Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-06-26


serve in the army of the United States
during the time Of war or insurrection
or required TO pay taxes to the Federal
or State Governments, or to perform
/ labor on public roads or highways"
This amendment was claimed to bC
I purely Democratic ia the opinion ol
the great founder Of the PARTY, as in a
letter dated July II, 1916, in discussing
a proposed amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton of Virginia, Mr.. JEEFERsoN said
"The true Foundation OF repu blican
government is the equal right Of ev-
cry citizen In his person and property,
and in their nlanHgemenG. Trv bv this
as tally every provision of our con-
stitutiOn and see if 1t hangs directly on
the will of the people. Reduce your
LEGISLATURE to a convenient number for
full but orderly discussion. Let every
man who fights or pays, exercise his
just and equal right in their election. p
JeBers0n'S Works, vol. Z, page IL.
And again, IN a letter written April
19, 1924, he said:
However nature may by mental or
physical disq qualifications, have mark
ed infants and the weaker sex for the
protection rather than the direction OF
Government, yet among men who either
pay or fight for their country no lire Of
right can be drawn. - Works, voL z,
page 345.
admiXJure, who, by the laws OF the
State were compelled to work on the
roads and public highways, should also
vote, was strictly in accordance with
the American doctrine that JAere should
be no taxation without reDresentiOn.
This amendment, however, was also
voted down, and Jefferson and his doc
trine repUdiated, by Il strict party vote
of yeas, AZ; nays, 81 tsIe Republicans
in this instance 81 Undiss s Ivy J JEFFEBsON,
aud The Demacrst Is oppos Ug hlu.
Nj. LIE, nf De aware moved JltueT
10 aguen,l teton il, q, utre IL wH ui pdo
he duty OF tho sE0Ciff of zoe. county iu
furnish t sutEic .eelJ 0,se To eniOrCiIf .o
visible adniiztHte law, by adding the
yyords,-'UE atsY Other law OF THIS STAGE
regulating T&ke qualification OF voters, -
which was, as usual, voted down. They
cared net q straw about any other stat
ute, whether iG were enforced or not,
only SC the Visible Admixture bill pas
sed in all its original defOrmlty. Again
after the clause in the same section, pro-
vi&ing against the possibility of 'imped-
ing challenge under the provisions OF
this act, - Mr. LEE moved to insert the
vOrds,-'Or the reception OF legal
votes, - which was also voted down.
Thus prOclaiming they would rather a
hundred white men, even, should be
deprived of their legal right to vote,
rather than that one aeVen-eighth "vis-
IDLE adnlixture" citizen, though q 10y
al man-an intelligent tax payer, or
q soldier wounded in The defense of his
country, perhaps, should be permitted
to cast the ballot his State, by her
courts and laws declared him entitled
to.
Mr.. WARREN, of Logan county, then
moved the following as additional in
structiOns:
Add another section in the proper or
der and place, making provision that if
Z ~ u,
against the freedom of speech OF OF the
press, or against the purity of any elec-
tiOn, such person shall be guilty Of in
famous crime, and upon conviction
thereof shall be liable 70 fi8e and i'm
prisOnment.
This was also prORaptlg voted down
by the Democracy,
Mr.. CAnyF1ELB, Ct Geauga county,
then moved to amend as follows:
Add to section S, the following: Ell
the judges OF the election shall be salts
fed that the person Offering to vote is a
white male citizen of the United States
and has all other qualifications, OF an
elector as prescribed by law and the
constitution, they shall receive his
vote"
To vote against the above amend
ment was vote clearly and directly to
violate the constitution of the Slate they
had sOlemnly sworn to support at the
opening of the Legislature, as well as
to counsel and encourage the transgres-
sion of the laws made by every Gener-
al Assembly that ever, previously held
a session To this very CEstzlftl states
manlike amendment, SO D6mOcrat Is
entire strength of the party present
| voted No, and As Republicans, all in
| the House, voted Yea.
The final amendment offered to the
bill was by Mr.. EAsTEs, of Ashtabula,
| as follows:
Amend by adding ID section /, line 4
] section z, line 3 +; section 8, line 2 ; after
/ the word blood, "Or who has borne
arms against the Government during
| the late war"
| Here, as in the Senate the Democracy
were compelled to show their hand.
| They did so, by declaring they were
united in the desire, as a party, for the
/ 'Sreb6l who had borne arms against the
/ government to vote; - but opposed the
! soldier who fought for the government,
audit may be, was manned and crippled
| for life, by one of their favorite JEFF
/ DAVIS soldiers, exercising the right and
| privilege of a citizen in a cOuntEy he
/ had split his blood to defend and save
| Such is Ohio Democracy.
! On motion of Mr.. PENNISTEE Of Pike
/ county, "a Democrat,) the previous
| question was demanded
The question was then upOn the pass
/ age Of the bill, upon which the yeas
and nays were ordered and resulted
/ yeas 55, nays As, Democrats voting in
/ the ffirmative-Republi in the
negative.
So the bill passed.
We have thus, at some length, taken
/ from the official proceedings Of the
/ General Assembly, the record the
/ Democracy made in the passage Of the
most UNANIMOUSLY outrageous and un-
| constitutional law ever enacted I'm any
/ State. They, themselves, knew it to be
/ such, and in order 10 cover 1t over, pas
! sed another YilIainous bill disqualify-
| ing the Supreme Court from examining
! into the character or constitutiOnality
/ of the law in question.
/ Every amendment proposed by the
/ Republicans was offered in good faith.
/ hoping that some one of the number
/ would carry, thereby breaking to some
| extent, the power, and malignity of the
| blow levpled at the head of the defense
| less colOred citizen and soldier. Their
/ evil de- gn has failed, but no thanks ia
/ them Tor 1t. We wish to show what
/ may be expected of a party who are in
/ favor of class legislation, should it get
! control of the State and National Gov
( ernment. The spirit Of their working is
/ shown in The above record
! The pre- vious question cuts OF all far
! ther amendment as well ns debate.