The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-02-03
THE FErrEaxrm AMENDMENT.
rs Esroaasie enforcement.


- f'9"'.e 1''aoFee'''e"'
although the proposed Fifteenth a.
me.'dment caa not legally become
pa'' Of the Constitution, so long a.
its u, ificaiinn depends upon the enior-
Geo aciion Of State legislatures, there
cti oe nod0ubt that the present revolu-
lulianary Congress will proclaim itsa-
do. ionand provide forts enforcement.
vi Dia, Mississippi, and Texas we're
hei 3lt of the Union. uaiii their leg
isiaiurts gave their assent 70 the A.
me@dnenl, and their ratification was
eoeIted By the threats from Congress
thai unless they ratified they should
nos be admitted. Georgia after nav
ing been admitted into the Union, was
expelled because she refused to ratiiy,
and herlegislature is now being manip-
ula,ed SO as to secure ratification. we
appeal TO the eanGor ana good iaitn Of
the reader II this Is a iair or ia"-
iul Fi''iucdlioh' II certainty y iio''
il IS ooid ana shameless faao )
s"iAdAe Pfae'icea nor ohiy upon 'iie
De'''oci '''7' "'' ''''" up''i i'' 'p"O''-
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tAe'F piF''se 70 '"eil ." Il ''''S ''''o"
erS' 'iat Negro ouilf''Se siioulu ho' nc
e''aollshed IN fti'rsE Na"l" "l'i'o''
iirsi summing 'le Ftl'Jec' % " No'o
oi ''e people II '"eS ''"' ii>s" uP
10 ''''S t''''se' - 'l'0 f's0P'e ''''0 'e0"
peI ''i''eu !" N"'e o'' '''e 1 'i'ee''''' q
Liie''''nie'''' ''ieie 1'u'N % ''0 I'm
pias'it from amy quarter b"' '''eS '''
'e' ) ',i '-'' P"''iV' '''eS 'e''''S s'' '''''i
own Ioiio"'rS anu an '''"l remains /"
TO Inc Vle'lihs o. 'helr 'ieachtry' - lor
the "iIl'e men ol uo'h p"r''es u ui'l'e
tog' ther ana reouKe thelr IaA'hieSS-
ness
There is hardly doubt that persons
Of African descent viii vote in many
pul,s OF this State at the next elec-
tion. The Constitution Of the state,
how ever, limits the right Of suffrage To
free 'chjfe male citizens, Of The age OF
twenty one years and upwards. This i
in direct conflict with The iruudulenIy
adoEted Fifteenth Amendment IN
til '4-t cause III our STATE Coh'ti'u-
tIol 5 repeated IL - 'ile supreme ID"
50 ar rs Feu'syIN"'''" - c0'''ei'le'''--
4he Foufleehth Article u tile fe''ei"'
Constitution ProVideS leibeoy i0I
TINS coili'c'' 1t oeci"feS ''l'' " i'ei'sN
er " state snail deprive any "i l'S e'u-
zei'S "l '''e e'ee'iNe ( 'r''''e'i9e' eAe' i'' ''i
participation III ie''ii'on u o'''''
efIii.e' lis TepieSe'' '"'io'i /" o''i' e''
sha-i be cor'ai'ed III proportion 10 'iie
hu'-.oer u persons - ol9ii '''''i''''' IT,
/ i. 'e'o'e' Il l '''''Ss - anna ie'''7e -
S'''Ne ''e MOI" 'i'e i'0'ii '''' o'"'
s'i''''i'"' ''ei ~ : '"'7 " - "o' " o0'''
'e" 81 '''e 'i'''' ''''' NY ~ -
t"'''e9 III eo''Si'se' ''' 'i'e " IA NO.
io7' d S'''Sie '''' 'ii'''' u ny '' : 'i0'
c'u'''1"' my o' NV '"''' ~
eh'''S' IA '''e WINNIE '7'''e ~ '''.''''
''7''i ~ QUO ~ " '''''' y -
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NV, we doubt not' an issue VIII De
maze on the point just stated 0i"ii
Pennsylvania strike the woFd '"li'e
ou' ot hef CoiiS'i'u'io" II We ie''i'S
t,ft.,l -, o-f x-s4 tbe ygOsrFnpS the pippfiVe
franchise. that little but potent word
must Ire expunged. lfthey are to vote
by acre suferance, and their right to