Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-12-21
THE STANDARDIZATION LAwsi

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We publish. hi, morning, The speech OF Sehaior
Adams. q Mississippi. upon the in'rcdaeitan Of
his ball Iof ..ae amendment Of The natu taIion
aEs W invite for il an attentive pefusai ssatis-
ned Dzt The Teaders II not Convinced b is facts
sr.l arguments vii, al least, be entertained and
excited 10 Rejection upon subject which Is. com
manding, al present, 80 much Of ihs public Ten
tion.
We give place 10 thisdOcumeni the more eaeer-
fully also beeanse il emanates from neilEsf a
Wig nor Knog- Nothing. Il is the prohibition
OF an out-and- puf unslspected Democtal-sof a
Sonfkrrn Demcerat-of Democras holciBs The
high and responsible position Of Senator in Goa
gress from the sovereign stale Of Mississippi II
IS therefore enaiElsd impartial consideration al
the hands OF cur Demodrafic friends, not pBif on
account OF the Intrinsic merits OF The proposition a.
self bat because The stiempl has been msde Il De-
lude Them with The belief that none but Whigsand
know-Nothings contemplated reform Of ournai-
uralizaiion laws This idea Is DOW exPloded4ard
il turns oui that Democrats themselves sviHhe
greater anxiety upon this subject than apT body
else. Let there be no mistake about tive visn
il distinctly understood for the sake Of tfuth an 10
the interest Of history tAat The hrst tocsn Of ear
against ioreigners--Hot a. We hut a. DsmocTetss
call it's SOUNDED b. Distinguished Demo rat in
the responsible rsety ot Senator Il The uniisd
States. This il pregnant tact considering wAsi
is alleged by most oi il press 10 be the relations Of
the Democratic party 10 this quesiiou-a Ne Ssh
TO impress il iftevoesbiy upon The public MAD ~
! To put il b-yold ali doubt therefore, We eiss
/ authority Of The Richm4nd EAgaircr. and i6Va &c
attention 10 IT, confession. lis language y TIT:
THE proposition Of The Senator OF MississiPptsor
theexenson Of The perip1 Of naursiizsiio g far-
i5-oHeyeays is the frs, sempt 10 reduce The pin
rrett, II y HeT y 2ghiagiAn 70 actual e1pef'meul
Nothing An Abolniotistf MOI no More II
these. II comes from Democrat and S al erH
Democrat, who sole anly AYsfs that he j. nol a
| Der Of the hnoW-NOlking organization. and knows
nothing, except BY rumor Of their PRINCIPLES rnr-
poses, or objects Aitsrt this significant Dsmorfai-
! lc move, what, we ask, becomes OF the Allegation
i so freely and constantly Inade by he Democfatc
press, that no Democrat would be found 10 ai8 ia
imposing any more restrictions upon foreigners
than already exists Is u not efeeiual dissipa-
ted BY The proposition OF Senator Adams as well
also as ~ the late speech OF Mr.. Letcher Of this
State, VIII boldly avOws bis disaparoSaIion OF the
appointment OF foreigners as the represeaia ives OF
| this country abroad Mt. Letcher IL we rtcollect
Alright goes even step further. He declares il
impoliiic and dangerous ~ ALLOW even native born
Americans 10 stay too long abroad for the reason
mat they NAV become too much forGgA;Eed, aud
cease TO be fit representatives OF our government
and of the feelings and interests of our people -
/ Has, as ye, any Wing Or Know Nothing taken
| such high ground in behalf of the American pariyl
/ II so, We are not aware Of the fact YET Demo
| cratic Representative in Congress from Yirgiaia
mas dared utter the sentiment referred TO- oul- He
fottag" in practice even the Know m things them
| selves, and has betbeen censured admonished or
treated TO a curtain Lecture by our interchangeable
Arguseyed, martial VIZ neighboT Of The Enqui.
| er. We had SUPPOSED from the vigor with which
| he commenced bis assaults that il was our neigh
bars special mission 10 This world 10 hunt up all
| men, particularly DemocFa ats suspected of The
least sympathy with the hereticai aims OF tue
i Know Nothings, and to de1ounce, run down. polit-
iesily damn, and extermfnate them forever In
| this perhaps, We were m aken-as have dis
cried no indications OF purpose on his part to a. In
4 The face o! John Letcher and his opinions Letch-
! e. isa bold, frank, honest rough custome,-aad
the atetnSt OF the Epquire1to read him out Of lie
Democratic ranks might result ia having sell
/ read out We commend ybur discretion neigh
| bor-and we advise you, Eir your own safety ana
peace of mind, to let Lelcher and all other Know.
i Nothing Democrats alone They are stubborn
free-lhinkng, independent spTt OF fellows and rea-
4 ly can't make any thing Ut of them.
The first attempt 10 redace-Ihe principles az
| hnow-Nnthingism to actual experiment" comes
from Southern Democratic Senator. We have
desired TO impress this fact particularly upon IN
public mind, because il Is poser 10 all Demo. ratio
eiitOrs. We should have liked for the Wing par
~ 10 have had the credit Of originating the mnve-
ment in favor Of change In The naturalization
laws, but Democratic politicians always 10 fast
especially in race OF popularity, for the suesist
Wings. They will steal our thunder, aud what
/ can we do bat submit
T. Wemay remark thaiuprn The suhiectof change
! 10 the naturalization laws Inc Examine aud En-
7htTer are as wide apart they are Oa The Hunter
Land Bill. or as they were 10 their preferehees az
| Siaunton. The ELamiHer with It's usual frank
ness and candor, says: "Kndw- Nothingism is par
italy right American citizens ship ought not 10 be
\ made dirtcheap. The soyereigniy OF this Repuh-
4 Tic is 1.-THE people and every vagabond adyen,ur,
| er escaping from the ias AMI packed of from the
/ p3or-house OF Europe is not fl for citizenship ia
this country the moment his dirty rags and siink-
ing carcass touch our shores. There Is no, a sen.
sbe citizen and pairiol in The Union who will de-
ny that the naturalization laws do need reform a.
/ lion; and no party in The country, be il never so
81 'ong, veteran, and disciplined can sustain itself
upon an issue 10 favor Of these laws as they stand
The EhgHirer, on the contrary. declares that,
"onr present system OF Naturalization was pro-
! Iecied by Mr. Jefferson, aud lis wisdom j. Kadica-
led by half cen 'uryE Of snccsssful operation
|, Is The dictate Of common sense as well as
the precepi OF political philosophy, 10 adhere 10 a
] law or an institution 80 long az il works we'll I'M
necessary nnovalionis always dangerous 'innaya-n
] ton Is there any complainI,ha the present sys-
ten Of naturalization is detective or of evil effect
| upon the country I"
! Between these iwOED smocraic organs we take
| sides with the EraaEHer, and so win The people
] as they did al Sauntdn. csmoHG JTzig.
INDIGN ATIoN MEEIIAC