AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES-Continued. the amendments ratified, II, 261-263. THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH AMENDMENTS, the Judiciary article, II, 264, 265. State sovereignty, II, 266, 268, 269, 270, 286. suability of a State, II, 267. opinion of John Marshall in Virginia ratifying Con vention, II, 118-123. the Chisholm-Georgia case, II, 271. Wilson's opinion, II, 272, 273. Iredell's opinion, II, 275-282. his conclusions, II, 283, 284. analogies in his opinion, II, 285. National sovereignty, II, 287, 289. alarm of the States, II, 290. A twelfth amendment proposed in Congress, II, 291. the court overruled, II, 293. method of choosing the President, II, 294, 295. no nominations, II, 296. feebleness of the National idea, II, 297. the Twelfth Amendment in the Senate, II, 298. the election of 1796, II, 299. the amendment passes both Houses, II, 300. The Twelfth defeated in Congress: Adverse report, II, 301. election of Jefferson and Burr, II, 302. The amendment renewed in the House, II, 304. a question of procedure, II, 306. three or five candidates, II, 307. the status of the Constitution, II, 308. equality of the States, II, 309. checks and balances, II, 310. a State question, II, 311. slave representation, II, 312. John Quincy Adams' opinion of the proper number of the debate in the Senate, II, 314. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES-Continued. objections to the amendment, II, 318. the basis of representation, II, 319. the Senate amendment taken up, II, 321. the House insists on a vote, II, 324. refuses to adjourn, II, 325. resumption and close of the debate, II, 326, 327. The amendment before the people, II, 328. attitude of the framers of the Constitution towards the amendments, II, 329. sources of the amendments, II, 330. the amendments a part of the original Constitution, II, 494. REJECTED AMENDMENTS, (1810), II, 331-333. (1861), II, 632-685. (See Secession, Slavery.) THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT. The Thirteenth Amendment fails to pass Congress: proposed in Congress, III, 126, 127. Lyman Trumbull on, III, 128, 129. Senators Wilson and Saulsbury on, III, 130. Reverdy Johnson on, III, 131-133. John B. Henderson on, III, 134. attitude of the Senate toward, III, 135. Charles Sumner on, III, 136. Senator Howard on, III, 137. the vote in the Senate on, III, 138. Fernando Wood on, III, 139. Ezra Wheeler on, III, 140. James M. Ashley on, III, 126, 141. Lincoln on, III, 143. The Thirteenth Amendment revived in Congress and passed: revived by Mr. Ashley, III, 144-146. danger from, III, 147. diverse opinions concerning, III, 148. John M. Broomall on, III, 149. the amendment carried, III, 150, 151. signed by Lincoln, III, 154. other signers, III, 155. 556 INDEX. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES-Continued. opponents of, III, 156. The Thirteenth Amendment ratified: (See Judiciary.) gan, Maryland, New York, West Virginia, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Mis- Indiana, Nevada, Louisiana, III, 159. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, III, 160. Tennessee, Arkansas, Connecticut, New Hampshire, in Mississippi, III, 162-197. in Alabama, III, 198-201. in South Carolina, III, 202-210. in North Carolina, III, 210-212. in Georgia, III, 213-216. in Florida, III, 217-220. in Texas, III, 220-226. condition of the country when adopted, III, 226-229. attitude of the country toward the Negro after its THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT. The Fourteenth Amendment discussed in Congress: the debate, III, 257 et seq. question of disqualification, III, 259. the Confederate debt, III, 260. basis of representation, III, 261. exclusion from representation, III, 262. eminent supporters of, III, 263, 264. the Howard substitute, III, 265. Senator Howard defends the amendment, III, 266, 267. objections to the amendment, III, 268. sagacity of the committee in presenting the amend- ment, III, 269. the pardoning power, III, 270. a test vote, III, 271. power of Congress over the suffrage, III, 272. reversing the Dred Scott decision, III, 273. the true basis of representation, III, 274. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED the amendment adopted, III, 276. The Fourteenth Amendment adopted by the Northern Johnson's message on the amendment, III, 277, 278. Johnson's reconstruction policy, III, 281, 285. attitude of the South toward the negro, III, 290, 291. objectionable clauses of the amendment, III, 297. ratified by Connecticut and New Hampshire, III, 300. by New Jersey, III, 301, 302. by Oregon and Vermont, III, 302. by New York, Ohio and Illinois, III, 303. by West Virginia, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, Missouri, by Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and by Massachusetts and Nebraska, III, 306. The Fourteenth Amendment rejected by the Southern rejected by Georgia, III, 306-308. rejected by North Carolina, III, 308-316. rejected by Florida, III, 316, 317. rejected by Alabama, III, 317, 318. rejected by Arkansas, III, 318, 319. rejected by South Carolina, Delaware and Maryland, ignored by Louisiana and Texas, III, 321. Congress forces the South to ratify the Fourteenth Congress plans the reconstruction of the South, III, the Reconstruction Act, III, 325, 326. Johnson's veto, III, 327, 328. the Supplementary Act, III, 329. Johnson's veto, III, 330. Congress and the President in contest, III, 331-336. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED Alabama takes up the amendment, III, 342-346. reconstruction of Louisiana, III, 347. reconstruction of Georgia, III, 350. reconstruction of Arkansas, III, 351, 359. reconstruction of Mississippi, III, 360, 361. reconstruction of Texas, III, 377-387. Iowa and Arkansas ratified, III, 387. The South ratifies the Fourteenth Amendment: (See Florida ratifies, III, 390. North Carolina, Louisiana, South Carolina and Ala- Rejections and withdrawals of ratification of the Amend- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and California re- Oregon withdraws ratification, III, 395, 396, 400, 401. New Jersey repeals its ratification, III, 397, 399. THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. A Suffrage Amendment discussed in Congress; it fails made necessary by the failure of the Fourteenth, III, an issue in the presidential election of 1869, III, 407, a suffrage amendment proposed in Congress, the discussed by George S. Boutwell, III, 409-412. political charges impending in many States hasten discussion of the right to vote, III, 413-415. a suffrage amendment justifiable, III, 415. its expediency, III, 416. Samuel Shellabarger on disfranchisement of the |