Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-05-04

GRANT co. HERALD.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN PARTY T.
THE RIGHT OF FOREIGN
Frs TO VOTE.


the history Of parties. La country where the
road to every office. from the highest TO the
lowest, Starts from some servics rendered The
party is hedged in by party restraints and par.
~ diciplias and ends in defeat or prescriptions;
where every measure is Hinged with party Gu.
pidi,y and paade TO bear tie impress of its
iesgue, /, - next TO impossible if i, is not alb
soloi,y absurd to conceive Of an event that
could give existence to more than two polite.
al parties. Indeed, without this example, il
would seem utterly incredible that, between
the two recognized and firmly established par-
ties Of ,his counlry,-in silifying and defend
ing which nearly the whole American press is
cngaged-a .hifd party could spring up. es-
pouse sentiments erroneous in principle and
oppressive in their consequences, and. by fast
enin. upon an unjust and transilory prejudice,
achieve victory that has again and again ex-
hausted the hes, efforts Of both Wings and
Democrats
Nothing can be more unjust, nothing more
selfish than to establish an aris,ocfacy Of birth
in a community which scorns and irampies
nyon every species Of aristocracy. Very few.
we may say none, Of our foreign immigrants
contemplate a return to the land Of Their birth.
They come here to obey our laws aud abide
their consequences, 10 enjoy and defend our
freedom to live and 10 die. They are allow.
cd The full exercise Of every social AID moral
privilege they mnse with our citizens, with
our schools, our churches ADD benevoIen, socie-
ties. and exert an influence, thereby. far great
or than The right Of voting can give them
For the enjoyment of all these high privileges
they pay nothing; why hen should they be
taxed for privileges which they do nor enjoy!
Foreigners should be excluded from votin.
only during period requisite to the acquire.
mens Of permanent interest. For this pur.
pose, five years is certainly no. too long in the
older States, because there, few Of the for.
eign population. comparatively. ever become
po,manetIy located. They are TO grea. ex.
tent employed upon public works. aud their
habits consequently bscome iliaeran, and dis.
solule. Bat 10 the new States, in The Wesr
where farm is the result Of one years labor.
the rigorous necessity of even this period Of
probation is materially relaxed. Here. The for.
eigner goes hand IN hand with The native Gill
zen IN conquering difficulties and dangers. 10
protecting an exposed frontier and in develop.
ing the Resources OF a new counlry. And, un
less itcan be shown ,ha, The former is less in.
elned than The latter 10 acquire permanent ia
terests, TO accumulate and TO locate. we sec no
reason except the obvious necessity Of an uni
form naturalization law. why they should be
excluded voting, period exceeding. al far.
shesi, two years.
10 respect TO The two laws Of our las, Legis.
Iaure the one authorizing foreigners 10 vote
upon the question OF formiug State Govern.
men. and the other giving them vote in the
choice Of sIega'es 10 form State Cons,its-
iioa-we regard Them as having very li.le at.
hnliy for. or relation TO each other. We look
upon the question Of State Government as one
Of expedieney altogether. and one upon which
every tax payer al least should be entitled TO a
voice. The oaly ell, C., that tie law can have
upoc this question. will be 10 hasten OF reta'd
. meNs which must soon be Adorlel J., indie.
pendeNly If the foreign vote. But upon the
law emitting foreigners 10 voice 10 The forma-
ten of State Constitution. We entertain
eiferen, and very opposite opinion.
!. Il il wrong because opposed TO the para
noun. laws Of the United States. and is ihers.
fore On Unauthorized assumption Of legislative
power. unwarraniable 10 the extreme.
.. II is palpably wrong and uhjusi because
|, does no, require the citizen Of another coun.
Try TO abjurs his allegiance before he can be.
come citizen Of this: thus comforting upon
him every right and immunity Of an American
citizen, while he il virtually the citizen Of an.
other county, not suhjec, to The performance
ofmiliiary duty within the U ni,ed States, but
would sc regarded and treated as a traitor IL
found in arms against The land Of his nativity.
II therefore gives TO foreigners every privilege
enjoyed by the American eiiizen. without CON.
peliing them to share the penalties and burdens
consequent ,hercnpon.
}. We are opposed TO it upon the ground Of
Its rola iopsh'p--is ra;entaee. II is too well
and too widely known that this law. a, which
every well regulated and reieciing mIaj In.
elegantly revolts, was the ofsprins Of
shameless and unblssAing effort 10 grasp The
foregn vote utterly disreEafdins the merits Of