The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-03-20
Suffrage in tho Northern States.

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States, which make no distinction in the
right Of suffrage, on account of color.
MAINE gives the right of suffrage to
every male citizen of the United States
who has resided in the State three
months, excepting paupers, persons un-
der guardianship, and Indians not
taxed.
NEW HAMPSHIRE admits as eleotor-
"every male inhabitant," excepting
paupcrs, and persons excused from
paying taxes at their own request.
VERMONT gives the ballot to "everI
man" twcnty-onc years old who has
resided one year in the State.
MASSACHUSETTS admits every male
citizen twenty-onc years old, excepting
paupers and persons under guardian
ship; but 10 person can vote or b'
eligible to Office who is not able to reac
the Constitution in the English Ian
guage and write his name.
RHODE ISLAND gives the ballot to |
every male citizen of full age, one yeal
i'm the State, six months in the town |
anu WHO ON lis Itul toiuNC NOiAii Eipt
or renting 81 per year; and to every
natire male citizen, twenty-one year.
old, two years in the state, six months
in the town, duly registered, who ha'
| paid 81 tax or done militia service with
| in the year.
CoNNECTICUT gives the ballot to nj!
white citizens Of full age who have re-
ided one year in the State, and sin
months in the town. Negroes wh
were free men ifany such survive
the adoption of the State Constitute
in 1918 may vote. The question of n
| pro suffrage was submitted to the ppu
| pie October 2, 1865; whole vote, GO,7O6
majority against, G,272-in State thH
in April ofthe same year gave Il RadI.
cal majority of ll,O3j.
| New YORK, every male citizen offu
age, ten daysa citizen, one year in tn
State, four months in the county, ano
thirty days in the district. But n,
negro can vote unless he has been thr'
yearsa citizen of the State, and for Oh.
year the owner of freehold worth $50,
over membranes, and on which Ii,
has paid tax.
NEW JERSEY "every white Rlau
citizen" of full age, resident one yea
in the State, and five months in til,
county, excepting paupers, idiots, in
sane persons, and persons convicted q
crimes excluding them from beins
witnesses.
| PENNSYLVANIA every white free.
man resident one year in the State ana
ten days in the district.
ONO every white male citizens of full
age resident one year in the State.
Negro suffrage was submitted to the
people in 1867 with the following res
ult; for, 2l6,9S7; against, 2j5,3i0; ma
jority against, 33,353.
WISCONSIN admits every white citi-
zen of full age; persons of Indian blood
declared citizens by act ofCongress anu
civilized persons of Indian descent ,
but the amendment to State Constitu-
ton to strike out the word white
was rejected in November, 1865, by S,O51
majority.
| MISNEsoTA-thcs same as Wisconsin
with regard to white citizens, and ad-
Inits Indians certified by District Cour
to be fit for citizenship. In November
1865, the State rejected negro suffrage
by 1000 majority, and again in 1867 BY
l,2oS majority.
| OREGON-every white citizen of fui
age, six months resident in the State
and every alien of full age, resident ont
year in the United States, but "no ne.
Igro, Chinaman, or mulatto."
| INDIANA-every white male citizen
of the United States, resident one yea!
in the State, but "no negro, or mulattu
shall have the right of suifrage."
nICHIGAN-every white male citizen
of full age, and every civilized mai,
indian not belonging to any tribe.
MIsSoUaI--the constitution of 1860 eX-
cludes blacks from voting.
| ILLINOIs--every white male citizel
of full age resident one year in til,
State.
kANsAs-every white male citizch
adult, resident six months in the State.
The question of negro suffrage was pre-
sented in 1867, and in Il total vote Of 20,
0Oi, was rejected by Il majority of s,
93S.
CALIFoRNIA--every white male Unit
ed States citizen Tor Of Mexico, who
elected to become Il citizen under thu
treaty of Quere,aro,l OF full age; no
| Chlnamun, negro, or niulaltO can vote.
NEvADA-law similar 10 that OF
Oregon.
"rhe thirty-fOur Counties designated
rs Wes Virginia" do not permit ne.
groes to vote. Congress passed bill en-
iranchising negroes in District fColum-
bia, December II, 1866, in Senate, 81
yeas, l3 nays; in House, l26 yeas, 46
nays; President johnson vetoed bill
January 7, 1867; same day Senate re-
passed the bill, yeas 26, nays TO- and the
House by ll3 yeas to IS nays, when the
bill became law. May 10, 1866, House
passed bill that "there shall be no de-
"nial of the elective franchise to citi-
"zens of the United States because OF
race or color. and all persons shall be
"equal before the law,"-to amend the
organic acts of the Territories of Ne
braska, Colorado, Dakota, Montana,
Washington, Idaho, Arizona, hand
New Mexico. The vote was 70 yeas to
i3 nays. January 10, 1867, the Senate
adopted II substitute that there should
be no denial of elective franchise "on
account of race, or color, or previous
condition of servitude" in any OF the
Territories of tho United States now or
hereafter to be organized. The bill was
passed by 2i yeas to S nays; in the
House, same day, yeas lOi and nays 3S.
This bill became law by failure Of the
President to sign the bill, or return IL