Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-24
THE ISSUES

The Wings adroit tactitians-Thcy will pack the
cards upon us, and turn up the MagicanHe is TO be-
uniformly the burhcn of their chorus If they are asked
whether the last Legislature did first prescribe Off
GERS for opinion sakc?-Ihey will reply-Ah but Van
Buren, is Magician.
Did not the Wings contemn the Instructions of the
People ?-Ah! but Van is The Magieon
Did they not elect n quasi B6nk man. against the
( wishes of Virginia i'-Ah bpIVan Buren, is n Magi-
cian-an Inirguer .
You cannot find any fault with the transactions of the
last Legslature-you cannot call for justice upon their
heads--you Cannot appeal to the will and instructions of
their constituents-but you reminded of the ne1t
Ircsdentla Election-fou 60 hear Martin Van
Buren, reviled, calumniated act of his grossly
mIsrepresented some opinion msquoed, carcaturcd,
and falshcd They represent him all occasions as "a
painted devil'-and like the Cuckoo they run off one
after the other, such doIeul rythm the new Char
ottesville Coffin hand bill has strung together He 10
ne enemy OF the South-the opponent of savcry!Trust
him With your surages and he will betray yoAsk for
specifications and shall have gone vote raked
up from the ashes which is either exaggerated or it s
upon some question, concerning which, Mr. Van Buren,
may have reelected better course of Is or 20 years
and The South
The last Lynchburg virginan for instance brings up
specification from the n York Convention of 1921 it
color 10 vote in N. York, Mr.. Van Buren, voted with
majority of O3 TO 50, to strike out the word "whte from
the resolution But though disagree with MIR. Van
Buren, the vote which he gave should do him the
justice to state all the facts of the cuse.
BY the previous constitution of ~ York "evcry male
inhabant, who shall have resided in the county for sir
months immediately preceding the day of election and
possessed of certain qualifications sha be entitled
When the Convention of 1921 met, there sprung IN
three parties as to the right of suffrage One was against
DISTINGUISHING any citizen, who had previously the rig
OF voting, and was for giving the right TO all citizens
without regard to color it under the former Con-
sttuon Another was for denying it altogether the
free people of color A third was for the plon of com
promise, had been proposed by the Select Commit
ee-tha is to say giving TO the free people of color
but subjectng it TO restrictions which did not apply TO-
the Whites--that is to say
" Procided, That no male citizen, other than white
shall be subject to taxation entitled 10 roe any tec
In Tho pf1nltH -
residences last above mentioned lac shall be seized and
possessed IN his right Of reeotd of e ra
debts and membranes charged thereon shall have
been cmh'n tho year net preceding c election, assessed
and shall have acuall paid TO the State county,
Ne,o YORK State Contention (p. 800
Mr. Van Buren, was in favour of this plan of compro.
mise and he gave this for it, He said he had
voted against total and unqualified exclusion, for he
would not draw revenue from them, and yet deny
them the right of suffrage But this proviso his APP
probation They were exempted from tara;arSA unilt
they had qualified themselves to vote. The WIGHT was
not denied to exclude any portion of the community
who will not exercise the right of suffrage in its pur-
eeire his support IN. (p. 376)
Some OF the strongest men in the Convention went
with him-among these, was Chancellor Kent-who
stated the fact that " There such thing known
IN The Constitution Of he nonhoding States, with the
exception OF Connecticut a denial TO the blacks Of
hosc electoral privileges that enjoyed by the whites
In Europe the distinction Of color unknown o. 377)
This provision was finally adopted by vote Of Al
33.-But if MIR. Van Buren, is TO be nexpiablv con.
demncd for such vote given in a State which has so
small black population that not than or 800
votes, under the former Constitution had been taken in
the great city Of N. York, what shall we think oS the
slave holding State Of ~ Carolina of its politicians
who still permit this feature to rest upon it. The "Ne-
gers, as the Lynchburg Virginan cassically Cabs
thcm vote in North Carolina THAT u.s. the free blacksl
under the qualifications the whites There evea
is no distinction between the colors such they
have in New York.
THE DOCTRINE or PROB8BTLTTJES
mr John T. Brown has addressed litter 10 she citl-
zens Of Petersburg, which has called forth very
pointed structures from the Editor % She Petersburg Con-
stcilaon, as "Sccretory 20 The Meeting MIR. b. de-
MICS that he has been guilty Of any pretext prelene
of 'any sratagem and s&fIe pt-tions aud concludes
in this strain Whilst ldtS - me result with nnaSubt-
ing confidence, IL is due myself to add that should
there be majority amongst you capable Of leaving
exposed 20 such charge, that majority viii DOT
rejoice at their ability 4s4ard me, than shall ia be-
ing freed from their service"
We leave the Citizees of Petersburg 10 settle their
family quarrel as they bstbpt there ~ remark Of
Mr. Brown which the Constellation has not noticed,
and which think entitled to g rcpV Mr.. Brown
may, he please, attempt to SHIFT Che issue from him-
self to the next President but in stating that issue
think ho wofuly mistakes thc point lie says that Mr.
White Of Tennessee, ard Mr., Van Buren,, OF N York