The Opelousas courier., 1870-10-22
Add RESS
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF LOUISIANA.

Rv resolution of the Democratic State Con-
yention, which recently assembled IN tins caty
this Committee were requested to Issue an al,
dress to the people in regard to the propoeed&
to the State Constitution, which
are to he voted upon in November next.
They are of great Importance, and should be
the inducement for every voter to present him
self at the polls, even were no oSher pfihcApies
or interests at stake. -, !,
The first of these amendments provides thas-
ARr1cLE.-l. No person who, at any time,
NAV have been o collector OF taxes, Whethers
State, Parish or municipal, or who may have
mean otherwise intrusted with public money,
shall he eligible to the General Assembly, or toN
|any Office of profit or trust under the State Toy
lernment, until he shall have, obtained dls.W
charge for the amount OF suGn coileellons aou
for all pubhc moneys WIN "nieh lac may "~'0
Bheen intrttsted.
Iof the Democracy.
The second and most important cssn.;an amshamem'
fprovides that article " OIL the SonstitutAon'H +
which now reads as follows: d,
] .Article SO. The following persons shall bsS
prohibited from voting or holding any 2Mce: Az
Rpersons WHO shall have been convicted OF urea
kpunisba bable in the Penitentary, and persons ulI,
der intertiction. All persons who are estoppeos
from claiming the right of suffrage, by ahjurlngE
stheir allegiance to the United States 6overn-S
ment, or by notoriously levying war agMnsss n,I
or adhering to its enemies, giving them ald orl
ssives' nor have been convicted Of any of theI
$cri1nes mentioned in the first paragraph Oh ting
artice, are hereby restored to the said right, e1
cept the following Those who held office, cavilI
! or military fos ono wear or more, under the OF
eanization styled the "Conttderate states oll
&Imerica :" those who registered themselves az
enemies Of the United States, those who acse9
as leaders Of guerrilla bands during the rebel
$lion :: those Who, in the advocacy OF treason,
wrote OF Published newspaper articles or preacn-
2ed sermons during the late rebellion, ana those
&who voted for and signed an ordinance OF seces1
in any state No person 1neladea seS an IN nnsii
Ehe slan have relieved himseH by voluntary
#writine aud signing certificate setting iost q
thai he acknoW lodges the late rebellion 70 nave
&been morally and politically wrong, and taat n ne
Ri and shalF file the certificate IN the once pi
enc Secretary Of State, and it shall be published
in the official journal; provided, that no person
who, prior to the first OF January, eighteen nun y
dzed and sixty-sght feyosea earlI nne kaevn N
A the reconstruction acts of Congress, and
Openly and actively assisted the loys! men o.
&the State in their efforts to restore Loulsaana u
her positipnin the Union, shall be nsa 10 n;s 1s ~
&trsrs of voters shall take the oath OF any suca
Sparson as prima facie evidence OF the fact ina
he IL entitled to the benefit OF this provis9,
/ shali be abrogated and annullea ana tnat ths
following article shall be il'ssr'eo III ''e" '4'<seo'
No person shall hold any office, or shall b
! nermittei to vote at any election, or ~; ACE ~
Juror, who, in due coarse Of law, shall have pee
/ convicted Of treason, perjury, forgery, ,onosrS
The penitentiary, Or who shall be under rinssrdle
Ws particularly call the sttentionof the pcs
|pis to the opportunity which Is afforded sse1 zen
In voting for this amendment, to do away xit
tIe odiCus disfranchissment and proserPta,ee, re,
&Which 10 contained in the Constitution OF ~
$T.his Il . duty which no citizen can consciei
! &tioasIy avoid It can BE- in 10 manner conslaere
~ eortast for ofSee: Il is question Of the re-
torat;on 81 liberty to our people and peace
Sopr State. ,.,,.s; .,
|. p.I;osI nsrfv intead to vote against the aznen'
i tTmsnt, and that it VIII reqnre yagnant ~ ~
a#ted action on our part 70 secure its soop.DI' e.
IN The third asnendmens proposed reads 90 'e .
0&lOVs s1Etsti"T @@.T' -" Il -.
sArticle fty Of tho constitution, shase ,s;s rsa,
Al aa follove: The. .Qoyernpr shaH be inehe.o
! 1Sfor Tie succeeding four year afeAE the exPir
3sion Of the tins fors which :hs shan sese ee'
l.5elsssed,, shall BE- aheogatsa sna sssseken eas
i Athe oenasitutien Of the EsaaA" u. *,
Is The STATE cenyeatipe Fese'amendea shas y