Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-09-29

dy of this State, or Of the United States
to Inquire whether it is not right to put
some plan into execution BY which far
ei:gners shou'd be preoen'ei from eo"froH-
ing our elections, and Lrop beating our
American citizens At the polls.
The idea, Mr.. President, is simply this
i would afford to all foreigners who
shall come to this country after the date
Of my amendment, protection in their per
sons, their property, nnd oil the natural
rights which they could enjoy under any
civilized or we'll ordered government. ]
would permit them to acquire wesitb, to
pursue objects Of their own ambition; !
would, in short, allow them to become
in all respects equsl citizens with Us, ex-
cept only in this one matter Of political
privileges. All their natural aud al their
civil rights, should be amply guaranteed
and protected and they should become
citizeus 10 common With us in relation to
all objects, except rating and hoidiny c6ice
Aud do we not hold out sufficient induce
meuts for foreigners to make this country
their home, even if we take from them
these political privileges! Surely, sir, We
do-.ucb. indeed, as no other nation upon
earth can profer.
Iu Vol. y. page "a (Eug) Mr. Wood
ward distinctly admits bis responsibility
for motion looking to- the "preven,ing
Joreiyners, who should arrive in this coun-
try after lS4l, from rotiny and holding
clfce :"
Ga p,gs is of Vol. y. Mr.. Woodward
mskes the following bitter attack on the
pride aud glory Of Irelsud-O'CosSEL-
whose offence was indiscriminsse denunci-
alton Of the very American slavery Wood
ward himself bad denounced. We sup
pose Woodward thought it was "uone Of
your fuuerai-you needn't cry about it,"
when be exclaimed
"Dsnicl O'Connel! the slauderer of
Washington Does the gentleman fMr.
Esrle) think he (O' Connel) Is authority
.tit to be named in the Penusylvauia Con-
veuIion Z"
In 1863,
We find the hopes for the election Of
Woodward depend chiefly upon that
"worst part Of the population Of forsigu
countries" who try to "consrol our cleo
tions" and "brow beat American citizens
at the polls" in New York city and the
mining regions. The ousrages Of these
eosdjutors of Woodward, sre fresh in the
memory Of the people. Now, Woodward
associates aud works With the very classes
be then denounced: he thinks O'Copuel
"fs to be named :" nay, be will enjoy
(uutil election) "the rich Irish brogue and
the sweet German accent as much as
any candidate of bis delicate organization
aud ambition possibly can!
Those are marvellous changes, indeed.
From o wholesome contemner Of Slavery,
be decides to become its apolosiss, and
devotee of Kisg Cotton. From q de-
nouucer Of alien-born voters, be changes |
into q sycophaut for the same. From rec
ogniziug the right of "every man" Except |,
foreigners arriving after ls4D to suffrage, |
he comes to exclude oolored men and SOL !
diers, on Constitutional grounds-althoagh
colored men aud soldiers had voted under
the Old Constitution, aud although sold
iers voted under the New (or presens)
Constitution also, in Mexico, and no one
objected
What shall be said Of such twisting and
turnings? How will he and his friends
escape these chsrges7 Why, by DENY
ING THE RECORD! They assert that the
published, authorized proceedings, con-
taiuipg his motions and speeches, are
false! What subterfugs! Better come
out, like men, and confess to . change of
views.
Now, what are the FAcrs7 The Re-
porters, we understand, were under like
obligations to be faithful - all other
officers. They were honest, reputable
men-oue Of thom Q.G. MKinley) long
the leading Dem. editor at Harrisburg,
and the Printers Packer, Barrett 4
Parke) personal and political friends of
then and now. None Of :
those gentlemen could have trumped up
all these motions and speeches to hurt
Woodward or any one else who might be
up for office % years afterwards-they I
could have no knowledge of futurity to
warrant such bold stroke against their
own particular friend. Woodward had
the same chance as all others to revise his
remarks Any wholesale forgery of views
of that kind would have been exposed
or punished on the spot. Woodward's
motion to exclude from Office and voting
foreigners arriving after lS4l, was "the
hook on which hung long debste-it
was matter Of talk and newspaper report
at the time-and was alluded to in the
Convention, months afterwards. Who
dare say this was all a fiction Of report
er? Ask John A. Gamble, Ephraim
Banks, Maclay, Stephens, or any other
survivor Of that body, whose memory is
clear, if Woodward's proposition was not
notorious.
The "dodgs" is worse than pleading
tLa hahn, ,ct-fnr II ia false and cowardly