Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-06-08
The Massachusetts Amendment
and Word TO our Naturalized
Citixeu4

and Word TO our Naturalized
Citizens.
Some Of the Republican leaders. now that
they see the terrible eject tAe Nssszehusetts
Two years amentnisnt is having upon their
party are fn.king desperate Efforts 10 satisfy
tae adopted citizens that they are opposed TO
4. Let every honsst man ask Why they did
Dot deuounce this neasure. ss The Democrats
did bsfors The elsetaon ~as held. which re
sult~d N its rdoptionf Did Liucolo. o.
Trumbuli open their mouths about Il before
the slectionf Ne sRswsr no. Not Que Re
publican paper. 10 this State said one word
against ii.-Joayas..
IL - little rsn.rkable how this Great
National DsDosraue Parry" seeks to misEsP-
reseDt facts sod IA, known history Of the
country. /, appear. to be party Of misrcpre
sentAtion.--avOsding always the right aud
elinging With the hendlsh tenaesty Of despair
10 The wreng. Telling untfalhs seemingly
for the mere love OF it. and sdhering TO false
hood ~.tL real ths, almost wins respect. 1,
- party -hoze leaders are Demegogucs. and
whose creates, incentive TO action. is the
Pro.p~cts q pobie plunder. In the ranks Of
this party and one Of IS most rec kless leaders.
= our distinguished estsnPorAry Of the Jour
Dsl he '.blovates'' equal to any Of them
snssT~ presents equal 10 The most prsetised and
fslsihes the trath with an sdroitness that
makes hia a valuable member of this truth
iorsssing party.
he shove sxtrsci -sseA from the Jonrnal of
4 few days sgo. .. one Of the Colonsl's most
happy efforts 20 his sublime at OF misrspre-
sentAsion. II we evidently WRITES when he
had a new sdlatus. and had just huished al
article the most superior Lager beer -
The editor gravely ssk. the question. why
did not the Republicans depounee the Massa-
chussns Amendment TO her Constitution. x
clading persons hereafter psturalixed. for two
years thereafter frusn the right Of suffrage, in
that STATE Why my dear ear. ~. you thus
early abandoning your great hobby Of popular
sovereignty. What had Republicans outside
Of As.sschusetts. 20 do with the formation or
amending Of her Constitution Are you not
wiling permit her to regulate her dome tic
~ usiituiions in her own way ," Would you
have Republicans. all over the country To keep
~ sg,fs,rv1. oa account OF what the people Of
Mass 'chusetts choose TO do with their own
afnrs' Is ,h,- the PopslW Sovereignty ad.
vocatrd by Mr. Douglas wha. have We to
10 with tire doraestic institutions Of another
sovereign State What. will you please an
cave the p, opie Of each Stae "peresefIy free to
form and reg-lste their cvL domestic In,inu-
tions. IN shr-r own way
But the truth IL. every single Republican
psi-r in Ht--se asets-. vscePt fr7. dill ~
posc .Ais anendmsnt. and every prominent
A.pgh,ican leader ~xeFtsd all has inhurpc~
gain: y. No. one Repaid san paper oct
.isl~ q iha boundaries OF Ms-.sch .srsts ever
,ivoca4d hut all that have said anything
,bou, e. haze invaf..hly dcnounevI Nol
me .irz'c Republican II sny safe outside Of
Nsssachn.ctt- VA 10 favor II - but on the
contrary The National platform Of lhe Rspab
lican party i Orr0-ap To All Ls~ .sLaTI.-s
i1r,lRiSc EguslIrT 80 4 ours snoNs clri.
rrx..' Thu. ,tand- he Republican, party IA
ri. ION - thi. mater Nv i, 1t ai.h the
Dsmcer.cy'
TAR amendment 20 the Mas.sehs-e,ts ~
.t.tuii,n, vhcf,by nAturAlr Il eitrrn- are *
,luI. 4 from he ght of suffrage for TO ycar.
sf,er thsir naturalization, vas adapted by The
votes - tho-e counties aud towns. where the
DemacrscJ had The asecrdancy, The eniiF,
vote Of the Safe wa ie-- by . 600 votss. Ia an
lhal east nv The Democracy for Mr Buchanan.
10 they haI waited u defeat this amendment.
- Il not clear they could have doae il The
strongest votes cast against this ndmen'
~as eat by the Republicans, in he kePueli'
can counties q the State Had the Demo
cratic party then desired - defeat. could the,
40, have accomplished ~ In fact. ar. they
not responsible shem.s I've. FOR THE cd 'oas fes
tars'
Bot again. Why - Il the Democratic rar',
are nov acekiag - prejudice the n'nds OF on
ad,ptsd citizens against this movement II
xs-schsss,t.. ~h>n :hey, but -Aert ''Tr-
ago. Au.~psei 70 deprive foreign re-sjeui
In Msanssots Of any participation In the for
right 81 sugrsge which had been long enjoy
ed Is m, this greater outrage ths~ ~
people of Mssssehu.etts. for the latter hsv
J not attempted TO Interfere With .As ssgtss q
suffrage saioyed by fOr~gvcrs pov resider
Of ,hs stste. tat caly prescribe a dIdvren
rule f,r those vke sh.ll come hereafter ~hsl
the Democrats PAfsy. ae, ef 90 isolated STAT
bat Of the natiob. undertook - Congress {
; tsse away from psr.ons of foreign bsrlh. the
rs.idire in Miaaessts. the r.sht of suafsg
which onder previous acts n Congress sn
, the T<rritsrssl Legislature ,hsy had long e'
> joyed. Ia tbs stsenp. they wsr, defssisd
N. Republicans. L~i Democrats sns~er q
ibis alismpi Of The msisr'sy Of their fs''y
the nation, 70 -srsign residents ga Nsan
spsa Of pr i vss;ed ngtis. osfsrs th'
sue~s, % arra'ga Republicans. cf the nssis
forrAe action oi q fs~ n Mssssehusetis, CO
ltrsry 70 IRE declared creed ef he rsr:y."
), What has he editor Of The Jo~rnsl 10 81
!. % this msiier' And wAst eapstsl esn'se us
!. make ost of tAs AassseAssstts snesdssnt
4. p Judging fro-s The leader n the Union
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