Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-07-21

~ The Legislature Of New Hamp.
shire has indefinitely postponed bill to
repeal Law Of that State which acquires
naturalized voters to present their certi6,
cate Of citizenship thirty days before an
MISUNDERSTANDING.
OF course they would. The Legislature
Of New Hampshire like that Of every 9th.
er New England State, is largely Repub-
lican. And when has Republicanism ev-
er shown any regard for the political
rights and privileges of the foreign born ?
Wherever it has welded power its record
is black with Registry Laws, and pro.
scriptive laws, and every kind of eppres
sive, restrictive and degrading enactmen,
against adopted citizens which the genius
Of Know Nothingism and the cunning of
demagogues could invent. Every turn of
the Republican machine is made with
view to multiply Republican votes no
matter if it crpshes out constitutions and
political rights. To b born under any
European government forever atlantis and
degrades . man among Republicans, but
70 have descended from Africa and been
g0ged with rice and RECALLED with tobacco
upon Southern plantation, is, according
70 Republican notions, the noblest quail
6cation, the highest claim to political dis
t'nction. Consequently we see the negro
gentleman Of leisure--a privileged
snssad poies few n5 IL th ss &sH
array him in all the pomp, and power,
and circumstance of an important psrso.
mage. He is welcomed with cordial salu.
tations and the freedom of the ballot.box.
If perchance circumstances compel his
return to the South, whole cities are snit
ten with the painfulness of his absence,
and the loss of his society and elevatipg
influence. His departure is Witnessed by
large concourse Of citizens, and signal
lied by military displays, enthusiastic pro
cessions and vociterous eulogium from the
hastings.
But the foreigner who comes as the Pu-
ritans came to improve his moral, social
and political condition-this negro wor-
Shipping Repub!icanism proclaims an out
cast, and when he asks in the name Of
the Constitution for the privilege of voting
Republicans tell him, you have no poll.
teal rights except such as our interests
incline us to give you--fye years resi-
dence and orderly conduct do not entitle
you to the franchise-but if you were a
negro you could vote at any time and
often. Such is Republican equality.
B@- 1t is said that Rabbit the Demo
cratic nominee is an Irishman by BIRTH
We know not and care not whether such
is or is not the fact. 1t makes not one
particle against the man if be has charac-
ter and qualifications to commend him
for the position. Unfortunately for him
he has neither.-Des Nome Citizen.
If you want to hear the news go away
from home; and if you want to hear
something that no one else ever dreamed of,
and that no honest man will believe, 60 to
the columns of the Citizen when it has
mercenary motives to subserve. The
above attack upon the character Of Col.
u. ;a-as ,,naanila.,anlr and asspi-
cable as it is ungrounded and malicious
The Citizen should be aware that there is
such a thing as editorial courtesy and
honor, and that no cause in this enligh.
tened day will be strengthened or adyanc
ed by persistent defamation of private
character or wilful disregard of truth and
decency. Nor do we envy that spirit
which can find in such efforts a congenial
occupation. We make these remarks out
Of no ill.will to the Caizen-nor because
of the political differences between U.s.
We differ widely and we trust honestly
This lie the prerogative Of all men under
our government. But Col. BABBIrr need
not have his peace poisoned by the filthy
venom Of a political nondeseript. Such
attacks will return only to torment their
author. Here on the slope where Col
BAHBIrT is best and most intimately
known, tho Central Republican organ will
neither gain favor nor friends by placing
his personal character and qualifications
in issue. The one, the voters of Western
Iowa are eager to endorse the other, they
fully appreciate and desire to honor. OF
this fact the returns next October will
doubtlessly convince the fastidious and
villifying Citizen. The Democratic nom
inee for Lieut.. Governor has a full and
clear record. All that he asks--all that
his friends ask for him is that his oppo,
nents will not travel outside of that re-
cord and fabricate charges that have no
foundation in fact. Is it reasonable how
ever to expect candor, truth or fairness,
from party whose natural element is OPP
en- resistance to law, defamation of char.
acter, and bitter hostility to an indepen.
dent Judiciary
+. j. Kinkaid.
1t will be remembered that this GENTLE