The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-05-06
WHAT DO YOU SAY. Nows

are of the greatest political signifi-
canoe. Mr.. Sumner has introduced
in the Senate black petition asking
to have the word "white" stricken
from the naturalization laws. Upon
the presentation of the petition, the
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee
informed Mr.. Sumner and the Senate
that the Judiciary Committee were
preparing to report upon the subject.
The country is therefore given to un-
derstand that the crowning act of Rad
icalism-that act that the great con-
servative masses have been dreading
for ten years, and which is to consum-
mate the overthrow of white supreme
cy in the United States-is now IN
cubaiing IN The Senate Judiciary Com
mitee rooms. For years the Republi-
can party has kept steadily in this di-
rection. Its course has been devious
but never uncertain. 1t has marched
like fate to an inevitable end. When
it has appeared to recede, it has only
halted to gather fresh energies for n
new advance. When it has made
promises to the credulous public ear,
it has only made them to disarm vigi-
lance. Acting upon the wicked prov
erb that "thc end justifes the means,
it has not scrupled to employ duplici-
ty, treachery and falsehood as the
most nameable and innocent instru-
ments for its purpose.
The sixth resolution of the Port
land Platform is in perfect keeping
with this deplorable and dishonest
policy. That resolution says: "That
we are opposed to any change in our
naturalization laws which shall admit
to citizenship any foreigner not now
entitled thereto under said laws. -
But what have the men, who made and
adopted that resolution and who up
hold it to-day as one of the articles of
their creed, to say to the change that
is now in the womb of the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee? That Committee
has volunteered to relieve Mr.. Sum-
ner from all concern in the premises
by giving him to understand that the
Committee has constituted itself the
mother of the unborn monster.
We call the attention of the people
OF Oregon to the fact that we are not
longer left to conjecture. The event
is at hand. The hideous fact frowns
upon us. The remorseless flood is Mt
our doors.
Will the voters of Oregon, and
particularly those Republican gentle
men who adopt and endorse the sixth
resolution Of the Portland platform,
turn to the Code, page II, and read
line one of section one of the natural
ization laws? VIII they contemplate
that section as it will appear after the
word 'white" has been expunged,
and for a moment consider the start
ling consequences that will inevitably
follow such a change? Vast and ter
rible as the results of the introduction
of the negro element into our politics
promise to be, they are trifing COM
pared with what may follow from our
intercourse with China. Every yes
sci that sails from Hong Kong to
Portland will be loaded with the rar
material from which American suf.
fragans are to be manufactured by
United States courts. The great
hive" will once more pour forth it,
swarms upon the civilized world. The
Tartar and the Hindoo viii mingle
in common stream of immigration
that will pursue its resistless and re
lentless way to the Pacific States. AND
who can say that this mighty popula
ton will not wrest the scepter from
those who now WELD it. in the neal
future? With the obliteration of th,
word "white." the last obstacle II
such q consummation has beer
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