The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-04

auons 70 me shole world 20 cone and
seize upan our public domain. To sus-
ala lh.s sseeping prospective measure,
h.se Heard doctrines ssosed more ob H
Ieeu"a be Than The measure itself, from
which my isdgmenI resolls, and which,
am confident, could they be submitted
directly 20 the whole American people,
would be indignantly, IL mol eonlemplu.
ously. rejected. | say this bill invites
The whole world. aliens ss well IS eui-
gems, 70 come and take possession Of our
public domain; and hSsi Under any
fA@i According 10 any uniform reguls
out h-Nn. M. slr. The bounty 10 held
arm: ihe~s iiirsl foot and The strongest
has been seizso seize, and defend what
God and Nsluralh eli The means that
hands Aud al ihiye placed in their
and Generalization is iot Of confusion
this grave body; ~. 10 be lelioned BY
cited BY nur legislation. :. soil
IL We were weak and feeble nan.
physically unable 10 defend our liberties.
ne might indeed hold on inducements 10
foreigners 10 bring 20 our assistance the
protection OF their physical force. But
has il cone 10 this: that We are obliged
10 invite foreigners 10 assist Us in The de-
fence Of our heritage Of lIbeIIyi 10
bring amongst Us The arts Of civiliza,ionl
To enhance our power. either moral or
physical Can say one believe that we
are reduced 20 anecessily like that! No,
sir. The friends Of this measure would
esst back such lannt with scorn and in-
dignaiion. What lheni Can any one
doubt that this bill is the 6rsi STEP tow.
ards The squsnJering and wasting The pub
lie domain. 81 far as The old states are
concerned! That The new states feel as
. letter, that gals their oser.exciled sen.
sibiliiy. The claim Of the old states 10 land
within their limilsi To get rid Of this.
and 10 make the destruction Of the rights
Of The old states sudden and complete. il
is proposed 10 invest with the highest
privilege Of American freemen, foreigners
not naiorsliz.d. To give 10 alien siian
gers, who will come and take. what in
dispulably belongs 10 all the states in
common. And this 10 sssusse painful
sensibiliiy, an overwrought pride, tina,
will concede nothing 10 those who have
given them every thing. As il not con-
tent with The Dissertation OF our rights Of
properly, il is con,ended that these favor.
ed aliens shall slso exercise the rights Of
sufrrsge-lhe highes, rights Of freemen,
and be endowed b, these states with the
elective franchise, in disregard oil Con.
gross and all The co-states.
mean no. (said Mr.. NJ. 10 60 into
the argument OF this incidental qassiieRs
momen.ous and alarming as j, would be.
did We moi feel con6den, that il will ever
be met BY the real people Of the United
States with stern and incorporating
resistance. The doctrine 10 an,i.nstioaal;
i, is incompatible with the very concep.
lion Of a political community endowed
with the pnWer of petpeiual'ng its ins'i.
tulions. No nstion that know Of. ihJt
had risen TO the dignity Of an indepen.
dent community. ever tolerated The indis
criminaie admission Of foreigners and ali
en- influences to fnll participation in its
elections and Us government. What is
our case! Who effected our revolution!
The people oi the respective states.
They had turned Independent, political
communities. These states. before the
adoption 81 The federal constitution. did
Of RICH, exercise the power OF delermin
ing who shnniI be considered citizens
and entitled 10 al the privileges and i'm
muni,ies Of citizens. They further right.
FULLY regula,ed The terms and conditions
upon which aliens might be adopted in
the community, with all the rights and
privileges Of free citizens. Who did, and
might riehtfully do. all this! The PEG.
ole Of the states. Who could gainsay II!
Could lie Englisman. the iollander. the
Italian, or the Pole! Unqueslionably
not. Who then! None but The people
Of The states.
By the adoption Of the constitution.
each state conferred upon the general 60
vern nent as Common agent, all those
pnwers which i, could better exercise Tor
The benefit Of the whole than could 'he
states respectively Tor themselves; reserv'
ing to The states such as could be best
exercised By and for themselves. THIS
common agent had in charge all our 10
reign rels,ions, and had the regulation oil
all our intercourse with foreign powers
This federal goverumen, and these state
governments were made by aud Tor the
people Of the United States and their pos
terity. The power Of passing uniform
laws If naturalization Of foreigners was
conferred ON the common agen.-the ie
! Ie.al government. This grant passed
The v hole power. Such was The oplnl'
ON Of The enlightened aud able con'empo
! raneous writer's in the Federalls.; suct
has been the uniform opinion Of eyer,
respectable writer on constitutional law
as fac as | know; such has been 'he OK
nosi,ion in a majority OF the states as
supoose; certainly such has been she ex
Nth Carolina by all It's au