The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-11-23
Universal Suffrage in Tennessee.

Universal Suffrage In Tennessee,
The sentiment demonstrated by the ac-
ton ef-the House yesterday, says. the Ban
ner. of the goth. is too significant to dis
miss with a passing notice Inathe face of
Brownlow's partisan appealsiahd Fletcher's
tEiekery, 8 pill merely granting negroes the
right Of suffrage, and not the right to sit
on juries or hold Office, was tabled on its
first reading with symptoms of the most
intense antipalhy and disgust, by vote of
80 to 99. It must be remembered that
seven Conservatives voted against tabling
the bill on its frst reading. out of courtesy
to little Tommy Kerchiyal who offered it
and regard. for precedent, and that several
Radicals who are bitterly opposed to negro
suffrage, took the same course--leaying a
clear margin Of at least City against any
measure whatever tending to admit the ne
gro to the ballot-box. ..~,
Whatever may be the Radical idea as to
the acknowledgements, of late "rebels," wool
is certainly but pomipally quotabie in the
! Tennessee Legislature, nor do We believe
that the policy of either party viii tend TO
Increase its political value for some time to
Never before 10 the history Of our legis.
lation has bill beeu tabled. on its iFst
reading, and it may therefore be inferred
that. no measure so dislasteful 10 tie nature,
nor SO antagonistio to The general sentiment
of our people, has ever yet, been presented
We regard the action of the House as. fnal
las the verdict of both Radicals and Con-
sergativess against negro suffrage. Never
theless, old Wines says that he will "wig-
gle it up again. Friends of the white
mans government, watch old Wines--he
says he'll ''wiggle it up again. - baa lsb
After thinking oven the matter, we have
concluded TO give Tommy 'sFbill in full, Il
only to show the utter Inconsistency of the
negrophilists: .5e % zt-.' aces17d4-ssa . -
Whereas, By the Deelaratienof Indepen-
| dence we hold these truths to be self-evi-
| dent, that all men are created equal, that
| they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienabie rights, that among these
are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
| piness; and sasyttrs srf ~ .-7.I
fa Whereas According to our theory Of
| republican form of government, and for the
more efectual preservation of the liberties
| of the whole people, We believe that the only
| true bulwark of civil liberty now consists
/ IN free thought, free speech, a free press.
universal suffrage, and universal am nesty;
and,
Whereas In the State Of Tennessee there
| is not now one armed or hostile soldier to
! the Govarnmant of the TTnitad Sfates. or the
! State of Tennessee, but that the people there
Of have quietly yielded obedience to all the
i laws of the same, and have become peaceA
able, law-abiding citizens; therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
Section /. That every man of color, and of
the age of twenty-one years, beng citizen
| of the U nited States, and a citizen of Il
! county wherein he may offer his vote six
months previous to the day of election,
shall be entitled to vote for members of the
General Assembly add all other civil Off
GERS for the State, county or district IN
which he resides-provided, however, that
this same shall not be SO construed as to
entitle such person or persons of color to
sit upon juries, or to holdany Office inthe
| State. q az vyeffa affl fe8a 5aaf -s-
Sec. g, Be it further enacted. That the
! law now known as the franchise law, pass
ed the Sd day of May, 1866, be, and the
! same is hereby repealed, and all other laws
in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
So, the negropholists grant Sambo the
right Of suffrage, but permit him neither to
bold Office nor to sit GU jury. And this
they call Impartial sufragei'' $500 E-a3
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