Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-04
FREE NEGRO VOTERS.

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Understanding that the promise, contained tn The
last number of the Stakeholder" is alleged to b.
impossible Of fulfment, we copy from The record
the original proposition Of the committee, the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Jay, and the vote
thereon. 1t will thus be seen that in the early
stages of the convention, Mr.. Van Buren, went the
whole figure, in favour of letting every FREE Me-
GRO in New York VOTE, the same as a white
man True as alleged by his biographer and
apologists he agreed to compromise whereby the
right of voting restricted to such colored poo
pie" as were worth $3.50 but this was at pages
377 and 378-nfter he had seen, from the previous
close vote at page 202 and the subsequent comb.
nation Of interests, that he could not hold on to al
IF them! Marvellous condescension, and much 10
be thanked for, indeed, after he had tried to make
voters Of all Of hem-shoe-blacks, ostlers and all
| We quote from the official Journal of the New
York Convention, now before US, and subject to the
inspection of every citizen who thinks himself more
entitled to a vote than Andy Ingram" the pro.
cerdings alluded to, together with the remarks ot
General Roor. made Immediately after the vote
which admitted the colored people,"
Wednes ay, September ~, ls2l-page 1874
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Mayer, &c.
The President took his seat at 10 o'clock, whe n
| the minutes Of YESTERDAY were read and approved
memorial was presented from the coloure
people of the city Of New-York, PRAYING that Il q
Convention would incorporate a provision in II p
constitution, preventing the Legislature from pass
ing any laws interfering with their rights by re-
quirng them to he registered, &c previous to helm
allowed to exercise The right of suffrage. Ordert d
| to lie On the table.
Mr.. N. SANFORD, from the committee appointe 4
to consider the right of suffrage, and the quafcp
! tons of persons to he elected, reported that 4, e
committee having considered the subjects referred 90
them, recommend the following amendments to the
constitution:
l. Every white male citizen of the sge OF
twenty.one years, who shall have resided in this
state, six months next preceding any election, and
shall within year proceeding the election, have
paid any tax assessed upon him, shall within one
year preceding the election, have been assessed
to work on public road, and shall have performed
the work assessed upon him, or shall have paid an
equivalent in money therefore according to law, or
shall within one year preceding the election have
been enrolled in the militia of this state and Sha Il
have served therein according to law, shall be en-
titled to vote at such election, in the town ward
in which he shall reside, for governor, senators,
members Of the assembly and all other officers, yhc
are or may be elective by the people.
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Wednesday, September 19--page 100.
The questionhen arising upon the first section a.
originally reported by the committee,
Mr.. JAY moved that the word Unite be stricken
out.
Thursday, September 20--page 2 }.
The question on striking out the word ,ohite. wa.
then taken by ayes and noes, and decided in the
affirmative, as follows
AYES-Messes. Bacon, Barker. Barlow Beck
with, Birdseye, Brinkerhoff. Brooks, Bue, Bur.
rorhs, Carver, R. Clarke, Collins, Cramer, Day
Dodge, Duer, Edwards, Ferris, Fish, Hallock, Hees
Hogeboom, Hunting, Huntington, Jay, Jones. Kent
King, Moore, Munro. Nelson, Park, Pauldng
Pitcher, Platt Reeve, Richander. Richards. Rogers
Rosebrugh, Sanders, n. SOndford Seaman st ele,
D. Switzerland, Swift, Sylvester. J. Tallmadge
futile, VAN BuREN. Van. Ness, l. r Van Re-
sselaer, S. Van Rensselaer,, Van VICENTE. " ard,
A. Webster, Wendover, Wheaton, E. MjHqms,
Woodward Wooster Yates-63.
NOES-Messrs Bowman. Breese, Briggs, Car
penter. Case, Child, D. Clark, Clyde, Dubois.
Dyckman, Fairlie, Fenton. Frost, Howe, Humph-
rev, Hunt Hunter, Hurd Knowles. Lansing, Law
renee, Lefferts, A. Livingston, P. R. Livinston.
NCoIl. Mikins, Pike, Porter, Price, Pumpellv
Radcliffe Rockwell Root, Rose, Ross, Russell.
Sage, r. SandiOrd, Sheneck, Seey, Sharpe, Shell
don. |. Smith, R Smith, Spencer, Starkweather,
Sutherland. Taylor, Ten Eyck, Townley. Town
send Trip, Van Fleet, Van Horne, Verbryck E
Webster. Wheeler. Woods, Young-59.
.'GEN. RooT observed, that he though, the report,
the committee wasm some respects Objectionable.
There was danger of eXtending the right Of suffrage
TOO far 1t was extended to negroes in the po-
lite language of the day. to coored people. TWAS in
his opinion ineXpedicnt to admit StroLing voters.
Il With view to prevent it, and to compel those to
contribute to the support of the government, in
which they claim to participate, and whose protec-
ton they receive, he would now move 10 strike ouf
all that part Of the first section Of the report which
follows the word years, and to nsertin lien there.
Of an amendment the principle of which he had
previously suggested"
The reader need scarcely be informed that the
effect CT striking out the word q" phtte' was to
admit "every mae" citizen, white, black or 'col-
ored," as General Root quotes it. Our object is
therefore accomplished. II the Editor Of the Dem.
Ocrat, or any other person doubts the frlrIess OF
our quotations. they can have the opportunity OF
examining them by calling at our office ana esamin-
ing the book, we will cheerfully loan it for that
purpose. We ask every citizen to call aud exam
inc it for themselves and their neighbor,-for,
really. did not believe it ourselves when we vo-
ted for Martin Van Buren, three years ago. and
hence know how difficult it is 10 impress even The re-
corded truth, contrary to predictions IN times
Of high party excitement.
" The Journal, however. must satisfy every
man who is not determined to go against the evil
dence Of the record itsef-und is it not more no
BILE trait of character to acknowledge We I've been