The daily union., 1852-10-08
1he whlg party and our Foreign POPULATION.

In another column readers will find Characters
ITO article on This subject from the Louisville Journal
the leaiing Scott organ oil the whole West In connex
ion with this unmeasured whig denuncalion OF our for
egn'born population it will be recoected that the editor
OF ihe New York Courier and Enquirer, heretofore one
of Gener SCOTS slaunchest friends and supporters, has
recently proclaimed that General Scott, IN his Robinson
letter OF ls4s, has rspudiaed his eoapieons in regard
10 the natiye-American movement. The Courier does
not scruple 10 regard this ''repudation" as mere
eecioneerng device OF General Scott 10 catch foreign
votes and does hesitate 10 acknowledge that il likes
General Scott better with his native eAmericanism than
without it,
Indeed, the facts not be doubted denied that the
native American organization has found its main
agement and aid in the wing ranks. Native American
ism is in fact nothing more nor less than federal Ohtgge
ry applied 10 The question Of Standardization.
The true bearing Of this state OF things upon the pres
ent is well set forth in the following comments
with which the Louisville Democrat introduces the Jour
nails article to its readers
We invite all citizens of the United States who hap
pened be born the other side of the Atlantic to read
the article, In another column, from the Louisville Journal
Of December l0th 1884, shortly after the election of Mr.
Polk and the defeat Of the whig party AT that time the
whole whig patty seemed determined exerminate for.
egners by simultaneous crusade against them. 1t
about this time that the present whg candidate for Pesi-
dent felt fired with Indignation he heard in the
and down in his paror in 10
wise plan TO exclude all foreigners from the right OF voting
He followed 1t up by letter the National Int
containing copy OF an act repeating all
laws, and allowing the right OF franchise who had not
served two years in army navy in time Of war.
Scott indeed, claimed be the head oil the movement
and would yield the position but General Was
ing'on t@sg a 3As
"The conduct and language of Scott that OCCASION as
well the conduct ofhe whg party generally show what
they would do If they could. The presidential election
won, and there 20 need of votes. They hoped
before the election to be able dsanchise all Tor
eigners, and have consequently no use for them.
Let all foreigners read and ponder we'll the sentimen mt
and spirit. and then decide whether their
will forbid them voting for such parry Now Gen.
has changed his opinions He is faering the Irish
he very much taken with the brogue'-oves TO hear it,
Let all remember what Scott and his friends would have
in the way. lp
Journal lis contemptuous, bitter, and proscrpve
shows the true sentiment of the whig party. We should
thought less of it had it from little six
bynne whg sheet but il tfom the Louisville
nal the leading organ of party in the West, and second
in the Union Ii is the leading organ of Gen.
Scott and we'll il may be his native question: for the
editor sympathzed with Scott in hostility foreigners
Scott less discreet than the editor of the Journal
ther and proposed this hostility and draughted
law accomplish his purpose, which he published He
Gained the lead OF the business, and further his
subalteTns." a