The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-15
A Remarkable Sentence.

The new Constitution for the State of Ala
bama saws 80 Every male person born III
the United States. 81 years old, all who have
been naturalized or declared their intention
to become citizen, and who have lived in
this State six and in the county three months,
shall be allowed one vote EACH" This SEN
tence, though not written in any language,
and the subject of which jumps, over all
grammars, from one number to the other,
seems to mean,
1. That every male person born in the
United States, and 81 years old, shall be al
10 ed one vote. isi g ,f-a ~
2. That all persons who have been natu-
ralized or who have declared their intention
to become citizens, and who have lived in
the State six months, and in one county
three months, will be allowed one vote
EACH
If this translation is correct, females who
have declared their intention to become
citizens, and have lived in the State six
months, and in their respective counties
three months, will be allowed one vote each.
We respectfully submit that any Constitu
tion. submitted to the people for adoption,
ought to be written in some language, and
ought to mean what it says.-Rateiyh Daily
Advertiser ee lAast Cyl ia. 7ia
We have before US an official copy of the
new Constitution of Alabama, from which
we make the following extract: ~ h'
Sec. 2. Every male person, born in the
United States. and every male person who
has been naturaliZed. or who has legally de-
clared his intention to become citizen of
the United States, twenty-one years old or
upward who shall have resided in this State
six months next preceding the election, and
three months in the county in which he of
fers to vote, except as hereinafter provided,
shall lie deemed an eIector: Provided. That
no soldier, sailor or marine in the military
or naval service of the United States, shall
hereafter acquire residence by reason of
being stationed ON duty in this State.
1t will be seen there is material differ
ence between the section given by the -Ad-
0ertiser and the section as it really exists
The section as the Adcertiser has it is certain
ly incorrect in several particulars, the result
no doubt of the telegraph, or OF misprinting
in some office in which the proofs are care
lessly read. The section as it really exists is,
precisely what it should be- 1t is not only
sensible and proper in substance, but gram
matical in expression. There is no provision
teat females shall vote, OF that male citizens
2 Shall be allowed one vote each.n We think
Improbable that Mr. Rebel Gobright, who has
the dispatches done up to please President
johnson, is responsible for this false and rid
lculous summary of part of the Constitution
of Alabama .lr ...g, u
The Adcertiser also says:{ n .is
Inc new Constitution for the State of
aianama says, all taxes levied on property
III tiils otate, shall he assessed in exact pro-
Portioh 10 the value of such property"
IN otlier words, mules, gin houses, hoes
ana axes must be taxed like wines, Watches
diamonds and gold headed canes. From
such lawmakers, may we be delivered
The section in full is as follows:
Section l.. All taxes levied on property in
.iiis state, shall be assessed in exact proper
tioh :, 10 the value of such property: Pro-
fi'eo however That the General Assembly
may levy Fol Tax not to exceed one dol
,ar M anu hity cents on each Poll. which shall
&c aPPileei exclusively in aid of the Public
School Fund. - : '''G I'll uN'iol - ~
we deem this an excellent provision In
a Tree country like this the true ,ule of tax.L
lion Is od rolO'em, or according 10 value
specifics, as they are called. form no nerma.
neht or abiding basis, and are liable to abuse
II citizen he wo.th one thousand dollars
OF my thousand dollars no matter in what
X, Kah'l OF property, let him pay ACCORDINGLY ~
he theory Is that property must support the :
government, and the strong arms of its 'cfi eli.
7 Zens must defend it. The State of Geto,r,,o,i;ss
before the rebellion as well us since, adopted
the nd edlorem system, and her neo,,o,o I'm,
'ound IT to work welIfor an interests ''''''1'i
we are especially pleased with the pro, provis- IS
ION IN the Alabama Constitution in relation
10 poiiatax. 1t is an incorrect theory thar .
cltizen should pay a certain tax on his bead
ior DIS protection ly the State. Every male
ci'izen Who hears arms is presumed r. ho
1' ~ protect himself, and he is ready 10
pay MS poll tax, soto speak, hy his services
IN the field and with lis blood Put A.
heaa must be educated, and it is we'll 70 t.x
It tor this purpose. We ar. for I'D .s,os..~