The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-12
THE PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME.
the Know Nothsngs.
EpMcH OF TIE HON. JOHN N. cLAYro'
AMKRICANIsM.

pInGpns r 1SS gives . 6ros Nc.hings. The
Jssne here today, e. sketch Of his remarks
Of stating nGw far Wiling e sassa s nss
yyca5 PARTY inf Enoxn by the name Of the Ams-
~ ole politicaj Afs STATE. I have attended but
held s 'f Sv and ss " was
ate ths Iarty, with determined by very decided
- the IS 10 wing ticket should be run in tlis State
Inc .sprroach'ng election. The reasons for adopt.
srssipal one being that the wings Of the other
ccsrtes OF the State had refused 80 form any ticket
or 70 join in eectiDg any whig State ticket what,
vceT. This vas the result Of q state OF things vel
unCerstood here. There were not enough Of wings
M the State to offer any reasonable prospect
Of eleetng . whig ticket. We are left: therefore,
70 choose between the American and democratic
pariies-old party lines are to great extsnt obse-
yated. The American deke. is made up Of men Of
both the ancient parties. The democratic ticket
excludes al but democrats On the 4th OF last
month the Americans met at the pto Of the State
and formed platform, upon which they have Or
RaSizd their new party. IL is liberal and fair. II
Hroclains the principle Of religious liberation in the
words of the constitution ITSELF There ls no bigotry,
prescription TO be found In it. Ii leaves all men
10 worship God according to the dictates Of their
own consciences, proclaims no religious test for
Office and asserts liberty Of conscience, freedom OF
1hu1ght and freedom Of speech, constituting the
very bssis OF the new organization. IL denies the
right Of Aliens 20 vote without naturalization, and
pBoc,ams the doctrine that Americans should rule
snelr o~n cout try. IL welcomes all yirtuous and
good men emigratiDg from foreign countries TO our
shores to Eek - asylom from oppression among u.s.
fhough was not present al the time the resolu.
lions of the nesting were adopsed, yet they meet
With my most be2rty concurrence and APPRECIATION.
On these principles was wliOg 20 scs, and am
yet Wiling 10 act, bnt never wss member OF what
has hesn called he Naive American party, or OF
fDcKnow Nothing Society % II is commonly called.
know there are many eminent men IN this country
fa whom haye gfea, respect, VINO are members
Of es9h Of the Latter The present Governor cleo or
PEI Gsylvanis, who Is personally k0oFn TO me as
Of tine most estimabIa and able nea in Ibis coun
Ey, is universally believed TO be member of the
Kuos Nothing order and i. is said owes his election
IN gresS degree 10 their votes. better man could
aot in my opinion, have been selected fer tho Office
know not upon what authority IL stated that the
he President Of The United States Is member ofthe
Know Nothing order. Blu. / d. know that great
numbsr Of tire most intelligent aud patriotic Of
rails country have adopted tbs principles and joined
The s.cNty OF This secret party Know, too that
In this State very great number OF gentlemen of
high sssnoing ana ackno wledged patriotism, from
the ranks Of both the wing and democratic parties
nre believed to be among che members of the order
Of United Americana. Whatever may DO the pria-
ciples OF the Know NOshings Of other Safes we
are bound 10 believe that the principles OF the order
in Delaware are in perfect accordance both with the
split an the letter OF the resolutions adopted in
Dover on the 4th of Oc!ober because they we're pre-
sepl In great numbers a. The meeting held on that
dayss.isted IN the formation OF the platform Itself,
and was adopted after full deliberati,n, without
one dissenting voice. We have reason, therefore, ID
snow that II there be anything proscriDtive bigote
or uDpsiniped among the Know Nothings Of other
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principles Of the Americans of Delaware.
have ssii chat rever was member OF the ma
tive American party in this country, and that am
no. ard never have been member Of the Know |
Nothing so ,iety, or AIRY other secret society. o.
posed 10 all prescription OF msn for the sake of toer
religious opinions, nave freely nyowed my deter.
