such disability
The intention of this section is to give the offices
to the Union of the South so that shall have
perpetual peace, and so that Jefferson Davis and
other traitors like him shall never again control
this Government, and thus endanger its liberties.
If those leading Rebels should continue TO hold the
Offices in the South, we shall have no peace, but,
on the contrary, perpetual strife They have done
enough already They should have no further say.
Their children will s7oceed to the rights which
they will lose by their tTeason this is enough in
all conscience This section you will observe ap-
plies those Rebels only who have heretofore held
Office and taken an oath TO support the Constitution
OF the United States; should any hardships arise
thereby, Congress may grant relief by a two-thirds
vote.
"section 4. TIE validity OF the public debt of the
United States, authorized by law, Including that in
In payment Of bonntes and pensions for services
IN suppressing insurreCti0n rebellion shall be
questioned; and neither the United States nor any
state snail assume or any debt or obligation in
SuIIed IN ald or insurTecon or rebellion against the
United states or claim for loss ipa OD of
shall be held illegal aud void "
Ths section will cut Off all future hope on the part
OF the Rebels OF securing payment for their slaves or
OF the Rebel debt, and thus relieve our country
from future sectional strife