M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-04-19
The Republican Party on the Rec
Ord-Read md Reflect.

At the late session of the "Dos
Law" Legislature, the following join,
resolution was introduced into the
House-that;
Whereas, As it appears that the
Supreme Court of the State OF Ohio
has unanimously decided that every
male person OF the State Of Ohio, oil
the age Of twenty.one years, having
more white than black blood, is an
eleetor of said State, and thereby is
eligible to office and to sit on jpries;
therefore,
"Bc it resolved by the General As.
sembly Of the State OF Ohio, three.
titths OF the members elect to each
house ooncurrng therein: That it be
and hereby is proposed to the electors
OF this State to vote an the second
Tuesday Of October, 1861, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following
amendment rs Q substitute for section
one OF article five of the Constitution,
viz
Section /. Every white male citizen
OF the United States, of the age of
twenty one years, who shall have been
a resident OF tho State one year next
preceding the election, and of the
county, township, or ward in which he
resides, such term as may be provided
by law, shall have the qualification of
an eleCtor and be entitled tovote at all
elections; provided, that every person
having visible and distinct admix.
ture Of African blood shall not have
the privilege of an elector, or hold Of.
fee, or sit on juries.
These resolutions we're referred to
a select committee, composed of Mes.
srs. Harlan, Parr, and Hutcheson, two
Of whom, Par and Autcheson, re.
ported that although they believed
that the Constitution excluded the ne.
gro from the elective franchise yet in
view Of the decision Of the Supreme
Court and the diversity Of opinion
among the people of the State on thet
subject, they thought it wise to sub.
init it in q definite form to be passed
upon. They therefore offered the iol.
lowing
AMENDMENT.
Sec. Q. At the annual State elec.
tion to be holden on the second Tues.
day of October, 1861, the electors in
favor Of or against the foregoing con.
slltutional amendment, shall deposit
their ballots endorsed with tho tCll0w-
ing words:
Negro suffrage, No.
Negro suffrage, Yes.
Those voting NEGRO Suffrage, no."
shall be taken and held to have cast
their votes in favor OF the proposed
Those voting "negro suffrage, yes"
shall be taken and held to have cpst
their votes against said proposed
amendment.
The question on agreeing to the
amendment, on which the yeas and
nays were demanded, ordered aud re.
su!ted--yeas 43, nays At, as follows:
Those who voted in The affirmative, were
Messrs. Andrews, Blocker, Carlisle, Chase,
Converse, Cory, DevOre, Fellows, Fagg,
Gamble, Harlln, House. Howell, Hushs,
5utchesOn, Jacobs, Jessup, Jolly, Jones, oil
Hamilton Mcconnell. McSchOOIer, More,
Nusson, Myers, Nigh, Ogle, Parr, Pearce,
Powers, ReeS oil Frauklin, Reisinger, ,Rogers,
SlusSer, Snyder, Stiers, Stout, Taylor, hOmp.
son, ol Perry, Westco.t, White, %Ianer,
Woods, Wright of HamiIton-43.
Those wis voted in the negative, were
Messrs. BakesIer, Brown, BrulT; Burr, Buss,
Garter, Chodle. CIopD COover. Cox Davis,
Gore. Haddow, X milton, Herr ok, Hill,
Hitchcock JDneS Ol Seneca, Kerr Krum,
McC Ctung. hcCun', N Gavrnn NJ Ph rson,
Nj LEI, VI ,ulhan, Rees oi Morrow, Robinson,
RukenDrod, S,olt OF Jefferson, Scultof War
reu, Sears, So ire, Stedman, Steele, Stubs,
Thomp,on Of Summit, Trimble, Trupsdell,
Vawoo,hs, Vincent, Wors, Walker, w Jod,
Wright Of Warren, Speaker--46.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Brown moved that Il. j. Il.
No AZ, be laid on the table, on which
the yeas and nays were demanded,
ordered and resultcd--yeas, 4S: nays,
Is, as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative, were
llessrs. Baldwin, Brown, Buff, Burr, Buss,
Carter Choate Clapp, CoOver. Cox. Davis,
Gore, Haldow, Hamilton, Herrick, Hill.
Hitchcock. Howell. Jolly, Kennedy, Kerr,
Krum, McClung, McCune, McGavran, Nc
Pherson, Miller, Mcmahon. Rees OF Morrow,
Robinson. Rukenbrod, Scott of Jefferson,
Scott of Warren, Sears, Squire, Stedman,
Steele, Stubbs, Thompson OF Summit, Trim.
BILE, True sdell, VOnvoorhis, Vincent, Voris,
Wa lker, Wood, Wright Of Warren, Speak
er-4S.
Those who voted in the negative, were
Messrs. Andrews, Blakes.ee. Blocker, Car
Isle, Chase, Converse, Cory .Deyore, Fellows,
Flagg, Gamble, Harlan, House Hughes,
HutcheSon, Jacobs, JeSsup, Jones OF Hamil-
ton, Jones of Seneca. Mcconnell, ,MrSrhool
er, Moore. Musson, Myers, Nigh, Noble,
ogle, Pdrrstt, Pau, Pearce, Powers, Rees.
Of Franklin, Resnger, Rogers, Slusser ,Sny-
der, Sties, Taylor. Thompson of Perry,
Welsh, WestcOtr, White, Winner, WooJs,
Wright OF Hamilton--46
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