The Daily clarion., 1867-02-12

The following message was sent by His
Excellency, Gov, Humphreys, to tho Legis.
lature, on yesterday, with the suhioinod
communication from Senator sharkey;
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
jackson, Miss, Feb II, 1861.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives:
/ received on Sd inst from the Hon. w, L.
Sharkey, Senator elect TO Congress OF the
United States. y Telegram, Ms follows; K
"Hold the Legislature In session, have
aOmathing ta communicate s..1e'f
To-day i received a communication from
him, enclosinga proposition, herewith trans
mitted. Senator Sharkey says; II enclose
you propositions which have been prepared
by n delegate from North Carolina. with
great care. These propositions are 10 come
| from tho States, and some of the leading
men have said Ii the South do not like the
Constitutional Amendments, why don't they
propose some plan Of their own. think
they will bc adopted by North Caroline,
South Carolina md Arkansas, as all their
delegates here approve them"
have no recommendation TO make ON
these propositions, as. Il disapprove them en-
tirely. ~
| WHEREAS, 1t has been announced by
persons high in authority, that propositions
from the Southern States, having in view
the adjustment of our present political
troubles, would be received aud considered,
&C., &c TIL, refore,
Resolved by the Legislature Of the State
of Mississippi That the Congress Of the
United States be and arc hereby requested TO
propose. TO the Legislature OF the several
States the following amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States:
ARTICLE "a.
Section 1. No State under the Constitution
has right OF its own will TO renounce its
place IN or to withdraw from the Union
Nor has the Federal Government any right
to eject State from the Union, or TO de-
prive it of its equal suffrage in the Senate
or of representation in the House of Repre-
The Union, under the Constitution, shall
be perpetual,
Sec. 2. The public debt of the United
States authorized by law shall ever be held
sacred and inviolate. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume or
pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid
of insurrection or rebellion against the Gov
ernment or authority of the United States
Sea 8. All persons born or naturalized
in the United States, aud subject to
the, jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of
the Unitedo States, aud of tie States in
which they reside, and the citizens of each
State shall be entitled to all the privileges
and immunities of citizens in the several
States. No State shall deprive any person
of life, liberty or property, without due pro-
cess of law, nor deny to any person within
its Jurisdiction the equal protection Of the
laws.
SEC. A. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States according
to their respective numbers, counting the
whole number of persons in each State eX-
GLIDING Indians, not taxed. But when any
State shall, Oh account of race or color, or
previous condition of servitude, deny the ex-
ercise of the elective franchise at any cleo
tion for the choice of electors for President
and Vice President OF the United States,
Representatives in Congress, members ofthe
Legislature, and other officers elective, by
the people to any of the male inhabitants
of such State, being twenty-ODe years of age,
and citizens of the United States, then the
entire class of persons so excluded frOms the
exercise of the elective franchise shall not be
counted in the basis Of representation.
And whereas, &c
Be it further resolved, by the Legislature
of tue Saate of Mississippi, That the fOllow-
ing article Shall be adopted as an amend
ment to and become part of the Constitu-
tion of the State Of Mississippi:
..ar t3a ssgs ARTICLE. lEfkl
Every male citizen who has resided in the
State for one year and in the county in which
he offers to vote, six months Immediately
preceding the day of lection, and who can
read the Declaration of Independence, and
the Constitution Of the United States in the
English language, and write his name, or
who may be the owner of two hundred and
fifty dollars worth of taxable property, shall
be entitled to vote at all elections for Gov
ernor of the State, members of the Legisla-
ture, and all other officers, the election Of
whom may be by the people Of the State;
Prorided, That no person, by reason OF this
article, shall be excluded from voting who
has heretofore exercised the elective fran
chise under the Constitution and laws Of this
State, or who, at the time ofthe adoption
of this amendment may be entitled to vote
under said Constitution and laws.