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d Mr.. DIXON accepted the explanation remark
ing that he had intended TO speak Of the vicinity of
Philadelphia, rather than Of the city itself He
then proceeded TO a minute historical view Of the
facts connected with the origin Of the native Amer
q lean party In the respective cities Of Philadelphia
1 New York, and Boston, and Of its development in
other portions Of the country, especially of the ac-
ton OF the Ohio Legislature on the subject, all going
TO show as he contended, that this party had been
tosiercd into life and sustained by the democratic
party, and that the wings were in nowise RESPONSE
BILE for connected with liz In the course of his re-
marks he yielded for explanations to Messrs. Nc
lowell and THuRMaN.
Twas known that certain party had attempted
to prove themselves the exclusive friends Of for
egners. Well, If there was one State blessed with
the pure democracy in all its heaven-born purity,
| u was New Hampshire. He spoke with respect OF
| II, but could not help reading some extracts to show
the extent Of liberaity towards foreigners
Here Mr.. ID. read some extracts Of an exclu-
sive character in point Of religion and property
qualification from the laws Of New Hampshire.
So much for New Hampshire. An emgrant
coming from the Emerald lsle would naturally in
qulre for the most democratic portion of the country
and would be directed to New Hampshire. On his
| arriving there and finding all these enactments the
conclusion 10 which he would come would be, "that
| was an excellent State to go from" The wing
| party was not wing of the native, nor was
the native a wing Of the wing party The
| wings wero no barn-burners No; the foul
|
the existence in the country Of party who infu-
enced foreigners, who necessarily, on their
landing on these shores, somewhat ignorant Of their
institutions. The other day, the gentleman from
Michigan, although he since explained il differently
was understood to say that education was opposed
TO democracy. There still some truth in the re-
| mark. Those very measures which were advocated
at the South were afterwards excuse for strong
| attacks from that quarter on the North That was
one thing education would open their eyes to- Again:
n d Of ne of pativ
manufactures, education would enlighten the people
| upon that.
| The SPEAKER here informed the gentleman
that his hour was up; but Immediately corrected
| himself, upon which,
Mr.. DIXON proceeded The people of Mas
sachusetts were zealously inclined to guard the pu-
ry of the balot-box, but felt necessity to make
war upon foreign citIzens for that purposes and
if the gentlemen from Michigan were there, whether
he might attribute 1t to education not, he would
find in these foreigners as compass an army of
| wings as could be found If there were anything
that elevated Ireland, it was that temperance re-
formation which enabled them, amongst all their
sorrows and expressions, TO meet In vast multi
tudes in the might of moral force, peaceably
and orderly to redress their wrongs. 1t was whis-
pered that we were on the eve of with one of
the greatest nations on the globe. He did not be-
lieye it, He had more confidence in the diplomatic
skill of the administration; and he could not believe
that there any obstacle to the settlement of the
dispute, but the schemes and nrigues of meddling
and busy, and interested individuals. But if that
war dill come, the arms of the foreigners would be
again raised, as they were before, for American free
dom.
Mr.. R. INGERsoLL said that, as to the pro-
priety of reference of the main question: he would
merely say that the constitution had said Congress
had power to pass any laws in reference naturali
zation and while saying So and giving it the power
to dictate the time and place, II would be but fair
give attention the resolution of Massachusetts He
had been taught that, strictly speaking there no
such thing u citizen Of State; that citizen of
Philadelphia only citizen of the United States
there resident In reference to this he would say
nothing more, but thought it right to make few
remarks in relation to the native American party.
Efforts had been made to identify the natives with
the wing party Enough had been said on that
floor TO show that il was designed to be an exclusive
party. The native Americans, amounting to half
dozen, divided with either party
Mr.. |. here went into an analysis and hgurative
description of the native American the whig, and
the democratic parties, arguing that there were no
grounds for saying that there was either similarity
or connection between the wings ard natives, but
that the latter originally sprung from the democratic
ranks.
He alluded to the circumstance that during the can
vass 1870, he had seen on we-known hotel
called the "head-quarters" Of the democratic party
in that quarter, the sign democratic" one story
ard on another shead-quarers," and between
these placed the words, ''and native Ameri-
can" to read, democratic and native Ameri-
can head -quarters;', but subsequently the words
inserted had been erased-by what means the d.
vorce was effected he knew not In this portion of
his remarks
Mr. BR0DHEAD, being allowed the floor for
the purpose, said he would like to hear from his hon.
colleague an explanation, as he from the city of
Philadelphia how it had happened that in the last
gubernatorial election of that State, the native |
American and the wing parties had come to unite, |
and together to give the wing candidate majority |
Of 6 900 votesi
Mr. INGERSOLL. I cannot say; but this ! |
know, if by any accident the native Americans, |
having no third candidate for governor, happened
throw away their votes, the gentleman has rep
resented, they soon repented of their SINS and by
the LIST of November, very little time AFTER when
the presidential election came on they returned to
their allegiance and cast such vote; if they had
ever for moment gone with the wings they had |
speedily repented, and returned to their first love-
In reference to the allegation made that TO the |
native American party belonged the exclusive Gre
dit of quoting certain outbreaks that had occurred
some IL months ago, in and near the city of Phil |
adelphia Mr. |. gave spirited picture of those dis
asrous occurrences and referred to the facts of the
case to show that they had been repressed and pre-.
vented by the vaor and prompness of volunteer
corps OF both democrats and wings, and without
any particular intervention of the native Americans
He had no reproach to cast upon the native Amer. |
can party; if they could gather strength from the |
beginning, as they now manifested, let them 60 on /
and speed their progress; but he hoped that the |
TWO great parues OF tne country, having IN view the
good of the country, would not permit themselves |
to diverted by any movements from this combina. |
ton, but would continue to move in glorious |
rivalry, for the sake of promoting that good, and
advancing the interests Of the country and of man
kind.
Mr. HAMLIN, who had made previous at
tempt to gain the floor, now being successful, re- |
marked that it had been his intention to move
on this subect-matter the previous question. He |
had now risen for the same purpose; but before
submitting that notion he asked the attention of |
the House for a single moment. He did not rise to |
make speech, but to make an appeal to this |
House; and he trusted he might appeal with |
success to them, in relation to the course they |
would take on the motion he was about to |
make. They had now spent nearly one month |
Of the session, and they had practically done
nothing. They had presented to the House GER
tain resolutions proposing only an inquiry; and on
those resolutions had sprung up debate covering