The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-08
NEGRO SUFFRAGE TO RE EN-
lf FORCED BY CONGRESS. ~

NEGRO SUFFRAGE TO ne En-
FORCED BY CONGRESS. ~
sBelowwe give an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which
provides for universal negro suffrage
throughout the Union, rs it passed the
House of.RePrcscntatiycs-th vote stand
ing $50 in favor Of and 4 against it.
Every Democrat in the House recorded
7hisvotc' against the villianous scheme, as
did also three radicals, among whom was
Mr.. Polsley, oftlis State, One Hundred
and fifty radicals voted in favor Of its pas
sage, among whom was Chester D. Hub,
bard, who misrepreschts this District in
Congress, md who received the votes Of
our radical friends in this equity. Here
it is: =
Be 1t resdlred 1y The S1aa,e oand
" House Of Representatives. lIoetac the
United n SAFES jfcIc ;AmMica. ~
Congress assembled, l Ctwo,thirds
, of 10th Houses concurring) That the
following article be- propos, d, to tho
|, Il Legislatures of the several States as al
- amendment to the Constitution. oftlle
United States, which,, when. ratified
by three. fourths Of said Legislatures
y shall be held as part Of said Coustituy
90 ton, namely: ''''''l'''A "'H =
ARTICLE ---, Sec, ]. The right of
any citizen ofltbc United States 10 vote
shall not be denied or abridged, by the
United States or any State, by reason Of
race color, iori previous condition ofsla.
very ri'GoGao4. PTcn 3g7di LoIoiaI lhi
- Sec. ., Congress shall have power to
enforce, by appropriate Legislation, the
provisions Of this article. 7'a1 800. ,',
We hayo No doubt hut that this amend
men. will be forced through under the
party lasb, AID ribat' Ills Stale, as well as
the rest Of the sis,crlood. will soon DO en-
Ijoying the blessings Of negro suffrage, nc
officers etc. Already the press Of
tie radical party in this State are alvoca-
ting the mcasure-tlc Wheeling Inttli-
gencei leadipgl the Van Ant" while this
is being adonee-while' HE boon 81 suffrage
is to be extended to every negro in tho
land, Nortl'orisoutli- oimattcr how igI
noran.or degraded he may be- there r.
main, III no. our own State between $4,000
and 80, Ooorwhite men, to the manor
born, WHO possess education. intellect,
and capacity for sclf-sovcrnmcnt, who
are wholly denied the exercise ofthisin!.
nate and iudcfcasiLlc right to vote for
their own rulers. alii 9ai 'O' {fnmi'
This amendment strikes at the founda.
ton Of liberty. Together widI its akinl
dred propositions, it proscribcs, white cit-
liens BY laying upon them an iincapacity
IF
to vote in the control oftheir own affpirs.
1t denies to them tic ipaliGnablc rights Of
life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness;
while it confcrs those rights upon a bar.
tarian race. i depriycs portion Of the
Whit, race, by reason Of . conflict Of opin-
Jon, from the priyilege'of being called ia
Offices Of trust and cmolumcnt in common
with his race, and to which lie las a nat,
ural right. In IN Contrasting this PROPOSE
ton. truth h in open debate, fhas been dis,
armed Of her natural weapons as an an.
Iitagonist to error. With free discussion
errors cease e 81 be dangerous; but debate
is not allowed by our rulers. The preyi-
Gus question is called, aud the errors
which are sinking our government into
the most dangerous form, control our af-
fairs-State and Federal. These things
arc not temporary. The cold carth+-thc
common lot Of all-;or another terrible
revolution, are the only means of Fighting
the evils inaugura,cd BY the bad men who
rule our country liltI q, iiatGif q