New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-12

would not BE- afraid Of negro suffrage female sasee Ne
with lie would not be the trst to propose any sSaeg On
the natter OF suffrage but any change was 10 DC asee
ought 10 bo radical and fundamental one OF ms h nc Was
good earnest in Offering his amendment no was hO' 80
blind not "a see the signs Of the coming times , , !.
Mr. MORRILL, ep, Me) SAID he eouid hot Deuese NV
Mr. Cowen haa 'esh arguing % e%Ie ee senate INTENDED to
be radical they intended DO rational also and all the enof
Of their enemies to make them ndsSg S" TO
radicasm for the purpose Of breaking down. ~ was INC NJ
CowaS did not believe in tho prnepo no urged he simply
trying 10 make mischief bnt he would not - a.
Ao conclusion replied to the legal argument o. MI
Cowan that proposition dsfranehise those who had
tcpated in the Rebellion Of the night Of franchise was o. hs
nature Of eSpost aeto law and therefore
lie corhendci punishment intended OF nnictcd u
was simply provision looking the future and taking away
from those who had shown themselves unworthy o. IT,
Mr COWAN resumed the floor in reply 20 Mr. Morrln
maintaining that deprive Of the right OF suffrage
and proposed was not OF the nature OF an
MIR WADE rep Ohio said he had not intended 70 take
mart the first day Of the las ses
son Congress he introduced tho original bill to when e
committee had made several amendm which ne supposed
sufficiently demonstrated 70 all what his views on THIS supect
were His views hot Of any sudden growth He had
always been opinion that the right to vote IN republican
would always believe that would be when the laws Of the
country oyerto the people their rights o
had simply majority and competency TO manage
their affairs the qualification for suffrage nc nd
not any such rule unsafe he imagined the unsa,
entirely the other sde for justin proportion as you
limit this franchise create IN some way an VI
irresponsible aud gentlemen must be lie lhe
turcd with tho tear Of republican sehIen Will '3 20
extended rights o suffrage IL he believed AZ some seuene
lcncsi discipline education and experience only sueh
bc shouJ know ina republican form OF government could
not live because be believed that oil that was essential
the simplest intellect that he believed this Government, ought
stand aud would stand forever Who is that ought 10 De
weak and the ignorant who have other Of defending
rights except through the baob Tho argument for
and monnehes had been that the people dd
enough take Of form OF government ~
the pending amendment be intended TO vote Tor H. lie
time aud place agtne the subject but NJ To the ng OF W0
vote he had doubt whatever he was fully convinced
on TINT subject would pGlzle any 10 daw the line Of 10
ctyecn tho female and the male IN this respect while
10th alike subject TO The same law me ne Is P rs
responsible Just Of the country as mueh as
The male, their right TO ~ e % " '"'
Mr. YATES Rep, ILL., said he did not share WIN otner
senator IN tho embara,nen 70 wen ans Mn wo
should vote that would not equally Apply 70 prevent
from voting But an9,hsI oseGh h1 g, sn neoS o an
be ahcring that lie would JOIN he senator from
in the next cleeon and Il he sIr Sowan desirci he
crsa suffrage and when the mc came nc N9ud ,Vo
for n but In voting against amendment he only adhered to
Of his State expressed at the polls last
Mr. WIiSoX 'Icp Mnss) said he should vote against this
amendment lie was opposed 70 connecting the Two questions
together az all These ladies in the Woman Rights Contsn
ton seemed TO ha,e had great effect upon Mr. Cowan IL Mr.
owan lad read speeches Of these during the past
years would have better record when he leaves the
The conviction that be better for the legislation Of the
country Of the land had The right OF suffrage II
Mfr Cownn would offer suffrage as an lndcpeh1eht
measure be would but he opposed 10 connecting
the two together lie favor Of negro sufagS because y
~ Columbia 90 further and say we have II for all tho
states OF the Union Before an Of March % before this
ADMINISTRATION shall close expect the negroes in all the
states " ie clothed with the right Of suffrage have
doubt .at ley VIII be ia the ten Rebel s'Ies ,o , !,
ih subject lad decided the last elections the consider.
OF this bin discontinued during the last session. after
Mr Wilson said The reason that it was found there
was not strength enough IN the Snate over the Ps
dent veto and wen known that the President would
have Since then the voice Of the people had been
expressed aud was uneguivocal.
Mr. JOHNSON Diem MD said there were many reasons
Why right OF suffrage had never been generally extended 20
Il had only never been asked for by women l
be believed would h. rejected by them There Was another
reason Why they should allowed 70 vote II they roIte
paed cections they must be port o. the militia I Joan
read portion Of letter from John Adams IN when inc
opposes female Suffrage aud gives his reasons c ms o
position Those who favored the pending amendment contend
protection lie Johnson always supposed that the dny o.
protection TO ladies belonged TO thsif ana "
Ladies' had never complained that they haa ot %
protection Some such complaints had been male ny lew Ou
they were such IS Tse WY m pHSs 10 psieate in te
election hToils and political excitement ,,s nor.
would not tend 10 preserve order
! Mr' JOHNSON said il would not Tho Kind Of men who
created such disturbances not 70 e deferred from u y
the presence OF ladies' Aside from all decay what sht ma
woman to vote when the light denied TO boy uhl nc
was Il years Of age although be put into The militia at ~
Mr. WADE resumed The floor advocacy Of the 9msnamsn
lie spoke Of the NECESSITY q smae unhgc 70 el"Vc
/ Mr. FRELINGHrISEN 0iep. " j. abiding to leias 8
from johnson that women voted in NewJcrsey said that
certain local elections they did at time but not at
did not want to vote Nine hundred ninetynne
every 1000 women in America wanted no vote but what they
now exercised through their influence upon men Iher ms
zion higher and hoer lie could connection be
! tween the two eases Of women and negroes.
ADJOURNMENT.
Pending the consideration OF Mr. Cowons amendment
motion Of Mr. DOOTlTrLE REP Wis., the Senate ad
! iourne,
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