Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-29

their andholders are in the habit of abusing the power
which wealth has unworhily conferred upon Them and
tranping the sovereign rights of those who are DEEPEN
dent upon them in the dust. They are IN The habit OF
saying 10 the nla who IS good as they are, you
shall according my dctaon, or you shall leave
my employment" THIS is the crying evils OF the
times and desire that should all seriously 'ehec
upon it, It Isl blow aimed at the very vltas OF our
free institutions and unless it be arrested by the
power Of public op aion might as well at once
surrender the elective franchise exclusively INTO the
hands of the wealthy.
The devotion OF the Wing party tn the interests Of
the poor will further appear from their Gniiorn hoS
tility towards foreigners rejoice that the party 10
which am proud TO belong has done justice I"
the oppressed of other lands, who have come 10 our
shores in the pursuit OF liberty and happiness. Nhat
the reason that the Wing party have ever been OPP
posed TO foreigners: ] will tell you Most OF lhcsc
men y from the oppression of Kings and Aristocrais
IN their native country and upon reaching our shores
by natural instinct they JOIN the Democratic party,
which they know to be the friends Of liberty and equal
rights. Hence foreigners hay" ever heen objects oil
jealousy political opponents. During :he Feig
oterror under the elder Adams the term Of their rest
denCe in This country, before they could be haura2H
was extended from five to fourteen years Under TINS
inioutous law they were compelled To pass almost nan
lifetime amongst MS before they could enjoy the PR
vilege Of citizens Soon after the Democratic party
into power under Jefferson, tins odous Ia" was
repealed, and the OF residence before nsturalIza
again reduced to five years as IT. had oeen eS-
tabshcd under the administration of Washington.
We all recoec the Alien act, which once drsgraced
our statute book and which great cause OF the
Geeat OF the elder Adams.
And villa, does this country owe TO these presented
FOREIGNERS Was there single battle fought during
the Revolutionary war, in which they did not freely
she'd their blood in defence Of their liberties We owe
debt of gratitude winch we can never cancel, 10 Inc
brave Irish and Germans who assisted as IN thal GO
rious struggle. The names OF Montgomery ald '"-
Kalb and host of other foreign patriots ought ever
to be- cmbamcd IN the grateful memory "l American
! irccmrn. Whence then, the deadly and pcrseNefh%
hate of the Wing party TO foreigners; ! he sam"
spirit o.! prescription against them "hic existed a"I
nr the rern Of the elder Adams, still continues TO
ac;uac political opponents. THIS Is rendered
manifest by proceeding the Senate OF the /. =
so late as the month of January, ISIS.
1t has been the policy OF our laws to afford 10 al To-
rcgrrrs before they we're nauallz"d the same oppor.
runtv ci purchasing the public lands as though they
were native ct;l2cns. We furnished them al asylum
and home IN the lar West upon The sane terms WIN
our own people 1t has been equally The policy oil III"
Government, for number "i years, To confer upon
poor men, who went into the wilderness on our iroh''ef
and endured all the prr;ls and hardspS OF hfst settlers
the privilege of purchasing the small tracts OF lana o"
which they had erected their log cabins and were rear
ing their families preference to all DINER persons
THIS privilege, however, strange as II may seem, has
always been resisted By the modern log cabin party
The question has always been whether the Spectator
should be permitted to purchase these small tracts {"
improved land from the Government over The head'
of the actual settler and the Wing party true 10 lis
principles has always espoused the cause oil The spec"
laor
One of these prescription bills IN favor OF the settler,
was before the Senate the 2th January, DC, "h''1
Mr. McrrIck the Wing Senator from Mary land lah"
rs private citizen most amahe and excellent man,
moved 10 make odtous distinction between ioFeigh-
rrs and citizens by excluding the foreigner from me
benefits The aw. The question was debated al it"s'"
and the final vote, every Wing present WIN SUI
Gle exception voted IN favor OF tins discrimination,
whilst every Democrat voted against It. The ciect Oh
the amendment had it prevailed, would have been I"
turn every poor foreigner, who had settled on The pup
lie lands nndcr the faith Of past legislation, out Of
house and home and TO ira lSrr S little property 10 lhr
land sharks who always proving about The IRON
tiers IN search Of the most valuable spots which thrI
can find No matter whether the poor foreigner had
declared his intention TO become citizen or not nay,
he mpht even have been natura2ed al the date oil the
passage of the act, but If tins had not been done pre-
vios TO the lst December, l~7, he would have forfeit
ed his presumption right had The amendment prevailed
THIS penalty was to be inflicted upon these foreigner"
simply because they 'rcr' foreigners and 'hat too ny
the party which arrogates to Itseta peculiar iFe"
ship for poor men.
