Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-23


ana does US the favor to say that he voted Tor the
proposition the other day simply that he might 4
have the opportunity TO do what ne has doDe-move 4
reconsideration; that be, isolating himself from I
bis parsy--that be, the Senator from New Hamp-
shire, voted with Us on this side of the question,
having ia his minds eye al the moment 20 move I,
this reconsideration. Now, sir, the whole body of
that purity come up in solid phslaDx and vote TO re-
verse the decision which we rendered two days ago.
know not whether are here, more under the
influence Of foreigners or Black Republc iuism
but, know this, that We are under some sort of in
huence which causes US to change our judgment
very suddenly. Sir, there has been no influence
to cause me TO change my judgment. From the
hour that came intJ The House OF Representatives,,
and from there here have steadily and consistent
ly, without variation a shadow OF change, stood
up against this whole proceeding, and With the
blessing OF God, mean to stand up against 1t TO the
eud. The foreigner who has rights OF ciuzsns6Ip
under the laws ID Ide in obedience to the COnsritu-
ton. has my full aud unqualified consent to record
his vote, being equal to any man in the Republic
but to him that comes 10 a mere adventurer, new
or having qualified himself according to the laws OF
the country to become citizen would not award
in this bill any other. the right to vote. Against
that proc edi1g now IS heretofore, and as mean
at all times hereafter 70 DO eutsr my most solemn
protest.
Gen. SAM Houstou unable to make speech,
rose to express bis regret
" have never witnessed one in which felt go
great an anxiety to pirticiplte as the one now on
the tGpis l know | am unable to proceed but
protest against the pass age of this bill without the
amendments proposed. 1t is all can do "
Mr.. CriLtenden said . The CODstitu-
ton which established this Governments made all
the provisions necessary, and it made them for the
NJ he tod md aIs No
body had right to interfere 10 this Government,
by suffrage or otherwise, except the people Of the
! United States in the manner provided by the Con
stitution There is no mode provided by the Con-
stitution whereby any other than the original pir-
tes-the people OF the United States-shall vote,
except though the medium of the naturalization
laws. When you attempt to confer it, then, on
others, ask you for your power 20 90 so. The
Constitution says nothing about confring the right
of suffrage; but it speaks of citizenship That is
the character to which the right Of suffrage be-
longs: it is part and irce Of it. That is the instru
ment by which the sovereign people exercise their
sovereignty. II is their crown their sceptre; and
none shall take il from them, so far as lam concern.
ed and my vote is concerned. Do you think the
people OF the United States il they could hear and
witness this question being put, and knew that the
Senate of the Uuted States on clear case htther
aliens should vote in the formation of a constitution
OF one Of the future States of this pui liz. and
decided that aliens should vote as we'll as American
citizens, woul1 view with clmness or Indifference
that question! No. sir. Every American heart,
it seems to me, would feel natural repugnaIce to
! it.. II is no small question in the popular estma-
ton. Itmay be Overrnled, il may be forgotten in
the wild hurrah OF Presidential election; but let
it stand naked by ITSELF and the simple question be
put, Shall we American citizens be, in effect, d
prived, to some extent, of our right of suffrage by
! Dautr with nh. vOta NJ hipk
is Inconsistent with the just pride of 40 American
citizen, to suppose that he would not consider il as
matter Of grave consequence to bin; and so IL is
| to the country.
The foundations of an American Republic,
a member of this Union, are to be lsi aud whose
hands tit to lay themg To whose hands does
the Constitution give this great work? To Ameri-
can citizens. BY this bill yod propose to give it to
Aliens Is the Senat3 prepared for this? Is it d
question of expectancy when presented in this point
OF view, and with reference to such subj'c? Il
Is to establish constitution; to make Republic. /;
that small matter, in regard to VIII Gu We may b'
governed by mere temporary expectancy, snd th'
little circumstances OF the day, which 70 this party
or that party may TO require that they should
urge on to a precipitate conclusion a measure o
this SORT? l. that little matter TO be governed b!
considerations 50 small! No, sir; il is principle
But in spite Of ali these eloquent remonstrances
the Stewards, the Wades, the DOuglases, tn
Hales, the Toucpys &c, of the North-with tn
roombses Of the South, doomed the bill to pass
and unnaturalzed aliens 10 Minnesota are on pa
with the American born and adopted citizens i
creating State of the Union
This achievement of Foreign influence, to allow
every person, whether an American or naturalze
citizen, or not, to vote in Minnesota, accom-
pshed by a cordial cooperation ofthe Democrat
Senators from the Free States, and those calm
themselves Republicans. Though differing widel
from each other on other questions, Ctss and Sew
ard Douglas and Wilson, Bigler and Hale, can, an
do tremendously record their together asains
Americ lnsm, each apparently striving to Guido tn
other 10 toadying to Foreign influence. The vot
by which the alien prohibition was struck out
the bill was as follows:
YRAs-Messrs Allen, Bell, Of New Hampshir,
Biger, Bright, Cass, COllamer, Dodge, Dougla
Durkee, Fe,s .nden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Greer
Hale, Harlan, james, johnson, Jones, Of low
Nourse, PGgh, Seba-tian, Seward, Stuart, 1oomb
Toucey, Trumbull, Wade, Weller, Wilson and \
lee-3l.
NAYs-Messrs. Albums, Baysrd, Bell, of Tel
nessee; Benz min, Briggs, Broadhead Brown, Clal
Cristenden, Evans, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Gsyer, Gwil
: Houston, Hunter, Iyersor, Jones, OF Tehn-ss,,
Mason, Pratt, Reid, Rusk, Slideli and Thompson,
Kentucky-24.
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