The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-24
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4 II ia amusing 10 witness the eAt,e,iirntso o.
the leaders of tina, portion OF our country.
men styled Republicans to get rid of the
odium which attaches TO the cause Of negro
suffrage. Their ,lcma il signal illustra.
ton of the capital bundcr they committed
fret in scctionalism IN 1880, and secondly
10y their war upon the decision in the bred
Scott case. The ndmontion furnished hy
the enormous vote Of Iowa against negro
suffrage has alarmed the Republican leaders
IN New York, and has completely changed
tn, same gentlemen in Minnesota. In Wis.
cousin the Republicans are boldly commit.
ted to it, and will be, we fancy, either badly
beaten at the polls or clse very closely run,
A late incident in the Republican Conven.
ton OF Minnesota shows how the machine is
working there,
The vote in that Convention In striking
out the word white in the CLAUSE confer
ring political rights On "citikeus" was yeas
| :, nays ~ The Convention unanimously
resolved that negroes were born FREQ and
equal 10 the white man. hut refused, by
vote oi two to otic 10 admit the negro To the
enjoyment Of the equality 10 which they hi,
he was born" Either they do not believe
their own doctrine, or they ily in the face of
God, who, they say, created The negro "froc
aud equal and endowed him with "inalcn.
able rights
In New York, significant Gonienf has
happened to the resolution passed by the
late Republican Legislature of TIM, State.
submitting 10 the people m amendment Ia
the Constitution 81 ~ 10 dispense with the
ireshold .'lnalicalion and tie. lhr,c ycars'
residence now required Of coorcd voters
tn" Buffalo Commercial Aieriiwr (Amcri.
cau) says of this accident 1t " nocer.
sary TO tho validity OF all amendments TO
the Constitution, that the Joint resolution
proposing them sbnll hc published for three
months previous 10 the election. But by
some blunder, which large portion Of IN,
press charge AZ Intentional, the publication
has been delayed until il is too hate aud by
that means the Republican party cscap' the
odhm Of submitting 10 the people what
could not fail TO be most unpopular meas.
urr. Whether this failure 10 print Is the
result Of trick, as many people shncwdly
suspect. the Republicans being ashamed Of
their mjudicions measure or Of an actual
overnight. We cannot doubt that Go,orucr
X my IN free from all blame IN tho matter"
The Democratic organ ut Albany. the A.
las and dIgus, makes tho following anus.
ing comment upon This same accident
The Ercn,ng Jouradi, whni !, first spoke
Of the 'quashpg Of negro suffrage, blantly
accused the American Secretary Of State oi
the outrage A closer investigation traces
the omission home 10 the Executive De
par,mcnt and the d"nupciations which were
uplif,cd to be hurled upon the unoiI'mlinp
front Of Secretary iIcadlcy mus, fall upon
the head ol Gov. King.
Negro suffrage is overland 10y lis nurse
Rrpublcnnism has rolled over IN lis sleep
and HiI the bnntiing given il to rear
There the little buclS thing hes looking like
carbom.Ioed monkey dead aud Coy.
X ing is guilty Of the SAME deep damnalion
Of i,s taking oil
$50 young Africa fluids ~ the hands Of
ifa foster mother q treatment as fatal M that
which bleeding anaas and the Canals have
found IN uic quarter.
such is the sad fate Of negro suffrage IN
the hands of those who ought Ia have been
its devoted friends. such, too, the comment
upon the profoso Professions Of politicians in
favor Of the doctrine that all inrD, black
and white, are created equnl. We wa,cl,
the progress Of this Republican dc-cr'ion of
negro Suffrage with sonc solicitode