The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-05
Indians. Constitutional Convention.

tho government 10 give me.
Very respectfully. GEO. AsHMUN.
Indiana Constitutional Convention.
viding that no negro mulatto shall come into the
State after the adoption of the constitutions passed.
"a to 49,
Thc.sccond section, making all contracts with
them void, and fning all persons employing them
not less than ten nor more than five hundred dol
lars, passed, IS to SO
The third section, appropriating the fines collect
ed under this article to the colonization of the
groes now in the State, passed, l06 to 49,
The fifth section. providing that the Legislature
shall pass laws necessary to carry out this negro
article, passed, without the ayes and noes.
The sixth section, requiring the separate submis-
sion of this article to the peope--"Excusio and
colonization of negroes and mulattoes-aye or no."
passed, 50 to ST. Cincinnati GGsette.
On the above action of the Indiana Conven-
ton the Cincinnati Daily Commercial makes
the following observations
"The above action on the negro question has
been urged by prominent citizens Of this State, or
something very near it, and that account
pamphlet has been published. and is now in circu-
lation here, headed as follows Address to the
Constitutional Convention of Ohio from the State
Convention of colored men held in Columbus, Jan
uary Is, l6, II, and Is. 1857 This address mo
dssfy requests that the word white in the fourth
article, fret section of the constitution of Ohio, be
stricken out, 30 as to permit colored men to
else the elective franchise, sc. II is this spirit,
this keen desire Of the colored in Ohio. aided
by few white men, that keeps up continual cx-
element on the negro question, and, to avoid this
in futura doubtless Indiana statesmen have tax en-
measures to keep negroes out Of the State altoge-
Their. It is, then, the duty Of the Statesmen of our
own Commonwealth to examine the subject tho
roughly, and decide if it be not their duty to pass
similar laws here"
"Pennsylvania is taking steps to prevent negroes
from harboring within her limits! Virginia is taxi
ing steps " drive the free negroes from her borders
least the subject is agtaed, and the free negroes
Of that one Commonwealth number about fifty thou
sand! Kentucky will also follow suit; and il Ohio
puts obstruction in the way of this prospective
emigration of free negroes, the State will coon be
in dcplorablc condition.! White laborers will have
to give place to pcstifcrous class of ignorant
blacks-even the free blacks themselves, who are
to the manor BORN will be foisted from their
places, and crime, misery. and want be increased
to fearful extent within boundaries. Consid-
ering the growing impotence Of the negro popula-
ton Of Ohio, founded in ignorance, and increased
yearly by the action of dema goguical partisans-
who seek office by fair or foul means--we not
sure but the convention now assembled here TO re-
wise constitution. will utterly fail Of cfectng
any thing, unless similar action to that of Indiana
be had"
The Buffalo Commercial .4dvcrtiscr thus no
tees the action of Indiana:
"Whilc cannot sympathizc with the spirit
which prompts, the introduction of such sweep
ingly prcsciptive provisions into the constitution
of free State, against any class of citizens, we
cannot fail TO see in such movements a strong ar
gument not only for colonization, but in favor Of
the General Government taking action to establish
regular and cheap connexon between the United
States and Africa. The action of the Indiana
Convention Is but the visible evidence of deep
seated prejudice OF caste, arising from difference
of color, which exists throughout the whole north
crn States 1t is deeply seated in the public
mnd and however wrong it may be absractly,
there is no getting around the fact of its exist
ence or Of its manifestations. II does not, in
cry community, show itself in so marked man.
ner; but it is nevertheless existent, and the col.
orcd man is made to feel it with crushing force,
Nowhere can colored man hold up his head in
the full signifcancy of manhood--nowhere is he
admitted to the social or political privileges of
those OF fairer complexion around him. Disabili-
tics meet him wherever he goes, upon the right
Hutu anu upon tnc leIt. lNomlnal pTOtcCtlon, ana
the right to be newer of wood and a drawer of
water unto Others about all that is vouGhsafed
him. No places of honor open to him pre-
fcrment awaits him; his position is fixed by Tue
immutabie laws Of caste, and there ia no cancel
ling the bond. But tho shores of African The
native climate Of his fathers-thc colorcd man Ia es
his place on terms of equality with his fellows
degrading distinctions exist--he is free man. in q
land where he may indulge the aspirations of soul
TO which he is compelled to be stranger even in
this land Of freedom.
although the plan of coonizing the colored pop
ulation of the United States the far off shores Of
Africa may 10y many be deemed chimerical, yet we
arc sanguine that with proper Government aid it
could be accomplished. 1t would require time and
the minds Of the free blacks would have TO be re-
covered from the malign influence OF their wors
encmics-thc ultra NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. muchs
adequate steamers be cstablishcd--let il be under
stood that certain, speedy, and cheap passage could
he made and those who are slaves in all but in
name, would soon begin to leave country where
they have met with nothing but oppression, for
other which hods out the promise and assurance of
real freedom and true independence
DEATH or Hos. HORACE Evrnxrr.--The Hon
Horace Everett died at his residence, Windsor.
Vermont, on Thursday Last, after an illness of ten
days, in the 72i year of his age. lie was one of
the odest members of tho Vermont bar and for
fourteen consec utve years represented the district