Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-08-07
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u. To reduce the term Of naturalzation from
five 10 three years.
% TO exclude an aliens foreuer froa, N.
right to uote IN any public e3eotioas lehatsper
;lercept~-
3. Such aliens as shall have seryei tvo Years
IN the army Or navy, VINO shail thereby be euli
tied 10 the rights II citizenship. including the
right Of suff age.
"a. Aliens shall hr rxs,p,tsd iror, tnyolunta =,
fry service in the miiuis The army or navy. (lust
as free negroes and ladians are.l
20, The law 10 go INTO operation six months
after its passage"
He would thus deprive sll aliens gf the right
Of citizenship toreyeru less they choose % aban-
don their peaceful asoceions and enlist IN The
army or navy. Such proposition is monstrous
--it makes degrading and uncons luionaf ais-
liRcton, and breathes The odious spirit of the
alien and sedttion laws. Well may lhe Wash.
ingtoa Union wonder hat amy public man
should after long reflection, esbibii such spiri.
of prescription towards millions Of his fellow.
citizens"
In the article sigaed "Amoricas" Gen. Scott
says
eWe Think ~s are liberal en- ugh when. r. pro.
yiding for America, ee lesv 81 door Of admis-
sion open 10 tbe children It feianers. now
abroad, who may bere4fer be horn hprs. tpfhour
dlloetng tbeir fqthers 10 come and help govern
us We aoho ofoae hare anq right 10 think uq,
the subject claim that we can hest govern our
selves; and the better such uoverumeRi IN the
meantime SO much he betar or the foreigners
who may hereafter come among Us, and i0r their
American born chidrel"
"What sentiment exc aims the N. Y. Her !
aid, ''ior an old soldier to utter an old soldier with
be history OF the revolution, and bis personal az
cations Of the last war wita Crest B tsfn fresh
n his memory Bns the TACT ~ that he eourt
circle at Washingteu. and hs eadfsb aFistocracy
generally, with which it bas been tbe fortune Of
Sen. Scott for The AS % years o es-ocIate, are
by bad and vlia.4d atmosphere,
Dough TO dry ap all The generous instincts Of The
loblsst nature. His iife has been TOO rnach apatt
fom the people; and il Is 05, drprsiug that he
should come 70 look upon The masses If the poor
,migrsnts swarmlng upon our shores, as thiug-
o be governed, instead OF men entitled to a ia,
ure voice in our government The danger row
'ver, to the cause Of popular rgt's +. che oleva.
ion OF men entertaining such omu,able ssnii-
neu,s."
The Herald winds up its comments on "Arne.
icns" in the following words;
"Here, TOR the present W. rest lfhe American
eople desire to cut down The margin Of popular
overeigny--to introduce again the good old {
ines OF The alien and sediton laws-the views
General Scott upon The NATURALIZATION suggest Z
be course % be taken II they wish a militia {
y dsspoHsm, and classification Of aliens with {
egroes and Indiahs-if tbey sh 10 procure
iessage to Congress urging bese beautiful ar a
liocredc reforms; and # ther wsh to see abo 3
onism' and parv. impuden,, and selfish aris. d
lcracy lordlng i over the colntry--read the 5
Of 'Americus,' and they have the q
IAN. II they wi b TO divide the peope into q
1stes, and the country into sections and factions
nd engender those hpsilhies between them u
hich rpen into iloody revouton sand inte. b
ne vars, Americas isl the ticket. Finally.
e repeat thar Gen Sbou brave and pstrolIJ v
'ldieras he is and has heen is sill Amer. q
u.s. and in thai un"uvahe character we hold q
m responsible 70 ibe county" a