The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-07-12

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Alr Van Buren opi1ions and oofc 81
Free Negro sg9rag
Tn the 18th Of September 1921 the
COMMITTEES on the right Of suffrage reported
Ihs following amendments u Be 6nsiitu-
non. See debates q the contention, page
3d.
{ Every schite male citizen Of ihe age Of
u years, who shall have resided int ne state
81 months next proceeding any election,
&c. &C. shall be entitled 10 vote &c.
On the 18th September, (sea page 1860
the above amendmsnt being under consider
alton, which had been supported and OPP
posed By various gentlemen, AZ. CLARK said:
III am unwilling TO retain Ire word white
BECAUSE its retention Is repng nant % al the
principles aud notions Of Liberty g which
we have heretofore professe 10 adhere, and
to our Declaration Of Indcpend eDce, which
is just concise and just expose d those
principles. In that sacred Instrument we
have recorded the incentFoYertble iU tbs"
"IHe hold these truths to Be self evident
that all men are created equal: that they
are endowed BY their Greater with certain
unalieRable tights; that among them aEe'life
liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness.
9Ihe people Of color are -capable Of Civ
ing their consent and ever since the forma-
ton of our government, tlley have cOnstltu-
ted afpoftion Of The. people fro6 Whence
your Legislators have derived that inst Dow
ers By retaining that word YOU deprive a
large and reputable number of ih6 people
Of this state, of privileges ana rights which
they have enjoyed ia common with IS and
TO which they are justly entitled. ever since
thesexistence of our eoYeFnmeni Same
day, see page19O.
Mr. Jay moved that ihe word ,5aat be
striker out
Mr. Kent supported tie nlofion 81 AR.
Jay lie was disposed however. TO annex
such qualifications and conditions. as bould
prevent them from coming III bodies fflm
Eothet states, to vote a elections Mr..
Kent proceeded to support ihe motion to
strikeout, on the ground chat it would bea
giolatbn Of the constitution Of ~ No
pFohi4l them nom oiing on he 20 -,
iSeptehber, sci pape l99.
Gel Young said, see page 1917 aThs
mindsPf the blacks ore not competent 20
vote. They are too much degraded TO csti-
mate value, or exercise withfdelity and
discretln, that important right L would
be ans3e in their hands Theirroie would
be at III call Of the richest purchasers. II
1 this clad of people should hereafter arrive
atsnch degree Of intelligence anil virtue
as ID inslre confidence, then iii will De pro-
perio q ifeT the privilege apDn them
lpresent, Saanc pate and protect bit
withhold bat priyiledge which eg Wllline-
vltable aIse. Look to your Is aud penn
tentiariesSz5 by whom are III flled2 By
the very Ice whom il Is No proposed 70
clothe wItl the power ofde 8ing upon your
political fish:s
f1 II tlesg Is that natural, heritant tight
.toRotel which some gentle ID have agreed,
litbugH to De further ext nded. ia New
jersey females were fol ely allowed "a
vote: aid on that principle you must admit
ndgreses, as vel sfoes, toPerlicipale
inkheFi fight Of ufraqe Minors, too. and
IalbnsImust nd longer be excluded. but The
isehoIgood feeling 81 commenced in ear
inst.
lIF Livingtou: Sr we are Standing up.
lo1tle foundation 90 good society. The
leismtnts Of governu are scattered around
luz All rights buried, and from the
sIboii that sprl from their grave We are
i tdwehve bowl hat shall overshadoW and
lpbtekt our libe es. Our proceedings viii
\ pass III review be fore the power that elected
ua aud it WILDE Cor tie people to dcci1es
i Weber the blacA elevated upon 3
Iebubd that we cannot reach Sir We. al
i ofasl enter the government, subject o. he
itiplied condition, that our constitution vas
Il liible to revision and alterations ard Thar
beacls, III this parlicuia. have vested rights,
ekenlpt from Tie power 81 abndg cement as
3 ailerstion, which The whites hage not have
/ Yet b learn.
Ais. Jay see PAGE 20l) conc i
sneech, said, inTeply, 81 have YET notice
u Tie augment Of the gentleman Ic0 aIcs
tora olonel Young) They were auoNed.
Isl ed not 10 our reason. bat % orr
s. dic6s and So forcibly have they been
: l,Ir5d That feel persuaded that lhs 1
Mot rfuence on the commilice MAN i
Eli las been said beside on ths
repeated ia various e 6s
summed upin Ibis that
cu oned to look upon black men
tel that we VIII not eat with
Va M not Sit With them; that Sc
!. ser With them IS The IA
I not n any ulanneT ociai Will
q the co ID il concluded that OH
q vott with rs. hoN ht
be ahsVelsd BY reason, WITCH do
Tess % be founded % esc Why
feel ral ~. |nrt rs nee1cI1fr .f.