The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-06-30
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

IowA.-The LIE Claire Republican is appre-
hensive that the approaching Republican State
Convention will soften down the Republican
platform. 1t says that it will put good men in
nomination
Z" But there may be and there is danger that,
by timid policy, it will place the Republicans
of Iowa on platform less firm and less noble
than that they have hitherto occupied and,
though we do not deem this danger very immi-
nent, it is worth the while of Republicans to be
forewarned and prepared to avert it"
We cannot believe that the noble Repub-
licans of Iowa will abate in their hostility to
Slavery extension. They have nothing to gain
by such course, and everything to lose.
ADOPTED CITIzESs.-The Southern Citizen,
edited by John Mitchell, the Irishman, says that
the doctrine of imperfect and dual citizenship,
lately propounded by Mr.. Cass, is likely to make
another desperate inroad upon the harmonies
of the party" and remarks, further, with justice,
that :" we all know that the main strength or
only strength of the party, at the North, con-
sisted in the Irish-born citizens" The Citizen
then quotes from the Irish american, an infu-
entail organ of that class of our fellow citizens,
as follows:
"We will be CITIZENS, to all intents aud
purposes, or we will be nothing. In the excep-
tons and limits provided in the Constitution
we fully and freely concur, believing in their
wisdom and justice, and having been fully APP
priced of them before taking the oath of allie
glance to this Republic. But for this new
tangled doctrine of imperfect citizenship, whose
existence has never been even honestly &C.
knowledged, but which has lurked concealed in
the darkest pigeon holes of the official bureaus
at Washington, ready to spring out upon trust
ing men, and strangle them with the very ties
that bound them to the land of their adoption,
we have no feeling save that of loathing and
contempt and our advice to our countrymen,
and to every naturalized citizen, on the matter,
is simply to reject and denounce it in its en-
tirety, to hold no terms with any man who sub
scribes to it, and to give neither countenance
nor support to any party or political organiza
ton which will not make its utter Reputation
prime plank in its platform Of principles"
The Citizen adds:
/" In the mean time, another great Democratic
authority is cited upon this point. MIR. Caleb
Gushing, while in office, wrote to one Sidi and
his letter is now reproduced, declaring that any
adopted citizen shall have a right to protection,
provided he emigrated with no present liza
biities to his native country, military or other
existing against him at tie time Of has emigra-
ton.
Military or other! Now, allegiance is an
existing liability. 1t is by virtue of the bond
of allegiance, and not otherwise, that European
sovereigns claim military service. Therefore,
allegiance can never be thrown off; repatriation
is a fraud and the oath to renounce allegiance
a blasphemy."
Mr. MONROE-The Southern Citizen says
" Mr. Monroe scas an Abolitioaist that is,
he contemplated the eventual extinction of Sla-
very on this continent, and looked to Liberia
as an outlet through which, in due time, all the
African labor which we have with so much
care, and pains, and expense, gathered around
us here, might be judiciously carried away
again, and poured out like water on the African
sands. So, the first opportunity MIR. Monroe
had, he made an astonishing effort indeed, in
this direction"
The special election last week in Rhode
Island for Representative to Congress, re-
suited in the choice of Christopher Robinson,
American Republican. His opponent, Thomas
Davis, was the candidate of the Straight Re
publcans. The Democracy had no candidate
in the field.
The Delaware Peninsular Meas and Alder
tiser says:
The New York Tribune National Era, and
Peninsular Ne,os and Advertiser, by some pro-
cess Of law known only on the eastern shore of
Maryland, were made to appear before the
Grand Jury of Dorchester county, at its last
session. to answer to the not sufficiently to-be-
abhored crime of opposition to the peculiar in
stitution' Like the Baltimore Convention, the
Grand Jury had evidently concluded to do
something; but after examining numerous
witnesses, and ascertaining the fact that many
intelligent, respectable citizens of the Eastern
Shore subscribed, paid for, and read Republi-
can papers, they wisely concluded not to do 1T.
The Free-Soilers laughed and prepared rich
account of the whole transaction for publica-
ton, but suppressed it in order to shield their
imprudent neighbors from further contempt and
ridicole." 49,
A bill has been introduced in the New
Hampshire Legislature, and has passed the first
stages, which provides that any person who
shall aid or abet in the rendition of a person
claimed as slave, shall be punished for the
first offence by Imprisonment for five years,
and for the second by Imprisonment for life.
Items Telegraphed from Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The opinion among
gentlemen connected with diplomatic corps is,
that although the governments of Europe not
engaged in the present hostilties are DESTROYS