Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-10-09
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We would advise our German
frjend.--s people whom We honestly
e.,eem for their frugAIty, intelligence
and integrity writing to their
friends 10 Fathcrland, that, If anxious
to enter at an early day upon the
rights of American citizenship, they
had better have their hair kinked land
coored if necessary and their faces
BACKED, and stop in Massachusetts
the laws Of which State compel a resi-
dence Of seven years for foreigner,
and only one year for . bigger, to
entitle him to G vote.
We would also advise our German
friends, when writing to their friends
in Europe, to send a copy Of the fol-
lowin, amendment to the Constitution
of Massachusetts just adopted by an
overwhelming majority Of the black
republican voters of that State
State where black republicanism claims
a clear majority Of fifty thousand.
The special attention Of German re.
publicans hereabouts. who have been
so singularly swallowed up in the
maelstrom Of Grimesism, is called to
the wording OF this enactment, and
also to the advice above suggested.
Gov. Banks, under whose advice,
and by whose approval and connivance
this odions discrimination against for
eigners and in favor Of niggers BY this
amendment to the Constitution OF
Massach usetts was adopted, has just
been almost unanimously nominated
for reelection by the republicans OF
that State Tor Governor. Do intelligent
Germans, or people Of any nation,
kindred or tongue, need any further
proofs Of the innate dislike Of all op
ponents OF democracy to foreigners OF
every description
Here is the law-not only the law,
but the Constitution of Massachusetts,
AGAINST FOREIGNERS and IN
FAVOR OF NIGGkRS: "NO PER
SON OF FOREIGN BIRTH SHALL
BE ALLOWED TO VOTE, NOR
SHALL HE BE ELIGIBLE TO OF
FICE UNLESS HE SHALL HAVE
RESIDED WITHIN THE JURlS-
DICTION OF THE STATE FOR
TWO YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO
Ills NATU REALIZATION, and shall
be otherwis. qualified according to the
Constitution AMI laws of the Com
monwcaltb.'
II there be white man in Iowa,
native or foreign-born. who, knowing
the history of al the hostility ever
manifested here against foreigners
who, knowing the fact OF the immense
black republican majority in Massa-
chusctts by which this infamous enact
ment was adopted-who, knowing the
fact that the democracy have eve1
stood as a wall Of adamant between
them and those who would prescribe
them-if there be man anywhere, We
mean a white man, who stands in the
relation Of father or son, husband Of
brother, who is willing, by voting any
black republican ticket anywhere, te
give countenance to a party which il
the great centre of its existence, give
SO great a pre-eminencc TO blacl
man over white man, rejecting mel
will be at a loss to know whether t
pity or despise him.
Kirkwood and Rusch, we all know
have voted in favor OF admitting FREE
niggers into our free schools on
"dead level" with white children
but whether Germans, and other for
elgners, who have been, by one means
and another, inveigled into the re
publican ranks, will stand this Massa-
chusetts arrangement-or. if standing
it, will advise their friends to curl thel
locks, and color their faces, so as t
pass for negroes, and come in under
the one year privilege and avoid thu
seven year penalty, remains to b
seen.
We offer these suggestions as thu
offspring of a heart which wishes The
best to all. We hope they will t.
taken in the sense intended.-Wa
Eagle.