Delaware journal., 1828-03-14

county within the State, six months, imrctja.l
prec, ding the day ot election, shall be entitled l.
vote for members Of the General assembly forth,
county ri which they shall respectively residcn
[See Journal Of Convention, p 49,
| Wedncsdhy FEB. 3 1796--Mr Cooke moved, and
was seconded by MIR. Jackson, that the 4lh section
of the Isl article 'that no person shall be eligible
TO seat in the General Assembly, who has not re-
sided three years in the state, and one in the county
Immediately preceding his election, and shall have
attained the age OF 81 years, and at the same time
shall have possessed and continue to possess in the
county which he represents, not less than 200 acres
of land'' be struck for the purpose Of insert
ing the following:
"That no person shall be eligible to seat in the
General Assembly, who has not resided three wears
in the stateand one in the county, immediately pre.
ceding the election and shall possess his oun righ,
in the county which he represents, not less tla,
200 acres of land, and shall have attained TO the
age of 2 years. which was agreed to, (See D,
29.)
The yeas and nays were not called for on this
notion but as ii lcas seconded by General Jachson he
,pas Of course IN fauorofa. According to the clause
struck out, any person 'possessed' OF land as re-
preventative OF the county, where ne was possessed
of land as tenant, &c. but by the provisions insert
ed in lieu of it, but person possessed Of 2OD
acres Of land in his oacn right, in fee simple in the
county which he offers to represent. be voted for
| or be eligible and of course General jackson is Of
the opinion that person is fit to represent county,
unless he is possessed Of 200 acres Of land in ls
oaUn right. All are excluded from the privilege Of
serving their country, or aspiring to the Representa-
tive Office, whatever may be their merits, unless
they hold 200 acres Of land by an absolute title in
their own right
The General had the property qualification made
as strong as he could in the Committee which draft.
ed the Constitution and then had its strength increa
ed in the House and of course he was in favor Of
:. property qualification in Tennessee-and carried
the distinction as far as he could with the assent Of
the other members of the Convention. The con.
) stuon OF Tennessee was at length finished, and
contains the following sections, all Of 1chich General
Jackson voted for and supported am conventlon The
tendency of his votes in favor OF even stron
n ger landed qualification than the provisions retain.
!; ed. !. !,
The Sd section of the cd article. in speaking Of
Governor. SAYS He shall be at least 35 years OF
:, age, and possess FREEHOLD ESTATE or 5oo
? ACRES OF LAND" &C.
i THE 7th section of the lst article, is as follows,
. viz.
e "That no person shall be eligible to seat lnlhe
+ General Assembly unless he shall have resided
three wears in the state and year in the county
i Immediately preceding the election, and shall pos
i, sess in his own right the county which ne repre-,
= = sents, not less than TWO HUNDRED ACRES Or
i LAND, and shall have attained to the age OF Il
n years"
r. The 1st section of the Sd article of the Consttu'
ton has the following provision.
Every freeman of the age OF 81 years and up.
wards, possessing freehold in the county wherein
e, he may vote, and being an nhabtant Of this state;
nj and every freeman, being inhabitant of any one
l. county in the state six months Immediately preced
u ing the day of election, shall be entitled to vote w
to members of the General Assembly for the county II
re which he shall reside.''
a From the foregoing provisions in the Tennessee
- Constitution, adopted on the 9th day of February
1896, and signed by Andrew Jackson-it will b.
seen-
/. That General Jackson, in forming permanen
government for the people of Tennessee. did advt
cate and support the odious and aristocratc primo
pie that none but landholders fit to WELD the le
gslatlye and Executive power ofthe Commonwealtf
'e g. That he has by his voice created odlous ar
zee tocratc distinction in the voters, by allowing TAM
to holders (oy rich and 'oeNborn) to cote ~ any eom
0n ty achere he holds land; while the poor man is con
fined to one county, six months before he can vote
20 INVESTIGATOR.
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wn THE MILITIA DOCUMENTS.