New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-11
ri,e negency s.a:e Addre.s.

Alpuct point ii''e0 SSi''Nii'~-i e'NN-' '"'
the Democracy " have in all practicable cases
qb9'isicd tie PropTty Qualifications for Office
red tie Right Of Suffrage" Monstroas asser-
ion! Who established and have I'LL tbs day
!qteld the Property Suffrage in Virginia p
Wien did that State ever support a President
.3s.iie TO the Democracy ? Yet where is there
% ianka Property Qualification as in Virginia,
where property holder may vote in al the Goun-
les he h land IN, while a man VINO has no land
.snuot vote ut all Is II Federalism which 50
ixed This in the land Of Jefferson aud Madison :
lust so in Rhode Island; the Democratic party,
% callcd, was in powcr ;here some fifteen O!
-wonty years since l8C0 and was repeatedly pc
tioacd T. abolish the Property Qualification,
nat never begun to DO any thing OF the sort: 1t
.as at last been abolished by the Wings, Ohoush
gc don't consider them entitled TO any credit for
Il under thc circumstances, as it was done just
when il could not be avoided But right here
n NewYork, The Democratic Convention oi
-lo2l, whc i; abolished one Property Qualifica-
ior,--that Of voters for State Senators-creatcd
new Que, by winch all persons wholly or par
rially descended from Africans were required TO
wa $3.50 aorth Of Real Estate free and clear OF
.ncuElbrauce or not allowed to vote at all. TINS
IS a higher Property Qualification than any other
State ever exacted, and imposed on class who
4otoriously are destitute, especially of land
Fhethc- this cxaciion is right or wrong is not
lam in ISSUE but that it covers the whole ground
# the righ,iulness OF exacting Property Quail
ication is manifest, aud that it was carried by g
purely Democratic vote against every Federalist
II the Convention, is matter Of record. It was
not an old qualification retained, but q new one
imposed, avowedly to shut gu! class OF citizens
rom the Elective franchise. So much for De-
mocIacy and Freedom Of Suffrage.
The Address takes decided ground in favor of
adhering to the Stop and Tax policy, which,
after nominating so deadly an chemy OF Inter
nal Improvement as Silas Wright for Governor,
could not well be avoided. 1t urges the adoption
,l the Constitutional Amendments which apply
unchangeably all the Revenues OF cur Canals to
the payment of the State Debt, and provide thai,
no farther Debt shall be created, except by d-
tect vote Of the People for each particular appro-
5riation. j these propositions prevail, New
York stops all improvements for twenty years 10
.omc, aud puts it cut Of the power OF her People
70 rccommencc them.
|, needs no other development than this to prove
.aat the deadly adversary through life OF DE Witt
Gnton-the man who opposed his Canal policy,
and voted to hurl him with indignity from the
honorary post OF Canal Commissioners the
master spirit and candidate Of the party which
puts forth this Address. Silas Wright with all
mis- snbtlcties and snuositics has ever been con-
sistent, relentless enemy Of the whole Internal
Improvement policy. Had he borne sway, the
Eric Canal would never have been constructed.
lie might perhaps have consented TO lay 4 tax TO
make ii from Albany to Schenectady, whence he
would have allowed Ii to be completed TO Buffalo
IS fast as tho Surplus Revenue arising from the
completed section would carry it. This is the
spirit of his policy as Senator as Comptroller, and
at all times. Since our Canals were completed,
nc has officially argued that they would not pay
expenses, and must eventually be 4 burthen on
thc State This year those same Canals will pay
1 net income OF fifteen per cent. on their cost.
SO much for Mr.. Wright's foresight and states
manship. And row he IS in favor Of keeping The
State Works iust where they are, with Fifteen
Millions expended ON hall completed and wholly
uuproductivc undertakings, until wc shall have
paid by surplus receipts and direct taxes all the
State owes atterwhich we may go on so fast as the
surplus receipts VIII permit! On this principle,
he State Will lose Thirty Millions OF inteTes: on
til. Worksnow half constructed commenced not
~ Wings before those Works can be made avail
able at all. Is has wise Is it polite? Labor
ers. Farmers Merchants think OF il. Sup
pose We should expond Fifteen Millions mo:c,
and complete these Works in three years-shall
we as a People be Fifteen Millions out of pocket
No, nor Five Millions. The Laborer vii! have
received part OF it, III more WORK and better pay
the Farmer another part, in reader market and
a better price FOR his products; The Merchant will
have sold more goods, and all other classes will
lave PARTICIPATED in the benefits. Every year
s1mo par: of the Works Will be completed, ana
oegin 10 De productive; and By the end of the
ave wears VIC shall begin to derive anincome, not
.aoiely ffom The Fifteen Millions newly invested,
nut the other Fifteen Millions which now lie un.
produc;iysand Useless. Tlllthen, the Tax viii DC
compensated by the increase Of Hpsiness and
money all over the State; afterwSsS, we may
ake oil inc Tax. because the Public Works will
oav fox themselves. jadgc, Freemen. between
Inc policy OF construction and the policy OF des-
olation!
I,israthcr ha.d that the Wings should be held
,tspnsiblc ior I'll the acts of the Legislature OF
1888. when we had = Wing House anda Regency
(;oysnoy and Senate. Oar opponents took the
cred, then OF aiding the Eric, Cstskill andother
Railroads, US well as pushing ahead the Canals
now they repuiiate the whole, and turn them ali
upon US, after they have stopped the Works and
rendered then, Tor the time total loss. They
oupht ether 10 have opposed them then, or shout
Ierea sllc.r share Of the responsibility.
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