Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-07-02


zen Of the United States, and had the
qualifications Of voter under the Con-
stitution vfthis State. Here, by aunanf-
nous vote, the Representatives Of the
Democracy cody and premeditatedly
trampled under foot the Consfifution and
The tdtcs Of the Common wealth, to SUBJ
serve q selfish party purpose, nothing
Mr.. Rukenbrod, Of Columbiana, then
moved 70 recommit the BILL and amend
!" Be II further provided that the PEN
alties and provisions Of this act shall not
| apply TO persons who are liable to serve
in the army of the United States during
the time ofwar or insurrection, or reqir-
ed to pay taxes to the Federal or State
I Governments, or t. perform labor on
public roads and highways"
| This amendment was claimed to be
purely Democratic in the opinion of the
great founder Of the party, as IN letter
dated July ~, 1916, in discussing a pro-
posed amendment to the constitution of
Virginia, Mr.. jefferson said: =
THE true foundation of republican
government Is the equal right of every
citizen in his person and property, and
in their management. Try by this as O
tally every provision of our constitution
and see il 1t hangs directly on the will of
the people. Reduce your Legislature to
a convenient. number for full orderly dis
cussion. Let every man aoho fights orpdys,
exercise his Just and equal right In their
etection."-Jeferson's Works, vol. z,
page IL. g
And again, in letter written April
10, 1924, he said: r.. t..r- ....
/ However nature may, by mental or
| physical disuualificatiois, have marked
infants and the weaker sex fer protec-
tion rather than the direction of Gov
ernment, yet among t1lto either pay or
fghtf for their country no inns Of right can
be dra,on."-- Works, vel. Z, page 345.
And to claim that persons of visible
admixture, who, by the laws of the State
were compelled to work on the roads and
public highways, should also vote, was
strictly i'm accordance with the Ameri-
can doctrine that there should be no
taxation without representation. 4
| This amendment, however, was also
voted down, and Jefferson and his doc
trine repudiated, by strict party vote of
yeas AZ, nays "a. The Republicans in
this instance standing by Jefferson, and
the Democrats opposing him.
Mr.. Lee, of Delaware, moved further
to amend. section IL, where it was made
the duty of the Sheriff of the county to
furnish a sufficient posse to enforce the
visible admixture law, by adding the
words--"or any other Ld,0 of this. State
regulating the qualification of Voters,"
which was, as usual, voted down. They
cared not a straw about any other stat
ute, whether it was enforced or not, only
so the Visible AdmiXture bill passed in
all its original defOrmity. Again after
the clause in the same section, providing
against the possibility of "inipeoiing a
challenge under tie provisions of this act, /"
Mr. V.Qn n1nva1 n inaarf ha xunrdo
"or the reception of loyal votes," which
\ was also voted down. Thus proclaiming
they would rather hundred white men,
even, should be deprived of their legal
right to vote, rather than that one sew
en-eighth "visible admixture citizen,
though loyal man-an intelligent tax
layer, or soldier wounded in the defense
\ of Ills country, perhaps, should be per-
mitted to cast the ballot his State, by
her courts and laws DECLARED him enti-
tied to.
Mr.. Warren, of Logan County, then
moved the following as additional in
structions:
} Add another section in the proper or
der and place, making provision that If
any persons hereafter wilfully do any
act against the freedom of speech or OF
the press, or against the purity of any
election, such persons shall be guilty of
infamous crime, and upon conviction
thereof shall be liable to fine and impris-
onment.
This was also promptly voted down by
the Democracy.
Mr.. Garfield, of Geauga County, then
moved to amend as follows:
Add to section 5, the following: I" If
the judges of election shall be satisfied
that the person Offering to vote is white
male citizen of the United States and
has all the other qualifications of an
elector as prescribed by law and the con-
stitution. they shall receive his vote"
To vote against the above amendment
: the constitution of the State they had
solemnly sworn TO support at the OPEN
ing of the Legislature, as well as to coun-
. sci and encourage the transgression OF
the laws made by every General Assem-
bly, that ever, previously, held a session.
! To this very just and statesman like
t amendment, SO Democrats-the entire
: strength of the party present-voted No
] and As Republicans, all in the House,
I voted Yea.
The final amendment offered to the
E bill was by Mr.. Eames, of Ashtabula. as
follows:
5 Amend by adding to section l, line a
: section z, line 8; section 8, line 2; alter
Q the word blood, 'or who have borne
. arms against-the Government during the
i late war"
: Here, as in the Senate, the Democracy
: were compelled to show their hand
r They did so, by declaring they were uni
ted in the desire, as party, for the
S "rebel who had borne arms against til,
: Government to vote; but opposed to thu
Y soldiers who fought for the Government
!, and it may be, was1naimed and crippled
# for life, by one of their favorite JEFF
e Davis's soldier, exercising the right ant
/. privilege of citizen in country he haC
nd split his blood TO defend and save. Sucj
is Ohio Democracy.
:, On motion of Mr.. Permission, of Pix,
i County IA Democracy, the previous ques
!, ton was demanded.
: The question was then upon the pas
= sage of the bill, upon which the yeas an,
Il nays were ordered and resulted-yeas 55
: nays 45, as acknowledgements voting il
!. in the neutrality-suspicious. in th'
}. negative:
YEAs-Messrs. Acker, Bake, Belville
d Boehmef, Branch, Buell., Callen, Cock
# erill, Cusac, Denman, Dilworth, DUNCAN
o Fielding, Finley, Fitch, CASTOR, Gerhart
J. Gordon, Headly, Henricks, Hill of De
fiance, Hord, Hughes Of Butler, Hugh
!. of Highland, Jcwett, Jones, Kemp
II Kennon, Larwill, Lawson, Leete, Mann
n McMarrell, Mofiett, Neal, Newman