The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-08-21
80 Scott and NatIyiSm ~

of the Generals letter to the Philadelphia Churcl
burners be says: (rhe italic are our OWN
When that letter was writer, which ho,c.rsi
has J-en creiitabiy ARMED not 10 kare been crit
ten By Scott, the democracy were running mt,
unwonted excess IN inducing foreigners, many q
whom were SatHydlH ,gsordM; Of the nature q
our institutions, 10 a5use the voting privilege :,
as almos, TO render it worthless To- all cE.ceraed.
The democracy" induced Foreigners, who
were naturally i9aoraut. to abuse the voting
privilege" This is certainly compliment t.
our adopted citizens. |, Is nealy on a par with
tte one paid them by Gen. Scot, in his " .1JHcri-
ca, letter" where he places Aliens, on an equal
footing with -Ntgros, and lrd,sn&
! Now, We are inclined TO think tia, our adopted
citizens are no more naturally icaorp', than our
neighbor Of the Republicans Is. We believe tia!
nature has At least done as much foT their intel
[ lec,s as for lis. For 10 man. Of even Ordinary
I intelligence, would at this late day. attempt to
/ deny that Gen Scott, wrote that Native Amer.
can letter to Mr. Reed Of Philadelphia" And We
sre surprised that our ueshbor should make hm
self so ridiculous "a to attempt it, since it has
been so frankly acknowledged by the New York
/ 7riburs and since the fol- and lucid explanation
Of its Authenticity, date, &c. given BY Col Webb
of the New York Courier and Enquire. who
declares that he saw the original in the Generals
own hand writing.
( But, We take i, for granted by all hands-by
all wings and democrats, that no man who has
. .,
J moment, doubt the fact that Geo. Scott wrote
the letter alluded tor that he has for nun
Der Of years, held the narrow minded views OF
the Native American party, as convictions. And
if the editors Of the R,pa5!ier, have not read en-
ough in their own par!izan papers to salty them
of this truth they are lamentably ignorant Of
what is going the rounds Of the public prints at
the preseat time.
There is but one point more in the long article
in the Rlprjiicaa which we deem worth no;lciu;
1t is as follows:
Gen. Scots recommending, as an officer Of the
Army, contracting the term of naturalization TO
one year, in regard to soldiers in actual service
does not logically imply that foreigners are sought
to BE- nataraii:ed in no OTHER way, and no sane
man rtR make such an inference
In conuexon with this We will give the ex.rac,
from Gen. SCOTS letter Uf acceptance, here al.
! luded to. He says;
| would recommend or approve a single a.
teration in our naturalization laws suggested by
my military experience. viz: Giving TO all foreign.
ers the right Of citizenship, who shall faithfully
serve, ~ time ~ rdr, one year on board Of our
public ships or in our land forces regular or VIOLIN.
ieer. on their receiving 40 honorable discharge
from the service
In reading these two extracts we are inyUlun
Aarily led to the following conclusion:
y, Either the Editors of the Republican, and Gen
Scott are wofulIy ignorant Of the Constitution o
the United States or they are seeking TO cheat
Our foreign population out Of the right Of citizen
ship, through false pretcutions.
The constitution provides but for one made o.
naturalization. II expressly says tia; Congres:
, shall "estlbiih an uniform rule Of natTa''.G
, ton" There can be no tro rdys Of naturalizn1
foreigners-thc rule must be uniform, and, there
fore were Congress to adopt the single al.
teri ton" proposed by Gen Scotland which be
says he " would recommend lone years service
in the Army or Navy dsriny a rar, would be
the only po.sib: means by which foreigner
could ever gam citizenship in this glorious land
Of freedom aud equal rights. What an induce
ment such system would be to foreigners, to
whom We are greatly indebted for our present q
gantc strides in in, Improvement, wealth and Ma
tional greatness, TO come and settl. among u, II
Drawing the cannons mouth for one year were
the only means for purchasing the RICH; Of be-
coming citizen. And when we remember that,
during actual rar would be the only time when
an opportunity would afforded for them to attain
that privilege, and that since the formation Of this
government, we have had but two wars in which
our Army numbered over 10000 men, we ak.
how many Of the 100000 immigrants, who Lind
GU our shores annually, would ever te 30 fortunate
IS to become citizens Of the United States Why,
the influx Of ore year would furnish more sol
diers than re have had in the service for the last
twenty years including those engaged ia the late
var with Mexico.
But the Republican says that Gen SCOTS plan
does not logically imply that foreigners are
sought 10 be naturslized IN no other way We
say it does losicaly" imply it, aud b.. assertions
to the contrary only show his ignorance % the
Constitution. We further say it is the only con.
struction which Gen SCOTS letter will admit u
For We are unwilling to believe that Gen. Scott
is so shameiully ignorint as not to know that
there can be no tlro rags Of na,uralilius for.
eigners.
This construction is also in keeping with the
, views, showed two weeks sgo, from hi. own let
ters, which Gen Scott has entertained for the last
ten years and which, he has repeatedly said, wer,
in bis mind "eoarietioas' which he could neyei
rcnounce.
The question then arises, what motive could
!, Gen. Scott have had IN inserting the paragraph
, above quoted in his letter Of acceptance
The following is evidently the only answer
st,o catch the foreign vote, which he well knew
he had forfeited by his numerous Native Amer
can publications, And
Cd, To leave aloop hole through which l.,
could carry ou.Ais Native American views, shoul,
| he be elected President.
Communicative learn from the Colonization
Journal for the present month, that an expedition