New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-31

scribe Adopted Citizeos. Our opposition %
Slavery las no respect for rsce, or sec
too. or color. Opposed 1" We are to the
political degradation Of Blacks, we are ~ lea"
equally opposed to the kindred degradation Of
Whites. We shan IN 10 case be other than RePuo'
hcan. But in 30 far az the American organiza-
ton OF our State stands in opposition to the faorca
ton of voters By party Committees OF Na'ursizs'
ton for party purpo se,, and In so far a. II ilss
on the Publication Of the Ballot Box oy season.
able and perfect Registration Of the Legal voters
in each Election Di.trct, We hold that it demands
20 more than is right, and that the observation and
judgment of nine tenths Of the Republicans approve
lie requirements. We cannot see why or how any
legal voter should object TO Registry unless ne
wants to carry Elections by the votes OF Illegal vos'
err; and those who do form class whom we ara
particularly anxious to disObige. A fair and faith
full Regi,try in this City would have reduced Bu-
chsDans vote at least Five Thousand, and Fernan'
do Woods last Fall net less than Ten thousand.
OF course, the frauds ale less extensive in the IN
land cites and villages but they exist very sener
ally, and they all tend one way. But if they did
not, we should none the less earnestly protest
sgairst that sxty Of the laws regulating the proofs
Of citizenship which permits their continuance.
The Naturalization Laws cannot be changed, nor
do We deem a change desirable; but II IS desirable
that the temptation to frauds aid pe1ufies 10 nat
ursi zipg held out by our State laws should be
destroyed. Men are now hunted up by partisan
COu mtte. and put through the naturalization mill
-. b,,t La;- ~, ba
eiecto0. Ii is COMMON even for the grinders to
ho'd the naturalization papers as pledge that
they shsll vote right" Contracts are made with
tss or that court TO nsturaze by the thousand at
nsIvelousy cheap rate. AL this is gross, palpaole
abuse Of the privilege accorded by our laws, and
sbould be stnpped-by providing that reasonable
interval shall elspse between the act OF nsturabza-
ton and the exercise of the Right of Suffrage
founoed thereon. If John Bell or Rufus Choate
should see fit to make our State bis home, our Con.
sttutiOn requires him TO reside year among US
before be is entitled to yOte-nOt that il pro-
nom him incompetent at first-but that it would
inttrPOse barrier TO immigration int our State
with a view to Influencing her elections. The
re sson holds equally good sgainst the manufacture
of voters for the same purpose aud we are in favor
of DterpOsirg barrier ag anst that abuse also. The
Constitutional Convention soon, We trust, to be
call, d, can aid should act in the premises. Such
action would, We believe, be satisfactory 70 the
great body of the Americans; at all events, they
would be wiling to cooperate with the Repub
cars in the approaching canvass on the basis of
Opposition TO the Lecompton Policy Of the Federal
Government at Washington and mutual effort for
the Publication of the Ballot Box at home. On
tbs basis, we believe rnety nine hundredths Of the
Republicans ard nine tenths Of the Americans are
ready to act in the approaching canvass. If they
are Kept apart, it will be through the influence Of
pertoual aspirations and Iepulsions which are of no
public interest, and which ought not to impede
unon 90 natural and so necessary. Ii that union is
thwa!:ed, it will be through the Intervention OF
party mschiLery and party leaders, not because Of
a0y repugnance among the masses OF the people.