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The Right Of Suffrage

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
May
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The joint rcsolution for altering the Conetitution by strikiny out the word ''wliiic' was lost in the House by onc vote - yeas 2G, üoys Í). the Conantution requiring a majority of all the members clect lo be in favor of submitting the measure to tlie poople, and Itco t'tinls of the menibers elect of the euceceding Legislature - So thnt although tiic voto wa6 nearly throe to one ili favor of it, yet it was lost by tho absence of members : for f the House had been fu 11, i would doubtlcss have passed. One more vote in the afilrmativo would hnve carried the measure -at this session. Though long delayed, i wil I succecd. Public opinión is alrcady turnin rapidly in favor of it : and it is approved by one half the public presd of the State, whilo only here and there can somc bufToon paper be foutui opcnly to oppoec it. We give :flhe powerf that be" due notice that they must continue to meet this question till they consent to do jasüce. "Therij'fi a better time coming."