Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-25
I'he Discussiei,s

Last week we had prepared iii article
upon this subject, but jnthe haste 10 get
ID pfesr, 4 fttft Of The article was left out
tho Attvakd seized afuh a paragraph to
make capital for tllair party. The error
WAS no. discovered until loo laie for cor.
f%eetloh, else the aftlale would have asstiIn.
I'd d very different meaning,
Another aftiels tspoti The subject ws
deem sapefanoua. MI. WArTnRsros has
addressed d letter to Tie editors Of the Al.
uotats ftsfa which paper we take tIe fol.
lowing
BAreN Kouaf, 18th Sept. 1852.
tHNTiEatki- sHpporing that you
have 10 design OF doing iulnsliee 10 4 po.
litieul oprollett, aud believing that you
are always disposed 10 correct any illisap-
p%rellenHion into which YOU may have fallen,
with regard 10 The opinions of others
beg leave 10 assure yoii that you have
| misunderstood aud unsupported my res
marks mhde at the Court House Oh the
subject Of Tie course pursued by the neiis
oefatie patty towards pettaih foreigners.
did not deiioines foreigners as blood
siekafs nor did | speak generally OIL that
portion of bur population which seeks OF
| lias obtained naturalization.
Az | wa speaking Of The doctrine Of
strict constructed aveWed by the ,ieiios
cratic party, / asked how that party could
consistently, with siith professions, Invite
the Hungarian refugees ~ our shores, to
be maintained ut the public expense.
/ think the language | used WIS as fols
lows "Wl,efe Ii the provision OF The Cons
stitntien which empowers the Congress OF
the United States to invite to this country
swaftns OF metdieaft heroes aud itinefHlit
| patriots, WHO have consumed tile substance
Of the people. Yet d %detno3fatiD Cotis
gress has ventnred to bring 10 ottf shores
a horde Of advettnfefs, WHO have pres
sumed to fepudiate DIR policy and TO die.
ate to ouf statesman,
Ave HE people Of this country lave
been taxed, publicly and privately, 10 PAM
| per the arrogance and luxurious aptetites
Of strnigefs who sneered ut our habits,
whilst they enjoyed our hospitality.
''s5ueh blo~edssuekers may bs very insit.
nating but We have leeehes enough at
home without Msaa, although | must els
| low that of all l%eeolies, your hungarian
| Ieeeli ID the most Unsuitable
II wish to be Informed where is to be
found the grant Of power which directs OF
| permits the public treasure TO be arpropfi.
ated to tile ase Of those who may happen
to have empty pockets.
Are these your notions Of strict con.
| struetiptl, are these tho views you take OF
the GRATIS contained In The Constitution.
is this the exercise you mako OF doubtful
constitutional powersf"
Now, gentlemen, yonr intelligence will
at once perceive, aud your eandor viii NJ
once admit that tl,is passage does not con.
tain any denunaiation OF our foreign pop.
%plation, as II Ii called Of persons who
came here, TO acquire the right of citizen
slip aud to enjoy the benefit Of our insti.
tntions- Of mel who bring with them
their industry aud love Of liberty.
alluded, clearly as ! thought, TO Kos
suru and bis associates, who never sought
to be c~ilizeils Of tho United States, but
who were ieted and feasted with the mon
ey Of the people, whilst he arfogantly de.
manaed an abrupt change IN the long es-
tablished policy uf OH Government to.
wards foreign nations.
Permit me to say that | have level boz
longed to any Native American Associa-
ton and have never been the adherent of
the Native American Party ; nor have /
been ever willing to leave the Wing par.
ty, for that or my other party,
/ respectfully request you TO give pub.
LEGATION to this communication with the
view Of correcting an error into which
you have fallen mud into which you might
lead others.
Very respectfully, your obi. sery't.
q. w. WATTERSToN.
l T.