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October 22, 1864
The Weekly Union Record
Oroville, Butte County, California
What is this article about?
Political commentary questioning if Irish Copperheads supporting Democrats or Confederates know the Confederate Constitution excludes foreigners from voting, stripping Irish immigrants of freeman status and rating them below enslaved negroes in representation.
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Do They Know It?—Do the Irish Copperheads, who are so devotedly attached to the Democratic party, or the left wing of Jeff. Davis' army, know that the Confederate Constitution entirely excludes foreigners from voting? Such is the fact. If the independence of the Confederacy were acknowledged, and an Irish immigrant settled anywhere within its boundaries, his individuality as a freeman would on the instant be lost. In this respect he would be rated below the negro, whose master, under the Federal Constitution, has the right to represent him in a certain ratio.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Confederate Constitution
Foreigners Voting
Irish Copperheads
Political Deception
What entities or persons were involved?
Irish Copperheads
Jeff. Davis
Irish Immigrant
Where did it happen?
Within Its Boundaries [Confederacy]
Story Details
Key Persons
Irish Copperheads
Jeff. Davis
Irish Immigrant
Location
Within Its Boundaries [Confederacy]
Story Details
The Confederate Constitution excludes foreigners from voting; Irish immigrants supporting Democrats or Confederates would lose freeman status upon settling in the Confederacy, rated below negroes whose masters represent them under the Federal Constitution.