American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-29
For The American Republican. |

IN Ekt EklNG WITH OUR LAWS,
hlEssRs. EDIToRs:-As Native American,
and defender Of the rights of my feow-coun-
trymen, | must ask permission to point your
readers to certain species of foreign interter-
ence with our laws. 1t is true the foreigners
are not in Europe, but amongst u.s. and are Just
such as are most to be dreaded. Kings and
their sycophants may rave and write in Europe
as much as they please against our Govern
ment, we heed them not; but when men intrude
themselves upon us and then, before they un-
derstand the first principles ofrepublican liber-
ty, undertake to dictate, such presumption
should call forth every true American sons re-
probation. The subjects | have reference to
arc the two Germans who edit the German po-
lltcal papers in this city. Both of these men
are strangers here, being but two or three years
residents of this country; and placing them
selves IN the most important positions they
could (at the lever Of the Press, have attempt
ed to dictate to our lawmakers. Especially
has the editor of the "Democratn presumed to
do SOL have not seen many of the other mans
papers. In his paper of Saturday he sends forth
a tissue of abuse against the 5th section of the
Law of last session, providing for the stamping
ofall naturalization papers. This Act is a most
high-handed offence against foreigners, in the
eyes of this dictator; and he doleiully says, lie
thinks the adopted citizens will have but little
encouragement to vote at our coming election,
if that roguish act is to be carried out But
why, ask, should this offend adopted citizens,
if they arc the friends, the honest, order-oving,
right-doing friends of the country; if they have
to submit their papers to be stamped? Honesty
never breads investigation, but courts it. Let
them submit peacefully, if they wish to con-
vince the world of their purity of intention -
Nax1, I yuoph ho Cd O., hat I
think all foreigners either lnsincere, dishonest
or ignorant. But mang believe are, and would
be tools, if chance offered, to any foreign foe, to
rcvolutonze and overturn our Government
Against this it is, that we Natives are guarding.
But not only the 5th sec. of said law meets
this foreign meddler's disapprobation. He also
calls loudly for repeal of that section (the 4th
| believe which requires foreigners who COM
nit election frauds to be Imprisoned from to
years, while natives are only fined certain
sum of monep. This is as ust, in my view, as
it is necessary. Yet this dictator-and doubt
less many of his countrymen, naturazed and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES out Justify against it; and
carries his presumption to such an extent, as
not only to condemn the Legislators who passed
the act but to reprove the democratic members
of the Legislature for not voting it down, (sup-
posing that none but wings and qatireS voted
for it, against which latter party he frequently
pours out his invectivcs. But to cap the eli
max of his presumption, he now calls upon the
democratic nominees for the Legislature, to
pledge their honor to make an effort to repeal
said Ito him so 0diolIS) law, if elected; and as
serts, that if they do not so pledge themselves,
he can only conclude that they care but for the
honor and profit of the Office, but nothing for
the welfare of the adopted citizens;-yes, even
charges them, in that case, with opposing the
stamp act, because thee may think il only might
interfere with their chance of success in the
coming election!
Now, sirs, this is one case, out of thousands,
where ignorant emigrants would overturn
country and laws, ifthey could. And does not
such Prescriptions call forth our attention.
Ought it not to waken up the sleeping Native
and warn him of approaching dangers? Ger
tainly! How will foreign interference succeed
in endangerng our liberties, or overturnng our
young Republic, but through such characters
as these editors? 1t is the very way it will be
attempted. The press and the pulpit will both
be used, and may we not say are used already,
to effect what is ga consummation so deyoutly
to be wished" by foreign powers. close, with
this advice to my fellow sons of America, to
look well to their interests and liberties, and
vote for the men whose principles are Amer-
can in the fullest sense.
A NATIVE AMERICAN,
find SON of a German Father.