The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-24
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MrssKs. EbIroRs: The word white"
.hould H. stricken out IL the article Right
II suffrage in the \cw constituiion--he-
cause
>. such a limitation IL tie right i unnc-
cc.sary Limitations may and ought To be
placed upon the exercise II this right some
f,r eau,c--mal aud ought 60 l,e deprived 81
II bur IN order a. b. consistent with Dem
giraffe and Republican principle, the with
holding ri this right must either be from
-lmc disability in the individual, as oi
c-me-or from regard IL the well being
Of the commonwealth Neither IL these can
ls.tiiy the exclusion 1T the colorrd vote III
tn. ease NJ, the former for that must bc
decided upon the merits of each case, and not
by any such general regulation n the claus,
now contains As t. the other reason for
restriction. surely none We, Il contend that
Constitutional allowance, lch n adyo-
cate would sadaEyer the great State Of Iowa,
~ would hinder her prosperity in any sense,
Iisious Why, then, advocate the crasion 81
the word white " Because ID no' wish
this State even by implication e. strike
hands with the despisers aud opprcssors OF
man, or do ANYTHING that may bar the i'm
protcment &c that long continued race.
but
III. - L. Il
because il Is sVs1. Any white" man
born in the United State aud resident 81
this State, of lawful ago, has the right VI
suffrage" lie may have no vested interest
"a the prosperity al the state hc may b,
most grossly ignorant he may he drunken
wretch, aud IN every scn>e immoral, yet he
mas tie right u ,uilrag, Again, man ma,
,c naturalzrl. an ignorant. worthless Vsga-
innd, '.a,iag ~ know le,lg.---it may hc--oi
he gcniu, Vt the government no consldera
lion Of the Interest at stake IN any election; ;
sci il whit, and otherwise lawfully quail
lied, ~ tyt.s. Bur t.plur,i man :" to tie
.naHor bonn = substantial farmer, Or a me-
thanic intelligent. moral, religious. psriap,
4 minister 81 religion, cannot vote IL this
sord he retained Who IL there ~ cl-tusc
~ not to see in tins tue erossest injustice
Besides, the whole tendency Il such a dis
tinction il Ia make the race a. worthless
and vile as their .lctractars N, they are.
But they say tins, either ignorant nf 81
shutting their eyes against esideac, Ia the
contrary. Witncss their rapid progress in
e,cry department of human advancement,
N Dayton. Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New
/ orr. and IL every otacr place where the,
are found in any considerable number. !
would gladly hope that thc--cyensually
hundreds III thou sands white inhabitants
4 tl,i. STATE, will mol brand. a. unworthy
II all political privilege, tn. thousands a,
.aoi IL African who may come hiihef.
) II would u. unchri>tlan thus IL eN-
tluic the eolored population from political
privilege TIN, State. take for granted,
mean. Ia i. considered Christian. But in
.4rl,rtn bc thi-. IL must acknowledge ond, by
admitting e. hi. law and cN.mpliiyine ~
IA a. Il i eomlctent-~b rotherly kind
ncss God ,iath laale of one blood all
nation, u men, anu our Savior made nc
Distinction. NAV h. included all races anu
kndred ia tn, work Shall tie State IN IL,
fundamental laa cat stigma upon Who'll,
race a. too vile aad dangcrpu. "a possess the
RIGHT II suffrage Many ~ these upon
whom tia, brand Will he placed may be-
and We have reason To- assume will be- those
fpr whom Christ died. Ought We not 10 be-
afraid lest We expose ourselves Ia the wrath
oi him wiz Aa- -aid, "Far the oppression
Of the poor, for the signing ii the needy,
no@ will arise. saith the LoRp. | will lei
him in safety from him tha, pnil.ih AT him z
Let ~ oatgroNth of slavery find any eonn-
tcnance either IN the Constitution OF Laws
LIT no "aid 81 comfort he given T. the
oppresSor Let ~ barrier be erected that
may impede the onward march &c liberty
L. universal rule. - far a II can be ac
cpiaIli.hcd let nothing he admitted into or
retained ia the Constitution of which pos
teritv will he .s..arnel, or which, in such
matter, they viii lind !, necessary IN alter.