Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-06-16
From the indianapolis Journal
German Republican Meeting.

day oil May, In order to pass resolutions |
against the unjust law lately enacted by
the Legislatures of Massachusetts and rati-
fed by the people of that State, making
q distinction between naturalized and ma
tive born citizens by requiring that for
eigner shall reside two years in the State
after having become citizen according to
the law of Congress, before he can have
the right of voting. thus separating the
right of voting frem that of citizenship.
Mr. Hielsher presented and read series
of resolutions condemnatory of that law
After the reading of these resolutions the
meeting, OH motion, appointed CON-
mittee to take them into consideration,
consisting OF Dr. Homburg, Mr.. Wender-
ath, and Mr.. Mannfeld.
The committee reported in favor Of the
resolutions, and RECOMMENDED two addition
al ones. On second reading the whole Sc
ries met with the unanimous appreciation
of the meeting.
The following are the preamble and roso
lu,ions.
WHEREAS: The Legislature of Massachu-
sctts, during their last session. enacted
law, which was subsequently adopted by
the people of that State as an amendment
to their constitution, the object of which is
to make distinction between native born
and adopted citizens, requiring of the lat
ter residence of two years in the State al
ter their naturalization according TO the
law of Congress fixing the term at five
years, before they can have the right of vo-
ting and,
Whereas, BY that law the right of voting
is made distinct from that of citizenship,
and the attempt made to circumvent the
! general law of Congress by the special en-
actment of State law for the purpose of
gratifying the corrupt designs of few
would- be- leaders in the Republican ranks,
who thereby intend to bargain for the
vote of the intolerant, fanatical Know
Nothings of that State. to induce them to
vote for the Republican candidate in the
Presidential election of 1860; therefore
be it
Resolred, That the next National Rcpub-
lican Convention should consider it their
duty to insert in their platform a resolu-
tion condemniRg the action of the Rcpub-
licans of Massachusetts,. as a violation of
Justice and disregard of the Philadelphia
Platform of '56, in which the rights OF
voting and of citizenship were expressly
declared to be inseparable.
Resolred, That we protest against all
compromises with men who not only dare
to assail the rights OF adopted citizens, but
also prove by the conduct of their leaders
in the South that they are as strongly en-
listed to uphold slavery as the most invct-
crate Lccompton Democrats.
Resolred, That we will keep a sharp
lookout for every traitor among the Re-
publican ranks, who strives to bring a
union with the Know Nothings, and we
will cast our accounts with all such men at
the polls.
Resoired, That. on the other hand we
look upon the efforts Of the Democratic
papers to make capital out of the above
named Massachusetts, amendment. and their
endeavors to induce the natnralized citizens
to regard the Know Nothing question as
the vital one, leaving that of slavery entire
ly out of view. as arrogant and deceiving,
being fully aware that Know Nothingism
infosts both parties alike, and that these
very KnowNothing elements among the
Republicans are constantly laboring to
Illustrate the anti-savery efforts of the real
Republicans--that we have not forgotten,
nor will -ve ever forget the unanimous sup
! port of the Republicans in Congress of the
Homestead bill, on which occasion but few
of the Democrats could muster courage
sufficient to vote in favor Of measure cal
culated to promote the settlement of our
territories by free laoorers.
Resolrcd. That we are uncompromising-
ly opposed to the extension Of slavery,
and protest against any modification ofthc
anti-slavery resolutions as contained in the
Philadelphia Platform, as far as they stand
in relation to existing circumstances, look
ing upon every such attempt as a conccss-
ion made to designing clique, greedy for
the spoils; and we confidently expect that
the Republican party will consider it their
duty to labor for the passage Of the Home
stead Bill, thereby giving evidence that
their sympathies with the free laborers are
not, like those expressed by the Democrat
ic party. mere empty professions.
! Rcsolred, That we do not hold the whole
Republican party responsible for tho wrong
committed by the Republicans of Massachu-
setts, that we trust, however, the good
sense Of the Republicans in the rest of the
States will prompt them encrgetically to
protest against the suicidal policy of those
Yankee Republicans and in their respective
State Platforms to condemn the Massachu-
setts amendment as violation of law and
Justice.
Resolred, That we will not permit the
Democrats to blame the Republican party
for the Massachusetts, folly. ut least, not be-
fore the Democrats themselves will consent
to hold their own party responsible for a
similar enactment in the Democratic State
of South Carolina. and that we regard their
professions of friendship for the natural
lied citizens as an insult offered to the
common sense of the adopted citizens.
ResoIred, That we deem the complete
separating of ecclesiastical affairs from
those of the State and tho school to be alb
solutely necessary to secure the permanent
! cy of our Republican forms of Govern
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