The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-07-06
From the Detroit Free Press, July LIST.
THEIR pRoscRIPTIvE POLICY.

The black republican state cohSenIOus
of Ohio and Iowa, driven on by the ac-
tive demonstrations of foreign-born ciii,
gems, have taken ground, in a sort OF
skulking way, against the proscriPtiVe
aoctrine of the Massachusetts, amendment
recurring n residence Of two years after
naturalization before foreign-born citizens
ara allowed TO vote. This is all well
enough for the black republicans here ut
the West, for they well know that their
very, existence rs a party depends upon
receiving portion of the votes Of adopt
ed ci.isens who are to be thus conciliated.
1t matters not that all the leading men
in the party, as well in this State as in
other of the Western States, were origin
ally kuow-nothings as deeply dyed in
proscripiion-as senator Wilson, of Massa-
chuselts, or Daniel UIlman, of New York.
1t now becomes necessary for them 10
abiure their oaths and forsake their faith,
or lose those votes on which they in n
great measure depend. Yet this fact
does not in the least mitigate their hatred
of foreigners, as we should speedily see
could they dispense with their votes. IL
is reduced to question of life and death
with them, aud no one therefore can be
surprised that the little matter of former
know-nothing oaths should be so quietly
dispensed with.
Al the East, however, the whole thing
is different. The foreign vote is small,
and would scarcely compensate the party
should they conciliate it. Hcompensatcs
them better TO conciliate the vote of GER
tain classes who entertain strong prcjudices
against the foreign element in our foreign
population, and as consequence the pro-
scriptive know-nothing measures are heart
ily endorsed and moulded into law. We
hold that the black republican party, both
East and West, is founded upon the same
proscriptive doctrine-enmity TO foreign
born citizens-but the western wing find
it polite to suppress their real sentiments
and assume a position of apparent hostil-
ity to them. But it is mere dissimula-
ton. 1t is well known that the present
black republican party in every State at
the West is fusion Of the know-nothing
and auti-Nebraska parties of 1854, and
il is furthermore well known that full
nine-tenths Of the leading men in the par
ty, those who pronounce its opinions and
mould its opinions and mould its princi-
pies, have been members Of know-nothing
lodges. II is so in Michigan and it is so
in every Western State. But at the East
they have not the Same restraint upon
them that they have here. Indeed, il is
10 their advantage to declare their real
principles and act upon them, and this
they do irrespective of the prayers, pro-
teStations or threats of the German re-
publicans in this section of the Union
Do not they manifest their hostility to
foreign born citizens in every possible
way?
Did not their State conN ention i'll New
York last fall adopt resolution in favor
Of inLerposing an interval between natu-
ralization and voting?
Did not their State convention in New
Jersey adopt a similar resolution, and did
not their Governor recommend it 10 the
Legislature!
Did not their House of Representatives
in Michigan vote last winter to admit ne
groes to vote on a property qualification
of two hundred dollars, and did not they
oppose to n man the same motion when
applied TO unnaturalizcd foreigners
Did not tho party in Massachusetts in
terpose period of two years between
naturalization and voting!
Did not they attempt the same thing
in the Connecticut Legislature
But these attempts todegrade foreign
born citizens are not all. There is a law
in New Hampshire which requires nat
uralized voters to present their certificates
of citizenship thirty days before election
in order TO vote. This law was enacted
two years ago, was brought forward 10y
black republican, and was voted for by
the entire black republican force, the dem
ocrats opposing it to man. The incoR-
venience of this law, 70 say nothing Of
its expense, is so great rs virtually to de-
prive thousands Of voters of their rights.
To laboring men, such as many of the
foreign-b born citizens are, the requirement
is nothing else thnn virtual disfranchise-
ment. But that is just what was intend
cd The black republicans at the East
are as anxious TO get rid Of this class of
voters as the black republicans at the West
are TO retain them.
Can there longer be any doubt that
the black republican party is at war upon
the rights Of foreigu-born citizens? Will
any one be deceived by the himsy, skulk-
ing resolutions adopted in Ohio and Iowa,
when their cause is so apparent?
FAST TRAVELLING OF New STEAM
FIRE ENeINE.-The selfpropelling steam
fire engine, built at Lee d. Larneds Nov
city works for the Southwark Hose Com
pany,of Philadelphia, arrived on Satur-
day, having propelled itself over the turn
pike road from Bristol-twonty miles
in two hours actual running time, The
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