The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-04-16

is a publication of the fruits of a
shameless system which Democratic
politics and theology toiled to PER
petuate and nationalize. And what
business is it of the judges Of cleo
ton whether the party challenged
associates with white or colored peo-
pie? If he confessed to association
or remote knowledge of men who
could devise such law and such 6
series of questions, he ought to be
excluded from the polls. But does
the fact of mans associations in
society determine the question OF
race or blood? And as though the
latitude of this inquisitorial section
were not sufficient, the law goes on
to say; "The judges of election,
or party challenging, may put to the
person appearing to vote such other
questions as may seem to them
proper and necessary
But assuming that the person
answers all these questions in such
a manner that the judges can not re-
fuse to receive his vote; suppose he
does reply, under oath, that his par
ents were not of African descent
that they were married, that he as
sociates with white people, aud that
his children attend the schools fol
white children,-is he allowed to
vote? Are the judges even allowed
to receive his vote, if satisfied that
he has no taint of African blood
Not at all. He must have a crowd
of witnesses with him to corrobo.
rate his sworn statement; and they
are required to know him-when and
where, and in what State he was
born, and whether his parents were
married, or had q visible admixture
of African blood in their veins. i
they don't know these facts, though
the person challenged may know
them and swear to them, their testi
mony is good for nothing, and the
ballot is to be rejected. That we dc
not exaggerate or overstate this
matter, we quote the forth section
entire: aat % "37o sr -.
"No evidence shall be received as
to the admixture of white blood
which is based on the opinion of the
person challenge, Or of the witness
testifying in his behalf, founded
merely upon appearance, unless the
facts are fnlly stated as to the par
entage of the persons challenged /;
and no evidence of reputation as tc
parentage shall he received unless
the parties about whom such repu
tation exists are first proven to have
been married; and the judges o1
election, or the party challenging
may call and have examined any
other witnesses in the premises tina
may seem to them proper.
Now, we venture to say that wer'
the law framed to apply to all per
sons having a visible admixture O
German. English, French or othe
foreign blood, and it was required
ofthe challenged party not only t(
swear to the particular facts, bu
procure two or more witnesses t.
corrobcrate them under oath, no
half the legislators who will yot
for this Infamous bill would be abl
to satisfy scrupulous judge o
election or get his vote deposited
and particularly if, from want of ac
curate knowledge, he should conci
entiously decline to answer any o
the questions put to him, knowin
that his vote would be, as is requil
ed by this law, rejected for the fai
ure to answer satisfactorily. L ~.
The penal features of the law ar
severe, but as we believe in maxim
penalties heavy and exactlng ther
for violation Of law, we have no oh
jections to make except such as ger
orally apply to the law itself, and t
the ninth section which allows ever
Judge of election sued for rejectin
| a vote under the law, to change tn
venue-- to any county he may elect i
the judicial district in which he rt
sides, if he believes such change
required for justice. OF course tn
latitude this gives will enable an
rascal to remove his case to th
county where he knows he will hav
the political sympathy of court an
| jury. 1t is a loop-hole throug
which he can escape, and which, v
may be sure will be largely resorte
| to. tlz .1'''- ;st f 's:.3 f15i
We protest against this law. W
protest against it, because it violate
the sense of moral and politics
right of the good people of .Obit
We protest against it as an outrag
upon natural justice, We prote:
against it as legislation in the dires
ton of slavery, and as touching tn
last line between the law that di
qualities man from all civil right
and the law that reduces him to tn
condition of chattel. We prote'
against it AS in contravention Of til
enlightened spirit of the age, whic