The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-08

ne secson = , nSw ~ the constitution, With
the nds Of the nsee an o. r,unisy q tss The cues
uop sSs T., :. ~ .sed the foilowns,-
same time when TIE ses 81 me c An M ssrsn
or sne suopsn ma amended constitution, the add
uo ,Dsa, sme uaas in the words following
Uv' ~ q citizens possessing the qualifications re-
quired by first section Of the second Article OF the con-
ssu.on other than the property qualification shall have
the r at TO vote for all officers that hereafter
may be elective BY the people, after the first day Of Janu-
shah be separately submitted to the electors Of this
State for adoption or rejection, &c
The vote stood in favor Of negro suffrage IS $685. against
H. 223 S34being majority ofnearly lao 900 the vote on
err showing that number OF voters being Indifferent the
negro question The emphatc dec,sion thus made was
deemed hna Yin 1853, however, the sboitonists, Who
desired tho negro voters the lawyers disliked the
present mode Of eecsing judicial onicsn, and
al Snsrs uDfrS'ndly 70 the prSvsons tho
law submitting 70 the people the proprety OF calling
constitutional convention This only after 1t had
been In force less than twelve The vote declared
that the people yet prepared for general dis
rupton OF the organic law This failure caused the negro
people are now again called upon 70 decide the question
over again whether they viii reduce themselves down TO
s q me S ro
thousand white menare called upon TO sustain strike
out from the constitution these Words
three years citizen Of this Sate and for year uext
preceding any election shall have been seized add pos
and 1fty dollars over and above all debts and eucuu,
ORANGES charged thereon and shall have been actually
rated and paid tax threeon shs De entitled TO vote
direct TAXATION unless he shall be seized and Of
such real estate ~ aforesaid" @aA
IL origin, and In truth given desss pertaining thereto
anterior TO the time when tho people became bed
sand negroes in his state, ten thousand Of whom
would become equal voters with the whites should
ns snd wS Win Ss the
quenceG Tho next demand viii be to hold ofhce, TO
perform jury duty to ,aho ssss in the churches leg.s
in all phases equal with the whites They are class Of
men more widely separated from us than any other
race on the globe and who cannot become nsturazed
any fat Of law lapse OF time To permit them 70 vote
would place ourselves upon par with them II was re-
marked by member Of the Convention of ls4s, that IL
We allow negroes TO vote IN this ssatc there win be
yearly avalanche from the Southern States Of voters edu
Gated In slavery, who would undertake 70 teach US free
DOM Take view OF oenitentary and other PRISONS
look into criminal courts take survey Of Gov Bay,
Corears Hook the Five Points In this city, where
deprsved specimens Of black humanity in the
country, and then reflect for single in.
choose our rulers, and decide upon the merits Of
capdsdatss for public Office To the people Of the
ss one which comes SoSs Directly and personsy 70
every individual white man, and child In the State
The busbear Of Southern secession Of di:solvns the
tive for political effect but ths local question
Of admitting the African upon equality politically,
forced upon the people oS this stale with ali The
power Of talent, the unbounded ambition OF dis
appointed demsgogues, and the irresistible influence
Of money Those my thousand negro votes worth
mint Of gold. With them, how comparatively
easy IL would be 70 oil the legislative halls Albany with
bodies Of punderiDg scoundrels, equally prngsie and
corrupt ~ were The notorious last
party with this solid pre- arranged capital In votes 70 de-
pend upon world possess the power control all egisa
zion. m all tho public ucee lis patronage, aud
support influential lobby for almost any length Of tme
Aside from all this, desire submit the question 70
readers and 70 the people throughout the entire State
whether they willing that this annual attempt 1t
stitution tiDkering hall longer contnue Scarcely
zion Of the legislature persons thrust
propositions forward for certain alterations Ia the
organic lag. We say let the constitution stand ~
our Magma Chasta- IL 10 only fourteen years since
VS. adoption. II too 10 commence ts mutilston
Let II remain ~ the chart by which the SHIP OF
State shall be guided until . period OF time shall
arrive when the exctements Of the present day, the
uDhaowed passions OF these pgecArous times have sub
sided When our citizens arc longer entwined with
the hnatiosm of abolonisn, Maine awNm, Foarierism,
iree loveism, socialism. spritualsu, every ether
species of dernsgogseS1-wboa oampeas and onnsdcr-
atsosss and sober misdednes again psevaii n
mupity, and become honest, cool and deliberate
enough 10 egisAtc without bribery deliberate with.
out prejudice ann passion, and decide with iupzrtaity
usce uprightncss and viruethen and not until then
let Convention be assembled 70 discuss and decide
the propricy OF future amendments Cneu that time
arrives, let the negro suffrage remain whore the people
have again and again decided IL should be.