Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1878-09-07
Weeklg Sgntelll9rntfr'
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

It's mowers. The ferierIl government
and the state governments are one
and Il division OF til"
mowers of each into several depart
Inputs Is another distribution, aun
both are essential to the preservation
of free institutions: the absurpt"N
bv one of any of the powers properly
b.Iouuiusr tC, another il the nrSt step
toward de>poIl>n.
The fitt,cutb amendment, under
which t:,r power is claimed TO pass
the enforcement law, simply provl-
des that the .righS OF the citizens oil
the United States to vote shrti hoi
he denied or abridged by the lnltea
States. or by any state, on account
of race. color or previous condll"h |
OF servltude.
The supreme court OF the on!t'd
S;a;c- has declared that this alncnd- |
mant does not confer the right OF
suffrage upon any one. Ii Stll leaves
tn the state as before. 10 prescribe
the qualifications OF voters. i'r"hlpit-
jn,y uuiy ..auv discrimination OH ac-
count OF color.
The enforcement law wsS passed.
osten>iuIy Tor the purpose OF ehtoFc"
ing the provisions of the hittehth
amendment and securing the rtght
OF tia. negro to vote. but its provisions
have been used 10 tn>laye the white
man: it WAS 10 used III the >outher!
states. and has been attempted 10 o'
so used i'll other states.
- far rs IL secures II the black
man the same right TO vote as the
whit. ,n4u, tie democratic party OF
1h,. usiintl and OF the state are most
ssrr.dIy pledged nvt 10 interfere
VIII, if, The democratic convention
which assembled at the city OF 81
J.oui- i'm June. 1876. in il, first rrsn-
1r,i,,,, declared ft..t ..fIie demncr,ry
ot rh.. nation re-atiirm their faith
i'm the u,rmau,.mrc OF the fedora!
uuf,u. tnelr ,t,y,iion IT, the ruH>ti-
tnti.,'. .ntr.n.I r.jt,,i states. with il
o,r,.ti,urr,.S. universally accepted ~
. ,.,,.,F ,,ttT.Jg,s.t Of the. controversies
1,,.,t ,urru,,rr.-I CIvll war.
IT,. d,.u,,,.r ,lIr. psrtv ut Missouri.
.,-.,l.i,,,r ,l,r,u,.ff the, stat. cnuvcu-
- ,.,,s,,,,f,- ,.,,,f,fri al !. tf,rsoI
C;, ;,.i,r-.i #. ..,tryoriuu to the
,,',;nu.I urinu and constitution
- w., .,,,,,.r,.,rrur. Thereto" and
49, 80" ~, ~, ...I,nas ~ similar dee.
ia,,t=,,.,- ,n.ta time and again
r. ,+,..l.ratIn,,s of rhe previous na
- a,,,.o,,,i,,, ,vare still more
k,.; 10, cnrvrntiO, drrlarrC
eu .'',,nt,k rho tam. cratic mart,
,t.,,-,, ,I,ttbtv ..pIetue,f them
3,..;u ,I,. un;or nP thr-
,;,,...;o, a,,I .t,trau,hi-r
,n nn,n... ANY r,-upeuIus
- s,,,.,-+fout .ar;I-i by the thir
-a,,I,n four,ae,trh and fifteenth
I-,,,Iu,,,,r. ro ,he constitution.
~, -, of rho .3.marracv of III,
-, +.t.,--,,,.h rn.n as Hsrou
l,; ar,,,,,..d RnrInr ,ud C,iti
a,,t Eir.l,TI. ort Iordon-liuol
M - - ,Ta... ,i.Iu.. have. a,
snr,,i tho colar,d phnuIatiou OF til
sonth rI,at they shouli not be eu>i av
Cd nor .hou;d the elective frductlI>
ba taken away from them. The
h-.t,1i tban, that the republics
nartv was dace,yiug them " hen the,
ss.erred that # The democratic part
pnr into power they would tax
away from them the right 10 vote
and IN, negroes ot the suut ,, larg
numbers of them. particularly i'll III
states of South CaroiIma. Mississippi
and Louisiana have believed vi ha
these distinguished democrats tol
them. voted the democratic tlcke
We Nil know that Wade Hanpro
OWES his election TO negro votes: ths
the state of Mississippi, where II
negro uouuI.tiou largely pred"m
nate. was carried for the demuc-ac
hy negro votes. II at the COMM
elections for members Of cungrrs-
those states, or at the next preside
tial election. which is not now Vel
far Oft. they should ascertain that &
effort would be made by the dem
cratic party to di-franchi-e them,
vou suuDose they would vote Il
drIuocr.rir ticket. or that II democr
could be elected To congress from III
one of the states named: Would
,n,. in all nrob,bilitv. change the l
snI, nt The next presidential comte
a,,d re,ni, the white people of t
south 70 y state of hOpclt 5 v4s7Hlas
for The repupIican party i Yet
uowrr; 1t Ina, the machinery OF I
law uuderits control; il ha, the ART
and navy under its command.
NJ nv frlInw.ciiiL.n-, the den
or,ti,. Marty ,cuiI not afford To Ia
aii N,an--i, vouII he unwl>c-
wn,,ld he uuiu-i-it would be
sh,m,Ia.. hrr.rh of uIi1hted faith
'',r ,i.;,,,Io ,hr tire. of +.
t;",'.,I s,rite-it would rc-ppcu
:'.,,as-nitiaJ hv TN. war. l. revir
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W., ,h,,-o uoion,,, ,l,.Ipns Of
90 ,,.,, -, lurnor, of
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'ion9 VI .i,.,;,,,a. ~. ,hey cnmmi1
,,' i,.t,,,nort aud 81
J.,-,,,.n ,han If,u,
- ,,oI.n rouov frnu
.. ."- J,i,n mo rj,eI,, IN
$50, ,t.,', ,,I !, - th.. tuty
ln,,ouucn them III
VIZ pa ,,t;aI.I ~. cb,rna mad,
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,rat ,tn ,nrar ibev viii yio
nIedges sn soIe,uuIy made bv the.
rr.ditod renresnutstivr. of the pa
Tbn .outIcru perule have in .