The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-08-04
kbolitionism and Know Eothingism.

To The Nanitowoc Eliot.
MILWAUKEE, July %, 1865.
1t has been SO often repeated that every
man understands it, that the AbolitiCn
party is the offspring OF the old Federal,
Wing, or Know Nothing psr,ies-tba,
being admitted-I will endeavor 20 show
the Inconsistency Of the former parry now
IL power in our county. | well rem EN-.
Der when under the old Federal party in
the State Of New York. they required a
property qualification for man TO exercise
tie right of suffrage, but in 1921 We
amended the constitution Of that State
which extended the right of suffrage, whiah
was strenous!y opposed by the FederAls,
they were Determined ,ha: the people
should not CT joy that privilege unless they
were seized Of real estate; and at An early
day i'll this territory we passed law Civ
ing the right Of Suffrage TO foreigners that
Hdu GeCIAieu tueli iDleuliOhS W UtCOHie
citizens Of tie United States, that was
strongly opposed by Tie Wings, as they
then tyled themselves.
Many Of The newspapers of the same
party are now proclaiming that the rebels
lion Which they inauguratcd is mol half
over, un.ess the negroes are allowed
to exercise tie right Of suffrage and be
eligible to Office equal with the whites,
and threaten President JOHNSON with ven
geance if lie does not extend that pliyi-
lege to them whether he has any consii-
tu;icnal right to do so or not The same
privileges that they opposed extending to
the white people, they are determined to
extend to the negroes-lhere has been a
wonderful change come over them in my
day rs regards the right Of suffrage. |
quote from the Logic Of History. Ii is
from persons and presses belonging to
those parties
The real cause Of the war must be
traced 10 the Influence Of worthless for
eigneis over the press, and the delibera-
tons Of the government in all is branch
! s."-Re&ponsc to tie Governor Of liuss,
June 1911. By tie assembly.
Of | had the power | would erect o
galows at every landing place in the city
Of New ork, and suspend every cursed
lrshnan as soon as he steps upon shore"
-Remarks Of MATHEW IT, DAVIS, oa re.
cejri"g the nears If the Democratic triumph
IN Ncw York IN 1852
ave could not find any other remedy
against the threatening danger than re-
peal Of all naturalization laws" Col.
WEBB, Of Neao York.
Il is our opinion as our readers well
know that no man Of foreign birth should
be admitted to the exercise Of the political
| rights of an American citzen.'- albany
Daily Advertiser.
All naturalization laws should be in.
stantly repealed, and the term preceding
the enjoyment Of civil rights extended
| twenty five years. Mr.. CLARK, Mayor Of
Nea0 York city.
"Taken altogether the squatter recep-
zion last evening fell below what had been
promised, but furnished An instance oil
| what few determined wire pullers can
do with few hundred voting cattle, al
luding to the Irish and Germans. - Chi
cayo 2riJune
I'VE u1hesitatingly aver that seven
tenths of the foreigners in our land who
bow in obedience 20 the Pope Of Rome.
are DO, as intelligent as the full blooded
negroes of our State, we will not include
he part blood" y ClereIand Herald.
A few words still further to show their
want Of love fer the prosperity Of our
country: 1have lived over three score and
ten years in our Free States, and have yet
to learn wbe.ae free negro ever took
up and cultivated and made productive a
farm, or ever labored successfully 90 our
public works
While cur Irish and German fellow
citizens come &c our country to work, they
build our factories, foundries, canals, and
raj! roads-besides tina. they are just the
people we want herc-we have very
large breadth Of land unoccupied that
wants to be cultivated to develop the re-
sources Ct the country. Aud it cannot be
denied they are the most industrious and
best farmers we have. Some of our fanat.
ical opponents would like to see these in
dusirious men suspended whenever they
land on our shore, but the negroes with
all their precious perfumes they would
take to their bosom and caress as sweet
morsel.
JOHN CRAWFORD.
az a Richmond paper publishes the