Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-09

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From the Astabnia sentinel.

The present General Assembly of Ohio,
was UNEXPECTEDLY chosen with its ma
jority from lhe party that assumes TO
call itself democratic, but whose real
party ssnimgs would he much better ex-
pressed by tbs term dia6oisc. We say
1t was unexpected that the majority
would have boen from that party; and
we might have gone on to say that, not
expecting to have the majority, the To-
cal managers of the party did not put
forth their best men and suffered their
worst ones to become andidatss-but
for the course of conduct they have
pursued, which forces us to the coEe.U-
zion that they either put forward their
worst men every where, or tbs whole
party is rotten 70 the core Our obseRv-
alton, Tor many years inelines us to the
last form of the eonclusieii and we note
the csnduct of thisLegislature as only
Incidental to the general character ofthe
party. which has never omitted an op-
'portupity to oppress and Ill use the un-
fortunate negro, and now being in pow
er, revsis in this tyranny. Within the
past week, the Senate has passed, by
strict party vote, under the previous
question, that has not been used in the
Senate fer years, 9 Bill to revive an aes
passed by the same party few Years
ago, and known Is the "Visibls Admix-
turs" act. This bill proposes to prohibit
sn persons in whom there Is any visible
abmixture of negro blood, from voting,
and punish with severe penalties, any
who may 50 vote, or any person who
may induce them to yefs. 1T provides
that ifa man 10 schallenged on acoountef
having = portion OF African blood in his
veins, he shah be'sworn and answer
these Questions = affthJ tAF.lc
We're ysur parents married, and if so
when and where? Had your parents or
either of them any sdmiXture of Affi-
itcan blood ? Were your grand parents
married, or had they any admixture OF
African blood? Doyou associate with
white or solored persons, aud do your
Children attend white school? snd any
other questions the trustees shall see lit.
And il the vote is not rejected, after
these questions are put and answered,
he is required to productive witnesses
who are to be examined a. TO the
parentage of the voter: and then
the challenged voter 10 required Ito
swear under the pains and penalties of
perjury, that he is q white male dcitizen
Of the United States, and the fact that
' he 20 swore noted On the psll book. The
old set which this revixes, was decided
by the Supreme Court of Ohio, TO be un-
constitutional, a. this one most certainly
will be; and many trustees were sued
and fined for refusing ths yotes of such
persons. RIe guard cOpperhead trustees
against this Inconvenience, this bill pro-
vides that il any judge of election shall
be sued for rejecting such votes, he may
change the venue for trial, TO any ceun-
ty that he may choose in the. judicial
district. 1t also provides that any can
didAtes may, ON making affidavit that
such pc rsoDs are likely to offer theif
votes, call out the sheriff with posse to
quart the polls and enforce this act, the
expense OF which il to be counted in the
usual ex pense of the election; and also
an extra clerk may be- employed TO re-
cord challenges, etc. .ai y. itiys 81 1.
a This bill has passed the Senate, and
will pasa the HOUSE before the sprinR
election of course. We notice that the
bill was intrsduced by HntchesoR, the
| Senator Of franklin and Pickaway, Q
man N hem We have known ever nee
the war began, as blatant rebel and 20
9cessionist, and sympathizer with rebels,
though of 20 little influence socially al
to give him berfsct immunity i'm the
uss Of any reasonable expreesion hs
migh. make, without affecting the re-
E.Ponsibiiity Of chia party he yss just
4 the man for sadh q dirty piece of, work
i,imprnvsd in hisfitness byhabit of drunk
ienness, that might well max . any future
! voter ashamed 70 refer to- hiplas an sp'
4 cssier, or even acquaintance ks-ussg
lBCThe Honse. on its part has. passed 4
bill to prohibit lelored childrsR from at
tending the. public schools among Shit,
ishildrens even where there is NO object
ION m ade and Che, Senate has provet
litselfyiie sRd mean snoaghs TO pass tha
,atsea ..uJ ic 9Ho amos ~ no. .lani,gOr
Ibii For the pure venom Of jnfsrnallsm In
! politics eemmend us 10, this so-cafleC
4 Iaaemasrastc party At all times II neysl
fails To suepprsss this despised African
race if there be an yoppertunity; and i
Lnsyer fails to show in such, oppression
that it is bsesnse the negro is weak an,
! prejudice 10 easily excited against him
thai, he is oppressed. Their policy i
! thai Of the unjust jpdge7T neither fesr
Ing God nor regarding nan-limite,
] only BY ths Inability to, do q mean act
or the iwholssems dread Of retributiv'
jnstiee. isSiiloiil Ia se sSg. lsgi1q baa
In the state Ok ,yirginia, In 1851, . wo
man was indicted, tried and sentence,
tstwo years. imp risenment for teAchinl
j q slave to rssd.a n he indictment read o
Ii follsws: S,And the said----, net ihaSjni
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