The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-05-28
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County Central Committee.
They Have It-Their Organs Gloat Over 4.
As the soldier ever waited impatiently for
the order to " CHARGE" so have the Dcmoc-
racy waited long and patiently for something
to "turn up" Micawber-like, which should
give them an opportunity to coin little party
buncombe. 1t came at last, in the shape of
a proposed amendment to the Constitution
of Massachusetts,, deprivng foreign.born
citizens of the right Of suffrage, until two
years should elapse from the date of their
naturalization. This amendment was SUBJ
mitted to the electors Of that State, for
rejection or approval, on the 9th inst. As
that date neared US, the pulses of Demo-
cratic politicians beat high with bright an
tieipations of future political fustiau in
case the proposition carried. Acting in
their sovereign capacity-against the pro-
testations and remonstranccs of their breth-
rem in the other States, on the principle, we
suppose, Of Regulating their domestic
institutions in their own way"-the amend
men. was adopted by the electors Of Massa-
chusetts-a great and irrcparable wrong
committed, and an unjust proscri ptive pol.-
.cy inaugurated. As was to have been
expected, the Democratic organs are in
ecstacies of delight over this turn affairs
have taken in the old Bay State. In the
adoption of the proposition they find much
for graduation. 1t affords them ample
"verge and scope enough :" to show their
protested love for foreigners, and at the
Same time furnishes them with text or
pre,ext for launching terrible jeremiads
against the Republican organization for its
proscriptivc ten lencies. Not word of
sympathy have they, as yet, expressed TO-:
the naturalized citizens thus DISTINGUISHED
for two years-but, on the contrary they
manifest an utter Indifference as TO any
effect it may have upon that class, though
they are not slow in trying to secure the
coveted party advantage, which would ac-
crue from an alienation of the German vote
from the ranks Of the Republicans.
To do this, the Democratic press is now
grinding out subsidized music to the tune Of
Dlaok Republican prescription Of foreigners
1t is strutting to and fro, proclaming sham
Democracy as the embodiment of unseGsh
love for the foreign born citizen, the while
it denounces Republicanism rs compound
of clishncss, intolerance. fanaticism and
higotry. In their frcnzied zeal, the sham
Democracy and its organs, forgot that the
Republican party has laid down its principles
too solidIy to DO overturned by such trans
parent trick as they are now resorting to
for that purpose. Those naturallzed cit-
zcns who have acted with US in the great
issue that has for years agitatcd the Union
from the St. Lnwrence to the Rio Grande,
and from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean,
cannot be induced to serve in the ranks of
those with whom they have not the least
sympathy, and for whose principles they
have ever manifested the most utter repug
nance, by such simulated professions of
disapproval Of the Unjust discrimination
which has been made against them by the
people Of Massachusetts, Us the Democracy
are now verbosely putting forth from every
nook and corner, where they think there is
possibility of PROSECUTING. Our German
adopted citizens, will not be apt to take
assertions for facts. They judge Of parties
by their principles, and their measures, and
years ago in the warm convictions Of their
hearts, they gave in their adhesion to Re-
publican democracy--that true democracy
which seeks to make this whole people
more happy-more inteIlgent-more truly
free. Ths German naturalized citizen, has
no principles in common with sham Democ-
racy-that vile and spurious child Of dema-
goSueism, coupled in Illicit union with exc
cu,ivc despotism-that mingled compound
of iniquities most dangerous and vile, of
bred Scottish, Lccomptonism and mob law
which constitute the essence and true ele-
Inenss of genuine locofocoism.
To show that the heart of modern sham
Democracy does not burn with intense sym
patty for the oppressed Of all nations-that
it is far from being the friend of the emf.
grant, to the extent it now claims, We may
cite the reader to some ndisputable facts.
To make out their case of prescription !"
ngains. the Republican party, the Democracy
claim that because the Republicans are in
power in Massachusetts, the party, not only
there, but throughout the country, are re.
sponsiblc for the amendment just adopted.
In other words, political organization is
responsible for all the nets of any portion
of its members. "Applylng this principle"
SAYS the Toledo Blade, "we could convict
the Democratic party of any crime in the
catalogue. Let us take q strictly analogous
ease: The Constitution of New Hampshire
proyides. that no Catholic shall be eligible
to State efiees, which restriction has been
in force since the formation Of the State
Government. For twenty years the Demo-
cratic party held undisPused rule, and during
that time repeated efforts we're made to re-
move this inhibition but the effort was
uniformly defeated by large major'tes 1t
was in the power of the Democrats at any
time to remove this odious provision
infinitely more proscriptive and ansi-oepuo'
lean than the Massachusetts amendment,
as it denied men Of the ordinary right OF
citizenship, on account of their religious
belief!
"But what is the use of referring, as
e,idepse of the anti Democratic character