The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-13

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plan of settlement Of the political difficult.
ties OF tho country, the man outlines of
winch have already been given by tele.
graph. The subjoned is the proposition
in e,rtenSo:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIfE CoNsrI-
TUITION OF TIE UNITED STATES.
article XIV.
| SEC. |. The Union under the Consti
tuition is, and shall be, perpetual. No
State s'Iail pass any law or ordinance to
seceda or withdraw from the Union, aud
any such law or ordinance shall be null
md void
SEo. Q. The public debt of the Uni.
ted States, authorized by law, shall ever
be held sacred and invinlarc. But nci,h
tho United States nor any State shall
assume or pay any debt or obligation
incurred in aid Of insurrcction or rebel
hon against Tic Government or authori-
ty of the United States.
SIC. 3. All persons born or natural.
zrd in The United States, and subject to
the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of
the United States and Of the States in
which they reside. No State shall make
or'enorcc any law which shall abrdyc
the privileges or mmuntirs Of citizens
OF the United States; nor shall any
State deprive any person Of life, liberty
or property, without process Of Inv, nor
deny to any person within its Jurisdiction
The coual protection OF the law.
SEC 4. representatives shall 80 ap-
porlionrd among the several States &C,
cordng 10 their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of persons
IN enca State, excluding Indians not
taxed. But when any State shall, on
account of race or color, Or previous con.
dlhon of Scrvtudc, cxclndn from voting
ut any election for tho choice Of electors
tor President and Vice President of the
United States, representatives Of Con
gress, members ofthc Legislature or
other officers elective by the people any
of the male Inhabitants of snch State,
beng twcnty-one years Of age and citi.
zcns OF The United States, then the on
tire class ofpcrsons so excluded from
the elective franchise shall not be count.
cd IN the basis OF representation. No
o'atc shall require AS property qualiG-
cation for voters more Lhaa $3.50 worth
ot taxable property, nor as an ,duca.
tonal qualification more education than
enongh to enable The voter to read the
Constitution of the United Safes in the
English language and write his own
n nc.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO STATE CON.
STITUTION.
ARTIcTE.-Evcry male citizen who
has :csided in this State fnr,onc year aud
in the County in which he offers TO vote
six months, Immediately proceeding tho
day, of election, and who can Rad the
Constitution Of the United States m the
English language, or who can write his
own name. or who may be the owner OF
$3.50 worth of,axablc property. shall
be cu'itled 10 vote Mt all elections for
Governor OF the State, members Of the
Legislature and all other officers elective
by tho people Of tho State: Provided.
That no person by reason of this article
shall be excluded from voting who has
heretofore exercised the elective fran.
chisc under The Constitution and the
laws Of this State, or who, at tho time
of the adoption ofthis amendment, may
lie entitled to vote under the said Con
slitution AMI laws.
.BooTH AND T ~ LoRDs sPRAYER.-In
the palmy days Of Booth (hc father OF
Edwin Boo'h,) the great tragrdian, to.
s 'thcr with several friends, was invired
to dine by person who was opposed to
theatres and theatre. going g-and yet had
curiosity enough to wish TO see some.
thing Of the hon ,f the day. During
,, thc evening some one r, qnrs'cd Booth,
as particular favo". to read tn" Lords
Prayer. He expressed his Willingness
to afford the company this gra'ifration,
aud all eyes were turned rxpectanlly
towards him. Slowly and rcverenlly
he arose. All were astonisI,ed at tho
play Of emotions that convulsol his couu.
tcnance. His face became dcathly pale,
aud his eyes irembiingly turned upward
were wet with tears. The silence could
almost be felt; it became absolutely
painful before his rich toned voice from
the death hucd-hps indrscrbably sylla-
b|cd forth, "Our Father who art in
Heaven" etc. Every heart was thrill.
cd with the pathos and solemmly or,hc
OCCASION. After he had finished tho 81.
lrncc continued. until n subducd sob
from remote coH,cr OF the room broke
tho spell. Tho host stepped forward
with streaming eyes and seiz'ng Booth
by The hnnd, said: "SiL yon have af.
fordrd me a pleasure for which my
whole future lie will feel grateful |
am an old man, and every day from nv
boyhood to the present lime I lhonsllt
l had repeated tho Lords Prayer. but
never Heard it before, never"
Booth replied: "ro read that prayer
as it should bo read, has cost me The
severcst study of thirty years; and I
am far from being satisfied with my rcn.
dering of that wonderful production.
Hardly one person in ion thousand com
prehends how much ea'tv, tenderness