The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-28


Chief Marifuhis. tesnldinR 70 ne gespte
Tee nlmhsfs q thsir fsellei sod. 20 tetg
= those nnabsFs ispshd on The nsluEal
course 81 increase. az On The inducements
shieh night Be he'd sni l0T emigFaiian
iron one state of lie union 20 another.
the Struggle for power smong themselves
was one 81 FAIR and honUrsbls composition.
HBl. cir, l deny thai in srrh eoniFsl any
state hss right 70 insoke ~ allies TN
nslBralized foreigners. This 10 sshleei
Of vast magnitude. 10 which ! desire 20
call the SPECIAL attention Of corgEess and
The country. There 10 shortly 70 Re
new dislrihusion % power. seeoissng 10
he census recently taken al the peofle
% tie Uniied States. SIR. ] protest
against aliens being enumerated IN thai
census. Or. If 50 enumerated, against any
state acquiring mcmbers Of The House Of
Representatives. or votes IN The PTesi-
dental election. BY considering aliens.
not naluralized. as pars Of :. The people
of such slate. This Is an unconsliIu-
iioSsl node Of acquiring power, which.
if isiersleJ. would sue.ert ore Of The 6rsI
principles Of our eonlederscy. And.
with proper Difference 10 tie opinions Of
Others, | cannot conceive . more gross
violation Of The constitution. more clear
nsurpslion Of power, than for > state "a
snnul or dispense 9Th The laws 81 naiu
ralizslion. and swell liz own imporsance
and weight in ihe Union BY The aid Of
aliens owing no allegiance 10 this eouu-
iry, bul bound by The highes, obligations
10 take W arms ssains1 il in the event Of
war with their own sovereign. Such an
injury is the more grieyous because u
npeIsies not go much against ibis gor-
eInmss: ;. against The constitutional
rights Of The co states Of ~ confederaey
sho had not expressly provided SANG
lions 10 prevent such inlrsclioHs.
Mr.. G. would take occasion 10 remind
The Senate that moi only personal bravery
and adventurous spirit, tie qualities 50
much lsuded by honorable senators from
The west 80 chaTsclefizlng those tor
whose benefit this bill was intended
that not only these, bul the hlgbes, degree
Of virtue and honor. might co exist with
deadly hostility 10 republican ins.itu-
lions; and he would exhorI them 10 be.
ware how bounIies were bestowed on
those who owed no allegiance 10 The go
sefnmeni.
Mr.. G. said he had mol noticed. il i,s
proper come xion, the precedent alluded
10 by the honorable senator from New
York. (sfr. Wright. Of the admission Of
Michigan into the Union with clause in
her constitution allowing foreigners 10
exercise the elective franchise. II he
(Mr. G.. bad been correctly informed in
relation 10 The facts Of that case. he did
not conceive tlisIit sustained The doctrine
commended FOR by the senator from New
York. As Mr.. G. had understood. The
constitution Of Michigan gave The righ, Of
voling 10 The inhabitants IL that state a.
tile lime OF lis formation; aud The arl Of
Congress admitting her into the Union
vas by implication special act Of nsiu.
rslizalIon for The then inhabitants. lie
supposed such . Law vas within the power
Of Congress; and If so. the case Of AllehI
gan was not precedent Tor this, 10 him,
,Mr. G. new and alarming doctrine; If.
however, il we're otherwise, he could not
ADM, iha, single precsden, Of Congress
could overtarn what was 10 his opinion
the true construction OF the constitution
lone Of lis most important provisions.
Mr.. g. said Iha, he had no feeling Of
hostility to foreigners wh0 -srs disposed
IN become citizens according TO The con.
sIilOuonal mode. lie believed our pre-.
sent regulations on The subject were
hOspilsbie and liberal. II they we're no,
enough 50, lie was eren willing To hear
propositions To make them more liberal.
lie. however. was opposed to annihilal.
ing the uniform rule on the subject oil
! naturalization, and besiowing boun,ies
on those who owe no allegiance To our
government.