The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-09-26

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t~e fses E~riand. ens from Ireland. cue
fscm Scotland. one from Nov. Seosi>. snJ
lone from Canada
; of the fsuriscu white ,irsinians be-
ieseier 90 this party. soEae lad voted Cor
secsssics. others bad been ia the censed-
crate service, others we're Old men whose
sons had been in the Coufederate Army.
Hardly one had union record. A large
rrapertios Of tae Northern men and for
eigners ~ete d,ift.d here in some non-
eeush.i-ri capacity nv the var.
New. ihis Convention met snd framed q
Constitution for the people Of virginis.
snd IN that Constitution. a. u was adopted
sud signed aud sealed ready 10 sahuit 10
the people. there we're two provisions
which ~euid have DISTINGUISHES probably
one haiI. or nose han eae-half. Of the
white men of the State Of Virginia. u
-oalJ have distinguished and disqualified
from holding ofhee every man Of any promi-
nence In every county Of the State. Il vas
~iih fell pusP0ss aud sci design in carry
ing out the orders Of their masters 81
Washington that they incorporated these
provisions in the Constitution.
There is no doubt but that n they had
forsecn the action which was cventualiv.
taken upon this Constitution they would
not have given Il TO as as good a.. il was
Ia other respects. But they expected that
they and iheir people alone vould admin
ister The Constitution. They never
dreamed otherwise. The two most obnos-
ious provisions that we're inserted in The
Constitution were az follow:
EVERY person who ha. been Senator
or Representative in Congress. or elector
Of President or Vice President. or Who
held any olice, civil cor military, under the
Oniiea States. or under any state. Who.
having previously taken an oath ~ :
member nf Ccnrrcss. OF ne ON officer of
the Onfcd States. ra- member Of anv
state Legislature. or a. An executive or
Judicial officer 81 any State. shall have
engaged in insurrcctior or rebellion
against thc same, or given aid or comfort
Co The enemies thereof
"Ihis clause shall Include the foiiowinr
officers. Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of state. Arditor of Public Ac-
counts, Second Auditor. Register of the
Na
General. SHERIFF., ~crccants of city or
town. Commissioner of thc Revenue.
County surveyors. Constable. urcrsecrs
Of The Poor, Commissioner 90 the Board of
iuhlic Works. Judges os thc Supreme
Court. jadres of che Circuit Court. Iud-os
Of che Court of Husiings. Justices of ihc
County Courts. Mayor Recorder. Alder
men, Couucilucu nt o. city or town. Caro-
ncrs. tscheaiors. Inspectors OF tobacco.
Hour, sc, Clerks OF thc Supreme. District.
Nifcuit, add County couris, and of ihc
Court 90 iu.iing-, aud ATTORNEYS for the
Commonwealth Provided. That she Ica- /
t,lafurc may. hy 81 vote ot thtcc-fnhs OF
both houses. remove fho disabilities in- /
CURED hs this clause from ANY person in- /
ciuded ihcrcin nf separate vote in each /
case"
Au chat class were di,frauchi-cd br
these clauses which uerc placed boo hc
Constitution. in addition Co which There
ess added the Further clsusc.
"ln addition to tao FOREGOING oath oil
o'hrr Doe Governor. Observation-Disclosures. /
members oi the i'euersl Assembly. sccro- /
iars ol State. hutiior ol guhiIc Accounts I
state Treasurer, Aforementioned. and /
,N rcrsous elected Goo aus convention to I
frame o. constitution for this State. up fo /
||' NN.|N N|||.H NNINNI|N NN amy D
manner, aud Manor and Council of aur I
city nr town, shall. before thc, enter 800 I
tHo duiics OF thr.r respective Offices. take /
..1 s"'.s'il''' ,Ne following oath or aiirm-
'.. 800 '.. D.'a1'.''ie- therein
a ihrcc-inhs vote 90 l, conceal A.- /
semhiy,
DO solcmniy swear. .or af- .
-.. 'n', , "s ,' never .o'nnniati'y borne
have he,na',,i,.., ,r.-o.f .'., ft
voluutaui, given DO aii. conrtensrre
counsel, or encouragement. Go ncrsor. cn-
2. '...' n'.'''''t '"efeio. iHai
tempted 90 .xcrei-e m, N.t,,o-. ' IN az. .'
office vhatorcr. uudcr ans authori, on
pretended authority. iu hostility 90 the
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