The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-16

vas superseded BY other machinery, and
have now no further occasion FOR it. II
could be made very servicsAble in country
ONCE, and We viii sell it At = bvrgain.
The Constttasion..w has 10 in IL.
The opponents Of the new Constitution,
unable to meet thu great issues involved by
its provisions, have resorted to the usual
policy Of those who contend for bad cause.
They kesp the vital and important provisions
Of the Cons tuition In the back ground as
much - possible, give great prominence to
minor provisions Of little consequence, and
seek to arouse the prejudicss Of the people
BY perverting other provisions and misrep.
resenting the effect Of the adoption Of the
Consultation.
The negro question il the great lever, the
"Lissle Giants" club which Locofoco once
seekers WELD upon all occasions to strike
down tie interests Of the white people Of
the North, and with which they have pro-
Claimed their purpose to batter down the
new Constitution Of Iowa.
xEoso survRAoE NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION.
Lot NJ turn our attention, then, to the pro-
Visions which have bearing direct or re.
mote upon this fsvorite topic Of the Nation
d Democratic organs. Many Of their lying
sheets insist that vote 10 favor Of the new
Constitution is an endorsement Of the doc.
trine OF negro equality and Of negro suf.
frAge. And the miserable concern which
represents the regular Democracy in thi,
city, has INDUCED in many eloquent dia-
tribes Of villi6cation against NJ for stating
that the provision Of negro suffrage Va, an
"asids question" to Be decided By ! ssps.
rate vote. To leave no doubt ~ 10 this mat.
ter in the mind Of any person, We quote the
section OF the Schedule to the Constitution,
mot the consi'iution,-in reference to this
matter, which reads - follows:
Section II. At the same election that IN.
CONSTITUTION 10 submitted to the people for
its adoption or rejection, . proposition to
amend the same BY striking out the word
uwhites from the article on the aRirht Of
suffrage" shall BE- separately submitted 20
the electors Of this State, for adoption or
rejection, in manner following, viz: A sepa.
rate ballot may be given BY cvery person
having right to vote At said election to be
deposited in separate boz. And those
gwen for the adoption Of such proposition
shall have the words sShall the word white
DC stricken out Of the article on the Right
Of Suffrage" Yes" And those riven
against the proposition shall have the words,
Shali the word white be stricken out Of
the article on the sRight Of Suffrage ?, MOI
And II 1t said election the number Of ballots
east IN favor Of said proposition, shall be
equal TO majority Of those cast for and
against this Constitution, then said word
white shall be stricken from said article and
be no part thereof.
Now 1t 10 clear that q vote for the Con-
stitution is not vote in favor OF negro euf-
frage, Tor the Constitution expressly limits
the right Of suffrage to white men twenty.
one years Of age; and unless majority Of
all the voters, by q separate vote, distinctly
adopt this amendment contained in the
Schedule, suffrage will be restricted, ~ at
present, to white men. Therefore, no man.
mind should beprejudiced against the Con-
stitution BY the false pretence that in voting
Tor i he endorses that which be in fact dis.
tinctly rspadiatss and condemns BY his -ete.
TIE RIGHT or rRiAL BIT yuaY.
The Locofoco editors are oil very jealous
slsvs-hunters, and glory in volunteering to
run down runaway niger, which honors-
Bile men in the South soorn to do, but leave
70 the low and ignorant clay eaters. Hence
our dirt ealing cotemporaries Of Iowa have
improved their olfaotories to such On extent
that they "noss oat" and scent . Singer in
the fenos," where gentleman Of ordinary
nasal seumen would never have suspe cted
anything Of the kind.
And in view Of that fact, the following
provisions in the bill Of rights Of the new
Constitution incurs the most unmitigated in
6gnation Of the olice-se skiDg national Lo-
eoioco journals:
SEQ. ?. The right Of trial BY jury shall
remain inviolste; but the General Assembly
may authorize trial by jury OF less num-
Der than twelve men in inf erior courts but
no person shall be deprived Of life, liberty. or
property, without due process OF law.
Sec. ~. 10 all criminal prosecutions, and
IN cases inroiring the life 0, liberty Of an
indirtdndl, the accused shoH haze a rioht
to speedy and public trial by an impartial
jury; TO be informed Of the accusation
against him, aud to have copy Of the same
when demanded; TO be confronted with the
witnesses against him; 10 have compulsory
process for his own wi,ncs.es and 10 hsys
assistance Of counsel.
We have italicised the clause which az.
cites the wrath Of some OF the petty organ,
OF the Democracy to su,h Wild fury. And
lest some Of our readers should fail to see
ths point Of the objection, We direct their at-
teniion to the word s.iib<rfy," which ope.
rates on many Democrats like water on o
mad dog. The old Consultation contains all
o. the above, except the clause italicised,
and Il iiie and liberty be As valuable ~ prop
erty or reputation, We think they should bs
guarded by > like impartial trial By jury.
But the opponents Of the Constitution say
that fugitive slaves and escaped criminals
would Be entitled TO jury trial under this
provision. Well suppose they should, Is i,
not i'fe'. that an IMPARTIAL Jury -ill .~.-1
justice accordingly law in their verde. quit,
- we'll - > Judge Jnres Of men taker
from the ordinary walks Of life, are the boa,
Of common Law and American Jurisprudence
aad have been held the snrest safeguards OF
rs rights and liberties Of the people. Jur,
tsisl has been the terror Of tyrants, ans
saoagss the grievances alleged agsins
0essgs the Third was one "for dspriving u.
= msay sasss, Of the benefits VI trial b
jasy.s My, thsn. should Democrats, VI,