The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-03-26
Suffrage In the Northern states


There are but five of the Northern
States, and these five are New Eng
land States, which make no distinction
in the right Of suffrage, on account Of
color.
MAINE gives the right of suffrage to
every male citizen Of the United States
who has resided in the State three
months, excepting paupors, persons
under guardianship, and Indians not
taxed.
NEW HAMPSHIRE admits as electors
''every male lnhabitant," excepting
paupers, and persons excused from
paying taxes at their own request.
VERMONT gives the ballot to "every
man" twenty ono years old who has re.
sided one year in the STATE.
MASSACHUSETTS admits every male
citizen twenty-one years old, except
ing paupers and persons under guardi-
auship but 10 person can vote or be
eligible to office who is not able to read
the Constitution in the English Ian.
guage ard write his namo.
RHODE ISLAND gives the ballot to
every male citizen of full age, one year
in the State, six months III the town,
and who owns real estate worth S133,
or renting 81 per year and to every
native citizen, twenty-one years old,
two years in the State, six months in
the town, duly registered, who has
paid 81 tax or done militia service
within the year.
CONNECTICUT, gives the ballot to all
white citizens of full age who have re-
atIad ,pa wan IN tho Gtata orJ o,v
months in the town. Negroes who
were free men Off any such suryive) at
the adoption on the State Constitution
in 1918 may vote. The question of
negro suffrage was submitted to the
people October 2, 1865; whole vote Co.
FOG majority against, 9,272-in q
State that in April of tho same year
gave a Radical majority of II ,035.
New YoRK-every male citizen of
full age, ten days q citizen, M year in
the State, four months in the country,
and thirty days in the district. But
no negro can vote unless he has been
three years q citizen of tho State, and
for one year The owner of q freehold
worth $3.50 over Incumberances, and
on which he has paid u tax.
New JERsEY-"every white male
citizen" Of full age, resident one year
in the State, and five months in the
county, excepting paupers, idiots, M
sane persons, and persons convicted
Of crimes excluding them from being
witnesses.
PENNsYLYANIA-every white free
man resident M year IN the State and
ten days in the district.
OHIo-everv white male citizen of
full age resident one year in the State.
Negro suffrage was submitted to the
people in 1877 with the following re-
suit; ior, 2l6,987; against, 255, $40
silent vote, constItutionally against
1926 total majority against, 50,G29.
WISCONSIN admits every white citi-
Eon Of full age; persons of Indian blood
declared citizens by act of Congress
and civilized persons Of Indian descent;
bat the amendment to State Constitu.
non to strike out the word "white"
was rejected in November, 1865, by g.
O69, majority. Negro suffrage, how.
ever, since then, has been enacted into
a law by the Legislature, (RadIcaD and
declared constitutional by the Supreme
Court (RadicRl.)
MMNEsoTA-the same as Wisconsin
with regard to white citizens, and ad-
mits Indians certified by District Court
to be fit for citizenship. In November,
1855 the State rejected negro suffrage
6y ZOO majority, and again in 1867
by 1898 majority. h
OREaoN-every white citizen of full
age, six months resident in the State
and every alien of full age, resident
one year in the United States, but emo
negro, Cinnamon, or mulatto.b
lhDIANA-eyerY white male citizen
ofthe United States, resident one year
IN the State. but "no negro, or m%uIatto
shall have the right of suffrage"
MIcHIoAN=eyery white male citizen