New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-31

psrty expressly rallied sud Organized to prescribe
.n Of orr filth and race, We might be proToNed al
e,s.per.ted BY the Circumstance ont OF our al o' ~
,i,citie .xee,pess. charity and moderation. AM We
1cr., t.r.re the Irish are whit more exempt
from human fra.l,y m this direction than We are.
l-raer.-spl. then. that we object 70 the Know
Nothing crusade that ia apparent success VIII prove
nerrjcous AID nusory-that it, trumph' VIII only
sce-.vste the fault. which ii coriemns-and ta1t Us
dozep years Of bitter and perilous contention VII
Lore ,Liurs about a. il found them. save 'hat me
,yo-., preiudces Of our ;orei-n-born population VII
he 80 burnt ;nio them that the! can neyermore be
er,dicated. Therefore We are opposed to the move
ment. from the root upward.
We have assumed tia: no sane man i 50 intense
Know Nothing as 10 suppose that our NaIulahL''lon
L.wsare 20 be repealed or essentially changed; anu
q. "a the sbuses often perpetrated under them D!
Courts md party Naturalization COMMITTEES. they c9n
he corrected far more easily and surely than BY an'
srcb crusade as new in progress. We 10 not DOUBT
that the leading irish Catholics among us II properly
invited 70 do so would readily snd heartily cooperate
in deising and pressing Congress measures calcu
lated 10 prohibit all na,urszing By party committees
or on sDy other impulse than the unp7ompted desire
Of the applicant 70. citizenship There IS one irui'
fll source Of perjury snd inquity-the hesrsay aila
vi-to parole declaration of ntentiOns-wLch ought
10 BE- s,opred st once. IT, indeed il has no; already
b.en. some yesrs have elapsed since We were isml
Jar with the Nsturalizing process but when We were
O. in the rery heat of sn excited canvass we saw
mep admitted TO citizenship on the strength OF Al an
dsyt by A that h, bad hard b declare, more than
two wears ago his intention 20 become ciI.zen-s
.heer evasion Of the legal requirement. LIVER! dec
arston should be matter OF Official record; and 70
Other should be accepted or regarded Our New Con
.tituton has done very much 10 guard against Naiu-
ralza,ion sbuses ty requiring ten days citizenship
before voting requirement worth Isorc than year
-dded TO the legal Of probation What we s'iil
need above II IL Is is N eficen: REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS, whereby it is made known beforehand that
such persons and no others, entitled 70 vote Of
certain pol So that all Others presenting votes m1y
be turned away and punished for their attempt 70 de-
fraud real voters of their rights. With Registry 70
prevent Illegal and double voting. and enforcement
If orr present Naturalization laws according to their
true intent our Electoral .ystem would be rs nearly
perfec. a. anything human well can be.
That al citizens should be- equally and fully eligible
10 all public trusts we need hardly insist On. Iaat
man. religious faith or lack Of faith, cannot justify
his prescription or exclusion from office, il cardinal
principle OF our republican -y'tem. lie may be
ignorant or bgoted or incapable vicious and may
be rightfuily excluded on that ground out not be-
cause he believes less or than majority OF hi'
iellow-citizens.
As TO tie alleged forwarGness ani ol'ciou'nes'
Of Foreigners in our Elections. concur hestily
with Tie Democracy in the obsely on that they are
made conspicuous az the polls not 50 much by then
activity as BY others neglect. IL IS natural that the
man born \ subject under Institutions which he Wa
allowed no voice in modifying, should value ani use
the Elective Franchise when accorded TO him on be-
coming citizen OF . republic: it may be as natura
that the man born free and entitled to the Right o
Suffrage from he majority should lightly regard an,
often neglect to n; bat it j. most uni"r'untE'
circumstance which canno, fail prove fruitful D
evil yainly viii you prescribe Irishmen Or cath D
lies tie Elections will be managed BY AZ d for self
seeking politician. so long tbe more fortunate an(
better instructed Americans neglect them as at pres
emf. While az least hall orr merchants, t-ritt!
farmers. professional men, &c. haoituaiiy
Keep away from the Primary Meetings. AM
merely attend the Polls for few minutes
to crop in their ballots and then he away &c
their work or their pleasure the country will be
hali:ualy msgo7crned, because virtually given oyei
TO the Janzaries who make Politics trade and oPe
rate therein solely for their own aggrandzement
There can be no royal road TO good government; snC
country given over to the control OF an ars'ocracy
whether Of barons or bisckgg@rds. is certain 20 81
used by its rulers for their own 2or! and profit. J
those who are hunting the Irish for their alleged
faults would devote their energies 7" the reform o
his carng eyil-to making men OF properly ntl
ence and intelligence discharge their public duties L
their country as regularly aud scfupuousy as thel
meet their private obgations-Poll' would no longo
seem TO be surrounded mainly by Foreigners, an'
there would be no excuse for regarding them viii
jealousy apprehension.
TIE PRIZE FIGHT AGAIN.