Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-07-08

brave and patriotic Meagherl That party whose Pres
dent Mr.. Polk, sent national vessel ladened with
provisions for the relief Of Irhmen starving under the
coldhearted devsh policy of the English government
Conhding in the integrity and capacity offoregn born
citizens the Democratic party oil Indiana, IN the ia's
Constitutional Convention extended the benefits oil c
zenshp to those who had resided in the United states
one year, and in this State six months Democratic
Legislature invited the gallant Meagher to parake Of
the Inequalities Of our people. In uu'h, inc Deno
cratic party has ever encouraged the oppressed oil an
nations to flee from the of their degradation and
came among us and partake Of the blessings God has
giyen ms in such abundance. Some OF its most prom
nent leaders are foreigners. Pierre Soule D. Senator
from Iou;siana is native of France. Gen. Shields, u
8 Senator from Illinois, born in ireland. Lieben
renowned for ethical writing. is German. X d. Owen
i seotchman by birth No wonder Democrats sympa-
thse with foreigners Some of its brightest ornaments
are not native born The Democratic party, in word
acting from the impulses given it when first organized
has steadily persevered in offering relief to foreigners
and in encouraging them among as, not to be-
come our slaves but be brethren This they have
manifested not by words merely, but by acts.
On the other hand, Federalism thought foreigners
more incapable than even natives TO exercise the rights
them. And when it DOTTED the black cockade, and
christened itself Whggery it still persevered in its hos
tility to foreigners Gen. Scott, of its leaders,
even them some years ago, expressed himself in favor
of repeating all laws providing that foreigners might
become citizens and In the elections in Philade
phia and New York, after the Native American party
organized under the auspices Of such men as Gen
Scott, the Wings and Natives united In the late Con-
-. AT. of
the Wing Electors, and who addressed the Wing
ing Thursday night last said he would sooner admit
the negroes Of South Carolina citizenship than newly
arrived foreigners. Mr.. Hamilton also Wing, in the
same debate admitted that the Wing party had always
opposed the admission of foreigners to citizenship in this
country In 1884, the Wings OF Louisville drove the
German and Irish away from the polls, because
they were Democrats. Similar were enacted in
st. Louis.
Yet Notwithstanding these plain revelations of history
Whiggery is calculating largely upon securing large
accession Of Irish votes for their Native American lead
err Gen. Scott Upon what do they predicate his claim
Because Gen. Scott issued order in Mexico, CON-
handing the American army respect church property
They havn't the candor to admit that James X Polk,
Democratic President of the United States directed the
Secretary of War to issue general order to all our
Generals in Mexico respect the rights of the Mexican
churches Not only that, but Mr.. Polk sent out two
Catholic priests the Rio Grande line, to witness for
themselves the execution 1.-THE order. and use their
influence in mitigating the horrors Of war They don't
tell about the eloquent speeches of Woodbury. and
Pierce in the New Hampshire Convention, in favor OF
striking the odous and dsgraceGu test from the const
tuition Of that State They seek revive the humbug
Of 1910, when drowned in the cries of wild
passion But they mistake the intelligence of our for
esn population. They can never support Gen. Scott,
after his declaration, in his letter of acceptance Of his
recent nomination, that he would be willing to admit
foreigners citizenship after they had served COM
mon soldiers in the army navy, for one year. The
Democratic party willing that they shall be allowed
to become citizens without going into bondage under
the upstar rule of arstocratic op of West Point
Annapolis And the result of the coming election will
prove who to their principles.