Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-10

The Washington correspondent of the Cincn.
natl Daily Times, an eye witness, gives the fol.
lowing brief account Of tho union between the
Democratic and Black Republican Senators, in
the late debate aud action in that body. which
resulted in defeating Americans and resident vo-
ters from governing ia their own land
"The adoption by the Senate of Mr. Browns
amendment to the Minnesota bill PROV ding that
but bona d settlers should exercise the right OF sui
frage at the primary elections caused gel dissotis-
faction among portion OF the DEMOCRACY II was
regarded MS less than endorsement ~ The haoW-
Nothing prnoplcs-a clear concession Ia the Ameri-
sentiment OF the country. 1t difficult to de-
eide which party manifested the most ohaBrin the
Democrats or the Republicans ID the Senate. Doug.
las came in the next day after the passage OF The
amendment, prepared for n great effort. He spoke
nearly two hours in favor of Tceonsidcrug the vote
He acted rs n sort of "whipper in for the foreign
sentiment, and bernted, without mercy those Demo-
Gratis who had dared to vote aganv' diir1 'pdragt-
He was followed by Seward and Hale who agreed
with him in every essential particular, and the ,in-
gular spectacle was presented in the Senate of Re-
puhlic-ns and Democrats speaking aul citing to-
gether In favor of uncenscd alien tutlHge in the
new States. II was race Of demagoRues for the
foreign goal. Criticnden Houston, Bell and other
Americans endeavored 10 defend the institutions OF
their country from dissertation, but union of Repub
hcan aud Democratic votes proved too strong aud
the amendment was recousidered by vote OF 81 yeas
TO % nays The entire Republican force OF the Sen.
ate voted r It'll the Democracy. The odium Of this
Anita american measure belongs To Douglas Seward,
HALE and few Northern Democrats At the prima-
ry election in Minnesota the right of suffrage is thrown
open to all persons who may chance 10 he IN the Ter
rtory on election day ~
In the debate TO which this writer refers Sen.
ator Seward said. 81 am in favor of admitting
aliens to vote lin the Territores) precisely for
the reason that the new States nre TO be made
by aliens and foreigners" Bailled in their ut
tempt to. attach the Wlmo, Proviso to tho Ter
rtories, the Freesoilers resor,ed TO the plan of
overrupning them by anti slavery settlers. For
this purpose the Emigration aid societies of the
North were organized, and it ia 80 this cad that
Seward and his oolaborers encourage the immi.
grafton OF foreigners and advocate their immed-
ate investiture with the rights of citgensh -
They know very well that every foreigner who
can be induced to take up his abode in any of the
Territories is a gain to tho cause of free SOIL
Failing TO trick the South out of the Territories by
legislative jugglery. they seek 10 exclude by
the pressure OF numbers. What are we TO think
of those Democrats who aid them in this object
by favoring immigration aud &ien suffrage
The President, himself. is their niler and ahet-
ter; for, in his Inaugural, he said ut is the i'm,
peratiye and Indispensable duty of the govern
nent of the United States Ia secore To srery res
'dent ,nhabitont lof the Territores) the free and
independent exercise Of his opinions by his rote
The alliance between the Democrncv and III,
Black Republicans against the South, upon THU
vital issue seems complete. How do tho peopl,
of Virginia relish il