Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-02-19
FAYETTEVILLE. TENN
Thursday Morning ,February..ls, 1851
The Foreigner and the Negro.


Under the above head, the. Chica-
go Daily Times, Of the 10th ultimo,
contains the following:
I'VE noticed the other day the two
propositions which have received es-
pecial favor 10 the Black Republican
Legislature Of Ohio, viz: to require
naturalized citizens to reside one year
in the State after naturalization, be-
fore being entitled TO vote; and to
admit all male negroes to the night
of suffrage, The Chicago Tribune,
the organ Of the Illinois Repubii-
cans, is in favor Of both propositions.
1t thinks foreign-born citizens should
not be allowed to vote after five
years pupilage; the time ought TO be
extended: Bot negroes who. never
have been and lever can become cit
izens of the United States, it desir es
to have admitted to full brotherho cd.
Let US adjourn the issue from Ohio
tU1llinois. We challenge any IRE
pnbiicsn" in the Illinois Legislature
10 introduce either proposition. II
they are good Republican measures
ID Ohio why not in Illinois?
Nothing, 10 our Judgment, that
the republicans and northern know
pothings have attempted, is more
disgusting and revolving than then
iabors to degrade our. citizens OF for
eign birth, by denyingsto them the
privileges of voting aud holding Of
flee under tho government; while at
she same tiuls, they would confer
these privileges or the negro. And
when it is considered, that In Sc
many States of this confederacy
the African race are in state Of
slavery, We look upon ali the legls-
lation to depress the foreigner and
elevate the negro, not so much as az
assault upon the foreigner, but as al
assault upon Southern slavery. In
other words. it is nothing more mol
less thana contemplate scheme o
the abolisionists 10 advance their
cause. But, it may BE asked. how
does it advance their cause, to pro,
scribe foreigners? To this we an
swer, that nine tenths Of all che for.
eigners In the States OF this Union.
are opposed to the abolitionists, and
invariably show that opposition at
tho ballot box. Ninety-nine out oi
every hundred intelligent foreigners
in this country, are firmly and de.
.s
yotedly attached to the Union, and
are for main tanning the integrity Of
the Constitution Constitution
that they have solemnly sworn tc
maintain. Could they by artifice oil
Influence, be induced to violate their
oaths, and join in the crusade against
Southern Rights, We would see moth
lug Of that proseriptive spirit which
would deprive them Of the privileges
guaranteed TO them BY the Consti.
tuition Of our country. But, as tits
otherwise, foreigners ale denounced
from .'Dan to Bersheba,', aud The
netist elevated, politically, in a cor.
responding degree. How degraded
must men be, when they resort to
such infamous tricksi Do they
think it Injuries the foreigner, or de-
bases him in the opinion of the viz.
tuous, ard good, and patriotic, Oh
makes him think the less Of himselfi
If they do, then they are fools a:
well as kRares, and are better fitteG
for subjects Of some African King
than they are for citizens Of the A.
merican Republic. In truth there
Is a stencil about these abolition ras
Gals, that is offensive to every tru'
American patriot, whenever h,
thinks, hears, or reads Of them
It is worse even than that, edo,
which is apt to assail one, when b.
enters the door Of "negroiquarter, ;
that has remained unscru5bed fol
half a century. The very though
Of their moral pollution sickens Aal