Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-18
Ignatius Donnclly to the Foreign Born
Citizens Of Minnes0ta...NO. l..

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Ignatius Donnclly to the Foreign Born
Citizens OF Minnesota---No. 1.
THE following is the first of series of letters
addressed to us by IGNATIUs DoNNELLY, Esq, OF
Dakota County, written especially for the perusal
of the Foreign Born Citizens of Minnesota, in the
endeavor to make them understand the new rela
tions of political parties in the United States and
that their interest, being that of laboring men,
all lie now with the Party of Freedom and Free
Labor known as the Republican Party, and that
their votes shoui be cast adversely in the future
to the rPmrs.of SmSery and Slave Labor falsely
called the Democratic Party. Mr.. DoNNELLY's
communications bear the stamp of his known abil-
ity, and will be read with interest by all casses:
The Two Parties.
To the Editors Of tho Aannesotian:
DEAR SIRs The relations existing between
the Republican party and the foreign-bon
citizens of our country, have lately been made
a prominent topic of discussion by the Dem
ocratic papers. The question is one of i'm
portance to the Republicans. We cannot af-
ford to lose the support of powerful ipfu-
ence, the good will of respectable class, nor
our own good name as high-toned, liberal
party, through Misrepresentation or mistake.
1t becomes, therefore, the duty of Republi.
cans to make it clearly known that the Re-
publican party and the Know Nothing party
are two distinct and widely different organi
| cations.
Under this conviction / propose to publish
in your paper series Of letters, in which
shall lay before the foreign born citizens o
Minnesota such facts as may tend to convinc'
them that the Republican party is the only
party to which in the present juncture the!
can look with confidence.
In the first place would ask them 10 ri
themselves of the fascination for names OF
to use the phrase lately coined by HOLMES, t
depoLarize all words to which tradition or lon
usage have given an undue significance, an
to examine facts in their simple reality.
The good judgment of our naturalized cit
zens must tell them THAT when the thin
changes, the name must be separated from
or lose its first significance. The time wa
when the word uillain meant one who hel
land under feudal lord, and it was in no RI
spect disreputable title. Time, oppressio
and subservience have changed its signif
canoe until at this day the word is only az
piled to the lowest and the vlest In Englis
history the word " Tory" represented grea
conservative, honorable party, attached
the teachings of the past, and illustrated b
some of the best names of England. In tn
country the word "Tory" is synonymor
with renegade, poltroon and traitor. II
English aristocracy, when they resisted tt
encroachmeats of the crown, were the frienG
of libertys when in later years they resiste
the progress of the people, they became Il
instruments of tyranny. Puritanism, to IL
Court Of Charles H., represented bigotry. il
tolerance and fanaticism. 10 the people
this country it signifies religion, ability ar
virtue. SHAKESPEARE tells US that the 70.
would smell as sweet known by any 9TH
name. He might have added, that the nan
of rose conferred on any other flower will nj
impart it's fragrance. There was time whe
the term Democrat signffied Demogogue.-
There was time when it was synonymo,
with the cause of the people. Will our 70
eign-b born citizens doubt that the time ma
come when it will be restored by popular COZ
sent to its first significance In the Att
pictures of human anatomy, the bowels wel
, represented as occupying the whole body
Dissection has proved them to be confined
small portion of it. Let our naturalize
citizens in like manner dissect the two gre
parties of the day let them take nothing Fl
granted; let them understand their primo
pies, their motives and their effects.
In the first place, then, for what rease
has the Republican party been called into e:
istence, and what purposes does it propose
When the Constitution was framed, part
! the States were in favor Of slavery, part We
7 not. The Colonies had but lately emergt
e from long war and were heavily in debt
, Their safety lay in union. The slave que
ton, even then, was troublesome ons.-
BALDWIN, of Georgia, in 1870, in the first 81
c very debate ever held in Congress, said, "W
: cannot avoid the recollection of tie pain al
t difficulty the subject caused at the formati'
4 of this Constitution Even then, the stal
> ling paradox was apparent Of a free Republ
9 sustaining the worst form of perpetual bon
: age. The necessities Of common safe
urged the Colonies together. Slavery w
accepted as local evil, and tolerated in Il
hope that It would gradually cease to exist.
e . Nothing cAn' better evidence the regard
D which it was then held than the fact that
: was agreed that after q certain short Perio
q the alaye trade should cease, thus cutting {