The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-08
REPORT
'ttoF "' b"' l'REpDRf ,ooe,aa.' ta'
p. ar THE MINORITY OF THE coHMiTrEE
- - az. L on SUFFRAGE, - ,'-.
On NSUHMoE' ayyse

CT THE MINORITY UF InE Conmii iEh
..~s 80, ON, sUFFkAGE, 80. 5--.
In Csn,sn.,sn. J.u. %. 1865. - ss.@
i The usdersixned ~ 'miaerity, of,he Com
ui.,.e on "salirage end Eligibility 10 o.
Ace, es,slegre,,ing that they have been uDses
to agree with the msior,ly Of the Commit
tee. beg leave to submit the following re-
mort na ta}a .a49 erg419t tIe1. v..A
We esanal view. without serious appre.
ksns,en, the sdrnissian TO all The hlghes
,ish,s and privileges VI cl,izen>hip, OIL
race. consisting almsst ~atirely u tAess
r,cen,ly emerged trsm slavery, and snht
red by previous edsca,isn and habits %
,b,uy6, and sshrsiispoe. los ne inelii'
~est d,sshsrgs Of fhe dstes and responsi
s,litiss which wopld drsotve upon them
We do nol regard the right tu ~e.e q
natural yrs inhrrsnt, bat csnventrcHa
usreiy--to be ssxuiated sa surA way .
will best promote The ssasre ot che ~h0'
ssumuaiy. Ucsa this priaciple ssmer
ssd sainors have been rxc,utbed. u there
any reason why sAe negro shosld be al
,.need 10 . higher posiiioaf IL
While We lo 40. deny that there are N
dis,duals Of that class who might be er
psc,rd D sxptsss their own eonsiciians a
iae ballot boI, still ihs great mass oil then
are so ignorant sRd prrjudice''. that the.
easily bscosna. The dapes OIL designing ad'
ssntsrsrs aud demagogurs. and, through
secret leagues and assuci.sions. introduced
from NortherH States, merely follow th'
s.struclioas aud reflect the views Of sh"s'
whe control them.
We believe that tie blessings we hav'
derived lrsm oar government, have beet
due 10 the ykSe, Intelligence aud indie
pen.ence Of those Invested with the rlgh
III ssarsse. and We tismbls. ivr ihe saiet!
o( Rspublisaa Institutions ~hsu IL shall b.
Sletermlned 10 confer this trust upen thos'
yhs raeatally and morally are snss TO ad
minister il, Ito :. eonhde the power oI max
aug laws 10 those wss have Hv property q
any,ect, and to bestsw. .he right TO lev!
taIs. on those Who have M taxes 10 pay"
Bot II i. said ,h.t the proposed aItera
sioa is drmanded by Coagrrss sad IS nsees
.ary 10 restore uar State 10 Consultations
t,Isuons WITH the Federal Government
Il - certainly . s,ng.lsr demand. that vi
sheald eltsnd ths elective franchise TO thos
whs are 90 inexperienced and little pre-
pared lor the ordinary business" "f life. tha
The g"se, nmsnt deems Il neesssary. throug
lhs fresdmra's Rureaa, TO exercise SsFer
vision and, tstelage over them. But VI
deny the power oil Csngfess to prescribe {
North Cafeiias. who shall or who shall no
vete.
This has alwayr been recognized as on
si those great rights re.erved 10 the States
and in Tact Il is their privilege TO prsserlb
who shall vote Tor members uf Congress
50 the Constitution oi the u. g.. Art.
Sec. II. provides;
The House uf Representatives shall b
eompossd Of members chosen every secon
year by The people Of the several States
and the electors in each State shall have th
qualifications requisite Tor electors Of lh
most namsrous branch Of the Stale Legisla
tsre." @
Congress certainly recognized Nor,
'arollna - Stale in proper consultation.
relations. when the ratification Of the Iti
amendment by our Legislature OF 1866
was accepted, and also ~hen the prvpuse
XIV snrndmsnt vas submitted 10 our lie,
i'ialure OF 1867 for ratification. ~
a<n We can, then, only regard The presen
nrssures as q punishment for osr dundu,
% The latter occasion. Such legi.latio
str.kesus as er post Joeio. tyranniesl an
unlasi. We esnnot consent that our Sta
should be degraded TO an inferior positio
tshrr s'sters--that she shall expvngs frol
her Constitution clauses, eIelsding the a,
kro from votins or holding Office, vhic
ether States have Indignantly refused :,
strike from their own.. We reisr, especial
ly.to The Constitutions of Ohio. Penn,yI
yania, Indiana. New York and Illinois,
We do think that the requirement weul
ssas with better grace. IL these add o,hs