Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-16
From the Anti Slavery Standard.
THE COL0RED VOTERS OF NEW YORK.


The number of colored men in the State of New
York who possess the amount of property necessa'
ry to entitle them, under the Constitution, to the
right Of suffrage is supp osed to be than 10,-
600 body sufficiently numerous, perhaps, in the
present nicely balanced state of parties to deter-
mine the result Of the next election. 1t has been
supposed that Gerrit Smith would certainly receive
the all but unanimous support Of this class Of
voters-that indeed, they would rally to his stan,
dard with great enthusiasm. Such. however. 10
not likely to be the case. Convention of oolored
men, posed of fifty four delegates and repre-
senting eighteen counties, lately held at Troy,
The following resolutions, after spirited discuss,
ion, were adopted, four FIVE only voting against
them
I. Resolved. That in the ensuing gubernatorial
election, i; becomes 10 act with especial rofer,
ence to secure the elective franchise We can &C,
complish nothing il this direction save over the
defeat and ruin of the socalled Democratic party,
our most inveterate enemy. In order TO secure
this defeat, it is absolutely necessary to consoli,
date the strength of the opposition to said party,
And we regard the Republican party, all things
considered as more likely than any other to effect
this desirable end and advise the eleven thous,
and colored voters of this State to concentrate their
strength upon the Republican ticket for Governor.
&C., before the people.
g. Resolved, That in so doing. we do not for .
momont endorse all the political ienets of that
party we are radical Abolitioniats. and shall ever
remain so, but we regard the nomination made by
them at Syracuse as calculated to give aid and
comfort to the enemy, by electing the Democrat
ic candidate.
The leading champion on the Republican side
was Mr.. VIM. j. Watkins. late associate editor Of
the Frederick DOuglass'S Paper, and was appointed
by the Convention to travel ani hold meetings
among the eoored people of tho State. for the pur.
pose of securing their votes for the Republican
ticket. A new paper, The Voice Of the People.
hos been started at Albany, by Mr.. Stephen Myers
to support this movement. We copy from tho first
number the following paragraphs, showing the line
of argument adopted by the colored Republicans,
"Now that the Convention has adjourned. We feel
that the battle is fairly begun. And we call upon
every colorsd man to vote for the Republican
candidates. for tho reason set forth in the
seventh resolution in the series comprising
our Platform. There is not the remo:sst
chance of Mr.. Smiths election. MORGAN WILL Be
THE NEXT GOVERNOR The Democracy is divided,
house divided against itself must fall And
We the IL 900 colored voters of the State, mast
stand Just where we can be Of some service in the
struggle. If we ever gain any political rights. We
mustlook to the Republican party, for that 10 to be
the dominant party, We call upon you, then. if
you wish the elective franchise, to work for it in
direction in which your efforts will tell.
"The Democratic organs throughout the State
rejoice in the Gerrt Smith nomination, for they
know that if he should obtain any considerable
number Of votes, the Republican party is defeated,
and their party is victorious, II is always bad pol,