White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
WHOLE NUMBER, 1OS.
ELOQUENT Address.


A number Of distinguished men have
addressed the people of Massachusetts,,
urging them to vote down the proposed
amendment to the Constitution, which
prohibits citizens of foreign birth from
exercising the privilege Of voting in that
State, until two years after they shalT
have been naturalized. Three plain pro-
positions are declared to be the basis Of
the Republican party:
1st. The genius of our Free States is
opposed to class-legislation. 1t seeks to
convert all into Americans, not to con-
tinue any as aliens. 1t finds its best pro-
lection in responsible voters, not in care
less residents. Therefore, the sooner res
idents can fairly be converted into citi-
zens and voters, the greater the safety to
the State.
ID. Such laws as that above mention
ed. are sure to lead to evasions they d.
vide the people into classes they excite
hatreds; they furnish means by which
the inscriptions leaders and presses Of
the Pro-Slayery Democracy seek to alien
ate from the great Republican cause the
honest and intelligent foreign born voters,
who almost to a man hate Slavery and
love Freedom.
Sd. While the Republican party is
composed Of men of all ranks and condi-
tions, and of all eountries-of men Of d.
verse sentiments upon other subjects-it
is q unit upon this one, namely Hostil-
ity 10 Slavery, achetker tchite or black.
1t is determined to oppose with its
whole strength the extension Of Slavery,
and to preserve our free lands for honest
free laborers, that they shall never be
blasted by slave-rnasterS and their I'M
happy victims.
1t is determined that the hateful and
cruel slave-trade shall not be re-opened,
or be connived at by our future Presi-
dents.
1t is determined that the Government
of this Republic shall not be continued
in the hands Of the Pro-Slavery Democ-
raey.
Until these are accomplished, the Re-
publican party will sink all minor ques-
tions, will know no differences, and will
1--WE believe) set its face against any man
or men who may seek to create dissen-
sion or to raise distracting issues.
These Republican principles, wide as
humanity, true as the voice of God, be-
queathed to us By the founders Of our
Constitution, must be asserted and main
tanned.
How can this be done
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lican banner, of all honest and true friends
Of Freedom, whether born in America or
elsewhere. We need and we ask the vote
Of every free man. We need and we ask
all. wherever born, to stand by us on the
side of liberty and prosperity, which are
one. We ask them to Join us now, for
he national heart at Washington has
become corrupted with tyranny, and its
hands are red with Slavery. If we are
'teadfast to our great principle now. We
nay rescue our nation in 1860. If We
orget it for moment, the struggle may
be greater. and it may be prolonged.
That it will finally triumph, We do not
loubt
We therefore urge it upon our friends
n Massachusetts,, and everywhere, to keep
his high purpose steadily in view, and
Is Republicans, to make no alliance, to
axe no step, to excite no distrust, which
hall hinder the success Of the good cause.
We earnestly ask Of our friends Of for
ign birth to listen to no false words, to
De beguiled by no false names, to be Of
ended by no false friends, but to stand
'y the Republican cause. until free lands,
md free men. and free States, shall ex-
end from Maine to Kansas, and from
Kansas to the Pacific Ocean.