The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-08
Chester, July, 1874.
MIR CLAY ANDTuEFO FOREIGNERS

Chester, July, 1874.
MIR CLAY AND THE FOREIGNERS,
On Tuesday the 3lst OF January 1887,
bill to grant presumption rights to set
tiers upon the public lands was in progress
before the Senate of the L, S. Of winch Mr.
Clay was then member. On that day
the Hon, job" Black, wing senator from
the state of Mississippi, moved to amend
the bill by adding Il new section as fol-
lows:
Sec, 9. And be it further enacted that
the privileges Of this act the Prescription
law shall not be ertcnded TO any others
than citizens Of the United States"
This amendment was carried by vote of
twenly-lour for j, and twenty-one against
it. Mr. Clay voting for it, and Gen. Ew.
ing and Mr. Robinson, our Senators in
Congress, against it, (See Senate Jour-
nal, I'd Session, 2llh Congress, page 1857
Again. AT the special session Of the
vhIg congress, and ON the 9th Of August
lS4l, a bill to appropriate the proceeds of
the sales oflhe public lands and to grant
prc-emptiW rightS, was in progress before
the Senate of which Mr. Clay was also a
member. This bill was one of Mr. CIay's IA
vorile measures, and by his express pro-
curing clause was inserted against for
eigners having the ri ht Of pre-emplIon
On that same day Mr. Young Senator
from Illinois moved to amend this bill by
striking ont the words, end JU0g citi=n
If the Lnitcd States, &c. SO as to put
foreigners and native born citizens upon
an equal footing as to the right Of pre-
emptlon. This moton was rejected by
pure whlg vote in the senate, Nj. Clay
voting against the foreigners with twenty
four other whig senators; against twenty
two democratic senator's, who voted for the
foreigners, Upon this vote the party lines
in the United States Senate were strictly
drawn, every whig voting against the for.
eigners ank every democrat for them,
This was the last vote ever Mr. Clay gave
in Congress where he had the opportunity
OF passing upon the rights OF our foreign
settlers, and of course those are his present
opinions. (See enalc Journal ST Session
9th Congress, pages $50 and 1917
Now, mark the difference; on the LIST of
Sept lS4I, Mr.. CIay's iayorlc United
States Bank bill was in progress before the
same Senate, aud Mr. Benton Of Missouri
moved to amend the bill by requiring the
corporators ofsaid Bank to be citizen of
the United States, and also TO prevent toe
transfer Of stock to foreigners, aud to keep
the management aud ownership OF said
bank in the hands Of American citzeus.
Both of these amendments failed BY the
vote of Mr. Clay aud twenty-five other
wing senators, against Mr.. Benton aud
eighteen democratic senators, (See same
Senate journal, page obs, 220.)
Now what is Mr. Claws position in re-
lation to foreigners! The poor man that
brings his all and comes to reside among
US, ready to raise his arm to defend, and 10
pay tax to support the government, is to
be denied by Mr. Clay the right to pur.
chase forty acre tract Of land, whereon to
support by his labor, himself and family;
while the wealthy nabobs. lords and cap.
talists of Europe, that come not here, nor
send taxable property here, nor do any
thing to support our government, are TO be
permitted by him TO send their agents into
this country and become the owners Of a
United States Bank aud thereby control
the monetary affairs, and monopollze the
business of the country.
That is not all; by this same till Mr..
Clay voted TO give these foreign non-res.
dent capitalists the control Of the treasu.
~, and public funds of this nation, raised
by taxing the laborng people of the United
States for the purpose of paying the en-
penses of the Government
These are facts not To be denied The
evidence of their truth is found in tie
records OF the country, to which all may
have access: and to those records we have
referred our readers and challenge the
wing leaders to deny them. We refer our
wing foreigners TO these undispu,ed facts,
and ask them if they will longer bow their
necks TO such leader If they will, then
they are better suited to the government Of
the monarches they left behind them. than