The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-20

or, without regard to any previous
condition of slavery or involuntary
scrvitudc, except as a punishment
for crime, Of which the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall haze
same right in every State and Ter
ritory in the United States,to make
and enforce contracts, 10 sue, be
parties and give evidence,t to inherit,
purchase, lease, sell, hold and con,
vey real and personal property,and
10 full and equal benefit of all laws
and proceedings for the security Of
person and property MS is enjoyed
By willie persons. This legislation
was intended to secure to all per;
sons in the United States practical
freedom. But its validity was
questioncdin many quarters entI-
tied TO consideration, and some Of
IFS provisions not long afterwards
were declared by State courts 10 be
beyond the constitutional authority
of Congress-(Bowlin VS.. Com
nonwealth, 2 Bush, ). There
were also. complaints made that
notwithstanding the. amendments
abolishing slavery and involuntary
sevitudc, except for crime, tho
freedmen were, by legislation in
some of the Southern States, sub
jcctcd 10 such burdensome disabiIi-
tics in the acquisition AM, enjoy
mcnt Of property, and the pursuit
Of happiness, us to render their
freedom oflittlo valuc.-lS!aughter
House Cases, 1G Wall, 70.)
There were, besides. complaints
of the existence. in those sections,
of Il feeling Of dislike toward citi-
zens of the North seeking residence
there. and towards such Of their
own citizens as had adhered to the
National Government during the
war, which could not fail to find
expression in hostile and discrlm!-
Mating legislation. 1t is immaterl-
al whether these complaints are
justified or not; they were believed
by many persons to lie well found
ed TO remove the cause Of them;
70 noEaTse o"JeG ;,n;isr ~ ~ ' tI,t con-.
o. ,eISi''9 tI,o T frst so s% Of the
E:.g p n we nts' s'I ar,,o NJ ,Ie
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L'',te" ,. ' s,,'i, T l"";s .i alrc",jy
b ,i hns vi S1cn s,, ,vs ~ al m"rsnns
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MiIIih ase ur's'Gs,"' ~ r. , ,ho Iows
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Il" n,o S%Inv1 MIN NJ ,hr Constitution. It
, 'iIe''' r"nso,N y! Wv ifit did not create
/" a'S M., i iSngI Iii, riIi,rnshin Ms contra.
, ! .'%,, tro,n ,hat-of The
49, 500 r." Tho n,ivilc~e or The
,,''t, ,,.,,;chcvnr II n,,v Gc called.
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u, .I, "e' ,,,7tS 80 = i nnt M incident If
Wv, .: vo"i",
''! Va, ,ro c;,;y,rs. 81 orc the
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H.. , ";Urr vol tl,cv nro moi nj.
S i''r,, 'i IL, W;r,.inis 70 ,rt rs Jurors,
' ;rT"v" so,nS IF these ore in MI re-
t, ," "'S.I;GrJ far s,lcL service, no
s s,,a iii " ,'ratorJ That ihcir cxclu-
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sest'"ii ' ct VI. ui,",, n"i.o or Hnforcc
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r Pr .Ii f." VI I'" St"tosn In Tho
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