The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-18

would have no effect on the laws of particular States
New York regulated its own naturalization laws
No matter what laws were passed by Congress
that State still retained its constitutional rghts--the
awobf the State would still alone affect the rights
and duties of her cliyens Extend the TIME OF PRO.
baton to ten years, what would be the effect WHO
would Il EXCLUDED Not the paupers that were sen;
there, and cast off upon our shores They would
still come. But il would have the tendency to ex-
clude those who brought to this land their industry,
intelligence, and wealth. That very class Of citi-
zens who were desired amongst us would be thus
excluded. The poor would still come whilst we,
by suicidal policy, would exclude that portion
which we desire to come among us. The idea
that the natve-born citizen to occupy solely the
continent, was as absurd as that the red man was
alone entitled TO occupy the soil. One hundred
years hence the full tide of eiiigratiop from abroad
would not have filed up the land. He wanted
this foreign population TO Gomez; he wanted
them to act as the pioneers of liberty in the
most distant erritories-in Oregon and CALIFORNIA;;
but first he wished them educated American clti-
zens, and that the present system secured. The
gentleman who had been so extremely eloquent on
the other side seemed to apprehend that democ-
racy was in danger of being overthrown by the M
fusion of foreign population. That was impossi-
BILE. 1t the governments of the Old World that
were in danger being overthrown by the influence
Of our Institutions, our example, and moral power.
1t was possible that this government may decay and
fall to pieces, but it will not be by any such inuen
ces as that to which the gentleman alluded. They
might go round the circle and become too democrat
ic but no danger was to be dreaded from the
pointed out by the gentleman. Whilst this war was
waged against the foreigner, that odious and de-
sructve spirit of fraternal discord had been orgina
ted of which they had already such mel
ancholy fruits. 1t had engendered that fanaticism
which had so slgnally disgraced one of our chief
cities. Before the gentlemen came here to agi-
tate themselves into nooriety, they should, at least,
have waited till they had a constituency. For the
singular anomaly was presented, in their case, of
representatives of party that was dend-that had
no existence. Something had been said about a
debt Of gratitude to France that had been paid.
1t was indeed the coalition of the Europe
an powers which was to be dreaded. He
thanked the naturalized citizens for the part
they had taken in electing "Young Hickory" who
had said TO England, "Lct alone, or take the
sequencesn Better would il be for the gentlemen
to feel grateful for those naturazed foreigners and
instead Of seeking quarrel with them, look to the
national defences, and be prepared to stand side by
side with the adopted citizen In the conflict if it
comes. He had not risen to make long speech.
He simply to vindicaie his constituents against
the charge of treason to their country.
Mr.. FARAN then obtained the floor. He asked
for the reading of the resolutions.
After they had been read Mr. FARAN proceeded.
The resolutions, in his opinion, did not state any
particular instances of fraud On the ballotbox.
They merely stated the general fact, and asserted
that the remedy lay in revision of the naturaliza-
ton laws. He concurred with the gentleman from
Virginia, (Mr. BAYLY,) that we had nothing to do
with the naturalization laws of the States. The
qualifications varied In some States negroes voted
it was matter Of taste with some to give them that
privilege. In other States, such persons could
not vote. Could Congress alter these laws' No!
He unprecedented it had no such powers. So far as
that part of the resolution was concerned that body
sho,. tha
question of reference to any committee. But if it
be meant that there is political corruption which
owes its origin to the naturalization laws, why not
have the hardhood to sayit? If they meant that,
to purify the ballot-box, the term should be ex-
tended to twcnty-one years, why not say so' All
he could gather from the resolutions was, not that
there was defect in the naturalization laws, but a
defect in their execution If 80, what reference so
appropriate that to the Committee on the Judi
ciary? If the laws to be revised to secure
for them more effective execution, what committee
appropriate as that to investigate the necessity
and propriety ofsuch revision! But the object in
contemplation appeared to be that they demanded
special reference ON account of some special and
deeply important questions connected with the ex-
ercse of the privilege of citizenship by naturalzed
foreigners, and that special reference was there
fore TO be made. He was not willing to coincide
with such sentiments specially after hearing the
gentleman state one of his reasons for such refer
ence. He had said that parliamentary rules re-
quired. such reference, because no member of a
committee ought to te called on to sit in Judgment
on a question to which he was opposed. But he
(Mr. F. would remind the gentleman that some
rule says that member is privileged to rise and ask
to be excused from setting the committee in such
case. What then would be the effect in this in
stance Why, that the resolutions would go to a
committee of native Americans; for no one else
would according to that principle, be justified in sit
ting on that committee. What then All the bad
feeIings-all the sanders-all the calumnies that
had been propagated since the days Of the elder
Adams against that class of citzens-the adopted
citizens--would be given to the country and the
world under the sanction Of that House But the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr.. LEVIN had
said that the party originated in letter written by
the great Irish agitator, instructng his counrymen
in this land to cast their votes in such way as to
put down certain institutions Of this republic. He
(Mr. F.) did not know, as the gentleman had spoken
Of demagogism, whether he intended that as spe-
cimen of his proficiency in the science.
Mr.. LEVIN replied, that he spoke ofthe origin Of
native Americanism in Philadelphia, not in gener-
al sense.
Mr.. FARAN never heard more ridiculous rea-
son given for the origin of any party Because a
certain man abroad wrote to his friends in this
country to throw their votes in certain direction,
it was necessary to get up new party, or whatever
they might be pleased to dignity nativism. What
were they asked to do by that writer To follow
MS pians- W0ulu any man say tnal ne, VINE was
sucking the blood from the poor of his own
country, and who was as great demagogue as
ever broke the bread Of life, could get up party
by denouncing some Of the institutions Of this
country Where was there evidence that those
to whom he wrote were willing to follow
his views. He recoected being at Cincin-
natl when that letter arrived, and he saw the
Indignation manifested by Irshmen there against
that interference Of O'Connell. He could assure
them there was no danger to spring from that source
against the liberties Of this country. They de-
nounced all such attempts. He would ask, Was il
not notorious that those repeal societies sink
ing all over the country and was there member
there who could say he ever found an lrishman will
ling to put down, by his vote, any of the institutions
of this country, to please O'ConnelR Mo- they
might as well hunt for black swan, as an lrishman
who would do so, when he knows by that vote he
would injure the liberties of this Union. Did they
think that the State Of Massachusetts would pass
these resolves, if O'Connell had influence in this
country sufficient to put down its institutions that
State, which was the first where resolves had been