The native American., 1840-04-04

the Salutary action OF congress OIL tnlS sun
ject is necessary; the most important political
subject which has arisen in our count since
the days in whchour revolutionary heroes
struck the first blow for liberty: and no sub
lect has ever since been aeitatet i'll which the
per~tuityoiour Republic Is 50 nlncl concern
cd. Bat in lien of these simply recommends
tory reSolutio.ls which lett the SUBJ Fl op
TOR the discretionary action Of Congress, the
Senate OF our State would nallu ,Eon yen.
through the willy means of mea il power, a!d
from personal motives and political views,
and ambition, I $ t. calculated 1t ro"..
to make deep inroads upon the cons l;ut'"n'
provisions and only safeguards to me i!bn:
lies Of ourcolntrv.
will now, Fellow Citizens, endeavor to
show yol how cnnniugly devised mos" lcSn.
lutionS are, and how the drawer OF them Ia
horeI to dodge the renl preston, ny my>:lf,cu-
tal, but IN which eif,it he Sl2nully ';',lt'l. by
Submitting to public Sc'ntn,y rr>oltI ~; t.','
cut at right angles with each OTHER, Here they
arc:
Rrsolrc.I, That in the opinion Of the Lee
stature the power has been delegated TO Con
gress blythe constitution "to establish an unl-
form rnl" OF naturaliza'ion"
Second that the power thus delegated IS
one of Importance and delicacy and calls for
the exercise Of cation and clcunspectIon.
Third, Wat ca this suffice. there are two
Questions wiicj, sho;.'d be E.a'ulcly consld-
cred ny Congress and acted OH
lst Whether other and new legislation
shall be adopted, providing for a. eytea ,ion
of the term OF resi- lcncn AMI p!1',ntioN. and
ehnctual guards TO prevent evaslons Of the
naturalization Laws.
I'd. reenac,i,lg such law, and regulations
Is may prevent tie Immigration OF i.reIgn
n.:einctorS ald vicious pAupcrs
Fourth. That tie power has moi been dele
gated to Congress to prohibit 4la,ura;izt, ;.
Fifth. That it is deemed cx[edlctit to mod
! i.y and Improve the naturalization laws, aud
;n.cinll. t. pass such laws and adopt S,r.i
regulations, as viii rfrct'a'ly prevent the ian
nlgrntiua q. til- base and Uicious population
| oI other COMMITTEES.
We are told in ile Sc ;o1a resolution OF the
Importance and d llcucy OF t:e row"r ;l9lcga
ted to Congress, to establish i nnii >r.l rule o!
naturalization, and that it "ra!lS for t;lr nEcY-
cIS,. al cm'ioA and circumpcciInn.' WIZ,
dos the -..,'cnal mean by the word "cau-
Hom'! Are we to infer that it is rcconlmen
ded to Congress to be cautious how it exerci-
SEES this power for fear Of offending foreign
nations? II so, and there be any real cause
for this fear, tits already too late to hope for
success in the holy cause in the pursuit Of
w.lich we are now engaged But if, on the
other hand, it is to be left to our own judy
ment to construe the meaning Of this word
" caution" and give it the legitimate position
winch it occupied in the mind ofthe draughts-
man, we shall haven no difficulty in attributing
the caution" properly, and applying it to
his own non-committel political course.
| We are next told that it may be prudent on
the part of Congress to "prevent the immi-
grafton of foreign nlalef;.ctors and vicious
puupers." Very well. But in the next
breath we are informed "that the power has
not been delegated to Congress to prohibit
Naturalization" There is Il pal pahIe contra
d'ction IN terms, for il Congress has the low.
er, as the gentleman says, 10 prohibit persons
from coming to the country altogether, does
it not follow, as Il corolIary, that it has the
power 10 prohibit naturalization But there
is still n stronger proof OF the abslrdltv Of the
resolutions in question, TO he !onnd in the
written a'!uiS ion ithe judiciary COMMITTEES,
who drew them M, that Congress has the
power to repeal the naturalization laws.
| HtIcn, Congress should repeal them, wcllI
| i, not hc ic most c!ir"tu i G"d' ut c"u.,,
possibly hc ADOPT to prohibit naru'a''2a.i -.
I-Ics---und the 'Sutlcl character o. lr;st
resolutions is ton manifest on the face Of t,'r
To require any further proofs .! c2nd, m1H-
ltlnn.
II wing drawn aside tie thin veil which tn"
ingenuity ol the Judiciary t'omaI,"G OF the
Senate had rttowu over those resolutions, |
Ihry leave, fellow citizens, to call Your attcn-
zion for = lew minucS Ia the policy TO be
pursued ~ ~; G,rrrnni ~ oi ,hI> aiiabs,r
hing questions. ", "n,Lg 81, /, = necessary ."
laa., back IA rat t'n iltStor" and ,nie Of all
thr ancs, ~ AID muE'rl republic, whlchha""
been. aud a.G nj, aul " ic'l have iaI!"n
throurh causes >i,u,ur IL al respects ~ 'hoS,
now slIc ring t,rus.,,Cs and operating rs II
cank upal the vcty yuais ot orr GLORIOUS,
once ..appv and beloved c.|rn'rr. odd need |
SEy more t,an . ..alu. those = Greece anu
| x ,ule--iu snppott al which wlll read few
Ir>,r,cts itrm cu',Gc,it authors -
| JadEc Story, ~ spAhiuI ~ t'I" co:!>'liu
| iiouai power 81 touLr>s uu,r tturulH ,tIGa
taud - ,kfuprcy, says; " There Is great WIS
| dan t,"r,,nrr "a cm.Gdmg IL the national
! py.ramrnt titc y WI a. establish nltoru,
rule ot naiur t.lZuinn throughout the tuIcd