The native American., 1840-07-25

NATURAL1zATIoN LAws-CoNGREss.-
Mr.. Hand, republican member of Congress
from this State, has introduced into the House,
of which he is an efficient member, bill to
oestablsh uniform rule of naturalization"
which we deem of great importance We
have examined the bill with some care, and
feel satisfied that its provisions, it carried INTO
effect, will tend materially to prevent the
doubts and confusion and uncertainty which
frequently occur under the present system of
naturalization.
One of the chief alterations proposed III
the system, is the reduction of the time OF re-
sdence in the country prior to naturalization,
from five to two years. Were we TO urge
upon Congress the propriety OF aooptlhg tins
provision, it might be attributed to partial
feelings and selfish motives on the part OF
adopted citizens. We will not therefore dis
cuss the subject, which every good democrat,
we doubt not, will approve but we will ask
our readers, who are the friends of the poor
and oppressed but honest emigrant from other
lands? Is it the democracy, or the pleblad
whig, federald, Native American faction ! the
hard cider and log cabin party, that seek to
gull us into their support one day and abuse
us as imported seattle" and ''loaters" the next.
Mr. Hand deserves we'll of his fellow citizens,
and the introduction of this BILL we think,
proves satisfactorily who are and who are
not tho real friends of the emgrant The
bill has been twice read and referred to the
Judiciary Committee, of which Mr. Sergeant
of Pennsylvania is chairman. The commit
tee consists of fve wings, namely, Messrs.
Sergeant of Pennsylvania, Hoffman of New
York, Mason of Ohio, Steers, of Connecticut
and Barnard of New York. and four demo-
Gratis, Messrs Crary of Michigan Turner of
Tennessee, Colquit of Georgia and Samuels
of Virginia. 1t is natural to suppose that
with such committee they will report against
the measure This will at once test what we
have asserted respecting the sinserity of the
friendship of the wings towards emigrants.
We understand Mr. Hand is determined to
agitate the question, and get the committee
to report, and if possible secure the passage
of the bill, in which we trust he will be sue
cessful.-N Y. Truth Teller
We feel under more obligations to those
men who propose to Congress to admit for
eigners TO citizenship without the forms OF
naturalization, than we do to those who pro-
Tossing to believe that the process of foreign
naturalization should cease, never take the
trouble 10 say word about the matter IN
Congress.
But why is it that those who are contend
ing for laws by which foreign outcasts and
vagabonds are to be received into our polltl-
cal sanctuary, are neither afraid nor ashamed
to.advocetc their opinions boldyln the halls
of Congress- while those who are opposed to
the naturalization Of foreigners at all, dare
not utter acord on the subject2
Why was it that the Hon. Mr.. Ch!2ns af
ter declaring that his first action III Co"+ress
would be to move the final suspension of
foreign naturalization in the United States,
afterwards wrote to Gen. David B. Morgan,
that he had been prevented from doing SO by
his colleague, MIR. f. d. White?-N. 0. Nat.
American