The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-26

sorts OF shouts, ordinations, and the accustomed
demonstrations OF popular feeling.
| The following are the names OF the officers upon
the first and second stands:-
MANGLE NJ. QUACKENBOSS.
VIcE PRESIDENTS.
Z. X. Collins, +. w. Chester
j. ID. Carpenter, John G. briggs,
Edward Prime, William Cox,
| w. B. Cozzens Job Haskell
r. {. Houghton, Ephraim Themes
B. Sherwood, s. D. Mouton,
| Cyrus Lawton Thomas Winshp
Robert Curtis Edwin Townsend,
| Alfred II. Davies Henry Swords
| stephen Sammons NJ. NJ Dawson,
John Bruce, George Bakewell
Alfred L. Livingston, A. Barnard (Brooklyn)
Charles schroeder, Abm Faux (Flushing)
SEoRETARIEs
| FIJI. Way, stephen Hyde,
Peter d. Collins, Samuel Sneeden
John Cummings, Henry s Mansfield
! ID. Sterry Lawrence George w. Savage,
James q. Forester, T.. c. Boughton
Edward A. Frazier,
SECOND STAND
WILLIAM COX, CHAIRMAN.
VIcE PRESIDENTS
Theodore G. Beecher, Henry A. Fay
;. s. Parker Francis 7. FuInald
C. c. {. Denniston, T. M Woodruff,
James n. Jones, PLapham,
Thomas Hogan, John B. Morrell,
John B. Deanis, NJ. Mitchell
Josiah Dodge Joseph w. Savage
William Underhill.
SECRETARIES
Henry J. Seaman, C:B Childs
Daniel q. Taylor, s. Chittenden
| B. +. Mauerrie.
The speakers We're Messrs. Summons. Oakley
Fem, Hopper, Peek and Ascroft and Messrs De la
Ree and Cook contributed much 10 the enioy-
ment of the evening by some admirable sing
ing The only business done the reading of
the following address. The speeches by which it
was preceded and followed, contained nothing new
therefore we do not deem it necessary to say more
about them than that they full of the genuine
American spirit.
The General Executive Committee OF the American Re-.
publican Party beg leave to present the public the fol-
lowing brief summary Of the principles of this party
The American Republican party hold that the naut-
ralzation laws should be altered TO require OF all
foreigners who may hereafter arrive in this country,
residence OF at least twenone years. before they shall
have the privilege of the elective franchise This they
believe TO be absolutely necessary the welfare of the
country and the perpetuity of its institutions At the
time OF the passage of the first naturalization laws
country attracted comparatively but little notice in the
world and ancestors fled 10 this land escape
the prosecutions and bad government of the old world
and we had abundance of wild and uncultivated
land supposed that easy of citizenship would
be advantageous TO the country and blessing the
pressed It not then supposed that vast numbers OF
aliensthe majority OF whom ignorant superstitious
and vlcious-would in few years be cast upon our
shores they expected the Industrious vruous and those
who, like themselves, had been unjustly oppressed
home would seek for refuge in this land Of freedom
instead OF these the prosecutors and the prosecuted
have come-the idle worthless and proigate and
| the aimshouses and prisons OF Europe have been
almost empted shores In bringing this about the
easy terms OF citizenship and the emolumens of office
have had no small share of influence the number OF
these persons is daily increasing TO an alarming extent
their influence is already great and is constantly becom.
ing greater To 1--we In idleness in amshouses at the
public expenseor in public Office and attend the po-
ca affairs OF the country and changing the very inst
tuons which have made il attractive and shape them
TO conform with their views of religion and republi.
can government-s apparently their principal object
this the law could never have been passed the expert.
ment has been tried and its destructive effects fully
! proved.
| advoc ata
laws and In doing so, we do no injustice seek the
greatest good for the greatest number and violate per-
sonal rights-inringe positive implied compact
| Every community has undoubted right to refuse to
adopt aliens prescribe its of adoption fhey
ad not mere could be no national identifying necessity
| Tor naturalization laws OF any kind every man
would then be citizen Of the world endowed with uni
yersal right of suffrage. This, will maintain
linen, we have national identity must have laws
npon the subject and prescribe probationary time
cnenship Let us, then make those laws and that time
to the purpose intended Il is well known that
the present naturalization laws loose defective
that thousands yearly become citizens who have either
been in the co inry the required time or If they
have are totally unfit to be endow with the privileges
American citizenspaItcnlarly the right OF veng and
holding office We hold that aliens matter OF favor
and not of right, may be admitted 10 citizenship they
have no claim upon us for the privilege but will
ling to concede claim upon humanity to be allowed
TO reside among and participate in the blessings OF
government and to this claim ready to respond
We are willing to give them home and permit them
and engage in the various professions and to
acquire and hold property, both real and per.
sohdi ana 10 partake equally with ourselves oil
the benefits of our public improvements and charitable
institutions and while grant them this we are un.
willing TO lay upon them greater burdens than
ourselves bear This is all that their necessities
forts demand and this all interest will allow And
for this extension of liberality, think instead Of
proaches may justly lock for grateful acknowledge
ments We fix upon years. because il is the
term OF pupilage and children submit to- and
believe short enough for thorough Republican educa
! ton
. This party maintain that Native Americans only
should only be appointed TO ofhceto legislae admins
ter, execute the laws Of country. There is
other country that grants the rights Of citizenship freely
and fully we do. In England aliens may be nati.
ralized but must be by an act Of parliament, which
places them in the situation native born subjects
except that they for incapable being members
of the privy council serving in parliament Of hold
ing any Office of trust under the and the laws OF
England this subject the most liberal Of any Euro
pean Government while under laws all naturalized
citizens have equal right TO hold Office with the native
born except respects the Offices OF President and
Vice President; and lattery, IL would SEEM they have
led themselves to consider the Offices Of this coun
try their prerogative This has grown TO a great
evil and the IL is eradcaed the better IL not
what expected by the trainers OF the laws in admitting
adopted citizens TO hold Office supposed that de.
cent modesy If nothing else, would have induced them
the offices 10 the American people and they would
have permitted us TO manage affairs-enact and
execute our own laws, in land in way,
ms long as their and property protected and
20 distinction made in this respect between the adopted
and native-born citizens Sentiments like these have
however had but very little influence upon their minds
but viperke they have turned upon the hand that
shed them and boldly assert their right 10 hold any pace
under government even to the exclusion Of the native.
born They say they citizens by choice and we lv
accident and consequently, OF the two, they may be
trusted with security and therefore should be pre.
frred Wea then compelled either 10 assert our snp
right and maintain institutions, or live under III
arrogant assumption We appeal TO Americans to decide