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

I'D lesser men might nave dleu anu
left VI PROV.
A ytago he brought bis family with
him to- city-now widow and FIVE
ehildren' pre whose awful grief ours stands
revsrent dumb.
The Reps an Party AZ 'h. M~..acha-
ats Amendment.
some day 10, the Mnnesot,an, in vain
endeavor 10 Nlpate the Republican party
rom the resptbility Of the adoption Of
the TWO years rndment in Massachusetts,,
stated that
1t is notorious s,.rv Stat. in the Union
controlled by thet nuhiieans. either by the
PREF, us eadlhg Vic men, or its State Cen
nai Commntees' \ounseiied Massachusetts,
NOT 'AAe 'nis ACT end protested against II.
IL Is true that the Republicans OF
the west dlscoyered,N the inevitable effect
OF the adoption OF th amendment, that it
would withdraw from Dir ranks the great
proportion OF the iorS strength which
they have hitherto potsed. their State
Committees and Cong amen united in
sending protests to Mas, huset,s against
the obnoxious amendment Al was no, be-
cause the party was opposed the princi-
pie involved, that the Massa. sse,ts Repub-
licans were earnestly implore to vote the
two years proposition down, n, because,
as GREELEY said, it would witkaw . hos,
oivoters from the opposition rag in 1850
after that period, the Philosopher marked
the Constitution could be amend in the
manner proposed without injury the
cause Of freedom"
The State Committee Of the ReIk,icap
party Of New York, zealously inploA the
Massachusetts, Republicans to vots ,h,
amendment down. The piteous app4 o,
the New York Blacks has been extensiS
circulated in the west, 10 show that I
Republicans Of the Empire State-the hon
Of SEWARD, the great expectant-are o.
posed to the degradation of foreign born C
liens. The Committee making the pro,e
was appointed at the Republican State &C
vention, held We believe at Syracuse,
September last. In the proceedings
that same Convention, prominent in u
platform adopted, stands the following res
luton:
Resoictd, That the principle embodied in 0
present state Constitution OF requiring son
time to intervene between the act OF natura
zation and the consequent exercise Of the rig
Of suffrage is sound and just, and We reeoI
mend such an extension Of the interven il
time ~ will preclude the future nsturalizsti,
OF voters under the auspices OF partizSn Cor
mittses and with a view TO using the voters
procured At q pending election.
Here is an unequivocal endorsement fro
the Seward Republicans of New York
their State Convention, of the identic
principle involved in the amendment inco
porated by the Republicans 10 the Const
tuition OF Massachusetts,. 1t recognizes al
advocates in express terms, the disfranchs
ment OF iorelgp.bor citizens Of the Unit,
States, for term OF years, alter they ha
completed their naturalization. There
not the slightest difference between the p
sltion OF the Republicans of Massacbuset
and New York on this question, if we C,
believe the resolves passed at their Sta
Convention.
ln September last, the New York Repu
licans were cOquettng with the kno
Nothing organization. A union with th
disreputable party was sought in order mo
etlectually to wipe out" the Democrac
This resolution, proposing 10 degrade Il
foreign born citizen, was the tai, held o
to the Know Nothings. No union W
affected with the X now No,blngs; and no
the New York Republicans, as an allar,
ment for German support, earnestly pro,e
against the adoption OF the very measu
which they resolved in favor of last Septer
Der. We think nothing could better der
oustrate the ,rickery and bollowness OF ii
Republican party, than The facts here n
ferred TO.
In New Jersey the Republicans at the
last State Convention adopted similar r
olution to the one above quoted and al
in several Of the New England States. "
hope 5000 to procure COZ les of item Il
publication.
PHI . psak