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March 12, 1869 in The Cheyenne Leader

Domestic News March 12, 1869

The Cheyenne Leader

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Xvth Amendment, Ratification, Kansas, Nevada, Maine, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Suffrage

Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming

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The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution, granting voting rights regardless of race, is gaining favor with states ratifying it. Kansas ratified first, followed by Nevada, Maine, and Pennsylvania yesterday; Georgia expected soon.

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The XVth Amendment seems to be meeting with general favor. Kansas was the first to accept it, and that State was followed by Nevada, the Legislature of which adopted it as that body was about to adjourn.

Yesterday, Maine and Pennsylvania adopted it and Georgia will probably follow their example in a day or two.

The XVth Amendment will soon become a law, leaving the South no reason to complain that while negro suffrage had been imposed upon them the North had refused to accept it.

The right of suffrage shall be equal and unvariable in all the States.

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Politics

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Xvth Amendment Ratification Kansas Nevada Maine Pennsylvania Georgia Suffrage

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Yesterday

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xvth amendment adopted by kansas, nevada, maine, and pennsylvania; expected by georgia soon; will become law

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Kansas first accepted the XVth Amendment, followed by Nevada as its legislature adjourned. Yesterday, Maine and Pennsylvania adopted it, with Georgia likely to follow in a day or two. The amendment ensures equal and unvariable suffrage in all states, addressing complaints about imposed negro suffrage in the South.