The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29
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PoL1TloAI. DIsABILJTlEs~-The fol-
lowing bill was introduced in tbs United
States Congress, on tho 9Th ipstant, by
Senator ]. j. Robertson, Of this State.
IT was read twice, referred to the Select
Committee on Disabilities, aDa ordered
to be printed opaf 31 te
A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL
OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES. i
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of -d'ncricqi IN Congress assembled, That
any person laboring under political disa-
bilities as provided in the fourteenth
mendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, or from inability to take
the oath of July I'd, 1862, is hereby re-
leused from the same on complying with
the following conditions, that is to say,
provided such person shall make the fol-
lowing declaration un ler oath before the
clerk of any court Of record established
ut the pl ce Of domicil OF such party:
Il, - -, Of ---, do declare
that 1 recognize the supremacy of the
Constitution OF the United States, and
all laws made in pursuance thereof; that
will support and maintain the Union
OF the States against all enemies, domcs-
tic and foreign; that will not yield
support to any pretended government,
authority or power hostile thereto; that
will dcmcan myself as good citizen,
supporting good order, tolerance of polti-
Cal opinions, and freedom of the elective
franchise - Proo11,a1, That copy of
+ said declaration, officially certified by the
clerk of the court before whom it is
made, shall first be filed for record in the
office of the Secretary Of State of the
United States: And prosi'eel, further.
That no person shall be entitled to the
benefit of the provisions of this law who
was educated at the military or naval
academies of the United States, or who
was twcnty-one years of age or upwards
on tie first day of January, 1851.
] repeat it: A"d prori1ed, fmh~r.
"1h"t no pcrson shall be cahticd 10 III,
bc".H V' tie professions Of this Iuu ,eho
'r"s rducuted at the militnry or uarut
ncodcm|cs IF The United >'utcs, or WHO
WAS TwENTY-oNE YEARS OF AGE OR
UPWARDS on THE FIRST DAY OF JASu
AIRY, 1861"
You THUS, sir, in this bill GU: -herod
llcrod, and propose to 20 even farther
than Congress. If / am not mistaken.
neither Thaddcus Stevens nor Charlie,
Sumner, nor b. +. Butler, ever proposed
disiranchisemens 30 cruel, 30 merciless.
SO sweeping. LIP your ever be-remem-
bered bill i'll tbs Ssnase of the United
States, you propose to attach political
disabilities to every one (mark the pro-
vlslonO ""ho ~"S f~cnty-o one years Of ngc
or W'~ords o" tie first doy IF Jomuu,y,
1861"
V" ,''' III your estimation, must
."'' . O'''' '"' '''n' o. '"ose VINO 'ought
,w w., country !" '"e '''e great struggle
""S' s"' ~" spare he''hcr the iSinS
"o' '''' % "'''' - you possess not the
"'>''''' o' 'o,o"' you h'"S' surrey aspire
- @ "o'' '''''' Dfaco''''n severity
With thnt hill Lncnr, ,,o et,1;,.
-" '"a' OH De'"re me- standing
'"' II, 'uiu @ 'e''e'' Inc some ga X ana
'"-S'" '"n' 70" WEI excuse Inc from
your '"'s o' s'''es''la''S"lp' "ine lead