The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-24
REPUBLICATION No ll.-FRoM THE MADlsoNIAN oil
APRIL, lS42.
MORE" AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION.

TUITION.
For long time some Of the peculiar friends Of
Kentucky oratory-men who ARE too dainty to sus-
tain the contamination of filthy mechanicsn-have
been DESTROYS of abridging the right of suffrage.
The great principle of our beautiful Republic is
based upon universal suffrage and we call upon the
People to guard this sacred right from any and every
infringement. 1t has been whispered around for
time, that the next alteration proposed for the
Constitution would be moneyed qualification to en-
title republican to vote We did not believe
that the time was at hand when the organ Of
these gentlemen would venture openly to avow its
readiness to storm this great citadel of liberty but
in Clay paper Of April Odd, 1--WE note the date
fully,) find article openly advocating the abo.
lton of the right of suffrage. In speaking of an
in New York for illegal voting, the Independent uses
the following strange language:
Decidedly, Mr.. Bernard Carr-whose name indi.
Gates that he is from the Green Isep-is a very ill.,
used man. He has only yielded to the Universal
Passion Of this country-that Of voting which in the
common apprehension, is the summit of civil ,nioy
ments. Fit unfit to be trusted with it, all sigh for
that privilege; and when they have secured il, think
themselves lords Of the creation at once. That
charming idea of governing other people is particularly
intoxicating TO those rho cannot govern fhemselpes-
the gross, the Ignorant the corrupt. Ii seems too,
TO give particular delight to TO deal mischief
around them, by mixing with those things which they
do not understand, and in which, having next TO no
stake, they can hurt every body than them
selves"
This article comes with peculiar grace from the
dainty man who could noq go his mission after
being paid for it, because there were mechanics on
board the vessel
The above extract, is an artice,thst demands Sc
rious attention for more than one. The In
dependent paper was established by the enemies Of
the present administration, and is the organ Of the
very men who are at this moment preventing Con-
gress from relieving the distress Of the country /,
is the organ of the majority in Congress. l, is the
organ Of the new lights, those who wish to alter
the Constitution and although the Arrangement Of the
right Of suffrage has not been preached in eithe
House, il is one Of the grand and leading changes de
manded by these Kentucky new lights
We rejoced that the imprudence Of the hide
pendent editor has, at th, early day, torn he vel
from the worst feature Of the proposed unova ton on
our glorious Constitution We glad that the cur
tain has been raised that the People may see who il
is that is anxious to change our form Of govern
ment, and the extent to which they intend to carry
their change.
We glory in the opportunity given US by this blum
dcring editor, who has spoken before his cue wa, civ
en-, TO put the People their guard about the RICH
Of suffrage.
No doubt the friends Of the paper will scod at the
qualification Of their grand spokesman but the thing
is out, and those who have plotted to alter the Con-
stitution at last exposed by their own stupid ad
vocate.
We call on the People, far and near, to note this
open avowal Of black design on their freedom
the mechanic, the laborer--al who do not own lands
and houses, TO be deprived Of the right Of suffrage
matter how intelligent or useful members of soce
,y they may be.
We call on all parties to stand by the sacred RICH,
open royasts face to face. The People at large we
speak to, and not to their delegates who msrepresen
them The People are crying in agony for relief
and here IS the organ OF a certain great man boldly
advocating the destruction Of the right OF suffrage.
We will make one more extract from this i,npy,,
dent article of the New Lights editor:
at seems to that in a country where all liber,v
is thought to begin and end IN voting mo matter
howl and where The whole business Of the Covern-
ment IS eltctoneofng, IS great pity limit men
in this enjoyment. In truth, If there's arv re,son
why they should vote once would equslI, iu.,ifv
their voting fifteen times IN every election Nav ri
fairness is at all the object strongly incl,oed
to think that the only practicable way OF attaining il