The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-01-21

RepeaI by the General Assembly
of Ohio Of the I4Ih Amendment
to the Constitution of the United
states.
In the House, on the 11th inst, the
Joint resolution for the repeal of Ohio's
assent to the 14th Amendment to the
Federal Constitution was taken from the
table and passed. The following we're
the proceedings:
Mr.. Hill of Defiance, moved that
House Joint resolution No. l. reciuding
the resolution relative to an amendment
of the Constitution of the United States,
passed January IL, 1867, be taken from
the table. Motion prevailed.
A call of the House was had and eighty
four members found present, and all bu-
siness under the call was dispensed with.
Mr.. Scott of Warren, moved that there
be division of the resolutions.
| The Chair decided the motion out Of
order, and Mr.. Scott appealed from the
decision of the Chair; and the yeas and
nays being demanded thereon we're order
ed, and resulted, yeas IS; and nays 81
So the decision of the Chair was sustain.
led.
The question was then upon the pas
sage Of the resolutions.
Mr.. Ball moved to amend by adding
after first resolution as follows:
Pesoluec. That the President of the
! United States be respectfully requested
to cause to be returned to the Governor
Of Ohio any and all papers on file in th'
Executive Department at Washington
certifying the ratification Of the Genera
1 Assembly of Ohio of-said proposed con
lstitntional amendment, upon which TIT
yeas and nays were demanded, had, ant
resulted-yeas 55, nays 36. So th'
amendment was agreed to.
i The question then recurred upon tn
passage of the resolutions as, amended
had, and resulted--yeas, SO, nays ~, a
follows.
! YEAs.-Acker, Baker, Ball, Delville
Behmer, Buell., Callen, Cockerill, Causa
Denman, Dickson, sDilworth, DUNCAN
Fielding, Finley, Fitch, Castor, Gerhart
Gordon Headley, Henricks, Hill, of Di
fiance, Rord, Hughes, Of Butler, Hughe
of Highland, Larwill, Jewett, Jones
Kemp, Kennon, Lawson, Leete, McMar
rell Moffltt, Neal, Newman, Nichol Park
lParr, Pennisten, Richardson, Robinso
lRoss, Rutter, Shaw, Stickney Swair
lSwetland, Thompson, Of Stark, Thornhi
Wilson, Worth, Speaker.
NAYs-Andersen. Belts, Bronson
; Brooke, Canfeld, Cannon, Carpentel
Dennis, Eames, Gallup, Hare, Hill, 9
, Erie, Hill Of Fulton, johnson, Kail
:. Kerr, Of Fayette, Kerr, Of Jefferson
Lee. Lewton, Parker, Pond, Ritezel
Rough, Rukenbrod, Saylor, Scott, {
> Hamilton Scott, of Warren, Sherwir
/ Sinclair. Sisler, Stewart, Thompson,
, Columbiana, Ullery, Warnking, Warrel
Welsh, Wood.
i So the joint resolutions passed.
|, The question was then upon the adop
\ ion of the preamble, and the yeas an
: nays being demanded, we're had, and r.
sulted-Yeas 81, Nays 81.
So the preamble was adopted.
!, The Joint resolutions as amended an
I adopted read as tE6l1laOws;
On the 11hik Of Januar
the General Assembly Of the State
Ohio, ratifylng the proposed XIV
amendment to the Constitution Of tt
United States; and,
WHEREAS, The provisions of the sa
proposed amendment are er post fac
in their nature and operation, and conf
) upon Congress power to legislate on su
:, jects foreign to original objects Of Il
u federal compact; and,
r WHEREAS, One of the obje ects to
g accomplished by said proposed amen
: ment was to enforce negro suffrage al
: negro political equality IN the States; an
{ WHEREAS, The adoption of said res
! luton was a Misrepresentation Of Il
j. public sentiment of the people of Oh
!. and contrary to the best interests Of Il
white race, endangering the perpetui
of our free institutions; therefore,
: Resolved By the General Assembly
J. the State Of Ohio, That the above recit
resolution be and the same is hereby r
IS cinded.
v Resolued, That the President of d
n United States be respectfully request
q to cause to be returnedSto the Govern
q of Ohio any and all papers on file in t
g Executive Department at Washingto
certifying the ratification by the Gener
Assembly of Ohio of said proposed CO
stitutionai amendment.
Resolved, That the Governor be +
E quested to forward certified copy of the
le resolutions to the President of the Unit
e. States, and also to each of the Governo
: of the respective States, and to the pr
siding officers of each house of Congre'
In the Senate on the 18th inst, {
d following action was had:
n Dir. Lawrence, from the committee
T, Federal Relations, reported back, wi
h sundry amendments, the Senate joint re
olutions recinding tho Ratification
N Ohio to the proposed XIVth amendme
to the Constitution Of the United State
lie and substituting for the House joint re
- olutions on the same subject the Sena
I; resolutions so amended.
> Mr.. Brooks moved to lay the resol
s. tions and Amendments on the table. LC
-yeas ID, nays 18-a party vote.
Mr.. Griswold moved that the resol
tions and amendments be made the 81
ID cial order for II A. NJ. tomorrow. 4
: animated discussion upon the general me
its of the resolutions ensued, in viii
u Messrs. Stambaugh, Lawrence and M
q made argumentative and eloquent speec
les in favor of the resolutions and agar