The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-18
Tho objectionable Clauses of the V'r-

RInI0 Consultation.
The following are the two provisions
of the Virginia Constitution upon Which
the vote ia 10 be taken separately. The
first recitcs the persons who are 10 be
disabled from voting or holding Of
fee:
"1cverv person who has been n Sena-
tor or Representative in Congress-, or
pIoctor Of President or Vice President,
or who held any office, civil or military,
under the United States, who, having
previously taken an oath as a member
of Congress, or as an officer OF the
United States, or as member of any
State Legislature, or as an Executive
or Judicial officer of any State, shall
have engaged in insur:ection or REBEL
lion against the same, or given ald
or comfort to the enemy thereof.
This clause shall include the lol.
lowing officers: Governor, 1leu-
tenant Governor, Secretary OF state,
Auditor of Public Accounts Seconu
Auditor, Register of the Land once,
state treasurer, Attorney General,
Sheriffs, Sergeants OF city or town.
| Commissioners of the Revenue, County
Surveyor, COnstables, OvetSeers OF the
Poor, Commissioner OF the Board OF
Public Works, Judges of the Supreme
Court, Judges of the Circuit Court,
judges of the Court of Hastings, JUS
tees of the County Courts, Mayor, Re
corder, Aldermen, COuncilmen OF city
or town, Coroners, Escheaters, 1nspec-
tors of tobacco and flour, and Clerks of
the Supreme, District, Circuit and
County Courts and the Court of Hus-
tings, and Attorneys for the Common
wealth; provided, that the Legislature
NAV, by a vote of three fifths of both
houses, remove the disabilities incurred
by this clause from any person Included
therein, by Il separate vote on each
case"
The next prescribes test oath for
officers:
"Iu addition TO the foregoing oath of
office, the Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, members of the General Assem-
bly,, Secretary of State, Auditor of Pub.
lie Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney
General and all persons elected to any
Convention to frame Constitution for
this State, or to amend or revise this
| Constitution in any manner, and May
or and Council of any city or town,
shall, before they enter on the duties OF
their respective offices. take and sub
scribe the following oath or affirmation;
provided the disabilities therein con-
tanned may be individually removed
by three iifths vote OF the General
Assembly: Il, --, do sOlemnly
swear or affirm that l have never vol
unfairly porn arms against Lne Onlleu
States since l have been citizen there
OF; that have voluntarily given no aid,
couutenance, counsel or encouragement
| to persons engaged in armed hostility
thereto: that have never sought or &C
copied nor attempted to exercise the
functions of any office whatever, under
any authority or pretended authority,
In hostility TO the United States; that l
have not yielded voluntary support
| to any pretended government, authors
tv, power or constitution within the
| United States. hostile or inimical
thereto; and 1 do further swear or
affirm that to the best of my knowl-
edge and ability I will support and de-
| fend the Constitution of the United
States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; that take this
obligation freely, without mental reser-
| walton or purpose of evasion, and that
l will we'll and faithfully discharge the
duties of the office which 1 am about
to enter, so help me God.' The above
oath shall also be taken by all the city
and county officers before entering up
on their duties, and by all other State
officers not included in the above pro-
| visions"
Il is regarded as certain that these
two provisions will be rejected; and the
Presidents submission of them sepa-
rately elbows he is willing they should
be,