The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-08-05


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Thursday Evening, 1uIy DO, 1859
GEN. sSsorT=-Nativism.- near as we
can guess withoutactual measurement, :
bout two-thirds ofthe political'matter in the
two Locofoco papers of this city, is made up
Of falsehoods and Interpretations in re-
gard to the position Gen, Scott occupies to-
wards our naturalized citizens and nat
uralizations laws. The object of this is ap-
parent. The Irish and German vote forms q.
very important part in our elections, and if
this class Of votersis gainedby such means as
these, it counts so much towards eleeting
Pierce and establishing British free-trade in
this country-so much against any Internal
improvements and great deal towards null
lifying the effect of our Independence by,
making this country, in the Language of the
London Times, PRACTICAL ALLY of
the commercial policy of Great Britain. -
true Americans, whether native or NATURAL
lied, andthe leaders ofthe British free-trade|
party, only expect to carry their point by
misrepresenting the candidate of the Ameri-
can party and bringing an opposition to
bear against him having its origin in preju-
dice and falsehoods. We cannot think for
moment that they will be to any extent
successful. si's3 - H" q" )"s. ~
The truth of 1t is, as the Tribune remarks,
Gen, Scott never was a native candidate;
never gave a native vote. But he did for
merly believe, in view of the gross abuses of
our naturalization laws and the violence at
the polls in which immigrants from Europe
were conspicuous, that the privileges ofNat7,
uraliza,ion ough, to be materially restricted
if not wholly withheld in future. ThereIis
no eoncealment on this head, no mystery a.
bout it, Gen. Scott himself says, in the
only letter he ever wrote for publication in
his own name on this subject, that he form
erly so believed and protested; butthat ex-
pcrience and reflection haveiconvinced him
of HE error. This error he freely admits,
and ssys expressly, in his letter accepting
the Wig nomination, that he would make
no hans IN ,Gr Naturalization Laws, ex-
cert 30 ,:..l. ben mere liberal 70 those i'm
,n,;.iau;. .ac have reried their lives in the
n,i,.;at, e..,nso OF cur county. There Is
nc.o. n,sn alive " no di1be lievcs Gen. Scott
on t,ie ro;sit; there is not man who can
read xho honestly sppr, hendsthat the priv
i!....,n Of Naturalization will be diminished.
Oa ,h,, contrary, should any change be made
un.,r Gen. Se6,t's Presidency, ii viii pro-
vide for the more prompt and easy NaturaiI-
z.,;on ofihose immigrants who shall have
served our country in-the field of battle
And this, which is sneered at by some op-
ponents as unconstitutional, is no such thing.
The Constitution prescribes that our Natu-
ralization Laws shall be uniform. Does
thst forbid the change proposed by General
Scottl II it did, would IT equally forbid
the present. law. whck allows immigrants
who come here under eighteen to be natur-
allied wsbput the etwo years notice OF IN
ten,ion wbiehitexncts Of al! others, Il 'hss
il not an In fraction of the constitutional! re-
quirement neither is the chauge proposed
by Gen. Scott What the Constitutio- in
sis,s on is equal opportunities and conditions
and this is contravened by neither OF the
rules under consideration. An act enfrar-
chising one man because ne had fought for
the country would be invalid; butan act
profering Naturalization to all men who
shall here after serve her in the tented fiell'
would be clearly valid. ...Y 5s 5n
But in truth this whole subject of Natural
ization Laws is dragged into the canvass by
Gen. Scott's adversaries to arouse prejudice
and distract attention from the real issues OF
the canvass. Here are General Scott and
Gen. Pierce, rival candidates for President
which shall be chosen? Which OF them
has more ably and usefully served the Coun-
t,v, Which has evinced the greater 'cupac-
;tv for future, service! Which advocates
the principles and measures more conducive
to the NatlOnS eUuurliiR Woifu'S "''N P'NS
perity! These are the question on the re-
plies to which the election must or should
turn. And when the partisans of either
candidate endeavor to avoid them and hinge
the result on something totally irrelevant
and immaterial=-on IN opinion once enter.
tanned by Gen. Scott which he long since
publicly rccanted-they insult the public
intelligence and seek to win triumph by
trick and Misrepresentation. Z =, a-tfhf
,NEBRAsKA.--The territory of Nebraska
will soon become point of interest to the
enaigfants. The construction Of the Pacific
Railroad west from St. Louis will turn tie
tide in the direction of the new territory -
One terminus of the road will be on the bor'
ders of Nebraska and when the road is buit
asitwill be, the ST. Louis News says Ne
braska will fllup with people more rap
idly than has any previous State in the con,
federacy, save Californip. The firststep to
a settlement has been taken and there wll
he no pause henceforth Many thousands
-, ,,,o,ld otherwise have gone to the .wes-