Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-02

On this principle it was that MIR. Calhoun
and myself, as | have heretofore publicly ex-
planned in my place in the Senate, voted for
the Compromise Of l84S, while strongly pro-
testing against this whole alien clause, whict.
we still hoped in some way to exclude fr,Jm
the bill before it should become a law. As
chairman If the Committee on the Judiciary
in The Senate, / .epcsted the first lew which
es.abiish a Territorial Government over Wis
coasia, composed Of al territorivs of the pres-
ent States Of Iowa and Wiscor.s Sin. In that ]
carefully protected the rights Of American cit
i~zenship, md excluded DE suGfages of for
e:gners. without natural ization. Last winter
moved to strike the alien clause out of the
Nebraska bill, but unsuccessfuily, and for
eigners by that bill are allowed to vote in the
Territories without naturalization. Foreigners
have also been allowed to vote without ma
turalization in the States of Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan, as well as In several Of the
Territories besides Kansas aud Nebraska. |
cannot now. without an utter sacrifice Of prin>
cipls, deyia} q from the doctrine that r0ne but
American citizens should enjoy the right of
'snfFugge. l cannot and will not, at my period
Of life, hoeing and wishing nothing from any
political party, and fearing none, depart from
principle which has governed me ever since
4 ente sed public life. When we were defeated
on this question, 10 1886, / took my hat and
left the Senate in disgust, and every Wing in
that chamber followed me, all of us consider
ing that the Consultation had been trampled
under foot by the party opposed to u.s. 'tl 3
-iut concur in the sentiment expressed by Gen.
Washington, that sit is contrary to the policy
al this Governments to appoint foreigners 10
Office to the exclusion Of native born citizens"
lido mt meun BY this that q foreigner should
never be appointed to office Imean that 9TH
Ar eircu instances being equal, the American
ought to be preferred, and that was the opin-
son Of Washington. But there are many for
eignsss in this country for whom ] would not
hesitate to sote; and to illustrate my meaning,
nov take1eavsi u cay shat Ne the Senatorial
term of James Shields, of Illinois, IL about TO
HxptfeSif bad . hundred votes to cast In the
election OF the Senntor Of that State,t would
would throw them allsfor James Shields; such
- my spinjonso f that ma. Bus III smother
Jalnes'deSjds, equally worthy. paefstjc and
sole, were to present himself as his opponent,
born m American on the soil here, / wopId
prefer hith to the foreigner, though / natural
Sxed citizen. II any man differs from that OPT
'nion be Is At perfect liberty to do so, but | do
not envy him in his claims to true American
ia0d patriotic feelings. l shall not enlarge mon
this subject, for my sentiments have before
been publicly expressed ao9a ,9l91l
aa Yeu will understand me, therefore, fellow
~citizsns, ~ standing on the platform ad,pted
by The Americans At Dover, on the 4th DIV II
last month, aid no other which in anv desree
sonf'ets With Il Twill not support for Office
anisss ~ pasnSs himself upon that PLATFORM
~ ne seeks ~ sste be must do II BY profess
ssg ny principles He must not tell me that
some other party besides the American party
ners has nominated him for the Office. He must
esue out plaisly, asd ny that he asks support
or. NE Pssneipiss OF The Americans at the Can
itoi, whsn they met last month publicly IN
STATE Convention II be aSks the support Of
ne American parry, be has no right Is accept
withost our consents nomination from sno-
shss party protesting principles whichF We, Is
Americans, have never adopted. ssases E1sG
"al ID notcnme hsfe % make I ticket-Iteaye
~ thst to.othefss iIIoHly came here To explain
ne ground on which I shall act. JsH~ fflsa
A5psrty formed on these principles must ne.
sessa!I!y Do thoroughly national, and not sec
eonsii m Ne character i can have no reorra-
1pAls.ll ~disisions95 No parallel n latitude Or
Ssagetsde' ean divide Il into dscordant ffar.
menu, 70 fosm the elements Of future separa.
teon and civil va. Ignoring che Slavery aues-
aProper element of party Organization.
~ utterly vn6tted for party conbiuntions
- a~esid Tsfase hottest tie suitsbieness Of any
msn for public of6ce, ~ ths question whether
e W. tof o. against the mere extension 81
n'avsry IN BONE Territory 81 the United Ntatas.
always eohtent 70 leave that, . we'll a every
sehsfd osnestic question, 10 ne people 81 that
Territory Who alone auRht to hive tie right
70 decide \, ~ soon u sufficient numbers have |.
settled there to form 4 respectable common.
l~sskhsa Nonihtervention is the principle now
protested ~ The Democratic party itself. but Il I
= NOT the principle on which they have acted.
sinssr psactice and their professions have nevar
Agreed On this a1k}ect.a True non. interyefntion h
you'd have LEFT the people Or Nebraska ana
Aansas, sitter 4 suitabie number of peonle bad
sfstgrated To those territories. IL haye elected
shetr y Governor Is wSil Is thcir i cisiafn,.
and would have slslt the question 81 Slaverv n
ne nneantfme-that ID, the question whether
WIDER the Consultation and exisiiuc Iava ana
t.estteAs 4 slavsholdef could safely cary his |
ss1vessto those territories, % ! Question IL IL 4
aeSsdea S0aeiy s9by The Courts ar n. IIni,ad Il
nsassss ~ not by. Z Legislature elected oniv
~ E nandfSl OF tqnatters, Including eyerv niiryn
Wns may coooss tosg0 there from EurbSe
- nensnsspssntion would have denied sl
p0Wes ~ e. Ekeedsisss appciSfs6 a VVssf;,r
IN - veto The acss Of Terfi4n5isg i .o;.as
o1sA asiwsllAsa 81 power ID Cousress = s;,ns.
IT. d6c1sd0as o. that dae.ti6ha fShsIi IA