The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-09-23
The 18th Amendment.

The l0th Amendment
The Democratic papers are trying to
humbug the people with the cry that
the 18th Amendment is in issue in Ohio
this fall. We have said nothing about
this Amendment, because, so far as
Ohio is concerned, the matter has been
finally settled, and cannot be again put
in issue in this State. When State
Legislature once takes action upon a
Constitutional Amendment, and either
adopts or rejects it, such action is fl
nality, 1t was so held in the case Of
the 14th Amendment. The Republi-
can Legislature adopted it, and when a
Democratic Legislature was elected, It
rescinded it. The proper authorities
at Washington held that the rescision
was void, as the action of the Legisla-
turo was finality. And thisiS correct,
as each succeeding Legislature could
go on from year to year, changing
what had been done by its predecessor,
and nothing cou Id ever be settled.
The Legislature of Ohio last spring
took action in this matter, and finally
settled it Some papers claim that
only the Senate rejected the Amend
ment This is not true. Go to any
justice Of the peace, or lawyer, or any
one who has the acts Of last winter,
and turn to page 4s4, and he will read
as follows:
Joint RESOLUTION, REJECTING THE PRO-
POSED FIFTEENTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT,
"WHEREAs, The general assembly has
received official notification Of the pas
sage, by both houses of the fortieth
congress of the United States, the fol-
lowing proposition to amend the con-
stitution Of the United States, in the
words following, to-wit; 5
1"A RESOLUTION .PRoPosING9 AN AMEND
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES
4: z t.ReSolced by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of tie United States ot
America IN Congress assembled [two-thirds
of both houses concurring], That the
following article be proposed to the
legislatures of the several states as an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, which, when ratified by
three -fourths of said legislatures, shall
be valid as part Of the constitution
namely; ~a>ta>4.
ARTICLE
Sec. l. The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be de.
MED or abridged by the United State;
or by any state on account Of race
color, or previous condition of servi-
tude.
! Sec 2. That congress shall have
I power to enforce this article by appro.
pirate legislation. 40.
II AND WHEREAS, Three-fourths of the
legislatures of the states, composing
the United States, are required to give
assent to the said proposed amendment
to the constitution Of the United State,
before it becomes part thereof; and
WnEREAs, The people of Ohio, by
over 80, 600 majority have rejected "ne
gro sufrage;" therefore, be it.
ResoIccd by tie General assembly Of tn
State Of Ohio, That the Legislature o
this state hereby reject the said XIV.
Article, proposed as an amendment tC
the constitution of the United States
and on behalf of the State Of Ohio, re-
fuses to ratify the same.
Resolvcd, That the governor be re.
queSted to forward copy of the fore
going preamble and resolution, properly
attested, to the secretary of state Of
the United States, our representatives
and senators in congress, and to the
governors Of each of the thirty-seven
states in the Union.
f. w. THORNHILL,
Speaker Of the House.
J. @. LEE,
President Of the Senate
posSad Nav Ath 1850