Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-10-08
From the Utica Observer.
NATIVE AMERICANlSM.

its cause by the sacra6ce Of truth on SO
many occasions, that il creates no SUR
prise in US II is its vocation. 1t is
what j, is supported for. A straight for
ward course would not subserve the pur.
poses Of the wings Governed by no
honest principle, but for an against sV-
ryihing that can secure them vote, il
is not wonderful that they should now
attempt 10 deny their connection with
Native Americanism, or that the Ga
zstte should charge IFS origin upon the
democracy. Butt is Of no avail. CHI
zens Of foreign birth have never found
favor with the whig party, unless they
submit 10 be It's tools. They will cour:,
Aauer and fawn upon them before an
election, but there has been steady
progression on the part Of the wings
towards depriving them Of those rights
and privileges guaranteed 10 them by the
constitution; while the democratic par
Iy, from the outset, has sought to make
this the hume Of the oppressed Of all naN
tIons. While the ons has sought TO cur
tail their rights and privileges, the Othsr
has endesvOrsd to maintain them unim
paired Let us look at The facts.
Under the Administration Of Gen.
Washington, the period Of probation be.
fore a foreigner was permitted TO become
citizen, was years. AS sOon as ths
federal party under John Adams came
into power, the time was extended to ID
years. When the democratic party came
into power under Mr.. Jefferson, the time
was restored TO 5 years, on the recon-
mendation Of Mr.. Jefferson. Again,
during The administration Of Mr.. Adams,
The Justly Odous alien law passed, by
which the liberty Of every foreigner was
placed in The hands Of John Adams, who
was authorized al his more will 10 send
them out of the country, imPrison them,
Ur require bonds TOR their appearance
Mr.. Jefferson and MIR. Madison were in
defatI gable IN their efforts for the repeal
of this law. They prepared resolutions
for the legislature OF Kentucky aud V,r'
ginia, denOuncing the law, which were
adopted by those States. lnnumerable
ipelrOns were presented to Congress for
its repeal, but the federal majority refuse
ed. So determined were they on this
point, that they would not even allow
speakers to beheard in favor Of lhs res
peal but coughed or talked them down.
The great political revolution Of 1900,
which overthrow the federal party, aud
gave the power to the democracy, put an
end TO this prOscrlptive federal measure,
But these were not all The scls OF the
federal party while in power. Rufus
King wac then the minister al the court
OF 81. James. A large number Of Irish
Slate prisoners had made arrangements
TO come to America, but MIR. King re.
fused assent. Thus Emmett, Nevin, and
Sampson, aud a host of others, we're, for
time, prohibited from fleeing from the
persecution Of England, while others
from that interference were consigned
to az igDOmiuOus death. We have Uefore
uS the proceedings Of federal meeting
held many years ago at Albany, in which
The conduct Of Rufus King on this sub
jeCt was opplauded. and Mr.. Emmet and
the Hibernian society Of New York Bit
Ierly denounced, because they would not
unite in the support Of one inimlcal to
them. Among the actors in this meet.
ing were seine OF the present wings
And we have likewise before US The pro
caedinRs Of democratic meeting held at
the same place and on the same subject,
in which the conduct Of the same Rufus
King is severely denounced, and tina. of
Mr.. Emmett and the Hiberna Socis,y
of New York approved. Again, the
Hartford convention proposed, as The re
suit Of their deliberations, among other
things, an amendment OF the conslLu'
ton, that no nalUralzsd citizen shorld
be capable OF holding any civil office
under the authority ofthe United States.
By the influence Of fsderalsts the pro-
vision 10 the constitution oil this State
restricting the Office OF Governor to mas
live born citizens was retained. But
coming down to time within the recol-
lection Of all. what do we sect The
same course on the part Of the wings and
democrats. Persecution Of lhe,H BY the
former, and defence Of them BY the lat.
ter. Ia February, 1910, John T. Stu.
att, the federal member from lllinois,p pre-
sentsd petitions in Congress for the to.
tai repeal Of all naturalization laws. In>
Vulnerable petitions Of the same charac.
ter were presented at the same time.but
it is asserted that in every instance they
emanated from whig sources.
On the 9Th Of May, 1910, tho Balti.
more democratic convention passed The
following resolution:
Resolved, That the liberal principles
embodied by Jefferson in The declaration
Of independence, aud sanctioned by the
constitution, which makes ours the land |
of liberty and the ASYLUM Ofihe OPPres.
sed of every nation, have been cardinal
principles in the democratic faith; and ev.
cry attempt TO ab,idge the present priv.
ilege Of becoming citizens aud the owns
eFa of soil among lls OuOht 10 be Faaiat.