New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-30
suffrage and Dorian.

The Morning Neps now states that its response
BILE Editor is not the writer of the article in bis Dem
ocra,c Review on the Rhode Island Question from
which we have quoted, yet of the recent articles
in his columns denouncing Black Suffrage and pro-
posing the Acknowledgement even Of the citizens Of
African lineage who are now entitled 10 vote. We
submit that this does not at ell relieve him from his
dilemma The Rhode Island Question was confess
eddy one of the gravest that ever demanded the al
ten,ion of People The Democratic Review was
leading organ of the dominant party In the Coun-
try-the only one which professed TO evolve and
discuss great fundamental Principles The articles
of the Review tended strongly 10 form and fix the
Public Sentiment ofthat party II would have been
an act of gross neglect of duty-nny, of criminal de-
relicton-if the Editor Of the Review had inserted
labored article, taking the broad and startling
grounds of that we have quoted from, without care
fully considering it. and either approving its essen
tia doctrines or indicating his dissent therefrom-
IT. therefore, that article were written by friend
i, matters not; the responsibility is plainly the
same. The Editorial endorsement was complete,
and it has stood four years as orthodox Democratic
doctrine 1t will not do to plead any sort of baby
&C, in regard to it now. Such plea is outlawed
The News now speaks Of our remarks as pure
personality and talks Of unlimited personal respon-
sibility,' gross mpernence,' &c. But not was
necessary TO use Mr.. O'Sullivan's name TO con-
meet the the Democratic Review with the Morning
News-he having been throughout the responsible
Editor of both. We knew that he Ind been much
absent from bis post of late, but did not suspect
thow could we p that so important demonstration
as tha, made in his paper in favor of DISTINGUISHING
class of our voters who have peacefully and unobjec
tonaby exercised the Right of Suffrage these forty
wears or more could have been ventured upon by
any one temporarily in charge of leading Political
JOURNAL in the absence of and with ut consulting the
responsible Editor. Fit were done, the temporary
Editor deserves the severest censure and the jour-
nal is damaged in character by such loose manage
ment.
But there is really force in the explanations of
the News The antagonsm we hive established is
plainly between the position Of the Democratic and
that of the News-between the doctrines PROFOUND
ed as elemental Democracy by the one and those
sumed as sound by the other. These are in suicidal
conflict, and it is impossible for any ingenuity TO
oncie them The News, indeed, now sets up new
distinctions that the article in the Democratic
was applicable to a community of homogeneous race
and does not apply to the question of admitting
inferior race to Political Rights Why, man! you
here open gap wide enough to allow oil the AL.
gerncs in creation to drive straight through your
principles and over your Dorrism in liveried coaches
The Turks will tell you that the Greeks and other
Christians are inferior and ought 10 be held in
subsection Ditto Calhoun and McDutfie ditto des.
pots and enslavers every where. Nay, in Rhode
Island this very inferior race the Blacks, are much
more numerous relatively, than in our State and
the mass Of Immigrants TO this from European Coun-
tries are generally regarded by People as infe.
rior in mental and moral development to themselves
and not without reason Allow your premises, and
Na,ivism becomes rational and patriotic idea Blu,
we do not allow them-we protest against them, Ii
any part of People inferior in mental capa,
city social position. regard that as strong rea
so that they may at realize the full benefits OF
Republican Equality and Political Liberty and en-
JOY the largest opportunities for and indictments
mental improvement, Such is oar Democracy.
There is funny fellow writing elsewhere in
the Editorial columns of the News about our being
cornered on the Jury question and complain ing OF
our poin,.nopoint' mode of arguing the que stion.
| He evidently means point-too- much point But
as this is manifestly not the responsible Editor bu,
his discounted substitute, we will let him run He
only talks because he feels that he must say some
thing.
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