“SEC. 8. … That the Convention shall declare, on behalf of
the people of the State, their submission to the Constitution
and laws of the United States, and shall adopt the following
provisions, hereby prescribed by the United States in the
execution of the constitutional duty to guaranty a republican
form of government to every State, and incorporate them in the
Constitution of the State: that is to say:--”
After one--two--three--four provisions, the section proceeds as
follows:--
“Fifthly, There shall be no distinction among the inhabitants
of this State founded on race, former condition, or color.
Every such inhabitant shall be entitled to all the privileges
before the law enjoyed by the most favored class of such
inhabitants.”