The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-06-23
The Rump Congress of the United
States Admits Six Southern States
Negroes, Carpet.HQggerS and
JacObins Determined 10 Rule or
Ruin..White Men Below Par.

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Ruin--White Men Below Par.
wAsu,Naror Time 10 M R;nob.m
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saOtas;on a0 ~. :, ~ ronarsss. With tbs ,ecpm
mandat;oo th.t tbe .nendments NJ con
anr.sS IN ~
NJ sn.1a;n. orod . ooronr - ~,
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smendment s.,;t;na ont AIab.ma
M Farneswortb moved to strike F,or
Ida out of the hill and cave his reason,
for the mot;on. He was thorouohly CON
yinced that Florida ought not to be ad
mittedi with the present Constitution.
Mr.. Paine also. argued against the ad,
mission, of Florida under this bill.
Mr.. Butler replied to the remarks o.
Messrs. Farnesworth and Paine.
Mr.. Washburne of illinois. remarked
tbof bo vorld romand FIor;da to ter,;to,
r;ai I oona;t;on. %
M Rutler smoke a. some lenotb II
90. of tha .Sm;ss;on of Flor;ao .nd
w.s foIiowod h. M Hrbhord "a Ner
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$1,000 ",..-L,S - e G.sn."d ~ P--A'
'0 NJ R;n,ham desired tbe action of tbo
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suRRols 8 =, tue piii' ~, .u
lne tolieWing Is .ne Olii 10 !ull:
Ae avs y aa sIs S.a.ss q a"sa; n
sud Plor;S. - ,.nrasan.as;ou IL Gonarsss
sWHrRrAs The neonle of North Caro-.
/ lima South Carolina Louisiana Georpia,
AIabama and Florida have in nursuance
of The nrov;s;ons of an act eutitled GAR
Act for the more efficient government Of
the rebel States passed March 3. 1857,
and the act supnlemental thereto. framed
constitutions Of a State governments which
are republican. and have adopted said
constitutions by large maiorities of the
votes cast at the elections held for the
ratification or repeating of the same;
therefore, aa
Be IL enacted, That each of the States
Of North Carolina, South Carolina, Lou
isiana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida
shall be entitled and admitted to repre-
resentation in Congress as States Of the
Union when the Legislatures Of such
States shall have duly ratified the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States proposed by the Thirty ninth
Congress, and known as Article IA. upon
the! following fundamental conditions:
SECTION i. That the constitution Of
neither of said States shall ever be 50
amended or changed as to deprive any
citizen or class of citizens Of the United
States of the right to vote in said State
who are entitled to vote by the cohstitI-
ton thereof herein recognized, except as
punishment Of such crimes as are now
felonies at common law whereof they shall
have been duly convicted under laws
equally applicable to all the inhabitants
of said State. provided any alteration OIL
sa;d const;tut;on ons nrosnective in ;ts effec,
may he made with regard to time and
ulace of residence Of voters. and the State
of Georgia shall only be entitled and ad,
mitted to representation upon this fir.
ther fundamental condition, thai the frs
and third subdivisions Of section II o.
the 5th article of the constitution Of SAID
State except the proyiso to the first sub
lIdivision. sball he null and void. and thai
| the General Assembly Of said State. b,
solemn public act. shall declare the assem-
Of the State to the foregoing fundamen
| tai conditions.
sEaTIoN 2 That If the day fixed 70,
1.-The first meeting of tho Legislature o
| leither Of said States by the Constitution
Or ord;nance thereof shall have ypassed o,
SO nearly arrived before the passage Q
This. act that there shall not be time fo,
1.-The Lepislature to- assemble at the, period
fixed such Legislature shall convene a
1.-The end Of twenty daysfro the time thi
act shall take effect, unless the Governo
elect shall sooner convene the same.
! SECTION 3, That the first section o
this act shall take effect as to each State
except Georgia. when such State shall, b,
Its Legislature, duly ratify article IA, o
1.-THE amendment to the constitution Of til
United States, proposed by The 39tl
ECongress, and as to the State Of Georgia
when it shall, in addition, give the assen
.c -..l Ct.k.k, ~ f,nJcp,onkol aond;