The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-07


A very important meeting of the new party took
place Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Mills Hotel,
Yorkville. Many of the most influential men OF
the Twelfth Ward were present, and in point OF
responsibility numbers and influence, the meeting
was of the highest character. The meeting had
been called at o'clock, but those who were anx-
ious TO participate in II kept pouring in in such
numbers from all parts of the ward, that the pro-
ceedings did not commence till 4 o'clock, when al
most every room in the Hotel was crowded. The
char was occupied by ANDREW McGowN, Esq
with CHARLES M. GRAHAM, Esq, as Vice Pres
dent; and CHARLES A. PALMER and WALTER BRA
DY, Esqs., as Secretaries.
The call OF the meeting was then read from the
New York Herald The report OF the committee
was then called for and read by CHARLES H. HALL
Esq 1t is as follows:-
The select committee appointed on the Goth inst by tn,
American Republican Party residing in the 18th ward O
upon the matters entrusted TO their consideration viz
l. The subject of the Naturalization Law.
The law enacted in ls4i amending the General Schoo
3. The Bible as a school Book
4. The rights of the Priesthood in temporal affairs
City.
Your committee has entered upon an investigation o.
these important with deep sociude and from
conviction of the absolute necessity of immediate action
touching them. The subject OF Naturalization is of
much interest that at your last meeting deemed
be the first TO be discussed is, therefore, taken W
in conformity being perhaps of the most Importance
Our object is TO meet out to our foreign fellow
entire justice and security as well as to own
native American citizens certain inherent rights
vaons neverto be abandoned compromised under any
circumstances The subject Of naturalization OF
great difficulty in the forming of Constitution and
opinions various upon ii but it is believed all
agreed that limit in the time for being admitted to ct
zenshp Indispensable As matters then stood there
II first Conp
well as filling public offices, civil and military conse-
quenty the difficulty great in fixing rule founded
justice TO the foreigner well the native to en-
sure safety to the Republic in all time come The
guments were various and complex but ended in the
ing OF limit OF time TO expire before foreigner could
permitted to become an American citizen No mention
was made touching the right OF foreigners to hold office
after the obtaining OF citizenship with the exception OF
the office OF President Of the United States which
made imperative; and to be vested solely in native Anne
rican citizen. was left for time to the plan
naturalization either curtas extend or amend the i'm.
pied limit set forth in the Constitution The Constitution
was also lett for amendments from time time as might
prove expedient and necessary the experiment in
government might roll onward in years. Among the
guments used previous and the adoption of the
stution the opinions of Mr. Jefferson upon naura
ization and cogent they that your committee
no hesitation in embodying some of them in this report
being founded in sound reasoning and such they feel
bound to give the most respectful attention to- being
suaded their fellow citizens both foreign and native will
accord with them in opinion. The remarks fol.
lows. viz =
But there no inconvenience to be thrown into
the scale against the advantages expected from a multi
plcation of numbers by the importation of foreigners
for the happiness OF those united in society to har
transact togetber rivil Ioxernment h;nn ,h a., S
ject of forming societies. administration must be con-
mont has its sneci6c nr;ncnies Our;s npprSa
REGULAR tha, those Of an other in tbe are mo
composition of the first principles of the English Cons
reason To these nothno con- to 49, $500 Ia "a,
maxims OF absolute monarchies Yet from such we are
expect the greatest number of emigrants They will
% he pOver nts
leave imbibed in their early yontb or II ahl 20 ,hr,
them off il will be in excban9o for an ,,rhnundJ IT,
tiousnes, nassnp as nsuai from ono evtran,a ~, ~ -
II would be q mira cIe uero tia 10 sto y. .
point of temnerate Iibertv Tbese ~ III III;
language they will transmit to ther chiIdrsn In M
norton 70 their numbers tbew will shar u;h Pr Pr
legislation They will nfn,e into il thar sr;r;, 49,
and bias its direction and render il beterooenous
herent, distracted mass may appeal to Experience din,
ring tb. nrassnt contest ror arrifsoa.; r .i uu
II j. unnecessary for our nurnos. % MALI f,,., nv
tracts from the many amost ,ronhs,;. ra.ri, -, ~
able men who Conducted tha affairs IF their comnt h
period of the reyolution and inalv foroad ;;;,,;
after long strife sanguinary in It, charsctnr hw, go
tuatine in The framing Of comnact ,hch re-, @ =, IN
period of time bound fbi, nation togeber &C IL vnrs
band of iron Let us beware The bursting asunder al
this bond Of union too free license in the
Of this instrument left to us by our fathers as an inherit
tho time may amond it, they gave US
leave at such time imperious necessity NAV demand
Now, 1t is for us to deliberate whether the time has
arrived Tor an amendment OF this constitution or OF the
nHuralzation law, by an act oil Congress. We think
the Tune has arrived, and for the following reasons
Have we not seen foreigners commingling with
US al the polls and IN an unruy almost ruilan-like
manner, VOID OF all decorum, and acting with I'M
bounced hceniiousness passing from one " extreme
10 aho.her having brought win them from Mo-
haiThca countries crude notions oil liberty and abso-
uteiy demanding verbally and by writing right OF go.
Verhng even almost 10 the exclusion oil native citizens
Yes these things we nave seen and felt while we have
looked on meeky ana almost IN dsmay until at length
temperance Is no longer virtue and II now appears ST.
utaheousiy, the whoie NAIVE population Is aroused
from apathy ana are preparing 10 assert protect and en-
force their natural rights and Tree our city and country
from mlsrue Let us not be unjust and place all the blame
to foreigners let us turn our attention to those dema
gogues who have roted in the storm and led the TO-
" acts ne lopapy Wouiu never nave nought oil
u. ioI tneii example hese men Oh ooth poiicai par
es we are 70 eet, anu py naive Americans they are 10
oe .hlo" n out ana Vsnqulshed. now becomes matter
VI aee ieheco1 now ar 'he foreigner shai DE clrcum
crpeo a resarus polcal rights by the laws OF Eng
au, no orelseI IAN ever oeSome member Oh either
house vi tarnameh', OF hoIa an once OF trust civil
or nnta! IN other Iisnls ,iey are circumscrlDed
49,; I'm .Gs no uouol ina. the ehiightehed
pa TN 1 1. naS 70 lis RUE as apoye stated
a io "nat o'eI souIce can We so wen look LOT al,
a. NJ ft so wen an.ans civll ana