The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-08-17

Democratic StricklerS, who are so loud in
denunciation of Massachusetts, for adopting the
amendment to the Constitution, requiring a re-
sidence oftwo years after naturalization to con-
stitute foreigner entitled to the elective fran
chise, may turn with profit TO South Carolina
Democratic South Carolina where the same
disability exists. 1t requires in addition free
hold of so acres OF land, or a town lot, to vote
for members of the Legislature only, and furth-
er restrictions as they progress in the voting
qualification C0nneaH Reporter.
GFThe foregoing, as well as the Resolution
adopted in the Republican State Convention
charging South Carolina with having on It's
statute books law similar to the Massachu-
sets amendment, are frauds, and show cul-
pable ignorance of facts, or else wilful desire
on the part of Republicans to malign South
Carolina, in order TO furnish an excuse for the
indefensible act Of that party in Massachusetts
The Reporter misrepresents when it says the
"same disability exists'' in South Carolina that
that exists in Massachusetts. The Reporter, in
the unfair spirit of the resolution of the Repub.
lican State platform, seeks to convey the idea
that foreigners are put under ban in South
Carolina, that is imposed upon them because of
their foreign birth. Such is not the truth
The statutes of South Carolina make no dis
tinction between the foreign born and the ma
tive born. On the contrary the Massachusetts,
law imposes its burdens and hindrances exclu-
sively upon the foreigner. There is no pallia-
tion for the misrepresentation ofany public re-
cord so notorious, and easy ofaccess, as the laws
ofa State. The only law in South Carolina on
the subject of suffrage, adopted since the year
1870 is that passed by the General Assembly
Of that State, in December, 1885, as an amend
ment to the State Constitution, which was sub
sequently ratified and became part thereof
and which we here insert in full:
No. 1929. An Act to amend the Fourth Sec
tion of the First Article of the Constitution
of this State.
81. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives, now met and sitting in Cen
eral Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same. That the amendment Of the fourth Sec
tion of the first article Of the Constitution of
of this State, ratified on the nineteeth day of
December, in the year Of our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred and ten be altered and a.
mended as follows: Every free white man ofthe
age OF twenty-one years, (paupers and non
commissioned officers and private soldiers ofthe
army of the United States, excepted who hath
been citizen and resident in this State two
years previous to the day of election, and who
has freehold of fifty acres Of land, or town
lot, of which he hath been legally seized and
possessed at least six months before Such cleo
tion, or, not having such freehold or town lot,
hath been resident in the election district in
which he offers to give his vote six months be-
fore the said election, shall have right to vote
for member or members, to serve in either
branch of the Legislature for the Election Dis
trict in which he holds such property, or is so
resident.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day of
December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty six, and in the eighty
first year Of the sovereignty and independence
of the United States of America.
JAMES CHESTNUT, JR.,
President of the Senate