The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-27

proper United States or county officers, and send
the books to places near by their homes, so that
afterwards vote without going far from .hs' home
Only those residing in towns win be Registered OF
vote there. ', LII. /. ..,sl ~: 5s. Z So
Louisiana.
The Picuystne Of the Nst has y strong editorial
headrd t.Not to Register and vote is to vote
against the Soulful" The following will, give IN
idea of its character: -'@i, - d.. . n
The law Of Congress viii be eGe .tive, no matter
what the Courts decide. The Supreme. Court de-
stitutional, yet Congress applied them to voters as
won as officers. The Supreme Court decided Mill
/ tary- Commissions unconsti tutional in time of
the South WHAT ann a wi, BE- raised & 70
force respect: to the judicial authorityp The old
men who are upon the bench Of the Supreme
lence, as were the Roman Senators in their cham
oe5 ,a when the conquering baEbarians entered the
g That which our enemies wish is that we should
not vote II they alone vote, as is the case in Ten
nessee and Missouri, they will make q constitul
ton which will exclude ninety mine out of every
ming devices to enable them to keep ouLthe Young
mon OF Southern. attachments not yet OF age Such
constitution viii be gladly accepted by congress,
estate OF the country will be taxed out Of present
hands, and suits be entertained in it's courts, OF
VIII which Me can now only have faint idea, which
proprietors Of lands In the South. f.5.----I 4
On the other hand, the New Orleans Times OF
the same date takes different view OF the mstter
as viii be seen BY the following strong protest
TIE REGISTRATION sw1NDLE
The dissraceful exhibition OF the utter tramp
Ling upon all Law, right md decency-known Gas
the registration in this city, is still Continued
More than half Of the white oitizens fuly uuaii.
ned under the law are turned away, while every
negro,who applies is Immediately accepted and
quired to produce their papers, but to leave them
with the registrars, with o very dim prospect :of
ever getting them back: Old citizens who hSye,
lived here quarter Of q century, and who pay in-
alv1Gna4y more taxes than the whole Radisalparty'
because they have been, ut some remote period Of
their lives, School Directors or Aldermen u1der the
City government, and are suspected Of having;
synpathized with the rebellion. But few natural.
that Of adherence to the Radicals. That yirtue
Will purge all vices Renegades, who fought ia
tue reoel rankE and deserted when the cause be-
came desperate and joined the Radicals-eyen
some who we're punished BY Butler and Banks Tor
their rebelGeus sexcesses-and who possessed The:
disqualification Of having held Federal or State
offices previous to the war, are admitted to the
honor Il of registration without questions:
:, but why dwell on the enormities OF this 1niest.-
s4Ie oIe 1arce1 are those Who have gottenup thIs
city and hample upon the acts Of Congress, weak
md credulous enough to imagine that thav. can
profit therefrom They will soon awake to . fuW
comprehe3sion OF the intamy, the detestation, the
tho community which alone they, viii secure by
their lnWless course. Let them persist thereir !
an the time is not distant when the word tleois.
tra1 VIII tx upon the luckless incumbent Of that
Office, 9 stigma which viii accompany him to the
grave and descend to his posterity. 3 ::
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