The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-23
Fhe Constitutional Aluend,nent
Triumphant.

Il
/ 1t affords us peculiar pleasure, to
live and see the triumph Of just
principles. Over two wears ago, we
hailed the 18th Constitutional
atAmendment as aiwise and righteous
measnre. and predicted that upon,
that platform the Republican party
would achieve q. glorious yic.torss,
which was fully reatised -agf taaafos
1 In The Medino Gazette, OF, the Sd.
Yof August 1856, in an article All a. :
i5nounc'ipg the SUCCESS OF the A lantie
! Gable. NE saidige adj fus .ssshdee
f'slhe next great achievement which
Fe+hope TO announce IS the adoption
tof the Cpnstitutional Amendlaent."
4 allis with no little gsatitu,le4lthat
4 to- dayowe are permitted with the
hand that penned the above, to
chronicle the fstiticationn Of the
Amendment by more than isualeiept
States to make. it a part of the or
! ganic law otsthe nation. E5di '1a+
| This victory bus been completed
Iby South and North Carolina. Flor
fada,3 Alabama, Louisiana aud Ar
kansas, which States have all ratlL
fled it By the loyal Legislo lures.
/ Here is the Amendment: ,:'i9
| ARTICLE XIE.-Sectionc L. All
t,persons born or naturaiizefI, [, in the
I United States and subjec. to the
Jurisdiction thereof, are citizens. of
the, United States and'of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall
make OF enforce any lawvw hieh shall
abridge the privileges or mmunitIes
of citizens, of the United, States; /; mar
shall any State deprive any person
of life, liberty Or property without
due process of law, .nc,r to. deny any
person within its Jurisdiction the
equal protection Of t.ne laws. sr,t a4,n
Sec 2 Represe satives shall be
apportionedI amp'ags 6 the several
States according 30 their respective
numbers, co4nti-Ag the whole. nuns
ber, of persons ineach State, eNclud-
ing Indians ylo taxed. Ia, But when
the right to vote at any election for
the choice, OF electore for the .Presi
dent and Vice President Of the Uni
ted State S, Representatives in Con-
gress, TIE executive and judicial Of,
ficers CT =. State, or the members, of
the LIE gislature thereof, is denied to
any f the male inhabitants of such
State, being twenty one-years ofage
and Citizens of the United States, or
in ary way abridged, except for: par
ticipation in rebellion or other crime
tine basis Of representation shall be
reduced in the proportion which the
Number of such male citizens shall
{ bear to the whole number of male
citizens twenty one years Of age in
such State. i',' 80
! Sec g., No person shall be Sen
ator or Representatives in Congress
or elector. of President or Vice Pres
ident, or hold any office, civil or
military, under the United States or
4 under any State, who, having pre-
viously taken an oath as member
of Congress, or as an officer of the
! United States, or as a member of
/, any State Legislature or as an exec,
utive or Judicial officer of any State
to support the Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in
insnraection or rebellion against the
same, or giving aid Or. comfort to
enemies thereof But Congress may
by vote OF two thirds Of each
house, remove such disability: go
! Sec 4. The validity ofthe public
debt of the United States authorized
\ by Ia r, including debts incurred for
payment of pensions and bounties
for services in suppressinginsurrec
ton and rebellion, shall not be ques
| toned. aFBut neither the United
4 States or any State shall assume or
pay any debt or obligation incurred
! in aid of instruction or rebellion
against the United States or any
claim for the loss or emancipation
! of any slave; but all such debts, OBJ
1 legations or claims shall be held il
legal and void. avs 5ia '-4a &'-f.5
! Sec. s. The Congress shall have
power to enforce by appropriate
Legislation, theproyisions ofthis ar ::
ticle. thaia-4s I.s.. I-'l5 ~ 'i<.2'i-55 z'''
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