The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-05
From the Tribune.l


OuR CIry-THE CHARTER ELIcrIoN-THE NATIVE"
PARrY.-We prefer to do thing at tine far as
practicable and, feeling deep interest in the Connect
cut contest have not yet paid much attention to
preaching Charter Election But that the Connect
cut battle is over and the smoke clearing we shall
attention homeward and intend to take hold
in earnest If there he any Natives" or Locos who
have imagined that we are only in fun in our opposition
to their respective parties, think they will soon per-
ceiye they have been mistaken.
We shall net war on their candidates personally. We
ism has ID Connecticut with such signal i'll
AIR Coddngton and Mr. Harper are each respecta-
BILE men and good citizens the latter we may Psrhsps
without presumption claim az personal friend the for
their several partys ward tc DO we make any per,
respectively supported the objects which will be special
ly promoted by the triumph Of either that entertain
either would make very good Mayor, though think
hardly good certainly not better than Morris
lin whose experience in city Affairs Is greater Than That o.
do cherish the most nsuperabe objections Those Of
Mr. Coddingon daily giving reasons for opposing
they do not come so naturally and frequently in review
in connection with the events OF the day Yet our mind
locoocoism not hostile to progress and the be
raj ideas which become our agenot more calculated to
fsment and foster hatred, collisions and hearburnings
among our peope-not more promotive Oh social dscord
and disorder in the count than natvism. In fact our
elemental objection to the Jacobnism Of the day. that
aims abuses by destruction and not by crea
tive conservative reormhat it vents its fury ndiscr
mnaely things good and evil, timing to bury them in
run--that tends to weaken, not to increase,
hJrmOuy, among
men-applies with equal force to nativism 1t 10 mar
proscrptive, inolerant spirit which cannot in the
nature Of things survive the temporary excitement in
Does any reader demur to this2 If ask him not 10
take word for the principles OF Navsm, but reao
the following official letter Of inquiry addressed to the
candidates for its nomin setting forth the fact that
their have been presented for as can
ddaes ana proceeding to yoke and wiring them by exact
"lst Will you accept nomination, upon condition
that elected you will in your official capacity, advo'
and adhere scrupulousy to the principles OF the Ame
cod That the individuals you appoint to Office shall be
American Citizens born within the ursdic.ion o. the
that paryhonest capable deserving and Of good repue
and selected as near as may be- from those who have
been heretofore members OF the Wing or Democratic
Parties.
I'D Will you endeavor to bring about re-organiza.
ton OF our City Police and reduction OF our City Ex-
4h Will you if nominated declare yourself the can.
didae Of the American Republican Party onlyr
is deemed sufficient that the candidates should
"adhere scrapulousyto the principles the
must also pledge themselves appoint to ece none but
principles of the party"thc latter condition, appre-
hend If scrupulousy" adhered to- would prove fatal to
the Of Of the members Of the party and
render its field of selection for officers very limited Then
all the offices to be divided equally between the
Wings and Locos who join in the foray although the o
faction be three times numerous aud include
three times more capable than the other there hal
dozen places to FILL and twenty candidates to fiji them
them are most upright and honorable but which three
each faction will hest answer and il there be but
Of one sort (which however not very likely to happI
with the present Native partyl those three viii have
be appointed though unfit while dozen t' tier men a.
competitors for the places And even their own men VII
not unless they expressly dsclam the support
any other party But have not patience t. d" eli long
or on exhibitions Of the sordid aims and marrow bgo
try Of this new party. Its incessant and savage
tacks on the religious faith of numerous and anceh
Christian Church cannot pass unnoced or u0rebuked.
Other Churches may say, ut Is only the Cathohes "h'
are abuse-what is that to usrbu we answer IL Is h.
Catholics to-day, but it may be the Presbyt nins O.
Episcopaans or Unitarisns to morrow. The princ'p,
at the bottom Of this movement once established aud Us
mischefs will overflow in all directions They who hnrn
Converts will burn Churches If tolerated and care pre-
cious little Of what order Every man who has fa'tb
every who loves Freedom should sernly resist and
rebuke this fell spirit
As to naturalization laws know that reform Is
needed but Is needed to vndicate not to subveit them
They ought TO be thoroughly revised forthwith and such
added would reader operative and
BILE their own DEF letter provisions that the applicant for
citizenship shall prove good moral characera previ.
declaration OF Intentions and FIVE years unbroken
residence in the United States Were these conditions
strictly enforced the evils now 10 Justly complained OF
would vanish. Without such enforcement II matters lit
lie whether the required term residence be one wear
twentyone Then the charge now made for nsturazing
should be abolished altogether reduced half dollar
and the applicant that he did not come forwa al
any mans solicitation, and that he allowed no man 10 nav
for his naturalization, directly indirectly Such
changes ss this we Will support most cheerfuy But to
zens OF this country because they were born In another
is the grossest absurty and prescription II is peretu
atine caste surrendering the polls TO class OF c
zens telling them that they shall exercise the power
for themselves In mercy to them, for the safety Of the
country we insist that either citizenship be denied alto
geher its natural privileges be suffered still to accom-
pany it. The course proposed by the Native party
like arming and drilling slaves to warke exercises,
bodxino them attempting