The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-03-24

cy, which have been the Pandora's box of dis
Indignation and ruin to all Republics"
Again il says:
That spirit lcreliag agrarianism, which sue
ceoded in degrading everything beneath the
heel OF an ignorant and vicious democracy.
which soughtto remove every barrier Of dis
tinctlon between virtue and vice between en-
lghtcnment and ignorance, whicl sought TO
tqaoli9e all by emitting all alike to the nllcs,
enjoyment OF citizenship which not only in
vlted to our shores. there to re-enact the crimes
which had condemned them to punishment at
home. the refugees from the ials and peniten-
tlarics of Europe, but declared them entitled to
II voice in all the councils of the nation as
mighty as that of the rurest and most enlight-
ened native of The soil-which not only placed
the high offices of the land in the hands of the
vicious dcmagogucs. who would rander to the
folly and corruption of the ropulacc, and pre-
ciude the just and enlightened from seeking
political elevation, from Consciousness that
success could only be attained bv a surrender
of self-respect and their best convictions of
right, but was guilty of the PROCLAMATION of
bedmgghng the hitherto unsullicd emblem of
justice and reason, the judicial ermine in the
ccssrool Of party politics this was the genius
deStlnies ofthe late Union, eventually triumph
ed IN its downfall"
1t also says:
Zone among the most important subjects
claiming our attention will be the standard of
citizenship When the struggle for ndcpcn-
| dencc is finished. the door of our Janus closed
in token of the termination ofthc bloody strife
and the laurels of victory entwine the brew Of
the youthful Confedcracy, we cannot forget the
duty of gratitude, and deny the fullest privil-
cge of citizenship TO any of the noble heroes
who have rescued Us from the chains of servi-
tude. The gallant foreigners who have sus-
tanned us in this pious struggle are all entitled
TO the common boon of liberty; But no foreign
er who comes among us after the struggle is
over should ever enjoy the elective franchise
IL we cannot check the spread over oUr terrific
ry Of that spawn of ignorance and crime which
flows in endless issue from the prisons and
dens of corruption in the marts of Europe we
can at least shut out its cankering effects from
the vitals of our body polite. We sadly need
too. property qualification for native as well
rs foreigner 1t is hardly necessary to repeat
the trlte argument Of the greater intprestedncss
OF the property holder in the successful admin
stration of Government, than of him who has
nothing at stake
In the first paragraph quoted, the an
tagonism between slavery and the inter
ests of white labor is clearly admitted
The writer says that slavery will prevent
TOO heavy an influx of those engaged IN
mental pursuits, to the confederacy. In
the second aud thild paragraphs quoted,
he wants property qualification and
other restrictions thrown around the
elective franchise, in order that those
who are Of and for the laboring classes
-pandering TO their caprices, lie calls
it-shall not be allowed political eleva-
ton. In all of the paragraphs there is
the most intense hostility expressed, as
southern leaders have repeatedly express
ed, TO foreigners.
/ This class Of our citizens are general
Is laborng men, ard are more interested
than almost any other in this question
of labor. Whatever clevates labor ele
Yates them whatever debases labor de
bases them. If, then, slavery breeds an
aristorracy. il it debases labor, it strikes
vital blow al their interests, and should
find them arrayed against it, That it is
antagonislic to them, the foregoing
paragraphs, being simply reflection OF
slaveholding sentiment, abundantly
proves. And yet tens of thousands Of
Irishmen and thousands of Germans
vote and work with the slave propagan-
dists to extend this institution over the
whole country. The large mass of them.
in the loyal States to-day, are arrayed,
with the Copperheads, agains, the gov
ernment, and are seeking to strengthen
the power Of that same aristocracy which
would forever deba e them from citizen
ship. viii they still continue SO blind
20 their duty to themselves. as well as "a
the government.