Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-06
The Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.

Administration of Abraham Lii
coin, should vote no on the ques
ton Of the amendment. 1t doe
not follow, as the butternut editor
and orators try to impress upon tn
people, that a vote for the Republi
can candidates for offices, is vot
for negro suffrage, for so far as tn
officers to be elected are concerned
it matters not whether Republicans
or Democrats are elected; neither
have anything to do with the suffrage
question; that is a separate anC
distinct question, which every vo
ter has a right to determine fol
himself at the ballot, and no can
didate, whether he be for or against
negro suf'rege, Republicans or Dem
ocrats, have any more, (if elected
to do with it than any other voter
he can vote for it or against it al
the polls, and the majority there,
independent of all other questions,
or political parties determines the
question whether the right Of suf-
frage shall be extended to colored
men in Ohio or not. Every voter
in Ohio decides this question for
himself, by voting for or against
the amendment.
We know that a great effort will
be made by Democratic tricksters
to make the people believe that by
voting for Union candidates at the
approaching Fall elections they will
be voting to amend the Constitu-
ton so as to allow negroes to vote.
Nothing is further form the truth,
as any one can see by a moments
reflection, The object of this mis-
representation, is to secure votes
for the opposition or Democratic
party candidates. But we appre-
hend that those who attempt to prac-
tice this species of fraud upon the
people, will find that they possess
too much intelligence to be hum
bugged into the support Of Demo
cratic candidates, who would mis-
their sentiments upon
about every other question, and
with this one Of negro suffrage,
hey could do nothing to defeat the
will Of the people as expressed up
Don their own tickets at the polls.
The amendment proposed is as fol
ows:
Every male citizen Of the United |
States, Of the age Of twenty-one
ears, who shall have been a resi-
lent Of the State one year next pre-
eding the election, and of the
ounty, township, or ward in which
e resides, such time as may be pro-
ided by law, except such persons
s have borne arms in support of
ny insurrection or rebellion
gainst the government of the Uni
ed States, or have fled from their
laces of residence to avoid being
RATED into the military service
hereof, orhaye deserted military or
avail service Of said government in
me of warand have not subsequent
: been honorably discharged from
le same, shall have the qualifca-
Ons Of an elector, and be entitled
vote ut all elections, y
All the voter has to do is simply t
vote Amendment Of the Consti- +
ton, geS or no, as in his judg- {
emit, he thinks is his duty, and i
majority Of the votes either way I
termine, not whether a majority o
Union candidates or Democrat Il
is elected. The amend /,
ant to the Constitution is an fNde- r,
RGeW candidate, You can vc te d,
r the candidates of either one Of q
c political parties, and still vote 9
r this question, or you can vote ri ri
ainst it, n,
Any Democrat who wishes to ex- is
nd the right Of suffrage to all SC
lle persons of proper age, who ~
elk a shelter under the ample folds
the Stars and Stripse, and be,
me loyal citizen under our sys-
n of Government, can vote for W
Q amendment, and still vote
r the candidates Of the Demo 81
,tic party, and doubtless many N
the Democrats who viii do so. 81
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