Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-05-12
They Oppose it Now, but not
ESefOrP

now in a bad predicament They find
themselves all at once in the same unfortu.
nate position that very many poor generals
have before found themselves, who have
marched their armies with drums beating
an banners flying into the very midst of
the enemy, before they have discovered it.
and nothing was left but an inglorious SUI
render or retreat more remarkable for
haste than for martial dignity or discipline.
The whole party was going to know moth.
ingism, horse and foot, bag and baggage,
as fast as possible. In many of the States
the amalgamation of the two parties is al
ready perfect,-in another the know moth
ings require concessions of one kind or
another before they are willing to act in
full communion with them. In New York
last fall the black republicans adopted
re solution i'll their State convention that it
was expedient that some time should in
tervene between naturalization and the ex
ercise of the right Of suffrage; in Massa
chusetts the spirit of this resolution has
been put into practical shape and the
people are to vote upon it next Monday; in
Connecticut the parties have completely
fused; and so they have in Rhode Island;
and SO they have in Ohio; and so they have
in Pennsylvania. Everything, in fact
was going on swImmingly, and all the lit
tie concessions were being made as fast as
possible, and not word. no a whisper,
wa raised against them in any section
All at once however, a mine is exploded
in an unexpected quarter. The leaders
J haNo r IL, Il. 10,
have gone too far, and now we see them
Oh the back track and flying heller SHELTER
to avoid the danger ahead The Massa
chusetts prescription proved too much for
! the German citizens who have heretofore
marched in their ranks. They refused to
be led into battle against their own coun-
trymen, and as they are too important "nd
numerous corps 10 De lost. the whole az.
my has right about faced
Ii such an important principle was not
at stake. it would be really Iuicrous to
witness the new born zeal of The black re-
| publicans against the obnoxious measure
J i'll Massachusetts, They now protest by
all that is good and holy that they are I'M
alterably opposed to it, abhor it. frown up.
on it. detest it, spit upon it, cxecrae II,
becausc--whaL? Some few of them at the
West venture to say that it is wrong in
principle, but those at the East very hon
estly say that it is because it may deiea
republican President, but AT the same
time assert their belief that the principle is
right The cause OF tins zeal at the West
as well as the East is transparent as air
If the black Republican Governors and
Senators and committees and newspaper
prints think the princi pie wrong, why did
they never say so until the Germans in the
different sections of the country declare
THAI they would no longer act with the
party should the Massachusetts amend
menl be adopted? What is The reason
they have not before spoken? This very
amendment has been before two Legisla
lures for action the very same principle
was put into the New York resolutions, /
and yet they have been as silent as the
grave SO far as their opposition was con
cerDed. Notwithstanding the fact that this
very matter has been so long agitated, not
outstanding the democratic press all ever
the country has assailed it, yet we defy /
either TIE black republican State Central |
VI ~ W i'SOhoa", VI I
Iowa, OF New York, or Ohio, or Senator
Wilson or Governor Chase, or any of the
black republican prints, all Of whom are
now clamorous against the Massachusetts
amendment; to produce a single syllable
they have uttered against it during all this
time, until the Germans themselves had /
acted. Now here is chance. Trot out
your old protests; bring to light your re-
monstrances; let US hear your former de-
nunciations. Some of you now say that
you believe it wrong in principle. Show
us where you have SO declared before the
Germans threatened to bolt tho party
Awake, arise, prove to the foreign born
citizens, if possible. that you now de
nounce the Massachusetts prescription
from principle, and not because you are
afraid of losing their vote. They will be
anxious to be informed upon this point
Shall they not be informed?--Frec Press.