The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-31
The 1 rinmrtion.


To the Senate and House or 70 presentIires:
1t unusual TO nctfy the two Honses Congress by
sce'tI ES " Of ole of'e r"hcSoa Of eonsIuioS"
q the neenih Amendment OF the Constitution, this
departure from the usual custom jastinable. A meas.
nre which make, al once tour il que OF people voters
N the land czen' OF the United states: eiir:
Tie DC afat on 81 Independence the opinion was 1xcd
and universal In the civilized portion Of the white race.
black Lad no TGH . %SeS S White meS
PSsnes s any ae aS on act of he < pd rom h n
un aton Of oui nee Government 10 the present tine
drteiis fiom Tho people, mu.t dcrend mainly upon
seh int,I isenye p't,tsnl; ana nlusy en-, me
the lmporancc o, their sirying, IN every honorable
isse TO Ihs Iace m9e iHyosea 6irs,qY@rs by ur
iunon nruiy believed that repuh car torn OF GOV.
ucatioa eensraly am. am6ns H. rsope The FS,Scr
81 al, cSI9 10 hs A. Of sr m1' ,, lam
nuce ms auto tor the general dnu,lol OF knowl.
mgnt Sye' i9;es to 1qoS &c, opinion Is issn'a That
lorcioS plesentedi mo are again urged IN hl.
Tie Fifteenth Amend m,n The Const Htioi completes
porn Eve q thai has Occurred nee he 1's M
Into lie. The change VII he benene a in pronorton
TO s Of Wasninsion II these Tceommenittioas gSre
rsSsH M fs much MON MOTE now Ss G Win rev %
Ton Of FORTY millions and Increasing IN rnp1 Iauo.
IN an. within lheir Constitutional powcf 10 promote
country, and up'nthe people everywhere see to /
that NJ, who posses, and exercise political rghs shall
vii axe tLet share III the toycrimcnt blessing and
ieaTaiSd b. th s@sadTsai to he cosi 6S sGS
cur yr,rr,vr n, ysinN IA -c n ,e-o u D "HANl'
Secretary OF STATE OF the Ualted StAtcs.
Know yc ta' he tonerss Of the intel Stles o. 81
about he 3th ity Feb uarv ia the wear one thous.
An . red . @
N Il, "ora' and iguies oIowins to vii,
S SlG OF nS Pas 81 Hend"eH' to the con
rrtt ~ hg s s, ard llGn:e Of Srre.cna
,cmh OF. two.lhTes OF /, III Houses concu'r0e that
lie ysrs an X 10 lot ne Sl
o. Tue oHi,sd Sue %n en- ~m'n riuneh ey three
,.HnT,rLE IS rios l. The rich, Of otzcn. Of the
;! ths UnI,d s,eIS. Q. by any State on sceoant OF
slc 2 lhs Con .rss shall nave power to enforce this
And inr CT. Th.t II appears from the ofncia docu.
mens on e y mr. Department that Tie amcudm nj
= ed a. afors'n,i, 6a. been ,rs,,dea, BY. inc
Ss wS.t yrSn, sSsi w.5 SGri Se
louisiana MCh,ian; south aGlina Pe1n.ylv MIA
foiE, Sew, TsmP'G,Fs. Nevada, Vermont. y%fra,s,
Maas.o a iaode Island NEBRASKA, aud IeIs' 10 al.
90 ratSed the "a prSpoea anendmen, cSn.tate
iilrc,logLth: Of lie Whole number Of tatcs ia lie
m AH On s IL s S n ,s az s SGS
eS sf s' sail 'F F 81 S' ssi
q that STATE snd OF yaich official notice had been
AMI further. at 4 appears from an ofacia docu.
pegt on nle in NJ prns tmsat that the legislature q
Now therefore be y known that !. Hamilton Fish,
in pursuance OF the second section OF the at of con
entticd An act provide for tic publication OF tps
law Of the une = tes a1d for other nrp9s,s," do
sS con ysd 10 al IT. , !, 95 psrpo'e part OF
aud caused The seal OF the Department state 10
iionc the city OF washin ton tbs mntl't1 day OF
hundred and seySnt, an Of thc independence Of Ike
'"'''' S''''' Wv 8 FpeoS HAMILTON FISH.
In presenting the foregoing to the House OF Re.
prcsrntatives, Speaker BLAINE characterized It rs a
measure Of glandcr imror anco than any one yet Of
tre KIM from the i,nuiution OF ne Government
lie called upon Congress to d. all ~ it, ruwer "
conr &c pol uar educllir thrurchon the cou' Try,
ana N n ueOplc 20 to II that all WHO posi-
an. exercise political rights ,lmll have the opuor.
turity to pcQure knowledge TO III thom foI a share
IN the G",,'nmfni. so ~ To- maxi lle Constitutional
Amendment a blessing, not dagger. After the
proclamation hid been read 1t was Lpplludcd on
lbe hyor aud in the galleries.
MIR. WooD dem, y. Y desired n special refer
cncc % tLat or, of the MESSAGE Tu,rruug TO ihe
ratification by the STATE of NeS York Il VS.
not ratiue the Amen lment,
NJ. PlTERs dlcp,, Mcl We think /, has.
Mr. NIELACK dem, lud AS 10 the claim that
Indiana has ra,uci tie anne dmcut the certificate in
the once q; tne SecTetar5 State l. not true IL il
| fraud and Imposition On the Governments o. the
United Stars
| Mr. iETERs-The gentleman IL entirely mistaken
hut tue toallnittee can examine that question,
| Mr., WooD-Pciuit me TO say
| Mi PETFRs-l move the previous question.
Tie vote, IN accobdng the previous question, was
taken Ivy ,Ct,cis and VS. announced a. ~ T. l. none
| Of the Democrats, eKccpt Mr., Wood, voting
| The SpEAKER asked Mr.. Wood whether ho INSISTED
| ON further cOun.
| Mr. " OoD sid tiut he did.
| Mr DAWES, OF Mass, suggested TO Mr. Pctrrs "a
| withdraw tie motion II reference, tie good ac
couiplisiei by eproeamSon could not be affected
| by lis reference.
| Mr. PETERS assented to the proposition aud with
| drew tho motion 10 refer.
The New ToxR senators and Representa-
lives.
MORGAN c. HAMILTON
was born in Madison county, Ala. before Il was
county,, on the 18th February, 1909, went to Tena
In 1887 settled In Austin in 1892 and was clerk II
Tue War Department siI years, then merchandise
about six years III 1854 since which time lie hue bee
' In lha hand buslneas lie elecfad 10 In