Holly Springs gazette., 1849-10-12

Mr.. Jay moved to strike out the word
''wmrE," which would permit negroes to
vote. The question was decided in fa-
for ofthe NEGROES, ayes G3, nays so; Mr..
Van Bunn voting in the affirmative: and
in fayorA Acf the negroes having d vote.
(See page 2O23,
Subsequently Mr.. Briggs moved to in
sert the word "wlrrE" as a qualification.
(See page 3G4.)-~
"NIr, Van Buren, was in favor of the
plan proposed by the select committee,
and Orr0sIp TO TIE AMENDMENT"
Col. Young said,
"No white man will stand shoulder to
shoulder with negro in the train band
or jury room. lie will not invite him to
seat al his table, nor in his pew in the
church. And yet he must be put OH a
footing Of Equality IN TIE RIGHT OF VOTING,
and no other occasion whatever, either
civil. Orsocial." page 20l)
In fixing the qualifications of votes, it
was proposed that all blacks should vote
who possessed freehold estate of $3.50,
and they were exempted from taxation
to that extent This provision was sup
ported by Mr.. Van Buren, in speech to
be found on page $40.
"Mr. Van Bureh said he had VOTED A.
GAINs1r A TOTAL AND UNQUALIFIED EXCLUSION,
for he would not draw revenue from
them, Uhe negroes) and yet deny to them
the right olsufIrase This provision met
his appreciation"
S. Mr.. Van Buren was ready to vote
for restriction that excluded POOR WHITE
MEN from voting, even though they might
be REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS who had
fought gallantly for their country; but he
found no objection to allowing FREE NE.
cRors to vote, provided they had MONEY
enough!
The next anti-slavery demonstration OF
Mr.. Wan Buren, to which we ask atten-
ton, was in tho Senate of the United
/ ststes. 4 oil MI was before that body, iii
1892, to csr:l,lieh Territorial Govern
mentor Florida. A motion was made
1 10 amend the 18th section of the Bill, BY
STRIKING OUT the following clause there
Of:
"No slave or slaves shall directly or in
directly, be introduced into the said Ter
ritory, except by A CITIZEN OF THE UNrET
h STATES REMOVING INro THE SAID TERRITORY
\ FOR ACTUAL SETTLEMENT, and being, at th'
II time of such removal BONA FDG owner o
h such slave or slaves; or any citizen of thu
H United States travelling into the sai,
\ Territory with any servant or servants
not exceeding two; and every. slave i'm
ported or brought INTO the said Territory
contrary to the provisions ofthis act, ,shal
thcreupon be entitled to and RECEIVE Ill
OR HER FREEDOM
II Mr.. Van Buren, was OPPOSED to Striking
put this restriction, as the following vot
upon the question shows:
"Yeas .-NIessrs Barbour of Va, Ben
ton Of Mo-. Brown ol Lou;,. D'Wolf O
! r. l.. Ealon of I'e., Elliott Of Ga, Gail
lard of $. c., Holmes Of Miss, Johnson q
Ky, Johnson of Lou, King of Ala.
Lloyd Of Nd. Macon Of N. c., Noble q
Ia. y, Pleasants.or Va, Smith of S. c
Southland of N. J. Stokes of N, c., Va
| Dyke otDel,, Wake Ala, Ware Of Ga
Williams Of Miss, Williams of Tcn.-2G
Nays.-Mcssrs. Barton of Mo, Board
man of Conn, Brown of Ohio, Chandle
of Mo-, Dickerson of N. j.; Findlay c
Pa, Holmes tNIe., King of N. Y, Knigl1
of r. l., Lanman oil Conn, Lowrie of Pa
Mills Of Mass, Morril of N. Ill, Otis {
Mass, Palmer of Vt, Partott of N. ii
Rugglcs of Ohio, Seymour of VT, Thon
as Of ILL.,, VAN BUREN of N. Y,-20.
| Itwspld extend the limits of this art
clio ic.S apah to follow up the subjec
and Ne95W, in this connexion, Mr.. Va
| ] Buren's letter to Mr.. Amis and other
when candidate for the presidency
1886, in which he took ground in favor
| h the power Of Congress to abolish SLAYER
lin the District of Columbia. That "
must defer for another time. We ha'
cited enough, however, to exhibit Il
beautiful consistency of Messrs. Thom
s son, Barton and others, who are no
s. soliciting the votes Of the people of Ma
shall County, when they denounce Ge
1Taylor for the appointment ofJudse U
l lamer to a Cabinet station, after havl
1 themselves supported, for the highest
d fee in the Nation, a man who had op
| N " advocated FREr-NEGEo SUFFRAGE! III
a admirably it becomes THEM to inslnua
Il that Southron wings are unsound up
the slavery question, when they boil
ST stood UP in is4e aud urged Mississ
p| piaus to vote for man for hepresideh
ID ,clo proclaimed the same doctrine that
! n Gec. soilcrs now advanced 1t will ~