Mr. DIXON. With the consent of the honorable Senfrom Pennsylvania, before he proceeds I desire to submit an amendment which I intend to propose to the resolution of the Senfrom Ohio [Mr. WADE] to amend the Constitution, when it shall come up. I desire to have the following inserted as a preamble: Whereas at the 1st session of the 39th Congress an amendment to the Constitution of the U.S. wasproposed to the Legislatures of several States, which said amendmenthas not betheen ratified by the States in which rebellion, against the U.S. recentlyprevailed; and whereasthere is reason to to the Constitution believe that the following amendment of the U.S. would, if proposed by Congress, be ratified by the Legislatures of said States; and whereas there is also reasontoo believe that the constitutions of said States will soon be amended by the voluntary action of the legislatures and people thereof by the adoption of an article in substanee as follows, namely: ARTICLE. Every malecitizen who has resided in this State for one year, and in the county in which he offers to vote 6 months immediately preceding the day of of election, and can read, the Constitution the U.S. in write his own name, the English language, and can or may be the owner of $250 worth of taxable shall be entitled to vote at apy electionfor Governor of the State, members of the Legislature, and all other officer selected by people the of the State: Provided, That no person by reason of this article shall be excludedfrom voting who has heretoforeexercised the elective franchise under the constitution of laws of this State, or who at the time of the adoption of this, amendmentmay be entitled to Now, therefvoorete, undersaid constitution and laws.” in view of the above considerations and in the gonfident hope of an early, fraternal restoration of the union: Resolved by HoRep, &c. the Senate and Then comes the resolution, and I propose to add to it this additional article: ARTICLE –. Src. 1. The Union under the Constitution is and shall be perpetual. No State shall pass any law or ordinance to secede or any such withdraw from the Union, and or ordinance shall be null and void. Sec. 2. The public debt of the U.S., authorized by law, shall eyer be held sacred and inviolate, but neither the U.S. nor anyState shall assume or pay any debtor obligation incurred in of insurrection, aid or or authority of there U.S., the Government SEg. 3. All personsborn or naturalized in the U.S., and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are  citizens of the U.S and of theStates in which they reside; No State shall make or which shall abridge the privileges enforce any law or immunities of citizens of the U.S., nor shall any State deny any person of life, liberty, or property without due Process of law, nor deny to anyon within its i"g the equal protection of the fiaws. th.c. fg.oohall be apportioned among States according to their respective num sothe whole number of persons in each Indians not taxed. "Sut when any State shall, on account of race or color, or previous condition of servitude, exclude from voting at any election for the choice of electors for President and VEEP, RePresentatives in Congress, members of the Legislature, and other officer selected by the people, any of the male inhabitants of such State, being 21 years of age and citizens of the U.S., then the entire class of persons so excluded from the elective franchise shall not be counted in the basis of rePresentation. And no State shall require as a qualification for voters more than the value of $250 of taxable property, nor as an educational qualification more education than enough to enable the voter to read the Constitution of the U.S. in English language and write his own name. the