Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-10-01
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! Mr. WALEEn this fnorn;n-. n nnrn,.
nncr Of previous notice, asked leave Ia IL.
,roduce a bill TO reduce from Eve to .wo
years tho term Of residence for the nat.
nra;za,ion OF foreigners. Mr.. Archer
rose. and opposed even leave TO introduces
the bill; and expressed his surprise that
Senator so respectable and Intelligent
should introduce such bill: aud. without
:nfeniing any personal offence, he dcsir.
ed to sfigmatizo the bill by refusing the
leave asked. Mr.. WALKER sud it wus 81,
unusual to oppose the mere introduction
OF bill, that he was not prepared for
any definite; nor did lie expect any at this
time. But, he said, in slicma,zinp this
hill, the Senator was stienatizinp the LIST
Congress, which passed just such bill,
and General WAsHlSaroS. who approved
!. on the 26,', Of March, 1890, fixing tho
residence precisely rs now proposcd--at
two years Mr.. WALKER said, the recent
effort made in the McLEoD case to extend
to aliens the Federal jurisdiction in all
criminal cases, had alarmed him; and tin.
increasing number OF civil cases in which
aliens were parties, md of which the. Fad.
era! courts took cognizance, was ono Il.
m,ng the c"uses which had SO enlarged
'hclr jurisdiction, that, NJ the Inst term of
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
it did not go more than hall through the
docket. But Mr. WALHER had higher
reasons The number q; a ions a striving
here did not now. as f;,rmsrly stop chiefly
IN the great cities but proceeded to tho
Wcs'and Northwest. and became Undue.
iri"us !ar,ners. Their number in several
States was 40 great, tina, the right Of suff.
rage had there been conferred on them
preceding Naturalization; and, in case of
war, !, would be especially iinprope rlhas
there should be 50 many aliens. whose,
allegiance would he cianed by foreign
powers. England was cn,luvoring tod.
vert from, us this cmgra.io,, which
strengthened Us, and send /, 10 C.na;!,
aud Australasia: aud we ought to cncour.
a:c. BY. all iair .n:ans, this emigration to
our shores; to welcome The stranger and
clnigran' To he nom. Of his adoption; t.,
shake oft, at the cariiest period, the cl,ains
OF foreign allegiance; ani ante la:c tho
ero..:, wi:a the wave o. population now
ncYing westward would c..ry our free
institutions 10 the shores Of the Pacific.
Mr.. AncnER moved to lay the motion to
intr,sIucc the bill OF, the table.
MIR. WALks, said. as he wished 10 as-
certain who werc in favor of '.sngma,i..
ing, foreigners. by pursuing ,h,s unusuat
course III regard 10 this bill; lac wu,l
ask the yeas and nays on tho motion To-
lay Oh the .ubIc, which resulted rs co..
lows:
YEAS Mcssrs. Archer. Harrow, Bates,
bayarI, Enfrion, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts,
Dayton Evan<, Graham, birmingham.
Miller. Morehead, Phelps, Preston. Sim
mons. Smith, Of Indiana, Spraguc, White,
aad Woo!bridgc-ol.
NAys-AIessrs Allen, Benton, !,uci.-
anan, Cu'hbert, Fulton, Kcrr, King. Linn.
McRober's, Mansum, Smith OF Connect
cut. Sturgeon rappan, Walker, Wilcox,
Williams, Woodbury., and Young--lB.
\ stric. party vote, except Messrs.
HERR and MAsGvM.