The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-13


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Carried tLsaghtsGl
snkaonos o. LEGISLATIVE rowsEs - 10 LOCAL nArrunA
aid that the Governor Of this Ssa had ensd nearly
thousand bills passed By the Legislature Of last winter
character and those two hundred and thirty we're many
OF them Of trivial nature He offered . resolution
sSo. u me judgment o. .1e ne
for the objscss which have been already published.
rhs resolution laid on the table and ordered
sxsxrrIos Wipe nsURAuos POLICIES rseH osxDsross
CLAIMS
Nj. OrDrKx, Fep.l Of New York, offered the follow.
COMMITTEES inquire into the sIpedIeacy Inserting IN The
ssos pSey o. ~
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or either Of them may 20 originally declared In the
Rsfsrrsd 70 the Committee on Currency, Banking ana
!, g. "a q DEBATE ON TIE SUFFRAGE REPORT
The Convention then went Into iConmittss Of Tho
wnols. Nc. Avord in The char.
ne CuAnnAk announced the question before The Com
Mr.. GszunY moved to mako verbal alteration In the
sSesr or affirm thai he has NOS received does no. sr
pect 70 receive, has not paid offered TO pay any
money or other valuable thing 70 influence reward
vote given or TO DO given Al such election"
Mr.. MURPHY, dem Of New York, said he wished 70
correct an erroneous impression which from the 70
marks Of some gentlemen he feared had been creaed by
his amendment Of yesterday rho object Of THAI amend
mont not TO impose upon the colored property
qualification but s.mpl, 70 bring clearly before The
people OF the Stege the fact that the PROPOSED amend
mont would extend the right Of suffrage
% the ncgroes He was opposed TO property qualdca.
tons whether they applied black whilo But thai
property qualification applying to negroes, already
existed and sought extend tue elective frau.
ohse TO colored men shout that qualification The only
certain means OF getting far and honest vote upon
thus proposition to submit sepasaielysto the
people. and this was the grand end and purpoe OF his
amendment was peculiarly question 70 be separately
submitted the electoral body, because Il involved the
enlargement OF their own humber. Society had already
entrusted the voters OF the State with the power OF
eniargng and contracting their own number. Besides
thus tho adopted In 1896 IT, Is was con-
tended. the people OF The SAFE favor Of negro
suffrage why we're they not allowed fair opportunity
OF saying sol The course proposed By the MAJORITY
seemed 10 him indicate want Of confidence IA the
day that negro suffrage II submitted separateIy might
be voted down by gamblers and he believed also there
was some reference made TO July rioters Bat the
publican party held the majority In this State, and
the gamblers and other d,srspuiablo chsracters
Of the Committee. We regretted to see thai
thero seemed inclination 70 mako this party qucs-
ton There were many republicans who wore as
strongly opposed TO negro suffrage any democrats
1t question not OF partisan politics OF
good government and concerned all parties alike. Mr..
speeches, in the Douglas Connect in which he declared
himself opposed to negro suffrage TO ntermarrage, and
" Social anu pOhtcaa eqlauy.
Mr. CURTIS. (repl OF Richmond, asked the gentleman
from Kings whether ne was not aware thai Mr. lincoln
had made the declaration he had quoted in 1852 aud
had greatly changed his views before
Mr. MURPHY said thar possibly MIR. Lincoln, towards
the c0se OF the war; saw as his party bas sacn SINCE
that the Embarrassment OF tho baoks In the south
was necessary - the maintenance oil the supremacy OF
the republican party. me gentleman from Rensselaer,
had yesterday made lengthy argument denying that
there was any physical difference bDtween the White
and the black races ana had 10 tho same speech madc
an ainson 10 Mr. JEFFERSON ana had placed that genle
man second ooiy 10 JesNs Cnrst among the friends OF
humanity M hurpny then read nm extract from Mr.
Jcnersoas Notes on virginia IN which II was main.
taneo snat pysaca'y the negro wAs oucrent rom the
whs, aud that IN mental capacity. even whore he mad
oesn well educated no was lar inferior, having never
ongneteo Soyie mover ideA Senesson the patriarch
or democracy, clearly perceved an fnierioby in
tue negro race, puysacs. ana meatai, ~ncn many