The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-08-11
General scott and the Natnralazaa'
tom Laws.


leaves no doubt that General Scott is the author
of the paper published in the National Intent
oeacsr in December, 1914, over the signatures
Of Americus, which proposes to reverse me
entire policy of this country in regard to foreign
born citizens by depriving all of them forever
of the right to vote, save such as may have ser
we'd two years in the army or navy.
While some of the wing papers are trying I'D VAIN
10 deny the genuiness of Scott's native. Amen-
can letter of 1871, the fact now comes out that
IN 1874 three years later General Scott had iully
natured and published plan to deprive forever
of all right Of uoting every foreign-born citizen
who should arrive on our shores and devote nm
elf TO arts and avocations of peace In 1914.
:, Dacember. Gen Scott drew with his own
hand and published and advocated, a bill to Gc-
compl1sh in its fill ertent this saoeePtag d1gJfan
chisenaent of all our adopted citizens, save only
those serving in the army or navy
That any public man should, after long reiec-
ton. exhibit such spirit ofproscription towards
millions of his llow-citizens, is most strange:
That any man should find himself impelled
either as a matter of judgmedt or Of feeling thus
totally to reverse the liberal policy adopted from
the first by this government towards those who,
other moved by preference for our institutions
or escaping from oppression in their own land,
should make this country their home, IS as
uredly almost inexplicable.
That any man known to be recently committed
to such policy should be brought forwards as
candidate fer the presidency hy the whig party:
seems almost incredible for while Gen, SCOTS
opinions on this subject Of course render it i'm
possible that he should receive the vote Of oar
foreign-born voters who shall come 30 the kuowl-
edge of them il IS equally clear that the great
mass of the American people must view with
entire distrtlst and repugnance a spirit so lib
eral and so directly opposed TO that wise states
nlanship which framed our constitution, and
which has at once borne our country onward
in the career of prosperity, and made it to be
everywhere known as. the asylum of the suffering
and the oppressed.
1t is not our purpose at this time to enlarge
upon the political attitude in which the disclos-
ure of the authorship of this deliberate and re-
Gently -concocted plan for the disfranchisement
of foreigners among us places Gen. Scott. Such
fact. as soon as it becomes known to the peo-
pie and wherever it becomes known, carries its
own most forcible comment with it. The fact
shows the presidential candidate for years endeay
oring to overthrow the settled policy of his coun-
try towards foreigners by scheme long pondered
and long cherished, III which not even his most
ardent admirer can pretend 10 discover one ele-
ment of statesmanship, Of wisdom, of justice.
We speak our deliberate judgment OF this bill
drawn By Gen. Scott when we say that it is the
worst, the most inexcusable, and he most fatal
record ever made up by any leading public man
in this country.
For convenience OF reference, we place again
in onr colu 4ns the bill, as prepared for enact-
ment by General Scott = Washington Union.
An ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE ACTS NOW IN
FORCE on THE sucJEcr OF a UNIFORM RULE OF
NATURALIZATION.
SIC. |. Belt acted dc That any alien be-
ing free white person, and who shall come into
the United States six months later after The
passage of this act, may be admitted TO become
citizen thereofafer residence therein of at least
three % years, and one year (2) at least after
declaring his bona fae intention of becoming
citizen in the manner and form, and upon the
other conditions not herein altered, as prescrib-
ed by the act entitled g An act to establish uni
form rule of naturalization, and to repeal the
acts heretofore passed on that subject" which
was approved April Ii, 1902: Prorided, That
no alien arriving in the United States after six
months from the passage of this act shall ever ac
quire the right to vote, except in the manner
hereinafter prescribed, for any elector of Presi
dent or Vice President of the United States; for
any member of the House of Representatives
of the same for any governor, lieutenant
GOV ernor member of the legislature, Judge
of any court of record, or sheriff, in any
State or Territory of the United States, or for
any mayor. intendant, president, alderman, as
sistant alderman, or common councilman of any
city, borough, or orincorporated town or village in
any of the said States or their Territories. or
within the Districtof Columbia but all aliens
admitted to naturalization under the foregoing
provisions and limitations shall enjoy every
other right and privilege CT native-b born citizens
which is not expressly limited or withheld by
the constitution of the United States.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That every
naturalization citizen. asaforesaid. be Who'll
ly exempted or excused from involuntasg service
in the militia, army, and navy of the United
States.
SEC. g. And be 1t further enacted, That every
free white alien, being an able bodied male of
at least seventeen years of age, who shall, in
time of war, engage to serve the United States
against their enemies for at least two years, or
durino tho war ar who IN +;,,o &c oc4raI ,,,a-