The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-22

Al1db W htCil ia THIS MEASURE rADAAhBlAS
any alteration 1t Is seriously ques~
has been ratified by a majority Of the
persons who, under the act of March
I'd. 1865 and the acts supplementary
there o. were entitled to registration,
aud to vote upon that issue. Section
10 of the schedule provides that no
persons disqualified from voting or
registering under the Constitution,
shall vote for candidates for any Of
fee nor be permitted to vote for the
ratification or rejection of the COnstl-
tuition at the polls herein autt Orized,
assumed to be in force before its
adoption. To disregard of the law of
Congress, the constitution undertakes
to impose upon the electors other and
further conditions. The 9th section
of the 8th article. provides that
ali persons before registering,
or voting, must take and subscribe to
an oath; which. among others, con
tains the following clause:
Tha. | accept the civil and politi-
cal equality of all men, and agree not
to attempt to deprive any person, or
persons, on account o. race, color, or
previous condition Of any political or
civil right, privilege or immunity, en-
j0yed by any other class Of men"
1t is well known that very large
portion of the elections In all the
States-if not all, a majority-do mob
believe or accept the practical equal
ity OF Indians, MongOlians or Ne
groes with the race to which they be-
long If the voters in many of the
States 0 the North and West
were required 10 take such an
oath as the above as test
of the qualifications, there Is reason
to believe that majority OF them
would remain from the polls rather
than comply with such degrading
conditions How far, and to what eX-
tent this test oath prevented the reg
istration Of those who were qualified
under the i4Ys Of Congress, it is i'm
I possible TO know, but that such was its
i effect, at least sufficient to overcome
the small and doubtful majority In
/ favor Of the Constitution, there can
! be no reasonable doubt. Should the
people OF Arkansas, therefore, desir>
/ ing to regulate the elective franchise
| so as to make 1t conform to their IN
stitutiOns of a large proportion Of the
States of the North and West,
and modify the provisions referred
to IN the fundamental condition,
what is the consequence? Is
1t intended that denial OF
representation shall follow; If so, may
( we not decide, at some future day, a
! recurrence OF the troubles which have
/ SO long agitated the country? Would il
| not be the part Of wisdom to take for
our guide the Federal Constitution
rather than TO resort to measures
which, looking only to the present
may in a few years renew IN an aagra
waited form the strife aud bitterness
caused by legislation which has prov
ed to be so illtimed and unfortunate
ANDREW JOHNSON.
! WASHINGTON, D. G., June %, 1868
WAsHINGToN, June 20,-The taz
bill reported to the House to-day
fixes the tax on whisky at go cents
The finer qualities Of tobacco are re
duced from 40 TO 32 ceuts. There Ii
not much change on. other kinds
The bill Is long, embracing admins
trative sections on these subjects
contained In the tax bill heret9tor'
reported
The President to day sent to rht
Senate the following nominations
VIM. w. Moore, who is Conserva
tive and President Of the Board o
Aldermen, to be Postmaster of Wash
ington in place OF Sayles; j. b. Bowen
whose commission has expired, anC
Andrew MOulder. Surveyor Genera
, OF California; John L. Trainer, As
= SCISSOR Of Internal Revenue for th
Fifth, and Thos 5. Petit. Assesso
! Tor the Second District Of Kentucky
The President has pardoned II
I Heath. who was Major General i
the rebel army, upon the recon
= mendation Of General Schofeld an
= Others.
2 Geasval Grant gave a private re
ceptlo8 70 Minister Burlingame an
Z suite. az his residence, his evening
Tue trac ionat currency prlnte
5 this week amounts to S53l 900; u.
= notes Sl60G00; fractional curreuC
P shipped, $5z7. .922; notes shipped
Sl29,6l8; National Bank notes ls>uet
g Sl79 971; amount IN circulation Sz59
= 943 052 Fractional currency d.
a sroyed. 1908, ,187
e Gen. Spinner, u S Treasurer, wa
g so-lay bic to attend to business, ha'
iaE been poorly all the week.
Tas ase OF COY. Humphreys.
j JACK.0N, Miss, june 20.-The {
IF lowing dispatch relative to the 7