Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-08-15

Party divisions may formerly have benefit
ted our country, but they are now destroying it,
some concessions must be made by both par
ties or we are undone.
Is II not a INDUSTRIOUS and appalling rehec-
ton that two native Americans, whose patriot
lc sres have probably stood shoulder to shoul,
der, in the struggles of their country, and
whose precious blood has possibly mingled In
the same battle field, whilst contending against
a foreign enemy, can in few years have be-
come, through the maIign influence of party
spirit, so degenerate, that because they may
happen to have adopted opposite political opin-
Rs, or to accomplish some trivial or unimpor;
|, \poInt of party policy, while they glare
~ utter malignity on their native country
me Nay will hug to their bosoms, hordes of
unkl Nforeigners, however degraded, and
endo" e natural enemies with paramount
politics Nence, by enabling them to hold
the balance power between them. 1t is a
false aad fata Ncror on the part of politicians,
to suppose that Nir popularity could be dimin-i
ished, by endeavt Npg to procure a repeal of
the naturalization Aws;-on the contrary, it
would give their public character a new and
powerful impulse; they know not the univer-
salty of sentiment which exists throughout our
country on this subject,--th children of Israel
never groaned In more bitterness Of spirit I'M
der Egytan bondage, than do the people ofthe
U. States, under foreign influence. ,r
We entreat you by all you consider most
sacred or estimable,--by the memories of your
sainted sres,-by the hardshps, privations'and
sufferings which they endured to achieve your
liberty and happiness, by their precious blood
which was shed in their country'S cause-we
your native countrymen, who have the same
natural title to party predictions with your
selves, and who consist Of an equal number, OF
both Of the great political parties Of our coun-
try,--we con ure you to mitigate for time, the
violence of party dissentions, and lend your
mutual aid, to promote the great cause in which
we are engaged or if you must initiate the
conduct of the ancient defenders Of Jerusalem,
who divided into two parties, waged the fercest
and most bitter conflicts between themselves;
at least emulate them in the wiser portion of
their conduct, who when the enemy was thun.
dering at their gates, united both parties for
the purposes Of resistance, and to protect their
common country, from the encroachments of q
foreign foe.
We believe that we have with all fidelity,
and conscientious desire TO take correct
view OF this subject, and 10 do fair and even
handed Justice TO all, fulfilled the task con6ded
to our hands. ..
We believe that we have endeavored with-
out equivocation, or mental reservation to state
the truth, the Whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, and we would now ask in conclusion
what just or reasonable causes have naturali-
zed citizens, to objec; to repeal ofthe natural
zation laws.
Whatever naturaIized citizens of the sold
time" may have had a right to claim Of our
country they OF the present generation, have
already obtained gratuitously all the benefits
that our constitution can confer, and stand on
an equal footing with the native born inhabi-
tants OF the land; and ,ohat right haze they TO re.
quire more? .
Is it that some ofthem have friends and rel
aiives on the other side of the Atlantic who
may at some future day desire to visit our
and partake of all her privileges?-Or
is it that they have some Interior object in
view, and desire the door Of citizenship, to re.
main open till they can accumulate a sufficient
force to predominant and rule over our coun.
try?
This should be consderered test question.
The naturaIlzed citizen who feeling no graft.
tude for the privileges and advantages which
our country, through her institutions has al
ready gratuitously bestowed upon him, will not
be satisfied unless he can congregate around
him his former friends, neighbors, and coun-
lrymen, thereby 10 accumulate power, and in.
crease his political Importance, so as eventual.
ly to be enabled to hold the balance OF power in
the United States, and dictate terms to the ma
tive born inhabitants, is guilty oftreasoa to the
country, to which he has sworn allegiance, and
is an overt enemy to the U. States.
But admitting that the only object OF natu.
rallied citizens, in opposing repeal Of the nat
uraIization laws, is an innocent desire to oblige
and crafty their friends abroad who may wish
hereafter to omigrate to the U. States!--Are
the American people to legislate to please for
egners, now in distant land? Or should
the benefit and qualification Of their native
born countrymen, and the welfare and happi-
ness oftheir country, be their only object, aim
and end?
If naturalized citizens were able to adduce
any advantages which could possibly accrue to
the United States, by continuance ofthe pro-
cess of naturalization, il might to a certain OK.
tent, contribute to extcnuate their guilty inter.
ference las foreign parly) with tho desires Of
our native born inhabitants; but as all their OBJ
jections to repeal Of the naturalization laws,
are based upon their foreign affections aud pre-
elections, they ofcourse come under the above
category. 1t is not to accomplish any good TO
their adopted country, or TO themselves that
they institute objections to reapeal of the
naturalization laws, but 10 serve Foreigners
now in distant land.
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