The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-03
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
AUGUSTA, March %, Is.

The Senate on frid y adOpteu' unan'inou'
", the following order; the SINE having
been introduced by Mr.. Oak Of Penooscot'
on the previous day:
Ordered. Thut the Justice ofthe Supreme
Judicial Court he, and they hereby are TO
auirvd to give their opinions upon the iol-
loving question:
Are ire culurvd persons OF AR can de
seem, having a residence established IN this
State Tor the term Of three months next re-
ceding any elections, authorized under the
provisions Of the Constitution Of this State,
10 be- Electors for Governor, Senators, and
Representatives?
And il il further ordered. that a copy
hereof, signed by the President pro TEN. and
attsst,d by the Secretary Of the Senate, bc
communicated fort with by the must e1Pe-
diii0us mode To each one oi the Supreme Ju
dicial judges, and an nswcr to the iOrrgo
ing be requested at the earliest possible mo
ment. But If the legislature shall have ad-
.jOurned before the answer can no prepired'
the same shall 10 returnei to the Sccretar.
Of State, to he by him Published IN the Stat
paI-r.
The Constitution Of our State, article i,
sect ., provides that 'eyery male citizen OF
he United SAFES Of the agc Of twenty-onr
years and upwards, shall b. IN elector Tor
Governor" &c. The words. citizen 81 the
United States in the Constitution govern and
determine the publication Of electors. u
there is u right apprehension Of the dceis'"n
OF the Supreme Court in the Dred 5 OFT Case.
and its extent, "a colOred person Of African
descent" has not, in our State, under THE
most infamous decision, any right to vote.
and in n legal sense. "no rights which
white man is bound to respect" so far as
the exercise Of the right Of suffrage is con-
cerned. The answer to this question, it i-
to be hoTed, will be received before the Leg |
islature adjOurns.
Thursday was day ofconsiderable inter
est here. In the afternoon Of that day.
there was an exhibition of some ten or
twelve pupilsfrOm the Asylum for the blind.
at New Haven. The hall Of the house was
crowded, and the performances Of the chill
dren were deeply interesting. IL is we'll
known that the sense Of touch. is to the
blint, what vision Is to those blessed with
eyes. Through this sense all Information Of
the outward world, and ideas relating to
studies and science are communicated. and
{ extreme delicacy Of the sense. enjoyed
by the blind, is most wonderful. IL Is by
the touch OF the finger they read, perform
problems in mathematics, and ascertain the
geographical positions Of countries. Books
for the blind are made with raised letters,
over which the fingers are passed lightly to
enable the reader TO determine the shape OF
the letters. and thus to form IN the mind
the letters into words. The study Of music
Is one Of the most common for the blind
The loss Of ons sense makes their other SEN
scs, II seems, more acute and perfect, and
they readily, by this power Of touch, &C
quirc q knowledge Of music, and become
skilIiul pianists, performers on the harp,
and SINGERS. In this c.ss the skill Of sever
al OF the pupils in music was brought out,
and the accuracy OF the answers OF the pu-
pills in arithmetic, geography, and other
studies were quite surprising.
In the evening our old friend Frederick
D,uglass, lecturcd in Winthrop Hall, to an
audience of some seven hundred persons
Douglass came into the Hall, accompanied
by the Governor Of the ST ,te, and number |
Of the must prominent citizens OF Augusta.
and members Of the legislature. Douglass.
If he Is colorcd man, and one Of that sun
fortunate class who Jadge fancy SAYS "has
no rights which a whit. man is bound to 10
spect," hasisw supsriprs, whether We speak |
Of his el,qiencc, or in correctness Of logic. !
lie has .tr,asth AMI s,li,lity OF character.
as well US persuasive power. lie maintained
in thIs lecture, and be proved It too. that
judge Fancy Was most inc1rrcct in his state |
m ,nts ~ t. the cJniiti "a of tie free colnr'd |
persIns. when the Constitution was aal ,pted; |
and m..ds square i>sde with the judge as
to the intent and ms,ning of the Consti u
ton, contending that the Constituti WAS
an ant,-sllvery instrum mt, designed By ts
franirs Il promote libsty, irrespective oil
color ls was introduced - the audience,
as a living rAfatation Of the doctrine pro
muls.ted by judge fancy, that q eolored
person had no rank in the scale VI human
ty. The lecture was an able one, and mott
satisfactory.
At Last trust bottom has been reached in
reg .rl - con.olil,tion. TIE vote OF the
Has, insisting "a rsfa.ins tho bal. pas.
age, plainly indicates that thu DELIBERATE
julseuent Of the lIouss h as,ins, the Ball.
and l, is hardly to be presumed that IL will
b, broush, b,for, tbs II 'us, in its present
sh ,p, i,,in. AnDns th,p who opposed
the Bill at the Last VA, Mr.. Hobson Of Sico.
Me-. IL. m,dsa teiiin: sPcch against the
Bill. which was li,,snh - With grat alton
ton. Whom tho Bill first c,m, up, on IT.
pissi,, to b, ensrjscd. Mr.. II. votsi for it.
A m)rs t,orou;h OF ,mia ,tion, and bet or
und,rstin linz Of tn, iai Ines which were
b,,ny brou ;ht {, bar TO pvss il, convincst
Mr.. HIbson that Il Was HE duty 10 oppose
IL, in all IL, s:.,s, AM he did 81. and rem
A, :. l am Ar ..s.,nti Al all In A ,c.lttn, it.