The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-02-22
r...- For the Upton Advertiser.
The word White should be Stricken
out.--Thc Man Of Color should
have Citizenship, and the
Rebel not ..n

Eu. IdtCFttScr:--inc Woru 'whlte,
| in our State Constitution, should he
stricken out; because il makes distinc-
ton Of color, which il not made by tho
/ Constitution Of the United States, and
the latter being the supreme law of all
the States the word "whitc" is therefore
null and void; and because null and void
! a man of color who Is citizen OF any Of
! the States, cm'grating into this State, 10
not and cannot be legally deprived Of
citizenship here; because "thc citizens of
each State shall be entitled to all privi-
legcs and immunitios of citizens in the
several States. A law can therefore be
enacted making the man Of color equal in
! the law with the white citizen. The
! Const tuition of the United States and Of
this State do not favor class legislation.
The 9Th section Of the bill Of rights in
laws ola general nature shall have
uniform opc;aton; tho General Assem-
5Gb'y shall not grant to any citizen or class
1-o' citizens privilege, or immunitics,
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equally belong to all c.tzcns.' The lst
section declares that, all men arc fec
and equal, and have certain inalenable
F., rights, amouy which arc those OF enjoy
ing and defending life and liberty, ac-
, quiiing propc.ty, and protecting prop
egty, and pursuing and obtaining safety
and happiness" ..u....t ...
10 require either . literary or property
qualification ofthc man of color which is
not required oi any Other man, either
alien Or native, is clearly granting to one
class Of citizens privileges which, with
out the same terms, nre gyauteI to others.
This would be c.early class legislation,
and plain violation Of the 9th See, lst
Art. OF the Constitution. Is it possible
that our learned and distinguished SEN
ators and Representatives have become
so stultiiicl and reckless that thry will
thus openly and regardless of their most
solemn obligations, violate one Of the
most vital principles of Our fundamental
law? Will they, can they, dare they
have the moral cowardice to commit per-
jury To gain the applause and crafty the
lust and avarcc of tho insatate tyraut
and opprc+sor? hope not, bat crust and
pray tilat they viii have tho mora! cou"-
age to do right, and leave results to God
The coloreh population as a race, have,
durin" our recent great national struggle,
q proved themselves most untlinchingly
loyal to our constitution aud laws Of any
other class OF people. They. by this,
have cvinccd a knowledge and love for
our republican Institutions which il not
protested by their iugacous oppIcssors,
nor sympathning allies in the North.
They thcrelorccg be trusted withn vote,
and III! their God given rights. They, in
my humble opinion, should have all the
rights Of ffeemen; and tho.o who took up
arms against the national causc, be they
black, white or red, should be deprived
ofthesc rights. Those in open rebellion
against the legally constituted author
ties of the national government, have no
more legal right To vote and aid IN max
ing our national or State laws, than King
George and his subjects had to form our
constitution and laws, after Acknowledge
ing the independence of the colonies.
| noticed in the Stat Register, that
there is an effort for joint resolution to
Congress, asking that body to strike from
the naturalization laws the word white
What will that distinguished body think
of the wisdom and consistency of the
Iowa Legislature, when they see that
they themselves refuse to strike out what
they 50 earnestly recommend others to
strike out, And when they notice that
they require of the native born colOrcd,
, qualifications for citizenship, which they
do not require OF the most abscct, igno-
press our soil. Our Legislature virtually
asks Congress, in such 4 joint iesolutioiI
to enable all the cololel hcathca in Al
rica to become citizens of the United
States, with the same qualifications now
required pf any other alien; and when
!. citizens Of the United States, they, by
their State constitution and laws. tel
/, them, "Iou are 40 citizen OF Iowa, be-
cause you are black.n Shame OH such
consistency and pcrjured viliainy. II is
unworthy tic representatives Of free
) and freedom loving people, because clear
! ly antagonistic with the fundamental law
ofboth State and nation. I have, how
ever, strong faith that our. Legislature
will see the right and have courage To do
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