New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-13

Lee. a. II il slmos. a. .sA:. The SPrisgfsti Re-
psbliess Sits the matter correctly sheo Il says:
= Iii. Fxfll-Bc,'s ~isbes Va regard b II are st.i
- in the dark b, is quoted ~ b tn sdee' snh 10
waues'ly for bis p,htiesl Interest test 100 prop
=" csiun sboad fsii; but sis ,u1p'.-d Organs, per-
" sonsl snd political, II Boston, sdvocsse u. inns,
il bis failure 20 nee h,s influence t'r lie defect
secures IT'S approval. hs gill hardly csespe the
tuh consequences thre<t-n-d 10 the outraged
f,. bog OF toe R.pub leans ~ other Stairs" 1
viii now quote all t,at the G"sern " hss officially
or publicly said Cd ,he subject, snd ,oa can jaase
"a WI ss can how msro or hos htsIe be 70 COM
ntteJ on Que eide or the other. la bis message 70
the Legislature u ISIS, the Governor SAID;
Tbe Constitution Of the United States conters upon
Ccnerrs. the power 10 invest persons with the at
,bnes Of citizenship but il leaves 10 each state the
right To determine what persons shall become voter
Recep, consultation amendments and legisl stive opn.
ions repeatedly expressed which have nat yet npeued
il Ia statutory or constitutional enactments indicate
that the qualifc s,ions If voters il subject OF deep
and general interest. There can be- no obec, OF hgh
or importance than that If determining upon what con.
d,ons the right Of suffrage shall be conferred, and
what legislative safeguards necessary 10 usinan
the purity of ssciUus and 10 project the nxhts Oh
American citizens shall cheerfully concur with you
in such you may Judge expedient ior ths
purpose.'
a, the beginning Of the session OF 1859, the Gov
ernUr said:
inc ~ the rrou-ions of the Constiiu TO amend
m.nt Of tha, instrument declaring that no person OF
oreicn birth shall be- entitled To vote, or sha DE ely
'he in office, unless he shall have resided within the
ndiction ef the United States for two years SUISSE
'ou,pt TO his naturalization, and shau be otherwise
qualified according TAI the Constitution and laws oi inc
Commons ealth; proc.d,d, thnt this anendmsnf shall
moi affect the right. which any person cs foeisn birth
posses ed at the time IF the adop'nn Thereon; anu
aroridf4 further that il shall n, affect the rights OF
'spy child Of an American citizen boro durng the tenn
.norary absence of the parents abroad. respectfully
but earnestly recommend a concurrence IN THIS amend
meni and order that il may be- submttedto the people
for their approval or rejection.
The Adrertisfr in its article on the subject, to
which have alluded, lays particular stress upon
the last clause of the ahv~ extract AID .eems AK
ious to give the impression ,hst It was DOLLY rec
omu. pdation Ia ths Legislature 10 submit the
ourstion to the people, AID d., oot iUp'y any 10.
dors~m, Mt of IT, | Do MT thi Il this "a tcnable
ground. but in case the Governor becomes csadl-
cate for President or Vice. Presldeot In 1o6O, it
NAV becoue convenient as the bsss Of IA arga-
uept in his favor b, fore the foreign Ppnistion 1t
is also fortupate quay DOT ssy Prvhential that
bis Exc.lepcy was called away o. Nss- YORK. on
saturday AID will therefore be- d-hsrred the 0pPor
tunity I'll voting for or assiDst the Proposition.
The Democratic papers and ihs Bos'os Cssrxr
have opposed the suisuduieps but have seemed
much n,- soicltous " f,stsn toc responsibility oil
its success upon the Republicans, than u have 1t
defeated. Sidney Webster and Is. +. Hsli-tt, st q
recent meeting COZ graduated themselves that u sho
amendmen ut should bs xd"ptet, natives OF Africs
could never vote pere. Ih-.e Gentlemen seen 70
,k for an extensive business ia slaye-trsdlng with
in a few years.