New-York tribune., 1842-01-15

NM. WALKER J'o
u Observation-Disclosures TO public call
those who advocate extension of the term Of residence
in this couury before Naturalization 10 twenty Year.
assembled "Wednesday Evening 18th inst at Military
Hall 1873 Bowcry i o'clock. The meeting was called
TO order b. HIRAM Hunt Esq. ISAAC p WIFI lEHhAH
was called the Chur, and ROBERT RIDGE was APP
pointed Secretary.
hc al of the meeting having hcn read and accepted
Committee consisting of Mcssrs H HuST, S n AcSER-
MAN. MM. SUDAN b WATsoS and Mr.PlTTs were aPpon-
ted to draft Preamble Resolutions no, after being
absent about half hour reported the following when
were adopted
WAsreas The prescpt Naturalization Laws are deemed
by The great body Of American Citizens wholly inadequate
aud inefficient protect their Rights from The danger OF
Foreign influence and the loo easy anu ncoIsluera'c ~
of Foreigners the right OF Citizenship by "
turazalion in these United States; and
WAcreas believe in the necessity OF SO correcting
the exIs ting Naturalization Laws require al! or
egners who shall hereafter come to this country 10 rcsoe
here twenty years before being permitted 10 exercise
Elective Franchise, except such as >hal not nav" AZ
tanned the age OF seven years prior to Their - '
country
THEREFORE Resolced That we are favor OF s'ich
Change in present Naturalization Lhws as wii GRITTY
uto ecci the views the foregoing Preamble
Resolrcd, That Congress ought TO be neuioralizsd III
such manner as 10 engage lheir atteho'c .on'auI
a,cn aud Immediate action, anu enact d law con-
siding en rely sh the foregoing Preamble ana .csol"
tons, to take effect from and after July 4th' !s12
Resolced That Co,amiltee be appointed 10 ora' ana
report suitable MeHOrlul 10 congress, w
design Of this meeting.
The Committee consists OF the Chairman, isaac 4.
Whitehead Esq, Capt. s. H. Alderman, B. Watson, II.
Hunt, ESQ WIZ. Suytam and Mr.. Pitts During the NJ
scuce of the Committee draft Preamble aud kesou
tons the Chairman stated that he was not aware u''
that evening, tia, such meeting was to nc he'o III '
cv He said he Ind hcea Informed that tas services oi
several disngu he'd speakers had beeG soci'eu " a
| had, ling
attend but owing the meetings Of several ASSOCIATIONS
b;ch they were members lhcy had disappointed this
bu, il was the intention Of those engaged III s
cause to procure positively hereafter competent speakers
for the occasions of their meetings.
The meeting thea adjourncl meet at the same place
on Thur.tay Evening, the goth inst nj o'clock Jo II
sy Attn Meeting OF Mechanics in tie City OF
NewYorh held on the 2S!ho DeccH,bcr, ISL assem-
bIeI Is iaQairc concerning OF he scarcity Of
vney so frequently experienced by them the following
Preamble and Petition unanimously adopted as eX'
prcssyc of their views be forwarded 10 Congress ask
| ins the constitutional aid of tina; Honorable Body
In recommending the subject the consideration OF
our fnllo citizens &c woad Xxx that views OF
the Past and Present taken by the sat OF expert
e,cc which TO the rational of ebservatlon IS Nh
qucsoasby clear, persuasive and eXcitins.=ni Is VA
onal subjects il, is Tor Inc ord honor OF every
|
,heiG support uhdcrstandingly
JOHN LOVE, President
FRAxcls KESSEpy, Secretary.
To tie Honorable the Senate and H0Ast Of ht9rtStHd
atiutS Of the Un,.t States IN Congress assembled
| Nav II please Your Honorable Eodt,--
We the undersigned, citihens o. inc unieu s."'es
suffering greatly from scarcity OF employment anu c'n
sequent unequaole prices aud Wages Tor we gel 10
do AID thus p.tng outo our power While these CIR
coptluie provide comfortably oi ourselves
and families: and having years past lequcnl suffered
frsu these evils which We believe NAVE been and are
sencral aud beng of opinion thas they shoua hos
exist, III ro"sr Is people 10 remove
Them pcctluy submit oI your cohsidsratioa oui
the primary Cause OF the before hieh'oneu
evil and the manner lis operation They are as iol-
! ions;
Chiefly, 10y the Importation OF foreign goods That the
people ci nese States have been out"ted oy ior
Ia tie ea,chase OF their manufacturers thai We nave II
fac, pad more for than had made tse3 our
selves. that manufacturers aud mechanics living III Tor
reciproca,e with US the laws o.
their respective Gc,ernmeIts n-I permitting iheu 'ua'
foreign trade vudes these circumstances Is uaona
lo.s; thai created on areisge balance against
thus country of Iuauy millions year that the quantity
of European goods purchased Tor onc million OF dollars
would employ i've thousand four hundred aud seventy
men all tie Year roaud manufacture them appears
from the following statement:
Cost OF mate ai u.ed IL Manufacture. so','Vo
FIVE thousand four hundred ard NIFTY hVe NE
CHANCES at 81 % eac no
Fifteen employers at five thousaau eaen s'0oV
''. '... ~. -" "a 90
Therefore fer every million Of Balance there Is
ssan., tsis couay thousand four hundred and sew
envy lan are deprived of employment sna me money
hss ought have passed through thei. aaus ~ -.
pockets Of the landlord the merchant and the farmer nae
81! gone u Europe.
ln. this fully for the scarcity OF "ofa sn'
scarcity OF money thu, count =
That by excluding the manufactures OF oAe!
We secure the following benefits
First, That. instead OF the manufactured goouS, We
sha!! have the manufacturers and the mechanics ohe
Ds aloag with them their skill manufactures oesioe''
tker gold and silver; ,ney will the produce OF our
farms taey viii sctinerchaneeaby with us and 10 'Ie
of they viii! streng !hen deeuce IN sho1i
that ,sey MI be every inch Americans
Second abundance OF f.cghtior canals and rail-
reads
Third. An Increasing sale of the Public Laud..
Fourth home market for every thing whether useful