New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-02
YEP The Rochester Adperti,er. Loco is very

Fs|s The Rochester AdreTttseT, Loco - -
solicitous that the question Of extending 'ne
r,,.b;sa 10 men of African descent shall not De
,.;-.a -, with the ordinary Political contests OF
10 day y contaminated by party machinery &c
ST. The answer 10 this is very simple: Hostility 10
allowing this oppressed class the common privileges
of citizens s part of the machinery OF the Adver
Users party Tha, party here ouai, no opportunity
10 denounce Black Suffrage, and expect to make
capital by so doing They polled thousands OF votes
against the Convention expressly Oh that ground
Their [. s Senator Dickinson has put forth mani
fes,o very pointedly CONCERNING the extension OF
Suffrage 10 Coiored Men The Democracy OF
1921 deprived the Blacks Of this fundamental right
Wherever popular prejudice against Nlggers can
be proftably appealed 10, il IS appealed 10 by the
Advertisers party 20 win votes against the " hgs
Ard ve. he Advertiser warns the friends OF Equal
Rights arains, party action and party maneurers
on this subject 1t to decoy the friends Of the
oppressed into false security and thus triumph
over them. To this end, the Advertiser proposes
that the question OF Black Suffrage be separately
presented to the People and settled by direct pop
ular vote. This means that the Locos simply want
TO carry the Convention through the onesided neu-
come out openly and summon all who are not Mig
gers to vote down Black Suffrage. Surely in vain
is the net spread in the sight of any bird'-bur
goose.
RuMsRLLRRs AsD THE Law oP LIBEL.-An
unHcens.d rumseer Of Taunton Mass. not loag since
brougn, an action for libel against the Editors and Print
era of The Dew Drop Temperance paper published
In tbst place The alleged libel contained in
Dream not unlike that for which Mr Cheever 30 Sc
verey punished in Salem several years ago. Henry 3
Stanton ESQ of Boston, argued the for the defend
anita end raised the question whether the p!anta &C
knowledged habitus violation OF Law in selling !ntoS
eating LIQUORS without license did not deprive MIN OF
all Leg. remedy for Whatever libel might be uttered OF
him in respect his Illegal bufness On this point MI
3 quoted many authorities and presented an exceed
ngly forcible well eloquent argument. The PLAIN
, he said In respec. 10 the subject matter OF the al
legged libel refuses tea- the burdens which TIE law
imposes Why should ne caoy s beuehts' lie SCOTS
at It's requirement Of obedience Why should ne DO
sheered under It's protecting wing He breaks loose
from oil restraint upon his conduct IN this regsrd-hurs
ruin and death round the anddefes the penalty Tor his
crimes Why should tie law which he thus cespiaes
and contemns, ward OF expressions from him The
Court instructed The Jury that If they found that the
statute, and that the alleged libel published OF him
solely in regard mis- sgency in that business then he
could not maintain The action, If the article CON-
planned OF was in eef belous and the defendants had
failed to prove true. The verdict Of the Jury was IN
accordance with these Instructions This Ia an Import
ant decision and Mr. Stanton deserves the thanks Of the
Temperance community for procuring il
LATER FROM CORPUS CHRIsT1.-By an arrival
at New. Orleans we have two days later from Corpus
Christi The Picayuss publishes the following letter
from which It would that Gen. ArSta has actually
started Revolution In opposition 70 Paroles though
there are 60 many conflicting accounts it s hardly sse
to believe any of them al present.
CoRPrs CHRISTI, Feb. II 1916.
We have positive orders to move to the Rio Graudei
bu, when it is known. Col. Cavso agent of Gen.
Arsts is here endesvorng persuade Gen Taylor not
10 advance upon the Rio Grsnde for he says If he does
Arlsa party will rise and join Paredes whereas If Gen.
r maintains HE present position ne Arista carry
out the revolution he has started. Another emssary
probably of Paredes-an elcal6e tells Gen. T. that si is
peace on the Rio Grande and that the Mexcans look
ing for the American troops 10 advance Tor their pro-
lection.
The camp s full OF all Of ruUIore. One thing Is
almost certain the RE Grande-when no
body knows. Yours in the cha.arral. 4.