The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-05-27

interests Of the NOrih-West should be
looked afler and we hope to see Seneca
county fully represented.
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DisfFanchising the Foreigners.
The characteristic feature ofDemocrut-
ic orthodoxy is being fully developed In
reguFd 10 the Massachusetts Amendment
clause. Our neIghbor Of the AdUertiser
b peculiarly affected with the mania, He
Poura opon The Republican party show
cr Of obusca, and tries 20 convince him
self and the Democratic party generally,
Of the hypooricy which governs those
whose object is to disfranchiso foreign
eru and place them in an inferior position
% ihe negro Hear how our noighbor
diacourseth;
"A Republican Legislature presented
the amendment 60 the people for their
sanction. From the very hour, Il was Of
fered 10 the Legislature, the Democratic
politicians, and the Democratic journals
of Massachusetts labored might aud main
agaihst 4. Al the ballot-box they war
red the monstrous, unjust and ungenerous
measure. But what could they dol This
State was a "freedom-shrieking" onc---
the very hot-bod Of abolitionism--Hnd the
black republicans having determined 90
adopt the amendment, done 80. They
are largely in the majority In Massachu-
sets, and they alone could have rejected
thiu intamOus proposition They would
listen % no protests OF the DemoepaoY-"
This is about as fair specimen Of
MISUNDERSTANDING" as il has been our
want TO observe; and Il Is quite evident
that 80 far from feeling any regretf for the
unjust determination which has been
made against that class Of citizens, our
ncighbor feels glad Of it--not from any
hatred towards foreigners, but because Il
offers prospect to store up little party
advantage out ofthewrOng. In the above
paragraph Il is claimed that because the
Republican party ia in power, upon is
hOulders alone rest the responsibility ofthis
unwouantable policy ofproscription,when
every intelligent reader, at all acquainted
with the facts, knows that there was n
concerted arrangement agreed upon among
thc leaders Of the Democratic party In
Massachusetts, to carry the proposition In
10 effect FOR the express purpose Of iniur-
ing the Republican party. This fact was
admitted by the leading organ Of Democ-
Eacy In New York, on the eve the cleo.
tion, and the result ia before tho world.
Our neighbor chronicles the adoption
OF this proscriptive amendment with great
flourish Of "head-lnes," but In the excite
mcnt Of his laborious efforts he forgets to
dwell upon the overwhelming majority"
sufficient TO give the figures. On looking
over the returns we find that about 96,-
600 votes only were cast for the amend
ment, and $4,000 against III making the
entire vote polled 10000. According to
the returns Of the last election the Re-
Publioan vote Of the State, was $4,000;
Democratic vote 5000. Therefore, II
only 26,OOO vOtss we're cast for the amend
men9, when the Democrats wero $4,000
strong, and as our neiglibor says "frOm
the very hour Il was offered to the Regis
lamre, the Democratic politicuns and the
Democratic journals Of Massachusetts la
bored might and main against IT," how
'esmo Il TO PSssi According to this show
ing, and in view Of the fact that the lead
ing Republican Pspers, and more than hall
Of the Congressional delegation opposed
TIE amendnontr viii our neighBor be hind
enough to give ms some idea of the ProbN
bic proportion Of Democrats in this "a,
OOOi Here, then, is another evidence O.
the truth Of the assertion ofthe New Yorl
oSan.
IfIInse figures are coree, (taken iron
OAicial Teports) we feel ourselves safe an,
justified in reoiHrming our former state
nrent, tO-wit. That through fusion O
the Democrats and Know Nothings o.
Massachusetts, this odious pToseyiptipo a
mendinent became law. But our neigh,
Dor goes a little further. He wishes tC
make the Republican party ofthe several
states respOn Able for the acts Of one
I've deny THE amendment to be Repub.
lioaH measure.) Let Uu apply the princi.
pie TO the Democratic party. The con.
stibiilon Of New Hampshire provides that
no Catholic shall be eligible for state of.
hcee This restriction has been in force
ahce the foundation Of the State govern.
ment- Ror twenty years the Democrat.
* party held undisPuted rule, and during
nat tiMo repeated efforts were made 10
BemDve This inhibitioni but the effort was
uniformly defeated by large majorities! Il
was IN the power Of the Democrats at any
time % wipe out this objectionable provis-
ion--infHitely more proscriptive and an
ti-RePublioan Than the Massachusetts, a.
mendment, us it denied men the ordi-
nary right Of citizenship, on account Of
their religious belief Such, howcyer,on-
y serves 70 illustrate the secret workings
Of Democracy.
NEnhpus G,orDus Granted