Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-07-07

Govsrnor nonks AgainsOsohe Two
Years Am endment.
The charge that Gov. Banks favored the
two years amendment in Massachusetts,
would appear to be as unfounded as the
charge which held the Republicans Of that
State responsible for its passage. A cor.
respondent Of the Springfield Republican
thus characterizes the Governors ap.
pointments to Office made since the adop.
ton Of that proscriptive and impolitic
measure.
ut has been noted a. remarkable fact
that nearly all the men appointed judges
within the last menth-fourteen in nun-
ber-were opposed to the two years amend
ment. Indeed, hardly any Of them were
ever members Of the American party. l
think Messrs. Hoar, Allen, Rockwell.
Lord, Morton, Colt, Andrew, Vose, Ames,
Wilkinson, and Wells, never mixed in that
crowd Russell belonged, and perhaps
Putnam and Brigham, though l don't
know about them. Messrs. Hoar, Andrew
and Russell signed the call for the meeting
at the Revere Housn to oppose the two
years amendment; Vose and Wells we're
active against the scheme, and presume
none of the others voted for it except
Putnam and perhaps Brigham. Perhaps
these facts may help convince the az.
grieved westerners that we are not all
fanatics, and that the question was not a
party one Rehabilitation, { Wisconsin,
Journal.
The above discovery Of the Journal,
that Gov. Banks does not favor the Mas
sachusetts amendment, is fully equal to
0reeley's discovery of the tro Fremonts.
The former is no less curiosity in logic
than the latter 10 in natural history. Mr..
Banks has appointed certain men to Office
who we're opposed to the infamous amend.
ment.-. therefore he is opposed to the ini-
putty. What irresistible logic! What .
sage conclusion. surely the logician of
the Journal does not belong to this day
and generation. How he must be CALLED
BY the coarse and flippant practicalities of
this age. He could have driven Socrates
to the wall with such case and force that
verify it would have pleased the truth
seeking spirit Of the philosopher. How
relieved the Journal must have felt after
promulgating such an absurdi.y. That
same reasoning would hang regiments Of
just such fanatics as the Journal man.
The Democracy in the face of the above
logic Of the journal must confess that
these Republican "gemmen' occasionally
have us in tight place, when they can
get an opportunity to spring one of their
conclusions upon US. But thanks to some
genius or another we can usually appeal
to facts. Did not Banks place his official
signature to that amendment after it had
passed both branches of the Legislature
last winter, freely and cordially approving
it? But for that net it would not now be
ensrafted into the Constitution of Mas
sachusetts. Has not his whole political
career been professedly and practically
associated with Americanism with 4
change Of the naturalization laws and
prescription Of the adopted citizen? Did
not the American Republicans nominate
him for the Presidency in 1856! Nor
did he decline because he opposed their
warfare upon the foreigner, but on the
contrary he approved Of it. 1t is simply
ridiculous to assert or argue that he oc-
cupies any different position now. Tho
people are not to be prac.iced upon by
any such attempts at deception. Repub.
licsns may employ whatever arts they
please to Danish the Dark Lantern Spectre
from their midst, but it will avail them
nothing. Like Banquo's Ghost it will not
down At their bidding.
The attempt, and not the deed,
Con Funds them.