New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-12

he Right Of Suffrage, u iect VI 'uc "'"'-'
-ie,v What the News can mean by pet'iose"s
he poin, farther. we cannot imagine. And that 'n'
freehold Qualification previously existing a. 10 'o'
RS for Governor and Senators. was praeftc0"y iai
90. stringent than the present restriction on biaeA
Suffrage j. We think. well known AS'o voting io'
Assembly. the requisition Of freehold worth go
o, renting a tenement worth - per annurn. was ID
s.f.c, hardly restriction at all. An estate OF so
nor snuufn was required BY the Constitution o.
New Jersey till last year but this had long De.h
modified bv construction and precedent, until nearly
or quite every tax payer voted.
The News twice or thrice represents the Conven-
ton Of 81 as extending the Suffrage to " hiies Oh
he basis Of Universal Suffrage BIT tins Is not The
fac, No white man but tarPoycr IN money or
Militia service or one legally exempted from taxa
iop Wa admitted 70 vote by that Convention and
the man who had paid none other than Road Tax
mus, have resided three years in the State instead
Of the enc year which answered for those who paid
o,her Taxes Now if this is Universal Suffrage, we
must borrow new Dictionary. And If Mr. Van
Buren, and other eminent Democrats did not ex-
presslv speak and vote against Universal Suffrage
re cannot read plain English. Taxation and ne
presentation, Mr. Van Buren, argued, were united I'd
bonds Of Revolutionary sacredncss, and ought MOI
70 be separated Now can any man detect dii-
'erence IN pr,ac,pie between Suffrage based on
Taxation uniformly and Suffrage based on TAXA
ion except for one Office, and for THIS requi''H4
A small Freehold qualification We certainly pre-
Ter the simpler and easier rule but that there l.
any difference IN principle between them we can
no, perceive Might not the poorest man do mill
,sry or frernans duiyl7 &c asks the News Ger
,sinlv he might: and he might hire a tenement
costing - year or over
The News says tina, we exhibit singular hardi-
hood in citing James Kent and the Van Renssa-
acrs a. leading Fcderaliss not in favor OF the Pro
perry Qualification Under favor, we cited them
with others as Federas,s who did not rOfe for the
Freehold qualification. which was the fact. The
News had plumply asserted that the large majority
Tor abolishng that qualification L" was because the
Democratic party had large majority IN that Con
gention" We refuted this by citing the names OF
several Federalists who either voted in the majority
or did not vote at all
The News talks Of the Federalisfs voting for
Property Qualification and then turning round
and voting in favor of Black Suffrage This is in.
correct every way l. The first question taken IN
regard TO the Right Of Suffrage was on striking out
The word White from the reported section On
his question such Federaists as JOHN JAY ana
ARRAN Vas VEcHTES with several Democrats
llsol argued in favor of the Equal Rights OF Men
IN speeches which the News would do well 10 study.
They proposed no novelty-they stood up for
NJ -. la
lid not see why New.York should be less just to
the African Race after she abolished Slavery than
.he had been while a lave-holding State. Reader
10 y0al
We shallm no reply to the desperate facetious
ness of the News 10 its well understood habit OF
.ompassonaiing others ignorance while exhibiting
rs own The circulation OF that sheet IL not such
Is TO render correction OF its mssieicmenis impor
ant but it Is worth while TO expose the hypocritca
prctensions OF those who stand forth the noisy advo
Gates of Slavery and of the eternal degradation OF
part of the human family, to be the special cham
pons al the same time of Democracy and Equal
Rights There is no Pharisaic phylacfery broad
enough 10 hide this fraud. while we have an arm TO
expose it. That the Federalists were wrong OIL
many points isvcry likely that many OF them dread
ii a rapid and sweeping extension OF Suffrage, l.
rue; bat they never lived as party on the strength
# their proiessed love for the poor and humble
We Judge them by the light they enjoyed in their
,lav and bv their own standard Of right. so we
Judge those also who vaunt themselves the cham
pions of the largest liberty and dupc the unwary
by great swelling words yet all the time play the
sycophan to every inveoraie and power welding
tyranny which cnslaves and brushes men. We
happen to know something OF the history of what
proclaims isclfthc Democratic party of our country
OF it, votes for Gag Law and Mail Robbery-iis
ohcious vaun,ing itself through the South the only
sincere defender and safeguard of Savcry-and is
acts in our Convention and elsewhere in perfect
consistency with that character and in glazing
contradiction to its general professions and lis
name We know. too. that Virginia. the mother
and nurse OF party Democracy. allowed no vote TO
any bat white Frcek0lders throughout the thirty
wears Of her Democratic ssccndancy and glory, and
tha Der constitution l. yet the most Arstocraic
ia the mon not merely ina cNaciinc Property DUAL
iscation for voters who must be either Landhoders
or Tax paving Householders but in authorizing
wealthy man to vote many times while his landlcss
uclgtlbOf cannot VOC ~ All Anu ''-t"' A"i~f hi'
Representation is apporiioncd on scale entirely
arbitrary and regardless OF Population that one
third even of the present voters, can rule the state
Had We space we might quote from VIM. b Giles
the friend and counselor of jefferson, Democratic
Governor of the State when the last Convention was
hcld-ls29 and other eminent masters of the school.
deliberate expressions OF hostility TO the prin
ciple of Universal White Suffrage But this can
not be necessary The simple fact that Virginia has
always exac,cd Property Qualification. aud in the
,iav of Jefferson and Madison Freehold Oualitica
ton is decisive OF the emptiness OF Democratic pro
LESSONS
- THs NEW YORK STATE ROOSTER for ls45'
Edited by o. L. HoLLry. has just been issued by
j. Disturnen lO2 Broadway Il Is work of 52-
ample pages admirably filled Among its con.
tents are the Vote of our State for President and
Governor last Fall by Counties and TorHsAps or Wards,
a. also that OF all the States by Counties Population Of
the several Towns and Counties IN 1870 with the Post
a. y a .lt.rr