The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-19

r Mr., Travers tof Jeffersun) moved 10
amend BY inserting after the word "offer''
IN the seventh line, Us follows 10r who
has not paid any eapitation tax levied
upon him by law for the benefit Of free
schools" r1''l 4 ~ srf
MI. Price (President) favored the amend.
ment.
Mr.. Woods concluded, as Chairman Of
the Committee on the Bill Of Rights, in 70.
vor OF his report and against the amend.
ment. lie was sorry to hear the distin.
guished President Of tile Convention, for
whose abilities lo had so much respect,
advocate this going backward upon the
suffrage question. He had hoped that the
man who had been so conspicuous IN his
liberal views in the Convention Of 1859,
would have been with US In our march Of
Improvement He hoped that this Con.
ventlon would rise 10 tho importance Of
the occasion; that they would make 0
Constitution Tor the people commensurate
with the wants Of the progressive age, and
that will be acceptable 10 the masses.
| Mr.. Travers said that suffrage ID not a
right bpt.a privilege granted for tlelben-
eft Of the body polite. = ~ s.-.-ialil n.
Mr.. Raymond (of Marlo6) II had sup.
posed from the histories Of Conventions In
Virginia and West Virginia for The last
twenty years that universal suffrage was
an accomplished fact. What Is tho retro.
specti Arenot those who 60 Tor restrlc-
ton on suffrage trcading upon sacred
groundP Thelold Constitution of Virginia
was restrictive, and held that no man was
I'll 10 vote unless he had property; but IN
In 1859 the fight had been over tho amixed
basis" the Qualification basis" and the
Suffrage basis, and that West Virginia
In 1868 but rc.enactcd the triumph Of 1852,
and which tue committee now had before
ii iOrI consideration; and which Is in the
exact Language Of the Flick amendment,
adopted by Republican Legislature 10
cniranohise the DISTINGUISHED. |And now,p
continued Mr.. H., "you ask me TO con.
denim the provision that gave me the right
to vote this day and to sit In this Convon.
ton. You ask me to vote for pro.
vision that restricts voting, not for
crime, but because man Is poor
and unable to pay his taxwhen the day
OF election comes, No, gentleman, when
all restrictions have been removed from
S SOu, auu yvs sauu 4ree nom ponIlc;al
s si o uoa seeK 70 make t any FesIic
s.oi VI my prerequisite Ior Young What-
e' T,,o n il', a.nenuneht was ioss,
,;da nv S ~ ~ lnen asssu 70 tne Son-
third: "In oil elections by the people, the
mode OF voting shall be by ballot"
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suo,o,n ese r tr;aS M ,,N, ooti,SnS , uoss
tTe oi,;son, oS H. u oo mSS o snasn slas
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o, ond a ,ra ee ~ IN. ~ 'He vs0a SOOesys,
anu noom,a T.; 'uo wv ,sns suoi'eu
bo S iS VUS da ~ piopVs,so "
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n,o woe U, ~ auIPoh sne Gons.IuIonWe
WEI a H. e Anem LIS PeoPie were
too.o VI So VsSa ao SVee eslou Vi VCtIg,
nu % tha vs. Ustn y; woulu W
tnSoJ " W an. to ~, 0oe .,ioua We re-
rus " Ius tne TWO plals DeioFe tnem
'oI AZ tle uo uectslCn' u,,.,..... al
VI. 10y hlVh ~ naieEet may NC tne
preferences Oh the people as 70 ihe MODE,
ne tnGugnt mat Us congress haa required
tnHt al eIections Ior GongresSmen should
oe ny oalLot, IL WouLu De mqc6 easier
70 CONFORM our acuoh 10 that OF congress
man 10 nave Dolh plans az me sameelec-
tlon, anu mus create CONFUSION. -
III. thompson, OF futnam-lhe argu-
mems OF the gentleman from Marion
nave only strengthened my peiief IN the
proptiety Oh Young ny mea coce. Con-
gress naa no fight 70 prescribe the mode
OF Young. II was not consistent with
oate ri !S anu . ne would snow 10 the
Woriu lhat he resisted all such encroach-
menus nn. = !.
MI; fenuleton, OF DrooEeIl ieel op-
posed 10 any SUBMISSION OF TINS question
70 inc people IN separate proposition
~ least unIi We nave trled 10
compete Tue Oonstlt1tlon, %hen, lf|
We cShnot agree upon lne MODE here,
might DC induced TO refer 1t to the peo'
pIe; out !et US WIN INC dignity That ap-
pertains 10 o9r delegate functions Try, TO
ilA snls !Moue ourselves. congress h9d
certalniy 'He tisnI 70 prescribe INC mode
VI So'ins ~ ' TosS Sases, as II was gwen
S ce III IN SYl ha1 ~ tne ohlIea
oSa'cs 81 ms s LLoy nau onSsGh " say Ihat
t;n Uu, SaT ho,1o SnUu aIa pG w 1sliot
I'D aI, sn , m .so CnnH SS ~ uniform
n no 80 Pl oos,a;I t ,ho G olsu. Inc
,o 10 o,ar Ky sne stesI way 70 give
W;,h VIZ" no " I've. So .t lreeuom'
;m.; VIII ~ Hceu nos ae"r 1ne lroWns OF
aa hn nIaooaS VI "n az" Une es me cOula VOC
a o. LIN hr % NUS NUS uSs any mans
beS Sr Ia ~ u'1 SoS;da nv! NJ att @ as 70
tS INV ~ II voteo oIon%a to MI, Onarman
sn.nN Sou ou"uso " WA 'oce Young,