New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-30
A SHORT ANsWHR.
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The Courier dtS EidtS UhiS latcl! nauc euBIu-
ened and violent attack On the Republican party on
account of pretended speech of Mr.. John III. Will
son of Indiana. We pronounced the speech to be
fraud, ard the Courier, in reply, hoLored us with
indecent abuse We then publlehed Mr.. Wilson's
positive declaration that the speech was forgery,
supported by the certificate Of some fifty citizens
who heard the speech which Mr.. Wilson actually
delivered.
In reply to this, the Courier answered that it had
testimony Of equal weight with that of Mr.. Wilson
ard his witnesses to prove that they were falsiGers
and that its version CT the speech was substantial
Iy correct. Being called on for this testimony it
low coniesses that it has none. 1t does not even
attempt justification Of the forgery which it has
thus put off upon lis readers. more disgusting and
silly attempt at potlcslimpositionw was never made.
Never, however, was impOsture more signally ex-
posed and put to shame.
The Courier is ofcourse very anxious to change
the subject of discussion, and calls on to prove
that the Republican party is not responsible for the
following things:
For al the Prohibtye laws, which do irury social
d yidusl and commercial liberty.
80 the quality which subist. State Of NewYor
between native and natmslzed citizens
For the restrictions enror imposed by certain lega
lures New England on the rohcal capacity OF
a." the resurrection of rercgsds and bers IDEAS cou
IS ally, and word for all the IDEAS ntoleraut
measures and restrictive epdenoe which exist and tend
been born in foreign counties nstead Of having black
We will answer these noGsensic Al propositions
in their ORDER
/. The Sunday laws and the Liquor laws, which
alone can be alluded to, existed substantially
as they now are long before the Republican par
ty. Since the Republican party was organized,
however, the Liquor laws have become much
less severe and restrictive in the State of
New-York and elsewhere. But the Republican
party has had nothing to do with those laws,
either one way or tbs other 1t is responsible nei
Their for their severity nor their laxity.
?. There is no such inequality. Native citizens
and naturalized citizens enjoy precisely the same
rights. The Courier has either been imposed upon
Gas we hope it was in the case of the forged speech
of Mr. WILSON,, or else it is trying to impose
upon its readers.
B. So far is the Republican party from being re.
pOnsble for the restrictions referred to- that in its
national platform they are expressly and unmstak.
ably condemned If the Courier wishes to let its
readers know what is the position of the party on
this subject let it place before them the sixteenth
declaration Of the Chicago Convention which is as
follows:
That he Republican patty opposed to change in
Naturalization laws, any State s station by which rights
citizenship hitherto accorded 10 immigrants from foreign Lands
shall be abridged impaired snd la favor Of giving full ssd
efficient protection TO the nights s classes o. citizens
pstiye natural zea, both az home and abroad
4. What the CourriT probably means by this ABB
surd expression is the policy of protection to Amer
lean industry. That policy has been recommended
by Mr.. Buchanan-a Democratic President whom
the Courier did its utmost to electiu every annual
message that he has presented to Congress, aud in
ore or two special messages. The same
policy too has just received the solemn adhesion OF
Mr. DOuglas, one of the oatdiC ates for wbon the
COpr,ier ls COW dong is little best TO help to tlec
tOIsl yOis5. John Ball, another OF lis candidates,