The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-05-07
Virginia Constitution.

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We are indebted to Major Thad
H. Stanton, formerly of Washington,
in this State, now Paymaster U. ST
A. on Gen. Schofcld's staff, at Rich
mond, for a copy of the new consti-
tuition for the, Commonwealth of
Virginia.
The following two sections pre-
scribe the qualifications of voters:
3. No person who, while citizen
of this State, has, since the adoption
Of this Constitution, fought . duel
with deadly weapon, sent or accept
cd challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapon, either within or be-
yond the boundaries of this State, or
knowingly conveyed challenge, or
aided O., u listed in any manner in
fghtin; 81, shall be SLOWED to
vote or HOE. any Office of honor, prof
it, or trust, under this Constitution.
& 4. Every person who has boon q
Senator or Representative in Cons
gress, or elector of President or Vice
President, or who held any Office,
civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, hav-
ing previously taken an oath as q
member Of Congress or as an officer
of the United States, or as o men,
Der Of any State Legislature, or as
an executive or judicial officer Of any
State, shall have engaged in insur-
rection or rebellion against the same,
or given aid or comfort to the enc
mics thereof. This clause shall in
clude the following officers: Govern
or, lieutenant governor, secretary Of
state, auditor of public accounts,
second auditor, register of the land
office, state treasurer, attorney-gcn.
eral. sherffs, sergeant of city or
town, commissioners Of the revenues,
county surveyors, constables, over
seers Of the poor, commissioner Of
/ the board Of public works, judges of
4 the supreme court, judges of the cir
cult court, Judges ofthe Court Of Hus-
tings, Justices of the county courts;
mayor, recorder; aldermen, council
men of . city or town; coroners, es-
cheators; inspectors Of tobacco, flour,
| &C.; clerks Of the supreme, district,
circuit, and county courts, and of the
Court Of Hastings; and attorneys for
the commonwealth: Provided, That
the Legislature may, by vote Of
thrce-fifths of both Houses, remove
the disabilities incurred by this
clause from any person included
therein by separate vote in each
And this is the oath that the prom
inent officials elected under this Con.
stitution, are required to take, be-
fore entering upon the discharge Of
the duties of their offices:
7 SECTION I. In addition to the fore
going oath of office, the governor
lieutenant governor, members Of the
J, general assembly, secretary Of state
}. auditor Of public accounts, state
treasurer, attorney general, all per.
! sons elected to any convention t.
8 frame constitution for this State
or TO change, alter, or amend or re
( wise this Constitution in any man
/ ner, and mayor and council of AM
: city or town, shall, before they en-
ter on the duties of their respective
Offices, take and subscribe the fol
lowing oath or Affirmation: Provi
f ded, The disabilities therein contain
r ed may be individually removed by {
i three-fifths vote Of the General As
! sembly:
II do solemnly swear Cor affirm
that l have never voluntarily born'
!. arms against the United States since
b I have been citizen thereof tina
e l have voluntarily given no aid
countenance, counsel, or encourage
meme to persons engaged in armed
hostility thereto; that ! have neve
sought nor accepted, nor attempted
to exercise the functions of any Of
fee whatever under any anthorit,
or pretended authority in hostility
to the United States; that | have no
yielded voluntary support to an,
pretended government, authority
power, or constitution within tn
United States hostile or inimica
thereto. And | further swear 20
affirm) that, to the best of m,
knowledge and ability, l will sup
port and defend the Constitution Q
the United States against all enc
mics, foreign and domestic; that
will bear trne faith and allegiance Il
the same; that take this obligation
3 freely, without any mental reserva
ton or purpose OF evasi IN, and tina
l will well and faithfully discharg
d the duties of the Office ON which
: am about to enter. $50 help m
God"
Il 1t seems to us that tho trainers ofthi
d instrument have been entirely to-
81 sweeping intheir prescription. Whel
q on the morning OF the fall Of Rich
II mond, that bold, bad man, Andrew
d johnson, from the steps Of Nontgom
i, fery Blair's mansion in Washington
d City, in his harangue to the populac
= declared that tho treatment to b
It meeted out to the defeated rebels
d should be sHemp Tor the leading in
i. telligent ones, and leniency and for
9 giveness for the great mass Of thei
Q delnded Victims" he announced
# sound policy, which ifhe had pm