Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-02-13
Anew Plan Of Adjustment.

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shape OF amendments to the Federal and
State Constitutions, which We understand is
proposed by certain gentlemen from the South,
who have but recently visited Washington
This scheme has been shown, We lear, to va
rious members Of the Legislature Of Virginia.
and the intention is to present it to the Leg
isature of North Carolina for formal sdop.
tien. The patrons of the measure have indi-
Gated solicitude to keep it out of the news
papers, and thus prevent, for while: at least
any public discussion of its merits. We have
received this document, however, with full
liberty OF publication, from one who himself
received it in like manner. and we do not
feel iustifiedin withholding it from our readers.
The people Of the South at large, are proposed
to be affected by its provisions in their grs.
vest and most important interests ead II is
their clear and unqueslionatle right to be in
formed of the nature and character of meas
ures devised by those who, whether with or
without adequate authority, have undertaken
the office of pointing out basis of settle
menj. ANY attempt to veil such measures
from the public scrutiny until sufficient mum
Ders or persons IN the legislative bodies can
be committed to secure their adoption, is
alike opposed to the genius Ofour institutions,
and to the Just rights of our people. The
following is the scheme:
PROPOSED AMESDMLXT TO TIE CONSTITUTION
OF TIE UNITED STATES.
ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION l. The Union under the Constitu.
tion 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.
SECTION 2. The public debt Of tho United
States, authorized by law, shall ever be held
sacred and inviolable. 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.
SECTION 8. All persons born or naturalizsd
in the United States, and subject to the juris
dic;ion thereof, are citizens of the United
States ard of the States in which they reside.
No State shall make Of enforce any Law
which shall abridge the privileges or immu-
mites of citizens of the United States; nor
shall euy State deprive an7 person of lfe
liberty, or property, without due process Of
law, nor deny to any person within its juris-
diction the equal protection of the laws.
SECTION 4. Representatives shall be sppor-
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 CON-
di;ion of servitude, exclude from voting at
any election for choice of electors for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States,
Representatives of Congress, 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 citi.
zens Of the United States, then the entire
class oc 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 taxa
BILE property, nor as an educational.qunlif
ton more education than enough to eCable
the voter to read the Constitution of the
United States in the English language and
write his own name.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO STATE CONSTITUTION.
Article. Every male citizen who has resi-
ded in this State for one year and in the coun.
ty in which he offers tC vote six months, i'm
mcdiately preceding the day of election, and
who can read the Constitution Of the United
States in the English language, and cen write
his own name, or who may be the owner of
two hundred and Fifty dollars worth of taxa
BILE properly, shall be entitled to vote at all
elections for Governor of the State, members
of the Legislature and all other officers elec.
tive by the people of the State: Prorided,
That no person by reason of this article shall
be excluded from voting who has heretofore
exercised the elective franchise under the
Constitution and laws Of this State, or who,
at the time of tho adoption of this amend
,nent, may be entitled to vc under said Con-
stitution and laws.