The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-29

Tic ldtllCl u HIS OOuHtlI, WI Oidy uOO, dS L
have shown you, is the friend of catholics;
and those who are capable of traducing him
with the false charge of being inimical TO
catholics and their religion, are not too good
to unite with the mob that destroyed the let
tiers and papers and picture of Washington.
| beg, however, TO be distinctly understood,
that in nothing that ! have said, do | mean
in the remotest degree 20 identity the great
political party opposed 10 Mr.. Clay with the
vile democracies to which have alluded, as
having so wantonly oppressed and degraded
mankind. | have sought to show merely that
we must invariably look to the sober i%ntelli-
gent and rejecting portion ofthe American
people for our protection and security in those
rights of conscience and of property which
are securedto usby the Constitution and flaws
under which we live.
But feel that | have said enough about
Religion. For Gods sake let us keep tout
of the party discussions of the day. Let US
not suffer ourselves to be operated upon by
charges brought against this party or that
party, because some of its members may be
known TO be hostile TO our religion. In de-
termining which party to support-look to the
DiItlCiDlCS-liC 1HCtito-lnCS anu IAhS-
tory of the candidates ofihe different parties.
The Wings have presented for your support
Henry Clay, ofKentucky-an The anti-TarifI
party has presented james X. Polk, OF Ten
nessee.
Let us proceed to inquire, whether Mr..
Clay can be Objectionable TO you, my Irish
and German friends upon any ~ground-and
let us then see whether there is any thing
in the history-the political merits and prin-
ciples Of Mr.. Polk, which can recommend
him to your support. 1t is alleged against
Mr.. Clay, | am told, that he was in favor of
changing the naturalization laws, and of de-
priving foreigners of the present opportuni-
ties secured 10 them under our constitution
and laws, of acquiring the rights of citizen
ship. | take this public occasion to say that
the charge, by whomsoever made, is not true
Mr.. Clay, on the contrary, has uniformity
shown, both by his public and private course,
that he is opposed to any change in the ma
turalization laws, and for this reason the Ma
tive American party cannot consistently sup
port him for the Presidency--and it has new
er yet, so far as | know or believe, voted on
I any occasion with the friends of Mr.. Clay
i 1uC COIIOuNl Qllu lCCHHgS VI H. WAY ~
wards foreigners, have always been of the
s most liberal and friendly character. Whe
can forget his noble and eloquent sentiment,
when abiding to foreigners, in the grea
# speech which he delivered in Congress ii
d defence ofthe American System, in the yea
1892. Listen TO me, | pray you, my Irisl
n and German friends, whilst | read to you ih'
following passage in that speech:-"MI
President, there are some foreigners who al
ways remain e~xortics, and never become ma
e turalized in our country whilst happily,t her
n are many others who readily attach them
II selves to nnr principles and onr institutions
n The patient, and industrious German readil
unites with our people, establishes himsel
upon some of our fat land, fills his capaciou
e barn, and enjoys in tranquility, the abund
ant fruit which his diligence gathers aroun,
him, always ready TO fly to the standard Q
his adopted country, or of its laws, wher
d calledby the duties of patriotism. The ga
r. the versatile, the philanthropic Frenchman
accommodating himself cheerfully, to the Vi
cissitudes of life. incorporates himself wi til
t out difficulty. But, of all foreigners nom
amalgamate themselves so quickly, with GU
u people as the natives of the Emerald Isle.-
lie In some of the visions which have passe,
b through my imagination, | have suppose,
IN that Ireland was originally part and parcel O
;e this continent, and that by some extraordin
airy convulsion of nature, it was torn fror
.r America, and drifting across the ocean, wa
h placed in the unfortunate vicinity of Grea
or Britain. The same open heartedness; til
i'd same generous hospitality; the same care
~ less calculating Indifference about huma
to life, characterize the inhabitants of both cour
ifftries. Kentucky has been sometimes Gale
n the Ireland of America. And | have n
ly doubt, that if the current of emigration wer
We reversed, and set from America upon tn
re shores of Europe, INSTEAD ofbearing from Et
at rope to America every American emigrant I
ur Ireland would there find, as every Irish EN-
II grant here finds a hearty welcome and a hal
q, Ply home"
1t Again, TO what American Senator was
t. to whom the distinguished literary authors
England looked up as their fIiend, and thr,
lie whom they presented their memorial 10 Coz
cir gress praying for the passage of an intern'
NJ tioaal cop~y-right-law? 1t was Henry Cha,
on England had passed a law protecting the nj
Us tive literary productions of America, by II
cs quiring that before her presses should repul
= lish them in England, they should pay VIII
les the presses Of this country had 10 pay f
the copy-right-privilege. Mr.. Clay's sens
10, of Justice as well as of national courtesy ha
IN wrought in his mind the deliberate convi
,p- ton that we ought TO pass an information
cir cop~y-right-law. And to him therefore IL
'p- memorial was sent as | have stated, and /
re not only presented it, but advocated in
re able sDeech 10 the Senatethe massage of II