Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-11-14
HosEYwooD, Nov. 5th, 1914.

GIL the tOflHoA VI tue CtoCdouI dnu VIII
venture to say. few Wings felta more Sc
rious and disinterested anxiety 10 the sue.
cess of the cause than myself. To day,
before the general result can be known,
and my course ascribed to disappointment.
! desire to announce 10 you and the pub
lie my remuneration of all future connec-
lion with the Wing party.
Not that have changed single prin-
cple for which we have been coniending;
nor that am at all dissatisfied with the
party which has SO noby, feariessly, hon.
.slly, and fairly maintained those princi.
pies: still less have lost any portion of
my admiration for the patriot We have
been sustaining, who is worthy the high
est honofs a gratefu country could be-
stow, and Of all tho exeruons which have
been made 10 his behalf.A Those princi-
pies believe Identified with the best 10.
tersst OF our common country; but there
are others identified not with our prosper
ity only. but absolutely las ,hink) with
the existence oil our republican, institutions.
No nation has ever subjected her inst.
tutions and government to 80 severe a test
as the Untsd States. In 1908. (the days
only Of our grand falhers) law passed
the Parliament Of Great Britain, natural
izing few foreign protestants, then sui
fering under persecution from their native
governments, most OF whom had already
been many years residing in the island.
Such alarm did this measure produce for
the safety oil then institutions, such jea-
lousy Tor the just rights Of their native
citizens, that il was most influential
cause Of changing the ministry, and in
less lhau three years they were compel
ed to repeal It. We, without any alarm,
have been admitting to all, the privileges
OF citizens, greater number Of foreign.
ers annually, than the whole number
probably who could ever have enjoyed q
vote under that law. The number ad
mitted to our polls has probably not fall
en- short Of 10000, in the last twelve
months many of whom could not speak
our language, nor understand the most
simple sentence in it. As for the polite
cal institutions Of the country, every one
knows their perfect ignorance. The lib.
critics of the country are endangered by
cophd'ng them to ignnrant, and too often
unprncipled men, with foreign attach.
ments stronger than those for the country
they pretend 10 govern. Could stron-
ger illustration of this be given, than in
the conduct of the nsturalZed French OF
New York the other day, who resolved
tina, the American Tsriff must be destroy
ed, no; because It was injurious to Anne
rican interests, but because ii injureL the
trade of France. Should not this single,
significant, fact, be sufficient to alarm the
true friends Of our country Of oil parties ?
Ii is hardly necessary for me to observe,
| in community where | am known, that
have no sympathy with those who would
persocute the foreigner, either for his
birth or his religion. This last is too holy
subject to be mingled with politics; it
is the duty, as well as interes, Of all to
keep them distinct. Nor is the conduct
of church ncendiaries and rioters in any
way to be psliiatcd. No party,i presume,
is Justly chargabe with these things, but,
ss the ri. Rev. Bp. Kendrick is said 10
have observed, they were the rowdies of
all parties. would guard, too, the
rights Of those already naluralized, as
zealously as those of other citizens
Nor do wish to discourage emigration,
nor close the door OF this great ASYLUM
FIR the oppressed Of the world. The
great mass of emierants come TO this coun-
try TO better their condition, accumulate
property, and ra 81 their families in res.
Ia b,I, 81
objects. would aid them bv even great
er privileges than they now enjoy. They
should have the immyd ate power to az
quire and h Id real property, and transmit
it to their heirs: every privilege neoessa.
ry TO life, liberty, and happiness should
De then reservlng only the right oil
voting ard holding office, to those whose
residence IN the country had b. en- sufii.
ciently long to loose them from fregn,
and acquire American attachments to
give them Knowledge of the interests
institutions, and perhaps the language Of
the country.
Were it possible, sir, that you or
could have been taken TO Great Britain,
Ireland, France, or Germany, when only
| dfi dli ilebi ol'.s hdb u ti'tIt
half century, We could not have arquir-
ed the right citize nshp, except by some
special act OF grace 10 us indlvldually.-
Fave the citizens Of those countries, then
a right to complain, that we should ylace
only such reasonable restrictions on ma
turalzation as we deem necessary TO our
own protection, and ust to our native
born citizt ms 7 think not, and therefore
declare myself friend and supporter Of
the Native American Association. This
includes persons of all sentiments in reli.
gion and politics. Catholic and Protes-
tant; Tariff and anii-Tarlif; Bank and
anti Bank Wings and Locos Clay aod
Polk men--al of whom enjoy Their op'n
ions unmolested on these subjects, only
combining in the great paramount object
of obtsining such a modification Of the
Naturalization laws, ss will secure the
permanen, interests Of the country from
beng overwhelmed by foreigners and
secure to our native born citizens, that
lust right and preponderence which the
laws of all other nations give them. To
the establishment Of such a party, shall
hereafter give my bes, exertions, aud en-
tire Influence.
Yours, &c.