Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-02

Union aud gispatfaa.
THURSDAY, JULY 2. lSSs 10
Largest Circulation in gty and State.
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FHR INFAMOus AREafNsAs CONi
STTTUTION.
SHE New York World illustrates the
sweeping Acknowledgement under the Con.
sliIuliOR- Of 1"recoEstrneiea2 Arkansaa az
! foao,saglE ~ otk6LA sAAlAty "l
Seeue. A Union colder, who has moved
TO Arkansas, and bought farm there,
wants to register under that provision of
the reconstructed Constitution which says /,
"The General Assembly, at its first session,
shall provide suitable laws for the regbtras
ton Of Qualified electors." -( Araicle 5, sec.
ton 25.) rr Sea-
Registra. What's your name?
: Soldier ] ohD Saith { - ~ szr.
R. Age2 .4y'
s TWENTY-FIVE dIH9z o- aS ~
R. NatiEs-or naturalizsd? -ss
s. bern in New Kork.G
Il. Ever given aid or comfort to the re-
bellion? rfEEHJ 80 EEll HaF { ..
S. mol served 10 The Union army from
Bull Run 70 Apponatto1, 4. - 81
r. Can you take aud sJsbsosibs % the re-
gistrafiOn oath
s. What is il
r. 81, John Smith, do solennly swear
that / will support and maintain the Con-
stitutioR and laws of the United States, and
the Constitution and laws of the State Of
Arkansas; that l am not excluded from
registering or voting BY auy of the clauses
in the frat, second, third, or fourth subdi-
visions of article VIII. of the Constitution
of the State Of Arkansas that will never
countenance or aid in the secession of the
State from the United States that accept
the civil and political equality of all men,
and agree not to attempt to deprive any
person or persons, on account Of race, color
or previous condition, Of any political or
civil right, privilege or immunity enjoyed
BY any other class Of men; and, further
more, that ] will not in any way injure, or
CUU- .-L-lce in others any attempt 10 lnjure
any person or persons, on account of past
or present support of the government of
the United States the laws of the United
State, OF the principle of the political and
civil equality of all men, or the utilization
with any political party"
s. / can't take that oath. | don't be-
lieve in any such equality at all. am
better than a niger, and so were my father
and mother before me. ! demand, Fir, to
be registered here "A A loyal citizen of the
United States and an ex-sOldier in the
Union army.
X. Can't help it. That's the registration
oath, and if you don't take it you can't
vote, hold Office, or sit on jury in Arkan-
sas. It's in the Constitution, aud Congress
has approved it. ....-
" S. DIN such Constitution, and an
Congress, too. If this is the ticket Grant
is running on, he can't have my vote
[ Ecit, diJrdRohised e
In discussing the Arkansas bin 10 the
United States Senate, Senator Doolittle
made some pointed illusions to its sweep
ing disiranchising clause and the position
Of some Of the Radical Senator'S. He
said that under the test oath section, even
such man as Senator TrumbulI could
not vote there, because a few years ago
on the floor Of the Senate he declared
IL know that there is n Distinction be-
tween the two races, because the Almighty
himself has marked it upon their very
faces, aud, in my judgment, man cannot,
by legislation, or otherwise, produce a per
feet equality between those races so that
they will live happily together"
"Wly, sir" said Mr. Doolittle, Thomas
Jefferson would be disfranchised in Al
kansas under this Constitution" He said
Nothing il more certainly written in
the book Of fate than that these people The
negroes) are TO be free. Nor Is it less Ger
tain that the two races equally free cannot
live in the same government. Nature,
habit, opinion have drawn indelible lines
Of distinction between them"
Ny honorable friend (Mr TrumbulD,
ALSO in language equally strong on another
occasion, said
There is distinction between the white
and black races made by Omnipotencs HIM
self. | do not believe these two races can
live happily and pleasantly together and
enjoy equal rights, without ore domiHeer-
iuR over the otutI.
And Senator Pomeroy, Of Kansas, had
declared, in discussing aR amendment Of
fered not long since by Mr. Sumner, pro-
vidiug for regulating suffrage in The States,
that he did net believe Congress had the
right to say what shall be the qualification
Of voters in any State in the Uuion Sen
ator Pomeroy further said:
"For one, sir, am ia favor Of leaving
this question of suffrage to the citizens of
the SJateg, and / claim il is THEN right to
admit whoever they choose to the ballot
box. ! am not loyal enough myself TO
allow ny own rights as a citizen to be
trampled upon in that way. [ would not
be dictated to as a citizen of a sovereign
State by Congress or any other power as to
what kind Of citizen my State should be al
lowed 10 vote If they choose to LET all the
citizens, including the women, vote, it is
not a matter for Congress- to interfere
with"
And yet 10 the face Of the Arguments pre-
scented in the veto message, and the pro
nounced judgment of the people of nearly
every Northern State st the polls, these
Senators voted for the passage of the iufs-
nous Arkansas bill ..
ADMIRAL SENuaEs has been engaged tor
some time past in the preparation Of
work, commemorative Of his cruises and