New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-03


chise-Negro Sufirage-6O Day Checs-Wealth
Making Black Man White, and an Inferior
Race Learned and Wise
ALBAST Thursday Oct. /, 1916
To tts Ed;tor Of The Tribune:
SrR-Much time is taken up daily in sreuiur
about what Reports shall be taken up and what lit over
I'LL 1856 1871 What il there to hinder the Delegate.
from sitting til Saturday DC, 10Th a; P s. and rest
ing on sunday like good Christians They are here on
the spot The Reports made cut and have been
circulated all the state All that is 70 be done l. to
vote upon them To 20 home on the 9Th instead Of the
10th. would be 10 decide that Constitution which mad
been talked about Tor months, not worth good
days work.
+" Tran mp a Child an tie way he should 20
Mr.. BowDIsH. who mad never before spoken in the
Convention before public body ST any time in his
life, rose. and stated that he considered EDUCATION as
the grand foundation which our Republican institu-
lions must be supported Much had been done but
much yet remains to be done for the establishment of
FREE SCHOOLS, where the children Of poor and OF
the rich might together receive instruction He deiiy
cred able we.l.arranged address and which did
credit both 10 his head and heart containing the true
principles which American Freedom is be perpei
usted and called The attention OF the Convention Ia
subject Of vital importance, but which IS regr. 20 SEE
and say It, too much neglected. The noise made at
times while lie speaking made il impossible tor half
the Members 10 hear HIM had they been disposed but
nope that his address win get into the public Journals
nent by the ConsttutiOn-rernindcd Members that mil
lions oil the children Of the Republic were uneducaed
and that, IN i5iO was found that half million
oil the Whites, over ~ years OF age, could neither read
write. He proposed that Report No 10, on Educa-
ton, be considered tomorrow morning ten so that
plan might be natured whereby virtue and intelligence
patriotism and peace might take the place Of ignorance
and prejudice, and the people be enabled the
question whether not all shall obtain good Educa-
ton, which he considered the best preventative
and crime.
Mr. Baker moved to lay the Resolution ON the table
that is. not 10 adopt it. Mr.. WoRDEN advised him to
withdraw it, but he refused although Mr.. Bowdish
modified it. to bring ts consideration next after
No 4. Ninetyiour Members voted. Sixty with
Mr.. Bowdsh and 3i-among them Stephen Allen. Hot
man Looms Ayrault Hawley, President Tracy, Russell
and Taggart. OldGcnesee divided-Richnlond went
for Education a cardinal point in Constitution making
Mr. Worden and Mr.. Harris proposed To place the
ton allowing the People 20 vote whether Public Schools
shall be maintained for general Education and let the
residue of the Report stand over-Noes SO Ayes %.
Mr. Bowd5hs motion, 10 take up the Report on Edu-
cation next then carried by vote OF CT TO 80
follows
AyEs-Messrs. Archer, F. F. Backus, Bascom, Bowdish
Bruce, Bndage, Bull, Conely Cook, Cornell, Crooker,
Cuddcback Daniorh, Dodd Dorlou, Dubois Hart, law
ley, HOcltss, Hunt, Jones, kemble Herman, Kingsley
Mann McNiei, Marvin Maxwell, Miller Morris, Munro.
Nens Nicholas, NicoI 0Conor, Patterson, PsnniInan,
T.. and w II. Spencer, Stanton, Stephens Stow, Swnck
lamer, TAFT Taylor OF Toga, Tilden T9'ynsend Tahil
Amos Wright, Worden, Yawyer Youngs and Young-Gi.
NoEs-Messrs. Allen, Angel, Ayraut, H. Backus, Ber
Clyde, Dana Graham, Greene, Hnrrison, Hoffman, Hun
,ington OF Suffolk, Kennedy. Kirkland McNiu Parish
Shaw, Tuggari, Wood, and TalmadRe.
Messrs. Baker Brown, w. b. Wright, Clark. Porter,
st John, Strong. Campbell Of Steuben, Harris Powers
Forsyth Hutchinson, LOOMS, and Talmadge were pre-
this morning-some of them took part in the de
bate. but OF them voted either way Mr.. Bow
di his motion.
heartily congratulate the country the success OF
this measure Educa!ion-n free and virluous educa.
