Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27
Black Republican Iseach0sv-- " ORE pre-.
fences.

The black republican brotherhood
Of the Hawkeye state have seemingly
got by the ears with their more out
spoken brothers of Massachusetts, and
very quietly intimate to them that
they had better back down from the
position they have taken in regard to
the extcntion Of the naturalization
term, or there will be trouble immc-
diatcly. The more thoroughly to I'M
press the Lawmakers of the Bay State
with their earnestness (l) in this mat
ter, the Republican State Central
Committee have addressed to them
series of resolutions which we give
herewith
REVOLUTIONS or THE COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the State
OF Massachusetts, has passed an amendment
to the Constitution Of that State. by which
forein born citizens are deprived of the
right Of suffrage for two years after their
naturalization aud
WHEREAS, This amendment will be sub
mittsd to a vote OF the people of Massachu-
sets on the 9th Of May. 1859. for approval
or disapproval;
Therefor, Be it resolved by the Republi-
can Central Committee Of the State Of
Iowa,
l. That the above named Act of the
Legislature Of Massachusetts is a violatian
Of the principles ofthe Republican party as
affirmed in the National Republican plat
form adopted at Philadelphia. in 1886. and
should therefore meet with the earnest re-
buke Of the Republican'party in every State
Of the Union.
2. That we regard this act as making an
unjust and offensive discrimination between
citizens on account of their birth place. and
showing therefore tendancy to undermine
the foundation on which tho Republican
party is based, which carefully preserves
strict acknowledgment Of the equal rights Of
citizens under the Constitution Of the United
States without regard to nationality. and
in the condemnation VI all prescription in
legislation.
3. That the Republican party in the
State Of Iowa cannot and will never APP
prove o! an act by which our naturalized
citizen are deprived Of part Of their rights
acquainted by the Constitution and exist
ing laws.
4. That We earnestly request our Re-
publican bretheren in Massachusetts, to reject
by their vote proposition which would be
stain upon the fair fame Of State which
has her e'ofore been foremost in the adyoca-
cy Of free principles aud equal rights TO all
men.
These resolutions are signed by the
State committee and dated at Des
Moines, April 2sth. 1859. Let us
look at them.
The spirit Of the resolutions is com
mendable, and is such as every honest
American citizen should stand by, but
the particu'ar reason why they are
gotten up in this State, is patent to
any man who understands how mat
tiers stand here; and why the repub-
hcaus of Massachusetts, enacted such
an outrageous law, can easily be seen
BY any person who is in any way ia
miliar with the spirit Of that party,
either in Mass. or here at home
The resolutions, seemingly honest, are
but q bundle Of pretence and arrant
hypocrisy.
1t is we'll known to every one that
the Republican party is made up, 10
the main, Of the Know Nothing party
the old Abolition Free-Soil junta and \
sprinkling of tender tocd democrats,
and all the isms Of the day, in which
conglomerative mixture, the Know
Nothing faction and the Know Moth
ing spirit largely predominates, and
hence it is, a. for instance in Massa-
chssetts, that in any state where the
American wing Of the Republican par.
~ can carry it, own points and elect
it, own men irrespective of the for
sign vote, the foreigner il tramplcd
down, and trod under the iron heel Of
Know Nothings who have, the better
70 carry ont this dastardly scheme, A.
sumsd the name Of Republican, The
Republican party Of Massachusetts,
feeling that it, Know Nothing power
va competent to CARY everything be-
ssssk I'D Pstf sn under IL feet