The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-17
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Tuesday, March IL, 1sA6.
The expected Foreign News.

The steam chip Hibsrnla and nall dozen packet
hips are now due AZ this port, and AT Boston. The
steamship is in her thirteenth day We may expect
her news by to.night's to-morrow's mail-per-
chance b. our magnetc.keeled news clipper.
Negro suGrage--Movements OF the Fanatics.
The two principal parts INTO which the cleo
tors of this State are divided, have taken
their positions and published the principles upon
which they desire the Constitution 10 be amend
ed by the Convention which will meet IN June
next Judging from the course OF the wing party
since the last Presidential election considered
that the eade, OF that party were coquetung win
the sboltionists and approaching their doctrines,
that the 5000 woes which they control, might
be added TO the whig vote. IA this way, the wings
could control Inc government 81 the State.
We nave, on severel occasions, predicted the con-
sequences that would inevitably ensue if the EN-
pre State should, al any time, get into the posses
sion OF the abolition fanatics, who would prefer 10
have this glorious Union, this sublime ex lnple of
mankind, following the Impulses implanted IN them
by their Creator, and governing themselves, dlsuni-
ted and spit up into petty and despcable fragments
OF republics, rather than that the wooly headed and
vacant minded blacks Of the South, should remain
IN what taey please to call slavery.
This Union is now openly proposed by the Fou-
riente organ in this city, which comes out boldly
and pledges itself 10 atrugse for equal and univer
sal suffrage, aud other political rights to all ci,izens
and no exclusion on account OF birth, property,
creed or color. Thus We see the mask thrown off,
and the detestable cry OF negro suffrage raised
ralIying cry for the election OF delegates to the Con-
venIon The long cherished project OF the sbo-
ton fanatics TO strengthen their forcss In order to
hnli The ala If
parties, and then with either 80 as control
the State-ths favore idea liz at last carried out and
abou; to be applied 10 this way then, the election
for delegates assumes a most important character.
and 1t will be for the people to cay, whether
the negro-lnierlor as he is in every respect,
to the white whom the God OF Nature has
implanted mark OF distinction, never to be eff
faced--ou whom education, and every other means
OF moral enlightenment have been tried In vain
whether being of this nature is to have hand in
controlling the destinies of this mighty nation and
TO have the right OF sitting in judgment over the
lives and property OF our fellow-citzens.
Let US see what would be the effect of such a
proceeding.
The abolition vote, united to that of the colored
people, would forever make the State Of New York
an abolition State. All the foatlng negro popula-
take advantage OF the privilege of voting, and
thencetorward we would have the Empire State
the theatre Of an unceasng warfare upon our South
ern brethren, the result of which any man can
foresee. Then, indeed would the North be arrayed
against the South. From that time forward our
legislative halls would resound with the cries OF
emancipation and free suffrage to all negroes and
the wild schemes of the Missionaries who compose
nnI,t l..
dissolution OF our glorious Union
Now, II all the good which these fellows say
were certain TO follow from free suffrage, are the
risks to be incurred worthy OF being tried =! Are
we wiling 10 Jeopardise noble heritage for the
sake OF tew negroes, who are 10 their natural ee-
ment in the South Are we to incur the risk of dis
mantng the temple OF liberty, every stone of
which has been cemented with the blood OF the
purest patriots that ever lived, and the danger of
arousing civil war IN the Southern States, for the
objects whose benefit is contemplated by this pro-
posed reform We trust not Neither can we see
any to entltle the colored people to any such
privilege. Why put them on the footing OF cti-
lens They have never performed the duties OF ctl-
Gems. They do not perform military fire, jury or
any other civic duty. But these enthusiasts urged
by the abstract idea that the ne gro is as good as
leges, would give them share of them, even
AT the risk Of rlt-sacrfice
We can hardly believe that the people are willing
10 follow them IN their mad career, and hope that a
determined stand will be taken by the voters at the
next election to put down THE movement, which
cannot be looked upon in any OF. er light than spe-
cles OF tanatcism From the lamentable instances
resulting from emancipation in other parts of the
Ia IL. airv H.
bonds OF master and slave, in the Southern coun.
try, would be attended with dreadful conse quences
to the negroes themselves. Thrown on the world,
they would be, and left to their own resources,
they would die OF starvation or else fill all the ails
IN the State Il Is far better for them remain
state Of servtude, tor believe il is their appro-
pirate sphere. II, however, emancipation shall at
any future time be granted, the negroes need not
thank the aboltionists for their exertlous.
Il viii be work OF time, and brought about by
the moral force Of public opinion. And are con-
WINGED that the unholy warfare Of these fanatics
for few years past, has retarded the progress OF
emancipation considerably.
NEw DIVISION OF PARTIES The great issues
which have been cast into the political cauldron du-
ring the past few years, bid fair to act like some
chemical agent and preclpitate to the bottom that
which has heretofore predomnated. In ~, a
great mass OF the men who in 40 supported Har-
rIson, voted for Polk while many who had stuck to
Van Buren, 10 the last, indisposed with the Texas
agitation, and too tlmid for bold movements, sided
with the conservative principle, as exemplifed in
its embodiment, Clay.
We'll, the Polk party succecded-they elected
their President, majority OF the United States
Senate, and majority of the House OF Represen-