New-York tribune., 1867-07-16
THE CONVENTION.

nnsotuTIoNs oFFERED-A UNIFORM System Of
suvFRAGF-TpE DEBATE ON THE SUFFRAGE
prPoRT-spEECu OF Mr.. MERRILL OF wy
oMIN6.
ss ssaEsAApB 10 TRIsUEA
ALBANY, N. Y, July l5.-Tke Convention
=, ., = o,eloch The following resolutions were
sherred A.. .ou
Ndsration Of all propositions having IN view the moue OF
s"r ~ snhmiiting the Constitution as revised or any
ssee or and po o omendmens sHai have
been definitely acted upon by tbe convention "n" P'
sesu M w. w4IEs rep suiiivan)-Whertds The Presi
t and vice President Of the United States are elected
sSnea SmoEc the respective States and 1hercas tie
rt Of said Board Of Electors spPortionsd to each state
seccTdanoc with its own rule or law and lchfeGs Ihe
tpres Of the respective states and ,cereas the mem
hers Of the House of Representatives. OF le Uitd nas
are elected by fhe voters of single districts, INTO Nch
f respectiye states sdivded and ohereas, the Con
afess Of the United States acts reciproeaey upon anu
Ser the several States respectively and uIon them a
collectively and The Executive and Legislature
q each State are for certain purposes, agents Gl ,ne
gnited States especially in the time oi war III fslus
clothing, forwarding, and nayins troops; now 'heIe
svre, , ,ooo..-.
apd Of the members Of the House VI Representatives, ana
lr te election Of and IeutenantGoveroT ana
1e Legislature OF the respective Staie UNIFORM yse
cl suffrage OEght TO prevail; aud be u further ~. ,
Resoictd That the Standing Committee on the hght OF
anlsizng by Constitutional provision the Legislature
Ci the State 20 accept such uniform system Ol
when such system shall have been legally perfected
flrther
Gssged That the Secretary Of the Convention be re-
Rnesed TO send, To be sent, copy OF tiS p,t
smte and Of these resolutions especVeyM no o'e oa of
Representatives OF the United States and 10 the AAec
HtiVe OF each of the respective states OF The VI oi
LAID the table 10 be printed
RIGHT or SUFFRAGE.
Tbe Convention then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Right OF suffrage, Mr. AVoId Rep) in the
ssa.s. ssasr
Mr. MERRILL Gep, wyoming), editor Of fhe Western
N., yas Attended the report OF the Committee on SUI
fyaee of which he IL a member He sad that the amend
aneBas oft gentlemen from Cayuga and klnS pr'pose
A keen up the loose regulations Of the present section
f the Consultation This law had not given satisfaction
to the citizens of the State It needed lawyer % fsee
tain from Il the status of citizen ~ KEPT open S
,naNadamixed road to fra9d SSw, a. 20 ahe 80
days clause bat carrying out the feelings OF tne
veDticn of 1876, ss evidenced Dy theif 1epa Nc ni
willing TO postpone the operation OF thai pr9N s
after 1868 but the clause Itself was 1nsL Inc anSunc1
sbe Committee in regard to idiot ana sine ia be
I,unstntOn OF l3 other States, and WORKS welt Ih1
Cemmitiee base s9nrage upon & S@ui' he easy for
independent manhood IL WIZ DC e"Ss the
8he Legislataue to decide the limits m :, 'to 10
Droyde for ascertaining by proper pToos w,s rded
are entitled TO vote. The present CONSTITUTION ~ ON
that panper shoa %, gan exe1scn Was eyaded by
politicians The Committee merely substitute ueC'no
kor hdreetness TINS was SnPe erR Of isn9 Worth ESQ
separates the black man from esinany Casu Ca,I
san heas The people this state intend TO secure
equal rights for equal citizens ana VIII M no % &
lii hid the Convention uDfaithfu TO its trHst they
failed to brand with disappr0yal all senseless anu uoen
Mr. Eddy RED OtsegoI followed briefly against eI
e,,.iing panpers and Gen MORRIS Dem, Pntnaml IN
<,oyed b, reason OF its becoming evident thai there
was no quorum present, ana 1ne oonvcn''' "