The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-02-09
For the jasper Courier.
10 the Voters Of Dabeis Ceuaty.

y GEHrLEnEr:-Soms three weeks sso
introduced . bill into tho House 10 amen
}. Section 2. Of Article II. Of The Conssi.utio,
y Of the State Of Indiana. did % With som
'eluctsnce. but under cireumsssnces iustifis :
Die for % doing. NJ. Davis. he member o
the House from Floyd. introduced : Iill a.
) thorizings Coussitutiosal Convention. M
Gregory. the member from Ohio ssd swix
srIsnd counties. introduced bin sequifin,
Aliens % comply with the nsturalizssios
laws q adopted BY Congress. before the,
should b entitled to vote. rhsd conser.
sasion With M. Gregory on this subjec,
Isnd ne remarked that % long % such laws
!" the present one ives promulgated hs would
hold 70 the Know Nothing doctrine. For
such Law % this. ~hich the bill intended
to amend, vas an indirect stimulant to sbe
proscripsivenew Of Know NothiDeism.
1 also talked with . number OF honest.
eh minded, and intelligent 0ermans; dem
oersts Who are unPrejudiced BY party, who
look more to justice than the sneakine ways
Iof party policy, to gain recruits 70 our rsnks
and they favored the snendm mens con.empla.
ted in this bill.
Gentlemen. permit me here % remark thas
! an German; that have the interests Of
my German constituents - much st hear,
Il NOS more. than any long cared brsyersl
who would misrepresent my motives. Why.
sire. the best policy any one can take 10 de-
stroy his enemy. 10 TO wrench the weapon
from his opPo nens's grasp. Now q the law
stands, il is truly . weapon jn the hands oil
the Know Nothing patty; for how is il pos
sible that foreigner, who hss resided but
one yesr 10 the United States, and six mopths
IN THE State. can with honesty TO himself.l
with justice 10 bic nstite born brethren, and
due regard 10 the interests Of HE future
(adcpted) home. Be entitled to % important
: privilege o. the elective fssnchisei And
here permit me to illustrate. A AGeruaa, or
my other alien. comes to THE State; he buyr
o. sents so or 100 acres sf lend; he ssecsr
Ihe necessary tenemenls. cIesrs " bic Isad,
rultivstes il. and HE prime object 10 to mske
bread for himself. wife and children. Nov,
IRE, this honest, hard working German em- Il
grant - not going 70 trouble himself sbostI .
politics the fret lev years. he hss more vitsl
hings 20 tend to. He hss generosity enosghl
'ot 70 ssk privilege for which he d not
luly qusli6ed. : eifs, sirs. The noblese thstl
We citizens Of . free nsticn csn boast of. Itlu
, true, ss might be remarked. that some oil
or native born voters know but IistIs sbou, =
be elective franchise. Granted, bot sre we Y
mske ignorance Pies for granting 70 oss
oreiGn born citizens privilege which every y
onest minded German. Or alien. must &C. Q
nov ledge he cannot b qusli6ed 70 exss-
Ice in the short time allowed By the Con- =
litotion Of lndiansi Woul6 Il rot be bes- =
- 10 conform our Laws 10 the nature aIssnosl
Tvs adopted By Congress e De0oesstc q
ongress.) which ere just and sessosabIesv y
'entle ensen, remember this. that Il = always =
nwise and unssfe 20 have local lsvs con- q
icting with national laws. This 80 one
the principal otjecss hsd ia view, 10 % g
mend cur laws on shis topic . % coincide Q
i'h the naturalization laws of he United q
tates. q
I have conversed With : number Of emf. =
ent Democrats on this subject. who have =
I'D that Il We just 20 alter this section oil
" Constitution, % the ill contemplated, =
Ut for fear Of injuring my future political i
respects. II they we're Ia ny place. they !.
ou,d not advocate IN. Gentismen, I an sl n
emocras, but yet will always oct accord.
6 TO the Dictates Of justice, and my humble h
q honost judgment, regardless Of future ps
'li.icsl promotion. 70
siss, an willing 70 receive sllmy honest o
ID oppressed German brethren. They are y
! honest, noble end industrious class Of ch
'cple. In fact. this country is IN ssylum co
: the oppressed ot. oil nstIons. Let them o
'me. Our arms are expanded from the ~
eat Lakes Of The North TO the imperial ov
ulf Of the South; from The Atlantic to the
lci6c. We have ample space for than sll. hi
1t, gentlemen. let us ever hold Grm 10 our dr.
mortal motto. "E PIuribus Unum.. and p
accomplish this let " make equitable "
~ for one and All. n. KENpr sc