The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-08-26

80 eFrour the: Charleston courissa -,
Suffrage, and Who are: Ena-
> -=:..='1 - tied. :,
= As he ,slections approach, which
invoke the rights aRd: liberties o.
.our people, theseaestien~ naturally
occurs as TO who, under the pres
eaeeonditionrof things; are enti-
,xied~to suffrage 1t will readily
be seen that no more important
question can be Submitted. And
70 tbs We propose = clear aad Y
tesl :simRlee answer -.
- Wapropose first to- censiderthis
IN tae light 9of the Acts Of Con
.gress, and then to refer to the
+Gonstftutson OF this State, adopted
aadef What are Known as the Re
copstruction Acts. :, -. !.
Secretary, Seward has declared
the Howard Constitutions Amend
ment as adopted. As words are
Important, We cite the very Ian
gage of the third section 49,.
See. s. NopersonshaHb bea sea-
>aeorer RePresensativeinCo Congress-.
r<Etecsef Of President and Vice
President; or hold any office, civil.
{ Or. military, under the United
States ,-er under any State who
asyiag spqeysously taken an oath
,saA membersof Congress. or-ss-an
eaieep of the United States,- ,or.as
a,memser of any State ,Legisla-
saFs, er ssan Executive or Judi
eial aacer, OF aSfy State, to sup
port tie c6astitutffoa Of the Uni,
tsd states, shall. ,haye engaged IN
nsurrection or 4rebelhon against.
fAs same, o., gisen. aid OF :. comfort
70 thesenemiss thereof: But Con-
gpess, MAY bysa vote :efatwo Fhirds
eef eachxHouse,. remove such dsa',,
sbaisiss- s>t>-aH .>s-'-~ -
Two things, therefore, sill: be
sobservsd First That this amend
ssment, now ldeeIaredato be a past7ef
The Constitution of they Eaised
States, .disqaat!tfi *oasly 5reas; office
and nose 5rem Suffrage. +sseendlS
that the oResrsto winch: ak who,
either is mnem6srsof Congress, Or
as officers 64 tie United States, or
as as members of any Stale leggislaz
.ture, or as the executive or jadi;
.eial officers Of any 4stase,: and who
spastieilated, either, by,aet, or: IN
aid, the Confederate States, are
xsssaaahfed from holdmg-or enjoy
ing Office are :
Z, Those ofseaators and Repre-,
sentstives in Congress. - :,
2. Electors for President and
NieesPresideae: - :,
. g Any oaest CYL m er military;
under the United States, or aay
cal. - ~ * - =
State. e -.
1t is spparept- therefore, that
this an,sadmeut excludes a large
and 5ptshigsns portion Of # our citi:
mems fipm any Office whether. Fed:
4sraa or ssate: and this: disability
.Ssnains astn Tenreved .bSa two
thirds vote efeash House OF Con
s;sv,.sssss- $s,,,,sz> < s~~.se7<
Bat the important, fact remains
that under this araendment nc
citizen Is erctadsd from sgDr~9e
Thesefore, 90 far e eas this is eon
,eeraed,. there isno restriction upon
the baAot, although there is as|te
office. - -
Is there, thens anything in tht
now alleged Constitution of th'
State which prohibits suffrage to-
past political opinions
We again refer to- the text:
ARTICLE yI1I-R1eHT OF SUFFRAGE
section. 2. Every male citizer
ofthe United States of the age o
twenty-one and upwards, not la
boring under the disabilities name'
in this Constitution, without dis
tinetion of race, color or forme
condition, who shall be a reslden
of this State at the time OF tn
adoption of this Constitution o
Who shail thereafter reside in th1