The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-15
Saint Paul, Friday, Sept. 10, 1856.
The Negro Voting Amendment 10
che Constitution.


che Constitution.
We print below the act passed by the
sss. Legislature, submitting to the people
amendments to the Constitution, by which,
if adopted, negroes win acquire the right
to vote in this State. The only changes
proposed are to strike out the word
ssohiss," in the enumeration of Glasses Of
persons entitled to vote. That all may
have clear understanding of the amend
meus, the word to be stricken ont we
place in italics, enclosed in brackets:
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT 10 GRO
TON ONE, ARTICLE SEVEN, OF TIE ooa1sT7-
TUITION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
S1or1oN ]. The following amendment
10 the Constitution of this State Is hereby
proposed for publication, and approval or
rejection by the people, in accordance
With section one, Of article fourteen Of the
Constitution that is to say, that section
oaeof article seven Of tho Consultation
:ahan be amended so as to read as fol-
Lows;
SECTION /. Every male person OF the age ct
twenty-one years or upwards, belonging TO
either Of the following classes, who shall have
resided in the United States one zeal, and m
aais State for four months next preceding any
election, shall be entitled to vote at such cleo
ton, in the election district OF which be. shan
at the time have been for ten days resident,
for all officers that now are or hersatter may
De elective by the people.
First Wiitel Citizens Of the United States
Second Whstel Persons OF Foreign birth
who shall have declared their intention TO be-
come citizens conformably to the Jaws OF the
United States upon the subject of naturaliza-
ton.
ThFd-Persons Of mixed white and Indian
blood who have adopted the customs and hab-
It's Of civilization.
Fourth-Persons OF Indian blood residing in
this State, who have adopted the language
customs and habits of civilization, after An ex-
animation before any district court of this
State, in such manner as may be provided by
Law, and shall have been pronounced by said
court capable of enjoying the rights Of citizen
ship within this State.
sRo. 2. The proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the people of the several
districts of this State, for their approval
or rejection at the next general election
for the year eighteen hundred and sixty
five.
SIC. 8. The ballots used at said cleo
ton shall be written or printed as follows:
For amendment to section one, article
seven,' or, against amendment to Sec
ton one, article seven, " as the case may De.
SEQ. 4. This act shall take effect on and
after its passage.
We understand that the republican tick
cts in all the counties, have these words
printed in small type, "For amendment
to section one, article seven," thus
committing the party anonymously to mig
ger voting. The trainers of the law did a
shrewd thing in concealing the nature OF
the proposed amendment, ss far ss they
we're able, from the eyes Of the people,
hoping that some thoughtless parsons
would vote the whole ticket, without dis.
covering "the niger under the fence. u
Let every elector who is opposed to negro
voting, see to it that the wool is not
pulled over his eyes" Vote no ticket
that has not these words at the bottom !:
- AGAINST amendment to section one,
article seven" The Republican ticket is
negro suffrage ticket throughout. All
the gentlemen whose names are upon
it are advocates of negro suffrage,
and they must abide the issue. They
are Joined together, and no man can put
them asunder.