The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-19
The Negro Suffrage Question.

Although there is no plank in the Na''oi'"'
E.publican platform which refers IN the re-
n,test degree to Negro Suffrage, it Is well
! 1own fact that there are many men Ill 'he
,,rtv who are in favor of it. This class OF
,epublicans. including the editor of the st.
j,snl Times. advocated the leaving out OF the
~ ri ewbite" in the Constitution. The Min
,.,.ot;ou backed by more than two thirds of
, MANNERS of the constitutional Convcn-
IN. stood up in favor of retaining that
I'd. and of course succeeded. But all were
ing aud determined that the question
aid be submitted to the people at an ear
av. When the Democratic members of
.a Committee of Conference took ground
r1.s such should not be a provision Of the
stltution, the Republican members stood
.ir to man. When JOSEPH r. BROWN said
>Ir McCLuRE. that the Democratic party
7-o Id not now nor hereafter agree to submit
- question to the people. Mr.. MCChuEE's
Ply was, Refuse if you dare We
wa no better issue than this to 60 before
Tie people upon"
S,r. Brown was too shrcwd man not to see
,he position his party would have been in,
,he not yielded. So he went to work and
lrew up the following, which is section one
y ticle fourteen:
ST. ZION 1. Whenever a majority of both houses of
II gislature shall deem it necessary to alter or amend
n Dnstitution they may propose such alterations or
ir. ments, which proposed amendments shall be pub
= with the laws which have been passed at the same
/, and said amendments shall be submitted to the
for their approval or rejection and if it shall ap
manner to be provided by law, that majority
nbers present and voting shall have ratified such
ions amendments, the same shall be valid to all
u and purposes, as part of this Constitution.
lis was submitted to Mr. NORTH and 9th
7r- 81 no favored Negro Suffrage, and with but
oas lxception, we believe, was received with
-nar favor han the original plan, adopted by
b. republicans. And why? Because,
., agued, ''if this question is submitted to
cop!c on the same day that the Consti
..,i is submitted, and upon which day an
.-. ng election viii he going On, there will
. possible cfsnce Cor even an approXm-
to success We will be voted down ten
a. We were in Iowa :, month ago. But
get Republican Legislature. and then
IN provide for submitting the question
early day, and upon day wien no 9th
&, ing is 10 be done. Previous to that
argued The friends of the measure, "ye
'-a ave an opportunity to labor among the
l., .I and eIdeayor to break down the prey
q most of them have to universal suf-
g.
strikes us that the original COM
prom c entered into among the Republicans
'vho e for, and those who are against Ne
gro fraye, has been more than carried out
nv latter. All must acknowledge that
4.s b. que stion been submitted at the COM
ul ting election, the act would only have
ia ys' 4 the excitement, and increased it to
Or /. '.'y Of the measure and the Republican
oae:y We fear our neighbor of the Times,
l.d . rs who have denounced the action of
.4o 10 vention in this respect, did so with
la q ng carefully read and examined the
C,.-.. ton.