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

paying his just share Of the burdens O
the Government. The rich man, witt
an income Of eighteen hundred dollar
per annum, must spend sixty day
Of each year to meet the taxes he wouii
be required TO pay; while the poor man
With nothing but his pOll.tax, could carr
his proportlonate tax In one day. III
dwelt at considerable length In a humor
GUS vein, upon the speech Of the gentle
man from Taylor, OF last Saturday.
MIR. Martin responded 10 q speech o
some length, in vindlcation Of the right o
the poor man TO vote, whether able 70 pay
his tax or not; coming fully up TO tht
most advanced ideas Of manhood voting
and closed with reading tho gentleman 8
Preston q lesson on Consistency Hi,
picture Yof d holder OF United State
bonds, whose pockets were plethoric witt
,greenbacks, who could DO president Of Z
national bank, and be clothed In purple
and fine linen, and yet deny 70 the pooi
man his vote, because he could not pay
his tax upon election day, was cutting
and sarcastic. His application az these
principles as held by the Republicans Ii
the Convention, brought to the floor the
orator and man Of liberal views from Up
shur.
MIR, FarnswOrth spoke only for himself
but doubted not from the progressive
views Of the Republican party generally
that II would be found that Republicans
upon this floor would DO IN the van with
those who desired 10 legislatc for the;pool
man, to inaugurate or retain, any pro
vision extending the area of freedom
he would so for even striking the word
pauper from this section, rs he did moi
think that being unfortunate, or manned
or In any way disabled from earning Il
livelihood, ut all, took away his power lc
think, and reason, and to vote for lis
conntry's good.
MIR. Thompson (ot Putnam said: ~
want the word "whlte" placed In our Con.
stitution-1st. Because / want II myself
I'd. because the people of my county
want It; Sd. Because the people Of the
whole State want Il. / want this TO be
known rs white mans government
Some think the niger Is equal to US, and
some think he Is q little better. I think
they have shown they were about as well
qualified to vote as the bulfaloes on oul
western praifies. Indeed, Mr.. Chairman
the buffalo has the advantage; the buffalo
is true TO his instinct He only has one
want, and herds-together TO accomplish
that object, enough To- satisfy his appe.
tite) but the Niger has found artificial
wants, and now wants TO override the
rights OF thewhiteman.
"Mr. Chairman, let US put the word
white in our Constitution, and then II
can get clear Of the 18th amendment, we
will not need TO amend our Constitution.
Niger suffrage Is an experiment, and
think, Mr.. Chairman, we have had enough
of the experiment. Congress has gone on
with the experiment. They have kindled
the fires until they have scorched the gov.
eminent. Mr. Chairman, the crucible is
at work, and the Jewels Of the South are
In the fire. Let US rescue them and get
clear of this incubus. Have we so many
rights that we need want to give any
away TO the Niger. NO, Mr.. Chairman,
No! II We have preserved our liberties
1t is only by the skin Of our teeth. Let
this Convention stand up manfully and
put the word white in the Constitution,
and hope for better day"
Mr.. Harding said he wished to remind
the gentlemen that every speech OF half
an hour was costing the State fifty dol.
lars. He had come here as o Democrat
he thought, but now he hardly knew
whether he was Democrat or Repub.
blican, and he hoped gentlemen would
confine themselves to the questions before
US, and not talk so much, as to bother q
poor country boy like him to tell which
party he really belonged to. He might be
a Democrat or he might be a Republican,
but he had not got so much bewildered
but that he should reject the latter name
if 1t had black to It. -......
Mr.. Ward (of "Ready Relief" memory
wanted to put in the word "white" so
that if the Supreme Court of the United
States declared the 10th amendment un-
constitutional, or the grievance of negro
suffrage become so great that the people
should find way TO abolish 1t, then our
Constitution would not need alteration.
MIR. MonIoo (of----): II am over.
whelmed with surprise, to find opposition
to putting In the word iOlite coming from
the part Of tho House it did. did not
suppose l should hear Democrats favoring
an equality Of the races. Negro suffrage
was thrust upon us, it was not the will Of
the people. 1t is said this Is the language
Of the Flick amendment for which zoe
voted. Well, Mr.. Chairman it may be
language Of the Flick amendment, but we
were voting then for our own enfranchise-
ment. Now when We are making our
fundamental law let us make 1t show TO
the world that we have a supreme regard
for the white man. let US remember
our dignity" "The niger with his
curly lair has an equal right 10 vote
with our Governor" but be did not want
to admit the right to vote ofany "niggcr."
What are the fruits Of the 18th amend.
ment9 "Look to Old Virginia, our
blessed old mother. The home of Wash.
ington, Jefferson and Madison-God bless
her. But what is she nowp-pelted and
blasted and blackened with the curse of
this semtbarbaric domination. Kook,at
our sisters in the South-the land, truly,
Of the cypress and the willow, now over.
run, PROSTATE and bankrupt, under the
heel Of this new element. | want TO OK.
press my preference in this Constitution
in favor oil making the white man pre-,
eminent"
Mr.. Wiley replied in a speech of half
an hour, but l must leave his remarks for
another letter. SJ@l sa.t3'hfl
Navigation opened upon the Kanawha
Yesterday. Lively times in the House Of
Delegates upon the public printing. They
have the sworn statement of practical
printers to the fact that tho public printer
has charged moro than double in many
instances what the law prescribes, and
charges will come up for examination at
once. The leaders have tried to evade an
examination, but some Of the Democrats
demand that an exposure be made, and II
rascality has been practiced, let Justice be
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