TONS the just inheritance OF land OF equal rights
and elective Institutions Ignorance, superstition and
prejudice never will stand on the plat
form with intelligence whether united with virtue or
with vice.
How singular a creature is man After delivering
able address this morning in favor OF Freedom Liberty
Education Democracy Jefferson and the Declaration OF
independence, Mr. Bowdish hasieECd to vote that no
who had drop OF African blood in his veins ahoUld
jl n,vn, VI shii 5ut that though born on The soil he
should remain seri Perhaps he will agree 10 leave
the question to the People.
Securities from associations for Gain.
stated last night tina; section let reported by
Messrs O'Conor Jordan and Marvin, adoptcd-and
that Mr. Jildens substitute offered for their I'd
ton. The Convention refused 10 the substitute
-Jl to A.
The Convention then adopted Mcssrs. O'Conor, Jor-
dan and Maryins I'd section ny vote OF 10 TO % Alb
sent %. II Is in these words
az Dues from Corporations shall be secured by such
individual liability OF the corporators and other means
as may be prescribed by law
IA majority vote the Legislature creates machinery
Tor creating any quantity OF Corporations and the
decides whether any and il what liability the
shareholders shall be subject The Convention
lived limited and also unlimited habityit adopted and
then negsiivcd different securites-and ended by tax
ing away the two thirds clause and providing no securi
" all in the Constitution No provision is made
submit the people any law creating Corporations and
Mr. Hoffman and Mr. LOOMS. who were ANXIOUS to
keep the State out OF debt voted the affirmative on
section
The following section, moved By Mr.. VAN ScHooNHo
VEN was agreed after Mr. MoRRIs had go; thirds
struck and majority inserted
- All SrEoIAL LAWS passed by virtue OF the Provs
ions OF the LIST section this Article and granting
take private property for the public use without The
the thereof or granting franchise or
righI OF way over the public highway or of TINS
Stale shall be passed by vote o al least mo h'rcs oi
The Members elected to each branch the LEGISLATURE
The third section of Messrs OConor, Sc.'s Report
was then AGREED 100 10 sand is in these words
Us The tenn Corporations used this article shall
be construed include all Associations and Jon'stoeS
Companies having any powers privileges Of Cor
po7stons no, possessed by Individuals Partnerships
be- subject 10 be sued Courts in like Natural
Persons"
The Electro Fianchtse-Nes7o S,.fTuge.
An interesting and animated debate, begun yes
;erday and continued to-day. Ill near the dinner
hour, the cNpedicncy or Justice oil admitting
the Coor,>Si Population 10 the High, OF Voting al
Elections on the same platform with White People
during which many amendments TO the Isl secnon
Convention 10 strike out the word White in section
St or in other words excluding the Rls, who has any
African blood in his veins from the Elective Franchise
by vote OF ~ 20 B.. The Ayes were
Messrs Archer Ayran, +. and II. Backus. Bshsr, Bss
com Bruce. Burr. Candee, Crooker, Dana Dodd poron
Hawley. HoIchkiSs, Kirkland McNiei. Marvin, Miller
Parish Patterson Pennman, Rhoades. Richmond Shaver
Simmons e and w H. Spencer, Stanton strong Iaggar|
Tallmadse, Van Schoonhor"u Warren, Waterbury, W or
den and Houns-S7. Noes t. Did MOI vote So
Among the speakers ware Me>srs. Burr. Bruce Dana
Pennnsn Kirkland. Rhosies, Strong Young Nicholas
and simmons in favor OF the African and MesSrs
Kennedy, Hunt Stow W Taylor. Waterbury and har
rison on the opposite side but there seemed TO be
general disposition to suit the question OF raising the
African and mixed 90 political level with the
Whites TO the People as separate proposition Three
of the speakers Messrs Burr Kennedy and Hunt read
their opinions much ability was displayed on both
sides on the occasion: several gentlemen were really
ELOQUENT and YOU will md, presume in the Albany
daily papers the details OF the debate 81 length Mr.
simmons speech sboundcd in hunor, wit and anec
dote agreed sincerely with the gentlemen WHO
advocated principle that the color oil a man SAN
ought 10 be no bar TO his ati0lluen. Of equal political
righ, Why should the colored native be turned from
the polls as degraded being while the spalliaEd Turk
.n3 Russian though born under rGkey tyrannic2l Gov