Inequality of Representation
Summary
Men of all parties are urged to vote against the proposed Constitution because it counts negroes toward a county’s representation in the legislature, but denies them the vote, instead giving it to their former slave masters. As a result, the representation in the former slave-holding counties is inflated at the expense of Baltimore and the western counties.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald and Torch Light
Publication Date: August 28th, 1867
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Politics
- African Americans
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
