The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-25


The sixth specification is one that every
American citizen ought to approve by his
vote and his acts. 1t is timely assertion
of the right of every foreign-born citizen
to be protected by the whole power of the
Government should he chance to return to
the country of his birth, when he is trav-
cling abroad. He is entitled to as much
protection as native-born citizen, for he
has been made citizen without reserya-
ton. No more shameful Leclerc letters, we
hope, will ever emanate from the State De-
partment, let the Secretary be who he may.
There must be no more inequality in the
rights of citizens, where they are in foreign
countries We must either assert the entire
right of foreigner to absolve himself from
military allegiance, which is political duty
or surrender it at once. Justice to our nat
uralized citizens demands action on this sub
ject, and this issue should be broadly made
next fall.
No man in the Opposition dynasty at
Washington can be so perverse as to dis
agree to the proposition against reviving
the African slave trade, or that in favor of
admitting Kansas, and getting her out of
the way; or that for bringing back the
Government to a system of honesty and
rigid economy. If there be any such
man, he ought to go over to the enemy at
once.
The ninth specification is bold asser-
ton of Gov. Wises extreme doctrine on
this subject, and the party or parties that
will stand by this resolution, cannot fail to
win the respect, if not the support, of even
Southern fire-eaters. This is marching
straight up to the requirements, which from
day to day we have been pointing out as
necessary to the preservation of our inter-
state relations. Mr.. Buchanan can see no
power in the Constitution to authorize HIM
to put stop to lawless invasions of the
States and Territories, except upon terms,
the execution of which is next to impossi-
BILE. The Chicago Oppositionists propose to
inaugurate the exercise of this power as a
constitutional one, which it is the duty of
the President to resort to whenever the oc-
casion rises, let the invasion come from
what quarter it may. We are glad to see
that our Northern brethren stand upon no
idle distinctions.
The t-Asn proposition is well taken. 1t
meets new state of things. 1t strikes
right at the root of Abolitionism, that
spits upon the Constitution and refuses to
bow to the will of majorities. 1t deals a
stunning blow to the conspiracies of that
Disunionisrn which has found some forty
advocates on the floor of Congress, within
the present month. Every Unionist every
where will not fail to welcome this express
sion of hostility to such revolutionary
spirit from the Northern and Western OPP
position parties. 1t can be responded to by
the whole Southern Opposition, as sound
doctrine.
Though the call of this Convention was
made by the Republican National Com
mittee, it must not be forgotten, that the
go ~
parties mentioned by name, was made at
the express desire of their representatives
in Congress, so that, in thus opening the
door to these parties, as well as to all others
who may be willing to cooperate upon the
basis set forth, the Convention divests itself
as an exclusively Republican cast and be-
comes to that extent a National Opposition
one 1t remains to be seen how the invita-
ton will be responded to.