Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-09-15
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Negro Suffrage.

II is nmcsing TO witness the expedients Of
the leaders Of that portion Of oiir country
men styled Republicans to get rid of the
Odium which attaches ~ the cause nj nSxyro
suffrage. Their dilemma ia signal alus
tration Of the capital blunder they CONSIST.
ted first IN sectiOpalism in 1860, and second
" by their war upon the decision in tho
bred Scott ease. The adnonition furnished
by the enormous vote of Iowa against nexro
suffrage has alarmed the Republican lender.
III New York. and has completely changed
the same gentlemen in Minnesota. In Wis
consn the Republican are boldly commit
ted 10 it, and viii be, We fancy, either
badly beaten at the polls or else very close.
ly run A late incident in the Republican
Convention Of Minnesota shows how TN
medicine LIS working there. ..l.
The vote In that convention on striking
out the word white" in the clause conferr.
lug political rights IN "citizeas was yeas
II, nays a. The convention unanimously
resolved that negroes were born free and
equal to the white man, but refused, Ly a
vote of two 10 one, to admit the negro 10
the enjoyment OF the equality to which they
say he was . born" kither toy do not
believe their own doctrine, or they fly in.
the face Of the laws Of God, who. they say,
created the negro free AMI equal" and
endowed him with inallcnablc rights
In New York a significant accident has
happened to the resolution passed by the
late Republican Legislature Of that state.
submitting to the people an amendment to
the Constitution 50 as to dispense with tLe
freehold qualification and the three yaa,s'
residence now required Of colorcd voters.
The Buffalo Comm1ciai .idrsrtls1r (Ameri
cam says OF this accident III h. necessary
to the validity Of all amendments to the
Constitution. that the joint resolution pro
posing them shall he published for tire,
months previous to the election l;ut by
some hlunder which u large port Oh Of the
press charge rs intentional, the publication
has been DELAYED until it Il too late, and HI
that means the Republican party escape the
odum of submitting to the people what
could not fail To- be- a most unpopular mca-
sure Whether this failure 10 print is the
result OF II trick. a. many peopiy shrewJly
suspect. the Republicans being ashamed of
their unjldsio,is measure. of an actuiif'
oversight, We cannot loubt. that, t,overnor
KING is free from all i.lame in the mat
ter" ....-
The Dem bcratic organ mt Albany ihc'it-
las and A,g1s, makes the follow ing amusing,
comment upon this samcaecidcnt: -
"'Ihe Ereniag Joafnui, when Il FIRST spoke
Of the gushing OF negro suffrage, tluntly
accused the American Secretary Of State ~
the outrage A closer invesfigatioh traces
the omission houie to the Executive Depart.
ment-: and the dcrainciaticns which We're
,rlihed to lr hurled upon the rnbfending
front OF Secretary lleadly mus. fAQ upon the
head of Gov King '.'n. 80
Negro suffrage rs overlaid by its nurse
Rcpublieamism has rolled over IN. It's sleep
and stiiiesl the baDtiing given 1t 40 rear.
There the little black thing HES. hooking ike
carbanadoed monkey deal--aad GOV.
King is guilty OF ihe deep sane dsa,naliaa.
Of i,s taking oft" - 80 '''.,,
80 Young Afiica' finds al the hands sol
its foster mother "a treatment >as fatal As that
which bleeding Kansas and the tanals hays
found in the quarter. ...,s...,t...@ q
such is the ral fate Of the Negro suffrage
in the hands III those who ought 10 ha "
been its devoted friends. Such, too, the
conuaGt. upon the preiassTroiess;on efpo
liiicialfs in favor Of tile doctrine that all
men, black aud white, are cfsatyl equal.
We watch the progress Of this Kepublicap
ieser,'on If negro Suffrage with some soli-
eitude.-F6raeys Press