The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
The amendment o! 1886, Is End Il In
the Republican prints, reads thus

the ltepuoiicAn prints, Vaos tnus
Every free white man Of the age Of twenty.
one years. pauperS, and non commissioned ON
cers and soldier Of the United States excepted,
Who hath been citizen and. resident 10 this
State two year, previous 10 the day OF eiec'
tioa," &c.
The Republicans are chuckling with the
idea that they ioupd something 10 the Con.
sti,u,ion Of South Carolina. equal In enor-
nifty Of exclusiveness 10 the Massachusetts,
amendment; aud 50 they print II. "who
hath been aeai.ea and resident In this State
tro year, p,sp,ous 10 the day Of sisd'oa "
iialicising certain words 10 catch the eye OF
q hasiy reader. hut the fact il that q na-
turaliEed citizen OF the United States Is not
mentioned nor meant In that clause. The
words Of the old clause are, -" t,fissn . this
Mate and having resided therein two years
previous 10 the day Of election" That Is, u
person duly qualified according 10 the laws
Of the State. M citizen Of the State-not
Of the United States. nor whether he BE- ma
turalised citizen or" native and to the man.
ncr born ard the inference from the read
ing Of these extracts Is. that citizen Of
South Carolina is entitled 10 privileges be.
fore he il naturaliz,d. instead OF being cx-
cu,led on account Of his foreign birth--as
for instance Ia your own State Of Minnesota.
In the index Of your Constitution look for
information and find, Cd,,ens rights Of"
(scc Elective Franchsc,) from which infer
that persons qualified tor the elective fran
chise np of'sens Of Minnesota. According.
ly ! turn. MS directed in the index. TO Sec
ton !. Article VII, and there ! read
Every male person Of III, age Of twenty one
years upwards belonging 10 the follow ing
classes, who shall have resided In the United
states one year, aud In this State for four
months next preceding any election. shall be
entitled Ia vote NJ such election, In the election
district OF which he shall al the time have been
ten daysa resident, for oil ofilcersthat now are,
or hereafter may he elective by the people
First. White citizens Of the United ~ ste..
N,cond. White persons Of foreign birth who
shall have declared their intention TO become
| citizens, comfortably 10 tho laws Of the United
States upon the subject Of naturalization.
Then follow two classes Of Indian and
white mixed bloods and Indians -unimport.
ant 10 this issue)
so II seems that Tor u person Of foreign
birth TO be uitsn Of Minnesota Il In
necessary only TO have lived In the United
States one year. and IN that State four
months, and 10 have declared his intention
10 become citizen Of the United States.
II he has these qualifications no IL a citizen.
but not a citizen Of the United States. SO
when we consider that neither the words
citizen Of the United States" nor na,u.
rallied citizen" are to be found In the Con
stitution Of South Carolina il seems clear
that the word citizen applies 10 the State
exclusively. The phrase every white man
beng oaissn Of hD State. and having r..
sided therein firo years previous 10 the day
81 81 ctiOn, IL IN effect the ranc IN tina,
which the Republicans have raised such
hue aud cry about viz. Every irec white
man who hath been tH,.en and resident m
M" State two years previous 10 the day Of
election &c. That IA TO say, u citizen Of
the State and resident 10 the State shall
be-. &c There is no exclusion nor PARTIAL.
ty shown. nor any line drawn between ns-
tive aud naturaIzed dcnlzcps they must be
th':e' of the &oie two years before they
cnn vote, II, even, they were born in the
State; and that il all there is about IL.
To prove this lct us read that part Of tho
Constitution oi South Carolina IN regard 10
executive authority, Art. IT,, sec. Z, says
Ono person shall be eligible 10 the Office Of
Governor unless he hath attained the age Of
thirty years, and hath resided within this Stato
and been oh'1'" Ms,soj ten years. &c.
Thus II appears that no matter where he
came from, or whether he IL citizen of the
United States or not. be must be- a ed,.,.
n The State If South Ca,oi,aa ten years be
fore he can be Governor thereof Az in tho
qualifications Of voters, the nationality or
nativity Of the mnn is totally ignored. Ma.
tive or nn'uraIizcd, h. must be citiuD OF
chat particular State.
Asa native Of the kingdom oi Holland.
and citizen II the United States bv sdop.
ton, have no iault TO find, for in South
Carolina ] should be On par with any
native 0f that State OF of the United States.
who bad not been made . citizen OF the
state The prctencc. therefore. OF the Black
Republicans, as the politicians call them,
tba, there Is any DISTINCTION made between
native and adopted citizens in the Constitu.
ton Of South Carolina, IL o false pre,cDce--
ridiculous, absurd mcndacou.. They say
that south Carolina IL a Democratic State:
but !, is ooiy Tor argument sake. They
know very well that she Is only negatively
~ that sbc occupies IN independent posi-.
ton 10 politics. and votes In Congress and
on the Presidency question against section.
allsn, and In favor Of sach measures A. she
considers most conducive 10 the bcDcti, of
the nation at large, herself included ~ a
component part thereof
III them 10 on hunting up sct Of, against
the Democratic party. wberewitb To bewiId
Ct and lead asiray simple adopted citizens
who's circumstances are sucb M not TO ena-
bic them To comprehend great question o.
quickly a. :hose who invent tricks 10 en-
snare them. They have failed thus far TO
make GOT case, and now ut them seek
other canse against the good old party.
Your fellow citizen,