The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-01-23
Fox the News aud llcrtld
The Con3titu.ional Amendment"

few suggestions by way Of feeling the
public puloc on this important subject
Having recently given tho "Conslilution-
nj Amendment more careful pctusal, IL
is proposed to take up thc several sections
as proposed ami cxaminc each separately
aad weigh tie a'lsantayes Of acceptance
with those Of rejection.
Section lSt in substance, only co!nclcs
with what has already been granted by the
several Southern States in their new Const:.
tutions.
Section 81, provides for the apportion-
men; of representation upon The basis Of
the voting population. And plainly com
prShonds the right that each State shuil
have TO grant or withhold suffrage rom any
class.
The 81 Section excludes from c.Iicc, State
or Federal. all persons s'who having pre-.
viouSly taken an oath rs II m>,nbcr OF Con
grc;s OF as a mcmbcr Of any State Scrisla
tnie, or as an executive or judicial office ~"
any state, to support the Cons,ition Of The
uniied'Statcs, shall have engaged in insur.
rcclion, rebellion, SO.
Section 4th, provides for tho payment Of
the public debt incurred in surnrcs.;on or
rebellion anl all wc have TO do win II ;,to
pny our quota.
Section 9Th gives the powcr 10 cnr,.r,
compIianca upon The part of III, .cv.rr
. States 10 the ar,ic!ys Of the Amendment 10
, Congress.
Vln irt III, o.,l- ~
, Gle Of Amendment need no, bo c.r>;!nrrl
rs there is nothN>y in thcm to which ,.r;,,,,
objection can b. mlio
'flc q S.c.ion pr yilss for rcprcscut,-
tion Upon The basis or the c,o,nrppnnln,iou
Iertan!y this population docs ~, seem IN.
i, juHi wh"n we conN,i1r every State il the
""'0h hs"S' DC sfh4Stnod hy The same ruu
'Nh waist Ii may Icp;irs Us OF power il"
! '"e ''""SS "' Representatives, wr proper
'o'''''y G'" |" iii IN" ">na'c.
~ pt"''' VI ~ 2o"'h II !e't TO a"riYc
!" '",'' own CONCLUSIONS rs regards their
'U''' ~ f'"'''" 1T '"H ""'o"' """'d wish
- "''' - '.e power possible b"' tho ns';-
'"'V" " "'No'! o''"2 nov eX'inct and
,"V' '''"'' '' 'o"S'' any great diversity of
'''''."'' "''"'e" inc TWO sections, North
'"' '''"'"' IT. "'"'" o' wen to weigh the
S.'"'' ~ - "0''i'''"S 'h's propositions
"'"'"' ~ '''' ''S' ""y one OF IN" first
49, " o"' CONVENTION IN % I"
. wy ''.''''I' was TO a'ran%" tue
w. MUG" upon me
ii'''',' ~ '"' ""hSu'
,,' NV u """" nor now
/ "e"o' VI on Own
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! ~" 'e''" ~ '''''' " "'a'a'aE-
''""'s "''
~ ~''S''''' '"c "'oE' o'ilcc,
''''''' '.'i'' " .''e """'e amendment as
I ''' ''''" ''' ny 'h'S' many q
"''''V''''ch ana warriors
NV 'N",""'" '.'" no'o'"s o'hcc Of any
'''"'' MS s''''o" ''''''a' es yindIca'lvc-
hsss ""a want o' "'shan'n'ty on the part
u '''''''' '''oers III Co"s'ess' which IS not
worry com!hehoaoio because many, very
many ol our most 'horo"ghg"lng sccossion-
'S's' ""u hs'r'y every le"aing military OIL
oc' o' ''c '7""'h hnFe oeHh' since our sur
'e""'' "'Hooonn'es Hones VI '"ooer"tioh on our part
IN" ~" 0oH" F"e nce> P'ahco OF tho situation
nS cHussu sS ~ iHii'ro ana OF Willingness TO
oS goNerhe" py ""alc'cr terms generous
'oo Ho'NH propose.
II p"' "''iiss 'e0sioh "d does bear heavily
upon some' yet, have wen't others amongst
os'U "''',' N"o"i "S safes
'' : ~ p'''s' Po''''''"hS' arc
" "<'""o ""'' "o'''a's
- ''0"S pv''''o's o' "oV-
~ 1"'" W ""y D's'fic' or
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a,:I..,,, ~. o'"''. !" ruin
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,,.,, ,.,aa - '"','', "o'' not Tue
| n,,io, ,,,,;a, ,n. ,",.. ~" s."o''
, -, .y','.I. H..,s't """' ""o o'''i are
1 i ,horc a. mncl ;,inor,,;,, ~ n"" 's''h,
! those lhus excluded FROM, ana, os p'"t ~. =, "
J. -, " S' - " iHh
10 SEQ tho whoielsunk IN one common ruin