The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-08-27
Ano,hsr Protest.

That the Wyandott production is a par
ty scheme, and not peoples Constitn-
ton, is our chief objection. aud the very
hberality it extends to foreigners is seri-
Gus source of our antagonism to it. Why
this "hberalityr? Have foreigners asked
fer it ? Have they asserted that the laws
of the United States are iliberal to them ?
Far from it-they have ever approved,
and submitted without q murmur, to the
justice of our general naturalization laws.
Then why, this extreme liberahty ? Why
restrict the foreigner in. Massachusetts, and
enlarge his privileges in Kansas !? Is it
to make an. Offsets it to eqaalize the
thing? T. there not an Interior motive
in view that has for its accom- plishment
party ends? We think there is, and for
this reason raise it as an objection to the
Constitution. We deem it nothing but a
pandering scheme with which to bait for
eigners, and those most interested, the
foreigners themselves, will regard it as
such, and hold in contempt the authors
thereof. If the franchise privilege, as
adopted by Kansas, is Just and equitable,
then the laws of the United States regu-
lsting that prerogative, are unjust aud OPP
pressive, and this statute of the Wyandott
Constitution is standing slur upon pro-
vision of that sacred compact that was
sealed by the blood Of the patriots Of the
revolution. We delieve in progress, but
we are opposed to total estrangement
from that beacon, the Constitution, which
has safely guided us over shoals and reefs,
and will continue to enable us to ride the
tempest tossed waves of the sea of politics
without the first plank being started or
timber sprung. Steer by the Constitution
of our Union, and there is no danger of
foundering @
Democrats approve of this clause, be-
cause the commencement of railroad ope.
rations will introduce a score of Demo.
cratic votes. We do not argue the ques-
ton upon any such grounds, nor should it
be thus considered. We debate it upon
its justness, not upon the benefit it may
be to this or that party.
But then, again, see the subtitle invent
iveness of those framing it. The first
Legislature has the power, if we mistake
not, to alter this particular provision. For
the present it suits the purposes of Re-
publicanism, and will be a material aid in
electing the members to that body, which
will thus be largely Republican. If the
influx of railroad hands, who, being Irish,
are most generally Democrats, is apparent,
that Legislature will alter this clause so
as to require the taking out of full papers
by foreigners previous to their being com.
petent to vote. This "liberality," then,
is mere trick to be made serviceable in
the passage of the Constitution and cleo
ton of the first Legislature. 1t is too
transparent not to be seen through on a
moments reflection. 5e
Il is for thus debasing an instrument
that should be free from all impure mo-
tives. that we are opposed to its receiving
the sanction of the people. Stop this po-
litical juggling at the outset-start Out
with charter free from sinister motives,
and we shall have no Minnesota land
swindles nor wholesale defalcations. -
Give encouragement. to this spirit, and
the same political recklessness and dis.
honesty that has beggared Minnesota will
bring Kansas to bankruptcy.-Leav. Dis.
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