Suffrage and equality from a Virginia period reflection
A fragment from a 1869 Wilmington sentiment discusses universal suffrage, arguing that rights should not be denied by wealth or color. It cites the Declaration and Constitution, condemns property-based voting limits, and urges the poor man’s vote as essential to democracy and national liberty. It references Republican expansion of rights and warns against despotism if suffrage is restricted.
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