The native American., 1837-09-09
From the New York Mercantile Advertiser.

ALIENS-AND NATURALIZATION LAWS
On all sides the expression Of public opinion is coming
to US on these important questions he authorities OF
the city OF Boston have taken it up and in
pondence with our corporation the subject and on
the propriety of bringing it before Congress it's
suing session. In South Carolina, our mayors COM
municaton TO the common council has been republish-
ed with great and deserved commendaton, and in CO.
lumba in that State, society is forming, with ex-
press reference to repeal Of the naturalization laws
the same in the city Of Washington-and in the city
of Albany. And we expect 10 see simultaneous
move throughout the United States on this important
question. II is one fortunately on which all descrip-
tons of party unte--and on which no difference
can exist between Wings and their political opponents.
We have already SO fully stated views the sub
ec that can have but little add; but avoid mis-
apprehension we repeat that decidedly for check
ing the tide OF enlgration and that from feeling in the
first instance for the miserable, deluded and suffering
emgrants themselves-for we have more in the
lcountry than shall for the next ten years. and
all that leave the country doing by every op
portuniy. Those that remain are in wretched and
destitute condion prepared for any Of insubodina
on and liot, and only kept in by the energetic
character OF on present chief magistrate. But their
condition is most deporable Literally are they in
the highways and hedges, sleeping in the fields under
the open canopy Of heaven, and from thence often in
the morning they taken to be committed to their
kindred earth. Those who able 10 raise three
cents give it for bed of shavngs in some miserable
hanty, where they placed along the wall in rows,
with chalked marks to designate where each mans
head is to ay-and have ourselves listened to the
peous and heart-rending appeals of the widow and
the faherless This is fancy's sketch--but the
stern reality of human destitution and suffering.
The extraordinary privileges held out to the emf
grants by universal suffrage has had a powerful in
frence with the distressed, disranchised, and poti-
cay prescribed subjects of the old world and Europe
and Ireland particularly has poured upon its surplus
population; and not for the large importatons
of foreign grain by merchants, should have had
added great and grievous disresses the greater
evils OF peslilence and famine. AS il is, the first to
certain extent may take place, Notwithstanding all the
exertions OF the board oil health-and the latter must
partially occur for the want Of means. When we say
that dread the coming winter for that deluded part
of our population, we but feebIy express our mean
ing-for should it be a one, and the depression
Of every branch of industry continue, we must pre-
pare to have charity tried to the utermost and not
whstandng all our exertions, appalling degree Of
want and suffering must eventually take place, which
will not be confined TO the foreigner, but will press
upon the native citizenfor IT, in the exercise of be-
nevoent sympathy, give the foreigner the means of
support by giving him employment, we block up the
avenues OF labor against the native and adopted oi-
II lis hard to draw the line Of distinction between any
Of Gods creauresand the greater their desttution,
the greater and-more urgent their cambut the ties
Of country nre great and powerful, and must find