The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-28

The Amendments.
Ars the nee anne udments to the Federal
"a. .t,sutlon threatenedl Ridiculous A. TINS |
question ~ It Is grayely answered IN toe
sfBrmativr by the Philsdclphia BulsesM'
ore a. the reasons given Is that the Lcgis-
l.,urex Of virginia and other States voted
ssa,u& rasifying them. We are amazed 81
the ignorance Of the Bulletin; for we viii
mot sssumc that " n mendacity. Let US
Quote the Buiistin's words:
wThcy were rot approved By single
democratic Legislature, and Oemocra.ic
legislatures Va scme cases Regulated ,he
favorable action a their RepuSlican prede-
~essors upou thcB. vireinis North Caro-
Nua, South Carolina, Georgia Florida' mis-,
xissappi, koufsiars, .Alabssns. Texas, ana
Arksnsss voted against the adoption OF the
foursecsetl amendment In each case almost
unanimsusiy.'
Was shere'cyer before seen such bs'ch
Of falrchootss, or rathorx islsehood With so
many branches!
The Bsfsttia will acknowledge that Mt.
srosYoRs, the Librsfian OF Congress, IS
coed Republican authority. Now, IL that
journal viii consult 'SPorFoRD's American
AsmaAae for 1878, gage 1877, 1t will find the
following as TO the thirteenth amendment;
fRroposed by Congress February 1. 1865,
md declared In force December Is. 1865.
Ratified by Arkansas, California, Con-
necttcut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa. Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, MIS-
eoyiyi. Nevada, New Hampshire, New JET
NV. Nnrfl Carolina (lHt0. DIg@
ey,4,. Peppsyh ania. Rhode Island, South
Carolina. Tennessee, Vermont virginia,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin-32 states
ont OF 80. Ratified conditionaly by Ala
bama and Mississippi. Rejected by Della
ware add Kentucky-2. Not acted upon by
Texas.l
And the following concerning the four.
seenth amendment:
ARTICLE XIV.
Proposed by Congress June l6, 1856, and
sdeclared in force July %, 1858.
Ratified by Alabama, Arkansas, ConDec-
ticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachu-
sets. Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New York, North Caro-
lima, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina. Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and
Wisconsin-33 States out OF 81.
OF the above, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia (U,
{ first rejected the amendment, but finally
ratified il. New Jersey and Ohio (2) re-
scinded their ratification.
Rejected by Delaware, Kentucky, and
. Maryland-3.
No final action was taken by California
IL
And the following concerning the if
teenth amendment:
ARTICLE XIV.
Proposed by Congress February 26, 1869,
and declared 10 force March 30, 1870.
Ratified by Alabama, Arkansas, Connec-
ticut. Florida, Georgia, Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Louisiana, Maine, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hump
shire, New York. North Carolina. Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima, Texas. Vermont, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, and Wisconsin-30 States out OF 81.
or the above, Georgia and Ohio at first
rejected but finally ratified. New York re-
scinded its ratification.
Rejected by California, Delaware, Ken
lucky, Maryland, New Jersey, and Ore
gon-6.
No final action was taken by Tennessee
IL
We shall OF course not argue question
OF this sort. We have furnished the Buite-
tin with the facts, aud shall expect to see
them repeated in that Journal. Meanwhile
we wish TO say to that paper and all others
that are concerned on the subject OF tbebind-
ing force OF the new amendments to the
Federal Constitution that IL those amend
ments are ever attacked for the purpose OF
having them declared invalid as not having
been ratified IN the manner prescribed by the
Constitution, the attack will be made by
northern men. The foolish clamor which
certain northern Republican journals have
recently INDUCED in relative to the facts
brought out by the new census as TO the rapid
increase OF the South during the last ten
years in population is part OF plan of
warfare upon the influence of this section
in the councils OF the nation which (plan)
may at any time oulmnat in an attempt on
the part OF the northern politicians to de-
prive the South Of part of her representa-
tion In Congress. il the thirteenth amend.
ment was not ratifedan due form, and the
negroes have never been cmancipated ac-
cording TO lag, or in the only manner in
which they could be emancipated by ma
tional authority, fthat is, by an amendment,
TO the Consultation Of the United States,)
then, OF course, the South has a dozen or
more members OF Congress TO which she is
not entitled.
The BsusSm mey rest assured that the
southern States will never srase question
as to tue validity uf the new amendments.
But we donbt whether thatji will feel
authorized TO give any assurance that the
northeru peefse win not some day try to
excise them fsom the Constitution as para
sites.
or course ne know that the,wide. branch
ing faIsehood which we have tried in this
article to put an end to vas gotten up as a
campaign lie; nevertheless we give the
Bulletin credit sgsin, as We did la begin
ming this article, for ignorance, ana do not !
charge 1t with faisebood.
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SUGGESTIVE koUIRIGs.-Tke large gains
in population reported ia several southern
States raise a pertinent question. These
gains have been derived largely from immi-