Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-10-20


twelve months next preceding. has been
a house-keeperand head of family with
in the county, city, borough or election
district, where he may offer to vote, and
who shall have been assessed vita a part
of the revenue Of the Commonwealth
within the preceding year, and actually
paid the same: Provided nevertheless,
That the Right of Suffrage shall not be
exercised by any person of unsound
mind, or who shall be a pauper, or
non.commissioned officer, soldier, sailor,
or marine, in the service of the United
States, or by any person convicted ofany
Infamous crime"
The question then recurring on the
concurrence of the Convention with the
amendment proposed by the committee
of the whole TO the third resolution of
the Legislative committee, the question
was then put on STRIKING OUT the
following clause giving heads of families
and house-keepers the privilege ofvoting:
(Sec page 63S.)
"Fourth, or who for twelve months
next preceding has been a house-keeper
and heal Of u family, within The county,
city, borough or election district, where
he may offer to vote, and who shall have
been assessed with a part of the revenue
of the Commonwealth within the pre-
ceding year, and actually paid the
same.
Mr.. LEIGH moved TO amend tho a.
bove clause, by inserting after the words
the preceding year" the words "to the
amount of-"
"Mr, Doddridge said, that the control
ling argument against friag an amount
Of tar, when the question had been de-
bated in committee of the whole @as.
that ii enabled the Legislature, by put
ting the tao a cent bel0p the constitutions
al limit, to CURTAEL THE RIGHT
OF SUFFRAGE AT PLEASURE
and they would be inclined probably, in
that direction, rather than the other, an
asmuch as they aOerc themselves for tie
most part free holders"
The question was then taken on Mr..
Leighs amendment, establishing certain
tax, and decided in the negative, by ayes
and noes, as follows: See page G40.l
For striking oat, Mr.. TYLER voted
with the ages 42-and that old staunch
republican, Mr.. Madison. voted with
the noes 81. Thus Mr.. TYLER proved
his HOSTILITY TO POOR MEN VO-
TING AT ELECTIONS and in opposi-
ton to the democratic principles of
James Madison. Is he not a fit candi-
date for the old Black cockade Federal
lists 10 support?
"Mr. Stanard then moved to amend
the resolution by inserting, after the
words "who shall have been assessed"
(see above) the words, "by a tax on
property owned by him.' He said he
did this, that the Legislature might not,
by laying on some trifing tax Of cent
or few cents, introduce universal suf-
frage."
"Mr. Summers opposed Mr.. Stanard's
amendment, He thought the gentleman's
fears unreasonable. The resolution
confines the Legislature to house-keep-
ers and heads of Gamilies-boyond that
limit he could not 60: and if they should
admit all the house-keepers and all the
heads of families in the Commonwealth,
he, for one, should not consider it any
instance of their misrule. Such a clause
would exclude useful class of men
he meant those who hired slaves in the
performance of Jobs and contracts"
'Nr. Doddridge said, there was anoth-
er class whom Mr.. Stanard's amendment
would exclude, viz:-shop keepers and
such as followed any business which re-
quired license"
"The question was then put on agree
ing TO Mr.. Stanard's amendment; and
decided by ayes and noes:"
Mr.. TYLER voted to AGREE to Mr.
StGndrd's ameEdment--ayes A; MIR
MADISON with tho noes SO. Again does
the "great and good Tyler" vote in oppo'
sition to James Madison, and the right O
the poor man voting!
Again, [Page sd this same JOHN
TYLER voted against granting house
keepers and heads of families, the righ
ofsufrago, unless they orned property
Mr.. MADISON voting in favor of extend
ing the right!
Again, [pages 64l, ,647,l proposition
was made, "Tbat every free white male
citizen oft Commonwealth, of the age
of twenly.one years and upwards. wht
shall have remained in the state two
years, and in the county in which he pro
poses to vote, one yea, next preceding
the time of offering such vote; who sha
have been enrolled in the militia if sub
iect to military duty; and who shall have
paid a state or county tax, assessed upor
him or his property, for the year precod
ing that in which he offers 10 vote, shaI
have a right to vote for members of the
General Assembly.
Against the proposition did this Whit
candidate for the Vice Presidency vote
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