New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
KANSAS.
NEGROES AND MULATTOES -
''''H ''' 49, '' HALL OF CONVENTION,

| WYayDOT h. l., July 10, lcJJ.
| When the report Of the COMMITTEE on Education
was under consideration, Mr.. stinson OF Leayen-
worth precip,ated the first debxe by Offering an
\ amendment 10 section 2. The section reads: Tee
| General Assembly shall encourage the promotion
"of Intellectual, moral. scientific and agricultural
| improvement, by establishing uniform system
| {" Of common schools and other schools Of a high
er grade, embracing Normal, Preparatory, Cole
I" gate and University departments, which schools
shall be open for the admission Of pupils of both
| "sexes" The amendment was 70 add: " But no
"negro or mulattO shall be permitted 10 enjoy
| "any Of these privileges in the future State
The democratic !" gentleman from Leaven-
worth said that be :" had duty 10 perform. lie
believed majority Of the people OF Kansas were
in favor of the amendment that he bad offered, ana
be desired to get his Republican friends upon the
record" He spoke Of negro lovers WITH toe
! usual ripor and seemed to be intensely dehgnted
at the idea that be had go. subject that M Oh
| vide the Opposition in the Convention Mr..
| MEDIEVAL another Of the Democrats, took up the
| "pjpger" cue. He did NOT advert 10 the subject
Immediately under consideration, but branched on
| on niger equality" "nisger voting, and
! "nieger emigration" The gentleman wished to
protect bis people from 50 black pollution. Ih's
"was the great issue" and he he'd It "squsrey
| met" He wanted to " zee the Republicans iase
! issue on it." ale wanted to see the yeas and
nays on it," 1.-THE people had sgoided their
| wishes on this point" lie wanted u see
| those wishes carried out" He was in favor of
| "popular sovereignty" This was - question
the people felt deep interest in' Hewas Tor
the supremacy Of the white race.
Mr. Kngman of Brown took issues against the
amendment His speech was a keen and sarcastic
series Of repsrtees against the proposal ana the
proposers. He referred TO the record they
desired. and the wish he had to accommodate
them.
Mr.. Slough of Lesvenworth favored the amend
meIt. He desired that all negroes and mulattoes
be excluded from the State, and consequently from
schools ard educational privileges. be wanted TO
see the Republican record on this subject. The
people were opposed to all smalgamaton. They
wished to see this question tested and wanted The
yeas and nays on If.
Mr. Ritchie of Shawnee opposed the amendment
and TO TX ground against the nhumanlty OF the pro-
vision They had run against him on that issue,
and he was here. His house was open to the op-
pressed wanderer, no matter what his color, and be
did not know that if would be closed even to Ma
tiOnal Democrat.
Mr. Blount of Anderson and some Others spoke
but the most able and impressive remarks we're
from s. o. TEACHER of Lawrence. He spoke of
the efforts of the Slave Power to asten Slavery on
| KaDsas-hOw the Democracy, IN their service, had
| violated the Missouri Compromise, and opened up
| a civil war to plant slaves and slave labor 10
| Kansas. Fooled in this, that they were now re-
lentlessy following the helpless victims oil their
| cruelty with this bitter persecution. They were
not to be permitted to stand upon the soil, or
breathe the air that the struggles of feemen had
secured TO Freedom. OF all the deep blackness OF
the Democratic debssement, this legislation and
prejudice and crime was the deepest.
The scathing structures of the gentleman seemed
to have some effect even upon the African De-
mocracy. They adjourned last night upon the close
of his remarks and upon the resumption OF the
discussion on the report this morning, seemed u
be less disposed for an argument. The amend
ment was laid upon the table-29 to 20.
But they were not satisfied. They still offered
amendment after amendment of the same charac
| ter, and demanded the yeas snd nays on them.
| One motion to insert that negroes and mulattoes
| should be allow I'd no privilege of education III An
additional section rejected by 33 to IL. In
purfuiDg the niger in this way for capital they
got into the incest predcdmen that party seeking
a record on their opponents ever got into Appended
TO the report on Education was an article Tor the
creation of institutions for an insane asylum, pen
tentisries. and pOorhOuses. Section OF TINS hrt
Gle provided that
The respective counties of this State shall provide
in some suitable manner for those inhabitants who, by
reason Of age, nfrmiy or other misfortune, may nave
claims upon the sympathy aud aid OF society under pro-
4 Nlrlune 10 Dt HihdC ny luc btAcIh ASSEMBLY,
| One of the jealous Democrats, following the
| party cue. moved 10 insert, except negroes or
| muattoes " after the word msfortunes. Several
| of the Republicans laughed outright at this, and
| demanded the yeas and nays on 1t. The Niger
| Democracy found all at once they had got into
scrape. They tired TO avert the vote, but were
not permitted TO escape II. Several OF their speak
ers, in the earlier discussion, had with an air "l
| triumph said, 1--WE want this tune played OUT
come up, gentlemen Republicans, and face the
| music" I hey had now the privilege OF facing
| the music themselves. They did not know what
| to do. One of their number voted one way and
then changed ms vote. Another begged to be
! Excused from voting Such futtering among
the Black Democracy had never been witnessed.
They dare not vote for their own proposition.
| They held hurried and excited conferences with
each other. and the result stood for the amend
| ment, =; against il. 4S-Messrs. Mcdowell and
Foster ouly being able t. swallow quite much OF
the "nlgger
To make il still more conclusive, Mr.. ). o.
| Thacher rose. He said he was afraid his Demo
cratic friends were embarrassed by the insertion OF
| the amendment In this section. In order To give
them proposition uuemharrassed IN that way. he
noyed additional section, to the effect that the
provisions of this article should apply 10 no negro
" or mulstto," and demanded the Yeas and Nays
on il. Again were the Democracy in a helpless
fuiter. The vote stood, Yeas, &; Nays, 3. Mr..
Brown, who voted for 1t, changed his vote.
Badly beaten OH this negro hobby, but not quite
snnihated they sgsin moved as closer that no
negro should be permitted TO enter the schools in
| the Territory, and were voted down-ieas, 81;
Nay' l6-Mr. Greer being the only Republican
voting with the Democracy. The report was then
finished adopted, and sent TO the Committee on
| Phraseology.
One amusing thing occurred this forenoon. Mr..
Lowe. Clerk of the FIRST bogus Legislature which
met al Shawnee Mission, sent IN petition 10 have
sundry claims for services on that interest