Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-04
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.

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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, are held to be sufh-
cient to enable An immigrant to vote--a wise
and sound Democratic policy. The great ma
jority Of such immigrants are landholders pay
taxes, and have chosen this country for their
permanent home. Why should they be de-
MED voice in the election Of their Law ma
kers
But, to allow such provision in the Nebras-
ka Bill might interfere with the policy Of peo-
pling Nebraska or Kansas with slaves In view
Of this confederation, we can easily understand
the meaning Of the following proceedings;
"Mr Clayton moved to amend by striking out,
in the provision comforting 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 an oath to support the Constitution OF the
United States and the provisions Of this act"
So that it shall read
"Propided, That the right Of suffrage and of
holding Office shall be exercised only by citizens
of the United Statesn
Mr.. Seward called for the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered.
After debate in which Messrs Walker, Pet
tit Adams, and Chase, took part, the question
was taken by yeas and nays on the amendment,
with the following result:
YEAs--Messrs Adams, Atchison, Badger,
Bell, Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay,
Clayton Dawson, Dixon, Evans, Fitzpatrick,
Houston, Hunter, Johnson, Jones of Tennessee,
Mason, Morton, Pratt Sebastian, and Sill
dell-23
NAYs-Messrs. Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas, Fessenden, Fish, Foot,
Gwin, Hamlin, Jones Of Iowa, Norris, Petit
Toucey Wade, Walker, and Williams-21.
So it was agreed to.
When the Bill with the amendments was
reported, as from the Committee of the Whole
to the Senate vote was again taken on this
amendment, specially, with the following re-
suit:
Yeas Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Badger,
Bell Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay,
Dawson, Dixon, Evans Fitzpatrick, Houston,
Hunter, johnson, Jones of Tennessee. Mason,
Morton, Pratt, Sebastian, and Slidell-22.
NAYs-Messrs Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Dodge of Iowa Douglas, Fessenden Fish, Foot,
Hamlin, James, Jones Of Iowa, Norris, Petit,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Stuart, Sumner, Wade,
Walker, and Williamson.
So it was concurred in.
All the Shareholders voting for it. So the
Bill under the influence of the Ruling Class,
excludes all foreign immigrants in the Terrific
~, no matter how devoted their attachment to
the country, no matter how large may be their
property interests in the Territory, no matter
how intelligent industrious, enterprising, no
matter though they may constitute majority
of the population, and their labor DO the
principal source Of its wealth, from right
to vote and take any part in the local Gov
eminent that prescribes laws to them, until
they have been five years in the country. Two
or three hundred shareholders from Missouri
and other States may carry slaves into the Ter
ritery legislste for the protection Of slave Ia
Dor, and ave thousand German settlers, free
laborers, who have just made osth Of their in
tention 70 become citizens, and bought land in
the Territory, shall have no voice in its Govern
ment, no power TO protect themselves against
the degrading competition of Slavery?
How do our German fellow citizens like il
Surely, they viii say, Cass and Douglas, the
distinguished Democrats who have SO loudly
denounced sn illiberal policy towards foreign
ers, did not vote for the Bill, after Mr. Clay
toms amendment was incorporated in it. The
record shows. AT ssven minutes past Ave- Sat
urday morning, March 4th, the Bill, with this
clause to reduce the political power Of foreign
immigrsnts was finally passed by the follow
ing vote
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Atchisou, badger,
Bayard, Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown Butler,
Cass, Clay, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge of Iowa,
Douglas, Evsns Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gwin,
Hunter, johnson, Jones Of Iowa, Jones of Ten.
nessee, Mason, Morton, Norris, Petit, Pratt.
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell, Stuart, Thomp-
SON Of Kentucky, Thomson Of New Jersey.
Toucey, Weller, and WilIams-37
NsYs-Messrs Bell, Chase, Dodge of Wis
consin, Eessepden, Fish, Foot Hamlin, Hous-
ton, james, Seward, Smith, Sumner, Wade,
and Walkers.
Cass, Douglas, and all Of that class, voting
in the Affirmative. Bell and Houston were the
Dufy o0utuoLu oouosoio WIN fotcu hRhiUst bue
Bill Let this fact be remembered to their
honor. Twenty-three Of the thirty-seven az
6rmatiye votes we're cast by the South twelve
Of the negative votes by the North. A North
ern measure, i II
It should DO recorded in o distinct para
graph, that
Mr.. Senator clayton refused to vote for or
against the Bill, both on the ongrossment and
the final passage.
The record is before the country. The
Northern Senators who have thus voted to re-
peal the Missouri Compromise, and open Ne
braska to Slavery--who have refused to recog-
mise by . distinct vote the right Of the People
Of a Territory to exclude Slavery, q right de-
MED by the South---who havc refused to allow
the People Of Territory the right to elect