Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-05-13


words to beat their opponents-in counting the favor
and suffrage of naturalzed citizens. For this pur-
pose many advocate such an alteration of the natu
ralization laws, will give emgrants the privilege
of voting afte years resdence,upon declaring their
intention to become citizens, and taking, an oath of
allegiance. We had feared conception of some
such project this, by the % pcrats," for the pur-
pose of effectuay using, to <ir own advantage.
the prejudice which had arise rom the mistaken
views of the ''natvcs;" but we ever thought we
should be called TO oppose this, coming from Wing
So far as informed the .4i5&ay Evening Jour-
nal, must have the infamy of brif ling up this mis-
chevious proposal, which can in til end only result
injurious to the country and destru i've to the Wing
party.
We say injurious to the country, because no
moonstruck fool, who ever has, or still retaines,
particle of sense, can for moment think that
immigrants can by any possibility short of miracle,
fit themselves for the exercise of the right of suffrage
in one year. How can they become acquainted with
the capacities of public men; much less with the
general policy of the country, with the distinctive
measures, the honesty the hypocrisy of parties:
the demagogueism, and ambition of asprants, in fine
with the multifarous and perplexng of politics
which SO often mislead our citizenship the man.
ner born," quite astray Nor is the annual amount
of foreign immigration trifng that the access Of
so much unprepared suffrage is of small moments on
the contrary it does actually ,cield the destiny of the
country and must unless by mere accident, prove
injurious.
We say it will prove destructive to the Wing par
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measure and if they did the foreign population would
be just as surely drawn to their opponents other
questions at present; and unless things shape
they never yet have in few years the democrats
would have stolen the very honor of this.
! If we mistake Motive hope we do-the Tribune
has seconded this proposal. We have glimpse
on two of it in other papers but we would hope it
might rest where it is For the present naturaliza-
ton laws for their just enforcement for all that they
give naturalized citizens we are willing to contend.
We are not "native," narrow, nor bgoted, in our
views. We are not offended that the adopted citi-
zen does not vote we do, any more than we
that the native does not. Let him but come among
US, learn history-not the romantic tales of the
Revolution, but the History of to-day-the history
of scrambles and scrambers, for oce-let him learn
to distinguish frothy defamation from true patriot
ic-imbbe the spirit of our insttutlons-and prove
his regard for laws by his obedience to thenand
we will bid him welcome, in the tones of his Father
land to his adopted country.
Here we are willing to abide; let friends go
further if they viii, but if steady adherence to might
y truth not give cause success, choose to
fall rather than invoke the aid of prejudice and
Truth AND FALsEHooo.-It is an old and true say
ing, that falsehood will run great way before truth
gets his boots on. The following black fasehood
arrived yesterday morning from Detroit, and is now
on the wings of the wind, flying through the State.
at appears from the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, that there is surplus of nearly elev-
en- million dollars on hand. Pretty well for Jimmy
Folks second year.
The second year of ''Tippccanoe and Tyler too
rule, saw the nation in debt over twenty Million
Free Press
We are not vet aware that truth has yet started in
pursuit.
During Van Errens administration, from 1886 to
40, the war upon the United States Bank with the
operation of other OF Jackson and the Sub
Treasury law, had drained the National money box
dry. The Democra tic administration of Van Buren,
confessed the fact and issued again and again, Treas
ury notes based the prospective revenues of the
country. In this way the nation became so deeply
involved in debt, that in 1912, the second year of
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too" rule, before the meas
ures of that rule had time to relieve the distress
produced by its predecessors, the nation in debt
twenty millions.
In that very year the present Tariff was enacted
under the influence of which, the business of the
country has revived, the Treasury has been repen-
Ished, Van Burens debt discharged, and surplus in
the Treasury of nearly 'cleven million dollars.
Will the Free Press dare to say boldly that the
debt of twenty millions, existing in Tyler's second
year, occasoned by the of his admins
tratIon, that the present surplus is the effect OF
any measures of Polk! No! it dare not; the truth
is too palpable.
The fault of the twenty million debt, existing in
lS42 if it existed, belongs to Messrs Jackson and
Van Buren,. The merit of the present surplus be-
longs to the Wing congress of 1912.
THE GEM OF ScrENcE.-Thls is the title of a new
semi-Monthly, just commenced at Ann Arbor, the
first number of which we have received. Its range
of subjects seems to be rather wide, but it is partic
ularly devoted to Phrenology Animal Magnetism
and the SO called system of Physiology based upor
these theories.
1t would be unfair to scan too closely the frs
number of periodical of this character, but no
tlced several very considerable errors both in Gram
mar and Typography, which should in future be cor
&c AZ p,bl;shor ,rould rive his vorL hill