The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-15

to their Jurisdiction"
"Art. XIV, Sec. L. All persons
born or n~atura1ized in the United
States, and subject to the jurisdic.
ton thereof, are citizens of the
United Styles, and of the States
wherein they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities
of citizens OF the United States nor
shall any State deprive any person
of life, liberty, or property, without
due process of law, nor deny to any
person within it's jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws
Art. XIV, Sec. 1, declares: 1.-The
right of citizens of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
any State on account of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude. "
North Carolina ratified these
amendments and called a convention
to formulate a Constitution of the
State in conformity thereto. The
preamble to which sets forth:
1--WE, the people of the State of
North Carolina, ~gratefulto Almighty
God, the Sovereign Ruler of all ma
tons, for the preservation of the
American Union, and the existence
of our civil, political and religious
liberties, and acknowledging our de-
pendence upon Him for the c%Ontinu-
ance of these blessings to us and our
pOsterity, do for the more certain
security thereof, and for the better
government of this State, ordain and
establish this Constitution"
The Constitution of North Caro-
lima is printed in every copy of the
public laws. Every citizen of North
Carolina should make himself famil-
lar with especially Article I, which
is a d~eclarat 33on of the peoples rights.
[ will quote a part or the whole of a
few of the 81 sections of Art. 1;
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.
THAT the great, general and essen
tiol principles of liberty and free
government may be recognized and
established, and that the relations Of
this State to the Union and Govern
ment of the United States, and those
of the people of this State to the rest
of the American people may be de-
fined and affirmed, we do declare"
Sec. l.. That we hold it to be self
evident that all men are created
equal that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain i~nalienable
rights; that among these are life.
liberty, the enjoyment of the fruits
of their own labor, and the pursuit
of happiness"
Sec. 2, "All political pOweri is vested
in and derived from the people,
X > is founded on their will only"
Sec. 4 declares the State has no
right to secede, but should resist with
the whole power of the State every
attempt from any source or under
any pretext, to secede."
Sec. 5. THAT every citizen of the
State owes paramount allegiance to
the Constitution and Government of
the United States and that no law T
ordinance of the State in c~Ontraven-
ton or s~ubversiOn thereof, can have
any binding force"
Sec. 10. "AlI elections ought to be
free"
Sec. II. mo person ought to be
taken, imprisoned OF dissiezed of his
freehold or privileges, or outlawed
exiled, or in any manner deprived
of his life, liberty, II property, but
by the law of the land"
Sec 80. "A frequent recurrence to
fundamental principles is absolutely
necessary to preserve the BLESSINGS
of liberty"
Having learned from Il brief and
hurried recurrence to a few of the
fundamental principles upon which
our government is founded, we
find the chief stone in the structure
liberty, Should we recur briefly
TO the principal plank in the plat
form OF every political party since