, 1859-03-21

VOTE 1T DOWN!
The Legislature Of Massachusetts, has lately
proposed IN amendment to the Constitution Of
that State, restricting the right of voting,
among adopted citizens to such as have been
TWO years natu1alized. The amendment is to
lie submitted to the people ut the next general
election. We llope tint it may be voted down;
aud tl,at the Republican party Of the Common
wealth viii be pre-cmincnt in its opposition 10
the proposed change. 1t is duo to tho integrity
Of our organization composed as it is in part
Of tile masses Of tile educated foreigners Of
all nat:onalities that a measure in itself SO
unjust and unexpectcd-unc against w1licl.
they supposed that the Republican National
Convention at Philadelphia i'll 1856, had given
them sufficient guaranty-sllould meet with
its quctus hy Republican hands. Good Gtl
aud fair. dealing with thoso who separa-
ted themselves from the bogus Democracy
to assist the party Of Freedom iii the
accomplishment Of tic results Which it pro
poscs-w]lo have for the sake Of principle teeu
willing to fratcrnizo with Know Notllngs,
their most deadly cncmies-and who 1mvc, in
their action on tile national questions at issue
between the parties, displayed degree of pa
triotism and fidelity which many IN american
might initiate with adyantagc,-good faith to
these demands that there should be no llesita-
ton no dodging, no compromise in this thing.
1t must bc killed, or Republicanism iu al
the Northwestern and not few Of the East
ern States is nccdlcssly and in,mincntly inn
periIled!
While we speak thus decidedly, let not our
Massachusetts friends understand thai the Re-
pu1'Iicans Of Illinois and the adjoining States
where the value Of the aid Of adopted citizens
i'll tic progress uf Republican principles is re-
cosnixed and appreciated ask for a ct'n~
1iuuancc Of the naturalization laws
as they are. Our Germans, Scan
dinaviu1ls, English, Protestant Irish and
French. to man will not ouly assent tn, l'ut
gladly declare themselves in favor Of all iu-
l"r,ant change They see rs clearly as
Americans can the frauds which, under the
existing law, may be and are rcrpctratel, aud
they will, We arc assured. cooperate with
whomsoeyer will take the lead in the lcgisla-
ton that may Ike necessary for greater security
If tlncir inessimablc rights They will
cordially agree that no man shall vote within
two years Of the date Of his last papers,
II those papers can be obtained hy three
years residence; OF, What is perhaps letter
still, they will consent that five years may in.
papers and the first exercise Of the elective
franchise, provided that naturalization may
take place within the first years residence in
the country, But they demand, and Justly
enough, that the law shall be law Il
Congress, UNIFORM III IT'S act!on and universal
in its application; and it is i wonder that the
members Of the Massachusetts Legislature
.vulu not so far Inspect their principles as to
mca,oriasize Congress for all cu:.ctmcnt which
MI Republicans. native and adopted, might
support rather than throw Ill element Of dis
cord into tAr political discussions which should
ll,w be directed toward the hest nletllMls ui
relcasin: the country from tic wicked rule Of
tie slam Democracy.
1t is time, llowever, that this question, mis-
rlmcd 4ttncric:uisn1, should be met, and that
The abuses Of the elective franchise, by wllicl,
tin. democracy Of tic North usually secure
their tri.lnphs, should be prevented. We ale
Int afraid nf tic agitation which will follow q
rc-opcnins of the whole natter. VIC know
That tic adopted citizens working with the Re-
publican party fer the principles of FREQ
dun, are rs sincerely desiro,1s Of adopting any
just lpc.surcs for SECURING purity in our cleo
tions preventing the Illegal naturalization ol
;|ic!,s and guarding the perfect expression Of
tic pornlur will, rs Americans themselves.
The experience IF the past six years LAS taught
,llcm tlnt they hare nothing III tic way Of i'll
tolerance and prescription to fear from the
American people. The bug-l,ear Of Know
Nn,l,nsisn has lost its tcrrors and as might
he expected Of :: 1,ody of men WHO enjoy here
the r,!tIonal liberty that they have dccu denied
elsewhere. they grow more and more sulicit-
Gus 10 preserve that liberty to themselves and
hand it down to ,1cir children unimpaircd.
Massachusetts owes it to these men to put ,sn-
der foot the injustice which cr legislators
s,vc proposed.
The Utah Observation-Disclosures Fec.
ula1ton.
NC DO not remember that VIC have anr
where seen m exposition Of the prodisality
and wastc-to use no l'arshcr phrase
which the War Department is el,arscahlc III
the contracts for transportation of military
stores to Utah. Our wcll.iuforn,ed Utah cor-
respondent OPENS the subject in letter which
we publish herewith; and as lie is in a posi-.
ti1n 10 know that whereof he alIirms, We have
llo doubt that lis statements may he relied
upon as literally true. II: t1lct,. il can be es-
t:'blisllcd that Gen. Jcssup agreed to pay MAJ
Jofs and Russell. the contractors, jffty-si1 do2.
taFs pr 100 pounds transportation from Fort
Lavenworth to Salt Lake City, will, addition
al sums for dclays dcmurrage, &c, the action
Of the General will be n proper subject for
Congressional inquiry; and VIC are mistaken,
it. when the matter il oycrlauled by conl-
mi.1eo determined Oh knowing tue truth, it he
M, discovered that all the populations which
engaged the attention Of the House u Rcprc-
scntatiscs during tic last session, arc insig-
nlicant in comparison with that Of which we
speak. The distance from Lcaycuworth to
Salt Lake, IL, III round numbers, 1900 miles.
The contractors who have been paid fyty-
six cents per pound for tho thousands Of
tous that have becn carried orcf' the route for
the government arc now glad to contract for
transportation to Pixies Pcak-tuore than hall
the Distance to Salt Lake City-for the modcr~
ate sum Of eight dollars per hundred. The
reader will put the two facts together, and sec
how deeply the government has been couecd
in one Of the most enormous jobs by which
Nj. Buchanan's administration has been dis.
graocd. We commend the Whole subject n
the study Of our Immediate representative. That
when the President calls the extra session now
determined upon, lie may 10 ready with bis
resolution Of inquiry.
There is dispute about the right to The
Office Of Mayor Of Georgetown, u. c., two gen.
1lemen having been sworn into office. The case
is before the Circuit Court.