The Van Buren press., 1868-02-28
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Clippings from I0snpsisa oasssss.
SHADE OF JACKSON DTFEsp u .-Nul!i.
hcation rears its hideous head again. Sc.
eession has been slain. but It's older brother
"still lives" +" hsfNAfb f-fa fAH@ 4
The pretended convention which hss Just
adjourned. has set-st noueht the very act
OF Congress which oass II existence. The
bastard with psrieidal hsad strikes at it.
father
The original &c, OF Gossre.. prs,ide,l. y
we oil know. for Tie registration of ah thon
who were not or would not be disfranchised
by the proposed foortscnth amendmsut TO
the constitution, The fifth, section VI the
act, among other things. required that the
new State Constitution should "proyide.
this is its,vsry language. !" that The elect
i've franchise shall be enjoyed ty all sueh
persons as, have the qualifications herein
stafed for electors Of delegates" The only
exception made in the act wss a. tJ those
who might be disiranchisel - for i,srt,cipst-
ing IN the rebellion Tho cenvcs,ion. In
utter disregard of this plain .requirem.at.
has provided in their SO. called constitution
for the endless disfrahclliseineht oft,rry
former Jsdcrai soldier ,cho rW not srcdr
nerer 10 oppose negro eqanlity, p 'fi'hE iii~
Oh, that Old Hickory could spend ! few
days here on earth about this iimss aiie
would hang every one Of these nuIliHerA. a
Ii the reconstruction acts, OF Congrss,
have validity for ore purpose. they have
for another II they ought to be obcysd
IN one particular. should be in all. II you,
reader, we've opposing recon,t, uctioMp
when you voted against convention, tor ia
stance then surely these radicals were
equally guilty whsu they ah,ms syiolated
those .aws. - Whatis, sauce ,ior The g,spss
Is sauce for the yander.' ,m .,a5aa1a Az
Dos'r FoRGEr,--It is earnestly dssircd
that each white mans club ~ this State,
should appoint some energetic man (x
men) to attend the precnc. on the ssy VI
election as a challenger. Let him see that
no fraud is attempten, lie. him make a
note of everything wrong 'irsn.pMing, ron
that day, so he can swear to is ii neesssary.
Let other active and reliable men Ic sp-
pointed, whose duty shall bcto know bow
many vote the white ticket, and how many
vote the negro ticket. Let o, hers 30 ap-
pointed to see that all our friends attend
and vote. We can vote this constitution
injustice Is not done us, and we hare he
assurance Of Mose in authority that no frauVs
rW be tolerated. '- +'8'4i 'i4' s@''Oos
',F am sT~fTalo,t4E todi eds le % "A
"Ho wiLLSA THE LERT Wing ?"'---
1t is proposed by the ladies Of tho capitsl
to present silken banner TO the county
WHICH roll up the most nearly nnsniniou.
vote against the negro constitution i'm tbs
coming election. The proportion Of tbs
white to the colored vote in each county
will be considered in determining the sut-
cessiul contestsntOS T. IHfT
Which shall be the BANNER C0CN.
TI? The field is open and ,ho tight . fsir
one Dallas is already in tue tisldwith her
cauvassers. Our friends elsewhere nus.
"look to their laures." .r,t7o "a
Hurrah for the banner cohnyy (which.
ever IL IL '"t@ "a i"ttG
The PRorosED So CALLED CoxsrIrr-
rioS.--Thc so-callcd constitution, aub.
mitted by the menagcrie," among It's
other abominatiOns, proposes the follow.
ing "3 ""a 9l'3n9annl ydf bHa
|, To enfrancllise tic negroes indis
criminatcly. ~ III Igi,s eI,ryane, !, so.
q. To disfranehisc a sufficient number
of whites, even those who arc not die
franchised by the acts Of Congress, 10
give the negroes coptrol of the State,
3. In providing the manner Of electing
the General Assembly, itso gerrymahders
the State, as to certainly and surely give
all the politically power---thc full kay
making power-to, the negroes. -,
4, 1t provides for school system, un
der which the poor man., who is unable
to pay for the schooling Of his children,
viii be compelled to send them TO a pubic
school, and IN Mo,e schools ne rhie and
negro children are mired pYomisevouslya aa
Are the people of Arkansas ready 70
vote for such inonstrosity.iR '.' 'lfa
ai % % % AH'0 .ul 10 ai'a1 1lo1 mo7l
BE Nor DECEIVED, But BrXR iS MrSp.
That every registered voter in the State,
who is opposed to the attempt now bs-
ing made to supplant the government of
our fathers by a despicable nhongrclism,
must be certain to turn ont on election
day, AND vorE AGAINST THE Ssw con.
srITrrioy sFab iV his1ia inlH INA sEpG0
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The Washington correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial. Rad, relates
the following incident connected With tho
surrender Of Grantto Stanton :at 70 ,sos
"The President said, In q conversation
On Saturday, that he would give $4,000
out Of his own pocket IT the American poo
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