The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-08

What would he lie immediate operation Il would
place The southern states y this condition they must
IL too far for their safety or az any rate for what
might be presumed 10 he their own good. The Senatof
from Massachusetts would hardly contend thai, ~
lhs Tine the mass OF tho population OF the recent Save
States Is Ia Ia be admitted the exercise Of the right uf
suffrage. presume no man who io"ke Al me question
recently slaves he great m Of whom haye been kept
IN ignorance all their lives and forbidden 10 pcqut ~
tormuonl nt 10 exercise the right ol Huiragr IT,
passed resolution Of that kind tha Feult would be
that the slave states either admit all or elao thsY
must make a rule Of excnson that would cut % not
oply all tho colored population, but very arse portion
OF their own white population from the cXcrise OF the
rgh, Of suffrage. II has been characteristic Of those
States that they have been quite unwilling a. extend
the benefit Of education 20 whites as 10 blacks The
result OF such proposition. IA 1 have mentioned
few The whole ovil and political power Of
these States would he excrlged by a worry small
number, and, for time II would create an olgsrchy-
We power ot iew -peak nf this not AZ An argument,
" could accomplish T. that would prevent me from
putting INTO the constitution proviaod kr that Of the
senator from Massachusetts bccause | wonld trust 10
time, which would have its effect After "A white a good
result would be- attained and should have Ia the
stution what should like see there However thts
may he, am not convinced that suffrage u such natu
raj right that II must be conferred upon freeman
II Ii reposed in him by law which he exec ties
under the law, and although hold that the right
OF suffrage should bo extended Just fast and
1nst Ms far, as the public good Will allow, | DO
not hold that any man Is injured when lust aud
reasonable law provides that something is
sary from him than bare existence In order TO give him
tne 10 NOtc lue MRuucht oi tue EchhtpT lloin
Massachusetts, would apply in favor Of women just
much IL applies those to whom he specially refers
Mr. Fessendcn then stated the objections which the
committee 10 the proposition abOlshng distinction
account OF color and the which urged u 90
recommend the pending The committee be-
eved that proposition like that OF the Senator from
Massachusetts, could not get the requisite number OF
States and there could be hope of NJ
adoption. The state of Connecticut had refused
to adopt similar proposition In her own
State. The state OF Wisconsin had done the same.
All the Western States seemed TO be opposed To H. New
York made distinction account OF color and would adj
here TO H. There were then, but two proposition left
To bare representation upon votes 10 report what
before the Senate. Of these two the pending
measure was the better because Il presumed tho Original
basis OF representa- il makes no change ~ violates
no pfcIudices II gives To any STATE right q be repre-
sentod acOrdIng to population, with this distinction
that " the state says that a- class Of people NJ
10 be represented that class shall be represented
II lor the State 10 decide that The great excellence OF
the present prOpo ition said Mr. fossendcn Is that IL
accompshes Indirectly what all might not have the
power do directly aud hat hope do under
existing prcJud by direct amendment 10 the tonnt
tuition Sir. Forsenden then reviewed some portions OF
hr summer speech, showing as he thought, the I'm
pIactt ab o b,r propostOD'
The ~ four clock, adjourned