, 1841-01-23

have they convinced the people of this coun.
try that they cannot appreciate tie blessings
of the free institutions under which thew
live? Is the great mass of foreigners less
enlightened, more dcbased, or less disposed
to subsection to the law than native Ameri-
cans? Until something of this character is
established against our foreign population. it
would be a reproach to the American char
acter-it would be an indelible stain upon
the nation-it would give the lie to our pro-
fession of a love of liberty to place any 9TH
err impediments than now exist in the way
of foreigners obtaining the rights of citizen
ship. The earth was made for the sustenance
of the whole human family. 1t belongs to
all and to each. The South Sea Islander has
as much natural right to the soil of America.
as the native born American, and we doubt
the right of any state to exclude him from its
jurisdiction. Every man has a natural right
of seeking happiness where he can find it
and, it is the very essence of tyranny to throw
stumbling blocks in the way of his exercise
of this right. If we do not possess the right
TO deprive the emigrant from settling among
us by direct, we have no right to do it by In
direct legislation. We may advert to this
subject again. In the mean time, we extract
the following just remarks from the Louis
vile Advertiser:
"What ground did we occupy on this sub
Iect in the late war! Did we not resist the
absurd pretension of England. that her sub
jects could not expatrilte themselves and be-
come citizens Of this country? Did we not
oppose '.lhe right Of search" on the ground
that en%rolement or enlistment in our mer.
chan, vessels or ships OF war was evidence
ni citizenship and proofof expatriation? We
then maintained that the flag nationalized
who sailed under it-and the same posi.
ton, in effect, was maintained in reference
to the large number offoreigners who were
20 lie found in the ranks of our armies. In
war we do not object to the employment of
tnrcigners in our army or navy-whv, then,
should We deny them political rights in time
ii peace!
But. is il not Z lutte strange that this cru.
SADIE against foreigners is undertaken by the
very men who would, in substance. if not in
re-co!onize this country Tue public
may rest assured that the cry of ~'.loreirn in
Is intended 10 divert attention from
4 real t. IN imaginary danger. Who would
every YtlSatIon in the money markets
ri this country beat responsive TO the ups
rnd downs Of the London mnnev marketa-
Who have OPENLY advocated the Shipment of
.r,- srg.,, 3, E,,I,,I r-oro-, La.L-I.
from suSpcGiinr when our own were closing
their vauIts! Who. wien the balance of
WAS in our favor, complained that we
we're Getting more than our share of specie;
that we were taking from England more
iiat we were entitled to- Who advocates
tie doctrine that the Government should
take care Of the rich and let the rich take
rare at tie poor! Who would create n
are national debt to give birth to n class of
und-ho!derS. who, as incorporated and privi-
eyed bankers. might become rulers over the
Finally, who is it that maintain
hat money should govern instead of mind!
The answer is:-.That Federalists-that the
men who svmpalhize with England. and prefer
lcr prosperity to that of their natire land
is much more danger Of foreign in
iuence creeping INTO onr institutions through
he men we have described than from emigra-
ion. even were it quadrupled. We havc
'eason 10 dread the money power of England
md the operations of her vast credit svs-
em-but nave nothing to fear from emigra-
ion. or from the liberal and wholesome pro-
;iSions of our naturalization laws. The mon.
" changers of England. through the money
changers of this country. and the tools and
Of the latter. constitute a foe that
We must watch and keep in check, if we
would avoid re-cOlonization."
We observe 4 notice in the independence
,hroniclc. to all persons wishing to emigrate
o California next spring to meet at Tndepen-
lcnce on the first Monday in February next
the purpose of organizing a company and
coming to 4 mutual understanding on all
connected with the expedition. The
liberty papers contain Il notice of n similar
expedition to be headed by General Gillian
If Platte.
GIVE respectfully suggest to the legisla-
tha In,nArtn,o 81 $50.