New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-11
From Our Own Correspondent
ALpAsr. Friday, Feb. 10, 1860.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.

OF ne Con sttutiUn Of this State as 70 ABOLISH the
11orerty qualification for eolored voters. The resou
ton bad teen made the special order for to-day at Il
o'clock Nr. Van Horn, who introduced the resolu
lion remarked that it bad been thoroughly discussed a.
the last session aud be presumed re friends were pre-
a 70 vote without further discussion, unless, per-
PnN way ofrply to anything that its opponents
ct, say against it,
H' TI Ea, m' zen led off with prepared speech
aoas Tho ,esal y, asserting that the people Of the
ss,e % 49, ~, never cOnsen. to the political
eousiy The negro ,,irt m. white man. The PrOpO-
sitiS D. IN bis opinion, vas nehAr rV' nor Apeoen
abd should be rejected wits scorn jcoge from tue
peculiar phraseo'pgy Of tie member rom brooklyn
thai, hle oplnsOD, a measure may De eApeo'snt
which rs not right and vioe-yesa. This may DC good
enough Democracy, but II stfises me as 6Sd e'hcs'
Mr. CalicCtt then et Into aatored argumentS prove
thar negrOes are not citizens OF Iae United States, aud
n erefoie ought not 70 be eutitlcd TO the PRIV
ilrass Of cIiZeDs iU this StaSe. He quoted
tie do esons Of severa S5ubern Coarts, and exhumed
one or TIVE ancient decisions Of Northern Courts,
eus EN- bis position and sgked OF cases and grades Of
society ~ style that mint perha ps become DIXIE,
but nOG Democrat III hs afgum ait hc any point IL
was ID urging that becauae in the pa st ~e have failed
10 II cogbze the African part OF the human
family, hvirg rights in common with II rest OF oods
CHILDREN, therefore sb0Lhfcoatinue to DO 80. This
ustip injustice by Prec dent y not an original dis
csvery OF MF Callicci.
MI Biz diam raid that IL - Caicot re ally believed
what be had labored 40 ndusttIOusly 70 prove, that
nep1oes ana mRlattoes are not czeDs then 40 ought
By III means 70 favor the resolution strn ug out the
csu,e in regard 10 coloRed pesocs 40 the Constitution
i'll tben read every oisea ofthe age Of II years.
&C. nav VOTE So that he is correct in ms eonelu-
sion after The Fundamental law eau % amendedas IL
now pfopoted colored person can vote, no ne'tter
how wealthy b. msy be. lie Mr. DinQhan) held that
negroes were ciuzeJs and that they TO have the
rights Of citizens. Mr. Cacott held 20 didersDt
idea; Therefore they both should 10 0e CONSISTENCY vote
for the proposition under coelderat Oh, 6snse II WEI
81 large she elective franchise, ana DecShse u VII
restrict u.
Mr. Ellsworth (Republieag) Of Saretoga, was op =
rosed 10 tie anne ndnent, not because the negro not
citizen but becs ule he il degraded being, uIat to
exercise the elective irencheef because Il woult DO
cbespe ming the right Of Suffrage and because i wOald
in the opihion Of AIR. kisworth, have tendency 70
drive bite eople from the polls in disgust and end
~ putting the Government INTO the haEcs OF Sne Nc
on. es ana ibcu it eould make SJWbeTn brethren
feel bad II We were 10 recognize any right IN negro
except "a work for the snpport Of a maste-g
hf Nillikeu favored the proposition TOR subOdting
he amt Udme ut 20 the people whom he cosiderea en-
tr.y competengto deeice tbe question 90 rs merits.
81 Rtagan vas oIpcsed 10 It because, IN his epu-
icn the Declaration OF adePeocenee and the consul,
INA ON Of the United aies don't recognize the eqai
Iizhts OF white and black tolss.
Mr.. Miller Of siOialO whose complexion Is very
dan h would vote for the IN sedefenSe. he
ygps rot sure bat he might be driven froasthe pnis
sou slime, or posaibiy DO captared 6y some Cnuoa
States Ma fhal in JurEut OF az escaped chRusl.
Tfs-proLUsition was ably sueraled by MetsFs. Law
Jaoues Bari tlt Mayson and others, aud was fnaily
psssf D, 20 to 80, as folJ~s.
