The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-26
BosroS, May 10, 1859.

BosroS, May 10, 1859.
Editors Of the Pioneer and Democrat
In my letter Of the 9th instant told you
that l would, by your permission, write
again. shall not write to see whether my
letters are published or not, but will trust
to your judgment as to whether they are
worthy OF being put in type, and il l never
see them in print, shall conclude they have
been rejected.
As l have always considered it my duty
to vote the Democratic ticket, so | consider
it the duty of all other adopted citizens to
do so and will give the reason. In the
first place the Democrats passed the laws
for the naturalization of foreigners. In the
next place all the annexatons OF territory
which have taken place have been made by
the Democrats. Under Mr.. JEFFERSON, a
Democratic President, and who was, I'M
doubtedly, the most consummate and ac-
compished statesman the world has ever
yet produced, at least that we find mention
of in any history, these naturalization laws
were passed. The benefit Of these laws cx.
tends only to white persons, for no colored
man can be naturalzed, nor are they citi-
zens of the United States, whether native or
foreign bern. The Republican party here
in Massachusetts,. however, would make the
colored race equal to white citizens, and
have lately passed an act making them SUI
pertor to the adopted white citizens by
Withholding the rights OF citizenship from
citizens oil foreign birth for two years after
they are naturalized. Was ever such out
rageous conduct the fruit Of Democratic
legislature? This law was passed as an
amendment to the State Constitution in d.
rect violation OF the laws of the United
States, as you will see, and yet the men who
passed it call themselves Repubiteans' Ev.
cry Democratic member of the legislature
voted against it and protested against it in
the name OF THos. JEFFERSON and the great
and holy principles of the Democratic party.
But it was of no avail for the very fact Of
its being opposed to the Democratic creed
was enough. To cripple the great pare
which all good citizens should delighto
honor is the chief aim of the socalled
publican party. AS intidels ridicule he
religion of Christ without proposing ne
thing better in its stead so these Reaoil-
cans set at nought the creed of the Jemo-
cratic party without having the ahty or
the liberality to furnish better Giles or
tenets for the good of the people.
Every movement of the Demodatlc par
ty, be it ever so wise and just. iscotied at
by them, and they call upon tn people to
resist its action and it seems u me that
the chief and only desire Of the Republicans
is to undo all that the wisdos and patriot
ism of JEFFERSON, and otlr Democratic
statesmen, have accomplishd, and restore
the reign of the o1ious alien and seditlon
laws, which found reme1y in the wise and
salutary acts of the administration OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
During the administration of Mr.. JsF-
FgRsoN, in 1903, the louisiana Territory, |
including the vast region drained by the |
Mississippi river, together with the exclu- |
siye control of that mighty river, was pur-
chased. This was Democratic measure,
and against it, the opponents OF the Demo
cratic party--such as the Republicans are
now-howed and protested IN language the
most bitter and disgraceiul. But see what
a glorious addition it has made to the |
United States This was an act which |
alone should causo every adopted citizen to
love and cling to the Democratic party like |
an infant to its mother; for by this the OPP
pressed of all nations are furnished with
place of refuge to which their tyrants can
not pursue them and from which they can.
not drive them-a strong hold in the day
of trouble, place where the subject be-
comes a sovereign, where the poor taxrid'
den tenant becomes freebooter, with pos
sessions as extensive IA some OF the Duchles
on which he may have, in former days, la
bored as mere serfl
II the Republican doctrines had ruled 10
this country from the time Of the Revoln-
ton, this would have not been the case
and il is fair TO presume, in fact il Is safe to
believe, that no naturaliz ition laws would
have been enacted that the old thirteen
States would comprise the whole republic
and that persons OF foreign birth would oe-
cupy degraded position ten times worse
than tina, which the Republicans OF Masss'
c usets have lately reduced them to
making plebeians OF the Foreigners aud
pa,ricians OF the natives one class having
no rights, the other enjoying high privileges
one class proud Of its superiority, the
other smar,ing under the degradation Of IN
ferioriiy which the law makes him seei--
one class patriotic, the other having 20 such
feeling occupying as be does the petition
Of a despissd alien, and being constantly 10
g.. If hs,ne, ordered ont o, the enuniry on