The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-03
The Fifteenth Amendcnnt.

On Tuesday Of last week Mn. Hughes
introduced into the Indiana Senate the
following preamble and resolutions,
which were ordered printed. and made
the special order for Thursday at o.
clock. Our private opinion publicly
expressed Is iLai the least this Lcgis-
laiure has TO say about that accursed
Amendment the better, having in view
.uccess OF conservative principles. south
as well a. North. in the Presidential
election two years from now. We pre-
sumo the L. :. >uprem Court will deci-
ed on its validity ere then:
Joint Resolution concerning the social
ed Fifteenth Amendment to the Con-
stiiution Of the United States. and il
pretended ratification. and proposing
Convention of the States. TO amend
The Constitution Of the United States
WHEEEAs. II is provided by the fifth
section OF the fourth article of the Con.
-liintion OF Indiana that the number ot
Representative shall be apporiioneC
among the several counties accordin.
10 the number Of white male inhabitant.
above tweniy-one years OF age each:
i AND WHEREAS. BY section two Of thu
second article of said Constitution tn,
elective franchise is conferred upon. anc
Limited 10 "white male citizens of ,fh,
j limited States of the age Of twenty-on,
wears and upwards who shall have re
sided in the State six months preceding
1.-THE election" and white males of for
'lcign birth. of the age of twenty
wears and upwards, who shall have re
sided in the United States one year. ant
lin this State six months immediatel,
preceding the election, and shall hav,
declared their intention TO become citi
liens of the United States and.
\ WHEREAS. Ii is provided by the fifil
section, OF said article two. of said con
stitution. that mo negro or mulattC
shall have the right Of suffrage; and.
! WhsrEA>. AT the recent general cleo
Ition in this State. in the year 1870. larg,
numbers OF negroes and mulaitoes
amounting TO seven thousand or more
/, voted for State and county officer.
members of the State Legislature an,
members of Congress. under and b.
.lauthoritv Of the so-callcd fifteenth
/ amendment 10 the constitution OF tb
; United States:
i AND WHEREAS. the said pretendc,
/ fifteenth amendment was never legal,
! ratified orassentcd 10 by the state of In
diana. not having been al any time sub
c United To convention Of the people
: but only 10 the state Legislature, where
elm the said fifteenth amendment wa
{ lonly voted on in the Senate by twenty
/. lcight Senators. viz: twenty in ID
o affirmative and one in the negative. be
: ing less than quorum under the Con
: -stitution: and voted on in the House 0
: lReprescntativcs by fiity-scvcn Repr,
y scntatives. viz: fiiiy-four in the ailirinc
'-tive and three in the negative. being les
y ,han quorum under the Constitution
: lof the state.
: AND WHEREAS, by the sixth section !
act OF Congress. approved April Il
Il 1869. entitled IAN act authorizing the sui
,flmission OF the Constitutions of Nirgin
Mississippi and Texas TO a vote Of Il
9 people. and authorizing the election I
d state officers provided by the said Coz
J. stituiions, and members OF Congress
c lit is provided and required
2 That before the States Of Virgin
l. Mississippi and Texas shall he admitiC
. 10 representation In Congrc- their sc'
,r lcral Legislatures. which may be her
J. after lawfully organized. shall ratiiy 4
nlifteenth article whic.i has been prop
=. scd by Congress 70 the several states
J. Ian amendment TO the Constitution
N itha I"nifpl Ntafgs" nd
r WHEREAS. BY the eighth section
1.-THE act OF Congress. approved ilecer
her a2d. 1859. entitled IAN act ~ pr
" mote the reconstruction Of the state
II is provided and rcqnir