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PASSAGE OF THE SUFFRAGE RESOLUTIONS.

ALBANY, April 8, 1859.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS, ESQ.: DEAR FRIEND:
—The Concurrent Resolutions, extending the
Right of Suffrage, have just passed the Senate
by the emphatic vote of 19 to 12. Every
Republican, and Messrs. Johnson and Wet-
more, Americans, voted aye, and every Dem-
ocrat voted not, except Mr. J. D. Willard,
the Senator from Mr. Rich's district, who
"stepped out." Mr. O. B. Wheeler voted
with the Democrats. Too much credit can-
not be given to Messrs. Foote, Darling, Pat-
terson and Noxon, who have nobly stood on
the side of Freedom and Justice in this con-
test. The Republican party has emphatically
vindicated itself from the aspersions cast upon
it last fall, as being false to our cause, and
and the delegates to the Troy Convention
can with confidence come before the people,
and say it has amply redeemed the pledge they
made last fall.

I have from the first been sure of success
at the Capitol, and have labored faithfully for
the cause of our people in the Empire State.
We have achieved a gallant victory, which is
our people's and if I receive no other reward,
I have ample satisfaction in having performed
my duty, with such gratifying results. We be-
lieve their constituents will decisively ratify the
action of the Republicans in the Legislature
when the question comes before them next
fall.

I shall attend personally to taking these
Resolutions to the office of the Secretary of
State on Monday, so that they will be there
in time.

Yours, respectfully,

STEPHEN MYERS.