New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-13


PHYSICAL Ethics" which Mr.. Murphy proceeded 10
show by from the volume in question: held the
Of distinction. Endorsed ny the Republican party. who
maintains the physical neriority of the negro. lie
OF indorsing them. bat TO show that this was
not rarii.an auss'IIn Rnt th9t there More
granting the elective franchise TO tins race There is
meat difference between emaucpating the slayegiyng
him those natural rights TO which he entitled 10y
m t%n co1ernment OF the country To grant him his |
liberty does not give him capacity mentally to exercise
min Men must moi cannot ooniound his freedom VITA
,ioht to vote True history tells MS that when the
He0ts Of Sparta made free. they were also made
citizens But the Helots were white men-the equals Oh
their masters in all but the misfortune Of Slavery.
The gentleman from Fulton snhhl SAID yesterday that
Vote bnt nv thcr being made "ednal" with the white
man. Are not women our equals lie places hlnsen IN
dilemma when he denies the natural right and YET puts
1t on the ground of equality. The gentleman nom
Broome snd puts the right of the negro upon lnereh
ground in words but the same III effect for he says the
negro has sht 10 vote because he he gentleman from
Broomel has that right. Has the negro rlgno !"
6ne.tion has tn Ills reasoning returns him
TO the ground of natural right The elee 9i i
equality and an ntefmxture Of races aud consequent
degradation, as In the State of South America ~ -
hensjon OF the great principles OF Government The
black man has not the capacity requisite Tor IL 10 10
claimed that others equally ignorant who are voters
required mental standard Let have an intelligent
Mr. CORBITT rep, Onondaga) said the question had
been brought back from its wande1ngs by the amend
mont OF the gentleman from Cayuga Dwight 1t was
party question in far as the party to which he belonged
tofore expressed Yesterday they disputed Of natural
rights to-day of eXpediency The contest Is between
those who cling to the past ana those VINO are ave 20
the issues OF today Ihus iar again ~ IS party q9es
ton. The gentleman from Kings Niurphyl quotes JfsI
saying that the negro could not solve problem
exercise the elective franchise, he feared the
gene@sn' parry ESuG negro re paTS 81 tSday
thanks the plentiful infusion Of The white blood of the
Jefersons time The gentleman had also quoted ADra'
ham Lincoln In 1853. That was long time ago The
New-York should take the lead in ills matter as behted
her position She belonged to nationality and creed
membcred tile time when party pa'aded the streets OF
Albany and the state with None bnt amer3a aS on
him to sympahlze with the oppressed every whssrea;
pe Ts the rsnan found proper refuge with the
party that prescribed the negro II was easy 10 cnshso
The cry, Down with the rishman to the shout, down.
with the niger" Gentlemen fear the social equality II
the negro given vote Why have they tins fear tha5
They are certainly not strong enough for evil in ms
state aud at any rate nothing be feared from yled
ing them the simplest Justice EVIL would rather Ioom
from a continuance Of this unjust prescription
OF oppressed people. Bnt social eqnauE
not demanded We ask political equality for the negi"
We ask Il because OF his athfuness to our cause n the
Rebellion When white men trailed our nag IN te dust
support the Government then, he will know enough 70
uphold it hereafter II vain TO say he mas aready tue
priyege. of citizenship for citizenship without the p
lot is the arch without the keystone article
As TO a separate submission he thought sueh coutso
would simply be cowardice. He had respect Tor me
past but nc had regard for the future, and bene IA
Tue pnrty wonld cease looking backward
would wake up 10 the living issues OF today was no
death TO the Republican party to stand up ioi Neso
Mr.. GANDoH rep, Schenectady favored separate
submission He did think IL sayorcd or coHatdlce
IL would give liberty OF choice The people desired
To express their sentiments upon TN. question: anu
o, %on IL es me pleases BY this course
would be lifted up Out OF the reach Ot parry p3h'c
nortv report prccedens would convince no one IL
was a simple matter Of justice 10 the people II N,s
