American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-11-23

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ELECTIVE FRANcnrsr. Each State has the
authority to regulate by law, the conditions
upon which the elective franchise shall be en-
loved. 1t is, therefore, in the power OF the
Legislature of Maryland to pass such laws as
may be deemed necessary to restrict future I'M
migrants from interfering with our elections
until they shall have resided in the country or
State for given period. The State can also
impose such restrictions as will prohibit the in
PRODUCTION of felons and paupers within her
limits. We submit, then the propricty Of pass
ing laws, requiring
LIST That the names of all immigrants, COM
lllu lilO NldINldlll, VI liibIiSNtD S'i"'
be duly recorded-and that no one shall be
permitted to vote whose name is not thus re-
corded.
Cd. That no immigrant shall be permitted to
land from any vessel, after specified time,
who does not produce certificate OF moral
character from an American consul, and pay
stipulated sum into the State or City treasury.
3D. That no immigrant who may arrive after
stated time, shall be permitted to vote in this
State until he shall have resided within this
State - years.
4th. That illegal voting shall be made pun
lshable by confinement in the Penitentiary,
and disqualification to vote or hold office there
after.
5th. That no person snail be permitted to
vote at any election who shall have been con-
victed of crime and sentenced to the Penten-
tiary.
9Th. That there be general Registry Law
for the State
18th. That neither idiots nor paupers in ac-
tual confinement shall have the right to vote.
flaws be passed, embracing the above or ST.
milar restrictions on the right of suffrage, our
elections will thenceforward be conducted with
Justice, and our ballot boxes be freed from i'm
purity. The great object which every voter
should have in view, is to make our elections
the correct opponents of public sentiment-and
this cannot be done, so long as 'pipe-laying'
can be practised, and illegal votes be deposited
in the balot-box with mpunity. ii we respect
ourselves, and regard the right fsutfrage as il .
should be considered, we must adopt any and
every measure which NAV be calculated to pre-
serve it in its purity, and to cause it to be ex-
ercised intelligently.
By the restrictions Of State laws, and the ex-
tension of the naturalization laws by the gene
raj government, we shall be not only able TO
prevent tie exercise ofali foreign influence, but
destroy the monsrous system Of fraud, of which
both the political parties have so loudly COM
planned. Let US resolve to adopt and to practice
upon truly american principles, and our insti-
tutions will be safe.
There is one omission in the existing natura
lization laws which should be corrected-and
that is, they do not require the description and
age of the person in the certificate Of naturali-
cation by which omission the papers of de-
ceased persons have been used and voted OH by |
persons not entitled to the right Of suffrage
This right should be so guarded and hedged in,
as to prevent impositions Of every kind.
POSTMASTER GENERAL. 1t is rumored that
limos Kendall, Esq, will probably receive from
the new administration the appointment which
he formerly held, of Postmaster General. Mr..
Kendall has talents and energy, and conduct
ed the Post Office department with much great
er ability, and much more to the general salts
faction, than the present Postmaster General.
Should Mr. Kendall be restored to the Office,
we shall hope to have the restrictions imposed
by present regulations on the circulation of in
telligence, removed, and the existing partial
system totally abolished 1t is a fact, that
whilst newspapers are permitted TO be carried
on some of the railroads on payment of freight,
that privilege is refused on others, by order of
the Postmaster General BY this partial poll
cy the papers which we send to Washington
to nearly one thousand daily,) are
subjected to postage, whilst papers from Bos-
ton, New York, &C., are transmitted on other
railroads without this imposition. We believe
that MIR. Kendall would remedy this grievance,
md we shall be glad, therefore, to see him take
he Mace of the present Postmaster General.
Mn. Clay. A service of plate to Mr. Clay
: rroposed by lady in Philadelphia, who Of
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