The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-12

pJn cipks and objects OF the rASo shi "a rns
came here 20 dsy q, sketch Of his remarks
IF stating how farIw 4is Mr.. c., for the purpose
nSxs ~ % sus a. sse nss
Il Gle political AZ State. have attended but
nestjpq held meeting this year. and that IVES
ia shSgr IN this town by small number Of the
rete tho tarty, which determined by very decided
4 ,bS wing ticket should be run in flis state
m~ approaching election. The reasons for adopt
: tEet resolution were then fully given, the
>aMsapal one being shas the wings Of the othsr
ccarsei OF the State had refused 30 form any ticket
or 10 join in eectiDg any whig State ticket wEat.
vver. This was the result of state of things vel
Wnoerstood here. There were not enough Of wings
Of elettng a whig .icket. We are left: therefore,
10 choose between the American anu democratic
parties old party lines are 10 great extent oolise
rxsed. The American neke. Is maze up 81 men ,a OF
beth the ancient parties. The democratic ticket
excludes al but democrats On the 4th OF last
month the Americans met at the Capitol OF the State
and formed platform, upon which they have OF.
gapizfd thsr new party. Ii is liberal and fair II
Woclams the principle OF religious liberation in the
words Of the constitution ITSELF There is bigotry
no prescription TO be found in it. 1t 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
Thought and freedom OF ech, constituting the
very basis Of the new organizations. It denies thu
right Of Aliens 70 vote without naturalization, and
Pfoc,sims the doctrine that Americans should rule
sner own ceut try. II welcomes all yirtuous and
good men emigratins from foreign countries 10 our
shores to s. ek - asylpm from oppression among u.s.
Thooga was not present a. the time the reso.u.
teps Of the meeting were adopssd, yet they NEE.
Nth my most hearty concurrence and appreciation.
On the sc principles | waB willog 10 act, and am
yet willing 20 act but | never was member of Sha.
has teen called be Naive American party, or OF
fDa.Know Nothing Society 3s l. i commonly called.
know there are many eminent msn IN this country
fcl whom have great respect, who are members
OF aoh Of the latter The present Governor elec OK
PEI asylvanis, who is personally kooFn 80 me as
Of the most estimabLa aud able in This coun
AIRY, is universally believed to be member OF the
KuoN Nothing order and j. is said owee his election
IN a g,eas degree 10 then votes better man could
aot, in my opinion, have been selected for the office.
know not upon wbas authority Ii i stated that the
Ia President of The United States il member ofthe
Know Nothing order. Blu; d know that great
Number Of tire most intelligent aud patriotc men of
tnis country have adopted hs principles aud joined
Che s.cety OF This secret party know, too that
In this State q very great number OF gentlemen OF
high ing ana acknowledged patriotism, from
the rar ks c both the whig and democratic parties
Rre believed to be among the members of the order
of United Americans. Whatever may be the pria.
cples OF the Know Nothings Of other States, we
are bound TO believe that the principles OF the order
no Delaware in perfect accordance both with the
spiii. an the letter Of the resolutions adopted in
Dover The 4th of October; because they we're pre-
Sent in great numbers az the meeting held on that
dayss.ted in the formation OF the platform itself,
and il w8s adopted after full debeIati)n, without
dissenting voice. We have reason, therefore, b
know that II there be anything proscriptive, bigled
or uDpyin, ip,ed among the Know Nothings Of osher
States Il is not 10 be jund in the creed Of the paty
principles Of the Americans Of Delaware
have said that rever was member 1T the ma
tive American party in this country and that am
not and never have been member OF the K3ov
Nothing sosety, or any other secret society. o.
posed 10 all prescription of neo for the sake of toer
religious opinions, hove freely ayoved my deter.
