True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-07

but protecting ,lnsc WHO nay seek asyiu,, en-.
paynent here in fuurc yet preventing their interior
ence in our political ufiairs.
In the quontion given ,b6ve, the Adver i<er writer
whoever lie may he, exhibits remarkable knowledge
of tue relations existing between the General Govern
tand the State He forgets however, that no State
can have laws nnagonisc 10 thu constitution of the
United States, which is the great chart BY which the
whole Union must be directed Ifthut be amended, so
as to exclnde foreigners from political privileges, no
State law can hestow the right upon them.
Our intention not to pursue the vagarics Of this
"lrarned 1hcan Blu, Gull his attention hack to the
ertreme eieg0nc Of his article and bid him cxani'
it once more before he again nacks The style Of compo-
sition Of ano'her. The extract have given is so
clear so free from flaw, and Of such "eAceent gram
natical purity Of language that find it impossible
to withhold our udnralion! But if that is not sa,s-
| factory ook nj this sentence.
"'The moment such doctrines are seriously and gene
rally entertn incd, repuhranism shall have died in
country and the epoch Of monarchy shall have COM
Menced.'
The writer Ind better look over his grammar for the
distinction which should be observed between shall and
rM
The Advertiser says:
"rhe committee again dogm attic ally assert that the
right Of suffrage is founded on military duty"
Now this is wiIul perversion The committee say
That Foreigners lay claim the right of suffrage he
cause they compelled do military duty; and the,
hold it up ns one of their chief arguments.
We will hoce another assertion two and leave thu
Advertisers article to it, fnte. The writer talks of thu
naturalization laws of Spain France and Mexico an,
the special Of naturalization Of iu ut Britain
IL the writer learned in the law, that he ia possessed
Of what Others have yet to learn, that foreigners nd
mhed TO political PRIVILEGES in those coun,ries 1t ,
the first time we heard that England France, o
Spoin nre in the habit of natnralzing foreigners w
should not be surprised to hear that lore
headed fellow from the land of notions has taken til
chair of the House Of Con mons!
The chairman of the rommec Mr.. Broslnar, VIII
made the report. is intelligent southern gentleman
whothrough life Of experience has the disndvnr
tnges of he present laws and the necessity of amend
m'nt. He has, in his report named the wir
have induced the formation of the Native American A.
sociann, in brief hnt forchle manner and we thin
they amply sufficient the report and I'll
resolution. He Inns well stated TINT the time has nss
by, when there necessity for foreign add and ,ht
those who aided then, have ccr left children to e,
n joy the iresmab" privileges or themselves iIco
porated with citizcus. Every day almost illus
! the CT that the part of population is of e
:. reign origin, and that when annals stained wit
" crime, it has rarely been committed by native Amer
" We willing to protect those forei yners VII
mny seek our country; but, ignorant MS for the mo
part they of institutions would ubridge the
e political privileges.