The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-30
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
A DECISION ON THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO
SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON, March 90, 1875
The folio wing were among the opinions delv-

SUFFRAGE
WASHINGTON, March 90, 1875
The folio wing were among the opinions dev-
cred N the supreme Court to-day
No. lS2 Miner VS. Representations to the Supreme
Court OF MssourL-ihs Is the case presenting the cues
ton whether under the fourteenth amendment woman
voter IN the state the provisions OF The
CT suffrage TO men alone. IL Is said mat women are
fourteenth amendment declared to be ciiizehs OF the
STATE wherein tAey reside Bat 4 dad mol REQUIRE that
and people, and were not / terms excluded
tuition was Ordained by tue people the United states
conposed OF the people OF the several states and whoever
citizen. all children born OF citizen parents within The
ne sfT r 5e same s tie &
tne 'ourleenth amendment did not affect the citizenship
ana mus MINORS rights DO not depend asol
her biTH, entitled 10 ali the privileges, imnanes 8a,
OF citizenship he aneniment prohibited the state IN
Inc rsat OF suiraae Is no mace IN terms one OF The
Voters ana no one can Vote tor ie4era without being
competent 10 vote for state officers The elective officers
By the the states. The amendment diu add
furnished an sditionai suarantee Tor the proecon Of
saen he already had Nor is the right Of suffrage
The federal constitution was adopted al ~, the
sA' their but OWN n'1e in o a ae Wht
We're ali citizens recognized entitled right,
moment doubted mat il II had becn intended to make
consult uton wou have so expressed tha intention and
have lett important change III the CONDITION of
citizenship IL then existed, 10 Implication. But II
further evidence needed II IL TO be ound III the provl
OF the constitution. II suffrage Is necessarily
citizenship then the provision % the constitution
which gives citizens OF each state all the privileges anu
inmunIles citizens in the several states would
title the citizens each state 10 he right 10 vote IN the
several states precisely n citizens OF those states
other provisions among them tnat relating to the
apportionneDt OF representatives,, were cited ~
the same MONT But still again. after the adoD-
the fourteenth amendment 1t was found
necessary the fifteenth amendment the Ioi.
lowing lanGuase- The right OF citizens OF the United
vote shall not be tcned abridged by the
United states Nv state account OF color
previous condition OF servitude." The fourteenth
amendment mad provided aganst any Arrangement OF
the privileges mmunities OF citizens and Il the right
suffrage or them, why amend the constitution
Color The Guty of United states guarantee
the republican torn OF government Is dis
charged III protecting those governments which were
recognized being republican IN form by the consu
ton when adopted. Inc governments OF the states
being then accepted, 1t must be assumed that they
OF 5 considered, and it Is found
there is nothing FAVOR The idea tat suffrage right
citizenship. but everything repel it also the
toration OF the states 10 the Union after the
war, none OF them having provided tor female
suffrage Besides a person who has simply
the lnied tates may vote under certain circumstances
in Missouri and other states and this coul0 be II
suffrage depended the right OF citizenship The
Court unanimous III the opinion that the constitu
lion the United states does not confer the right of
suffrage anu that the constitutions OF the
several states which commit that trust TO men alone
not necessarily void Affirmed The Chief Justice de4iv.
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