The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-02-23

iollows: As has been freqnentl,
iniImated in these dispatches t.ur:nn
the past icw weeks, tns signs Of 4
disposition. IN the part OF the South
crn people. t. meet Congress with a
proposition which partakes oi' the ma.
fnFr q = compromise Of the existing
difficulties. are rapidly Increasing:
LnElng tic past two weeks a large
number VI prominent Southern men.
wAo may bc taken as the representa-,
tive men Of the Southern States. have
Deei here ami have had daily consul
tatsOns wlgil tho president upon this
important snbject. Among these gen
iiemen riay bc named Governor
SiaTkey. II Mississippi; Governor
DEr, III South Carolina, Governor
Parsons. Vi Alabama Governor
Marvin, 81 FLORIDA, and Governor
Worth, % Nortn Carolina.
The ain VI tic desiJerations Of
tn s. ~ tcinsn Las been 10 agree
ns~n some measure a. basis u re-
constrntslon hich will " adopted by
the S"r'he'n Fcol l.. meet the views
~ the lIesiCeni, ami a, tie same
'ime reeve the apprVya. n. Tie ma
.lprIty ~ Congress. The result has
usen Tie rcfars.t.On u Tile follow
INK amendment u the Constitution
IN ,i.u Lnslel Stairs. aud also an
anittlutni a. tile Coast tati0ns III
she several >laies- Tie gentlemen
'iasasl Will a. once bring tie subject
rlprs the ~. s.atnres ~ Tie south
ern States ler their action. aud II will
also ~ <uhniit.edto The Joint Recon
~frHrtian Coinnliise of Congress
the l'rvsident VI tie United States
sH'ls aiFFYsc- iLc lropcsltiou.
NHansAs, l. has heen announced
M PERSONS il-Ii IL authority. rt4at i
proposition from the Southern Stats.
isasia- ii view tile adjustment ~ ouil
III, scit political truuJl,s. woni,! 4,
'eceistd anu cotslctgei, ctc.. there
io.e.
ii.soIv j, Dy tie Legislature oftEel
''iate q -. that n Q Congress ofi
iisr lnst.~i States - sss,us stesl " bro
.rrc ~ Fl.s Legislatures 81 shc sever
NJ star TIE following amendment tol
.i-c Constitution cftse United States
ARTICLE 4.
Sceiipa NJ state. undcr thc
-sAsista,FYu, las right 1t IL own
ysAl ~ fcisvancu liz pace III. or to'
\ lih .rAs. from. the Union. nor has
l4e FV.., raj Government any Firli, ;ol
VI "A a Stale tIcin tie Unlon, or III
.+ffire II Y. IL e4na. Suffrage ii the
'vnste ur ot leprrs eutalion III TIL
lensc " Representatives. The
ni0n uis4tr the Constitution shall d.
vrFetual-
Section =. That tie public dent III
he nitta State. aufhorizrsl IN law "A
liall eser l,e held sAcrel and ;nv,o-
afc. but neither the United Star.
leF any State shall assume Or pav anY
leht AMI obligation incurred III aii otlI
my Insnrrecti0n Or rebellion arxfnstlt
nc government Or authorities OF tLcli
United States.
Section :. All pcrs0us born ar na- u
nraliztd il the United States. ana,
al lsct - tie jurisdiction thereof. are
aiIxens III tAc United States ami ot 4,
he State an which they reside. and;
lie ciiizeHs of each State shall be en
itlci - all the privileges and iumn-
IiIAss " citizens in The several States.
~ State shall deprive any person Of
~. hbtrty. or properly, without due
'rocezs n law. nor deny 10 anv per.
On within its jurisdiction the equal
'rctecticn Of the lave.
Section 4. Representatives shall be
among the several States
ccording 70 their respective nan II
er, counting the whole number o;1'
'erscns IN each State. exclndinc In
ians not taxed bnt when any State !
hail. on account ot race or color. orIs
revlous condition Of servitndc. denv n
he exerclseof the elective franchise y
any election Tor the choice oflt
lec'ors for President and Vics Pres
lent Of the United States. Repre-.
sntatives in Congress, members Off
- Legislature. and other efficers a
ected BY the people, to any Of the p
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