Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-18
RADIcALHsmAGA FoREIeNERs

HADlGAAABMA AGAINST EOAEAtsN LIS
Mr.. Ashley, Of Ohio. prominent Rad
ical leader, a few days since offered res
olution in the House Of Representatives
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton Of the United States, declaring that
"aH persons hereafter naturalized must
be able 10 read and 'orite the English
language as "a qualification for roting.
This is a significant indication Of the
Radical hostility to foreigners generally,
Of which, il various ways, there are con-
slant manifestations; but it is specially
leyelled at the German population whic h
constitutes the bulk of our foreign citizens
who speak another language than the
English. The Radical party admit to the
franchise privilege without conditions,
stupid negroes who can read and write
no language, and who speak, in some
portions Of the extreme South, only a
iargon scarcely more ineligible than the
chattering of apes, but would deny it to
the intelligent foreigner until he has
acquired an English education. For
eigners can learn from this movement
what is perhaps in store for them, should
the Radical party be able to maintain its
control of the country and perfect its
schemes If they can hold the colOred
vote in the Southern States as a reliable
support they would not scruple to dis
franchise the entire foreign population or
materially curtail their political privi-
leges, if they were to discern that their
enjoyment c0nficted with the success of
their policy. They have already done this
for a large mass of the native white popus
lation for no other reason. The pernicious
example of the disfranchisement of citi-
zens on political grounds renders the
tenure of the right precarious Underour
institutions this right of the native white
is a natural one. With the foreigner it is
an acquired one The argument to de-
priye the latter of its enjoyment, could be
much more plausibly urged than in the
case Of the native When the foreign
population support Radicalism, the only
school of politics in this country that has
practiced Acknowledgement, it is endan-
gering its highest political privilege.
The BUREAU Report OF THE FRANK
LIN RIor.-We present this morning the
report Of Gen. Carlin to Gen. Howard Of
the circumstances attending the Browns
low riot at Franklin, on the 9th inst 1t
is very evident that Gen Carlin did not
have all the facts before him, or did not
wish to state them. The allegation that
the leaguers had previously been mo-
Tested is not accompanied with any fact
or circumstance that indicated any pur-
pose to provoke a collision. He did not
state lcho prevailed upon Joe Williams to
return and make a speech. He does not
show a0hat effort was made to induce the
leaguers to remain and hear the speech.
When, for his grossly insulting insolence,
Bliss had his jaws slapped by Col House,
and rushed into the midst of the leaguers
to incite them to fall upon and murder
Col H., the General fails to note the fact
that the leaders Of the league-knowing
Col II. tc be one of the most peaceable
men in the community-spurned the
craven incendiary He does not state
that Bliss and his coadjutors, by their
bloody-minded conduct, overcamc the
wholesome advice of Elliot, and induced
the league to 60 to Campbells store, OBJ
tain arms and ammunition, and march to
the Square in military array These and
other important facts the author of the
report failed to obtain, or refused to con
slider; but they are such as the impartial
inquirer would desire first TO have, as
they are the beginning corner of cor
rect survey of the situation.