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-aATURpAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1854.
2T1FE ILLINOIS BLACK LAWS,

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1se.:
{ THE ILLINOIS BLACK LAWS.
In preceding article on this subject, ve
cndesvorcd to show that tho Black Laws of
Illinois arc. useless and Unconstitutional. as
weil II unchtisslan. Wcproycd that Tho laws
enacted prior 10 1883 nrc applicable only 10 a
State where slavery exists, and arc thcrctbrc
entirely misplaced In our statute book. Wo
polntod out thu fact that tho vital section Of
those lays has boon declared yoid by Our own
Anrretno Court, beoauso Il assun,ua to mo.
yid6 fur tho reearturc Of f1igitlyc stayos, oy6r
which anbjcot tbs statcs have no Jurisdiction,
Wo propose now 10 cuhs'dar thu lsw Of 1Bs8,
and thu ctauso Of tlie Stale Constitution uDon
which II IL thsed. Tint CLAUSE Ii 40 f,llow VA
"fhs General Aseetnhl3 shall, ii II, afst session
y RiGH'ss ;sssss f Il s.sss & ss|sF ia Ken n
s 1s' ssss sss 1T 's g iS ss's s' .saSa; aai
Tho ktoye section Of Attlels xiv of. lhe
now Constitution was sps'Ml!tea To tle peo.
ple separately. ~ wss also Tho ssotlon pFo,
vldtng fQF thn collection Of the twp.lulll tax,
Roth we're adopted, lf The clause relating to
etsiatlon and laws Of The Vntlpa States, the
act Of 1868 II undoubtedly proper In a legal
point of view, ilawcver 1t may DO open to
urlt!AHn upon .aoFal grounds; Int wc hold
A.at II Il In dlroot conflict with the Oonst.tu,
ton Of lAu United States, and Tint all laws
pr,x!!catea upon II tnuat &All 10 tho ground lnr
that reason, bectIon 2 Of Artsoto " Of tho
Fc.loral Constitut!on declares that "tho o!tt.
xpts OF eaol, Slate absll he onlti]ed 10 all tho
1,rjyllrEu, and lmmunltlcs OF citlsous IN tho
eoycrai HtAtoa,"s Tho moaning of. this elAu,o
Il that oltl2On Of Ilttnols. fur Instance. r0lur
10 Ma!uo Of California, al,all tn ontttled lhoro
10 all lilo 1,rly!lnRos aud in,,nl,n!llps cn}uyed
by lAo cluIons Of Maino or CsilfbrntA, n tho
caso may 10, 1hoso ''rrtyIlegoa and llnlnuni.
uoa' ero 0H!tncA IN tbu case of Cortio!d ra.
Qorynll, Il WashlnRtols's Circuit Court Ise.
ports 160), III follows:
h1H!s Ie!snsel Y eonaned 70 taoae ptlyileRos
ana an W,S ~ - riat toif \. nssass ~ aa
svrFy !feo government, aid which have ii .ij
4n,es feen snlayea y tha cii!tona e Ao several
q sSsr haeonn~ fren indsensnt snd ~ savn,
roigr, They may 10 all compfaAaaaed pndss Tho
folloNtng gene[nl haads.
,.trh. Sn,nV:nt ~ IN ~ Iife nn ii6asv with tho
right 10 asqaiFo md posaeas property Of every
ktnd ~ 70 p1s.ne ~ ot1s =, ri. hapn,ani, sae
16c 6 acvss sntnsnt nay Justly prescribe tor ia eea.
csM &ood ot taa Wtote; -,
Arouob Or % 70 r@sids r. IL aav ofAer Sfa;s far ppr.
roaes 81 rado agriculture, nrotsss!onal hanlts Or
u nsns as snd meintsn a s ws asiion! 0
% ny Hid ID de consts Of tho state; to taEe,
hs9 :na a!sposs Q, Rfopess Gtasr hs teal Or PCT;
imnosttjons han aSs Laid by ihe oiheF Citizens
Of tho State; may be mentioned - some Of .ho
en sr hY i o, SsGaa aa
seripilon ofpHsilcges deemed 70 be fnndamea.
th." :" ~:
Section Of article Of the Constitution
cantcrs upon each statc tho riGht or regtalatr
Ing the elective franchise. 50 that ono State
may giVo = and another Withhold It.
from eo'oFed persons; 7; one; may require
property quanheauon 1or voting, another
may ;estaoliAh an educational standard,
another may withhold 1t from aliens, while
stiA another may give II to all male tnd1vidu-.
ais aboyc the age Of ty-one yeara. The
right Of voting ut elections, therefore, Is not
one Of the privileges and immunities funda-
mental In their nature, which the citizens Of
each Btate arc entitled TO enjoy In I'LL the
States.
Colorcd persons are OF may become citizens
In any Of the New England States, and also in
New York. In the latter State they are enti-
tied to vote If they hold certain amount Of
thoF 49,, -. ..,.sa -. - sus.@4su ~ WY
h1ooa :, fhe,- v.1ns IT, ~ conaAs,mls 1 .o
~. 80, .r or,Ia7o,, ,-h.s.. N. .>~e %"No
ous.oa.aa - ott.n,,,t.; - s -. 0ea 81"
a1..t,,. 49, .a,nsaa ,.ss-.s ~ " n us-
,ne n the cou,trr s,e wv ~ u nN,.ss .Ss
s.stes. Bnt anart from ~ this sa,ntrs,,a NJ a on .a"
Tnent ~ tha arst 1sxr ofaoas ~, ~ 49, o-Asa' ne
ment~ Il II clear fhat q coloraa c;tt-sn ~ NJ.
Yort r-movinf- IN n1,no,s "a h. ~ ..- .'o" ~
tha Conat,tnt'on ent,t,sd t. al tho,s ..-,o -
;Ior,tal 7,r,yf,poea and ;-nr,,,ai,,a. Ss,as.a. a
.onas,t r. ~ s,-a.t .-.-a. VIZ. A'e
R,.et 80 r = ~ WV trtau'eons
c,sn.a ~ ~ % "n. sts.. cslas..I., pa,n saA' me
rao,,so. .ha csna.s, sHaas".,u nsut'ou ""cn
hthst = a-ss na-sna. 1>os ~ w pro
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