The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-11

right vote and subject to all the laws and resrc
natural and soca equality between The negroes and whites
and there could be NO political equality established
The history Of the 6outh American States and Mexico
plainly shows that ell attempts 70 place them % equality
but degradss the white Lea NOT be mled by The
fanacism Of those who have, under false philanthropy,
equality The propoa,son 70 politically smsisamsse The
two races 20 unwae 30 unstatesmauke 90 unnatural,
that It has beee repudssed, BY the oosored rsse
ever etsSihhed he morbid synpsnes q Tho fanatics
impe them 70 hGht against the laws Of God and nature
the inferior rsoa Gentlemen Of the most diverse Vows
on That question must al ssree that the oolored
race are universally IN "a sAtscs and inferior
condition The negroes who migrate from the Southern
cUossauon witSSoids nom ,hsn sas u privilege & es
Soss Other s.s q policy s ~ sn O. ous .
pTevaih Lot our constitutions DO ut;ated ~ this reso
S99 ana Ss .ss 2y nSss;s e
outrage the general senttmeut Of race, We shall DE-
grade the precious rights Of Suffrage and we shall aim
Why then, sir this called ameodnnent pressed for
ward7 DOES The republican party hope 70 gain strength
BY Incorporating thousands q negro v,ers in rs motley
rankA? has become enamofed Of the negro a. 70
be eager TO become black IN hue - well a. In namss
whatever the majority might take, he was sasned
They were for the constitution - ID. fag -
NJ. Bingham, republican, followed In favor OF the
solutions be thought tho negroes were allowed 70 vote
~ all there should not be any property restrictions
Mr. Ellsworth, republican spoke ct some length against
the resolution and hoped that this LeehlAture would net
sultfy themselves by adopting theee resolutions He
would Ike oknow in what hot bed Of fanacs had thees
resolutions been Matched. Their ADOPTION would DO u
Inauguration Of military despous6 y our midst II
would bring about disgrace upon The ballot box cud
drive The better class OF citizens from The ballot box 10
disgust and thus leave In the hands Of an class
He hoped that this Legislature would MOI countenance any
movement of this kind. f ~
Mr. Mlken said that be should vote FOR the resolutions
hsa they might go before he people and there b decided
NJ. Miller also argued IN favor Of The resolutions
Mr.. Regan spoke against them, and thought Il wouid
Be dhgrace upon he State. ISL ntflftr-
Mr.. Law (rep and AMI spoke aG some length against
the property Qualification now h the constitution; be
thought ~ disgrace thai the color xod the point whether
person should have $50 10 allow him 70 vote or not
There resoutous he thought, should b adopted and
allow tho question 70 90 before the people and see
whether they eth insist upon thD property qualfcaaiou
Ar. Jacques merit spoke, in favor a the resolutions.
He did NOT believe thai The state Of Connecticut whatever
she night manufacture, the look for The
anufscsnye Of sound law. The decision OF the Supreme
Court which the gentleman OF Kings referred 70,
dssce 70 the country, md had done much 70 destroy
the confidence Of the people at large in that body be
hoped that these resolutions would be adop,ed repub
hear