The North-Carolina standard., 1844-05-22

Carolina, and Virginia-and the following v.ra
divided Rock River, Illinois, Missouri IT,
Philadelphia, and New Jersey.
DR.. Smith, of.Richmond, Virginia l,
and eloquent divine, appeared as advocate for M.
Harding. TreligiOus ties are threatened ,,;.,
dissolution, well may we tremble for the oo,;,:',
interests and affections that now bind US toooho''
NATIVE AMERICANS and IRIsHMp>,
The Raleigh Register-of Friday last con,a;N"
the following paTagraph:s
1--WE do not know when we have seen anv tbin.
I.eTee, than the attempt i'm the last Standad %
identity the Native American and Wing parties ~, TO
lecton with the Philadelphia Riots Has ths Fan ~ con.
conscience-has he no regard fol reputation. no
We meet the Editor on his own ground 49,,
passing over his talk about g consciencon -,
"regard for reputation for we can mako no:l
er by questions and insinuations--we Coma .,o-"
to our assertion of last week, that the Na,iro
Americans are countenaneed and supported h., ~
Wings and that the Irish democrats were in pna
delphia-have been heretofore-and we fp., ,h1
will be hereafter the objects of the furv and n;:
lence of party a0hich aoos a0armed iuto L..
the bosom Of the Northern Wig partu 7. D.o"s
demanded2 Read the following ResoIutioD.
They were passed at Democratic Mee,,nr: :"
Albany, New York, over which the Hon w. ~
liam L. Marcy presided:
ResolUed, That we have seen with reprat ,ho
testaons in the recent election in the ctv 20 nl Ml
YORK, OF disposition TO Introduce for uItero. I'VE"
objects, neio separation between our adontod
and those of native birth, and exclude the eeens
the tui enjoyment of the rights and privileges of c
ship; that we abhor the spirit of proscrntion
Its consequences to our institutions. TO the lbsr e @
citizen, to religion and to social order ' " me
ReSOtDed, That we regard the laws which avtn,
rights of naturalization to I'll of foreign birth who % ne
to adopt our country as their home, as great on
part OF our Republican institutions; and thai so Il
this extension OF suffrage and of civil rights is o"
tied by law, and sassented to by the people of tho
we believe that every attempt, through combin.tnnon,
the polls or elsewhere, exclude the sdontad .
from the full enjoyment of his privileges is in contra
ton OF law, In hostility to the princples of the c.;
tuition and deserves the rebuke of every renuhlc:i
Ui'l-
ResolUed, That we in the effort to oroscribe Ao:
can citizens, on the ground of birth and of roI;a;
opinion, and to render nugatory our wise and Io
system of naturalization laws, an aggression nn %y
rights OF the poor. the humble and the laborng Classes
which, if not checked at the outset threatens
ger their bertes that this proscrptive snrt 5
ceived support and countenance from the same na,
which attempted TO introduce into the Federal C;orr
ment me principles of monarchy and ar
tocracy-which, in the State Government down totn
adoption OF the present Constitution and in fba.con
vention which passed that instrument arravad .HIS;
hostility I" the extension of the suffrage to the abornr
classes, and which has been at all times and every vbe
the uPholder OF the privileges of wealth against tbs
rights OF the ctzens that therefore we warn the hmm
BILE citizen of native birth TO take heed lest the reyiva,
OF the alIen aws of Federalism be the precursor or
that SYSTEM OF favortesm to the rich and the powerful
and OF aggression upon the rights of the poor which
are the natural rut of the Federal sentiment and have
always marked its ascendancY.
Res0Loed, That admit no particpaton in senimspt
with those who speaking of he obbers of Europr
proclaim that our first duty is TO foreigners vet who
ready 10 prescribe the humble sdonted ct;
10 rdcule and malign him; that on the contrary We c
gard The native born citizen and him to sshom the law
has granted the title Of citizenship, Standing on the
same broad common democratic platform, equal before
the law and equal in the estimation of men, and that the
man or the party which attempts atter one class al
The expense OF the other seeks single either for
aVor or prescription stands secOnvIcted of hostyo
that equality which is their bond oil mutual unon and
deserves and should encoun the enmity of both
Resolved That We regard the democratic sentiment
IS the only safeguard to the rights of the apoptcd well
IS OF the native Citizen know the antagonist
inent. by whatever name it may be called to be the
greatest source of danger to those rights We there.
ore call upon all citizens to mark the conduct of the
wo great parties that divide The Union to trace in their
history IN their professions, their present actions and
n the tendencies of their principles the evidence which
zach furnishes OF its airh The doctrine civil andr
gious irbeTyaud of the equality of all citizens before
he laws and to stand by that party in which the demo-
ratio sentiment appears be the guiding rule of action
his Is thegreat Distinguishing mark of psres by what
may calleQS Whlch neither The lapse
IT time, nor the changes of men, the deceptOnsOf
lnscruPnlous partlzanship, obliterate. Wherei
nund, there, and there only, the humble, of what
yer birth, ind shelter, and protection and securiya
aInst wrong.
ReSoired, That the thanks and the warmest gratitude
this meeting are due TO the Uerty thousand democrats
Fho IN the recent charter ecOn in the City of New
ork, nobly stood mp to uphold the law and the consu
on; to resist the spirit of intolerance, and to rebuke
description. That thank them that they did not la
eT before that combination of religious bigotry and
hINh aUoAaO Incff hem
lat they were not tempted by the seductive offers OF this
ombInatIon but that they chose when in possession
he city government, and controlling its patronage to sub
ut to the loss of power and the modification of defeat
nd to consent to share in the fortunes Of the victims
inscription, rather than be stained by alliance with
le unrepublican faction which has triumphed over
enI hat we regard this noble army of selisacnhc-
g men, who fell with the banner of democracy thus
aanty advanced as entitled to the united thanks oths
emocracy of the Empire State,
Is further proof demanded Look at the man.
er in which the Wings coalesced with the Ma
We Americans in the late elections in the City OF
lew York, and by their joint vote chose what
as called Native American Mayor. Wilthe
egster dare TO deny these factsf Will he at
mpt to- gainsay the Resolutions just quOedF
Viii ne, in common with many of his Wing
'ethren of the North, hold to and advance the
'ctrine that foreigner who has been admittedt0
the rights of an adopted citizen, shall not De
lowed to hold office or to exercise the right"
ffrage2 We will go asfar as any one in adopt
g all wise and proper regulations to prevent foi
r RIfls