The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-12

not be furnished He thought that the EVOLUTION might
obtain what 10 could however for the bsn ofiae Goa
vention-
Mr.. rowssrsD, lregl Of 81 Lawrence though. !, IN
such Information. He would like the resolution 20 DO
printed that he nigh, fully, and therefore made
motion that " lie on the table.
The resolution was laid on the table.
SUFFRAGE QUESTION
The Convention then went into COMMITTEES OF the
Whole on the Suffrage report Mr. Alvord IN the char
Mr. O. c. DWIGHT trep) OF Csyuga, offered the follow
ing substitute for the whole OF section one
sssnos Every male citizen Of the age Of twenty one
aIssi.sas so q this se eosdes
slssoa district % wh!oS .sa the
:. ma: Srs:ssr = elective psp Ss .aSn '
e b sSs , Sss l Gssr 8. y0ss s s
United ~ s 4: , ,Se Of navy s1 Ne e de-
pnS The Legislature .a have n pows % provide The
in which the time and whisa such absent
in The election dsric, which they respectively
$50 Laws may passed excluding from the rishs Of
suffrage all persons who may have been o. may ss convicted
Ing every person. Who shall make or SseS%s drs,y og In
Il 20 ss' :s
Rs
NJ Fcnsss asked i .oud be 10 order fer aim to
accept this substitute for the amendments he had before
offered and which was nov peudsB-
The CHAIR decided that u would
Mr. FOLoEa then accepted the substitute. and the
Chair decided that had now become the original pro
position
M. MuRrHr tdsn., Of Kings moved to almond section
Ct ses rs s s @ % s
ing election shah have been .eised sd Of
over and sSovs ali dsbs and
and shah have been actually rated and paid ..a ia.
and person Of color shat, be ssO,sc to direct t.Ason
s ss sa ..
so 10 S 70 s Ss IN IN on
men color dotsrmins IN favor Of suffrage such
any election anyhng the existing TO the
M. MURpsY denied the proposition put forth by tho
gentleman from Rensselaer, IN l. Townsendj that
the right Of suffrage was natural right That gen-
teman had cited the Declaration OF Independence TO
substanate bis position but II the authors OF that in
srument intended the construction placed upon II
there ~ss no consistency In their subsequent action
che INSTRUMENTATION adopted by nearly all the States
contained property qualification. Suffrage was fran
ehse to be granted by the governing He did not
believe that restr cted negro suffrage would be
ducive TO good government The people OF the state
adopted by the Convention II would endanger the
constitution proposed to be submitted.
Mr. NJ l. TOWNSEND, lrep) Of Rensselaer,, was for I'M
restricted manhood suffrage Ho would not ask for him.
self right which he would not extend to other men
He had lived great while, 1916 when the prop
ssS paos ~
not he the guide for this Convention II We were to DO
might with ssu. propriety deprive persons Of the Cath
OHIO faith tho right 20 VOTE for that was ono OF the ssnss
OF the election OF 1855
Mr.. e. BROOKS, (demI Of New York. said the gentle
man entirely staken with reference 70 the issues
OF OF 1855. He know Of the existence
Of any political party having such an object 10 view.
The party to which reference had been made never
entertained advanced such doctrine and he be-
heved he knew something Of the purposes OF that
organization.
Mr. TOWNSEND said that tho gentleman (Mr. Brookal
member OF that party. The objects of that
organization be gathered from is press it's ora
tors and It's effect on the public mind. IL resulted IN
riots In Louisville and attempt to extermdnaie the
Catholics He proceeded at length to argue In favor or
negro suffrage reminding the majority In tho Convention
they would be held responsible for the action Akon
here and he understood that true republicans believed
that should 10 excluded from the ballot box ON
account Of color. -
amendment Great changes had come over the colored
race and he believed that a. O matter OF ustce ana
right elective franchise should BIO extended
men without restriction.
against right of colored to vote Objections TO
t founded on prejudice, and were unworthy the
ago.
70 be applied black men, whether their rights should
be extended BY removal Of this disability Possibly II
negro suffrage submitted q separate proposition
might be defeated because the criminal classes would
oppose It. the gamblers would vote against II, all the
men In New York who burned and hanged negroes
would vote against L. But the vrtuous and Intelligent
electors would for manhood suffrage, and no b.
levsd this principle was incorporated In the ccnstitu
tion-aud it would belt would DO endorsed BY the
people -. Nal
In this State equal INTEL and industry to
ike proportion OF any class OF citizens. ne wns
The negro was one simply OF color
The committee and reported progress and leave
granted 70 sit again.
The Convention ~ 70 O'Clock adjourned until eleven
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