The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-12-28

comes to this country in the future, with
the rights ! have indicated, l would cease
to offer more.
"Have YOU not seen, sir, within the
last few months, petitions presented here
and laid upon your table, demonstrating,
in the name of foreigners, against the ac-
ton of this body? Not content with that,
have You not learned through the public
newspapers, that a mob of foreigners, un-
der the style of foreigners, assembled to-
gether, and hanged in etfigy an honorable
member of this body? What does that in
dictate? If the act indicates anything, or
has any significance, it is that, in the esti-
nation of those men, the individual refer
red to, tie chairman of the Committee on
Territories, Mr.. DoUeLAs, ought to be
hung by the neck until he is dead; and for
what, sit? For doing his duty to the
Constitution, to his oath. and to his coun-
try. Task Senators, if they do not see in
dica.ions in tlis of combination in re-
tanning the notions of the olden country,
which shows that it is necessary, not that
we should check it by legislation-l do not
propose that at the present time-but that
we should cease to hold out any further In
ducemen's. What do we need of further
immigration from other countries? We
have sufficient population TO protect our
selves against all the world. We have a
sufficient population to settle every portion
ofour country which il is necessary to set
tie. For the purpose of a free and happy
government, We have sufficient popula-
ton"
"Sir, the time has come, if combinations
are formed, ifseparate distinctions are kept
/ up by those who think proper to adopt this
, as their country, when we should at leas
l cease to tax our own citizens for their ben
eft. These circumstances may not welgl
: with others; with me they have their inf
| ence.'
= "Mr. President, hope will not be con
It sidered unkind or unfrendly to foreigners
y 1 showed my regard for them during tn
S present session, when they were denounc
c ed in this body for alleged mobs in the Be
l. dni affair. ! was the first Senator TO fur
= nish an apology for what seemed TO b
e from the reports in the papers) breac
e of the peace, and that hospitality to th
re stranger FOR which our countrymen are S
v Justly distinguished thought, and the
e said, in substance, that some allowanc
le was to be made for those who had partic
,o pated in the meetings TO; that the
v had suffered from the expressions OF I'll
ID Pope; that many of them had come frol
m country where the name of the Pope
n Nmcio WAS synonymous with tyranny, Il
v, stake, and martyrdom for conscience SAX
e. it was not, therefore, strange, when the
Ii heard that Kame in this country of u
S, bounded liberty, that they should ha'
or committed some cXccsses in maniiestl
&c their disapprobaiion of the part
lie was supposed to have taken in the oppre
I'D sion of their coun;rymcn. repeat, 81
IS that / am not opposed to foreigners, b
if have briefly stated my opinions as to t
n true future policy of this government"
n Ny remarks on the Bedini resolutio
Le, were made before / had ever heard t
at name of tic Know Nothing party. I'll
Iot it will be seen that my judgment on thissu
ject was formed independent Of tic ord'
wv or ra.ler the circumstances upon whicl
nc formed my opinions gave rise and succC
cts to that organization; and the principles
on forth in tie remarks have quoted are
is same that are contained in this bill, exec
.he that twenty one years residence is sub:
ian tuted for an entire repeal, Reflection, q
CO. further examination of the subject, has ?
self duced the change indicated by the bill
ses When / learned the indignity offered
5 of Senator DOUGLAS by German mob,
m termined to introduce this bill. Sine
,plc gave notice of my intention to Introduce
.ers / have been frequently asked if ] an
do Know Nothing. / have already said
AN am not. How far | agree with the /
md. sons composing this organization can
to say, as do not know their principles.
had they are in favor ofa repeal of the nal
sses alization laws, as ! have understood I
les- are, then differ with them rs indicated
'ag- this bill. If they are in favor of con
lilar ring Office on natve-born citizens in P
sion erence to adopted, qualifications, M
ews character, and fitness in all respects be
IS, | equal, then | agree with them to that
the tent Ifthey should vote at the polls {
last, Protestant Gall things being equal) in P
r,w, erance to a Roman Catholic, agree V
we'd them. But, sir, il they were to requir
.rty. me to vote for an unworthy native, aga
ena- faithful yatriot and worthy foreigne
Catholic, | should.d(fer with them,
ator beslow my suffrage on the good in pre-
tax ence to the bad man, Of whatever natl
it of or religion; nor can be placed in a
tive sition where l would be required to
n,ry against my friend for my enemy. o
shall the invaluable rights secured to us by
' re- constitution and laws, the one | appreC
IS, il most highly, is Tie untrammeled libcrt
shall conscince, that every man, woman
and child in this broad land is entitled to,
mt of should worship the Deity as to him or
am may seem right and proper, or with
their alteration, being responsible alor
lers. the Author Of their being. This is a
on erty above price, and for this many
,ame laid their heads upon the block, and '
do the gamers thereby. Thus esteeming
Il, on privilege, would deprive 10 ono c
nat from the slave to the most exalted il
ciple government and it is because ente
crter these sen;iments-bccause wish to
eyes serve these ines!imable privileges; to
, has nptuote our thrice glorious institutions