Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-09-22
LIES REFUTED.


US TO open department headed as above.
We might term it The black column. The
first thinp 10 which we refer is the already
widely circulated charge that Mr.. LipPin-
colt, took the benefit of the Bankrupt law,
and thereby, escaped the payment OF his
debts. To meet Mfs, we are authorized to
say that it is false in part and whole. and
further, Mr. Lippincots never refused to pay
his honest debts, and today. we are author.
lied 10 say, that be is ready to meet any of
the claims the Democracy may hrnt up from
the records of which they speak. MIR.
Lippincott will survive all such base sland-
ers. z
The next charge is that from the Gazette
against Mr.. Adams, to the effect that he
paid off his debts at 25 cents to the dollar,
&c. This lis wide mistake, and the
Gasetle bad better save its credit and take
1t back at once. f'.t u
Mr.. Welsh too, is charged by the indus
trious Democracy as being in favor of let
ting negroes vote. This imputation was
t first set float by w. c. CASTOR at Morris.
town. and his friends have caught it up like
drowning nan al straw, and are busily
heraiding it throughout the county. Our
only refutation of this, is to publish the bill
referred to, with the part Mr.. Welsh took
| therein. We have no fears as to the decision
of an enlightened public. Let it be re.
membered that the Ohio Constitution, being
work Of the Democracy, has made pro-
vision for an electors qualifications, and that
an act of the Legislature could not change
that provision. The bill alluded towas not
gotten up for any good but for party bun.
comb. The intent of the bill can be
shown by reference to the first section ol
the bill as reported by the majority of the
committee, to which it was referred as fol.
| lows:
Be it enacted by The General Assembly Of
] Slate Of Ohio. That the judge or Judges OF
every election held under the authority oi
any Of the l..,,:s of ti.;-- State, siruH rctrr'
the vote of any person offering TO vote al
such election, and claiming to be a white
male citizen of the United States, whenever
it shall appear to such judge or judges that
the person so offering to vote has distinct
and visible admixture of African blood.
Mr.. Welsh brought in minority report.
which we snbjoin for the careful considera
tion of those who have given circulation te
this lie. 1t is as follows:
A minority of the select Committee tc
whom was referred House Bill No. 225, no
having been able TO come TO the conclusion:
arrived at by :he majority of the Commit
tee, beg leave TO submit the following re.
port: - -s
In the opinion Of the undersigned, tbt
| Constitution of the State of Ohio has very
wisely decided the question as to who shall
be qualified e!ector. "a free white male
C itizen of the United States" &C., and thu
Supreme Court having uniformly decided a.
: to what was the meaning of the word 1hit
as used in The Organic act, it may be con
sidered as question we'll defined, and not Il
be changed by act Of the Legislature.
| The undersigned is of opinion that thu
only lega. remedy to limit the elective fran
, chise in this particular, is BY change il
the Constitution. With these views brief,
expressed, the undersigned minority of sait
Committee would offer the following amend
ment to the recommendation OF the ma
|, jority of the Committee, which he offers a;
a substitute and recommends its adoption
Accompanying the report was the substi
; tute referred to which is as iollows:
Section /. "That every white male citi
| zen OF the United States, uf tine age o
twcnty-one years, who shall have been
resident of the State one year next preced
ing the election, and of the county. town
sh p CT ward in which he resides. such tint
, as may be provided by law, shall have thu
qualifications of an elector and be entitled
to vote at all elections.
Section 2. at shall be unlawful for an,
person who is not rhite male citizen of tht
. United States as aforesaid to vote at any
, such election and any person violating th'
provisions of this section shall on convic
ton thereof be imprisoned in the county
Jail Of the proper county not more than three
months nor less than one month.
Section 3. "Any person who sbal. pro-
cure, lid, assist, counsel or advise another
to give his vote at any such election, know
iEg that such other person is disqualified as
an elector, according to the provisions o.
the second section of this act, shall on con.
viction thereof, be fined in any sum not ex.
ceeding five hundred dollars. IND be impris.
oned in the county Jail of the proper count ty
not more than six months nor ess than ore
month.
Section 4. "Any Judge of an election
who shall knowingly receive the vote Of
any person who has not the qualifications
OF an elector as aforesaid shall on convic.
tion thereof, be fined in any sum not ex.
ceeding five hundred dollars, and imprison-
ed in the county Jail of the proper county
not more than six months nor less than one
month 9
Section 5. .All prosecutions under this
act shall be by Indictment in the Court Of
Common Pleas of proper county, and it
shall be the duty Of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas to give this act specially
in charge TO the Grand Jury at each term
| II L.