The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-23


American party upon the constitutional privileges
of naturalized citizens, they sat up this false ac-
cusation, and cried :" stop thief" against the Dem
ocrats. What confidence can be placed in them
by naturalized citizens for the future -
Whst a rhodomontade The allegation was
true, substantially true and the design of it was
not to cover their own party from infamy, but to
protect them from just such mpuations as they
anticipated would be cast upon them by the Utica
Democrat, and other similar prints And here
grave question arises Who have BETRAYED the
naturaliaed citizens in that their hour of trial!
Who deserted them, when the enemy was upo
them! 1t is we'll known that the naturalized
citizens in New York always voted with what
has been styled the Jackson party. 1t is true,
that to this influence the Locofoco party have
been mainly indebted for their ascendancy there
and everywhere in this Republic. When the old
alien and sediton law is again about to be re-
vived, and the darkest and most criminal civil
persecution threatened to the rights and liberties
OF millions of the human race, to whom, | say,
should adopted citizens look for succor To st.
Tammany, where they have always offered up
| their political lIbations, or to the Tabernacle
OF course they would and did look for their old
saint, TO throw around them his mantle of pro-
lection. But, alas their call was in vain. The
old votares of the saint had sought an syum
elsewhere; and the exclusive friends of the TO-
relgners, when they were called upon for succOr,
turned upon them their walls of NORWOOD and
gall. II the Tammany men were ever obligated
to act IN liberal and patriotic manner towards
the adopted citizens it was in the last charter
election of New York. There is here an impor
tant lesson for US: never to confide in any party
too much, or support any party, unless upon prin-
cipie. The Iammany men proved recreant TO
their ott-repeated professions. With an usual
majority OF five thousand, when questions of but
little moment were at issue, now, with largely
increased vote of adopted citizens, and when
questions of the most vital Importance are at
stake they fall behind their usual vote fourteen
thousand Oh! shame, where is thy blush
Ialnmany, where is thy Democracy! But !
nave dIgressed from my original intention, to
which now beg leave to return Why did the
Wings vote for the prescription ticket! / an
swer. When the question of the school law had
taken so deep root in the public mind, and the
cry OF municipal reform had been so loudly heard
IN every department in the city, hundreds, yea,
even thousands; were unconsciously led to lay
aside ali party considerations, and unite on Mr..
Harper, who was an excellent citizen, entirely
devoid of strong party attachments and political
partlsanship; also, on the aldermanc candidates.
The Wing party conceived, that on account of
the large number of citizens lately naturalized as
well as the great majority supposed to exist
I'o'ti' thht 1iicy eodiu n.y. PosSioiJ SiSSt
| Mr.. Franklin, (though in this altogether disa-
greed with theu) thought it more advisable to 60
in for Harper, to defeat Tammany. This was a
darling object Of theirs and in this they most
admirably succeeded. However much the Loco
foco press should endeavor to charge the Wings
OF antipathy towards foreigners, | am happy to
bear witness in the matter OF this election, that,
| though prescription was the cry, yet the Wings
of New York did not vote for Harper under that
flag, or with the determination to carry out the
odious doctrines which few bigots preached
The proscriptionists were confined chiefly to the
Iammany wing of the party, and the Irish and
English Orangemen. had the honor of address
ing large body of Wings on the same week and
after the election, and though known as an Irish
man and Catholic, never received such marked
tokens of appreciation in my life, and this, too,
from men, who, for the most part, voted the Har-
per ticket. And now, to whom and to what shall
we look for protection! | answer, to him who
opposed the old alien and sedition law, and to the
Constitution of this our yet happy country, which
he has always SO scrupulously maintained, and
in defence of which, his life would be willing
sacrifice. Then up for Clay and freedom!
SARSFIELD.