Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-09-19


Rssair5i rbui article O. item 6. as The bdl OF /
? ,ats De- made ~ read as h,inNs The trial jury
>ja remain aS heretofore and shall be secured to
scsrg bgmaH beng u ali cases where hs life OF hbcr.
~ question; and 1he night thereof slinl reasin
IHvraate.
TINS resolution was lad on the table,
tie movement thus commenced 10 the ooEyen-
t,an, was promptly seconded by the presentation OF
PeuUaU3 having the same Object and Tie journal
>haNs laeth between tie moUon OF Mr. Stephens
The mex movement IN tie convention on the sub
iect, tREtrs petitions, ealing upou that body to
Introduce the proposed amendment M the Ceu'utu-
toH, were presented. OF these petitions, tftytlro
were presented BY Whgs, aud three by Dene-
crats.
Al the second session Of the convention, after the
preceding petitions had been presented, Mr. Jo-
seph konruasker also leading Wing delegate,
again brought tie subject up, by Offering the follow
inE resolution
R,soirsd. That the OH article Of the Const-
mlon be referred to the committee appointed to
prepare and engross The amendments fora thrd
reading, aud that they be directed to rep It an a.
mendHen 10 SAID article, providing that the right
ol trta! by Jury may be eyeadgd to trcly human
beng, and that the SAID committee be directed TO
prepare aud ongoss sand article for lhud read.
ing
THIS resolution was also laid upon the table.
In the following month"; the subject was third
time brought up by Mr. James c. Bldde, also a
leading Wing delegate from Philadelphia, who Of
tered the following resolution
" TO an end the sixth section (reaye TO the
trial by jury by adding to tine end thereof the
words which follow, to wit; It shall be granted
to all persons who may be arrested as iuglllyes
lab.,. -. "A, l. 4. -
This resolution was advocated by the mover
IN long and animated speech, aud gave rise TO
considerable debate. TWAS resisted with much
eloquence as an Infringement Of the constitutional
compact with the South, especially by Mr Wood
wand and Mr. lngerso, two Of lhe loading Demo.
cratic mombers.
The resolution was finally rejected by vote Of
/ 76 10 80, OF the &c voting against It 81 were
! Democrats and 10 Wings; Of the 80 voting lor
| II, 2 were Democrats and 81 Wings.
! The proposition was twice renewed afterwards
by leading Wings, and finally, after long discus
sion, IN which the Wings supported, aud the De
moerats opposed it, 1t was again rejected SO yo
/ ting lott Of whom 80 were Wings aud 3 De.
mocras; aud y voting against II, Of whom 81
were Democrats and II Wings,
! The Old Constitution Of Penn, ylvanla did not
expressly exclude uegloes from the night Ct sui.
| lrage In the conycnuon,Mr John Il. Sterlgcrea
| IeaGing Democrat, offered resolution proposing
among other tb;oos AN nrnonJna,, J.rl,t,oo
tina, i" cvcry free ,b;te m,lsu ortho occ s. &c
.b,i eai,v he ,,,b, ~ .,,fTr,ro., onJ oG.rro,d
/ M Aodrc,y H,1in,d n,n,hor Do,nocr,, ,ro,,nse,
3. .,.o,l,, .,,o,I,on, ,rho o,,,,,,,,,,o, 49,, H..
parr Of the Consrirpnon. y n.iorty toro Wh,,.
repo,,e1 Inc serl,oo admin, i. ,ysry fg,e,s,n ,
/ Ne. To The ,ioht of surag,. om,t,ng Inc ,,o,d
/ iph,ts, The Committee Of fine Whole. to winch
1 the proposition was referred, rcportcd in nyo,
I Of eay,nr lhc Constitution IN lhai te.urct NJ. Il
I then stood. Mr.. Thaddpus Stevens and MIR.
John DIckrv. both l4od,uo Wn,a. n,on,..d
/ amendmeot. admitting nero suGiaec.
/ The sybicct was moi ort,d on Car sor,c ,y,.l.
/ during which seyen,y.onc memorial. wore nr,.
enttd AGAINST neoro suffrage. GIG hv Democrats,
and BY Whips and 33 IN Gyor If nento..nr
/ rraee. 3by Democ,n,. oud an no Wh,,s noo ~,
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and WooGwa,d democrats and Jndro UnaEin.
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