Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-05-25
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III RspublisaIIs against Minnesota -
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Ienkins Of Virginia.

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va ci,astised. on Friday, the only sena-
Tor massachusetts, has in congress, ioF
opposing the admission into the Union q
lthe thriving free STATE OF OREGON aes-
tinadz 81 ! brilliant career on the Paciiic,
and because il was democratic but this
/ e Il nerfeot keeping with the whole career
Of Henry Wilson. He works for his par
IL every word he says about warripg on
4 the slave power" means nghnnS III
Offices fol- himself and his allies and !
friends; and this, precisely this, ana
nothing else, is tile long and short OF ms
professions Of devotion to the cause q
kfraadon1. - -
Look at the course 81 his irlends nine
house Oh llie admission Of Minnesota -
This magnificent state is Al the door q
| lie Union with some Irregularities in her
wake Now California, and 4 dozen
other States, also, had irregularities in
their march Ito coequal state sovereignty;
fM;ebisan for instance, began career OF
rank REBELLION, which President Jackson
nipped in Tile bud but none, with this
exception save Kansas, entered upon OPP
position 10 the general government; and
ali were admitted into the Union. How
stands Minnesota in essentials Let ne
delegate, Mr.. Kingsbufy, say" MORE
THAN NINETY NINE HUNDREpTHs Of THE
pEorLE HAVE RATIFIED THE ENTIRE CON
srIrurros uPoE A FULL SUBMISSION. S ls
there the requisite population fer stateg
This seems 10 be admitted for instead Of
ONE representative, the proposition IS 70
oiye Minnesota THREE representatives. ~
tIs the constitution republican " form,
which sd overwhelming q vote Of the peo-
Ebie has adopted? Who pretends 70 say
thatTit IS otherwise Why then do the
black republicans keep fighting her out
| of Inc Union? Why do such patent
friends Of freedom as Sherman, Of Ohio,
and other republicans, take the lead IN
OPPOSITION to tho admission IT Min
nesota, while Mn. JENKINS, Of ViRGI1fA,
and IsTEPnENa, Of GEoRGIA, are the cham
pions in favor Of her admission Let
choice citation from the debate on. this
question answer as to the pretett. II
there ever was 4 man used up i was the
Republican leader. Sherman, 81 Ohio by
MI. JENKINS, Of VfRaiSfA Here is the
eallows On which the Ohio man was sus-
pended. Mr.. jenkins said * &
..But another object which The honor
able gentleman from Ohio urgesa against
the admission Of Minnesota under this
constitution is, that the constitution a.
llows unnaiuralized foreigners to vote,
which, healleges. conflicts with the spirit
Of the constitution of the United States,
| if it does hot conflict with the constitu-
ton itself Now, sill, i am very much
astoaished that the gentleman should
thaye brought this forward is an objection
Ito the admission Of Minnesota into The
| Union as a state. VIII the gentleman,
from Ohio rise in his place and tell me
that the sovereign state Of Ohio cannot,
| il she pleases, permit unnat1ralized for
leigners toI vote for membeys of the legis-
Elasute? 1 pause for arePly- The gen.
LEHMAN does not reply, and theTefore
conclude that lie is not anxious 70 com.
NIT himself upon that proposition. z
think the gepleman ought ito comnli
himself upon that proposition before he
makes th9Eas an objection to- the adm,s-
fsion ofancther State.
i airs Sherman Of 0hio.E-Ohio never
/ Ibid Aaiaw lnnaturalized foreigners 10 vote
] AID tneFef$Mill #ts
Mr.. Jenkins.--The gentleman does moi
answer the question. He says Ohio lhas
1 not but he does not say she canaot, j
she sees proper, admit. when size pleases
Is vote. In my own State we de- not per,
nit unnaturalized foreigners 10 vote
N oman Is more opposed to that than my
4 self. IIf Ihadg been a citizen Of Minnesota
I or d member Of The convention which
\ framed her constitution, | should have
opposed ID to the last. / do not believe
Il that any unnaturalized foreigner should
be allowed to vote even for 4 member o.
u Tie legislature Of the various States 6a
Ethat is a Yaaiser resting soitk IKE ntdipiidaa
Stars themselves. IF tie people of Ohio
lortket peopleof II isai,aia, choose % per.
nil eRndtaraixsd Foreigners q gots. tdey
mag DO so. E The people Of Kinnesotc
choose 10 allo,c anaatural;zed foreigners 4
4 .gofe! theyEcan do 50. Ind we hare NJ
j right 10 urge as a., objection against tlte adj
mission of Minnesota under her presen
constitution, an ~afgaaeat aobied ave uoald
4 not applyIto oar Gun States.
But the gentleman from OHIO BECAME
very humorous ID that part Of his speech
Iand compared the admission Of Millneso,
IA to q wedding, He says be does no.
| like to see orr younger sister playing
pranks il this way. lie wants to see hei
welded 70 the Union decently and ire
Especially All have to say in regart
ito that Is this: that if the gentleman
4 wanted her to be welded decently mt
the Union, he ought to have given her
/ decent license Ireferito tkeI enabling oc
| Tor Minnesota, ghiich dilous iss,sndtumlize
tofdigTaers 10 8ote for naeasJers otf'the con
stitational convention. Ind III ind Tia
Tie honorable gentleman hi,Rself voted fl,
Il that license. Here, then, is the very clerl
Ii that issued the license under which Gin
\ pesota is to be welded, who comes MP 4
II the eleventh. hour and makes use of In,
n impeTfection Of that license as q reason
why she ought TO be kept out Of III,
A Union. al
VI Ilsold i,s my hand The enabling actlsn
] der vsicd Tie members of Ms congs,stioi
\ acsrs elected, and 4 find Tie name. of M,
HI 4 9se ss,E - =. ~