Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-08
SPIRIT OF THE noHNINe PREss

The IRteIEigenesr, replying to the Union's
recent charge against the Wing candidate for
Governor Of North Carolina, that while q
member of the State Convention of North
Carolina, he voted against the exclusion of
negroes from the right Of suffrage, says:
Tho question of giving the right of suf-
frage 10 negroes, generally, was never enter
tanned in the Convention of North Carolina.
Under the first Constitution Of the State down
10 The year 1885, when it was renodelled, all
mea born free, white or black, possessed the
right Of suffrage. The Convention Of 1885
deprived all persons of negro blood of this
right; aud 1t wss upon the question whether
the right should be continued to the free born
Of that class or not that 9en. Dockery must
have voted. If he voted at all. Many men,
bers OF the Convention opposed the immediate
withdrawal Of the privilege from those of the
race then IN the Possession Of it.
The same thing happened in the State of
New YORK some years ago, when Convention
was held to amend the Constitution. A lead
iRg Democratic Delegate, afterwards nomina-
ted for and elected TO the Presidency, voted
again't excluding negroes free of eourse) from
the right of suffrage"
The Union explains and defends the course
and position of the administration upon the
Cuba question; and argues that public sen.i-
usss a. the North Is taking much healthier
tone than Of late, upon the Nebraska question
Referring to the fsct that Edmund Burke, of
New Hampshire, Is exceedingly gratifed at
the defeat Of the Democratic Senatorial nomi-
nses in Concord, the Unions editor says:
I'VE perceive that Mr.. Edmund Burke ia
hugely rsjoiced because he and his new com.
Panions in politics have at last succeeded in
forcing fusion between the abolitionis.s and
those rscrsant democrats who prefer such pros
his malignant DRY u feebly echoed by certain
abolition and wing journals, who, until this
momsnt have only recognised him as bad
limitation Of an honest man. How true q
teacher II experience! how wise its Lessons
how eloquent its warnings. The brave and
fhe Just spirit looks into the volume which
preserves its instructions for posterity with
unappalled and refreshened instincts. gather.
ingSrsngth from Its invooatiOns, and adnoui.
lions frcm Its examples The selfish corrupt
and reyengeful-like Burke, and those he can
nislead-fy from its teachings as from mont
Tor whose severity they know, and whose truths
they fear. That Burke should glory in using
small minority to wound the honest demo-
crscy that had elevated and trusted him, is
natural. Arnold wrote a most elaborate,
echolar-iiks, and impudent defence Of his trea.
son, and England circulated it and honored
HIM. But Arnold went to his account never
theies; and long before he went to his grave,
no was az utterly out Of the living world of
honest and of gallant men, even In England,
as IL his pernicious soul rotted an inch a day.
Burke Is already joined to the dark society Of
Hale, Foss, Phillips, Garrison, and Sumner;
and New Hampshire will feel relisy cd now that
the viper she has warmed at her hearth. stone
has been committed TO its Kindred
The Union also contains letter from Major
VIZ ID. Emory, of U. S. Typographical Engi-
nesrs, in reputation Of an insinuation Of Mr..
Benton's that his (Emory's views upon the
subject Of the Pacific Railroad route are in.
Ansnced by that gentleman's spsculations in
San Diego town lots. Major Emory pronouneee
the charge to be false, and explains it away
completely.