Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-13

Oar Aaowtcd Citizens.
Under the above caption tho Lynchburr
RepnSiican, ofthc- 3rd inst, makes the fol

fNPhotfcuHy Oh sue otu fnstss makes the foi-
lowing statement :
.'oar adopted citizens sh4 uld remember. moreo-
yer, that they arc required by the Wig commits
sioners IN tins place. to produce their naturalization
papers at the polls, like free negroes arc required
to producc their free papers or passes before our town
authoritics!l e., the Wing commits ,oners ofthis place
have adopted the Principle Tint u foreigner who has,
pcrchnnrc, Lost or mislaid his naturalization papers.
shall not be permitted to quality to the fact, and vote
but shall be denied the right of suffrage until he OBJ
tain copies of thsin agnin, This may be chilled what
Il may. but we submit, IL to any candid mind to say
ifi il does not dcgradc our adopted citizens to the lev
Ell ofthe free negro who has to carry his free papers
IN bis pocket to preserve his freedom. We knew
that the Wing comssioncrs disclaim such injustice.
nor do we charge them with intentional wrong; but
that such is the consequence of the unjust. arbitra-
" and insulting print iplc which they have. Tor the
last two elections, adopted, cannot be denied or sue
cessfully conirt vcrtcd."
We nave had a conversation with the
Wing Commissioners who conducted Gin
part the twolast elections held in this town.
and have their authority for saying, that NO
such rule, as The Republican speaks Of, mas
adopted. On the contrary, naturalizcd cit
liens were placed on precisely the same
footing with nativc-born citizens. In eth
err case. if the right of the suflragan TO vote
was moi known to the commissioners or
vouchcd for by respectable bystanders-
evidence of the fact was required. The
charge that any distinction was made has
no other foundation, than a desire, regard
less Of means, to excite and cmhittcr our a.
dopted fellow citizens against the Wing
party and secure their votes for the Loco
ioco ticket. When they sec and under
stand this fact, will they consent to co-ope-
rate with a party, upon whose published
statements they cannot rely, and by whom
they are liable to be imposed on. in every
step they may take.
More than this, can they be brought
10 assist in elevaling 10 the first and second
offices, within the gift of the people of this
State, men who stopped their ears to the
cry of furnished people,w who stcclcd their
hearts against the p~leadings Of eight mil
lions Of a noble and generous race. among
whom disease and want and death were
stalking abroad with fdcsolationl
Will the Sons Of the Emerald Isle, when
they remember the dreadful scenes OF LSl7
and 's-the rum that postilcnce and fam
inc wrought, among their countrymen,
friends and kindrcd-and are told that Jo-
sEpH Johnson, whom this same Demo
cratic party are now seeking to make Gov
crnor of Virginia, and SHELTON +. LEAKE.
their candidate for the Lieut.. Governor
: ship, united with Lewis Lcvin-thc leader
of the Native American party, and others,
in defeating a national appropriation, for
the relief Of suffering Ireland-will they
lend a hand, IL lonoring and rcwarding
them Oar treasury was full our era.
narics OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ships ready to
spread their sales and speed upon this
Hcaven-blcssed mission of mcrcy-Provi.
dcncc had almost seemed to design that
this daughter of the Old World-likc the
ancient maidcn-should render from her
own BOSOM the sustenance that would save
the furnishing parent ; but these men, dead
to all the sacred emotions Of the.timc, and
unmoved by the high impulses, with which
the heartof this great nation was ihrobbing,
opposed their influence and their votes 10
the generous scheme. and it failed. Think
Of this, yc men of ireland /; and when you
are appealed to. to vote the Democratic
ticket iorsuch unfoundcd reasons as the Re-
publican has set forth in the foregoing cx-
tract-deny that those reasons have any
existence, and appeal to the records OF
Congress for proof Of the fact,iha, the state
mcnt which ire have made is true.