Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-01-24
Frote.t go JIG ReprasetatIvos.


The following protest in regard TO the
''resciading resolutions" which passed
the House gUd 81 eF sisa l3s sag Of The previous
question, was offered by Mr.. Rhken-
brod, and entered upan the journal OF
the House. "A similar protest, signed
by all the Republican Senators, was
entered upon the journal Of the Senate.
The undersigned, Union Representa-
tives in the Legislature of Ohio, most
earnestly protest against the action of
the majority Of this body, on the 18th
inst. in resembling the resolution passed
by former Legislature (the legality Of
which we seriously doubt), whereby
the proposed amendment to the COnsti-
tuition Of the United States, known as
the Fourteenth Article, was ratified
aud the manner in which the same was
accomplished, for the hefOllOWinureasous
lst. In the late Congressional election
sixteen member Of Congress. out Of
nineteen, were elected to that body by
majority Of more than fOrty-three
thousand votes, on the direct issues
presented in said proposed Amendment
after having been thoroughly examined
and clearly understood by the people,
thereby lntelligently adopting and rati-
flying the proposed Article in all it's
bearing and import, and have never
since, by vote or otherwise indicated
its justice or necessity as a part Of the
constitutional law Of the Federal Gov
eminent.
ID. By resembling the resolution
whereby the constitutional Amend
ment in question was ratified by this
State, the majority of this body, Uirtu0t-
Ly and in1phedly, if not directly, declare
that ''All persons born or naturalized
in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are not citizens Ofthe
United States, and of the State wherein
they reside; that States may make or
enforce laws which shall abridge the
privileges of citizens of the United
States; may deprive persons of life,
liberty or property, without due process
of law, or equal protection of the laws.
Sd. 1t removes all disability from per-
sons becoming Senators and Represeu-
tatiVes in Congress, or of electors Of
President aud Vice President or hold
ing any office, civil or military, under
the United States, or any State, who
were recently engaged ninsurrectiOn or
rebellion against the government, not
Wlthstandlng they may have previous
ly taken an oath as members of Con-
gress, or as officers ofthe United States.
in any and all the various departments,
4th. It allows the validityof the pub
lie debt of The United States. authorized
by law, including the debts incurred for
the payment Of pensions and bOunties
for services in suppressing insurrectIon
or rebellion, to be questioned, and re-
moves all disabilities on the part OF
Congress or States to assume OF pay amy
debt or obligation incurred in said in-
surreCrtUu or rebellion against the Uni-
ted States; or claims for the loss or
emancipation Of slaves.
5th. The resolution resembling the
said amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, by which Ohio rati-
fed the same, was passed by the major
ity of this body under the spur and gag
of the previous question, thereby pre-
venting the friends and supporters Of
the amendment from uttering a word in
its favor, or their constituents, compos-
ing Tin the aggregate for Representa-
tives and SenatOrs) a majority Ofthe vOr
ters of the State, being heard through
their Representatives on the floor Of
this House, against such action.
For these, and many others reasons,
in the name and honor Of the consd-
tuency we represent, we make this pro-
test, and ask that it be entered upon the
Journal Of the House.
J. X. RukenbrOd, J. Scott. r.. B. Den
mis-, j. Wolf Geo. w. Brooks, Ross w.
Anderson, Perry Stewart, G.. w. Skaats,
d. w. Garfield, VIM. Henry Scott, VIM.
Ritezel, Alfred E. Lee, III. g. Kennett,
NJ. c. Lawrence, III. G. Borden, VIM. M.
Eames, J. Mason Dunn, Madison Belts,
JnO. Sinclair, II. Bronson, S. g. Carpen-
ter, L. b. Pond, NJ. Warren, r. p. Cam
non, r.. II. Howard VIM. Sisler, MI. u.
Gallup, Samuel G. Kerr. S. II. MCMoran
J. @. Ullery, Josiah Thompson, james
Sayler. Thomas Rough, j. NJ. Kahn, j.
i. hill, @. Hare, N. b. Sherwin, r. s.
Coleman, It. A. Welsh, l.. Z, Cerr, ]. H.
Dickson Lewis Lewton, w. o. Parker.