The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-01-09

counting the whole number Of persons
in each State, excluding Indians not
taxed. But when the right TO vote at
any election for the choice of electors
for President and Vice President OF
the United States, representatives in
Congress, the executive and judicial
officers of II State, or the members OF
the Legislature thereof, is denied to
any OF the male Inhabitants of such
State, beng twenty-one years of age
and citizens Of the United States, or IN
any way abridged, except for partici-
patton IN rebellion or other crime, .he
basis of representation therein shall
be reduced in the proportion when
the number of such male citizens shall
bear to the whole number OF male citi-
zens, twenty-one years Of age in such
State.
SEC. 3. No person shall be q Sena-
tor or Representative IN Congress, or
elcetor Of President or Vice President,
or hold any Office, civil or military,
under the United States, or undor any
State, who having previusly taken an
oath as a member Of Congress, or "a an
officer Of tho United States. or as a
mombSr Of any State Legislature, or
us an executive or judicial officer Of
any State to support the Constitution
OF the United States, shall have onga-
ged In insurroctiOn or rebellion against
the same, or given aid or comfort to
the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, by n Vote Of two-thirds of each
house, remove such q disability.
SEC. 4. The validity ofthe public
debt Of the United States, authorized
by law, including debts incurred for
paymen: of pensions and bounties for
services in surpressing :nsurrection or
rebellion, shall not be questioned. But
neither the United States nor any State
shall ossume or pay any debt or obli-
CATION incurred in aid of instruction
or rebellion against the United States.
or any claim for tho loss or emancipI-
ton OF any slave /; but all such debts.
obligations and claims shall be hol il.
lega! and void,
SEC. B. The Congress shallhavo pow
en- to enforce, by appropriate lcgisla-
ton, the provisions of this article.
AND, WHEREAS, Three-fourths ofthe
Legislatures of the States composing
the United Statesare required to give
assent To the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution Of the Z. States,
before it becomes q part thereof
therefore.
ReSoired, By the General ASSemJly of
the State Of Ohio, That we hereby rat
ify. on behalf OF the State of Ohio, the
above recited proposed amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States.
ReSotred, That certified copies of the
foregoing preamble and resolution be
forwarded by the Governor of Ohio to
tue President of the United States, TO
tho presiding officer Of the u. S. Sen
ate, and the Speaker of the United
States House Of Representatives.
AND, WHEREAS, No amendment 10
the Constitution of the United States
is valid until ratified by three-fourths
Of fall the States comprising the United
States, and until such ratification is
completed, any State has q right to
withdraw her assent to any proposed
amendment;
And, whereas, SAID XIVth amend.
ment was proposed by less than the
constitutional two-thirds majority in q
Congress which excluded any repre-
sentatioh Of the people Of ten States of
the Union, not in Instruction against
tue United States, and deprived said
States, without their own consent. of
their constitutional equal representa-.
ton IN tho Senate ofthe United States,
TOR the purpose Of obtaining said two.
thirds majority in Congress.
And, whereas, Said proposed amond.
mont was thus passed TO furnish n pre-
text to keep up a political dissolution
OF tho Union, until negro suffrage
could be forced on such excluded
States by the exercise ofmilItary des-
potism in the manufacture of State
governments through fraudulent usur-
patton, in order TO secure the ratificu-.
cation OF saiG proposed amendment.
And, whereas, Several distinct prop.
ositions Arc combined in She said prop
osed amendment, several of which arc
already fully provided for in the Con-
stltutlon OF the United States. and to
which no person or party objects, with
the design OF misleading the public
mind as to the real objects oil said
amendment, and thus forcing an ac
quieseence in its provisions us n whole
by misreprcs enting the views OF its
opponents;
And, Whereas, An amendment so
passed, any ratification to be obtained
by claiming to count Only tho Leglsla.
lures Of such States as q partizan ma
jority in Congress may choose to rec
ogn;ze, is fraudulent, unconstitutional
and void
And, whereas. tho people of Ohio
have condemned by an Overwhelming
majority the doctrine ofncgro suffrage
and negro supremacy, as u political
balance Of power, which lies at tho