New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-11
Nntiyism-Pure.

GEORGE w. WOODWARD heads the
Pierce and King State ticket in Pennsylvania as
candidate for Justice Of the Supreme Court. In
1867, he was a member Of the Convention which
framed the present Constitution of Pennsy lyania
and therein lSee Convention Proceedings, vol. ",
p. 5ll)
ar Woodward moved to amend the amendment,
BY adding thereto the words aud that the said Com
mlee be aso Instructed to inquire into tho proprsy Of
90 amending the Constitution as 70 PREVENT any for
egners who may arrive Ia this State after the t0urth
darof July, leil FROM ACQUIRING THE RIGHT
10 VOTE or 10 HOLD OFFICE IN THIS CON.
NOW EALTHp"
In support Of til proposition, Mr. Woodward
said, Up. 4i6-7)
Sir, appreciate az much az any man living the
many political rights and privileges whlch In com
with the people Of the United States am ne y ENJOYING
arc u - my honest Impression, that WE DO BU +
sQUANDEkTHOsE RlIlLEGE5 la comforting them
upon every individual who chooses O. come aud claim,
them He knew that great portion of those Who came
among US nom foreign countries consist frequently of
me WORST PART or TIE POPULATION OF
THOSE COUNTRIES, thstthey are USACQUAfNrED
WITH The VALUE or THESE PRIVILEGES AMI
thar therefore, they DO NOT KNOW now TO
'ALUE IbEM think thai, 10 thus comforting inds-
Grimm ately upon all, we are DOING INJURY To OUR
LIBERTIES AND OUR IN5lITU rIOE5; and believe
that II the time has JET come 10 will speedily come
when II VIII Do ndispensably necessary either for this
J~NJi " OF ctats or OF inc tinted
siatss inquire whether Il IA not Hghtso pu, plan
into execution BY which foreigner should be prevented
from controlling cur elections and broH-bes.ing our
American citizens al the pols"
Judge Woodward continues:
And what claim have foreigners from any country
aye, Sir, from any country which Is strong enough T.
Justly rs ia PhOSTlIUIiNG OUR POLITICAL,
PRIV lLEGE5 by conferriDg t1em csrf sasly and In.
oseTininsteiy on every Individual who may reside.
here tor tive or three years bOcon ne a nAyurallzad
ciuzou-std then command our oDeesf There arr
very many Of these emf grants who know nothing of
political privileges IN tnelr Own country before tbsv
eujrste 10 this The world l. unkaoyp 10 them or /,
lbey hear oi AZ al, they hear II IL "a somethiog IN
which theJ have 20 participation Il not his toe lac,
elr, Ne all know that Il Is know that yerv many
Of hefe emieranu never enjoyed srv polluted nrIvi
leges U emse lVes-thatI they HAVE NO KNOWLFDGR
~ ~ ihLD, aAD Last or ALL HAVE rHEY ANY
KNOWLEDGE or OUR PEOPLE OTR GI,vFPN
hEhT, OR OUR INSTITUTIONS. Ths scauirsnsn,
On tnis kLo"ieoge Is not the work OF a dsv Tnsv
pave DO sympafoy In common with us thev hsv. M
grsuocstlons % RENDER TEEN PIT RFcTPIANTs
VI THESE HIGH POLITICAL PRIVnEGEs"
Only last fall, Sept G, 1851, he defended the
above proposition az follows:
we. 20 would complain Of my proposition Certainly
no foreigner then In the country-nons ON hia w.y n
tlh eouDtTy-nOne who should choose 10 com, bsf.r.
1s stn OF July leilfor Of these wsre 10 be o.,
GUIDED from sDythlns-either res.dence or nolltca
privileges among Us. Nor could those Who sIors,,
esooss TO come after the 4th Of Jaly Is.l comnlsn ~
they would have had nearly four ye,fs notIes at
HtTe not TO share in our POltiteaIprirtlegu." '''
Now, imagine the Ways putting uo such
candidate as this, and just think what a no;.,
would be made about it But the Adoptsd Cit;