The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-06-03
From the Ohio Statesman, May 50.
Supreme Court and the Visible
Admsxture Law.

The Supreme Court did not pronounce
its decision yesterday morning in the Xenia
Visible Admixture case, as was expected:
hut took a recess until 5 =. NJ, when Chief
Justice Day announced that the application
TO file petition in error was refused, on
the general grounds that the restrictions
placed on the right Of Suffrage exercised by
persons having Instinct aud visible admix-
ture of African blood were such in charac-
ternot warranted by the Constitution.
The Court had not time to give its rea-
sons, but would prepare o syllabus for pub
flcation, and thereupon their Honors dis
persed.
The Indecent haste which has character
lied the whole proceedings through which
a plot, aconcocted. n Radical caucus here
lin which the Supreme Judges are said to
have been present. to defeat the voice OF
the people of Ohio as last fall pronounced
against Negro Suffrage, has been consum-
mated through the agency of controlling
the Presidential vote of this State by Ne
gro votes, and shows the desperation of
the Radical leaders. The Supreme Court
adjourned the last Of April with the dis
,lnct announcement that it met May the 18th
for the purpose only of delivering opinions.
fct'by prcconcerted arrangement, openly
boasted of in Radical circles, a made-up
cas-. was commenced at Xema on the lst of
Af
May, and hurried through the Common
Pleasand the District Courts by agreement
Ct the parties to the record, and the Su.
preme Judges assemble out Of the regular
term for the mere purpose Of obeying the
behests OF their party. Even then de-
cisicn is reached on the merits Of the case
iby overriding every rule of practice, and
deciding points which they were precluded
from passing upon, by reason of the defect
OF pleadings as shown in the record. This
attempt to set aside law where the case
was not properly before the Court is the
mere ob,ter dtcfd of five lawyers, whose
.E5niobs are entitled to no more weight
Stllah those Of sfr. Sc1bner and othermem-
f,efs ofshe Judiciary committee who re.
ported the Visible Admixturc law.
the people, who will have to decide ulti-
rnately in this conflict between the two CO.
ordinate branches ofthe State Government,
must take care by renewed vigilance at the
polls, THAT the design of the Radical leaders
tocarly the election by Negro votes, is de.
feated. ln the counties OF Green and Clark
-sear.y one thousand of these votes we're
pulled last fall, under the prctence ola pre-
ponderence Of White bood--a fact that can
only be established by proof of parentage
and pedigree. When White man is chal
lengcd, he is compelled, under our election
laws, to take an oath and answer questions
'as to his qualifications, or his vote is re-
jcctcd; but when Democratic Legislature
attempt to apply rule Of the same nature
TO the colorcd man it becomes at once un-
constitutional
The Supreme Court has thus. by its ac.
tion, again forced the Negro Suffrage issue
into the Ohio canvass, which the Radical
fnagined they had dydged under the war CT '
of General Grant.
We accept the issue. Hon. VIM White,
one of the Supreme Judges who thus went
out Of their way to force this issue again in
TO the contest, is the Republican candidate
for reelection. Opposed to him as the
Democratic candidate is Hon. Wni. Il. Fiuk,
who carries the colors OF the White Man.
How say you, voters; shall this opinion
of Judge White stand as your opinion, or
will scu vindicate your manhood and your
sco.ty atlns for Hen YIN. T. Finck2