Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-03
Triumph of Principle. -Alienism Defeated
i'm the Senate.

Triumph of Principle. -Alienism Defeated
. in the Senate.
Our readers are aware that a bill is now
pending in the Senate, having for its professed
object the settlement Of the existing difficulties
in the Territory of Kansas. One of its sections
contained the original Douglas and Cass, and
noao Buchanan doctrine, that aliens who have
filed their declarations of an intention to be-
come citizens, and without complying with the
provision of the naturalization laws requiring
foe years probation, should be allowed to vote
in the Territory. Such is the present proyi-
sion of the Kansas Nebraska act, and this doc
trine was sought to be perpetuated in the aeW
bill. Senator Adams, of Mississippi, true to
his principles as conservative, Democratic
American, and an honorable upright Senator,
moved to strike out that miserable ovation to
foreignism.
On yesterday the bill came up in the Senate
for discussion, and the motion of Mr.. Adams
was decided in the affirmative, by a vote of 20
yeas to 10 nays-and thus was that dema-
goguism rebuked by the Senate, and the prin-
ciples of the 7th section of the American plat
form ratified and approved by that body. 1t
gives us pleasure to record this PROOF Of con-
servatism in that branch of Congress; nor do
we doubt that the House of Representatives, if
this question shall arise in that body, will give
quietus to this damnable political heresy-
the offspring of unhallowed ambition-of I'M
disguised demagoguism-of contemplate toa-
dyism to Bishop Hughes.
Senator Adams is entitled to the thanks of
all Americans" and of all conservative men
in the nation, for his prompt and effectual in
terposition to prevent the establishment of this
alien provision as fixed principle in Terrific
rial legislation. The corrupt bid for foreign
votes contained in the Kansas N ebraska act of
1854, has been the subject Of comment and of
denunciation by the American party, and by
oil who desire the permanency of American
institutions from the day the Kansas-N Nebraska
act was passed. The first direct and defnitive
declaration in the shape of a resolve on this
subject, was, however embraced in the sew
enth section Of the American platform, and
this was followed up by similar denunciation
in the third resolution of the late American
Convention Of Virginia, held at Staunton.
Opposition to this doctrine of alien suffrage
in the Territories is now a fixed principle in
the American creed, and we are happy in being
able to announce to the country that the SEN
ate has thus endorsed the justice Of the viows
of the American party on this point, and de-
nounced the alien suffrage portion of the origi-
nal Kansas Nebraska act. In thus denouncing
this alien feature of the Kansas-N ebraska act,
the Senate has virtually and effectually rcpudi-
ated the pseudo Democratic platform, reared at
Cincinnati, which contains the identical feature
of alien suffrage which on yesterday was
stricken from the pending Territorial bill
The Richmond Enquirer, which few days
since, assailed the Sd resolution Of the late
American State Convention held at Staunton,
will please observe, that so much Of that 3D.
resolution az denounced the alien features Of
the Kansas N Nebraska act, stands now approved
by the action Of the Senate to which we have
referred The Enquirer will please also to note
the fact, that majority of those Senators who
voted for the motion Of Senator Adams to strike
out the alien suffrage feature of the pending
bill were original Democrats, and elected to
the Senate as Democrats.
And In this connexion we may be permit.
ted to call the attention Of the Enquirer and its