New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-14

CATION 81 STATISTICS htSH4t'
Froh Our Special Correspondent p..srov Inn =, i,.,
Gov. Bullock in his address TO the Legislature
rocor,r,or1 Inc raGcauonof The Constitutional Ancd-
pcnt m i various ways excludes tho idea that u be-
comes mart o. the Constitution, 10 s TO DO regarded is
hr9iYr Caes 10 admit the Senators aud Representa-
ives from The South TO seats claimed by thcm Indeed
he seems 20 discard the idea that can be made any part
Of basis Of settlement for he takes The ground thai inc
action Of the Southern Legislatures which have rgeoe'
st. is such strong evidence o. an uuireudy dslo't".
toward Tie United States, that further me''suits -
security must be adopted, ana Congress must 's''
universal sufragc-uniycsa suffrage, suppose
ing to the cid ana accepted meaning Of the leriu ~
saehusetts-su.ragc Of all taXp3ying nalo D'1''' -
wears OF aed without regard 20 color OF race VI IIo
fciency in the English alphabet. speak Oh '.''' q"
Old Massachusetts doctrine and basis oi S4i-7' ~
what is called the "iuteigcacc test l. al inNo,%
uon OF Kuow-Nothirg'sIn, less uah 'cN So'-' Wv
which never got the sanc-'" u -, 60, -
Of the pcupl, and is To-Day eufs'ah'l,"''
acaA l.tt1r liz, the test Of "sood moral cA"f
meter IN Connecticut which has not Kept tlt STATE rom
han ding on the verge Of Coppeheauisn ALMOST e'eI sVo
the war bcgnn. Those Conservative keluoncahs "io
believe that tc amendment j, basis OF scJ'ienie o.
inc CONGRESS 10 admit the southern claimants 10 ''
scsts IN Of its adoption, and those Radical aD'I Jon
I tio fine .groe view ana oppose the plan for this
vary reason may think the Governor inconsistent IN
,rying tle amendment aud more radical measure "V
the same time But he IS not So lie has SIMPLY reoUA'u
the folk # both these extreme classes, when nave o'
ON this common ground, Calhoun ana Gallson ot "
or 80 years ago on the ground Of the prosayery char
scter Of the Constitution Of 1881 meet gaybearueu
san on the street every day Who while these leaders OF
proSIavery and auuSavery opinion were keeping the
country dclUlcd this point wrote wise ana able DOCKS
on the oppos side of the question, which nobody read
bat which everybody secs now would have se'ued
the Slavery question long ago, II the North had
as.rffD nV I V
sander spooGcr am glad that Massachusetts does not
mean 10 be committed to any such suicidal theory RS TO
The meaning Of the new amendment. Perhaps II Is I'M
material Whether It is adopted or not; perhaps IL
ia best 20 reject it, but II Il is TO become law
Tot us not lie our hands for the next % years 10y
putting the worst possible construction upon IT, In the
House ot Representatives a rcmoustrauce has been
presented against the ratification signed By 100 citizens
NJ worcester among them the Hon. George Hoar, an
able lawyer and Republican, but not OF the Ga1lsomah
school hear that some Of the CCored people are also
moving in the same direction. The subject IS before the
Committee ON Federal Relations. hch Is pretty radically
made up aIr f. " Bird being Chairman ON the part OF
the House with Mr.. Walker, the ooored lawyer from
Charleston Dr. Ioring of sacu Mr. Brown Of New-sed-
ford and Senator Barney Of the same city, all Radicals
and MeSsrs Mason Of Newton and Perkins OF Essex,
probably more moderate men, though Republicans.
IL would not surprise me 70 find two or three OF tAS
Committee against the amendment, with pretty strong
comes up the hall and delivers Of his great oTaoIs
against i'm presence Of the committee and the crowd OF
members and outsiders who always glad 10 hear him
speak At any rate, am glad TO be able to believe That
the matter viii be fully debated II does not seem 20 me
that it IS becoming push such measure as this through
state Legislature in the first week Of its session, and
without debate though It has been fully discussed
in Congress and on the stump and been apparently in
dOrsed by the people It's bearings upon the question OF
suffrage in the Northern states themselves have mover
yet considered, but attention viii be paid 10
them. The amendment is IN the direction OF an extension
Of the suffrage. and while this conmends 1t TO my appro-
bation there plenty Of Republicans who sim stick TO
the fond and foolish idea that "we who VOTE and are
supposed 10 know how 20 VOTE had better carefully
and think great while before conccde that other pco-
pie who don't VOTE wise and worthy ourselves
Perhaps the most interesting topic IN the Governors
address after his discussion Of national matters is his
comprehensive presentation Of tie condition Of State
charities. and his ldati0n that deaf MUtes
shall be educated al home, instead Of Hartford. have
heard that tie Superintendent OF the Hartford school
visited Boston not long for the purpose Of warning
the anthorties here against Dr. 5. g. Howe, the Chair
Of Board Of State Ch8ites who in his report
year ago. and in recent pamphlet, took ground against
treating deaf mutes dangerous dependent class
requiring isolation, guardianship in an "asylum" II
this true his labo have avacd but little for the Gov
recommends That steps be taken at once 10 provide
for this class Of parsons within the State, and says lac
i
trust this delicate and intricate task than to the matured
experience which has the greater difficulty Of
blindness supcr0dded 10 deprivation OF speech and hear
ing" Our State Board, VIC glad TO see has the sym
patty and support Of the Governor. Judge Warren,
of its members Is mentioned by him with compliments,
md he evidently believes that its work in connection with
prisons and uuatc asylums ana State ams-hOusos,
IS well done Mr. Warden Haynes of tie state Prison
good officer, shows little senstiEeness concerning the
Irish system OF prison discipline, which IT. T. T. San
born, the Secretary Of The Board Is diligently writing
up in The North American and every where ese but no
will probably find that that system is 10 bo rejected and
discontinued, It must be ~ facts and arguments, ana not
by fippancy and at "wcn meaning philanthTo-
pists."
You will perhaps be- surprised TO hear that although
Legislature has been in session week or more and al
though two colorcd have drawn seats in the House
and have occupied them, inconvenience sensitive
even. has been manifested IN any quarter One Of
these gentlemen received vote FOR Speaker and opinions
differ the question whether Il was east bya Rcpubl
for whom Speaker Stone not radical enough or
Democrat who insisted rushing hcadlOng into the new
path marked out by the leaders OF his party a the recent
municipal contest in Ward Three OF this city, The fun
and enthusiastic support given by the entire Democratic
or Johnson party Of that ward to Mr. Brown their coored
candidate Tor the Council shows how readily prejudces
can be conquered when office political victory is
at stake Doubtless there gimaces, but the dose
maDfuy swallowed. sarcastic Irishman in the
Ward Room approached leading man Of the Presidents
party. who has recently been rewarded for his consistent
opposition to TIE war, AID especially to all antslavery
measures for putting an ond 10 IT, by an appointment I'm
the Boston CustomHO,Ise and, apparently phologi-
cal thoughts intent asked him. what a renegadefp
T" A renegsdei Why renegade is man who abandons
his country her cause" mo- Sir" said the gentleman
from Cork, renegade IS a Democrat turned Copper
head. who tells IIislnaD 10 vote for q nagurw The
hit was papable but the person hit enjoys joke. and
does not hesitate 10 tell OF it, Both the mterlocutos
marched up and with the entire party voted the straight
Ecket
They drank a. 'txere their mothers milk
And 10 a msr sfrsid"