New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-14
Tniyersal suffrage.

We boast OF being freemen-Oi having lc7 y"
.ttutiots, and equal lsws-yet In tnn S'a'' ~
refuse 10 give the ristt 81 suffrage % csI'A.'
clsss-no matter how Intelligent or 30" vr'a us
One man may be 90 Drunk that IL VII TAKE ,l'o'
sober ores 10 get hGn 20 tns polls o. Dc may - -
ienorspt that be cannot tell one ticket ifoih a. 80
but 10 one cue stiouf bic rignt 10 give sn 81
with the wises. AID bes; m zoe eiec'on., puI
here coues another WHO'S 0'l,iy,t,t-b,' h. j.
s.hip-bis intellect il his1y c2ilIs ts''--O1 NJ Is
80 - s,'15 bacl-hs Is dsfrAnchised o. OF ifes
Constitution B0tssJ ~
understf ndiDgy
"g,~f rendered m. p unworthy Of the cleo.
live fen bse by any violation q laE, enmity b
Freedom
mo
DO GOT pay taxes - pay the salary Of tie
ofhsers for whom wish 70 vote o..
"Yes"
An no. to BE- governed by the laws which
you refcse ne any voice % maSiog2'
"Am I not worth as mgsd--do not knox as
much-sm j not as hole.t-as rhs candidate %.
siiher lsrty
"Vefy possible
"Wbs then. on Ci1'ra0chised 10 a STATE g.
ways be- ting ofiH Re ,lh. can notifications
Because a free, Republican, Anericao tDusg.
tutioH says you EocN b.. Get out oi thai dronA-'
white ~ 7ne wsy IiRses
mentl Free t. dis'ra.cll.- O. portion OF our cft-
ZenF v iO help pa. or taxes aud arc aue1A'ic
% the ls merely oe --Gss there IS African Dp'i
--thoufi bot dr02-in t'e'r veins Opsht We
not O. ollfh ill we .r5 ourselves D.scS 10 tne
face tte in tbis Chrstiap age Of Free Prnc'pie',
We have 90 lo0s sults.d ti-n dsgi 2ce.H pro-
hibit0n ia our COnsttu'IHn!
five ere to have q tastof citzenship in the Con
stituticu let 10 he Of qIaty, and not Of color.
If any css 20 he disrGueaiSed, let il be those
who are disqualified by b o-auce or voice. No
good even plausible reason can b. given why a
black freeman should not have privilege a. the
ballot box We doubt whether sny Que will at
tempt H. give any. and e. there will be enough
in tho Constitution. CJrv-A-l0n willing % deny
them III right. Tney 4i.. hardly dare % give the
true motive Ee will not say reason, for here is 10
reason ~ the cafe for their bitter haze Of the
colored msn. Some perasp1 could not sire 10
They cov.d only seE
"Tae reason Why csunot .ell-
But this Enov. d ihat fIl vel
do not ise thee, DR. Fell"
And they will vote without q why or Wherefore, %
have the Constitution read every white male
citizen
Freemen Of Michigan. shall this be Shall not
free liberty loving, opp. ssiye hau2g people de-
mand tttt the word white be str ken from the
Constitution TO be formed Let public uss.i1ss
be called petitions circulated, and such public ex
pressions made, IS our Delegates will feel bound
to obey. This is subject upon which al parties
may unite Let the people act
The progress oil Free Principles may not be
stayed. The man or party that throws itself In the
way, ought 10 be crushed. The man who will re-
fuse co.ored man his right would do the same
70 any other man against whom he entertained
prejudice.
Some Of tho States have always considered color
no test Of competency for citizenship Oihers
have come along bait way to their principles in
their practice and allow the blacks 10 vote if they
possess certain amount Of property. q hers,
among those claiming the highest seat in the
Democra ic family, oisranchising everyman in any
way related to Africa. Let Michigan, 10 her ad-
vance 10 liberal priuc ples wipe out the foul stain
from her Constitution, and tell the blacks they
men if they behave ike men-thus creating one of
the strongest inducen ents for them to be ntelli-
gent Industrious, and yirtuOus.
Adrian (Michganl Exposition