 | Massachusetts. Governor (1861-1866 : Andrew) - 1862 - 1020 pages
...equal terms with other citizens. And even Virginia declares, in her ancient Bill of Rights, "that ah1 men having sufficient evidence of permanent common...attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage." Wherever free colored men were recognized as free citizens or subjects, but were, nevertheless, not... | |
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 pages
...or any part of the former members, to be again eligible, or ineligible, as the laws shall direct, C. That elections of members to serve as representatives...to, the community, have the right of suffrage, and can. not be taxed or deprived of their property for public uses, without their own consent, or that... | |
 | William Darrah Kelley - African Americans - 1865 - 24 pages
...exercised at present." The declaration of rights, prefixed to the constitution, contained the following: " All men having sufficient evidence of permanent common...attachment to the community have the right of suffrage." The constitution of North Carolina provided that — "All freemen of the age of twenty-one years, who... | |
 | 1867 - 312 pages
...former members, to, be again eligible or ineligible, as the la.ws shall direct. VII. That all elections ought to be free ; and that all men, having sufficient...their own consent, or that of their representatives so ejepted, nor bound by any law to which they have not, in like manner, assented, for the public good.... | |
 | Edward Duffield Neill - Education - 1867 - 128 pages
...words : — " That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in the Legislature ought to be free, and that all men having sufficient...public uses without their own consent, or that of their representative so elected, nor bound by any law to which they have not in like manner assented, for... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1868 - 490 pages
...were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections. " Elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly, ought to be free; and all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community,... | |
 | Albert Gallatin Browne - Governors - 1868 - 238 pages
...citizens. And even Virginia declares, in her ancient Bill of Rights, " that all men having sumcient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right of suffrage." Wherever free colored men were recognized as free citizens or subjects, but were, nevertheless, not... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - United States - 1881 - 696 pages
...punishments inflicted. 6. That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in Aitemljly ought to be free, and that all men, having sufficient...attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage. 7. That no part of a man's property can be taken from him or applied to public uses without his own... | |
 | Ninian Wirt Edwards, Ninian Edwards - Illinois - 1870 - 572 pages
...declared "that elections of members or representatives of the people ought to be free, and no one ought to be taxed or deprived of their property for public...their own consent or that of their representatives, nor lound ly any law to which they hate not assented." And in the instruction of their delegates in... | |
 | Ninian Wirt Edwards, Ninian Edwards - Illinois - 1870 - 554 pages
...declared* "that elections of members or representatives of the people ought to be free, and no one ought to be taxed or deprived of their property for public...their own consent or that of their representatives, nor ~bound ty any law to which they have not assented." And in the instruction of their delegates in... | |
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That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right of suffrage, and cannot... 
