The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-05-13
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY~l3, 1868.


s any law inpairing the obligation
}, of contracts. This section was in
tended as fraud and deception
a bribe, to induce thepeople, owing
such debts, to vote for the Con
Institution. 1t is a nulHty, and will
; be so declared by the Fedora
4 Courts. But this will be after the
'teheat has had it's effects and &C
compiished its purpose. , 49,.
! See. 2 Of ART. S-Enfranchises
, every male negro over the age O.
twenty-one, whether a convict
! feEon Or a panper, and disfran
ehises every white man who has
1 held Office in South Carolina. In
| fte1ligence, virtue and patriotism
1'are to give place, in all elections
| to ignorance, stupidity::and vice
! The superior race is to be made
subservient to the INFERIOR. Tax
alton and representation arc nc
longer to be united. They whc
own property are to levy taxes
land. make all appropriations: The
Property holders have to pay these
taxes, without having. any. voice
in 1eyying them ! The >cense'
quences, will be-in effect confsca-
,tion. The appropriat ons to sup:
port free schools for the education
of fnegro<ehildren, for the support
OF old negroes in the poor houses,
! and the vicious in jails and pen:
tIitentiary, therwith a Standing 8
army Of negro: soldiers will be
csashings and, utterly ruinous to
f>the State, Every mans property
I viii have to; be sold to pay his
taxes. ~ 80 ~ -. -, -;
~sec~s-Fxpressly prohibits the
II4egislatare passing any, law de
pfiving a. convict Of larceny of
theyright of suffrage It was APP
lprehendedathat in a few years a
large proportion of the. negro
! voters nights be convicted of lar
ceny, and the radical,party thereby
shorn oftheir strength in all cleo
tions. But sit not most shameful,
that in forminga . Constitution,
care should be taken to prevent
r3guess from being @disfranchised,
whilstthe same caution is exercised
/ TO sexclude the most Intelligent.
!! vTtuoas ard patriotic from the
right OF suffrage! It would seem
that the purpose of the farmers
If this Constitution was to found
| a Community of frogues,an'ipauperS
in South Carolina! And SO astute
have they, been in carrying out
their purpose, that they provide
in section '12, that all who have
already been convicted Of felony.
| shah be, allowed to vote. -:
= s*:sec. .2tof ARR -9-Rrohibits the
| Legislature from :levying poh
tax of mere than one dollar on
each person, and DECLARES that this
!. tax shah be applied exclusively to
the public school fund And no
] additional poll tax shall be levied
by any municipal. corporation, In
fother words, the property must
pay all the taxes Of the Govern.
ment, and persons shall pay moth
ling for their protection Of life and
Eliberty,. The idea is that .vagrants
Eand rogues are to be a sort OF
[aoblesse, exempt from taxation, as
Twas the case Of the aristocracy in
France previous to the French
| Revolution In order to secure the
tschool fund, section Is authorizes
Ethe Legislature to punish those
who may embezzlei:;, by declaring
them disqualified for holding any
office of honor or emolument in
this State. But, then, true to their
purpose Of vesting all political
power in the hands of such per.
sons, it provides in the same sec.
ton, that the General Assembly
| by a two-thirds vote, may remove
the disability upon payment in
full of the principal and Interest
ofthe sum embezzlcd.' If a man
Ihas stolen money from the public
| he may Still hold Office under the
Government, if: he vii! give up like
/ a gentleman the money stolen!
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