The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10
SH ASIA COU RTE r
The Ripe bat Ungathcred Fruit of the
War.

The next Legislature of California is to
ratify or reject the Constitutional Amend
ment.
Every enc Of the formes free States except
California, has already adopted the pending
Amendment
Three fourths of all the States are required
to make this Amendment part of the Con-
stitution.
The Amendment mast be ratified by this
.Sateo ii is lost.
No Copperhead in either House, has voted
for. or will vote for its ratification.
1t must be ratified by Union votes and
Union men.
This Amendment must be adopted, to
avoid new causes of discord, and future
wars.
If this Amendment is lost. it is in vain
that 500, 900 heroes lie molaering in bloody
graves.
Justice and Liberty, the living and dead
heroes Of our struggle. the security Of the
millions who shall hereafter people this great
land, demand the adoption Of the following
Amendment.
Z" Resolred by tae Senate and House Of Rep
resenfatiees of the United States Of america
IN Congress assembled two thirds of both
Houses coacurring) that the following ar
ticle be proposed to the legislatures Of the
several States, a an amendment to the Con
s:i;ution Of the United States. which when
ratified by three fourIhs of said legislatures,
shall be valid as part Of the Constitution,
namely:
ARTICLE X.-SEcrIoN l. All persons
born or naturalized in the United States.
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are
citizens of the United States and Of the State
wherein they reside No State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of citizens Of the
United States; nor shall any State deprive
any person of life, liberty. or property. with
out due process of law nor to deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection of the laws.
SEC. .. Representation to be abortioned
among the several States according to their
respective numbers, counting the whole
number Il persons in each State. excluding
Indians not taxed But when the right to
vote at any election for the choice of electors
for President and Vice President of the
United States, representatives in Congress,
the executive and judicial officers of State,
or the members of the lcgis ature thereof, is
denied to any Of the male inhabitants of such
State, being twenty one years of age, and
citizens of tie United States, or in any way
abridged. except for participation in rebel
lion or other crime, the basis of representa-
tion therein shall be reduced in the proper
ton which the number of such male citizens
shall bear to the whole number of male cit
izens twenty one years of age in such State.
SEC. ,. No person shall be a Senator or
representative in Congress, or elector of
President aad Vice President or hold anv
Office, civil or military, unler the United
States. or under any Srate. who. having pre-
viously taken an oath as a member of Con-
gress, OF as Il member Of any State legisla
ture, or as an executive or judicial officer of
any State to support the Constitution of the
United States. shall have engaged ia iusur-
reciion or rebellion against the same. or
given aid aud comfort to the enemies Of the
same But Congress may, by a vote of
two-thrds of eac.i House, remove such dis
ability.
SEC. j The validity Of tie public debt Of
the Uritcd States. anthnrized by law,
including debts incurred for payment Of
pensions and hounties for services in sup
pressing in>urIect"n or rebellion, shall not
he questioned. Bot neither the United States
or any State shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aid of ir4surrection or
rebellion against the United States. or any
claim for the loss or emancipation of any
slave; but all such debts, obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal aud void
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have power to
enforce. by appropriate legislation, the pro.
visions Of this article"