The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-01-23

Protest ON the Resembling
~ RESOLUTIONS.
4n-tbl ohlp AOSse d Rsffessn
-tativess Oh tAs lSth, Nr. pksn;
brOd offered the following pro,
test in regard to the .rescinding
resolutions which passed the
House, and desired that it be on.
tered upon the journal Of the House
which was SO ordered /:
A PhoTTsT.
The undersigned, Union kepFS.
scntatives in Tho Lsgislatnrel OF
Ohio, most earnestly protest a.
gaipst thsaction of the majority Of
this body, on the 18th inst, in re-.
scindiDg the resolution passed oby
a former Legislature (thc legality
lof which : action we seriously
doubt), wherebyg the proposed >,
mendment 70 the Consultation oi
the United States, known as the
Fourteenth Article was ratified;
and the manner inowhieh the same
was accomplished, for tbeI follow,
ing reasopsdW y I Goilgm NJ.
lst. La the late Congressional
election, sixteen nom bers Of Con.
gross, Gut Of nineteeh, were 81 ccted
to thapbody by a majority of more
than fortysthree thousapd votes,
on the direct issues presented in
said proposed Amendment after
having been thoroughly examined
and clearly understood by the
people, thereby intclligently adop,
ting and ratifying the proposed
Article in al ,jts bearing and i'm.
port, and have, never since, BY vote
or otherwise, indicated a change Of
their opinion in regardto its jos.
lice or necessity as apart of the
constitutional law Of the Federal
Government. 'D.U :
I'd. By resembling the resolution
whereby the Constitutional Amend
ment in question was ratified BY
this State, the majority; of this
body, virtually and impliedlh il not
directly, declare that "All pereons
born or naturalizcd ID the United
States, and subject 10 tho iurisdic.
ton thereof, aid notcitizons OF the
United States, and of tho States
wherein they reside that States
may mako or enforce laws which
shall abridge the privileges Of cit.
iEensof tho United States; n,av
deprive persons of life, liberty, q, or
property, without due process of,
law, or equal protection Of the
laws. - 'l - '"'L P 'i1aNo)'
Sd. 1t removes ali disability
from persons becoming Son ators
and Representatives in Congress,
or of electors Of President and Vice
President, or holding any Office,
civil or military, under the United
States, or any State, who .wero
rocontly engaged in insurrection
or rebsllion against the govern,
mont, notwithstanding they may
have previously taken an oath as
members Of Congress, or as officers
ofthe United States, or States, in
any and all OF their various depart.
ments. l...q ...s
4th. II allows tho validity ofthe
public dsbt Of the Unitcd States,
authorized by law, Including debts
incurred forthe paymcnto pensions
and bounties for services in sup.
pressing insurrection or rebellion,
to DO questioned. and removes ali
disabilities on the part Of Congrcss
or States TO assume or pay ANY
debt or obligation incurred in said
insurrcction or rebellion against
tho United States {, or, claims for
the loss or emancipation Of slaves.
" 9th. The resolution resembling
tho said amendment To the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, by
which Ohio ratified the samc, was
passed by the majority of this body
under the spur and gag Of the pre-.
cious question, thereby preventing
the friends and Supporters of tho
amendment from uttering word
in its favor. or their constituents,
composing Gin tho aggregate for
representatives and Senators) a
majority oftbc voters of tho State,
being heard through their Repre-.
sentativcs on tho floor Of this
House, against such action. '0s'
For these, and many other req.
sons, in tho name and honor of the
constituency we represent, VIC
make this protest. and ask that il
DO entered upon the Journal Of the
House. o. p ''0
j. X. Rpkenbrod, J. Scott, r, B. |
Dennis, Jacob Wolf, Goo. W. !
Brooke, Ross w. Anderson, Perry |
Stewart, G. W. Skaats, D. W. Can.
field, VIM, Henry Scott, VIM Rite.
sel, Alfred 4. Loe,1H, G.. Kcunott, |
NJ. G, Lawrence, II. G. Borden,
VIM. NJ. Eames, J, Mason Dunn,
Madison Belts, Jno. Sinclair; II. !
Bronson, $, G. Carpenter, r. b.
Pond, NJ. Warren, Il. r. Howard,
VIM, Sisler, NJ, Il. Gallup, Samuel
2. Kerr, Sam. I. McMoran, J. C.I
Ullery, Josiah Thompson, Jamos
Saylsr, Thomas Rough, James NJ.
Kahn, @, l.. Hill. Charles Hare, N.
B. Shcrwin, Robert S, Coleman, Il.
A. Wolsh, L. r. Kerr. J. II. Dick.
ION, Lewis Lewton, W. o. Parker.
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Senator Wilson has information
rom Texas that tho Republicans
will certainly oarrv that Staic and