Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-05
NEW YORK CONVENTION

Nothing would alarm than a successful move
ment, IN the Convention proposed 10 he called in New
York, Tor repeating that clause Of the Consuton
which requires property qualification ($250) from The
coored persons in order to enable them To exercise the
right Of suiiragc.f that clause be rep ad il may in.
crease the Abolition 80 .000and the fate
of New York and the whole Unlon, may upon their
movements for dsunion. Yet unon this very point the
Southern Wings. in 1910, fixed their batteries and as
sailed Mr. Van Buren, for his in The Convention
ct 1921, which adopted this very Wholesome clause
MIR. V. b. was grossly msrepres ented The Suih as
III favor OF free suffrage 10 the col, red persons when
in truth he offered and succeeded in grating un the Con
sttnlion, Tins clause, restrictive in lis operation upo
that class of persons l. pom this question. much preu-
dice was uniustly excited against Mr.. Y. b.; d from
this cause he doubtless LOST many of the Southern States
~ far from his favonng The ins Of he culor people
for unrestricted suffrage. he deserved he thanks Of the
Sonih fer his patriotic efforts keep dow the privilege
within narrow channel. Richmond Enquirer
% The above paragraph from tn, Richmond Eaqui-
rer calls for word ofremark. Regarding Mr. Van Bu-
zen as, ior the present least politically defnci We
have no motive now. if had, for doing him in
Justice. But hpld it due to the Nhir party in the
South and 10 ourselves. deny The allegation Of the
Enq0iror, that Mr., V. Il. was grossly misrepeseni,d
IN The South on This SUBJECT in lS40. II WIS never
denied, nor concealed by the Whlas that Mr. Van Blu
rem was in favor of engratiing he New York consii-
ton Of $3.50 tic confer the right Of sorase Oh free re-
eroes On the contrary, it WAS expressly admitted But
the Enquirer oms the important fact in the proceedings
OF the New York Conyenlon upon which the Suuile IN
Wings In sic, really fixed their batteries" W hat was
that iacli The Enquirer hnows that tie committee of
that body to which this portion Of the amended consli-
tuition had been reteuod, reported yisit cs;.tinc
the right of suage to ",chite persons exclusively
IL knows that m had passed in that shape no froa neur
would be now entitled TO vote cvhn thou, he mich,
possess property qnafrc ion q $3.50. 4 motion wa
made to strike cut The vord .N birc en- ~ t .d !,
Tree persons of color to vote and for this motion in
which The principle was involved, Mr. Van Buren, voted
by his sanction, then ii decided that free negroes
should voeand this having been decided The prrnertv
qualification, which was subsequently agreed TO- only I'm
tied The application of he right. BY his first vote he
conceded to the free negro the right Of sufraee This
was charged upon him in S40 and his alone: for i,
was then as II is how, admitted thai he advocated of
forwards The ptorcry qualification If $3.50. which con
sseuy fsSehed TIE number Of that class Of voters hut
"hen uld not impair the principle involved in the pre-
Vioos decision II tie property qualification had been
reeced, then VT. Van Buren's voc would have cnnGr
red the right Of sulfaee on free n, eroes without re,ic
ton. except as age aud As il is is only adding
one other 10 'hose restrictions How then was be eross-
y msrepresent'd,' as is charged by the Enonirc7
It tie was mIsrepesened at all it was in the character of
tie deepce then made for him by his friends-not in the
coarse pursued by hsopponeus.
Are we to regard this paragraph in the Fnonirer. INV
the "ay,) as an intmatun that Van Buren, is ~ no
brought again upon the lurf in lSis2