made marty mea by those with whom he had acted
he should be- compelled To dincr from them lie preferred
hrr good ind gIncnt and virtue. III they went INTO the
contest with separate submission victory WOudD non
ornbe while they wonld not iee mat th'y hhu lO'l
great question by smOhering II between Othei Piopo-
S ILL., W. VII Son Dem Dutche,sl sand there we're two
mans before the Convention. Of which proposed 10 IN
corporate negro sulirags IN me Somseh,4ni l , g
\ separate submission Ia the people In looking haek
into The past n did not seem right TO decide IN ts Ton
ycnon point against which the people had thrown over
10 n0 majority n an abstract proposition was pre-
sented to the people, thcy had intelligence enough 20 ut
oide A. When the people said. in 1876 they would not
confer the right franchise upon the negro ey Simply
! exercised right 10 which they we're eNlueh sgNeG
had nothing To do with that decision. Youth between
| the noes of IS aud u are also excluded from the
vote and women too They render obedience 10 the law
and are punished the negro But Is said the black
men were drafted In the war young men between
IN and a. Go "a your national cemeteries you Will mud
there the OF hundreds Of such young men IN the
track OF our armies YOU will lind the tender feet OF women,
hut they excluded from the right Of suffrage He held
the opinion Of TIE members OF The convention 70 zee I'M
material they merely The servants OF their soy
crccu Lords the people An ludiyldua opinion Mas 3ng
valuable 80 iar a. II 'Nerc,ru an hhnce At ue Pol.s
He believed that womans sphere was M hom'-ree rom
hc influence OF parry sIg, ttt n"ne ~ i,, CouT '
win youth yet under parental authority III j. eN-
ilrni therefore, that an arbitrary line must be uraWh
somc,. here Now the Constitution Of England IS I'M
written but in Republic It Is different ana rules must
be- given with precision Any radical change shond De
submitted 10 the people that they may vote upon scpa-
ratcy. Fairness, Justice, honor required ~ Is pro
posed by the Chairman OF the Suffrage committee 10
strike out the requirement ol county 'esehoT ga
prrtcncc Of beneiiung certain mechanics Inc answer 10
thus all trouble Is avoided; Another requirement com
street and takes away his vote If hc within that
time Why il thsl. Has the change been asked iGr lie
saw no good reason Tor H. Ah2ther oilge nau Dse1
learning why thisl In the city ia which ne ilNed
t We're 90 students in one Institution. Was II right
that they sh0nd step In aud control city elections anu
town aud county interests He believed III letting wen
enough alone lie saw good for any OF these
Mr. GOULD CRcp., Coluuba) said that he would give
a single argument against a separate submission 1t
would be an insult people to make question To-
DAY Of the Negroes capacity for voting lhht question
had been settled so years The question was mar
rowed down TO property qualification. The Democratic
party had made themselves hoarse by decalm
ing against this odious proposition. B B parties
OF the Southern states had been IN tH he hs am
of saving for years that IL no use To quote IRON MT
Jefferson. statement drawn from one paGt OF MS
WORKS could always be met Oy an hd nsro
ment from another portion Is not the negro lSiseht
LET facts answer Mr.. Jclersons stories fOrW years
benjamin Bannoher lived In Chester "a, negro Mien
thick lips aud HAT nose who computed the American
almanac with Accuracy year aIter year Gan tue eehto
man from Kings do that and was not the man who
could decipher any question in astronomy capable OF
taking part in the Government Is no,
this man fitted TO vote for town constable or pound
master But IL said that negro has ever developed
any taste the fine arts In 1917 he saw IN the state
Pri on nj sing Sing negro who painted Wlndowslades
that brought $50 pair which were eagerly sought Tor on
account Of talent displayed Does not tins instance
oyetthrow the bare assertion as laid down Dy MI JeHr
sonf He did not believe in the physical nfer0ry OF tne
negro His shin might be different from the Nhte
m1n's but does he think with his sin-b0ne, or vote
with 1t was asserted that his head had different
formation but the skull OF the early Caucasian was Just
s rent the Caucasian OF to-day asls the Negroes
~ fher nns a radical dierenco helMeom