Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-04-28
The Republican Protect.

The Republic an Protect.
The Legislature Of Massachusetts, recent.
" passed an amendment to their State
Constitution, making It necessary for for.
eign born citizens to fcrego the right of
suffrage for two years after their naturali-
cation.
The manifest injustice, discrimination,
and par.izan prejudice, and intolerance
hereexhibited, have justly called forth from
Cur adopted citizens everywhere express
ions Of indignity and determined hostility
to those who thus infringe upon their priv.
ileges and dearest constitutional rights.
Ever since the organization Of the Re-
publican party its policy has been cbarac
terized by pariality and unfairness in its
disposition Of the rights Of franchise. It
has manifested an unsavory philanthropy
towards ".Afric's sons," and excessive ca
Eerness to array them in the full uniform
tions or condition, and on the other hand
offering insult and injustice to the iutelli.
gence and patriotism of our adopted citi-
Gems, by exacting a longer residence before
naturalization THAI the constitution re-
quires, and BY openly afilia.ing with their
avowed enemies wherever by so doing a
selfish purpose could be subserved-a sec
tional prejudice could be grati6ed. The
record shows conclusiyely that Republi.
eanlsm and American prescription of the
foreign born are identical in Massachu.
sets. Their colors are harmoniously blen.
ded; their leaders, like Banquo to his du
ties, are by ties indissoluble forever knit
Nor is this concert of action between Re-
Pub!lcans and Americans limited to Mas.
saehusetts alone. Did not these two par
ties band together in 1856, in Pennsylvs-
MIA, ard urge common crusade against
the privileges and equality of foreign citi-
zens? 4 few Americans were too nation.
al to engage in warfare against the South
but no Republicans were too honest or un.
willing to make common cause with the
enemies Of our adopted citizens. Was
there not like corporation and sympathy
between these same parties in the Illinois
State election Of tina. year? Did not the
Republicans of New York last fall earnest
ly invite, imp'ore and labor for a union Of
these parties in that State? Nor did it
n
fail through lack Of concession on the par.
Of Republicans to tie American doctrine
ofproscription. In that they were agreed.
The division Of spoils and the bred Scott
decision were all that defeated that union.
Did not The two parties max, common
cause in New Jersey at her last election
but the record is not yet complete. Up
on what did the Republicans and Ameri-
cans in Congress base their opposition to
the admission Of Minnesota and Oregon
They avowed openly, because the constitu
tlons OF those States were favorable to cit
liens Of foreign birth, and guaranteed to
them their fullest rights and dignity
Heretofore neither in Congress nor out, in
no State or Territory, have the Republi.
cans shown any disposition to e.pouse the
cause of our adopted citizens, but on the
contrary have shown the most perfect vii.
lingness and readiness to unite with the
American party upon all occasions. They
have held convention after convention. in
every northern State where the nefarious
doctrine OF prescription was made one
OF the prominent issues, yet the Rep ubli
cans have been uniformly silent or eyasiye
upon the subject and have ever sanctioned
prescription by their desire to Cooperate
with its authors in all instances and
their actual co operation 10 many.
In this view Of the facts the following
resolution recently promulgated by the
Republican State Central Committee or
Iowa is somewhat remarkable.
"Ihat the above named act az IL.
gislaturc OF assachusetts Ia a v;ni.,;a.
OF The principles OF the Republican partv
as affirmed in the National Republican
Platform adopted at Philadelphia IN Iass
md should therefore meet with the ca,n..,
Tebukc OF The Republican party In ev.r,
State Of the Union" .
Iiearken ye tribes Of the Old Bay Stat.
'or the displeasurs Of Iowa Is upon tL..
Nov Shss does this protest siss,fy' u