Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-05-21
democracy Claims Foreign Citizens a.
their BOnd.Slaves for Life.

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democracy Claims Foreign Citizens a.
their Bond.Slaves for Life.
In the Pioneer of Saturday last, there is a
communication purporting to be from " Hol-
lander" in Boston, relative to the two years
amendment to the naturalization law in Mas
sachusetts. heletter bears internal evidence
of having been written in st. Paul.
1t affects to hold the Republican party res
ponsible for the action of the Democrats and
Know Nothings in Massachusetts, when it is
notorious that ecery State in the Union con-
trolled by Republicans, either By the press, its
hadiug p'sdIic men, or its State Central Com
m'iitees, has couaselled Massachusetts, not to
taks this action and protested against it. The
argument of " Hollander" amounts to this ):
that eOery foreign-born citizen is 6ond-slaue
of the Democratic party during his natural
life-that because in Congress said party may
have joined every other party Of the Union in
passing the naturalization laws, as was enjoin-
ed upon all to do by the Constitution of the
United States, that therefore, no matter what
that party may do, or what measures destruc-
tive to the country's interest it may advocate
no matter how false it may be and is, to
every principle of human rights-that our
adopted citizens must never dare, under the
penalty of being charged with ingratituae," !"
to differ from or disobey its high behests; but
must always vote with it and for everything
which the leaders inscri6e with the word
Democratic" Such doctrine may do for
Irishmen; but not for Germans, Swedes, Nor
wegians, Englishmen or Scotchmen. Such a
doctrine is an insult to the intelligence of every
foreign-bon citizen and one of our most pro.
minent German citizens thus happily resents
the offence and ridicules Hollander's" po-
sition:
ST. PAUL, May IA, 1859.
To tho Editors eftae Msnnsso.ian:
SIRs. In the Pioneer and Democrat of Sat-
urday the 14th. read communication of a
certain Hollander," with whose views and
sentiments l cannot entirely agree. After
having uttered various other sentiments he
goes on and says:
"Ever since became citizen of the States !
have invariably voted the Democratic ticket; for
| indeed it was the Democratic party that gave me-
under the naturalization laws, the glorious privi
lege of becoming an American citizen and should
indeed be an ungrateful wretch to avail myself o
| the privileges extended to me by the party, the
only national party, as believe, that has ever ex
listed in the United States and then turn and fight
against it in the ranks of faction that changes its
fyyO md taka fha 6alA
principeto contend for but opposition to the Dem
ocratic party"
Now, first, would like to ask that gentle
man is he such hypocrite, that he pre-
tends to believe that the Republican party
had notother objects in its holy warfare against
| the Democratic party than merely oppo-
sition to that party? does he not rather know,
that the great Republican party wages a war
| for death or life against his adopted party
| for the purpose to route Slavery out of this
| republic, whose free institutions he swore to
support and to which slavery just its as the
principle of popular sovereignty would fit
Russian institutions. And Furthermore, con.
cernin, his wrctchedness and gratitude "
would he, should that party one fine morning
| conclude to become band of robbers and
| thieves-would he, I ask him, extend his
gratitude" so far, as to be wretch enough
as to stick to party yet, with the same to-
nacity? "Gratitude,' too, can reach too far
And further, our friend Hollander zoe.
on to say:
Moreover, when was naturalzed, mad,
| oath that would support the Constitution of tn.
United States; and that oath was one of the con
ditons on which was made a citizen and mar
among men, as they say here in Boston. l an
grateful for the honor conferred on me. and as
rnmpmbpr thp solemn oath fhap fooE &c
adhere to it until the day Of my death.''
Well, sir, if you mean to adhere to your
oath and support the Constitution of tie
United States, what of it? Does not the
Declaration of independence on which the
Constitution is based, in the very beginning
say: All men are born Free ?" eyes sir,
you and your friends, the Democrats, will
say: "but it did not mean the black men :"
and they know, as a good sycophant, how
to twist and turn their exposition of the
fully convinced of it and endorse it hear
tily. But what of it if, after they have
done away with the black mans rights, thew
60 on further and say, in the same way and
with the same right sit did not mean the
Irishman nor the Hoilander, because we re.
gard you only as half white would not
that be most wretchedly? And with regard
to your intention of taking up your residence
amongst us here in Minnesota, I might tell
you that you may safely come here and take
up your residence amongst us, as l assure
you, if we should happen to be so unfortu-
nate and become Republican State after our
next State election, that you will have with
you many fellow sufferers of foreign birth,
who love liberty and our free institutions lust
as well as you do and fatter themselves to
have just as good and upright way of de-
tending them, with spirit, heart and hand, as
you my good friend Hollandcr" could ever
afford to do. A GERMAN.