The southern states were not allowed to send representatives to congress until they passed constitutional amendments barring slavery, granting all citizens " equal protection of the laws" and allowing all male citizens the right to vote regardless of race.
南部各州在通过宪法修正案禁止奴隶制、给予所有公民“法律的平等保护”并允许所有男性公民不分种族享有投票权之前,不得派代表参加国会。