The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-10-04
Another Gun Spiked.

Another Gun Spiked.
The Know Nothings are abusing the Ne
braska Kansas BILL because the inhabitants of
the Territory vote who may have declared their
intention to become citizens of the United
States. These men, however, support Fill
more, who signed the Washington territorial
bill. 1t will be seen that the former is an cX-
act copy of the latter. Mr. Fillmore approx.
ed the former as President of the United
States, Mr.. Pierce the latter:
FIFTH SECTION OF THE WASHINGTON BILL
SIGNED By PRESIDENT FILLMORE, MARCH %,
lS53-SEc. 5. ANIL be II FURTHER enactcd,
That every white male inhabtant above the
age Of twcnty-onc years, who shall have been
a resident Of said Territory at the time Of the
passage of this act and shall possess the quail
lications hereinafter prescribed, shall be cnti-
tied to vote at the first election, and shall be
eligible to any Office within the said Territory;
but the qualifications Of voters and of holding
Office Mt all subsequent elections shall be such
as shall be prescribed by the Legislative As
sembly: Prorided. That the right of suffrage
and Of holding Office shall be exercised only by
citizens of the United States above the age Of
twcnty-one years; and those above that age
who shall have declared Oh oath their intcn
ton to become SUCH and shall have taken an
oath to support the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States and the provisions Of this act: AMI
proridcd further. That no officer, soldier, sea-
man, mariner, or other person in the army or
navy Of the United States, or attached to
troops in the service Of the United States,
shall be allowed to vote in said Territory by
reason of being on service therein, unless said
Territory is, and has been for the period of six
months his permanent domicilc (Signed.)
MILD FILLMORE.
FIFTH SECTION OF THE KANsAs-N NEBRASKA
BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT PIERCE May 30,
lS54.-SEc $. AMI JeH FURTHER cnacicd, That
every free white male inhabitant above the
age Of twcnty-onc years who shall be an actual
resident of said territory, and shall possess the
qualifications hereinafter prescribed, shall he
entitled to vote at the first election, and shall
be eligible to any Office within the said terrific.
ry; but the qualifications Of voters, and OF
holding office, at all subsequent elections, shall
he such MS shall be prescribed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly: Pr0rdcm, That the right OF
suffrage and of holding Office shall be exercised
only by citizens Of the United States and those
who shall have declared on oath their .ntcn,
ton to become such, and shall have taken an
oath to support the Constitution Of the Uni.
ted States and the provisions Of this act: And
poridm FURTHER, That no officer, soldier, sea.
man, or marine, or other person in the army
or navy of the United States or attached tl
troops in the service Of the United States shall
be allowed to vote or hold Office in said terri
tory, by reason OF being on service therein
:, (Signcd) FRANK. PIERCE.
We are at loss to find out what Know
Nothingism will next stump up against tho
sound constitutional policy and measures o
the national democracy. All their charges
have been met and confuted and their malig
nant falschoods exposed as they deserved tc
be- Finding they can make nothing by th
kind of game to benefit their sinking cause
they have now turned their thoughts to othe
measures of deception and fraud. In the Soutl
they are appealing to the old line Wings fol
help in most dishonorabe way--by misrcp
rescnting to them u late Know Nothing con
vention in Baltimore, as Wig convention
with the hope Of gaining q few votes anon,
those whom they have so bitterly denounced
as corrupt and as violating of their plighte'
faith In the North they are uniting with thu
; Black Republicans for two objects, first tt
defeat the democracy, second, to disguise thei
weakness of Fillmore in that region, from tn
South. So they go, and such is Know Moth
, ingism North and South.
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