New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-21
rup GERMANS IN OUR Site.

TN. carn,on. born voters of this City have
very generally resolved to take more DIS
tinct and prominent part in our political CON
tests Being q large and growing section OF
the Indy politic. they demand fair consldera-
tion in the nominations of their respective
parti.s: should this he refused them, they
nurn.se to make their weight felt indepen-
dentk ot the polls. In this spirit, they are
organizing and resolving IN primary meetings;
in tits spirit, they are preparing to act. lhey
profess to give small heed to names but TO DE
united in devotion to Liberty, Equality and
genuine Democracy.
At our pending State Election, our voters
will decide whether men born with dark skins
shall henceforth be subjected to an invldlous
and exacting Property Qualification, whereby
ninetenths of them have been disiranchised
for nearly half century. We believe no other
STAR in the Union, and certainly no other
country ON earth. imposes like discrimination.
There are States which allow no Black to vote
then are Others which treat them exactly IKE
othu men there is no State but New \ ork when
saya "If you are White. You may vote though
" a oauperand a vagabond but II you are Black
&" or eopper-colored, you shall not vote unless
"ym own $3.50 worth of real estate clear OF all
"ddts and membranes The retention or
overthrow of this Property Qualification is to
he distinctly voted on at our ensuing state
election; il is a question by itself, and no
Other can he confounded with it. You may
vote for or against everything else IN the Con
stitrtion. without affecting this point you are
to vote for or against this test by itseii, ana
cannot excuse yourself for voting the wrong
way upon it 10y pretending that you HAD to
do ~ in order to vote up OF down something
else
We call the attention of German Democrats
to tao following speech of almost the only one
of tieir number who was a member OF our late
Constitutional Convention. Mr. Magnus Gross
has long been leader OF our German Democ-
raG, an editor of their organ. and honored
with responsible unsts. We believe he Is
candidate for a Judgeship ut our approaching
election In the Convention, the Right of Suf-
frsge being under discussion. he spoke rs fol-
lows:
M GRoss-After the el"1uent aud lengthy remarks
M weeks discn..,on sf the pending question, should
have dc'nrd ~ super ueur 10 add word OF my own III
yare not for the fact that mud my views tho subject
tea ccraa extent at variance with those advanced by
esntemen on the other side OF the House thheI suGh
,bdne my position The moment Emancipation became
y settled fact by the Incorporation OF The antlsavsry
ca,lse into the Constitution OF the land was satisfied IN
ny mind that political rights aud fu citizenship Tor to
freedmen must follow sooner or later ! readily admit
nat, certain States, this caim OF newborn citizens Of
do United states has. Hnder certain aspect ts aiari
Dg features IL involves more or less thorough Tevo
ntiOn ~ the political aud social state OF the community
aud works greatly To the disadvantage OF tho heretoOre
uling classes OF Whites n such unwecones changes
iro among the fruits ANA consequences ol treason anu
rebellion. who bIse for t shall miserable preju
ices far as TO deny Justice to the Black man
who had proved true and remained faithful To the cause
of the Union under the most trying circumstances while
those oos.tnE OF great ana bartGc rSar If
applying all their means and powers 10 destroy tno ~.
hetanee Of their fathersi II must be remembered
that the Institution Human slavery unfortunately
sitting IN this country and at best 10 bo tolerated ohy u
der federal compact iii otherwise ordered by the JOINT
consent OF the States their Representatives or The people
thereof, that this institution Of Human savetys under
The pressure of auring material advantages- became
aggressive every day. I'LL 1t dnaly dared
TO commit high treason aud to appeal 70 the sword:
itself routed put the sword and finally abolished II
Is most natural that us advocates and defenders
have accept tho consequences or their crime,
folly or error. IL will not do for them, nor Tor us,
to Try obliterate from mans memory. or FROM the
history the records OF the events of She last six
and To fall back upon the record made by
their fathers They have written IN blood ,asr gwn re rec
most unproptons and conceited position man or 4.
onientous present by everlasting to tho
glorious past This endeavor does not only placs
sacrificed so much for the maintenance of the Union AZ
does not only cost them the respect OIL progressive cav
ilized age In which they live, but makes them power
less 10 alleviate and mitigate the defeated and sab
dued. the cruel consequences OF rebelion ana war How
much may hesitate resist 10 acknowledge the
oyerpowe Influence the OF the last decade
the future lnws und destiny OF the Republic VIII,
nevertheless prove that they will date much more
from tho surrender at Appomattox than from shat at
Yorktown or the battle at New Orleans The stubborn
refusal by Of leading To read the signs OF
the tIGe understand the temper OF the people ahd
to assume position at once TO be followed ny return
TO the confidence OF ts people In their couels. Is the
main cause that moro moderate views ana more gener
GUS aud fogNing pocy did not obtain Ia our National
councils II painful 10 To Indulge IN remarks Of
this nature but they have been challenged by the main
tanning of positions the responsibility for which cannot
share. Mr. Chairman, am by means enthusiastic
admrer Of the Hack man. To me, who has had ample
opportunity To study the nature the habits the virtues
aud Of the ensayed race sounds rather ODD
To hear the usome praise nowadays layished on the
negro In certain quarters. 10 Will be long before inc
Black man will In reality come up TO the standard pre-.
pared for him In advance by tho prono IMAGINATION OF
those who seem To know least OF HIM. do not DENY IN
teectua faculties to tho negro my opinion OF MIN In
That respect Is not quite SO poor one us tha hed py
Thos Jefferson according to the quotations made by the
gentleman from Kings Mfr Murphy from MI Jenersons
works Yet however wide and extensive the intellectual
compass of brain may be- 10 Ia an undennble tct
that In him the animal pr0pensltier are earfuly predoln
nant aud that Will require long aud careful training To
make them snbscryient TO well-balanccd nina ana
strong moral As 10 the latter In particular the
Black Is generally found wofully deficient aud 10
will go hard with him To place him under the same moral
reesran white people generally are pny u a1acr Say
pieerrcd to educate tho freedmen before pachg them
on political equality with White people Deficient as
TIE education OF ha %, II cn
pared with them alone, VINO needs educauon most
dangerous and hurtful however. than the crude
citizenship OF a comparatively small number Oh voters
OF this State TO the public Will be the continued aga
ton OF this negro question As matter OF Justice anu
for tho sake Of good policy am therefore prepared TO
do away with this question now aud forever As 10 ho
particular mode TO 10 applied To 80 desirable an emo
have say that the proposition OF the gentleman from
Ontario Mr. foger seems to mo thG no'. .onn " IN"
arguments against the proposition ol lo Soutc,ha'