Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-11-04

her marriage, and acquired by her after
wards. otherwise than from her husband,
should DE separate property, &C., &C.
Mr.. Moore offered a resolution for the
separate submission of The question OF me-
gro suffrage. Mr.. Doty's resolution in re-
gard to the appointment of commissioners
to revise and prepare code OF laws
fer this State, was taken up and passed.
The Convention now resolved itself into
committee Of the whole on the elective
franchise. On motion Of Mr.. Giddings,
TO strike out the word "1chite," de-
bate sprung up, in which (says The Wis
consin DemocraD the principle of extend
ing the elective franchise 10 negroes, was
most eloquenlIy discussed, ill the time of
adjournment. Messrs. Chase and Tweedy,
Advocating, and Messrs. Ryan, Whiteside,
Strong Of Iowa, Strong of Racine, and w.
R. Smith speaking against the principle
of allowing them the privilege oil voting
SEVENTEENTH Day IImsday, Odd
W. X. Smiths resolutions Offered on The
preceding day, relative 10 ministers Of The
gospel, rights Of married women, &c,
after being SO modified as TO direct the com>
mttee to enquire into The expediency,"
was adopted. The resolution in reference
TO separate submission OF the negro suit
rage question was referred 10 committee
Of the whole. The Convention then again
resolved itself into committee Of The
whole OH suffiage and The elective fran
chise. An amendment proposed, that he
question Of giving the right Of sufliage 10
negroes be separately submitted 10 the
people, was after much discussion, lost by
a vote Of 50 10 40. After many Intellectual
attempts 10 amend, so as TO make the sufl'-
rage article less liberal to foreigners, the
committee finally rose. and Inudc report.
Mr. Baker then of1e ed on amendment, TO
he added to the Isl section, submitting The
question OF negro suffrage 10 he people.
Mr.. Judd advocated the amendment in
short. yet pertinent and able Speech but
it was lost by a vote of AZ 10 81, he de'e-
gales from this county, on this question.
voting as follows:
AYEs.-Carter, French, Hall, Kellogg,
Lowell. Parsons, NOES Bennett. llor-
kios, Ryan, Strong, Willard. Absent.
Dickinson, Steele, and Stockwel.
Mr.. Blu richard then moved his report.
(Which differed from The majorly report on
suffrage, on y IN respect 10 the right OF
ne groes TO voe,) as an amendment. Ge
fore the question was taken The Convention
adjourned.
SkvfNTEENTH DAy.-FridGy, 23l. -
Mr.. Pren,iss, from the committee on tle
act Of Congress for The admiss Oh Of he
Stale. reported an article Of Two sec ions
accepting, ratiiying, and confirming The
several propositions Of Congress, coaa ned
10 the act passed 1t he last session .'lo en-
able the people Of Wisconsin 10 form Il
Stale Government" &C.. with p'oviSo.
that nothing shall in any manner affect
The right Of Wisconsin 10 The pairimony
land Of 10000 acres. ) &c. . provides
that The State shall never me fere W In
The primary disposal Of the soil within the
Z. States: hat no lax shall be imposed on
any part Of the public domain. aod tn 4
property OF non-Ies'dents shal in no case
be taxed higher than that Of residens
Mr. Chase offered .esoIut on that ii, is
exped emf for this Convention 10 Inn: The
am'nt Of real estate which any person may
hold or own within the state Of Wisconsin"
Mr.. Burnside offered resolution to he
effect that a provision might be engrafled
in The Constr ution, declaring that no Cit:
zen Of the State shall be compelled 20 do
military duty until he shall have attained
the age of 81, The Convention proceeded
to consider The report Of the committee Of
The whole, on suffrage and The elective
franchise. Mr.. Burchard's proposition WIS
the first 10 be decided. On this the ayes
were II. noes 81. Not one of the dele
gates from this county voted in the a fIirma~
ton, that is, in favor Of extending the right
Of suffrage 10 colored men. 1t is proper
TO state however, that Messrs. Dickinson,
Steele, and Stockwel were absent when
this vote was taken. On the question Of
engrossing for a third reading the vote was
ayes so, noes 81. The first section Of the
article as amended, reads as follows;
Sec. Every white male person Of the
age OF twenty one years or upwards, who
shall either be citizen of The United S. !
or who shall have declared his intentions
TO become such in conformity with the
laws of Congress regulating the subject of
naturalization, and shall have taken before
any officer authorized 10 administer oaths,
and filed in any court Of Record in this
State or in the office of the clerk thereof,
and in counties where there is no court Of
Record, then in the office Of the clerk of