The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-21

ate IN declaring Oil its members eligible under the
fourteenth article IHe says he will withhold action
| In the matter until he nears from the House.
In the Alabama State Senate yesterday resoi''-
l ton was adopted for the appointment OF Joint
committee to report names Of alsfrspchised persons
| whose disabilities may be retaoved
Minister Burngame will probably give grand
dinner to both houses OF Congress and TO the hign
oficals "a soon as the treaty with China Is ratified
William NJ Evarts entered upon his dutes as
| Attorney General yesterday.
Secretary Seward has issued his proclamation an
| nouncng that the constitutional amendment known
US the fourteenth article has been ratified by the
necessary number OF States and has now become
| part of the constitution.
The President mas signed the whskey and Tobacco
| Tax bill.
| Four cars OF an emigrant train were thrown from
the track, near Newton Pa. yesterday, and upset,
| and several persons were injured.
! James A. BOyden, convicted Of revenue frauds,
sentenced in the District Court In Boston yester
| day to i've months Imprisonment and pay fine OF
! 5000.
The steamship Minnesota, Captain Price. OF the
Liverpool and Great Western line will sail from pier
40 North river at four r. NJ. tomorrow (wednes-
day, for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown to land
passengers, &C.
me Hamburg American Packet Company's steam
ship iiammonia, Captain Meier, will leave Hoboken
at two z. ID. to-day for Southampton and Hamburg.
The mails for Europe will close at the Post once at
twelve O'Clock.
The stock market was dull hut frm Yesterday.
Government securities were weak. Gold was weak
and closed at 1928 u 1929.
Reef cattle were in t0leraby active demand at
l6lc l7c. for prime extra 15c I6c. for fair to
good and i2c. l4%c. for inferior to ordinary. The
but little sought after and heavy at former prices,
viz.-$90 500 for prime to extra, $40 $S5 for
fair to good and $40 sos for inferior to common
Veal calves were steady at lO,sc. Ice. for prime to
extra and &c. loc for inferior TO good Sheep were
in brisk demand and higher prime selling at &c.
6,:c common to good at &c. SIC. and inferior Mt
3iic. a414c Extra were quoted at csc. &c. Lambs
were higher prices ranging from &C. to l0isc. The
swine market ruled duh and heavy at 1890. for
prime 97c. loiic. for fair to good and &C. CSC.
for common. The arrivals $3.50 head, the bulk
OF which was undisposed or
The Adoption Of the Fourteenth Amendment
OfacinIiy Proclaimed.
Elsewhere will be found published the Off
cal proclamation Of Secretary Seward an
nouncng that the required three-.ourths Of all
the States having ratified the fourteenth
article of the amendments TO the constitu-
intenis and purposes" part OF the filnda-
mental law Of the United States We cannot
too earnestly impress upon our readers
Of all parties the Importance of this
new article of the constitution, now u
fact accomplished in due form. II es-
tabIishes the equal civil rights in all the
States and Territories Of citizens Of all races
and colors, and proclaims all persons born or |
naturalized in the United States citizens |
thereof: it establishes Il new system Of repre-
sentation in Congress on the basis of suffrage. |
leaving every State free to adopt universal !
or qualified suffrage limited to males above !
the age of twenty years, thus excluding the |
women under the supreme law. This, for the |
present, settles the woman suffrage question,
and women henceforth will be excluded from
the ballot box until they and their friends
among the men shall have secured another
amendment Of the federal constitution. This
fourteenth article further provides that certain
rebels shall be disfranchsed and disqualified
for Office until relieved by two-thirds vote of
each House OF Congress; that the national
debt shall not be questioned, and that
all rebel debts and claims for slaves
are null and void. These securities
for the future will render the minds of
many doubling Thomases easy in regard to
the extinction Of slavery. rebel debts and
claims for slaves. But the main feature of
this amendment is that relating to suffrage;
and on the basis Of representation according
TO suffrage as each State for itself may choose
the settlement is fair and ought TO be per-
fectly satisfactory North and South Neither of
the Presidential party platforms in any declara-
ton in conflict with this amendment will go for
anything. and The newspaper organs and stump
ing politicians on both sides viii do well to
remember this for this amendment fourteen.
with the thirteenth aboiishng slavery, will
bencctor,h stand ~ the summing up in the
constitution of the net results of the late war
against African slavery Tor the maintenance
Of the Union.
More Indian IIo>siiitie-.
No sooner are we assured that final treaty
Of peace has been concluded with the Indians
than information arrives of n renewal OF depre-
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