Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-20

NATURALlIATlON.- We not many weeks
aimee took occasion to define the position of
the Wing party on the question of changing the
laws Tor the naturalization of foreigners. The
object OF that party is not To abridgc the priv
hges extended tn foreigners, but to regulate
the mode Of their naturalization So as To pre-.
vent fraud. One remedy agains, fraud, which
they proposed in the Senate last winter. was
TO require naturalizcd citizen TO reside here
some time sfier he obtains his papers before
hc Is permitted To votc--say one or two years
which might he done without increasing the
~hote time oil probation. On the same subject
We find the following judiCious remarks in the
Pittsburgh Morning Ariel. We COPY them
with more satisfaction because the editors of
that paper differ from us in party politics. We
know one Of those editors. however. and we
are aware that he sometimes flies of into the
utiermost regions of radical locofocracy. but
h. always seemed To go crazy with so much
downright honesty that we respected his va
CARES and were often pleased tn find. too.
that the same good quality led him To think
on nany subjects, far too soumdly for a Loco
The Ariel, IN the course of an article ON the
subject, says:
We have often thought that tho cameo ,,s ..
much complaint might be very ensily ,,n,,'o -
snd b. quite simple process oflaw. II wonIJ
D. ny allowing ia, foreigner to bccorc notnr.
aii.cd as soon after making this countr., hi.
fsioehc' az he thinks proper, and then com.
pThipg MN To remain for term of y,ars az
standardization, before he j. allowed iLc MI,
iicgc OF voting This, we think ,ynrI1 Wv,
only prevent fraud but withdraw tho 49,,
iant which Isl now furnished 10 urpe the ~.
Ptihclrled to deceive their fellow men and
damn themselves. NV" "i'u
. The Democratic % State Convention IN
a'"cne ,hc constitution of Louisiana adoptcd
Pio''"ihS that foreigner shall re-
main two years la the State after na,mr'i;,,
ZION, which Is To b. effected after &c -,
residence, as before. This j. certainly n 49,
picAsaFe, yet we think that the plan snopcsted
ABOVE would be better. inasmucb AZ n xouIJ
t.He away all Inducements 20 fraud ar 81
swearing li regard To the time of r,s;I.,,,.,, K,
i.s United States. Certinc.tes at ,,.,,,"'i:. ~
'ioh inight, II Is true, b. forged h., r..,1;,'
Mons souiI easily b. thrown afounJ H.,
PARK Oh the matter. Reference could all, -.
nsc 20 the Records OF the courIa' ami ~,
VINO realty valued th'iI votcs woul no, s,-,.
~ '."Hi SUN 10 procure The propcT
.''uenee. o. uclr citizenship, If the Records
were IN another part Of the couutty
Win regard TO the nulnb,r of wear. ,,,;,,,
foreigner should remain ia the Stst,.s lc,",a
oni' led To sIiifsge .--Ther. una, b, so,os ,ylo
Hitss fem1inins tivc years know vers littls of
Ssf sn,sisuuois. while Others viii ocon.int
~nSiyes with every minu.ir Of G5yrrr,.
,W--knowing more OF laws than ro,ny vl,
soto on the soil. We are OF opinion tl,t
any ln"lhg~ni man should hlyca prstty oo1i
hnowiedge Of our constitution and L,,,'i,, ~.
!ss"Is i'si1'hcc among us. Atauy rate t,yso.
a".o'c year y too long. Il would almost II
IT, IL ."''I',y prevent the naturalization Of
I"eiH' aiI u ever adopted vorl b.,,,j
doubt b. RIP aled. 81 sng ain CON. -. .,'''
isdesimbl a medium course vu,,ll h. H., .''''
ahISibI'. Extremes sIo always ti,.,. i..,.
AM aiief all III great mtttctf..t, ir men
ing raul upon existing laws