Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-11-26

a love ofrepublicanism and freedom. Who
will believe that the naturalized citizen does
not possess this love. Certainly, if circum-
stances have any influence whatever, the
naturalized citizen may be presumed to pos
sess it in much greater degree than the
native-born. 1t is prepos'erous TO suppose
that the foreigner has left the tyranny of the
monarchical institutions of bis own land, TO
bend his neck TO similar yoke in this land
of freedom. He knows by experience the
evils of tyranny, and if he loves his own
rights and freedom, land who does not) he
would naturally be more vigilant in guarding
them, than he whose knowledge of tyranny
is all speculative. Here is the whole gst
of the matter. fn our opinion the crusade
against foreigners results from the simple
fact that they are viglant in guarding their
rights and liberties that they wiI not bow
the knee TO receive the yoke of the oppres
sors. fhe foreigner comes TO our soil with
all his faculties sharpened, to resist oppres-
son.. Fhe experience of his life, has bred
within him clear knowledge of all the eau
ses leading TO the evils he suffered at home.
He comes 10 our land with his knowledge
ready for use the probation of five years is
| ample 10 show him in which party exists the
true democracy and tue repubicanisrn, and
when he casts his vote, he casts it naturally
with the democratic party. Because he does
act with this party, the cry is raised against
him, and it is sought to dsiranchisc him.
The wings will give him no credit for hon.
es'y in SO doing; no, say they, he is tickled
with the sound, democracy, and votes without
knowledge or thought at the beck of party
leaders. If he voted the whig ticket, we
should hear nothing of this. His patriotism
and intelligence would be no more doub ed
than is that of the horde of operatives in the
eastern manufactures, who 90 up to the
polls and vote en- masse, at the will of their
remployers.
AS the main argument against the intel
ligence of foreigners, is in the assertion
that they are deluded by The name democ-
racy, the wings can very readily pu, the
matter to the lest Let them assume the
name themselves, (they are apt in such
things) and adhere to il; if democ racy then
with us Is all a name, they will be as well
Oft as we are, and equally as likely TO Sc
cure the foreign votes. They can test the
matter in this way, and see whether it is
really the sound, without the substance.
that has SO much influence. They would
find their mistake, in our opinion. The
measures of the wing party are precisely
The measures Of the oppressors Of Europe,
and call them by what name they will, the
foreigner who has had experience in these
matters cannot be deceived. This they
know, and hence the attempt at d.stran-
chsement.
AS Natives, the wing party will be wea-
ker than ever i, was before There are
hundreds andthousands Of the present wing
party that will not 60 over; and the num-
bers they get from The democracy will be
but few. We hope to meet them once I'M
der the flag Of Na,ivism. They will then
find what they might know now-that
large portion Of the American people are
determined that our naturalization laws
shall never be more oppressive upon the
foreig than they are now. One thing
we confidently believe, which is, that they |
viii be much more liberal bafore the lapse I
of many years.
One stroEg position Of the Natives we had
almost forgotten. They claim probation
for the foreigner Of 81 years, because their
own children must live 2l years before. CO.
joying the privilege of voting. Wonderful
argument. The intellect of an infant is to
offset against the mature faculties Of age.
The years Of the diaper, the hoop, and the
primer, are TO match against the active bu-
siness years Of ripened age and developed
faculties. Preposterous. The law esta
bishes the age Of 2l, as the time when IN
fancy first reaches the years Of discretion:
and it seems TO us, tina, the argument is
vastly better that the native Of 2 shall en-
dure probation of 5 years, to school his
newly developed faculties to a knowledge
Of the constitution and the intrcacies of
our government, than that the foreigner,
with his mature mind, shall endure pro-
baton of 2l years.