The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-14

We propose to discus. TIE '"i'stituihh
a. the time is brief. IN a short art,cles n
po-sihlc--eSpccially a We may rely upon
many reader ju-, in proportion t"the hres-
ity of editorials. We shall only alule la
those article. of the new Constitution In
which objections have been made by Demo
cratic editors, and IL would be entirely I'M
nece,,ar, to comment upon them. IL con
ncciel with the objection, were there not
tn ero,se-i Interpretations. Nothing
connected with the new Constitution il
that ran he called connected which has moth
in- " at>oescr 10 10 with it, excepting in
heins presented TO the people for approval
o reject ion at the same time with the tom
stitntion--la> been the subject 81 m"re- de-
ceit aud nisrcprc- cnta'ion than the Sehe-
dule. This Schedule Props question
which il Ia be voted upon separately. Re
duced To the naked truth, the question l.
amply whether the colored population shall
be place on a political equality with tl,c
whites, or whether the worl white shall
be stricken from the old Constitution.
which would oblitcrate all distinction be-
tween c9lors. The Democratic press ia.
gone Systematically TO work to deceive the
people in regard to thi. Schedule. a num-
ber Of Democratic papers have sought Ia
make their readers believe that il the
Constitution is adopted perfect political
equality IL the white aud colorcl races
must prevail in Iowa Now il i, ~"
part 1t tho Constitution, and i, not likely
u H.. There j. not e,es the rcmotest
possibility that the p-oiie 81 iLi. stat" will \
vote a. insert such a clause in the new Inn-
stitutnn and 4 can only bcc"nr d part ~
that instrument by such declaration 81
their will Ia must receive a majority ii all
the vote, cast for and against the Con~t,,a-
tion--:n other words, majority IL all the |
Votes cast--to secure il approval. fhcrc
viii probably be from sutsD 4" loD.un
vcics cast On the new Constitution question.
Say there arr 5000 votes pollcd, Of which
.3'a. are fpr and 3uUD against the new
Constitution. The Schedule Proposition
TAU receive vote IL half Of these united.
or a"re, e. become part of the new ton
s,,tui,on-or 5000 votes or over. Who
believes that il will receive 10000 votes
PLAN "a J. tue proposition, and the state |
meat 81 the vote by which IL ). d.,.i.led. u |
eau scarce, h, realized that Democratic Ia
iA'r. have had TIA. har,lihoo,l, not only ~ Mt
t.n,pt I. deceive the people a, IL the fat
that this question j. aot submitted Z" popular
s"t" as f.tft M. aes Constellation, hut that
they have totally m,srepre,en the nature
IL the vote by which il j. Ia lc settled
Some If the opposition have actually insist
Ell that IL the majority Of the d.g,nae. be-
tween the tw. votes, were VA favor ri the
Schedule question, IL would Form part 81
the Constitution hat i. taking the aba,e
figure II the difference J. 5n,,sT,,why ls,nN
sotc, E,r the NEGRO clause would carry il
Tie Convention has, a, plainly n word,
eiild convey the idea, given the idea Ia the
l.tllc, ami il !, utterly unmi>,akeable.
',rr.,t ebert, have been made g. create /
prejudice AGAINST the nsM Constitution o.,
,iti. question. Yet would IL be- believed, |
that tai, very idea, according to good pe,n-
acratic authority before "a, tins very negro
clause, va, borrowed irom the MICHIGAN
Dennrraiic Constitutional Convention, muo
submitted tie same question Ia precl-cI,
tAe -alae manners Tie Constitution ma,
adopted -lal,,t without opposition, while
tie appeniase" was voted down hy al |
overwhelming majority, just it will lie Ia
thu State. II h u>ee., for the Democracy
a. attempt an, further deceit, on tins black
suffrage question. IL ha, nothing To- 10 a,tA
tn ncw Constitution, aud i voted uls.a a,
snincls distinct, outside proposition. Thos.
WHO lAycr II, will have an orpvrtun,t, ol
declaring then sentiments. Ii wa, Urged
IN convention, that they desired 10 express
their opinion On ihi, question, .ni 4, a POI
''oa u the people their petition, we're IL.
tened to, and the opportunity afforded them
We leave this outside question 10 th, rc,,-
pie taking NJ position apol IT, iarther than
=. give mere statement vi Iacl,.