The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-07-03
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On Tuesday last Mr. Archer, leading whig
in the United States Senate, made a speech up
on the occasion of presenting memorial from
the chmch-burning coons of Philadelphia for an
alteration of the naturalization laws, so as to re-
quTe residence of twenty -one years before a
Iperson--who has the misfortune to be born in
Ireland, Germany, or any other portion of the
world not included within the limits Of the Uni
ted States-can be allowed to exercise the cleo
tive franchise. In that speech Mr.. Archer laid
down the principles of whiggery-of which he
is the brightest onamen-n the following
which we cut from the Congressional report of
the Baltimore Algus:-
" He (Mr. Archcr) had observed that, in two
or three instances recently, the gentleman who
presented similar memorials from the same quar-
ter accompanied them with the expression of
their own sentiments on the. subject. Although
lit was quite an unusual thing for him, on the oc-
cason of presenting a memorial, 10 indulge in
any observations, he should now so far depart
from this course, as to remark, in opposition to
the dissent expressed by those gentlemen, that
he entirely concurred with the memorialists in
the prayer of the memorial This was a sub
Iject which, he was sorry TO say had not as yet
sufficiently attracted the attention of the people
of the United States. There was, he thought a
growing combination Of circumstances, which
| furnished ample ground for the conclusion, that
the great mass of uneducated foreigners, Who'll
ly ignorant Of the nature and value of our instI-
tutons, annually pouring into the country, could
not, within the short period of five years, fixed
! by the present law, become fit to exercise, with
a due sense of their value and responsibility, the
! rights and privileges Of native born citizens. The
premature exercise Of such rights had grown TO
an evil Of great magnitude, of which there had
unhappily, but too recently, been painful de.
monstration. IF no other persons in the nationa
councils should take up this subject, he would,
4 himself, in the proper time, achcn that party THE
whig party should come into poper aohich coato
gire effect to rie1rs Of sound poticy--iatroduc'
some measure SUch as the memorialists justly con
cluded had noV become necessary"
We have now the pledge Of one of the lead
ing lights of whiggery that, as soon as that part.
get the power, they "would Introduce somt
measure, such as the memorialiss just conclu
ded had now become necessary" The "jus
conclusions" ofthe memorialists are, that person
I born out of the United States should serve al
apprenticeship of tcenty-oue gears before the,
s can be allowed the same rights that are allowe'
to negroes in Rhode Island.
, The law passed by the alien and sedition lGl
: administration of old John Adams, and whic
5 has covered that administration with an infam
Q as eternal as that which covers the character {
/ Henry CLAY, only required a FOURTEEl
J. YEARS RESIDENCE in the United Statc
/ 10 enable foreigner TO vote. Since that da,
= federalism has PROGRESS ED--Charch bar,
,, ing ,oEiggery has improved upon he ultra .fec
G eraIi8m of old John AdaBls--they hare aide
d ONE-THlRD TO THE APPRENTICESHIP
hIOF FOREIGNERS TO MAKE THEM
N DUAL TO NATIVE COONS. Old John Al
e ams's federalism admitted the foreigner TO pa
g ticipation Of the privileges of an American cit
zen after residence Of fourteen years, but mo-
n-l em federalism wouldno require TWENT
J, ONE YEARS. RESIDENCE, before citize
s, of the land of Montgomery, Pulaski, De Kal
b, or La Fayeue. can have right to vote.
Coonery, in Ohio, has tried hald to deny Il
O. affinity between Naiivesm and whiggery. A
n ter this declaration of principles for the publ
IS, eye, by Mr.. Archer, will they still repudia
d, their church burning principles 2-Stateaman,