The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-09-19

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tribunals, house burning, shooting. torture.
and evry kind of devastation were desolaing
and overwhelming the d~efenceless inhabitants
some ofthe state prisoners, then IN conhne-1
nent, eulered mto a negotiation with the IT.
ish ministers for affecting a general amnesty;
aud, as an i~ndacemeni, offered amongst 9th
eF things, not necessa airy to the examination
OF your conduct, to emigrate 10 such a eonn-
try as might be agreed upon between them
and the government.
The offer was accepted the bloody sys-I
tenn was stopped for a time, and was not re-
newed until your interference, and after the
British Ministry had resolved only 10 break
It's faith with us.
In the commencement of our negotiation
Lord Casilereagh declared, as a reason for
our aecedIng to Government possessing a
negative on our choice, that it had no worse
place in view for our emigration than the u.
nited States of America. We had made our
election TO go there, and called upon him 10
have enlargement carried into execution.
In that difficulty, you, sir, offered %effectual as
sistance TO the faitblessness of the British
Cabinet.
'On the 10Th of September, Mr.. Marsden,
then under Secretary, came TO inform us
that Mr.. King bad demonstrated against our
being permitted TO emigraie TO America
This astenished US all, and DR.. MacNevan
very plainly said thathe considered it as a
trick between Mr.. King and the British Gov
ernpeHt- This Mt Morsden denied and on
being pressed TO know w~hatreason MIR. Emo
had for preventing US, who were svoVed re.
Publicans, from emigraling to america. be
significantly answered perhaps Mr.. KING
does pot desire to have republicans in Amer
ica9 Your interference was then. sir. made
a pFetexto of OBTAINING us for four years in Gus
tody, by which very extensive and useiu
plans of settlement within these States were
broken up
The misfortunes which You brought upoI
the objects of your persecution were meal
culable. Almost all of US wasted the fou
best years in prision. As to me, | shoule
have brought along with me my father anc
his family, including a brother, whose name
perhaps, you will even not read without EN-
otions of sympathy and respect. Other
nearly connected with me would have be
CONG partners 10 my emigration. But all 0
them had been torn from me. | have bee
prevented seeing a brother; from r~eeeiyin
the dying blessings of a father, mother an
sister, and from soothing their last agonies b
my caresses; and this, sir, by your unYorranr
able aud unleeling Interference
Where, we ask again, is the liberality {
the Locofoco party, of which so much is da
y said and written, to be found? We as
not for mere professions; they cost nothing
Aor are we 10 be put off With the declaratio
OF a party press and party leaders, which
has been necessary to smooth the path t
political preferment. they weigh not
feather with us, and should not satisfy
jealous and rejecting people. We ask f
something tangable, something real and SUI
%stantial. Where is III. Is it TO be found
the constitution Of Maine and New York, 4
Virginia and Alabama, of Missouri and A
kansas? The Locoioco party have near
always had full possession of the Cover
ment in all these States, and the constit
tons of the most of them were famed |
their hands; and yet, in every one of the
the naturalized citizen, whose peculiar frien
they claim to be is disqualified for the off,
@of Governor.
The 4th section of the first part OF the 5
article Of the constitution of Maine is as f
lows:
"Fhe Governor shall, at the CONNIE
ment Of his term, be not less than thil
years Of age a natural born citizen of the
States; have been FIVE years, or from the
option of this constitution a resident of {
State; and at the time of his election, a
during the time for which he is elected. b,
resident of said State.n
The Cd section of The Sd article of I
constitution of New York is as follows:
"No person except a native born citiz
of the United States, shall be eligible to t
Office of Governor. nor shall any person
eligible TO that Office who shall not be a Fl
holder, and shall not have attained The a
ofthirty years, and have been for five year
resident within the Stale; unless he 81
have been absent during thut time on b,
ness of this State.n
The I'd section of article 18th of
constitution of Virginia contains this pro
ion:
"No persons shall be eligible TO the of
of Governor unless he shall have attain
the age of35 years, shall be a native CHI
of the United States, or shall have bee
citizenofthe United States atthe adopI
ofthe Federal Constitution, and shall h
been a citizen ofthis Commonwealth for
wears next preceding his election"
The 4th section of article 9TH in the {
s%titution of Alabama is also as follows:
ssThe Governor shall hold his office for
term of two years from the time of bis in.
lation and until his successor shall be {
qualified, but shall not be eligible for n
than four years in any six years; he shal
nj Ieast thirtv wears of ace. shall be a ma