Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-13

Forewarned, forearmed. There are kepre-
sentatives enough in the House, hostile TO the
Bill, to vote it down, or to defeat its passage at
the present session Let them resort to every
means at their disposal, under the rules OF the
House, and the People will sustain them, Pre-
vent the passage Of the Bill at the present ses-
sion. and that is an end of it. No man will
ever have the hardihood to revive the project.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND PRESCRIPTION OF
ALIENS
Had we not always steadfasty opposed the
principles of Native Americanism, and insisted
upon the adoption of the most liberal policy
towards foreign immigrants, we might be sus-
pected of insincerity in dwelling so much on
the injustice Of excluding foreigners from the
right Of suffrage in Nebraska, and from the
benefits Of the Homestead Bill which has just
passed the House Of Representatives. AS it il,
our course is consistent We are among those
who think this country largely indebted to
immigration for its rapid growth and unparal-
leled prosperity, and that our national charac-
ter is improved by the infusion OF the best
elements Of the best races Of the world. We
would abridge, rather than lengthen, the pro-
cess Of naturalization; we would adopt in the
Territories the policy pursued in Wisconsin
and Illinois, extending to foreign immigrants,
settled therein, who have made oath or affirma-
right to vote and to hold Office, and we would
confer upon them, as upon nativc-born citizens
the benefits Of the Homestead. Justice and
common sense alike sustain such policy
That its adoption will tend to multiply free
laborers and free States, and circumscribe the
system Of slave labor, is one Of its strongest
recommendations and that this must be its
tendency, is evident from the unanimous vote
Of the shareholders Of the Senate in favor OF
the alien DISTINGUISHING clause in the Nebraska
Bill
As we said last Friday, the Homestead Bill,
in its present shape, is in harmony with the
spirit Of this provision. The Nebraska Bill
excludes all but citizens of the United States
from voting and holding Office in the Terrific
ries Of Nebraska and Kansas while the Home
stead Bill excludes all foreigners who shall
come to our shores, after its passage, seeking
home, from the privilege of free homestead,
until they shall have resided in the country
five years and even then, they must wait five
years longer before they can secure their title
So inequtable and ungenerous was this re-
striction, that we were in doubt whether twas
- ~ ~o,,,lt oc xoara scadyarkorcn hvt this
doubt was soon solved by certain information
that the restriction was deliberate act.
We republish the card which appeared in
our columns last Saturday, but which, it is ap-
pretended, escaped the notice Of our readers.
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1854.
To tie Editor of tie National Era.
SIR In an editorial article on the Home.
stead Bill which recently passed the House, the
Era Of yesterday, after showing that the Bill
excludes from its bounty all foreigners who
were not RESIDENTS Of the United States at
the time OF passing the Bill you ask, aWas
this lnrrNDED?p To which | reply, that il
,oas iasndsd. II wins Intended BY thoss you
designate as omanagers Of the BILL Mr..
Wade. in Committee Of the Whole offered IN
amendment, 10 strike ont from section 8, the
words "sndsUidtai n0io a" 80 as to make 1t
read as follows: "That if any resident of any
one Of the States, sc, but who, at the time Of
making such application for the benefit OF this
act shall have filed declaration OF intention"
&c. This amendment was briefly advocated
by the mover and OPPOSED by Mr.. Dawson OF
Pennsylvan who was some OF the managers"
if not the manager, Of the Bill and it was lost
In looking over the proceedings OF the House,
in the Globe, the next day, did not observe
that the motion Of MIR. Wade was noticed. 1t
may have been, nevertheless; but think not.
w.
The subject then was brought to the notice
Of the House Of Representatives; motion was
made by Mr.. Wade, an Independent Demo-
cratic member, to remove the restriction; Mr..
Dawson opposed it, and it was lost So the
illberal policy Of the Bill is deliberate and in
territorial free homestead is to be granted
to citizens of the United States, and residents
Of any State or Territory, at The time Of The
passage of the Bill, who may have filed dec
laration Of intention to become citizens; but
denied to the poor man who is 80 unfortunate
as to arrive among us one day after the pas
sage of the Bill although with a fixed inten-
ton to become citizen, and just as needy and
deserving as anybody else. And this dscrimi-
nation, remember is made not against one
man, but against hundreds of thousands, who
shall forsake their fatherland for q home on
our SOIL
We do hope that the real friends Of the Bill
will not overlook this matter in the Senate.
Let them insist upon equalzing its benefits,
amending its provisions 40 as to embrace with
in the scope Of its bene6cence the colored man,
as we'll as the white, and all immigrants who
may signify their intention to become citizens,
whether now resident or hereafter arriving in
the country.
DETROIT
The following letter is pithy
DEAR SIR: In answer TO your inquiry Of this