The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-20
From HE Covington Kenlackian.
BRITISH NATURALIZATION LAWS.

wise and saluiary system Legislation in any country
may be in the prosperity and happiness of its people
for il this end he attained under any form of
whether it be monarchca aristocratica democratic
shows that such government is the best adapted to the
character of the governed and the best calculated
comph the great end Of its institution If it be the Gus
tom Of civilized nations whose subjects the law
abiding viruous and enlightened to treat all foreigners
with unreasonable severity TO throw obstacles in the way
OF their admission to deprive them Of the privileges
uralaton 10 confer snch privileges only after the lapse
Of many years. subject them TO political disabilities from
generation to generation will find in snch nsages u
powerful argument IN favor of the principles Of the know
noihngs is the leading idea of the new party that we
will secure for ourselves perfect government, a
higher degree of national prosperity, and the time
the thoroughly Amcanse the people of this country
by efecng radical change in existing system
uralzaoD II the experiment has been tried with eminent
in other countries II England became the
peculiarly 1aglciTed france ,,oe.sei under the
operation of such mode OF gslaion in regard to for
egners as Is contemplated by the party gen
erallyit would be dp,y employ Cor ha, cnd every
political within power. let refer 10 the
ample Of the former country aud II her of Para-
ent the subject of aliens and naturalization have tend
cd so eiecuay 10 secure the social and political prosperity
of her people.
Perhaps there is civilized country 10 the world
whose treatment Of foreigners Is unnecessarily
An alien only be aainrali1e hy fpesls 81 Par
Lament, Ia thing not performed ia instance 81
thousand and in respect his civil and political rights
is almost footing with American negro No man
who is disgus,ed with tyranny home ena thinks that
he win ind freedom IN foreign land would cheerful
y vest his all British soil vtnrr be would be forever
debarred the rights and privileges ~ ctsep Pine
sequence is the government has bad anything
fear from the insidous influence Of foreigners Bui has
this narrow-mnicd and impoliuc Eyst,m Of legislation
been productive Of benefit her people ebar socially
politically Has IL effected = change for the better IN
Of The many places In merre England whcr,
squad wrctchedncss aud hop,lcss poverty abound
Has it disseminated ray Of knowldg. that would
otherwise have ilpmined Che cotae ~ ahorcr or
prevented the Of disease and crime ira, wcua
no. Otherwise bese been prevented b, ihs progress phi
anihropy and science Vet sF ceniarss VI srparsnee
answer these questions
The naturalization laws of that Kingdom " kesing
with the despote character u her other Institutions They
have not contributed in any peculiar setesasf
the English character but they have formed part 81 ss-
tenn OF legislation which whilst IL prohibited free aud ao-
tive intercourse among nsons al the time created
those glarng inequalities between the social moral and
political condition of the English people which ihngs
necessary TO monarchy they utterly subvs-siye
OF anything like republican government
Are to pattern after any foreign country ia She pro-
posed remodeling Of laws they relate foreign
ers to devise regulations ~hich viii giFe
TO naive-born Americans and 70 the 81 nase-torn