Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-04-12
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sATuE DAY MORNING APRIL IL
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Erastus Brooks, Esq, one cf the Editor
Of the New York Express, IA so-eaIisd
Irrational Know Nothing journal,) him.
self the probable Know Nothing candidate
for Governor of New York, and the lead
ling Fillmore man in the New York, State
Senals, has brought forward in that body
an amendment 10 the State Convention,
for the purpose of inaugmating the policy
of gaiuersal negro suffrage. In New
York, at present, no negro can vote I'M
less he has property qualification Of
$3.50 Senator Brooks, Nj. Fillmore'y right
hand man, proposes, by the following
amendment, 20 do a',ay with his restric-
ton and TO extend 10 negroes equal rights
Of suffrage as to:the. whites
Resolved. Gfthe Assembly concur, that
The following be proposed as an amend
meit to the Constitution Of this State,
which, when approved and adopted in
the manner provided BY the Constitution,
shall become part thereof. VIZ livery
male citizen born in the United States,
W ho shall have attained the age Of 81
years, resided in the State one year next
| preceding, aud in the county in which be
may offer himself to be admitted 10 the
| privileges Of an eector, at least four months
| next preceding the time he may SO offer
! himself, and shall maintain a good moral
character, shall, on complying with such
rules and regulations as are now provided
by law ana in addition be able 10 read
any article of the Constitution, or any See
tiop of the statues CT tins State be admit
ted and deemed an elector.'
We call the serious attention Of South
ern Fillmoreans 10 the monstrous PROPOSE
tea OF their leading coadjutor iD the En-
pire State. The Rochester Union makes
the movement of MIR. Brooks the text for
an able ayticle in opposition to the equali-
ty Of the Races. La subsequent issue Of
The U1lor there Appeals long letter
from VIM. james Watkins, a mullatto edi-
liter OF s.Fre0rick Douglass paper in Ro-
chester, who come to the rescue of Sena-
Tor Brooks in his effort so 10 amend the Con-
sliiilion of New York as to establish
perfect equality between the white aHd
black races in respect to suffrage aud ev-
ery other political pIiyilese. This mulat
10 Know Nothing Watkins says Of Seua.
Tor Brooks amendment that It's effect
would be TO abolish the anti Republican,
anti-Chistiahn, aud Infamous property
Il Al
oi the Empire State. The honored gentle
iian has certainly performed all act which
entities him TO the grateful consideration Of
my prescribed People"
Ftom The mulallo Watkins precious let
ter we make few more extracts, for the for
the benefit OF Southern Fllmoreans, who
ara eo-ope rating with Senator Brooks. IN
elec,ins President:
The question is, Why should. colored
men be declared the night of suffrage in
common with " hite men? Why would
odabolisl, NEGRO suffrage altogether 2"
The only answer which can be-. found TO
dis query, 10 The article to hlch l am
repl, ,ug, consists in the absurd allegation
oil oui natural inieriority You remark
thai the White aud Negro races. cannot
commingle withou. dong violence to the
uatire ms IS Of 10th. They arenaturally
impul>Iye 10 each other. "Nature hath de.
GLAZED by Law that changeth not, and
which man cannot with impunity5 ignore,
thai two races shall remaih sepetate and
distinct forevet." Wei know not which
the more excites. our wonder, the eyre
gious absurdit,, or the 6raxen auddciiy Of
our assertion. estat 81
Mr.. Editor YOU will walk arm in arm
10 the polls with an Ignorant lrishhan.
" no knows nothing whatever of the coun.
try; on- who can scarcely tell his right hand
from his left, much less count the fingers
upon them; who does not know that such
man as Washington ever lived; that
mans vote GU will defend to the best Of
your ability. He is qualified TO role. He
is one OF natures noblemen. |, a coored
man, born on the soil. ard, therefore, a
native American. whose aheestory Xix t
yours, help 10 achieve the national indie.
pendente, pre- coed to the polls for the pur-
pose of posting my vote also. may
De equal to teach tins Ignorant lrlshman
the political history OF the country. Indeed,
may be equal in every respect. Il am
met a, the ballot.box by, the gentleman
from Ireland. who lays his hands upon me
and exclaims 81 say, Mis,her are you
qualified? Ill have not two hundred and
tfilty dollars worth Of real estate. Che may
not have enough to pay for his whiskey,
but no matter for that he challenges my
vote, and the editor of the Union says
amen
Now, sir, is this just, is i: patriotic, is it
honorable Have mot an equal right TO
vote with the Descendants OF those who
fought against cur country, in the times
which trled meas souls'
TnAr oB1Essro BAa9.." The King oil
Rome, son o. Napoleon /. was born the
20li of March; the King of Algiers, son
of Napoleon H., il is expected was born
the same day. Paul Dubois was the &C.
coaeheur of Maria Louise; Paul Dubois
SON is the accouehem Of Eugene Paul
Dubois' father, slept IN certain room and
bed adjacent TO the room of the Empress
Marie Louise for two weeks before and
two weeks after the birth of the King Of
Rome; Paul Dubois, SON is now sleeping
in the same room and on the same bed as
were occupied by his father forty years
aeoi Can imitation further go?
TuI WISCONSIN, DTFrcuLry SETTLED
M, ~ Assembly, on the 9th instant. by q