nination not to support for pnbic office any men
VINO should eyince uetermin alton 70 deny 20 others
the right TO worship God according 70 the dictates
Of their own con sciences; and referring 20 foreign
ers who have Ever been na.uraizsd, have re-
peatsdy said at before their nasuralz 1t0n they
should not be permitted to govern tlia county
by their votes They do not ounce their allsgi-
ancs TO she Princes Or Potentases Of their native
sountyy when declaring their intention nor a. any
time until they are nEturalizsd in obedience to the
act Of Congress. tn receive their votes mere
declaration Of Intention is in 20 degrees lsss objec
nclsoe than Il would be TO rec i've them in Ire
layd ~ Germany, for they sail bound by u cir
allegiance 80 tie eovereigns OF their nst,ve coul-
txtes. opposed their right Of suffrage in 1886 in
She senate ofhthe Ubitd Stats in conjunction
with all other whig ewbers of ths. body. ! msde
the motion strike the alien clause cut Of the con-
stitusion OF Michigan. joined with Nr. Calhoun
In exposing the alien c.ausa IN tie COMPROMISE bill
Of lS4S. Bot We were compelled 20 submit 70 tie
will OF the minority, W o2D7sed as and ovsrrnled
Ds. No great compromise was ever made without
a sa rihce on The part of thoss who mlde il. The
COT sttution ITSELF which was a com 1romise vas
one In reference TO which IL was often and ttsly
said that there not member of me convent N
hat framed 10 who had not strong objections to
some parts Of it. On this priuciple Is that Mr..
Calhoun and myself, as | have hegetoEors publicly
explained in nv place 10 the Sen ite yotad for the
Comprtms Of 1913, while strongly protesting
against this whole alien clause, which We sill
Aeped in some way to exclude from the bill before
& should become Law. As cbsirmau OF the Com,
mittse on the Judiciary Ia the Senate | reported
khe first law which established Territorial govern
nent ove- Wisconsin, composer OF ali Territories OF
tie pre.en. States Of Iowa and Wisconsin. 10 tlat
carefully projected the rights of Amsacan citizen.
ship, and excluded the SURFACES OF foreigosrs with
ont naturalization. Last winter | moved TO saiks
the alien clause eut OF the Nebraska bl hn. lnsuc.
osssfully, and foreigners by thst bill ara allowed to
vote IN the Territories without naturalz ,tion. Fo
xesners bsve also bsea allowed to vote wis ,eut ns
suraiZa'ion III tue States OF Illinois, Wisconsin ard
Michigan, well ss in several OF the Territories pc
sides X lusas AID NebraskI. | cannot now, without
nttsg sacrifice of principle, deviats from tae do,-
frne that none buS American citizens sbou!i enjoy
period OF life, hoping wishing nothing from my
poltical party, ard fearing none, depart from a
principle shi has governed me ever since en-.
tened public life. Wien We were defeated on this
que stion In 1885, took my nat and lsfs the Senate
IN disgust, and every vhg in that ca amber fol-
bowed me, all of US considering that the consti.u
lion lad been trsmpied under TOO. by the party op-
posed to ne.
concur also in the sentiment expressed Nv Gen. |
Washing ton, that at is contrary 70 the policy OF
this government to appoint foreigners to Office to
me exclusion o. native born citizens" DO not
mean by ths. that foreigner SHOULD pever sa ID
pointed TO Office. mean tina. other circumstances
being equal the American ought TO be preferred, |
sSd that the opinion of Washington. Butthere |
ARE many foreigners in this country for whom !
would not hesitate {, vote; and TO illustrate my |
meaning, now take leave to say that as TIE Sena
tOsia Term Of James Shields, OF Illinois, il about 70
expire, IL bad hundred votes to cast in the cleo
ton Of ,he Senator Of that State, wou'd throw
them al for james Shields, such is my opinion of
that man. Bot if another James Shields equally |
worthy, patriotic and ablo were TO present himself
rs his opponent, born an American on the soil here
would prefer him to the foreigner, thougl a na,n
rallied citizen. IL any man differs from tina. opinion |
he ~ st perfect liberty to do so but do not envy
him in his lams TO true American and patristic
feelings shall not enlarge upon tbs subject, for
my sentiments have before been publicly expressed.
You vii understand me, therefore, feiIo citizens
ss stsndi on the platform adopted b. the Amsri-
cans at Dover, the fourth day OF last mont5 snd
NO otser which in any degree conf cts With Il. | |
vii not support for Office man who CLAIMS 70 be