New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-17
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:, -. 5;,ect and effective means within ,SeH
a., sec1re 10 the down-troddeu objects OF their
,-of.ssca sympathy the common rights OF Manhood
and Citizenship through the approaching constitu-
,;orsl Convention. we decline 10 publish one OF those
ar,icIes We believe no good end would be answer
ed By our piling line upon line and precept upon pre-
cent in behalf Of Truth and Reason Inose 400
l,ionists who read The Tribune cannot need any ar
nnoen,a m convince them of the Right and as TOR
those who vii; no, read anything but Mr.. Gerrlt
Smbs organs. what use can there be in our publish
ing for such They would never hear OF ii, or II
they did would greatly rejoice in an opportunity TO
do what The Tribune would fain persuade them nos
to do. We shall not crafty them with chance
.Epbraim is Joined TO his idols-let him alone
For do but look at the matter in the light OF facts
and common sense The Birneyites profess 10 DC
mpelled by an absorbing and holy aspiration LOT Inc
uoraisine OF the degraded and oppressed African
Race among us TO the platform of common hu-
manly. They demand that the African shall be re-
gsrded and treated as Man by the Laws and The
oeo,Ie This is their bond of union-thei- one
idea their impulse and allengrossins purpose
Well: a Convention is about 10 assemble TO revise
our State Constitution, which now practically denies
that negro is man unless ne owns $3.50 worth OF
unencumbered Real Estate.
This iniquitous denial Of Rights the Birneylies
mus, or should be DESTROYS of removing, especially
as another opportunity of doing it will not probably
occur during the next twenty years But they are
not able alone to effect this-they form hardly
twentieth part of the Legal voters OF the State
The great BODY of the People are divided into t~o
great parties. one of which is generally favorable
the other VIGOROUSLY hostile TO the extension OF the
Right Of Suffrage to every peaceaoie orderly citi
zen. without regard 10 the color OF his skin or the
amount of his property. The antagonist party,
whatever it may be trained TO profess at partlc
ular and critical points is body hostile TO Suf
frage Extension and in favor of robbing off the Right
to Vote those Blacks who are now permitted 10 OK
ercise it. Such is the notorious fact Now the coun
ties in vhch the Liberty voters hold the balance OF
power between these two great parties are Cayu-
ca Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Frankln' fuuoh
and Hamilton Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Ononda-
"a, Oswego, Tompkins Wayne and Yates choosing
80 Delegates or one-fourth OF the whole Convention.
Whichever party obtains majority OF these Dele
gates will probably have majority in the Conven'
ton The Liberty men can elect Delegates friendly
to Equal Rights or they can allow those who deny
tina, black man is any man at all to obtain tue as
tendency. What they will DO as body remains to
be seen. We believe the mass of them who were
originally Wings have become tired OF being used
10 secure Loco Foco victories, the extension of Sla
very abroad and the deeper degradation of the Ari
can Race at home. But if the simplest statement OF
the case does not conduce to this conclusion, no
amount of argument would do it And if the Blacks
arc not deprived of all Political Rights and all pres
ent prospect of obtaining them it is not the less GER
tain that the leaders OF the Brney party have taken
the most efectual means in their power to secure
such result
An Anti Slavery Mass Convention for Herk
mer and adjacent Counties was held at EasWin-
field on the 2s;h ut-Ells Clzbe presiding. Ger
rit Smith, j. C. Jackson, Wesley Bailey o. A.
Bowe John C. Underwood, Rev. Hiram Hutchlns,
and Arson Crosby were appointed Committee TO
prepare Resolutions and an Address. They re-
ported disagreement John C. Underwood on be-
half Of part of the Committee presenting Resolu-
TONS of which The following is the most material
Resolved That the approaching Constitutional Con
vencn in this State will afford opportunity to redress
some of the wrongs which our coored fellow.ctzens
have been compelled 10 endure; and that for this pur
nose willing to forget all past political dnerences
and TO unite with fellow citizens irrespective OF pre-
vous party associations in calling County Conventions
TO nominate Delegates the State Convention; pro-
vded always that the objec, OF Free Suffrage be made
prominent in the call and that we Will support the
nominees OF such Conventions, provided they are men
of good character aud every way entitled to our comb
dence on the question of Suffrage"
Gerrit Smith on the other hand, reported square
against any action of Liberty men conformity with
members Of other parties, whether TO secure the
Right Of Suffrage 10 Blacks or for any purpose
whatever The following extract will show the
spirit Of this production:
,Abolronistsi you are called TO great work. Doit
Look upward and onward and do il. And when the san
baats and Geskes shall call on you to come down and
attend TO their propositions whether about Trss Negro
SaGyaSe or something ese-teI them that you are do
inr a great work and cannot come down tell tneln
too that you have faith in their antsavery profess
sions and tell them moreover that they will be ncapa
BILE doing slavery work until they repent OF voting
vehoders and Of cugiue TO proslsvery parties
1.-THE motto of small knot of Aboltonists at the East
ia No uuisn with Shareholders" Be the better
motto No STAKEHOLDER for civil Office; and no person
,cko THINKS Shareholder ft for IL union with slave
holders terms-on the terms OF governing
them and no, being governed by theui-would bring
good all parties, and evil TO none. Such are our
terms OF union with horse thieves and sheeptheves
aud feel that have no right 10 dissolve It,
and let them escape from our grasp. Were sieh our
terms Of union with thieves also land the North
being abundaniy able TO impose them. Is inexpressoiy
base snd guilty for not imposing them ,hen wona
this strocous class OF thieves be quickly srbdued
and the millions OF their poor. outraged and broken
hearted. victims set AZ liberty
Thus Mr. Gerrit Smith sees fit to s;sms,ize not
merely those AntiSlavery men who deemed 1t their
duty in ls44 to vote effectively agains, the Annex
alton Of Texas as the Sanbaats and Geshems.
bur those who now think it their duty TO vote in
such manner as directly 10 benefit the oppressed
Race among US by securing them the Rights of Men
In short, TO vote practically and hopefully against
Slavery and in favor OF the downtrodden African
Race rather than in favor OF James 6. Birney for
President AVID Gerrit Smith for Governor is an Of
fence heinous in the eyes of MIR. Smith and his
juuio that he does not hesitate 10 class those so Of
tending, In Conventions Of which he and they are
members with the most willy and detested of the
aucien, aaversaries of God, His purposes aud His
People Sach is Third Party charity, courtesy and
policy
The Address was very fully discussed forneary
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