The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-14
The accepted Amendments.

We pIoliyh this morning tho THY
teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
menx to the Constifntion, for tho beneat
Of ary coloEed citizens who are apprehen-
sive of what the Democracy may do when
they come into poweE. The Damocratic
Con ventio.l has, in shs name Of the Dem
ocraCy Of the State, distinctly pledged
every Democrat To the snppors Of these
amendments. It would be we'll for Deg.
ocratic speakers 10 keep copies OF these
important alterations ofthe Constitution
always on hand, and tho explanation
should always be full as to the utter Inn
possibility of interfering with them. IL
~ almost super0pOus to cay that the
adoption OF the amendments LAS forever
settled all questions as to the validity of
the Reconstruction Acts:
i9 ARTICLE XIII W.h ~ III
Section J. Neither slavery nor involun-
tary servitudc, except as punishment
for crime, whereof the party shall have
the United States, or any place subject
to their Jurisdiction.
Sec. 2. Congress shall havo power to
enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
.a,.s,-ss, ARTICLE Alf, ,e =.
Section 1. All PERSONS born or natural.
lied in the United States, and sub
jectto the Jurisdiction thereof are citiEcns
Of che United States and Of the State
wherein shey. reside. No State shall
makesor eDt1res any law which ahnll
aoriage tiie privileges or iIIsnsunities Of
the United Etats5.s nor shall any State
deprive. any person of life, liberty or
property, without due process oe law, nor
deny to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection Of the laws. III
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be ap-
portipped among the acyerat Staten ac-
cording TO their respective numbers,
counting the whole number Of peranns In
each sStgte, excluding Iudians not taxed;
but where the right to vote nt any ielec-
ton for tho choice of electors for Preai-
dent and Vice-Prcsident OF the United
States, representatives in Congress, the
executive and judicial officers Of state,
or the members of the Legislature there
of is denied to any Of the male inhabi-
tants of such States, being twenty y-one
years of ago and citizens Of the United
States, or in any way auadged, except
for participation in rebellion or other
crime, the basis of representation therein
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the number Of such male citizens shall
.heaE.to the.wholenu number of male sitizeps.
twenty years of age in such States.
! Seq ,, nc person shall be @ Senatoe Or
Representative in Congress or clector Of
President and President, or hold
any Office, civil or military, under the
United States, or under any State, who,
having 'pfeyiodbly taken an outh ~ q
member Of Congress, or as an officer OF
the Unit,d States, or as member Of any
Stato Legislature, or as al executive or
Judicial officer OF any State, to support
the, Constitution Of the United Giates,'
shall have engaged in insurrection or re-
hellion against the same, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof. But
Congress may, by; Q vote of two-thirds of
each house, remove such disability, -
Sec. 4. The validity ofthe public debt
ofthe United States, authorized by law,
including debts for payment of pensions
and bDpnties Tor serviea In seppfessihk
insurrettioR Or rebellion, sflsH not be
questioned; but either the United States
nor any State ehall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid of in.
glFtee@o6cr rebeiliosi against tho y hitad;
States, or any claims for the loss or
emancipation of any slaves, but all sueh
debts, obligations and claims shall be
held illegal and void.
az lAITIQLE XIV, q, ,yNsy 8
Section !. The right Of citizens OF che
United States to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States, or by
previous condition of servitude.
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