Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-11
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1t will be remembered that Dir. Kin
kaid, of the Ohio Senate, at its late sess.
ion, introduced bill into that body to
prohibit negroes and mulattos from set
Ting or living in this State. We gave
our readers some Of the beauties Of this
splendid piece of legislative literature at
tho time of its introduction, and do not
propose to commentupon il further. Our
present purpose is to show how sinsulsrly
great minds, asif by a kind of inspiration,
seize upon the same great ideas, however
separated those great minds may be in
point of distance from each otl.er. .H
In proof of this position, we might re-
fer to the innumerable instances Of grand
discoveries in astronomy, geology, chem
istry----in all the sciences, in fact--as well
rs the numerous inventions of which this
inventive age of ours is SO prolific
Scarcely savont of them all can straddle
his hobby and fairly start on the road to
immortality, until he is overtaken by
some fierce rival, who swears he had
wrested the same grand secret from the
fast boiled safes of Natures sub treasury,
and either tears the diadem froa, the brow
Of his competitor, or sets the world in
commotion in vain attempts to settle their
opposing claims. st.
So it is with poor Senator ARkdd!--
His splendid "niggerology" had not car
ried him more than half way to fame.
when a brother '.Diinmecrat," away off
in the Legislature of the Golden State,
disr utes his claims, and contends with him
for the worlds applause, and the laurel
leaves! We give tile last-named bill, YER
6atina. as it was introduced into the Legis
lature of "Hui gforny," and leave the
next democratic National Convention"
to settle the honors between them accord
ing to their respective merits--perhaps 70
reward them both alike, as each, seems to
have conceived the sublime idea at the
same time. The bill is in the letters.
words, figures, commas, semi-colons and
periods, as follows, that is to say; s.,....
f.. .5iul t.5,,5 AN ,ACKT g. l,l ,..s.-s,,.
To prevent n'ggrrs ,kummin to Kally-
8 s foruJ. ja ...a..
Tie people Of The Stat of KallYtorny,
reprf zSntrd in Sennit and AsSeneSiy, du
enact as Joilers: tl1 BAN ar. rtiJ
Section J.. No nigger not now an in
habbiteDt nv, in, and legul voter in this
stait, shall be permitted To liy, rezide, or
stay in this slait emmy longer. sd G.
y Sec. g. Euny Niger hoo wilfully or AK
identity violats the turst seckshun NV this
ackt shell be transported from this stait
and sold to tho lowest bidder. Cinnamon
exkIudid. ..Hs.I
Sec. 5. Niggers hoo kum with there
masters tn soiurn temporarily shell not be
inklewded in the provizions NV this ackt;
proviled; such sojurning don't exseed 40
years. If emmy ship gets recked on the
shears NV this suIit with q nigger on borde;
and if such Niger. shell .tri tn swim, he
shell be pushed under the wotter. y,e
Sec, 4. OIL Ackts or parts ov ackts con-
travenin this, is repealed. .a,,.5,f..,t
Enackling Clo0s.=- A nigger is herebi
dekiared an obnokshus newsans, not to be
permitted, and eyry Sheriff in this stait ma
be a nigger driver if he .chuses. srrrtf,,
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