Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-13
Condemned out Of their own Month.

The Know Nothings are abusing the Me-
braska Kansas bill, because the inhabitants
OF the Territory may vote who have declar-
ed their intention to become citizens of the
=. States. These men, however, support
Mr.. Fillmore, who signed the Washington
territorial bill 1t will be seen that the for
mer is an exact copy Of the latter. Mr.
Fillmore approved the for,ner as President
of the United States: A. Nir Pierce the latter /:
fVM Sector Of" VASE Fifth Section Of the Kau-
a aJ - Fillmore, Mol, EDDY prssids" Pierce,
SEE 1nabe It further s aay s. s., And laS be 1t further
enacted, That every white enacted That every free
male inhabitant above the white male inhabtant a
age OF twenty one years, bove the age OF twenty
who shall have been years, who shalt be an
sdent of said Territory at actual resident OF sac ter
the time OF the passage of rtory, and shall possess
this act, and shall possess the qualifications herein
thequalifcat herenaf- after prescribed shall be
ter prescribed shall be en- entitled to vote at the first
titled to yete at the first election and shall De eli
election, and shah be eli gGible TO any eiice within
gbe to any office within the said territory but the
che said Territory En the t.akfatfd rs of sc RS
qualiiieat rs OF ters and of holding office, -
and Of hodfg office atall all subsequent elections
subsequent elections Shall shall be such IS shall be
be such as shall be prescri prescribed by the egisa
bed BY the LegislatveAs- i've Assembly Prortded.
sem5ly Prorided, That That the right Of suffrage
the right Of suffrage and and of holding office shall
Of holding office shall he be exercised only by citi-
exercised cniY by citizens gems of the United States
Of TIE United States above and those who shall have
tn age If twenty one declared on oath their in
years and those above that tention to become such,
age who shall have de- and shall have taken an
clared or oath their nten oath to support the Con
ton to become SUCH and sttution Of the U. States
shall haze taken an oath and the provisions OF this
to support the Constitu- act: And proutded fur
tlon of the u. States ana they That no officer. sol
the provisions of this
dnd Prorided further, or other person in the ar
That officer, soldier, my navy of the United
seaman, mariner, or ether States. on att c
person in the Of treeps IN the service OF tbs
W of The Uuited States, United States shall be al
or attached 20 troops in lowed to vote or hold of
the service f the United flee in said territory, by
States, shall be allowed to reason of being service
vote in said Territory, by therein. {Signedl
reason OF being on service FRANK. PIERCE.
therein, unless said Terri
tory is, and has been for
the period Of six months,
his permanent domcile.--
MiLL'b FILLMORE.
One of the .'leadipg principles" of the
Know Nothing schedule to which Mr.. Fill
more subscribed, demanded "repeal of al
laws making grants of land to foreigners. .
We know Of but one law Of this specific char
acter, aud that is the act of Sept. 9th, 1850,
entitled an act s'to make donations to set
tiers en- the public lands in Oregon which
is embellshed with the signature of Mr..
Fillmore, without which it could not have
become law. The fourth section is in these
words:
"SEc. 1. That there shall be, and here
by is, granted to every White settler, Or oc-
eupant of the public lands-Americaa holf-
breed Indians included-above the age OF
eighteen years, being citizens Of the United
States, or koriag mat g aec7o5ution, &C
cordtng to Tar, of his intention to become q
citizen, or rho shall make such q declaration
on or before he list Of December, 1851, now
residing fl said Territory, or Who Shall be-
come resident thereof on or before the LIST
day of December, 1850, and who shall have
resided upon and cultivated the same, for
four successive years, and shall otherwise
conform to the provisions of this Set, tie
quantity Ct ciie-Eaf section, or three hun
dred and twenty acres of land, if singh
man and if a married man, Or become mar
ried within one Jear from December |, 1850
one sectiosi, or six hundred and forty acres
half to himself and half to his wife,
Statutes Ut large, uol 0. p. 1917"
The law ought to be repealed. 1t ought
never TO have been passed. Mr.. Fillmore
should be condemned for approving it. But
what is to be thought OF a party that attrib-
ute to others as crime the act of its own
candidate Rich. Enaminer.