, 1869-02-25

The adoption OF rejection Of the con-
siitutional amendment, now pending in
Cor nCIcss, will depend upon how much
unnecessary matter may be Gro Tded into
1t. The amendment, as 1t passed the.
House, prohibits the exclusion by any
c.sle Vi any cll1zen from the privilege
It sufTrsge or Of holding office because Vi
his race, color, nativity or creed. This
will, if adopted, place citizens of foreign
birth, 20 lar as birth is concerned, upon
TN equality vita the native citizen, as TO
eligibility to office and as q voter under
State law. This particular point affects
but oEc or tTo States. California and Ne
vaoa are opposed to admitting the Chinese
10 political equality, though there is no.
preteuce that they lack intelligence, or
that they fail in Industry and subordiaa-.
tion to law. The objection is that, being
pGrsons Of simple and thrifty hab,ts, they
are successful and prosperous compe +
tors for the labor OF the country. Hence,
politicians in these S.a.es, forgetting prtn-
cirles, demand that their State be lett free
10 prcectibe and outlaw the citizens OF
Asiatic BIRTH.
The State Of Rhode Island also objects
10 the term nativity in the amendment.
Under the constitution Of that State na.
tive citizens may vote at all elections,
provided they have paid an annual poll
or other tax equal to one dollar, and ci.i-
zens not of native birth cannot vote un-
less they Own real estate to the value of
S194, CT which yields, over and above all
charges and membranes, clear rental
Gf II per anRum, Rhode Island clings
10 her real estate qualification for
naturalfzcd citizens as It It were the very
anchor Of her liberties. The people of
Califernia find the line which should
limit The right Of suffrage In the Uui'cd
stntes 10 be the boundary between E1-
rope and Asia; IL the voter he bnrn on
one side oil thas line, were 1t ia Africa,
liz Ia welcomed Bs a man and brother
hut If born III Asia. lie must be treated
fig nj, nt1.cnss and lepcr. fstudu tsinn'',
however. hnI1s that nny msn h'tn nu..
eHtc sht Tinted Nta'tn intst tIHyc Ills ~.
1t.ical purity t'nrkr'1 ttr l,y real ratate It,
,ht vnue III 4l|'l t,etnrr In t4tI yute 1T
tfAt A'hlt. Tttsr tlstra Rta'tH t,nyu six
stltn III ttIt Arnhst, ANT tIlts. el+ vnse.
Iuny dHttnl tha HiuhudM"ht, ~ tuutn
TIN ftit'hlyA wnth IN In excluded.
| Anotttr i.Htt Ut Tho Atilnntiu,nht stets:
IN llayb lo ollIaf lid than u Greats Al
nl,pnhiltah IL tho whnlb pfni,n7lt1nn nn
un!fr t.a defeat ty the Hiatt LesjslA-
'nfta certain. THIS i6, that Au Hat.
shal! place any restriction npnn The rieh
IL l4nll Utilize unt'ts tllat H.att, bet .usu I
rrtcj, cuor, previous eond1ttun nr na-
.lvtty. Wha. Is accomplished hy tlh
phrase. il the people of any R'n't wan
IN el.et d ueefp, nr Uhlhamat, NJ u ! :
ihrhse, ur an frithnan, a Uerman,
PROTESTANT, tat!,',ltc, a Motmop, Jer
IT ati 1nflhel, th,y will flml the war Il
lu II. II thry d. in' want tn tle"s s,lrl
itfsrnty H!sie tftlte, lien t,le uaet
| tn4kIrE him eligible Is u M ttat tca
| ttilttlt IL hlim ut |. tby uhe etse. m
tlnhetl.N,tnil Vt it"fttt t'ash14hA e.tl'l IL.
.turs Ai,d It"tssai. Ua'i'nlta ff"In "Illte
In at.tlitn NJ tfsar ikr Etatn H&,''4t II
.tt iHolfial itehn4 4 gtatlelnan leafAu
" HIS law MAa was 4 lt1WsR t'4th"t'n
;: this irnnght lha hhsHFIilly n lllt tA:lII
y s'nh NJ lht alteRtinb nt tt!a people, AL
I 'hal pHst ii A,e constitution WAS smaa'I
d VI. 30 will thv ltke re1ult )sp aIIatNt
~ e1st where, whtneyc1 Tho propiu reausra
/" Wien Thu Natipna! CONSTITUTION s
. cures Tie right 81 autiraga 70 thu VII !,
&C Gtople Of The S'ate. what possible Ell
10 can he gained by .ha'ssing that II a III
e. lortty 0f tho people ch lnsc u Lcct
ge negro or q Chtnaman to o1llce he sbx,I
". eliciblcf Cannot the sslnr maiorl
3 which will elect such pcrsnn, swo
10 ffs m the 6'atc Constitution every
a. st1ic.lon that stands In the way o. I
o. popular w,Il9 With the single e1ce
K tIon ct tho President aud Vice Preside
l. Of the United States, all the efIlces
trust, honor and pref: under the Cul
or States, are, by the constitution, Of
,.s alike TO all the citizens OF the Uni
ic- States, without distinctinn ei her rs
en co1o., race, nationality, education, CT
sta or previous condition OF slavery.
tin- grccB born In The United s ases sre
Inn plb!c to the office Of President and '
.ck Fuhidrnt. II to this be added the In
use f.asiblc right Of all such c.t'zehs to
lc,. nj all tlcc,tons, does not Congress %
lair tvtry practical rtsult that by any pa
mi hlt form oi woiJr can be rcacheds
a<v amendment ml.hs tnumc1a'c I'll
',s, A.sse, county ind municipal "f11csa
ncs which sbcau persons may be ell o!ed,
IL It capDot supply the essential: h
and netdrd 10 elect them, and that u.
ca- d. puiar vott II they have the pop