The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-02

81, IS, %, 27-parts of section 10 and %.
and the conclusion of the Bill of Rights are
entirely omitted These omissions are as
follows:
SEC ] That all freemen, when they form
social compact, are equal in rights and
that no men, set of men, are entitled to
exclusive, separate public emoluments or
privileges from the community, but in con-
sideratIon of public services.
SEC 2 That all political power is in
herent IN the people, aud all free govern
ments are founded on their authority and
estab ished for their benefit, and, therefore.
they have, at all times, an inalienable and
indefeaslble right to alter abolish their
form OF government IN such manner as they
may think expedient.
SEC. 5. That no person shall be molested
for his opinions on any subject whatever, nor
suffer any civil or political incapacity, or
acquire any civil or political advantage in
consequence of such opinions except in
cases provided for in this constitution
Sec. I9. No conviction for any offence
shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture
of estate; the Legislature shall pass no bill
of attainder
Sec. p. That the estates of suicides shall
descend or vest as in cases If natural death
and if any person shall be killed by cas-
uality, there shall be no forfeiture by reason
thereof.
Sec. "a. No standing army shall be kept
up without the consent of the Legislature.
Sec. %. That no soldier shall, in time of
peace, be quartered in any house, without
the Consent of the owner or in time of war,
but In the manner to be prescribed by law.
Sec. 26 That no hereditary emoluments
privileges or hOnOrs shall ever be granted or
conferred in this State.
Sec. 81. Emigration from this State shall
not be prohibited, nor shall any free white
citizen of this State ever be exiled under
any pretence whatever
Tie rejection of all these important pro-
visions of our present bill of rights, neees-
sarily gives the Legislature supreme control
over all these topics. and would empower
the Legislature to declare IT, reverse of all
these inestimable liberties; and as a large
number of OuI most useful and valuable
citizens are disfranchised and deprived of
holding Office by the proposed Constitution,
we are at liberty to suppose premeditated
design of the Convention to prosecute and
punish this class of persons to any degree
That malice may invent. The Legislature
is also given unrestricted power over the
organization of the militia, and are required
at their first session to make it immediately
etectice. The Legislature is required to con-
vene soon after the election to be held on
the 22d of June next There is no limit
placed on the terms of its session. or the
compensation of it's members. The terms of
all county, township and precinct offices are
made to expire in thirty days after the Con
stitutIon shall be ratified. All these offices
are to be filled by the Governor, and are to
continue in Office until the Legislature shall
provide by law for an election of the same
but no time is limited within which tie
Legislature shall perform this duty The
Radicals, through the lDstrumentality of the
Oath-bOund freedmen now sworn into their
Loyal Leagues, claim twenty thousand
majority in the State. They are perfectly
confident of success they expect to WELD
all the despotic powers of the proposed
Constitution for their own emolument, and
the oppression of the people
In the event the proposed Constitution is |
adopted, we may therefore expect a perpet
ual session of the Legislature, with an enor-
nous per diem a subsidized press, which is |
provided for in the same Constitution. to |
be located in each Congressional District |
under Legislative patronage; a standing
army ofnegro soldiers, with pay ad Hbitum; |
a Legislative consent for the federal govern
ment to keep standing army here also |
continuation of all the county, township
and precinct officers during the will of the
Legislature, and subject to its orders a
school system that will compel the white
people by taxation, to educate all the ne
groes in the State; system of public works
with large number of salaried
officers, without any occupation what
ever; forced social, civil and political
equality between the black and white races:
negro officers, spies and detectives, in all
the dep rtn'ents of the govornment-the
oath bound Loyal League established by
law and protected by military force-a sys-
tenn of taxation unparalleled and beyond all
endurance. A brave, virtuous and enlight-
ened people reduced to penury and political
standard of rebellion and slay the oppressor
throughout the limits of the State.
Such are some of the leading designs that
crop out from the Bill of Rights, and it's
with the Legislative and Exc
cutive Departments.
fro BE CONTINUED.
DecIensiOn ofDr. stokes.
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