The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-06

ever; forced social, civil and political I
equality between the black and white races;
negro officers, spies and detectives, in all I
the dep rtTents of the govornment-the /
oath bound Loyal League established by |
law and protected by military force-a sys-
tenn OF taxation unparalleled and beyond all
endurance. brave, virtuous and enlight-
ened people reduced to penury and political
degradation. or compelled to raise the |
standard of rebellion and STAY the oppressor
| throughout the limits of the State
Such are some of the leading designs that
crop out from the Bill of Rights, and its
connections with the Legislative and Exc
cutive Departments.
TEST OATH-WHITES DISFRAN 0HI3ED.
The test oath for electors, in addition to
| the ordinary form, requires the voter to swear
that he is not DISTINGUISHED in any of the
provisions of the acts known as the recon
struction acts of the 39th and 10th Congress,
and that he admits the political and ciUil
eqality of all men so help me God"
Any intelligent man knows that all men
are not civil. aud political equals-the Afri-
can race has never been admitted to a civil
and political equality with any other race
the barbarian races are not the equal of the
civilized races-men convicted of high
crimes and incarcerated in prison are ciyilly
dead, and not the equals of freemen-the
Indian race are not the equals of the white
race Besides, large majority of
persons never saw the acts of
the 39th and 40th Congress-they do not
know what those acts contain. The dis
qualifications of the whites in those acts
were temporary, applying only to the cleo
ton tLen to be held for delegates to said
Convention, and the approaching election,
and not intended permanent disfran-
chsement after the adoption of the amend
ed Constitution. Yet the Convention
lead the public to believe that these dis
qualifications are permanent, and make
! them so by the proposed Constitution, with
. out any authority from Congress for that
purpose.
This oath is unnecessary, absurd and
+ wicked to the last degree. 1t is evidently
: intended to confuse and defraud conscien-
u tious minds, and to exclude majority of
i white men from the polls, while the negroes,
y and the Convention Election Committees,
can be made TO swallow it all in the blind
ness of their unmeasured ignorance.
II NEGRO oFFICE-HOLDERs.
n In this connection it is also provided
Il chat no person shall be eligible to any
q office of profit trust, or to any office in the
e militia of the State, who is not a qualified
II elector" This is intended to put the ne
n groes in the military commands, with the
l.; whites in the ranks-negroes in the offices
3 of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judges
Ii of the Supreme, Circuit and Chancery Courts
It and all other offices of profit and trust and
e. to this end the proposed Constitution has s.
oI apoortioned the Legislative representation
r as to give a large representation to the ne
v gro counties, and small representation
s. where the whites predominate A mor'
'r shameful gerrymander for fouler purpos
II was never conceived and yet this system i
te proposed as a permanent organization o
er government, and irrepealable at least TO
twenty-seven years, if adopted.
IMAGINATION OF RACES.
We have thus seen that the late slaves o
the State are to be exalted to all the offices
n honors and emoluments, and hold in thel
ra power all the appointments and patronag
Ia of the State. They are also, by express pro
&c vision, thrust into all the public convey
ances and places of entertainment. and thu
"a socially, as well as civilly and politically
"a elevated above the educated, refined, chris
ea tian, and heretofore governing class.
- The school lands and educational fund
ha are all appropriated to this same system {
ed forcibly uniting and mingling the negrot
81, among the whites in all the public and pr
yate affairs of life from the cradle to til
on grave.
=. To complete this bill of denominations,
10 contains no prohibition against interma
20 rage between the black and white races
20 This, suppose, is intended as charitab
an condescension and privilege extended to ii
oes inferior and degraded white race to enab
- them in the course of coming generations
:, approach the Convention standard of neg
superiority and supremacy. Was there ev
- a more disgusting and criminal compound
", amalgamaton, miscegenation, and tax
the ton !
'no INCREASE OF SALARIED OFFICERS
leir -
"a Board of Public Works iwth salari
a. officers at the will of the Legislature,
old Lieutenant Governor, a Commissioners
Sod Emigration, a Superintendent of Pub
and Education, with a swarm of new and bel
tofore unknown officers, detectives and sp'
to be appointed at the viii of the Legislatu
are also provided for in this amazing pap
Is prolific as it is with ingenious devices to
r. the best people of the State of all that
honorable, respectable or valuable IN life
JUDICIARY APPOINTED.
riet, In the Judicial Department, lno eleo'i
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