The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03

! 80 "'"'', Puoc virtue ts almost unkRJwn;
private morality undermined; rowdyisra rcigas
supreme in the great cities; the knife, the pofson
or the pistol is ready at any moment, and even
the fear OF the galiows, il murderer happens
to be convicted, is smoothed By tne ministrasioas
OF reigion-the priest making ready made an
gel of ruflian in no time wbateves. The pYos-
| pect abroad, if we take India sad China as Z =
amples, is not more encouraging. Commercs
ana the sword have opened parts of tire Oriental
world which century Of preceding. has never
/ affected an atom. aia
InE MASSACHUSETTS, SUFFRAGE Hxsrs,crIos
AND THE REPUBLICAN, PARrY--A ToUsif' QuEs-
qloN.-Our readers are aware that the late re-
publican American Legislature OF Massachusetts
submitted constitutional amendment TO the
people, whereby, ratified By the popular vose,
all adopted citizens Of saiu State will be deharred
the right OF suffrage ia two years from aud after
the completion Of their GENERALIZATION under che
present uniform five years law. This proposition
is to be voted upon by the Massachusetts people
on the 9th inst, and great is the trihuation Of
the universal republican party concerning the
probable result.
| The amendment in question was passed by the
| LEGISLATURE in Difference 70 the demands Of the
native Americans Of Ehe State, who constitute a
very important proportion Of the Massachusetts
republican camp There IL separate Knos
Nothing faction which has ihns far stood out Is
| open hostility 10 a fusion with the republicans
but tre tiik Of the Massachusetts Natives have
fused, Thus constituting what may be properly
| called republican-AmeIican party. The origi
| nal universal test Of The Know Nothiass was i
,wen'y-on years naturalization law So that this
proposition Of seven years term OF probation
is a. little as these Natives could now be expec'
| cd to ask. But the restriction thus pl
| posed in Massachusetts has awakened SD
Indignation Of the great German elemo
cf the republican party from Maine to Min
and republican committees, meetings ora.'-
and organs in various quarters have sent D,
their earnest remonstrances 10 their brethren
Massachusetts against the admission Of
treachefous gift from the Creeks " thin the wa,
Of Troy.
! Among the latest of these circumstances
one from a number Of leading republicans OF
New York, Including james kelly, chairman
Of the State Central Committee; Robert Emmett,
Charles King, Horace Greeley George W. Blunt,
r. NJ. Blatchiord and Simeon Draper. In this
remonsuance The signers Confess. the dangers to
the republican party threatened by this nativistc
proposition in Massachusetts,, and put forth the
following as the party PLATFORM
st. The genius OF free States opposed 10 Class
legislation IL seeks to convert all into Americans not 10
in re.
popsibe voters, aot in careless residents Therefore the
sooner residents can iay DO converted INTO citizens aud
voters. tpe greater Tho safety 10 rnc STATE.
I'd Such nvs as that ABOVE mentioned 10 lead
70 sVaaons ihey divide ibe people into classes they
excite hareCs; they furnish means Of which the
ucos leaders snd presses of the nrosavery democracy
seek u atnate from The great republican cause the hons
aud intelligent foreign bcrn goSoi who simuEt 10
hate slavery and ove freedom.
Sd. While the republican party is composed o. of
all ranks and conditions ana OF ell counlriesof VI
Giverse sentiments upon subjects, s unit upon
this one, namely -Hosuty 10 slavery, whether white
black.
It is determined oppose with It's whole strength the
extension OF slavery, ana 10 preserve free lands os
hone free abcrere that Trey shall BIS baeted by
slave masters oDd Their unhappy victims
II is cctermned that the hateu cruel slave trad
shah rot be reopened or be ccnnyed at by future
Presidents
1t is determined that the government Of this republic
sSai not be Continued IN tue hands of the prosye,y
democracy
Until hcec accomplished republican party will
sink all minor questions differences and
will 1--WE beieve) set ts face against any who
sues.
Therefore, these New York renOnstrants ure,
upon their friends il Massachusetts, and ever.
where, to keep this high purpose steadily !
view, and Us republicans to make no aIiian,
and take no step 10 excite distrust, which sha
hinder the success Of or good cause" III
vote upon the restriction il question will deter
mine one Of two things-it will either cut Oh
the Know N0things, tenacious Of some new suf +
frage restriction against Aliens or the bulk Of '
| The great German vote Of the North and Norsh-
| west from the republican camp But az the
| rump OF the Know Nothing party has become
| exceedir ely weak, and as this German vote re
| ierred to is known to he compact, strong aus5
| sensitive, We incline to the opinion that til
| republican party Of Massachusetts will sacrifc
the former to save the latter.
But the question is nice one, ard the resul
upon this Massachusetts amendment will 10 1.
to settle the question Of The fusion, or conflsir
between the republicans and Know Nothiugs
all the Northern States. In view of the reiA
| ton Of the amendment, the believers in the pr
ciples Of Know Nothingism must surrender al
discretion or proceed at once in Massachusetts
and all other Northern States to some basis of
third party organization, whereby they may fu
with the opposition elements of the South. IT.
result in Massachusetts will tell the story. and
the Native Americans are not required to NAL
! room in the republican church for the German
we are very much mistaken.
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