who should eyiDoe de.ermin alton TO deny 70 others
The right TO worship God according 20 the dictates |
of their own sciences; and referring 20 foreign
ers who have Hver been naturalizsd, have re-
do hat sur1t irr
should not be permitted TO govern taia county
by their votes. They do not renouucs tSeir allsgi-
aBcs TO the Princes OF Potentases Of their native
soDntyy when declaring their intention, nor a. any
Zine until they are nElurazsd in obedience to the
act Of Congress To receive their votes on a mere
declaration Of intention, is in deg.es lsss obec-
noLs0s than IL would be 70 rec I've them in Ire.
laSd r. Germany, for hey are s..l bound by tssir
Allegiance 30 tie eovereigos OF their nsave cou1-
fres. opposed tseir right Of suffrage in 1886 10
yhe senate oftthe Utitd States, in contraction
with all ether vhig embers Of thai body. ! msde
the motion 70 strike the alien clause CO. of tie con-
gitusi0n OF Michigan. ] joined with Mr.. Calhoun
n exposing the alien c.ause IN tie ComDromiSe bill
Of lS4S. Bot We were compelled - submit . tie
viii o. the minority, VI Opposed US and oVs-rnled
ps. No great compromise ever made Sit lou.
. "a rihos OF The pars of those who mlds il. The
col sttuton itself, which was com Jromiso, Vas
one 10 reference to which ~ was often and t,aly
said thai there was not membsr of ne convent N
hat framed is who hai not ssrorg objections to
some parts OF it. On this pyiuciple IL was thai Mr.
explained IN my place 10 the Sen8te, y1tad for the
Comprmse Of 1913, while strongly protecting
against this whole alien clause, which we sill
hepe0 10 some way to exclude from the bill before
Should become Law. As Chairman OF the Com
mttss on the Judiciary In the Senate I reported
fhe first law which established Territorial govern
mert eve. Wisconsin, composed OF all Territories OF
the preen. States Of Iowa aud Wisconsin. la tdat
carefully pro 'ected the rights of American cazen |
ship, and excluded the SURFACES OF f0regusrs with
ont naturalization. Last winter / moved to sTks |
fba alien the NJ traaHQ h III M
oessfully, and foreigners by thst bill are allowed to
vote In the Territories without naturaz atom. Fo-
Tesners have also been allowed to vote wis iout IA
szraliZaon il tue States OF Illinois, WISCONSIN, and
Michigan, "a we'll ss in several OF the Territories oe
sides Kansas AID Nebrask3. 1 cannot now, without
an utter sacrifice of principle. deviats from tae do,
trine that none bus American citizens shouli enjoy
the right OF suffrage cannot and viii lot, at my
period OF lie hoping a5d wishing nothing from my
pol ticel party, and fearing none, depart from
principle shi h mas governed me ever since en-
tered public life. When We were defeated on this
question In 1885, took my hat and left the Senate
IN disgust, and every whig in that chamber fol-
lowed me, all OF us considering that the consti.u
lion mad been trsmpied under ioos by the party OPP
posed to us.
concur also in the sentiment expressed by Gen.
washington, that at Is coptrary 70 the policy OF
tia government to appoint foreigners to Office to
the exclusion o. native born citizens" | DO not
mean by shis. that a foreigner SHOULD never se sp-
psinted to office mean tina, other circumstances
being equal, the American ought TO be preferred,
and that was the OPP MON of Washington. Rutthere
are many foreigners in this country for whom |
wsuld not hesitate {, vote; aud TO illustrate my
meaning, now take leave to say that AS tso Sena.
tofi Term Of James Shields, Of Illinois, Is about 70
exDrs, II bad hundred votes TO cast in the cleo
ton Of ,he Senator Of that State wcud throw
them sl for james Shields, such is my opinion of
that man. But If another James Shields, equally
worthy, patriotic and ablo TO present himself
NJ his opponent born American on the soil here
would prefer him TO the foreigner, thong natn.
rallied citizen. II any man differs from tn !. opinion
he is st perfect liberty to do so but do not envy
him in his lams TO true American and patristic
Ceilings. shall not enlarge upon III subject. for
my sentiments have before been publicly expressed
You vii understand me, therefore, feio citizens
- stsrdisg on the platform adopted b, the Amsri
cans, at Dover on the fourth day OF last m0ntt sHd
NO other which In any degree conf cts With il. I
Will not aunnnrt for mica man Ga ma ~