The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-06-03

who is Responsible for thc NEns-
sRchusctts Two Ycnrs Amend
m1emti


who is Responsible for thc DEns-
snchusctts Two Years Amend
mtemti
The democratic papers in the Wcst arc
anxious TO show that this was peculiarly
a republican matter The democrats cer-
tainly had Il in their power TO defeat Il,
and did not. Out of 10000 electors In
the State, 10000 voted either for or against
the amendment. Where was the great
democratic party Of Massachusetts, which
enjoys in proportion TO It's numbers, lar
ger disponsUton OF government patronage
than that of any other State Of the Union :
That party gave 3S,29S votes for Beach for
Governor last fall. Out Of 40, 900 votes tho
amcndmsnt had a majority of only 5000.
Only about $4,000 votes were east for Il,
while the democratic party has over 3S,-
I 600.
Tho New York Ereaja0 Post sSys:---
"In the Same towns in which the demo-
Gratis cast last year 24,632 votes, only o.
85I votes in all were cast this year, Of
which Il may be safely assumed that one
half at least were Republican. Thus, Il
would seem, that not one-sXth Of the DEM
ocrats entitled 20 vote attended the polls"
II is quito cool for the Boston Post q
ondeavor TO fasten the responsibility Of
this act on the republicans, when the dem
ocrats had il entirely in their power, and
when, as Ia probable, more republican than
democratic votes were cast against it.
Perhaps many Of the democratic editors
OF the West imagine that that party In
Massachusetts must necessarily be hostile
to this amendment because thoy think
such would be the case here. They know
but little Of the part which religious bigot-
/ ry takes in politics in New England. This
naturally prevails most among the more
ignorant classes Of community, The un-
ti-Popery feeling Is quite asviolcnt among
the democrats Of New England Os among
the Americans Of the Western States.
We say this from observation, and can
show II by evidence that cannot be ques-
TONED. The New Hampshire Consttu.
ton contains a provision which has exist.
ed since It's formation, prohibiting Catho-
lies from holding office. For twenty
years, New Hampshire was the banner
State Of Democracy. No gleam of Wing.
gerry was allowed TO penetrate its dark re.
cosscs. II was quoted always hs mode
Of democracy, pure and unadulterated,-
Yet democracy sustained throughout q
prescription of men for their religious be-
lief, in form fully az odious as was evei
enacted in England or ireland,
The same prosciptive, untl-CatholiC
bigotry characterizes the democratic par
~ there now. In Massachusetts, the son
timent is essentially the same. This spir
II II was that prevented the defeat Of the
two years amendment, although over 100,
600 republicans stayed away from the polls
cvon granting that all who opposed tn,
amendment were democrats; while Tn,
above fact, and that many Of the mos
prominent republicans opposed il, show
that probably a majority Of the opponent
of the measure were republicans.
Tho following comments of the Wash
ington Consultation on the guilt of thos,
who suffered the amendment to pass BY
their default, apply TO the Democracy o
Massachusetts with force and pertinonct
that are quite uncommon for the govern
; ment organ;
"lfthey suffered the adoption ora chang
in their constitution, by which the dignit
and rights Of every foreign-born citizen il
Z the United States are outraged and viola
ted--and that, too, Notwithstanding the car
nest and reiterated appeals made TO thcr
! by adopted citizens in other States on be
D half Of their insulted countrymen in Mat
{ sachusetts-by their omission they rendC
= themselves equally guilty with those wi
y nctnallY went 20 the polls and voted {,
? the northumberland this difbrono,
however that they added cowardice
; treachery."