The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-11-05
STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS.

HENRY SHAW AND NATIVE AMERICANISM
is well known to all readers, that Henry Shaw
OF Lanesboro well Known of the three northern
doughfaceS spoken of by John Randolph, by whose
vote Missouri tackled upon Name and admitted into
the union a slaveholdng State, is the candidate
of the Native American party Tor the office OF Governor
of this State As Shaw has never been ku,wn to
press any sentiments favorable 10 that party, his accept
ance of the nomination has been questioned, and The
letter of acceptance has been called for But il never
has been published In this absence of any evidence
of his present opinions that question those which he
volunteered TO give but few months since, may lie
thy of attention.
In December 1884, Henry Shaw wrote and published
in The Pttsfeld Sun, two articles in relation to Aliens
and the Naturalization Laws, the object of which 10
encourage foreign emigration by allowing all foreigners
Immediately to become citizens by very summary pro-
cess, the very reverse of what the Native Americans
propose.
In his first article he commences BY referring 10 the
constitutional provision for establishing naturalization
laws and then goes to treat of the rights which
acquired by such laws citizens OF the several States.
He then asks ia aeo, authorizing oil foreigners APP
plying TO the proper court TO be admitted to the rights Of
citizenship, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS RESIDENCE,
rcouid upon the whole be best 2" He then proceeds
as follows
To make distinctions against the foreigner is
unworthy the spirit of the age to make them in
his favor would be unjust to ourselves. But to
make lCGr upon them, because thea hold opinions
10 POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS,eCD DIFF
tefing from u.s. aOouId only discover to the tUOrId
our unlftness to possess or enjoy the institutions
of freedom.
ssThe Rights of Persons is, at once the basis and
the distinctive characteristic of our system of
Government. Let US not shrink from its main
tenance. No class of men in this country are
more apt, or efficient supporters of this great
principle, than the foreigners They all have
left Governments founded upon property and
privilege, where the rights of things engrossed
the public care. Do The reason that compels
their immigration, fits them for citizens here
II Receive them as brothers, and treat them as
SUCH for in the day of your adversely their bare
bosoms may breast the invader, while your own
u PAMPERED SONSI- may find that war
is repugnant to the interests OF {" moral and re-
ligious people, others employ themselves in
&c calculating the value of the Union"-and still
another class, in whose bosoms cowardice, or a
lingering, inherited love OF the enemy, may have
given birth to g constitutional scrupes against
marching across the boundary line"
The new impulse given to ancient doctrines
and preudices, deserves the serious attention OF
the public. Under former Dynasty, aliens were
singled out for persecution, and the hatred and
intolerance by which they were pressed, was
doubtless a prominent reason for taking from that
Dynasty the power to alfiict them or the country.
The same fury warmed their Anglo Patriotism
against an extension of the territory of the Re-
public then, now. But in both the views
taken, the great and sensible mass of the people
saw nothing dangerous but the illiberaIty OF those
who entertained them. The people went on,
building up the empire, by enargng its domain,
and encouraging the down-trodden sons Of Eu-
rope to come and inhabit it, We had Land and
Liberty, and, in the benevolence of full hearts
we invited the old world to share it with u.s.
NJ WHY PAUSE IN OUR NOBLE ca
REER2e0
In his article, he says, "upon mature reec
ton on the subject, lam satisfied that SOME probato7
should be required" Otherwise foreigner might come
here, day and get naturulzed and leave the coun
try the next day, and, as American citizen, involve
us ID difficulty abroad Still he would require 10 long
or residence than required in the several States res
pecliyely, TO enable native citizen to be voter liz
then goes on explain his plan Of naturalization, a.
follows
3 q Z Z !
Let the law require that every foreigner may claim
Of the federal State Courts, a certificate Of Naura
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