Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-25

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after their arrival in this country. thus, asair
did the men who afterwards aided Jefferso
: and Madison, Ill crushing the Ahen and Sedllu
Laws, prevent the federal party from nllictin
:, a greyious wrong upon The foreigners who ha
!, sought this country to enjoy religious and poit
cal liberty From the bspiisuial font Of III
: Constitution of the United States to tie preser
day, The Democratic party has never deserted O
disregarded the rights Of The respectable foreig
boln citizen.
But the intense hatred of the federal party Il
all fore On born citizens trumphed for brie
period during he administration OF Jo p adams
The opposition to foreign born citizens of tht
United States, manifested by few leading fed
eralists during Washingtol's administration, be
cam the settled policy of that party in 1885,
Laws were passed during the administration o.
John Adams for the oppression and punishment
of foreign emigrahts To reach and crush these
HuahaRRF people, the Constitution was violated
b M passaae OF the Alien and Section Laws
II h ols object OF the law against aliens, and
In principal object Of the Sediion Law, was to
deny resident aliens and foreign born citizens
The rights Of native born Americans. These
laws were aimed especially against German,
! French, Scotch, Irish and English etngrants =
They were genuine Native American laws for
| the persecution of foreigners. The alien law
enabled the President 10 arrest a man not only
iihout conviction. no. only without certain in
formation, but upon mere suspicion and when
arrested TO send him from the country or cast
h i'm into prison. II denied the RICH OF trial by
tjnry, the privilege Of habeas oorpns,-in word,
the privileges of trial which we extended TO the
yilasl negrH. The other aw--tEat against sedi
tion-was intended to close The mouths of the
people, to prevent free discussion, 10 mnzZe the
! a.
upon the acts Of his representatives, and to rem
der the President sacred by penal enacments
The humblest mechanic, or editor, who should
express in print his opinion Of the President or
any member Of Congress, charging Them with
faithlessness in the discharge Of their duties,
was liable, under the sediion law, TO imprison-
ment and fine OF two thousand dollars. Each
single soul within the compass Of this Union,
native or foreign burn, great or small itch Or
poor, who uttered, whispered, or declared any
thing containing charge agasnst the President,
was subject ID the penalties of this abominable
| law.
We have said that both the Alien and the
lSedition!laws were Intended for the oppression
Of foreign born citizens. The Alien law was
intended to bear upon none others than foreign
ers the Sedition, law as Adams well knew
would operate expressly against that class. Dl-
ring the administration OF John Adams the
brilliant and most uncompromising opponents Of
his unconstitutional measures, were Inc po!i-
cal refugees from other countries. Vhese mea
having suffered from other countries. I hese
men having suffered from the Oppression OF
monarchical laws at home, were naturally me
advocates of republican form Of government.
They believed with Thomas Jefferson, in his
letter TO NIazzei, thai under the blighting irdu-
ence Of Federalism
=" In place Of that noble love of liberty and
republican government which carried us through
the war, an Anglican monarchical and ariso
cratic party had sprung up, whose avowed OBJ
ject is 10 draw over Us the substance, as they
have already donb the powers, of the British
government"
Aid another authority informs US that:
"There were then Two hundred papers pub
lished in the United States; one hundred and
seveuly-eighi were in favor of the Federal Ad.
ministralon about twenty-five were opposed
10 the measures then adopted, and greater por.
ton OF these were in hands OF foreigners.
Hdliams' Administration Of John 4idams, page
! 1888.
This affords clue TO secret reasons which
governed the Federal party in passing The Sedi
ion law. 1t was to crush these twenty-five in.
dependent presses-to put down all opposition IL
lngs Of the executive and corrupt legislature
The first prosecutions under this act were Of
four editors, three OF whom were foreigners
THE treatment OF Calender, Cooper, Lyon and
iiclt, furnish The best commentary upon the Sc
EDITION law. Peters Iredell Addison and Chase
were the judicial blood hounds lie. lesse upon
these foreign boln Democratic editors. Mr.
: Lyon, an Intelligent Eng Iishnan, in a Demo.
cratic paper called q Time Fleece spoke Of
ls',he ridiculous poinr. idle parade, aud selfish
avFlce" Of tohn adams.-(Woods Suppressed
History Of Adams Administration, page i5l J.
He was arrested tried and convicted by pack
ed jury, and Judge lredsll, after commenting
upaR the heinou5 crime of rdicuins the Presi
dent, passed sentence
"That yoc be Imprisoned four months for The
costs of this trial, and fined one thousand dol
lars.n tj.harton's Sidte Trials Of The U. S,
page 337. This unfortunate man was then
conducted out of court aud thrown into dun
seon six fee square, where he was letl 10 starvt
during rigorous winter -lVood's Suppressed
History, page l56.
We might multiply, il it was necessary, the
cases OF cruel prosecution and persecution
. praciced by the Federal lndses and Federal
officers upon our foreign born citizens during
the Administration OF Adams They wer
hunted by official blood hounds, remorseless al
Mohawks, convicted by packed juries, and sen
fenced by Judges as corrupt rs Jeiiries.
These were the blessings, this the proteciioi
afforded to foreign born ciiSers py the Fedora
Wing Administration OF John Adams. All tn,
pow or, all the influence Of that Administration
we're directed against the Foreigners who soush
refuge ii this country after the revolu.ion-fo
they were Democrats. They TOOK grotnds TO
Thomas Jefferson, and against the Federal par
ty, and they were hunted down for this Grim,
as if they had been beasr Of prey, and I'm
worthy Of the protection which Ike negro nov
: enjoys.
They wae torn from their homes al the dis
erection OF the President, and the social rights O
freemen, open accusation, habeas corpus anc
trial by jury denied. They were incarcera,e,
, il they dared to arraign public officer for pc.
l.ical mlsdeeds.
The Native American party OF the days Of
), John Adams was more respectaole,boh IN mum
beers and measures, than any that has slnee eA
is,ed. Ii had for It's leaders nearly all the edH-
: Gated arstocralic members Of thai Federal par
ty which during George Westinghouse eighty
years. Administrator was omnlpolent III dc
United States. Ii had the prestige OF educa'
ton, wealth, talent, position, office, and MEM
bers. Ii is idle to suppose that any subsequent
organization OF Native Americans, Under any
mama mr. dsouise will ever eoual in stIenoth Cr