The daily union., 1852-09-29
The Whig Candidate and the Foreign orn
Citizen.

VI iNo'c'"oN'
The Whig Candidate and the Foreign b orn
Citizen.
OF the many extraordinary pretensions put forward by
the whg party during the present canvass that of being
the peculiar friends Of the "foregner" is certainly the
most imputent, il not the dishonest In view Of
the violent hatred of the foreigner manifested by
General Scottin view of his active and anxious efforts
proracled through many years, TO debar the immigrant
from the rights and privileges Of ci,izenshpin view Of
the fact that he once prepared address designed to
rally native American pary-in view OF his Reed let
ter OF 1884, and his scheme promulgated in the year
through the columns OF the National Inteigencer for ex
cludng The native OF other countries from the franchises
OF citizen OF this countryin view of these notorious and
1agran demonstrations OF dstrust and hatred OF the
foreigner the part of the whig candidate, il is
tanly the climax OF impudence in his party to commend
him the especial champion OF the interests Of the
foreigner II our system of naturalization had been all
tered in conformity with the suggestions OF General
Scott-if his wishes and his counsel in respect TO the
privileges to be extended TO the immigrant bad been
ried out in the policy OF THE governmenneilher German
nor Irishman, Frenchman, would be entitled to
voice in the election OF public officers and yet
the whg candidate presumes set up exclusive claim
TO the of these very foregn-born citizens whom be
wanted to dsfranchise is not this the sublime OF impu
dence9 Is not something more-is il not an insult to
those whom he wished to prescribe and degrade, to de.
mand Of them TO repose confidence in him by whom they
ds,rused and suspected and to rally to the support
OF their most yndctive persecutor An humble petition
for pardon return for conirite acknowledgment of
error is as much would suppose the wrong -doer
and oppesso burst ask of his vctim but General Scott,
tJa hat,a ,ha
spaniel which licks the hand that smtes it, the excess
of his arrogance presumes to claim the friendship and
support OF the men whom he wished TO grind in the
dust Does the whig candidate imagine that the foreign
born citizens of America are tame and submissive as
to bow in homage TO him who sought to impose upon
them the most ntolerabe of all burdens to proud and
independent sphe burden OF class distincion OF civil
disability Or that the memory of the wrongs he would
have done them be obliterated, and the wrongs
themselves atoned for, by the sugaed words, The de-
ceilu smiles, and the hypocrtcal iawnng OF place.
hunting politician Or possibly the whig candidate
fances that the "foreigner' be amused and pro-
piiiaed by the complaisance and fattey OF the "war
worn soldier" Il may be something Of compmon, 10
the Irishman to have great man General Scott say
that he loves 10 hear the rich brogus," bat it will
hardly be thought satisfactory reparaton for the out
rage inflicted upon the feelings OF our foreign born fel
ow-ctizens, by the Infamous proposition to degrade
them from the position OF independent reemen 10 the
level OF prescribed and dsfTanchsed class
General Scott proposed TO deny 10 foreigners the rights
and privileges OF citizenship because he did not deem
them capable OF the safe and intelligent exercise OF those
rights and privileges Has he recanted the accusa
lion against the oreign.borp citizen implied in this obec
ton He Processes to have abandoned his odious ma
tive Amercanism, but not because the foreigner is less
brutal and unfit for the possession OF political rights
than he was once regarded bat because be has proved
himself capable OF courageous conduct on the field OF
battle. The whg candidate is willing 10 allow the for
sgner the right TO vote nasmuch as he fought bravely
in the Mexican war Did be not fight gallanlly for
his adopted country in the war Of 1912, and was not
General Scott then the spectator Of his valor' The
reason urged by the whig candidate for his recent
change Of feeling towards the foreigner is pre-
posterous and ridiculous as That change is hollow and
insincere. General Scott himself has assured US Of
the wothlessness OF "paper professions made for the
occaslon and he cannot be surprised il the foreign
born cyen doubts the sincerity OF that friendly dispos
ton, of which be saw no manifestation until il became
necessary TO propiae his favor and SECURE his vote
General Scott must give some better guarantee than the
speeches. tha, he will again be fired with ndgna
tom against the foreigner, propose TO prescribe and
degrade him. before his resentment a, past indgnes can
be propated and his confidence ia justice for the future
be secured And il is just and rational that the for.
egn. born citizen should adhere TO that party which has
been the consistent and sowavering champion OF his
shts-of that party wbi-A swept from the statute. book
he odous alien and sedton laws and conferred upon
him the privileges which he dearly piges-ss thai he
should dis,rus the interested professions and repel the
bypocrical advances and the eleventh hour friendship OF
his ancient and proscripve enemy.
jackson and Scotia Comparison.
The National Intelgencer attempts 10 Offset the esor
nous sums which General Scott has received from the
treasury by publishing the accounts Of General Jackson
while in the military service After all the items OF pay
and emoluments received by the Hero OF New Orleans
while officer in the army added together, the sum
total on he TaeRigeneers showing, is only Sis,.
55s 10 while The receipts Of General Scott since 1915,