The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-10-02
Equal RIGHTS.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,s DFMoCRA CY.

90 IHk VosEKs o. 1910.
we call upon you for your cool delibera-
toin. We ask you o lay party feeling aside
for FEW moments, and look Il ~ asseriions
and acta 81 Martin Van Buren she would-
be-democrat.
IN placing this statement before you, we
would remark, that il Il noi garbled one,
no selecting from long articles, or small quo
lions, % prejudice public feeling, but an
honest and fair statement ~ facts, taken from
the Journals Of The New BIS Convention.
I We cali upon every Republican and lover
Of equal rights 70 look a. the position OfMar-
+ tin Van Buren, in reference 70 Universal Suf-
frage, which viii be seen By the following:
Martin Van Buren, opposed to universal
age.-Jour. Of Con. page 273.
Mr.. Jay, for the sake Of relieving the. en-
barrassmenss Of the COMMITTEES, moved 70
strike out fom Gen. Roots amendments the
words, "or being armed and equipped &C
cording 70 law, shall have performed within
the year, military duty in the militia Of this
Sfaie.''
Jour. Of Con. page a73-The question was
taken an decided IN the negative, ayes 26,
noes -. Mr.Van Buren, voting ia tie neg
alive.
Gen. Talmadge then moved 70 strike out
sor on the highway;' he was forconhninp the
qualification Of voters 70 such as do military
duty and pay taxes
Col. Young replied, and was opposed 70
etriAin@ out. Mr.. Van Buren, supported the
mosion Cor striking out. The people The sadly
were not prepared for universal suffrage.
Gen. Root replied that if The clause, were
sfricken out it gOtld disiranehiss q numer.
Gus Class who ought to vote.
lAf. hosse was against striking out. stIt
would disirauchise many who ought to vote,
i He recollected q Revolutionary soldier in his
town who was q the seige Of Quebec, and
another who was al the storming OF StoneV
Point, and neither would have a vote IL this
motion prevailed"
September 77ih, 1921.
An amendmentof General Talmadge was
under cons deratiOn.-See page ZIG.
Jour. Of Con. page 277.--Gen. Root said,
the amendment provided forthe disfranchise-
ment Of q numerous class Of citizens. re
enlarged upon the remarks 81 the gentleman
from Niagara. Lar. Russell, who mentioned
Two instances is his Town, Tifefe two reVO-
dictionary sol .iers, one Of whom Ought with
flontgo merry nnder the alls of Quebec, and
the other alder Wayne at Stoney Point,
would be disfranchised i this provision was
3 stricken out, &c.
Mr.. Van Buren, said, he felt himself called
on to mak1 few remarks in reply % the
gentleman from Delaware, (Gen Root.) He
observed that il was evident, and indeed
some gentlemen did not seem disposed 10
disguise il, that the amendment proposed by
! the honorable gentleman from Delaware (Gen
Rootl contemplated nothing short of univer-
: sRl suffrage. Mr.. Van Euren did not believe
chat there were twenty members Of that com
mittee who, were the bare aaked que stiOn
Of universal suffrags pnt to ihem, would
vote IN its favor. nIr. Van Buren, then re-
piled to a statement made yesterday BY his
! honorable and venerable friend from Erie
Mr.. RusselI) in relation 70 the 1ciasinn jo
soldiers, who had fought r. Quebec and o.
Dey Point, under the bs9EaS.s a4si 81 - 8 b.
ery and Wayne. AM liz el he necessity
Of doing this because sucA 4ged y
such gentlemen as lis horo~-be friend,
were calculated 10 make dee lasting
impression.
sFeU Of those patTios we're row
living, and Of The few, the nuni5e, = as yearly
diminishing. niilteen wears the grave will
have covered al those who nos7 survived.
Was il not unWise then to hazard whole
some restrictive provision, lest in its opera
lion it might cf Get these 4egs individuals for
a short timel He would add no more-his
duty would not permit lim 10 say l1ss.
One word lcOntinred II. Van BIren] on
the lain QUESTION ore the commit
tee. We had alread reached the verge Of
universal suffrage. 5f was bu; one step
beyond. And are geail me prepared to
lake tlai step! Ne ere cheaP.ning this
invaluable right. He ycs disposed 70 60 as
fax as any man il the extension Of rational
libertys bat he could not consent 10 under
, value this precious privileges 50 far as 20
confer IL with an Understanding hand upon
every one, black and white no would be
kind enOGgh 10 accept it.''-See Journal Of
Con. pare 277.
This questi s. On striking ont COZ or THE
HIeishgA was hen taken BY ayes anc
noes-end de ided IN the Affirmative, ayes
68, noes 49, MARTIN VAN BUREN vot-
ing ia the affirmative, and thus voting 70
exclude from the right Of suffrage large
class of citizens, and also soldiers Of the rev
oluiIon.-Ses Jour. Of Con. page 285.
September %, 1891.
Jour. Of Con. page 284.--1udge Van Ness
moved for reconsideration 81 the vote Of
yesterdays fol striking out the word '.or on
The highway"
After long discussion, The question Of
reconsideration was taken and decided in
the Affirmative
col. oung then called for the consider
alton Of Ar. VIII sler's a-enamsnt.-See
Jour. OF Con. page S76
Mr. Wheeler spcAe ~ lsngih inits favor.
He was IN favor 81 universal suffrage, with
such exceptions and limitations as might be
conducive p Che public Weliare.--Ses Jour.
Con. page 284.
Judge Flat, opposed The amendment on
ne ground thar i went il e o. 81 unigor-
sal suiirase.
Mr. Van Buren, soc opisd tie d0or for