The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-05

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.heu striving IS every honorable man
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The fgsmcn e. ear Constitution fra.
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eminent could nat endure without ia
telligenee sud education were general
d dfasad amons tbs people Tie
Father Of his country % l.- Farewell
Address, uses this language Promote
thsn, as matter q primary impor-
tauce. institutions far tha general dii-
fusion q knowledge 10 proportion as
The structure If government gives force
to public opinion, il Is essential that
public opinion should be enlightened
III bis first annual message 20 Com
gress the same views were torc!bly gX-
pressed, ana again urged ia his eigtl
message lrepeat the adoption oithe
18th amendment completes the great
est civil change, ard constitutes the
most important event that has occurred
since thus government came into life.
The change VIII be beneficial in proper
ton to the heed given to the urgent
recommendations OF Washington II
these recommendation We're important
then, with a population Of bal a few
millions, how much more important
now, with population Of forty mil
lions and increasing in rapid ratio.
| would therefore call upon Con-
gress to take all means within their
constitutional power to promote and
encourage popular education through
out the country and upon the people
everywhere 10 see 70 it that all who
possess and exercise political rights
shall have the opportunity to acquire
the knowledge which will make their
share in the governments blessing and
not danger BY such means only can
the benefits contemplated by this
amendment TO the Constitution be Sc
cured. Signed, T. $ GnANr
March 80, 1870.
HmuroN FIsH, Secretary of State
THE PROCLAMATION
To all whom these presents may
come. Grect'ng
Know We that the Congress Of the
United States, GA or about the 2Gth
February, in the year 1859, passed a
resolution in the words and figures fol-
lowing, to wit A resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States. Resolved, by the
Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States in Congress assembled
o-thirds of both Houses concuring,
that the following article be proposed to
the Legislatures Of tho several States
as an amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States, which when rati-
fed by three-fourths Of said Legisla-
lures, shall be valid as part Of the Con.
stitution ; namely
Articte Is, See. 1.-The rights Of citi,
zens Of the United States, to vote shal
uot be denied or abridged by the United
States, or by any State on account O
race, color, or previous condition Of ser
yitude
Sec, 2.-Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate
leg islation.
And further, it appears from oficia
documents on Tile in this department
that this amendment to the Gonshtu
ton, proposed as aforesaid, has been
ratified by the Legislatures OF tue State
Of North Carolina, West Virginia, Mas
sachusets, Wisconsin, Maine. Louisiaur
Michigan, South Carolina, Peunsylsa
MIA, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, II
linois, Indiana, Now York, New llamp
shire, Nevada, Vermont, Eirsinia, Ala
bama, Missouri, Mississippi Ohio, low
Kansas Minnesota, Rhode Island, Ne
braska, ana Texas, 10 all - States; am
further that the States whose legisla
lures have 90 ratified said propose,
a nendment constitute three-fourths q
! the whole number and further tha
it appears from ficial documents d
file in this Department, that tho Legis
latuie 81 New York has since passc
resolutions TO wlthdlaa sald ratiiieatio
Of SAID amendment, aud o! vhicli oiIicf
notice had been filed in this department
aud further that i appears from oflici
al documents on tia 10 this department
that the Legislature u GulJgia has T.
resolution ratified said amendments ho'
therefore be il known that !, Hemilto
Fish, Secretary Of State Of the Unite
States, ~ virtue and ID pursuance {
the 2nd section 81 tao act d Congress
approved The goth day Of April, 1915
entitled an act 70 provide FOR the put
LEGATION Of the lawn q tho United State