Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-10-29
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: RlGHT OF SUFFRAGE, is in peril!
: Strike, then, American Freeme1, GoI
} your altHrS and your homes!
NaIuralizad citizens! Your country.
} men who are looking TO this country rs
an asylum and refuge from tyranny and
oppression, are seriously threatened with
disgrace and disfranchisOment. Those .:
them who ara now amOnE US, are in dan.
ger Of having their time OF probation
heightened out from Ave 10 TWENTY
ONE YEARS, before they can become
American citizens.
Federalism has shown lis band in favor
of RESTRICTING THE ELECTIVE
FRANCHISE.
Frsemen Of Ohio! The crisis Of the
battle is at hand, and Federalism, under
the guiss of mOdernWhiggsry, has thrown
Ofils mask, and openly taken the field.
Deeply important as are all the issues
that have been discussed in this cam
Paign, its very close has brought forth the
most alarming demonstrations Of danger
to our dearest rights and privileges.
The union Of whiggery and Native A,
msricanismism, in New York city last
spring, aroused serious fears IN the breast
of every freeman, for the safety of our
country and its institutions. That coa'
lition was, on the 9Th of October, more
fully carried out in the election Of State
and county officers in the city and cOunI
~ oi Philadelphia. Efforts are now be-
ing made to bring about similar coali.
ton in the city of New YOIk, for the
State and Presidential election in that
State.
What is it. Il is the whole and perfect
amalgamatiOn Of whiggsry and Native
| Americanish.
We have dissscted Whiggsry,-What
thea is Native 'AmsricanismH'
There is but enc article in ito creed
and that is, a change in the laws for the
naturalization Of foreigners, so ss to ex
tend the time of residence before CHI
zenshiP can be acquired from FIVE to 21
years.
II this bs accomplished, the next step
will be 10 carry out the recommendation
of the Hartford Convention, by declaring
any naturalizSd citizen incompetent TO
hold any Office Of honor, trust or profit
under the Government.
How are these things 70 be accomplish
ed?
The laws of naturalization are TO
be changed by Congress.
For what did the Wings aud Natives
bargain in Philadslphia! and for what are
they endeaVOring 10 cOaIescO in Now
York;
Whiggery takes Native votes on the
GubernatOrial and Presidential candi'
dates, and, by Whig votes, elects Natives
to the Congress of the United States. to
change the naturalization laws, taking
care that, in addition 10 being Natives,
they shall be Clay Bank men.
In Philadelphia, they have already sue
cesdsd iu clecting such members to the
next Congress. who will aid Mr.. Ar
cher in setting his shall in notion"
When NatiyOism votes Tor Clay, can it
be doubted that Its friends have private
stipuls ton, that he will not stop that
ball" BY the exercise of the veto pow
sr7
And yet the Ohio State Journal has the
unblushing impudencs to declare that
nothing but an overwhelming victory will
stop the progress Of Native American.
ism!
What Infamous hypOcricy:-what DOWN
right falsehoOd what base fraud upon
TIE history of the past, and the intslli-
RsncS Of the people!
What but the 'whig victory in the
New York City chanSr OlSctiOn, ever
gave hope to the designs Of this Native
American faction, whose masses may be
honest, but whsss leaders have in it Oh
Iy the corrupt purposes Of Federalism?
What but the 'Overwhe lmi1g whig vic
tory 10 Philadelphia has given 10 the Ma
tivss their FIRST AID distinct foOthold in
the Congress Of the United Statssf
What but the prospect Of continuing
and making more Pefsct this alliance, by
bargain and sale in New York, has stimu-
lated the hopes, and revived the drOoP-
ing spirits Of Federalism, in the election
of MT. Clay7
Let these questions be answsred Oy eV'
cry American for himself, and With them
be can stop the mouth of every Whig in
the land.
Federalism succeeded by fraud, be-
fore the election; and avows its princi.
plss and iis designs, only in the hour of
success.
1t elected old John Adsms, BY the
votes Of an Unsuspscting people, and
then disgraced and exiled foreigners by
the sAlien Laws and struck at the frees
dom Of speech and the press BY lis 'se-
ditioD act.'
II denied a U. s. Bank in ls4O, and
yet called an extra session Of Congress,
TO curse the nation with that, Bank.
rupt Law; aRd its ether kindred meas