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


tons referred to- and doubt expressed whether they
had been adopted or not but another Ohio member testified
that they had BEEN
After the election in 1884, the Native party had enjoyed
great prosperity in New Yoa greater than ever before
and great fact strike into both parties The
whole city seemed to go for them Mr. d. found it
stated in very able paper published there in behalf Of the
tves before Tammany Hail. Chat Mecca of American
liberty, which she fed from persecution elsewhere halted
and then made the welkin ring with deaenng shout for
" Wright, Gardiner, Polk, Dallas and Victory !" So much
for Democratic opposition Navsm. Mr. ID. here also
fened quotation from the paper, in which the Ma
tive party had impored the Wings not TO vote for any
who held language in favor Of the Germans the FRENCH and
above ALL the natives Of the Emerald se Mr. D. read the
very language referred to.
twas known gentlemen that the Democratic party pro-
sed and attempted prove to foreign voters and ese
cay the Catholics that they special friends 10 them
and to their religion and preached them loudly in favor Of
the rights of conscience Now would not he believed that
there State this Union which blessed beyond all
others by the beaGc vision Of the thrice holy light Of De-
mocracy in its purity, the State Of New Hampshire
(and he spoke of her with all rcspec her boast TO
be the purest of the pure and identified beyond all others with
modern Democracy Now, Mr. d. held in his hand the Con-
stuon Of this thrice Democratic State, and he invited his
Democratic friends and all good Irish Democrats especially
such of them Catholics to the specimens he was
about read them of Democratic literally, from which
they might better understand what modern Democracy really
was Nh d. then quoted those clauses Of the Constitution
which provided for the support of Protestant ministers, and
which required that every member OF the House OF kepesen
should Of the PRoTEsTANT RELIGION, and should cease to
represent his district he ceased to profess that religion lie
quoted similar provision as TO the Senators OF New HamP
shie who prohibited from continuing to be Senators It
they ceased to be PaoTEsrASrs] Now, suppose that
honest liberty hman should come over TO this land
Of freedom and hearing that had political parties here,
should inquire which of the parties most friendly TO HIM
and his countymen he would, OF course, he told that
the Democratic party and if being very jealous, he
should further inquire which Of the States was the most Demo
cratic, he would Of course, be told that New Hamp
SHIRE His reply would probably be, Ihen by the powers,
I'll 60 straight to New Hampshire" Well he goes 10 New
Hampshire, and by the help of the blessed Wing tariff upon
his honest industry he is able to overcome the first obstacle
in his way to the Legislature and acquires property OF
ElO0 He gets nomination. and, not spotted by the party
an Irshman is elected and attempts TO take his seat But
be is told by the presiding officer that there may be still
objection in his way Are you Protestant Protest
ant! /, faith" Well, you must either become Pro-
give up your seat We have ne Legislators in New
Hampshire but Procstants"
Now, what would such poor Irshman do Why, like
true hearted Irish Catholic, he would rather give up his Of
fee than his religion, and would probably leave New Hamp
shire disgust thinking Of that thrice democratic State
Dr. Johnson did Of Scotland that sit was an excellent place
go from" An iustrous gentleman from Massachusetts,
him, (Nlr. ADAMs) had exclaimed in this Hall,
God bless New Hampshire " and surely every Wing must
be ready to repeat the prayer God bless New Hampshire
Bound she had been in party trammels-seeped 70 the
very lips in democracy thrice distilled she was fast bursting
her chains and emerging nto day and her Wing sisters
prepared hail her almost egenerated Thus
peared that the Native Americans gave least equivoca
the Wing party church-buners " barnburncrs
Ga which certain portion Of the Democratic party had
delighted in taking themseves) That stigma, at least,
did not belong to the Wings.
And now what was the real evil in this matter of naura
zaon 1t that certain party had attempted to deceive
and deude mmgrang foreigners the moment they set
their feet upon Shores and TO persuade them that the
Democratic party their only friends This deusion
must be and Mr. ID. knew better mode OF
compIsbng it than that alluded by honorable member
from Mchigan who had said, in certain memorable speech
of hto fofr nopno
the gentleman had explained his language and Mr. ID.
willing allow him the full benefit Of bis expanaons
but truth sat the lips Of some men, and spang OIL ere they
and certainly there vast deal of truth in
what the gentleman had first said 1t could not he denied
that there certain sort Of Democracy which education
did always destroy and that the covering over foul de-
sign by fair pretex For example, when the annexation
Of Texas advocated here by gentlemen from the South,
they stated openly honestly and honoraby what was the
ground which they advocated it. and what the conse
quence which they expected from in extending and secur-
ing their domestic institution but when that
before the people of the North, how did its Democratic
friends advocate it there Did they out like men, as the
Southcrncrs done No. they advocated the
the base the FALSE the hypocrtcal pctcxt that to abo
fish slavery This Of those fasehoos which cduca-
ton would teach honorable cast beneath his feet
So when Of foreign friends lett country where wages
low scarcely TO furnish him with food from day to
day, and in his lot with he only wanted the
light Of education convince him that wages like those should
not be allowed here, and that the labor which satisfied
with such ought not TO be suffered 10 compete with the
labor of American frecmcn.
Mr. d. said that he prepared TO far as any gen
enan in protecting the purity Of the ballotbox and his
State had acted on that very matter in convention They
had resolved that there need of taking that
matter which should build up this American party They
had done all in their power to elections
and in their efforts accomplish that object they had
tered al every step the bteres opposition from the Demo
cratic party But they had recently passed law which
dcred morally impossible for any to vote who had
right TO the franchise for any who had TO be deprived
of its exercise Very seldom had such connection been wit
messed between another certain party and the purity OF the
ballobox The people of Connecticut need for any
against adopted citizens In his district there
large number Of these persons and they we'll
informed any Native American He wished the gcnte
man from Michigan (Mr CHPMAs) could only witness the
zeal with which they made his sort OF democracy
"A laughl better army Of Wing soldiers he had never
any where and he did wish them degraded by
being shut out from any office in the peoples gift They
derst,od the and bearing Of institutions well
any body and capable of dischargng official duty
any other citizens.
A gentleman from Missouri (Mr BowLIs) had told the
House that he opposed all the reforms which
rife in the country excepting the temperance reform
Now, he could tell the gentleman that in that opinion he
would not be supported by the natives Of the Emerald c
The temperance reform had covered Ireland with glory, and
had raised the moral tone of her inhabitants that they
now enabled to meet in the gigantic masses and yet in
the most peaceabe and orderly manner to get repeal Of
their conncxon with the British Parliament Some years
this would have been impossible and this Of the
great benefits that thew education They