The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-31


neutrality our part under such circumstances would
be very like the silence of the sentinel who should neg
ec TO alarm the camp when he the enemy advancing
upon it. Whenever shall party IN this country
pursuing OF action calculated 10 reduce lnsh,
men 10 the condition of political seys, we shall sound
the alarm whether that party call itself wing or demo
cratic and shall do without the hope or desire OF
reward from the party, or fear IRON the Indignation
OF the other
try anything that should nshmen to forget all such
matters as tariffs, banks, &C. and rally IN united and
unshakable opposition to party when threatens 10 take
from them the power TO have anything TO say III the sell
Element OF any political question we unhesltatngly
say that there is We presume all our readers are Ia
mar with the common facts OF the recent Pennsy lvanla
election They aware that the wing party has tn
umphed IN that State that, Tor almost the hrst tune IN
the history of Pennsy lvania wing, federat, has
either been chosen governor of that State or nearly so
that the wings have large majority OF the members OF
Congress- and that the State Legislature is theirs How
has this singular result been brought result that
has asonished all men, and more than those be-
longing the triumphant pary' We will leave il for
the Philadelphia Daily Sun, the organ OF the native
American party in Pennsy vanla, to say. Here IS ITS
manner OF accounting for the wing victory IN that State
Read, and let your political be in accordance with
the impression that the article makes on your mind;
"rhe native-Amercan party in the city and county OF
their power been already felt the extremity Of the
State and upon the IN of November viii also be elt
throug the Their fourteen thousand votes have
already turned the election for governor in this Common
wealth, and mainly contributed 10 place William f John
the gubernaoria chair We have great TO
be proud of this result for almost immediately alter the re-
ceip OF the OF the resignation OF Governor skunk we
suggested the nomination of Mr. Johnston for that office
The native Americans, with unanmity wholly unexam-
ed responded tie nalion and their ac
ton influenced the election of Tuesday last Iii also singu-
lar fact that the natipe american pnrty ,cich ra
gesed and afterwards fHaphanHy elected Coz Johnston
high office Of President of The Uned States OLD RoUGH AND
READYhe peoples candidate The last National Conueniom
Of the native american party passed resolution, requesng
The native Ametcans Of the Union TO rally 0h energy :"
g o. Ger Mae@sy 1ay~ Jeh hf asss is pa
depha June last, adopted nominee, and shall be
means of the vote zoe possess How proud ponton al
ready occupy pary, and how has our organ,Safiog
We are literally Spartan band, that the hour OF peril
and difficulty stood up Tor our country and Its beloved nst
tutons and have aided in driving from place and power IN
this State party that has almost estered In Its own cor
rup tT ana mora CONTEST in which to sro,rs and we
should buckle for the fight. The victory
already achieved should stimulate renewed and
Rough and Ready for captains 1t is impossible TO fail
for he the leader that fails to conquer and who
certain OF success, and we rally our olces and prepare
for he conflict the overthrow OF the sesyed democracy
White House old Whey the fourth OF March,
and will have the consolation OF Knowing 1t has been done
ponens Just where zoe tcanf men, and all tat neces
y complete the overthrow that friends give
Them a LITTLE MORE GRAPE
We have looked anxously over the whig papers, in
the hope OF seeing denial of the correctness OF
the statements made by the Sun, for we could not believe
that they would taclty admit their truth but we
have looked in vain, and hence we have come to the
conclusion that the hig victory in Pennsylvania is the
result of an alliance between the wing party and the ma
tve-AmeIicans. By coalition between these two par
have the wings obtained possession OF the State gov
eminent; and through the base means, it would
ment of the United States. And what do they give in
return for such important assistance They promise, we
suppose, to carry out the purposes of the native Ameri-
the event of the election of Gen. Taylor What
those purposes? They to preuent all foreigners
and particularly Ihmen and CATHOLICS, rom becoming
citizens of The United States until after residence Of TWEEN
,,tf mt oil hla,yc cba
aid the English in depressing the Irish he natives
do not aid the lwhigs grauously; and the bargain is
neither more less than this, that the natives shall
help them make President, and they, in return, shall
enact those yrannical laws-the offspring OF political
intolerance and religious fanatcismthrough which 1t
is hoped that the Irish in America may be kept down
like that portion of it which is still, cursed by subsection
to the British crown Whether there is third party 10
this alliance, namely, England acting through her repre-
though we sincerely believe tina, there is England is
deeply interested in having naturalization laws
made harsh and inolerant the natives desire, as
thereby her subjects would have less nducement to
come to the United States We may be assured that
when anything is proposed against lrishmen, England
more or less to do with IT. she pursues her victims
every where, and would everasngy harass those whom
she has ruined
We might write at great length this subject which
of vast Importance TO readers but at present
conne ourselves to two points, both deservi ng
of much consideration in this connection.
is an historical fact that whenever foreigners have
been assaicd in the United States their assaants have
posed by the democratic party who have ever commended
against the fanatca projects of the natives The early
naturalization laws of the United States snguarly
LIBERAL they requiring only two years residence to make
a foreigner citizen. This before federalism had
much developed itself. When that Liberal doc
trne began to get the ascendency, the time was
extended TO fue gears. In 179S-99, when every de-
partner, of the government was in the hands OF the
ederasts whgs-the two names representing
only one thing-the law changed to re-
qulre residence OF FOURTEEN YEARS on the part OF the
foreigner before he could become eligible to citizenship,
and the government clothed with power to Danish
any foreigner from the country at short notice, and
administration of John Adams; and Mr. Choae, emf.
nen wing orator. tells that his policy will be revived
by the election of Gen. Taylor In the great contest of
1900 the democracy trumphed and one OF the earliest
Of President Jefersons administration was the repeal
of the federal law requiring residence OF fourteen years
the part of the foreigner to become an American cit-
zen. Under democratic rule the present comparatively
liberal law has been maintained for almost half centu-
y and it has been condemned only by wings and their
allies, the natives.
H. During the recent troubles in Ireland, there has
been only one leading wing paper Uhe New York
Tribune) that has warmly sympahzed with the Irish
other wing papers have initiated the noble conduct OF
the Tribune has been our misfortune not to have
them On the other hand, we have seen every leading
democratic paper in the United States upholding the
cause of Ireland; while leading wing papers have made
and its advocates the subjects OF the berest attacks
and the most harsh denupciations Take the papers in
this city The democratic papers Boston Daily Times
and Boston Post) have uniformly maintained the
of Irish nationality and independence, while at least two
have let slip opportunity of manesng hostility to
the radical portion of the Irish people Smith Ofrien
has been put down insane because he preferred his
countys that of the foreigners and the PROPOSE