The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-25
WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1854

other house. by which IL shall likewise be reeonsdered
and il approved by two-thrds of that house, il shall be-
come law; but all the votes of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and and the of The
persons voting Tor and against the bull shall be entered on
the journal Of each house respectively II any bill shall
be returned by the governor within three days Sundays
excepted after 1t shall have been presented TO him. the
shall he law IN like If he had signed II unless
the assembly, by djournent prevent return IN which
case II shall not be a law"
The question being then taken the amendment agreed
Mr. DOUGLAS. move the same amendment precisely
to the twenty section, the portion relating TO Kansas
The PRESIDING OFFICER, That will be inserted,
as matter of course, if there be no objection
No objection being made, the amendment ordered to
Mr.. CLAYTON. 1 move TO amend by striking out that
portion ohe substitute the committee the proviso which
allows aliens 10 vote after having declared their Intentions
will make very brief statement the subject The nom
intercourse act Of 1884 positively prohibits aliens from gong
INTO this Territory without passport The reason of tina,
must be apparent to senator's British agents were supposed
to have entered there and stirred up the Indians,
appehendcd there danger Of such persons going there
to disturb the Indians against the frontier settlers In my
opinion the demands and every dictate Of sound
policy demands, that the right OF suffrage and holding ONCE
in these Territories should be restricted TO citizens of The
United States Unless this be done, these very men to
whom have referred may go there and legsate To avoid
this, move to strike out the words;
Sand those who shall have declared, OATH their ntcn-
ton become SUCH and shall have taken oath support
the constitution of the United States and the provisions OF
this act"
90 mat inc ProViso Will
"Propdtd That the right of suffrage and holding Office
shall be exercised only by citizens of the United Sates
Mr.. WALKER | hope the amendment will not be
adopted am of those who desire to get this bill in
favorable shape can but know if strike out
this provision will be greatly dspeasng very large
portion Of the constituency which represent and could
not think that represented them faithfully if should
vote for this amendment Sir, there in Wisconsin as
good and good patriots breathed the breath
of life, who yet citizens % the United States, who
may desire go these Territories, who now have po
cal privileges in Wisconsin, but who would be deprived
of those political rights these Territories by the pro-
posed amendment do not think that there any dam
ger of British emssars, spoken Of by the SENATOR going
these Territories for any such purpose that which he
has Indicated For one, should regret very much to see
the provision stricken out
Mr.. SEWARD called for the yeas and nays upon the
amendment; and they were ordered.
Mr. PETIT. Mr.. President, in my views of proprety
and policy, shall be constrained against the amend
ment, for the few brief which shall assign. In
my State recently held constitutional convention, and
put into IL clause, the substance, il in words
that which it is now proposed to strike out of this bill
We did after the fullest consideration and the fullest dis
cussion. Allow say TINT believe injury has
and will arise from IT. but the contrary very great
harmonzng, salutary results produced by it. 1T does
not follow at all that who has come from abroad
from Ireland England France, Germany, understands
any better institutions his local because he has
taken oahs required in the bill it stands than
though he had taken but But sir, broader and
comprehensive view Of the subject in favor OF
the provision it stands in the bill.
Our object Isl of course, object among Others Isl
induce settlers go into this Territoryto introduce
emgrants not only from Europe. but from the older por
tons of the Union. hold that the you give pol
cal rights to the persons who there, with the more
rapidity will the country be settled.
You recoect another thing, that the class of emil
grants which getting OF ste yearsl do not refer to
any particular year. but speak generally of late yearsis
far better class ibag that which we were getting many
driven by force either by their governments or ny their
own circumstances, leave Europe and come here. We
arriving different condition of things Our gov
and institutions now known to possess great
,k.. rlrf NnA lnf
eriv capital of money this country and seek
location in the Wesi, where the lands are abundant and
cheap, where with smal Of money they can possess
themselves of what would, Europe, be almost princ
patty and they viii 10 that region OF the country where
the inducements held out to hem and where they
nearest equality.
this bill adopted by the State Of my friend from Illinois
before Indiana adopted and what did we soon discover
the resul Illinois got The best the very cream OF he
foreign population with all their money They went around
or through Indiana locate IN Illinois, where they could
have IN taxing themselves and their property
and became The reservoir the sink, into which all of the
sediment of that population fen We therefore, had the
salt with the destructive material and found that self
preservation demanded OF first get with the safe
and sound and healthy population which comes from Eu-
rope and assists in taking Of the more impoverished
and worthless and unthnkng In the hrst place, we de-
sired to increase populations and secondly we wished,
when got foreign population TO get with u as heahtu
proportion Of it as we could.
Now SIR what will be the result yop adopt the amend
men proposed by the senator from DelaSoref Why, the
Nebraska and Kansas, # convenience or any little allure
be held out 10 them while the more nieigen
spectacle wealthy and desirable part Of that population will
settle down Indiana Illinois, other western States
which have liberal policy IL this respect That viii he
the result and you will drive into these Territories the
Of the foreign population, while you send them moth
ing Of their wealth, learning, stability to help TO take
OF Them stay their waywardnsss to help to control
them in order believe such provision ~ the best possi
BILE provision which can be made this subject
hold that s due 10 these people, matter Of justice,
that ought, consistently with our own
safety and with the security the order, and the stability Of
the government establish in these Territories, 10 give
them the right OF suffrage, the by which they shall
lndfe.y control the amount Of their own liabilities, The
amount Of nes penalties and foroures, and the amount
to winch their property shall be subject to taxation know
has been urgedfor have heard all the arguments the
subject beoreha there IL insecurity in allowing foreign
10 control your own institutions aud fix
your laws. But let remind senators, that man has
yet found foreign party organized in this country
You have found native American parties but foreigners
always here and enlist under the banner and under
the wing Of other Of the great political parties in
the country.
Mr.. ADAMS. | will inquire whether the senator does
not reeoec that Yesterday morning against
the passage Of this very I'LL presented from German
meeting, which held, American cizcns, but
German citzensi
Mr.. PETIT. will say TO The senator in reply that
perfect blank DO not know but that there may
have been snch thing Indeed the senator says
80, know Il but had before heard nothing Of IT,
However, 20 take his WORDS they held the meeting
German citizens, citizens Of the United States but my
word for H. that meeting Of German citizens held
troled, got up, and managed by naive-born American
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