P1by Bat. -, Bush Garter D osIk p CLARK coem15 Coz
ms co1 Cook CoSP5I So FSs& HssS5
HOsf1s, HosyA habbel, Jassey JsqgSs
nit Mer,siis Mler Mnhvn, Niins;on hS.eAn Meekons
Ausiin M3rIs, Newell, Pslnsr F1yne seeh FsTry f4~s
NJ suisb, sp1k. sii'oa Ta,sa. 1uaAsf. Van Ay0s Van
'HSYs@S ess,. &S31iarls ss,- Butter Calot j. CiarE
Cote Co0ny, cozasss LIycy Doseh Ei%orte EHT I
ned. ksyi1shf sste,son A. Nys,,. Odd O. RosyEe Pei
ton Reges T. sssd 1at,y Ie',s7' VsT"Hys' '''r"e'''
Republicans ia Roman. Demoeitss IN Lf1iie''
TFNAsT HoU5ys IN sEw1SOzK.
Mr. Greene G.. Bronson, Counsel u the Corporation.
has sent me mofisl OF tie Common CoaLcil IN regard
90 teneDi bous+s together With bill drawn BY Mr..
Bron-on, which Mr. Jacques wiz proesat TO the Assem-
bly, toon. The memorial and bal' are as folows'
TIE Memorial ths Mayor, Alder and CO%msnaliy Of
he Cry q hsvfsh By Greene = SSa 81 te
BosS o. Adrneu sioptea the 6th int respectfully shsw'
saa, Ss, bsss eosslrueed In 'sS city, sd Imperfect
Of RON such houses Shen 90 he Aay nla
that there VII BE- other useIeI ron tar me esese an
less scue steal ody Is devised and executed 70 esd
our s-iorisss theGroe. pray .hss such law mag be
P , ~ nv saa.sns Of already erected,
and regulating and aansesni Of sucA houses
GREEhE 4. BkONsUNr Council 70 Corporation
TIE BIZ authorizes the Mayor aud Common Council
TO make Dueb regulation AID OTdinaRees as they shall
de EN- proper Tor the Irotseon OF the occupants OF
tenement homes, houses designed Tor tue occupancy
of more ttan enc family, by acquiring the Owner or
owners uf a such houses already sfected, or winch
NAV be Iecied hereafter In saId city, 70 provide such
ample means e escape hsm the oaudpg IN case OF
FIRE AZ, sbau be prescribed by said Common Cocneii.
Q SAD Couimon Council Ehal also have power TO
- tba man which BuCh
hous, aAa hereafter oe constructed in SAID city, 10
cudtog the meaos Of escape in Gaze Of fire; aud no
such horse shall hereafter be erected IN sale city, until
after tbs plan upon which IL is proposed 10 construct
the same iih the dimensions and elevation OF the
bull Ding ST the ntenced meaos OF eecape IN case OF
fire shall have been approved by said Common Coan-
ell And in the eonstrued ion of tho building there
sba be no departure from said approved plan without
fire Obtaining i'll the same manner an approval OF the
int ended alteration.
% sad Common Council shall also have power
10 enfolce such by laws regulations and ordinances
81 they may make in the prenises, by imposing such
u .naltes and forfeItures On the owner or owners
the building as the Ccumon Council 81 all deem
Proper, not, however, exceeding $500 Tor any single
'.ofation of such bylaws regulations ordinances;
which penalties and forfeituIes may be sued for and
recovered with COSTS Of suit by the Fire Department
Of said city.
4. Take effect Immediately.
HEw STREET. IN NEW. YORK.
Mr.. Mcleod Murphys bill .Senate to alteV ahe map
of New York City, declares the following piece Of
JaId public street; Seventy. five feet wide running
between aud parallel with the Fourth and Futh ave-
nnes, from the norterly sde OF Fortyecond street TO
sSutleTy eide Of Seventy ninth street the eastery line
side said piece OF land being 4O5 feet distant west
oily from west line Of Fourth avenue, and westerly
line thereof being 425 feet distant eastery from the
east line of Fifth avenue.
ERw.YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL C0LJEGT.
Tho Board Of Trustees of the NewNork State Agri-
n~1. lid