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

POioou Vi bne age or CWenUy-Ono years and
upwards. who shall be citizen of the
United States ard shall have resided in this
State one year next preceding an election,
and the last four months within the county,
city or town, in which he offers to vote, shall
be deemed qualified elector."
By striking cut the word ",Chite," in the
first line of this clause, it would include all
free male persons of the age of twenty-one
years and upwards, of whatever race, color
and previous condition, and this would have
been full adoption of the act of Congress
and compliance with it's terms.
The first section of the bill of rights of
the present constitution also declares THAT
all freemen when they form social COM
pact, are equal in rights" AS the negroes
were made free by special ordinance, ap-
pended to this constitution in August, 1865,
they are included in this declaration of the
bill of rights, and hence it is seen that the
| only objection which Congress ever made to
| our present constitution could have been
| remedied by the convention, by striking out
| the said word white and this work could
have been accomplished within twenty-fou
| hours after the convention assembled, and
! the body could have adjourned with N three
| days after its organization, with its work
| all complete and at a triflng expense to the
| State.
REPEAL OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS
| REJECTION OF BILL OF RIGHTS.
Such, however, was not the purpose nor
the line of conduct pursued by this most
remarkable body of men.
| They claimed and asserted jurisdiction
over the entire body polite. They have de-
clared a total repeal of the present constitu-
ton and adopted another radically different
in many vital particulars. Sections /, 2 5,
81, 25, &c, 27-parts of section 10 and 20,
and the conclusion of the Bill of Rights are
entirely omitted These omissions are as
follows:
SEC l That all freemen, when they form
a social compact, are equal in rights and
that no men, or set of men, are entitled tt
exclusive, separate public emoluments oil
privileges from the community, but in con
sideration of public services.
SEC. 2. That all political power is in
herent in the people, and all free govern
2 ments are founded on their authority anC
a established for their benefit, and, therefore
they have, at all times, an inalienable anC
indefeaslbe right to alter or abolish thei
form OF government in such manner as they
a may think expedienU.
SEC. 5, That no person shall be molestei
for his opinions on any subject whatever, no
suffer any civil or political lncapaclty, o.
e acquire any civil or political advantage ii
c consequence of such opinions except il
! | cases provided for in this constitution.
Sec 10. No conviction for any Offence
q shall work corruption of blood or Forfeiture
ofo Stat n shall
of attainder
Sec 2I. That the estates of suicides shal
descend or vest in cases Of natural death
l. and if any person shall be killed by cas-
l. ua.ity, there shall be no forfeiture by reason
M thereof.
&c Sec. "a. No standing army shall be KEEP
- up without the consent of the Legislature
al Sec % That no soldier shall, in time c
n peace, be quartered in any house, wlthou
~ the consent of the owner, or in time OF wal
. but in the manner to be prescribed by Law
Sec. 26. That no hereditary emolument'
ic privileges or honors shall ever be granted G
s. conferred in this State.
Sec. 81. Emigration from this State sha
- not be prohibited, nor shall any free whit
citizen of this State ever be exiled unde
* any pretence whatever.
Tie rejection of all these important pro
visions of our present bill of rights, nece
ne sarily gives the Legislature supreme contr'
as over all these topics, and would empowt
of the Legislature to declare tie reverse of
nd these inestimable liberties; and as a lare
he number of our most useful and valuab
all citizens are DISTINGUISHED and deprived
En- holding office by the proposed Constitutio
rk we are at liberty to suppose a premeditatt
ey design of the Convention to prosecute al
OF punish this class of persons to any degr
. that malice may invent. The Lesislatu
- is also given unrestricted power over Il
nd organization of the militia, and are require
at their first session to make it immediate
of efectire The Legislature is required to co
nor vene soon after the election to be held
the odd of June, next. There is no lin
,ra placed on the terms OF its session, or .
~ compensation of its members. The terms
ers all county, township and precinct offices a
"a made to expire in thirty days after the Co
stitution shall be ratified. All these offt
-, are to be filled by the Governor, and are
"A continue in office until the Legislature sh
- nrovide by law for an election of the san
INIT no time is limited within which I
~ LEGISLATURE shall perform this duty. I
Radicals, through the Instrumentality OF
, oath-bound freedmen now sworn INTO tn
ieu LOYAL Leagues, claim twenty thousa
Inc majority in the State. They are perfec
ieu confident of success; they expect to WI
eu all the despotic powers of the propo
ile' Constitution for their own emolument, a
VIC the oppression of the people
pc LEGISLATIVE DESPOTIsM.
an
hat In the event the proposed Constitution
the adopted, we may therefore expect PERI
.ba nal session of the Legislature, with an en-
led NOUS per diem; subsidized press which
nrovided for in the same Constitution
nd be located IN eaon