The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-16

northern white slavery ree labor tromnIsd int ~
mire by banded capital What hosannas then and what
palnade now Then they shook with the eonyusions Of
lhs s6yl 70 The birthpang Of prophecy they heave
with The broken sobbngs of the sby proslrais aud with
her Inspirations proved juggle.
Sir repeat IT. win discuss Che question o slavery
now with these gentlemen will let the old North State
as she has spoken through her legislature speak for me
upon T. That gallant Old State has never vet learned how
TO retreat She has been called Rip Van Wrinkle hui If
she is such In her slumber all tanaea as passed over
her and she has woke up upon the PRINCIPLES Of The
revolution aud with the spirit q old Meckenbarg ii her
win proceed, Mr.. Chairman 10 submit a rew r.
hecons First, upon the Of the astonishing sue
cess e tins new order secondly upon its supposed prnc
pesi thirdly, upon its organization and ourthy upon
It's application and bearing upon the South,
The causes Of the rapid prngTess OF this new order con-
ceVe TO be mainly the dsbandment of the national whiu
organization and the ehargy and Of the democratic
party The national whg eonnexion is broken off and the
northern fragments Of the wreck hoatng the wa
ers with an inyinclble appetency TO coaiesee with any
isms which can carry il into power They have suffered
long enough Spanish martyrdom, (exclusion from the
treasury and are ready 70 seize any elements which
secure success The northern whg ground lay alow and
ready to receive any seed however rank and poisonous
The ethargy and of the democratic party also con-
ributed to Il II has not appreciated the present conuno
e II sees not Yet that IFS old opponent has retired from
the field and that Of the old issues have been settled
u now stricken Polyphemns, dealing in blindness
powerful blows In this social and POLITICAL crisis n must
raise new Issues corresponding the exgency and which
are now locked up in desnies must bend 10 the
storm Public opinion abors like the prestess upon her
plOpheCY or events. The world
stirs with tremendous changes and the democratic party
must shake slumber from it, leave the dead past 10 bury
lis dead and, catching up the spirit of period chas
ten II and move on in its conquerng career it must be
Frustrated That there have also errors in foreign a
pontments, which have stimulated the native American
feeling, is not worth disputing
Thus the dsbandment of the national whg party and
the ethargy and errors aud the successes Of the dem
ocratc party have aided the progress Of this new order
In II there are many men, good and true wise honest and
patriotic; but il is nevertheless anagam Of isms and
discontents Its paramount political philosophy is uAat
eeer - mTohg Ia every party there camp followers
who hover about the field plunder the dead aud rifle the
oagggeinen who Tilt from party to party In the spirit
OF those who shouted hosannas Christ then poured
vinegar upon his lips In times of trial. such men are
flung from party like sooria for they follow il only with
the motive OF those Jews who followed Christ-no be-
cause he healed the sick and gave sight to the blind but
because OF his power to multiply the oaves and fshesn
such men barnacle themselves around new party which
promises success. Thus know-nothngism has become
sanctuary for naeontents and hospital for changengs
proceed in the second place. discuss the supposed
principles Of this order First the extension OF the
naturalization laws secondly the exclusion of foreigners
from all places of trust aud honor and thirdly the pro
scripton of the Catholic religion
Now, what s the object in extending the naturalization
laws 10 surely Is not TO cut off immigration which is
the only way of relieving the labor market from threaten
ed paupersm it is only affect the right of suffrage
In discussing the policy of extending the laws OF natural
izaon waive the question whether citizenship is neces
sary TO suffrage. will discuss whether Interstate
comfy good faith between the States contract
ing for certain purposes independent and sovereign
tiesdo not impose moral obligations in prescribing the
constituency In this aspect reserve my opinion until
the question arises propose TO discuss il merely in
the view OF affecting State regulation through the agency
of national organization by binding the people Of State
TO adapt their regulations to the opinions of the people of
other States 1t may he useful however to examine the
power OF Congress- under the constitution to interfere
with the elective franchise within the limits OF State
To do this Congress must either possess some spe-
cihc grant of power, or it be incident some
such grant Is there any specific grant of power in
the Constitution? It cannot be found The consttu- |
ton preserbes the qualifications of the ncouayiey of gov
pf
constituency In section two article onea and the cleo
tors in each STATE shall have the qualifications requisite for
electors OF the most numerous branch of the State legsla
turethe constitution defines the constituency but does
not prescribe its qualifications prescribes the quahfca
ons OF the Jacoayes of government as no person.
cept anatual-born citizen citizen OF the United States
at the time OF the adoption Of this constitution shall be
eligible to the Office of President &C. but in NO instance
prescr5e the qualification Of the constituency Epressio
Gais rciasio aleria Is il incident to any grant of pow
er to Congress- Clearly not for the constitution in its
express grants of power conveys whatever the
course as there grant Of power upon the subject
al, there can be no power incident to it. Thus have
examined in connection with the clauses in the consttu
tioni the question which meets the threshold Of this
subjectvz whether the States yielded up retained
the right to regulate suffrage within their lims2
Again is there any difference between the right Of al
State to regulate suffrage for State offices and federal Off
ces? Where be found Dare this government look
above below behind the forms Of State authority Can
Can it pass by supersede trmpe down the forms of
State and contract with its inhabitants2 In fact it,
dare it. look into the interior operations OF State? III
ii can it is consolidated federatiye government
What danger too in the power in Congress to prescribe
the qualifications OF its electors Could the federal
government expand contract the constituency suit its
own purposes Could it not in this way subsidize and
slave the States People Is term for organized COM
muniy not for mass monster to which garbage Is
be thrown . v
II may be argued however that the power to establish
uniform rule OF naturalization enables Congress to reg
ulae the constituency Is this power deducibe from the
clause vesting in Congress the right 10 establish uni
form rule OF Naturalization r. For what does Congress
make citizen OF the United States This inquiry Is
pounded BY The meaning OF the second section fourth
cle Of the constitution which says he citizens Of each
State shall be entitled 10 all privileges and immunes Of
citizens Of the several States DO privileges and
mites relate to the elective franchise Has not each State
right to afix property qualification 10 suffrage Have
not many States done 80 Is certain period rcs
dence required in all the States II go how prvi
eges and immunities relate to the right 10 vote They
refer to rights Of property and of suffrage person
to establish uniform rule Of naturalization Is the
power 70 make citizens Of the United States-that is
citizens invested with personal rights The right 70 reg
uete suffrage 70 prescribe the constituency, is vital at
tribute Of sovereignty and in tederatiye government
sentia TO the States
To remove this question from the field OF dialectics 81
far may let consult the debates Ia the convention
which framed the uton In the draught Of the con
tuition referred TO the convention for fnai action find
the following clause
sThe qualifications Of eectorspr members Of the House
VI Representative shall be the same, from to time
those Of the electors in the several States Of the
merous branch q their own legislatures." n.
When this clause under discussion Madison Pa