The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-07

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constitution with such provision. find that sly
unmarried man opposed 10 the proposition Whether
married men have particular reason Tor dTeaahs n''r
certainly shall never vote TO insert the word male or
the word "white" In the national constitution Let
Is another fatal objection to the proposition OF my
friend from Ohio II have been rightly informed as 10
the number there from een TO twenty representa-
ves in Northern States founded upon those who are
not citizens Of the United States In New YORK thnk,
there are three founded upon the
fore On population three certainly And SO 1t is in Wis
consin Iowa and other Northern States There are pI
teen twenty Northern representatives that would be
lost by that amendment and given to the South when
they grant the elective franchise TO the negro Now
SIR while have not any particular regard for any for
be- wise TO put into the constitution or send to
the people proposition to amend the constitution which
would take such representatives from those States, and
which, therefore, they will adopt have hope
n At any such proposition would ever DO adopted Lot
US TO be practical On the 9th day Of December last
srt,rs representation upon the voting basis and
Guiding The foreign population as the proposition Of my
la haan gss. ting II for three months Iaughter)
But when came to consult tho committee Of fifteen and
front a oSa up S dsr
ling, toos daughter, had another proposition,
hope os sSs be susy Applicable
70 every Citizen and no disc limitation shall be made
on account Of race or color" There is the gem
uine proposition, That is tho one m love- .aa'
shall have educated ourselves " 70 70 tne iaea OF
adopting, and that We shall have educaA VI our people
up to the point Of ratifyng But it would n % Tse
TO cntangle the present proposition with that one me
might drag down the other; and although L. nos
obtained what want am content to take what, after
comparing ideas with Others believe can cArry
through the States; and believe we can carry this pr
position Some gent say this principle IL adopted
will be abused Some learned gentlemen the other side
for whose feelings have great regard seem to think so
And when say Con the other side, do not want TO
be misunderstood mean some OF our friends on the
other side OF tho Chamber. Q.a1ghter) The others
there have not spoken but have as much regard for
the others when they speak 1t Is said that this princi
pie might be evaded By saying that no man who had
ever slave shall vote, and that that would not DO
a Acknowledgement account of race or color Allow
me 10 say that that suggestion must have been made
hastily ard not with that well coDsde~ed judgment
which generally oharacerzes those gentlemen sir no
In America ever was or ever could be slave If he
was a white man. know white men have be N held in
bondage contrary TO law But there never was court
In the ted States in slave State free State that
has admitted that If one held as slave could provo
himself DO white he that instant free And there
fore such exclusion, account of previous condition
OF slavery. must be an exclusion account Of
color Therefore that objc, ton falls to the ground.
Now the question down the sole question
OF choice between the proposition Of the committee
and the proposition OF the gentleman from Ohio INF
to exhibit myself for my proceeding any further in this
matter. Nor do propose to 60 into an examination Of
what was perhaps tn not Ns quite ydp Of
All i want Is that two-thrds Of each branch Of
this Congress shall vote afirmativeiy on this question
And whiie Idould tIke plea sue in barring he President
approve of condsc, vel he has nothing 10 d. about
t4s q. sion. We do not send ito him and AJAX his
oP"mn a oHt ~ ana eseI9oIe " cos de me "ce ."'9 w
perfectly well that the President has nothing
TO do with this matter The passage Q, TINS amenam.nt
1t before tho State Legislatures for rat caton without
regard 70 tne approval OF u .ne ,rSa ~.
II truo that the constitutional amendment Tor the
abolition Of slavery was, after its passage by both
houses OF Congress- sent inadvertently to President Lin
com ~, ns ssna.uni' , c,, u III ~, sna.,-
and the modcsiy which were so character site OF
him. nc son. 70 CONGRESS me, messags ,n stating ,a.
tnat pouy, IN schuing MN Wa. JON. resoiuNon
Tor approval nad done what inc constitution oid
not require We saa no 9oses re , :. yaansn ~
sena"y am "is ome"amn.y n9Ia s &c paned y ~
gres tecaassH sna n.eesny 70 mcma = q HIN yor ms
opP,ovn AZ ,, ~ a o 'u ~ v.ua b NV ",
my friend from " York Mr.. Raymond because that
spe es n"a 70 s s,,, m ~ ~ ,,
W H. .' a,,eS nay be aect,d Nv tIia Amendment Hc
sun persists ~ y"s ma I'm" I1 ~, s or, %na
always nave Deen IN nc ~ Out 'as az teo ~ sne
wona 10, Snd s,.dernIen b prr D, fhaf fhev usre
ground peio 20 n - ..~rs 10 lw ea,rnfion of
oM -, hsa sss,sd X. thew formed he Confeder
ate govornmens ~ 49, 1n III ana xb.s M ss.ss rand
large ARMIES .n"s 'vy % ,sssar. ~ ,as,o"s Which
were recognzed US anu e ,,,ee x.ars we ae
inefe ~ .,1 govornmen, a. heIIIoerent "a
did the whole cvililcd world but whether We 70 &C.
s, san sv S.S s.,ab,,shed roycrnment and
maintained themselves for sufficient length OF time to
nso ano'v s.o ,n h ,,ca,cn,.. md n daes not mako
~ Jiserrncc whether Tho parent governmera
partco oi ul"e.' M ..,S IT, III 60 howeycr
, snu ~ ~ M, o..n ,overrmeni and the well
Ine ~ H. isu Of nations Combined 10 con
setuea M rahe,iion TINS nosop The cen
ceolng 70 ,ne ~. 80. - sae,s. ara vat he ret
ticmsn cann9. acny w" rca s,.,o .l~avs sta.s
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mnen naon IN % 1nn.er artnoxieIging a com
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mon superior, 'nc ssa ,ss an IN. ssns ground In
tween .ne wv ,,h,,c ,x.r between two different
osc.y rs,P'e. -, rasd 10 The convent,ons tho
nauona ss"n, 90, % are hrorcn or annulled
.reaue-, msuo MN ,.,voen ,he contracting parties
wa, a, a,ss,,o If va,,ci ma well ne Of Grotius
luis y .nc u'o s p,,ranJo,2 The gen.ieman from,
anu i.ulner.oIu anu an,, H. ,vsi,,s m TIE eentIs
New iorh ucmes ~ ~, ~, ,as ,rl,,ng mai ali thoae
s. ~ he ,a cad IN the pauopy O. ages aud forii.
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