Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-30
HUBBELL on sNEGRO SUI
FRAGE.''

The Democrats candidate for State
Senator, the bellicose Hubbell, an
nounces himself opposed to the entran-
ehisement Of the colored race. At the
same time we are informed by his or
gan, the Herald, that 'tno one can truth
fully clam that Mr.. HubbelI's course
has been an inconsistent one" Let us
see what has been his consistency on
this subject Of 'negro suffrage"
1. In the Congressional Globe OF
January I9, 1866 Part l, page 323,
bound edition 1861 we fnd follow
ing record Of proceedings which we
quote ~Uerbatia :
SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF ooLUAE-
BIA."
"MR. HUBLELL, of Ohio. MI. Speak
er, I rise to q question of privilege
When the vote was taken yesterday on
the passage of the bill giving colored
people in this District the right to vote
I was confined to my room by inoispo-
sftfun. I ask the unanimous consent of
the House for leave to record my vote
lin TIE AFFIRMATIVE"
ssTHE SPEAKER. The Chair will state
/ that the rule adopted at The last Con-
gress provides that when any member
Shall ask leave to vote, the Speaker shall
PROFOUND to him the question: Were
You within the bar before b last name
on the roll was called ? and if be shall
answer in the negative, the Speaker
shall not further entertain the re-
quest of such member to vote Under
hat rule the chair decides that he cam
not ask unanimous consent.
'MR, RoeERs. Cannot h rules be
suspended?
The SPEAKER. Only on Monday.
"MR. HUBBELL, OF Ohio. have on
fIy to say that I WOULD HAVE RE-
CORDED MY VOTE IN FAVOR OF
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL"
So IL seems on ais occasion Hubbell
was rot only in favor OF "negro sur
frage1 but would have voted for it had
not the desire of his heart been cruelty
Ehwarted by the ruling of the Speaker.
2. During the months which follow
ed the events just related b Republic
can press gave the vacillating Hubben
a vigorous overhauling for his frequent
absenteeism during the first session of
the seth Congress. His alleged indispo-
sition at the time the first District Suf-
frage Bill was passed was discovered to
be not as we'll authenticated as it might
be, and be was accordingly taken to
task for i-nexcusable absence not only
upon that occasion, but several theirs
when important measures of a political
nature were brought to a vote. This
must have had a wholesome effect, for
we observe that our late Republican
man and brother seems to have return
ed to the second session of the 39th Con-
gress in a greatly improved bronchial
and vertebraI condition. For example,
on the 18th of December, '66, the House
passed a Senate bill extending the priv
elege of voting to all male blacks over
rwenty-one years of sge In the District
of Columbia, and for this bU Hu6beu
V0ted. IGlobe, PIT. /, page 1881 The
reader will observe that this occurred
nearlya year after the first District Suf-
frsge Bill passed the House. We con-
graduate the Democracy that in the
course of that time their candidate had
become sufficiently acquainted with the
rules Of the House to know tha he
could only vote for a measure on the
day of its passage and that on this oc-
cassion his soreness of throat had re-
Tented sufficiently to enable him to cast
one square, unequivocal and radical
vote for that most righteous meas
ure-equal suffrage in the District Of
Columbia.
8. This bill was returned with John
sons veto on the sth of January, 1867,
when IL was promptly repassed and was
voted for a second time by the present
Democratic candidate for Senator
[GIobe PIT. l, page 1861 We congratu-
late theHDemocracy that their candidate
signalized the great Democratic ami
Yersary by an act so appropriate.
f. On the 18th Of January 1867, SEN
ate Bill 456, for the admission of the
State of Nebraska into the Union, came
up for the action of the House. This
bill provided as follows:
''This act shall take effect with the
fundamental and perpetual condition
that within the State OF NebEaska there
shall be no G~6TidgemeRt or denial of the
exercise of the ~eLectlUe franchise or any
other right 10 any person By TeGSO OIL
race or color excepting In0iansnot tax
60; and upon the further fundamental
condition that the Legislature of said
state by a solemn public act, shall de-
6nars the assent of said State to the said
ame condition. - etc.
- Snls form ne bill passed the House
auu was 0oted for CGlobe, PIT 1. page
4o1'I Dy the consistent cham nion ana
leader of the "White msnss - -
this Senatorial District.
5. On the 9th Of January Jobnso,
returned this bill, with his veto. to the
Senate. 1t was repassed over the veto
in the House on the 9Th of February fol-
lowing when HubbeIl voted6o o 4. a sec
0"d time, [Globe, Pt. 2, pagel1al, there