Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-09
PICKENS C. H., S. c.:
Saturday Morning, February 0, 1867,
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON
New Plan Of Settlement.

proposed by prominent Southern men, who
have just returned from Washington
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CoNsrITu
rIoN OF THE UNITED STATES.
Article 14.-Scction |. The Union under
the Constitution is, and shall be, perpetual
No State shall pass any law or ordinance to
sccede or withdraw from the Union, and any
such law or ordinance shall be null and void
/, Section 2 The public debt of the United
States, authorized by law, shall ever be held
sacrcd and inviolatc But neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrec
ton or rebellion against the Government or
authority of the United States.
Sec. 3. a II persons born or naturalized in
the United States. and subject to the jursdic.
tion thereof, arc citizens of the United States
and of the States in which they reside No
State shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or mmunitcs Of
citizens of the United States; nor shall any
State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law, nor de-
ny to any person within its jurisdiction, the
equal protection Of the laws.
Sec. d. Representatives shall be appor
toned among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
number of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed. But when any State
shall, on account Of race or color or previous
condition of scrsitudc, exclude from voting
at any election for the choice of electors for
President and Vice President of the United
States, representatives in Congress, members he s
Of the Legislature or oher oiiseSf aye a4sSSafSd and
GLASS OF persons so excluded from the elective
franchise, shall not be counted in the basis Of
representation. No State shall require as q
property qualification for voters more than
TWO hundred and fifty dollars worth of taxable
property nor as an educational qualification
more education than cnongh to enable the
voter to read the Constitution of the United
states IN the English language and write his
own name.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO STATE coNsTITu
Article. Every male citizen who has re-
sided in this State one year and in the county
IN which he offers to vote six months. immc.
dlately preceding the day of election and
who can read the Constitution Of the IJnitcd
States in the English language and can writc
his own name, or who may be the owner of
two hundred and fifty dollars worth of taxa.
bic property, shall be entitled to vote nt ,lf
elections for Governor of the State members
OF the Legislature and all other officers cleo.
tive oy the people Of the State Provided.
That no person by reason of this article. shall
De excluded from voting who has heretofore
exercised the elective franchise under the
constitution and laws Of this State, or who.
at the time OF the adoption of this amend |
ment may be entitled to vote under said Con. !
stitution and laws.
with the formal endorsement of Governor
ORR of South Carolina, Parsons of Alaba-
ma, SHARKEY Of Mississippi, and MARVIN
OF Florida; of Senator JONES of Arkansas,
fion. Mr. EppERsoN, member elect from
Texas, and Messrs Brown, BoyDEN, HAfNEs
and LEACH of North Carolina, these meas.
ares have been submitted to the LEGISLATURE
OF the last named State now in session, and
nre before the public for consideration.
~-In New York, on the 5th instant
Cotton was 80 to 33. Gold, 81.
Ew j. e. HAoooD, Esq, has Revenue
Stamps for sale. H
Eg- The "Anderson Appeal" has been
discontinued. N1essrs HoYT and WALTERS
Tlll conduct the business hereafter. Mr.
doYT continues to control the {" "Intcllioen.
'or," and Mr.. WALTERS the +" Carolina Ran.
ist" Success to all parties. 1
esS' Mr.. CHARLES II. HALL will issue
'oout the middle Of February, at Orange.
,urg =. H., new Literary paper, under the '
1tlf' ltie OF " Orangeburg News" SAMUEL Din. .
'hs, ESQ.,, will be the editor. The enter !
'rise has our best wishes for success, :