The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-03-15
Whole Number 1868

| Fy. The w est ~ the faVofite seciiOn Oh tnese I'M
migrants, especially of the enterpsing hardy Ger
mans; and it is well understood that the moment
Nebraska shall be opened, for settlement. they
will begin to pour into it. Under the laws of some
of the Western States, settlement and the usual
oath TO become citizen held to be suflic lent
to enable an immigrant to vote--a wise and sound
democratic policy. The great majority of such
immigrants are landholders pay taxes, and have
chosen this country for their permanent home
Why should they be denied voice in the election
i of their Law makers!
But, to allow such provision in the Nebraska
Bill might interfere with the policy of peopfng
Nebraska or Kansas with slaves. In view of this
consideration, we easily understand the
meaning of the following proceedings:
Mr.. Clayton. moved to amend by striking out,
in the provision couferring the right of suffrage and
holding office, these words:
"And those who shall have declared on oath
their intention to become such, and shall have
taken oath to support the Constitution of the
United States, and the provisions of this act"
So that it shall read
Z" Provided. That the right of suffrage and of
holding Office shall be exercised only by citizens
OF tie United States"
/ Mr.. Seward called for the yeas and nays, and
they were ordered.
After debate, in which Messrs. Walker, Petit,
Adams, and Chase, took part, the question was
taken by yeas and nays on the amendment with
with the following result
YEAs-Messrs. Adams. Atchison, Badger, Bell
Benjamin, Brodhead Brown, Butler. Clay, Clay
/
Hunter, johnson, Jones of Tennessee, Mason,
Morton, Pratt, Sebastian, and S!idell-23.
NATs-Messrs. Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Fessenden, Fish. Foot,
Gwin, Hamlin, Jones of Iowa, Norris, Petit,
Seward, Shields. Smith, Stuart, Sumner, Toucey.
Wade, Walker, and WIliams-2l.
So it was agreed to.
| When the Bill with the amendments was re-
ported. from the Committee of the Whole, to
the Senate, vote was again taken on til amend
ment, specially, with the following result
/ YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Afchison, Badger, Bell,
Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay, Daw-
son, Dixon, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Houston, Hunter,
Johnson, Jones of Tennessee. Mason, Morton,
Pratt, Sebastian, and Slidell- %.
NAYs-Messrs. Chase, Dodge of. Wisconsin,
Dodge of iowa, Douglas, Fessenden, Fish, F OF
Hamlin, James, jones Of Iowa, Norris, Petit,
Seward, Shields. Smith, Stuart, Sumner, w ade,
Walker, and WilIams-2O.
1 So it was concurred in.
All the Shareholders voting for it. So the Bill
under the influence of the Ruling Class, exclude.
all foreign immigrants in the Territory, no matter
how devoted their attachment to the country. nj
matter how large may be their property Interests
in the Territory, matter how intelligent, indus
trious, enterprising, matter though they may
constitute majority of the population. and iheil
labor be the principal source of it's veal h, from
right to vote and take any part in the local Gov.
ernment that prescribes laws TO them, until they
have been five years in the country Two OIL
: three hundred shareholders from Missouri and OH.
Suites may carry slaves into the Territory, leg
islate for the protection of slave labor and five
Thousand German settlers, free laborers, who have
just made oath of their intention to become citi
zens. and bought land in the Territory, shall laye
no voice in its Government, no power TO protect
themselves against the degrading competition o.
Slavery? @
u How do our German fellow citizens like ii!
tipguished Democrats who have SO loudly denoun
ced an ilberal policy towards foreigners. did no
vote for the Bill, after Mr.. CIayton's amendmen
was incorporated in it. The record shows. a
seven minutes past FIVE, Saturday morning. Mar, i
4th, the Bill, with this clause to reduce the poIiti
cal power of foreign immigrants, was finally passed
by the following vote:
}, YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Atchison. Badger, Bay
ard, benjamin.. Brodhead, Brown, Butler. Cass
; Clay, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas
Evans, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gwin, Hunter, John
son. Jones o. Iowa. Jones of Tennessee, Mason
r Morton. Norris, Petit, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian
t Shields, Slidell. Stuart, Thompson tf Kentucky
Thompson of New Jersey, Toucey, Weller, AM
WiIliams-37.
: NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Chase. Dodge of Wis
r consin. Fessenden, Fish. Foot, Hamlin. Houston
3 James, Seward, Smith, Sumner, Wade.' AM
: WaIker-14.
Cass, Douglas, and all of that class. voting in thu
affirmative. Bell and Houston were the onl,
Southern Senators who voted against the Bill
Let this fact be remembered to their houor
Twenty three ofthe thirty affirmative vote
were cast by the South; twelve of the negative
, votes by the North. A Northera measure is ii
It should be recorded in distinct paragraph
that
Mr.. Senator Clayton refused TO vote for o.
against The Bill. both on the engrosement ant
the final passage.
The record is before the country. Ta'
Northern Senat ,r swho have thus v,ied 10 repea
the Missouri Compromise, and open Nebraska t
Slavery-who have refused 10 reconi>e by
distinct vote the righ. of the People of Ter
} ri,ory to exclude slavery. right denied by .he
Sou.h-who have refussdio allow the people o' :
territory the right TO elect their Governor ant
their Judges, and made the power OF the Gov
ernor equal Two thirds Of the members OF the
I,seislature, and who, on the final vote, sus'