The union Democrat., 1869-03-06
That Amseudm dmpe ma.


est man, who wishes well OF his country anl
Its institutions, should desire the adoption o.
she proposed amendment to the Federal Con
ssltution, giving the right to vote and bold Of
nee to all the lower races of humanity. who
now are, or hereafter may become citizens o!
the United States. To what extent citizen.
ship may be carried downward in the human
scale, it the present predominant political
party should continue to bold sway in the lig-
islatioc OF the country, is question which
future time only can determine. but if i,
should stop single link in the human chain
short of the very last one, the country might
well consider itself in luck. Already it ar-
pears TO be pretty well agreed, that by the
doings Of the Federal Government, the Mon
golian and the African races have been plac-
ed in the line Of eligibility to citizenship, and
the latter race actually manufactured into
citizens in what are called the ''reconstrncted
States, through the intprposition and arbitra-
ry dictation Of the said Federal Government.
If these races are to become an element in the
Government, we may as we'll follow down the
scale or line of human beings and take all in j.
for it could not alter the case much for the
worse, if Cinnamon are eligible to citizen
ship, and the amendment in question should
be carried. The Pacific States would. in
few years, become so Chinaized ms to we'll nigh
preclude the possibility of the higher civiliz-
ed and moro decent, and respectable white
European and American classes from resid-
ing in them. When "John" learns that on
coming to this country, he can become "all
same as Mellican man." then the "Johns''
will pour in upon US in overwhelming hordes.
In any event, we will have a large number of
them, and it is quite enough for US to endure
their society outside Of the Government, with
out having the trouble Of them ,oithin IL.
And as | have already said, it is difficult to
understand why any honest well-wsher to his
country and it's institutions, should desire the
adoption of measure, which in its effect
would flood the country with people so un-
used 10 such Government as ours, 80 con-
taminating to ordinary civilization, and 40
corrnpting as their participation would be in
government affairs. Are they capable of
political sefgoverment? We do not believe
they are. Why then should we desire a par
ticipation on their part, in our self-governng
system? IL the intellectual and moral stat
us of the Government is too high, and we
want to bring i down to clover level" on
these scores. OF course we should infuse some
opposite elements into it, and lower it to a
sranding more satisfactory, and probably
there is no more effectual mode of doing so
than to place it under the control of the Mon
colan, African and other similar races But
| belive there are no sensible, honest persons
that will not "allow" that the Government,
or rather. the administration of it, is already
so low down in point of intellect, and so de-
based on the score of morality. that contempt,
with all it's powers of descendibility, is una
BILE to reach its level-to say nothing of its
political deeeneracy-an the idea of reduc-
ing 1t to a still lower descent, by the infusion
of all the lower grades of humanity, or any
part or parcel thereof, is only worthy of the
"higher law" fanatics and political lunatics,
that now preponderate in the legislative halls
Of the Government. An asylum for the in
sane and penitentary for the knaves. ought
TO swallow up the most of them. No coun-
try was ever afflicted with q more diabolical
body of legislative usurpers and rampant
demagoSues chan ours has been for the past
eight years, and still is. 1t is fortunate for
the people that in the matter Of changing the
Fundamental law, the Congress can only pro
pose alterations. Ii cannot effect an amend
ment to the Constitution without the suhmis-
sion of the proposition to the several States
for their approval. This is fortunate for the
people, and NEST especially so in these latter
times, when the legislative branch of the Gov
crnmcnt is filled with usurpers Of uudelegat-
cd powers, and Constitution-tinkers. If such
political bedlamites we're unhridled and free
so do as their inclinations lead them as law
makers, it is quite clear, that the Government
established by the great and good Washing
ton and his compatriots, would soon be num-
bercd among the things that have perished
upon :ae face of the earth 1t is not difficult
TO see that since the Inauguration of the pres
ent dominant politicsl party in power, per-
sistent effort has been made by them to steal
from the individual State Governments their
reserved rights and powers and concentrate
them in the Federal Government. No OBJ
serving person could fail TO see such dispo-
etion manifested in the acts of Congress, and
the amendment in question is q measure of the
thieving order. 1t is direct blow at the
rights of the States, and as such. every possi-
bic effort will be made to manipulate the State
Auu alS auVPltuu Abe
people, or at least many of them, appear not
10 know that the so-called Union Republican
Party" is directed and led by men Inherit
ing and holding the old Hamiltonian Federal
Constitutional doctrines. To lessen the indi-
vidual State authority and increase the FEEDER
al, is what they are striving for. They wan,
q strong (thev ought to have retained that
Louisiana Negro Representative Central
Government so sto ong that it can override
the State Governments and defy the will OF
the people. Desolation and death have no
terrors for them in their onward march to un-
limited power. Already they have we'll nigh
ruined the country financially, and if per-
mitted to 60 on executing their plans of polit-
ical robbery and financial plumber, a great
while longer, constitutional liberty will be
subverted, and the various material interests
of the country swallowed up nv taxation. A
gloomy picture is indeed now presented in our
financial affairs, and still more dark and
dismal one awaits US in the future, if the Gov
ernment is to be run in coming years upon
tne Radical track. Therefore let the senti-
heiS upon the outermost walls of Liberty cit
sdei iali not to warn the neople of impending G
UAnHHTE I,of ~. E..li-