i And now feow-citizens, permit me to present an"'
thor srikng illustration of the friendship Of the log
cabin candidate for those who the real tenants OF
the lor cabin We live in enlightened age OF The
world when the principles of cry liberty and 'inaI
rights are thoroughly understood and justly appeca
ted bv large majority of our countrymen l huei
such circumstances | declare before Heaven, tlIat
consider the wonderful event that has ever &C.
Cured IN free Republican America that any PnrE'
knowing the fact the Wings dad, should nave Scie''
ed as their candidate To fill the most exalted ONO 9"
earth man who had voted to sell his while ieilo"'
men into slavery Gen Harrison has not only record
cd his vote IN favor of this measure, but u we are "
believe what hear Oh the best private anhoFiy' ne
mstItics the act ut the present moment. And TINS Is
The man whom the wings have selected to preside
orrr = nation of frccmen So monStrous rs the prop"
sition which he sustained, that IN many portions OF me
country his friends viii not believe 1t to be Poss'oe'-
and vet it has been placed upon the uoc r'c'r"s %
The Stat, Of Ohio and upon them viii 20 down TO III"
+ l,tcst pos,rritv What Will the enlightened patroiN
of other lands who painting after the nef'y WINCH
we enjoy and who consider the example OF lhs coni
try as the world last hopc-what Will they hnh %
f the People al the L. s, If they should elect as lneF
President, man VINO voted 10 sen MS ie''o" VIM
5 men into slavery,
The prooiof this danning fact as clear as the sun
at MONDAY The statute book of Indiana shows 'h"'
on the seventeenth day of September, IN me year ."
=, our Lord one thousand eight hundred nnd seven,
/ General Harrison approved n law, as Governor o.!
that Territory which declared that IL Shai ana ma
be lawful for the court before whom any person so'
b. fined, son conviction OF any cr'ihr, VI p'cl y
any penal law, 10 sell or hirr any sucn poor NAN
rowan who might he unable TO pay the tine, Tor sGch "
term rs they thought proper, 10 any master or mistress
who would pay the fine and costs Of prosecution '9'
them And this is not all Ia case 'he "''o
white slave feeling the degradation OF slavery. sn""'o
aFSCnnu
,d ;nr, ,vas withdrawn from him, and summary
conviction before justice Of the peace he was 10 re-
ceivc thirty nine ashes, and serv" ,wo days Tor every
one he had lost And this extended 10 Inc gehS'F sex
rs well as men, More than two thousand years ago,
any man could excaim with truth, 81 am Roman e.
,izen. he could no, be scourged for any crime Inc
Roman Republic would not degrade any OF us tree c.
tzens by snch an Infamous punishment. Al 'he pre-
r sent dav a numerous and powerful party IN Inc Anne
can Republic are comprising and land to elevate
to the Presidency who approved law to 'niiic
hirv-nine lashes upon any ofthe sovereign people
Of this country who nigh, be too poor TO pay me h'
inflicted by the court and who, after being sofa, "a"
| absconGed from his master And, az if this were o.
not enough, the courts directed to give ms '''s
nous law in charge to grand Jufy "hch my"
\ afterwards assemble in the Territory .,., 49,
: More Than Il years afterwards on the 3Oih Janu
arv, 1921 the same subject before the senate :"
e Ohio while General Harrison was ine''pe v ,.1
BODY and the same lax which he had approve" 10 70
vernon Of Indiana he deliberately sahct"nru "nG ~
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