Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-03-26

of this Union? Is it not founded on the sound
est principles of sell. lf.preservation in a re-
public? Would it not be government Of
others and not of themselves, if any commu-
nifty were to authorize those who do not owe
the duties Of citizens to exercise these rights
and privileges of citizens? Then, what is
there odous in your prescribing restric-
tion of this kind over the right Of votirg? l
see nothing to justify the appellation. You
are violating great political principle when
you authorize by your legislation a man to
vote on mere declaration of intention to
become citizen, which does not make him
bound by allegiance TO this Government, nor
destroy his allegiance to the country from
which he came. If war were to take place
with that country, antecedently to his exer-
else of this right, he would stand in the po-
sition of an alien enemy; and in that position
you could send him out of the country; you
could confscate his property; and yet to
person so situatedyo propose TO intrust the
right Of sovereignty. 1t is right Of partial
sovereignty in the Territories of the United
States for the purpose of forming its organ
ic law"
Mr.. Bayard then went on to say,--this
was a side blow to break down the five years
Naturalization Law, and asked gentlemen
why they did not propose at once 10 repeal
the Naturalization Law, and give man the
rights of citizenship at the end of year.
VIEW OF (M1ssIssIPPI) SENATOR BROWN.
81 have no outcry to make against foreign
ers as class. Many Of them are excellent
people, and when they have been natural
lied according to the law, of the land, am
as willing TO see them vote as anybody else;
and whether they vote for me or against me,
l would not in the slightest possible degree
restrict their privileges. Congress has wise
" determined that fveyears' residence shall
be necessary 10 make one of them citizen.
| think the right to vote is very essential
privilege of a citizen, and am not willing
to weigh my ballot at the box against any
man of less dignity than citizen. | care
, not who he is, how exalted or how humble
soever he may be, if he be citizen, he has
an equal right with myself; but l have nc
idea Of going and putting my ballot in the
box, and then the next minute see a fellow
come up and kill it, who is the mere instru.
ment Of some political trlckster, without
, knowing what he is doing. 1t was for the
purpose Of giving 10 foreigners the oppor
tunity required by law of being here Ions
enough TO learn something Of our Language
n and laws, that insisted in this Territory
n on full execution of the Naturalization
Laws--for that and nothing else.
, SENATOR Browns PROTEST.
!, Mr.. Brown-I have no expectation Of re
: versing the judgment which the Senate ha
t already renderch l consider by carryin
: the vote 10 reconsider this bill, the edict ha
e gone forth that foreigners in this Territor
A are TO be allowed 10 vote in forming tn
, State government. take it for granted tha
= we are TO reconsider this vote, and finally [
= come back to the passage of the bill and pas
it, allowing all foreigners in the Territory I
: vote in the formation Of the constitution
$ But before that is done desire, and mean
!. TO enter my solemn protest against this who!
y proceeding from one end TO the other.
e Sir this is not the first time that / hav
: observed this proceeding. When the Kan
e sas-Nebraska bill was under considerable
e here, the first vote in the Senate denied t
d foreigners the right Of suffrage in those Ter
h rtories. The bill went to the House of Rep
e resentatives, and they disagreed with us.
n was sent back here, and we were told thl
there was some great overruling necessii
J. that under the necessity Of the case W
'. must give in, or the bill would be lost. Fo
:, one, | refused to yield. l was one who {
i the bitter end stood ont against that propo
! sition. and il during the four winters hav
N served in the Senate, there is any one vot
Of of which l feel especially and particular
,s proud, it is that one. -..
The question has been here in other form.
Two days ago we were called upon TO vol
upon the same proposition in reference
i Minnesota. The Senate, exercising its ur
'e influenced and unbiased judgement, deter
a. mined that no one should vote in the form'
OF ton of State Constitution for Minnesot
sr who was not an American citizen. BY
lie calm and deliberate vote, after discussion
is that was the determination of the America
u Senate. 1t was the determination of II
Of Senate, in my judgment, will always b
l. when uninAuenced by pressures from oth'
a quarters. But two days have passed AVA
D. and we have witnessed here this mornr
e. the remarkable exhibition of reversion
ne that vote by almost two to one-not und
W. tHc pTttcilSc lldt WIS bIouSnt " ucdI upt
We lis in the passage Of the Kansas-N Nebrasl
of bill, that there was some powerful, overru
of ing necessity for III for no such plea is p
en- in now. There is no pretense that this b
H. is TO be lost, or that any great injury to d
er country is to be done il it be lost, unless Il
he amendment be rejected. Deliberately al
IS without excuse the Judgment of the Sena
i'm has been reversed. Why, it would not
in decorous towards this august body TO sa
p but let me warn Senators that, in my feeb
he judgment, if foreign influence lakes Possessi
of The .Anaerican Senate, The american peol
b ,oH rise up and rebiiks IL. 1t may take pc
bs session of other departments Of the Cover
ye ment, but the American Senate has been r
he garded in this country as the citadel of i
bo merican liberty-as the bulwark that was
in stand for the protection of American rgh
on If this body gives way under this sort
,er pressure, tell you the American people W