The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-31
COLUMBIA.
Sunday Morning, March 81, 1867.
Suffrage North and south.

4 lures OF Ohio and New York on the
subject of negro suffrage. In the
former it was repudiated outright,
and III the latter, where qualified
negro suffrage has existed for years
past, the right of the negroes to vote
for members OF the State Conven-
ton, soon to be assembled, was po-
sltlVely denied. Ohio repudiated ne
gro suffrage under any circumstances,
and New York refuses that class of
persons any agency or influence in
making II new Constitution.
We refer to this matter at the pre-
sent time that we may contribute to
the enlightenment of the new class
of voters which has been installed in
the Southern States. We desire to
show them that the very men who
pirate so loudly about negro suf-
frage,' ''manhood suffrage" and
universal suffrage" are hypocrites,
because they do not act up to their
professions.
It is stated in our Northern ex-
changes that, on Thursday, the State
Central Committee of New York
held meeting at Albany, to consider
the present state of political affairs
and also.Athe attitude of the party
with regard to extending suffrage to
negroes by the terms Of the new
Constitution to be framed by the
approaching New York Constitu-
Aonal Convention. A Nh. Spencer
offered a series Of resolutions, which
were supported by Horace Greeley,
and which declared one OF the car
dinal doctrines of the Republican
party to be the right Of every citizen
to equality before the law; that ali
male citizens over twcnty-one years
of age, not under disability by roa-
sen Of treason or other crimes or
Insanity, should have a vote; and
that they profoundly regretted the
action OF those Republican members
OF the New York Legislature who, by
recent votes in that body, have been
found E'to coalesce' with all the Demo
Gratis Of that body, except one iii
Reputation of universal suffrage. and
consequent denial to the black man
Of right to vote for delegates to the
Constitutional Convention.
These resolutions were discussed
at length, and when vote was taken,
1T was found that eight of the mem
bers present were in favor of them
and ten opposed, SO that they were
not adopted. The general argument
CT those who opposed them was,
that i was impoltic and dangerous
Tor the Republican .party TO commit
itself, at this time, 70 universal suf-
Iyagc.
AHd 50 manhood suffrage" goes
by the board il New York, where
there is but Il handful of negroes
compared with .hc number of that
popnl2t:on i'll the South. Judged,
then, by the rule which we Of tho
South are held up, there is really nc
republican Government in Chic On
New York
As our urcotenlporary says, such facts
,l-s these should be brought to the at
tention Of the colorca race in thc
South. They should be convinced
that negro suffrage in the South
was dictated by no love for them
but simply to punish the South
ern people, and to build up {
Republican party here, that would
enable the radicals to maintain con
troll of the Government. It is no
worth while to mince matters at the
present time, OF stand upon our dig
rity, where the most vital interest:
of our section are involved. We mus
fight the enemy with his own chosen
weapon, and we can do it successfully
and upon our own ground, and thu.
She engineers OF evil Will be hoistcC
with THEN own petard