Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-08
From the Raleigh Sentlne
Our Federal Relations.

Our readers are aware that short time
ago several Southern gentlemen, on a visit
to Washington City, ascertaining from
their intercourse with members of Congress.
and others, that the national troubles were
becoming more threatening and complica-
ted every day, in the hope of composing
those troubles, two of them from North
Carolina, prepared plan of settlement to
be offered by the Southern States by their
Legislatures to the Congress. This plan
was presented to number of gentlemen
at Washington and approved.
Finally, the plan was submitted to our
Legislature, by DR.. Speed, the Senator from
Pe1quimans and Pasquotanl, in order to
test the sense of that body, in the follow
ing manner and form
RESOLUTION IN REGARD TO FEDERAL. RELA-
TIoNs.
WHEREAS, A plan has been agreed upon,
published by parties, representative men
of the South, identified with the South in
thought, feeling and interest, to be sug-
gested to the Congress of the United States,
as basis of settlement of the delicate and
difficult questions agitating the sections,
tO-wlt:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TUE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES.
ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION l. The Union under the Consti-
tuition is, and shall be, perpetual. No State
shall pass any law or ordinance to secede
or withdraw from the Union, and any such
law or ordinance shall be null and void.
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 OF rebellion against the
Government or authority of the United
States.
Sec 3. All persons born or naturalized in
the United States, and subject to the juris-
diction thereof, are citizens of the United
States, and of the States in which they re-
side. No State shall make or enforce any
lawwhich shall abridge the privileges or i'm
munities Of citizens of the United States !;
nor shall any State 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. 4. Representatives shall be appor
toned among the several States according
to their respective numbers, counting the
whole number OF persons IN each State, eX-
cluding Indians not taxed. But when any
State shall, on account Of race or color, or
previous condition of servitude, exclude
from voting at any election for choice of
electors for President and Vlce-President
of the United States, Representatives in Con-
gress, members Of the Legislature or other
officers elective by the people, any of the
male inhabitants of such State, being
twenty-one years OF age and citizens of the
United States, then the entire class Of per-
sons SO excluded from the elective franchise,
shall not be counted in the basis of repre-
sentation. No State shall require as prop
erty qualification for voters more than two
hundred and fifty dollars worth of taxable
property, nor rs an educational qualifca-
ton, more education than enough to enable
the voter to read the Constitution Of the
United States in the English language, and
write legibly his own name.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO STATE CoNsTITU-
TIONS.
ARTICLE.
Every male citizen who has resided in
this State for one year, and in the county
in which he offers to vote six months, i'm
mediately preceding the day of election,
and who can read the Constitution of the
United States in the English language and
can 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 Governor of the
State, members of the Legislature and all
other officers elective by the people of the
State Ps'ouided, That no person by rea
son of this article, shall be excluded from