Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-03-18

Stewards. allow much of the cost of ton of iron
is to be charged to the agricultural product consumed
in obtaining it, including the support of men horses
&c. Is not that part of its value, equivalent to the
same amount of grain any other produce imported
in direct competition with your ownl So of every
yard of cloth, and every thing imported In fact ag
nculture may be well considered, as the source when
springs the materials for manufactures; for
in one way and another, in the support of workmen
and in the stock used the entire product of agrcul-
ture is consumed. Still it exists in different form
in the articles in which it has been used, and
when these articles imported, that part of their
value which may fairly set down to agriculture is
imported with them.
NEGRo SUFFRAGE.-Mr. Edmunds, on the 18th,
submitted to the Legislature proposition SO to "a
mend the Constitution as to admit the colored por-
ton of our population to the right of suffages. We
believe that could this question be submtted directly
10 the people it would be nearly unanimously deci-
ded in the affirmative. We would wish however to
make some restrictions, which while they would not
do injustice to any who now feel themselves agreyed
by the present arrangement, would still prevent the
addition ofanother element of fraud and illega in
our elections. From some cause to us unknown the
number of persons of color, from Canada and else
where is astonishingly great An ndiscrimnate adj
mission of this Glass; therefore to the rights of suf
frage might be attended with more serious conse-
quences than supposition of the smallness of its
number would lead one to imagine.
- The Rieh~e.d :s--.e...:--- --rr--l to
the citizens of Virginia in behalf of the family of the
late John H. Peasants killed in rencounter with
Thomas Richie Jr. Here is fine disqualification of
the so called claws of honor" For fear man shall
be called coward, perhaps by fool, he must leave
his family beggars.
The circumstances too in this case proved that
the COWARD yet lives, while the brave is no
more. Richie repaired to the ground armed with
two dueling pistols one six barrel revolver and
tiiery sword, Peasants was armed with two pistols
from one of which he had drawn the ball. and sword
cane.
Upon arriving at the ground as the combatants
approached Richie fired six shots in succession hit
ting Peasants several times, and receiving wound
in return except ia slight scratch or two from the
sword of Peasants already to far gone to give dead
ly battle.
SALE OF THE RAILRoAD-The Signal Of Liber-
ty, in view of the minority report of the House OF
Representatives, comes out against the sale of the
railroad under the present BILL What looks little
awkward, however, is the fact that but two weeks
since, with the bill in its possession, the Signal was
in favor of the sale.
We notice tina. the Signal has somewhat enlar-
ged-its terms; from dollar, to one dollar and
fifty cents per year in advance. This is right. II
must be poor paper indeed that is not worth 81 sc
per year, and what claim has community on the
printer, that he more than any else, should not
receive an equivalent for his services.
SUIcIpR-We learn that Mrs. Beach of the
Township of Superior in this County committed SUI
icide on Saturday the It'll, inst. by hanging. She
had attempted poison herself the evening previous
in which she was frustrated by medical assistance
On the following morning she retired to her room
under pretence of illness, where she effected her pur
pose by tying handkerchief to the beadstead, ant
resting her weight upon it in such manner as to pr
duce strangulation. Insanity is supposed to be tn
cause.
RAnRoAD AccrDRNr.--On Monday last the pas
senger train from the West ran of the track abou
two miles west of Ann Arbor, and suffered deten
ton of several hours. One person workman il
the engine snop al Detroit IN attempting 10 Jum
from the Engine had his leg broke and ANGLE dsioca
ted. We have not learned that the cars suffere
any material damage. This is the first accident w
remember on the Central road attended with perso
nal injury.
LATEST FROM THE SENArE.-The debate on tn
sale bill was continued on Monday when the bill
was gone through with some slight alterations, a
it cone from the Committee of the whole. TIL
Senate adjourned with an amendment pending ofere
by Mr.. Chapman that the State should have the RICH
ofsepeal at any time after fifty years.
Mr.. Howell also offered as substitute, that tn
State have at any time, power to repeal tie char
tor by vote of two thirds. The .4drertiser doe
not venture to guess the result of test vote whc
was most likely taken yesterday. We have howeve
no doubt but that the bill will pass.