Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-01-03

Housx or REPRESENTATIVES, DEC. so.

HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEC SO.
Mr.. DIXON, Of Connecticut addressed the House, and
observed that this debate had been confined TO the ques
appropriately before the House, he should have made
objection to the resolutions going any committee which
might he desired by their friends But since the discussion
had taken wide range and the final upon likely
TO be understood as of political opinion, Mr. ID. could
record his vote in favor Of that
doctrine Of which he had heard during this debate than
in his life before The true question 70 be decided
the question Of reference but whether that House would
authorize conclusion that its members favor Of the
Native American doctrines and to that question he should
speak
What was this question Of Native Anericanism If he
rightly understood it, Though the Massachusetts resolutions
did go the whole length real foundation rested two
IDEAS viz FIRST that naturalization laws should extend the
period of probation for the foreigner years and
secondly that all foreigners ought to be ineligible to any Of
flee held under this Government To both these positions
Mr. d. decidedly opposed He was not Tor extending the
period Of probation, and still less he in favor OF the mar
bgoy Of denying any foreigner the right to hold Office
Various had been given defence, especially OF the
latter position If the people choose to select for Office in
their gin born in the land ought not to be in their
power Was it for Congress TO restrict them Ought they
be judges for themselves in such The evil
any existed OF another character and from another
lay not in the present law, but in the frauds per
peated upon the law. Nor in the wisdom Of this or
any other Legislative body pass any which should be
wholly exempt from fraud And the extension of the
term Of probation being remedy for fraud, worked just the
other way The the term extended the more mo-
tive there for fraud, and the iau would be COM
mitted
But Mr. D. proposed 10 take Of this subject
had been said by gentleman the way (r. BowLs)
that this Native American party not protested TO be-
third party, but in reality only wing Of the great
Wing party Mr. d. wished to submit few considerations
| on that question.
And, first what had been the origin of this party Where
had it originated and when He utterly denied that its
origin among the Wings On the contrary they had had
nothing to do with it. The first time that had ever been
heard Of was in the city Of Philadelphia.
Mr. j. r. INGERSOLL here begged leave to explain and
Mr. d. having yielded the floor he proceeded that the
gentleman from Connecticut when speaking Of Philadelphia
would make the necessary distinction. The city of Phla-
deha proper hardly knew, such, of the existence Of this
party Two distinguished gentlemen Of the Native Amer-
creed in this House represented Democratic districts N
ing without the city altogether, with the exception
instance of two wards which had been included in the city
bounds to meet the last apporionmen Of representation
Congress.
Mr. DIXON, resumng said that he well knew Phladel-
pha to be too good Wing city to be tainted to any extent
with this heresy
1.-THE voice of Mr. C. j. INsERsoLL here distinctly heard
saying that will not do either; there pretty strong faint
of it throughout the city.
Mr.. DIXON fully of the political and moral differ
between the city proper and the districts referred to but
be that might this American party had originated in that
portion Of Pennsylvania which in the immediate vicinity
of Philadelphia proper, and in parance, ncu
ded within the general And he had few facts to
this subject in which, if he Mistaken he trusted
he should be corrected happened that in Of these dis
trcts adjoining Philadelphia certain gentleman had six
years ago. been nominated to ofcehe Irishmsn,
by the name OF Clark This nomination encountered great
dissahecton among the Democratic party and in
qucncc OF it the party at the ensuing election, to
technical phrase spotted that gentlemen their ticket
consequence of which he not elected and the osens
BILE that he Ishman--he had not been
born the right side Of the The election passed
over and all quiet and the event. by many forgot
ten but not by the Ishmen in that district They
beed the wrong they had endured and election which
took place three years after that when democratic nominal
ton was made they went in body and voted the other
ticket in consequence of which the whole Wing ticket
elected by majority Of upwards Of thousand It had
been discovered by good Democratic friends that these
Irish not to be depended upon they could be safely
used they had had the audacy think for themselves and
vote the Wing ticket and then and there that
Native Americanism had its BIRTH Then il that meet
ngs in favor of this party began be held and
attended by many Democrats, they by many Wings
Also These meetings the origin of the excitement
which prevailed among the Irshmen in Kensngton and il
was there that these riots commenced
To prove concusvely that the whole Of these amentae
scenes had had their origin from this difference in the
Democratic party he would state one fact The Native
American mob, after ecctng the deeds which they said
to have done that district and who really guilty he
would not undertake Decide straight from the
des and violence they had pepeaied the churches
and their very first act to sack the house Of this Mr.
Clark the whose influence had defeated the Democratic
party there three years after they had "spoted" him.
He might cite individuals by in that city in conrma
ton OF the position he had taken, but he should orbear from
doing unless it rendered necessary. He would, how
state fact which spoke for ITSELF The only
clergymen in the city Of Philadelphia who found
far disgrace the cloth they to attend these Native
American meetings. held for the very purpose Of exciting the
most malignant passions Of the human breast themselves
active members of the Democratic party and known
to exert strong influence il. He stated this a fact
and il it he should be happy be corrected He
would ask where and in what portion Of Philadelphia these
had occurred, and this Native party strongest The
city proper had of these Of this church.
burning Of this triumph the ashes Of the dwellings
Of foreigners, the spos Of Office.
mr. CHARLES IssERsoLL here inerposed and sad that
in the very heart of the city church burnt and the
Mayor present
Mr. DIXON resumed. Yes--but the mob which burnt
il had come from other quarters.
And now how did the party originate in New York Was
there any call for the formation Of such party there Was
not the Democratic party strong enoughin New York In
1913 the Democratic candidate for Mayor elected by the
astounding majority Of five six misunderstanding
him well to every body else. At that time might
tainly be called Democratic city,
Mr. d. here into the statistics Of the New York cleo
ton in 1914 and while he admitted that fourteen thousand
Wings, depanng of the election Of their candidate, had
gone and voted for the candidate Of the Native Ame
cans not less than ten thousand good Democrats must have
done the thing Mayor Harper could have been
elected. The origin Of tho party in New York hadee ex
acty similar to its origin in Philadelphia After the
Of the Democrats in ls43 and the election Of Morris mayor
number Of the small city Offices given TO Ishmen and
Immediately certain portion Of the Democracy began to de
all foreigners This detection had its origin in Tam
many Hall, and among the leaders of the Democratic party
and this will undertake TO deny.
What had been il origin in Boston Boston Wing