New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-26
Mai. Noah on a Convention.

The venerable Judge of Israel, in his Leading ar
tcle Of yesterday, in connection with praises Of
Gov. Nright's Veto and commentator OF Mr.
Van Buren for next President, has the following
remarks on the proposed Constitutional Convention
1--WE were the strenuous advocates OF the Convention
which amended the Constitution Of 1921 and have had
regret IL since; not but some amendments
absolu ely necessary such abolishng the Council
of appointment, and bringing power nearer 10 the People
but we were taught In that Convention know that
amendments never be confined 10 special objects
there is hope OF being able to limit Convention 10 the
specific purposes for which that Convention autho-
ised its power being absolute the moment the organic
law OF the State is placed III its hands each member
welis the pruning Knife aud the trunk may suffer as well
branches We SHALL therefore. vote NO on the Con-
vcnton proposition and shall urge our Democratic friends
ever, where 20 vote against H. aud for The following rea
The Constitution itself provides for amendments
without the introduction Of Conventions any amendments
which the People may call Tor the Legislature can make,
aud this the necessity Of calling Con-
yenton all; aud long The power OF amendment is
provided for In the Constitution /, should be su;ren-
dcrcd into the hands vi Convention for OF change
Ofhnovatcn AMI OF experiment is so great and control
ling that epdanger The existence of the very charter
Itself This Convention Is whig and every c
Tort will hc made 10 elccta majority of Wings They pro-
pose TO abolish the property qualification which allows
colUreG people votehe possession Of freehold OF the
value of Saao This will give throughout the Stale
than twenty thousand black which added the
on vote, will constitute balance OF power party OF near
y fifty thousand votes which naturally will fall 10 the
Wings, Snd the Democrats with bare ive thousand
ory IN the Stale, encounter the combinations
which the Convention will create. The antirenters, who
desire 10 hold the property Of others without payirg for 1t
VIII be there in full fuice. Tic State will be In dis
trlcs TO st party purposes and cannot foresee what
dangerous propositions not be made touching the lu
dietary, the antiren law, ard objects which party
power and the Democrats by this may lose she
STATE nay. Think will lose /; wiihou, the hope OF
very before the neNt Presidential election. We hold up
both hands against for these and other cosen
sons wsich we shall urge hereafter"
Il is remarkable that our case-hardened poli,i-
clans, who have winered and summered, fed and
tattened GA professions of Democracy for half a
century, are always most inyeterate in their host
,y 70 any new application of the Democratic prn-
ciple and in their instructive dread Of surrender OF
power 10 the People Ii party Democracy embo
died one homeopathic scruple Of rca! Democracy
the proposition 10 strike out OF existence the $3.50
Freehold qualification for Suffrage now imposed on
citizens ot African descent, would meet Its Sponta
ueouS and hearty approval, Bu, Inc current DEM
ocrscy being pharisaic cIoak-a cantng proies.
son-arrays Itself in deadly opposition 10 any re-
cognlton of the rights of the poor and The power
less
a few words, once for all, in reiu,a,on of the
MAJORS MmchauSea about the twenty thousand
black vo,eS'' There ale about $4,000 coored
persons, In all, IN our State, OF whom NOT more
than lO,OO0 can be Adult Male Ci;izeos Part oi
these vote no,o, and all may do so by becoming
owners OF $3.50 worth OF dit each, The only CUES
lion now 10 be decided ;s-shall the owning Of
$3.50 worth OF ground be the test OF colored
mans fitness 10 vote. III is so, and poor negro
must be presumed loaier, an ignoramus and
vasabond, upt, 10 have say es 10 who shall rule
over him, unless he has acquired so much earth,
how shall we Justify u different, rule for the poor
whi'e man Certainly, i, is now as easy for
white man 10 make 81 coo as negro $3.50; and if
the absence OF property proves anything against
the latter, II proves more against the former But
we are opposed to any property qualification what
ever for voters. If a man knows enough 10 be
hung for his misdeeds, he knows enough to have
voice in choosing the SaerifF who is 10 string
nun up.
&J- Hon John NJ Bolts was in Lowell visiting