New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-20

eli Other Wbg meuibers Of that body 7 made the
motion strike The alien clause out Of the Cousttu
ton Of Michigan. | joined with Mr. Calhoun in
opposing til. alien clause in the COmpromise bin Of
las Bot we were compelled to submit 10 the will
Of the uaiotity who opposed Us aud ovarruled ~
No great Compromise vzs ever mad. without sac
rifce the part OF those who made it. TIE COns.
tuition Itself which was a Compromise Wa one in
reference % which it often and .ruIy said that
there was not member Of the Convention tbs
framed it, who had not strong obiectioas 70 some
parts Of il. On this principle II was thtt SIR. Cab
houD and myself, as ! have her,,of),e publicly
explained in my place 10 the senate voted for the
Compromise Of ls4s, while strongly protesting
against this whole alien clause which we still
hoped in some way to exclude from the bill before
il should become a Law. As Chairman Of the Com.
miree on the judiciary 10 the senate. | reported
the first law which established Territorial Gov
EN- ment over Wisconsin composed Of all terrific
ries OF the present States Of iowa and Wise
In that carefully protected the hts Of American
cihZepshlp, and excluded the SURFACES of foreign
err without naturalization. Last winter I moved
10 strike the alien clause out Of the Nebraska bill,
but unnecessarily, and foreigners by that bill are
allowed 70 vote in the Territories without nsturaizs
ton. Foreigners have also been allowed to vote
without naturalization in the States Of II inos, Wis
coDsiD, and Michigan as well "a in several OF the
Territories besides Kansas and Nebraska cannot
now without an utter sacrifice OF principle. deviate
from the doctrine that none but American citizens
,bould enjoy the right Of suffrage. l cannot, and
will not at my period Of life, hoping and wishing
nothing from any political party, and fearing none
depart from principle which has governed me ever
sIce entered public life. When we were defeated
on this question 10 1896 took my hat. and left the
Senate in disgust. and every Wing in that chamber
followed me- all Of considering that the Consttu-
ton had been trsnpled under foot by the party OPP
posed to US.
concur also in the sentiment expressed by Gen.
Washington, that
eigne Office the exclusion Of native born ctiz>ns
Al. Al. -
be appointed TO Office. mean that, other circum-
stances being equal, the American ought to be pre-
ferrec and that the opinion of Washington. But
there are many foreigners in this country for whom
would not hesitate TO vote and TO illustrate my mean
ing take leave TO say that as the Sen ,torial
term Of James Shields, Of Illinois is about 10 expire
had hundred votes to cast IN the election OF the
Senstor of that State, l would throw them eli for
james Shields, such ia my opinion of that man. But
if apo her Jsmes Shields equally worthy, patriotic,
and able, were to present himself as his opponent
born American on the soil here, | would prefer him
to the foreigner, though naturalized citizen. II any
man diff, rs from that opinion, he is at perfect liberty
10 90 so but do not envy him in his claims 70 true
American aud patriotic feelings. | shall not enlarge
upon this subject for my sentiments have before been
publicly expressed.
You viii understand me, therefore, fellow citizens
az standing on the platform adopted by the Ameri-
cans, at Dover, on the 4th day ofsst month, and
other Which, in any degree, conflicts with it. vii
not support for Office man who claims to be Native
American unless he plants himself upon that plat
form. II he seeks my vote, he must do it by pro-
Tossing my principles He must not tell me that some
other party besides the American party here has nom
naied him for the office. He must come out plainly,
and cay that be asks support on the principles OF the
Americana at the Capital, when they met last month
publicly in State Convention. II he asks the sup
port Of the American party, he has no right to ac
oept without our consent nomination from another
party, protesting principles which we as AnercaLs,
have never adopted.
I III mot nfna har IN Ia a n / IaaV
that TO Others only came TO explain the grounds on
which sha act.
patty formed on these principles must necessarily
be thoroughly national and not sectional in its char
acter can have no geographical divisions. No
parallel OF latitude longitude divide it into dis
coroant Fragments to form the elements of future sep
aration and civil war. Ignoring the Slavery question
proper element Of party org anizaon, and a. ut
tery fitted for party combin atoms, 1t would refuse
TO test the Onsuitabeness OF any men for public office,
by the question whether no was for or against the
mere extension Of Slavery in some territory OF the
United States always content TO leave that as well
every other domestic question: to the people Of that
territory ulo alone ought TO have the right to decide
it sufficient numbers have settled there to
form respectable comm0nw salth. Nou-interventon
is the principle prOfessed by the Democratic par
ty ITSELF but it is not the principle which they have
acted. Their practice and their professions have
never agreed on this subject. True non inter
vention would have left the people of Ne
braska, and Kansas after suitable number of peO-
elected their Governor, as we'll as their Legsls
ture and would have left the question of Slavery IN
the meAntime-that is the question whether, under
the Constitution and existing laws aud treaties,
syeboder could safely carry his slaves to those Ter
ritories az a question TO be decided solely by the
Coufts of the United States and not by Legislature
elected only 10y a handful of squatters, including
every alien who may choose to 90 therefrom Europe
be non intervention would have denied all power in
an executive appointed at Washing on TO veto the
acts of Territorial Legislature, as well as al power
in Congress to supervise its decisions on that ques-
ton. shall not again discuss the merits OF the Ne
braska bill. Ny sentiments upon 1t are well known
TO Won ell 1t has produced the very bitter fruits
which anticipated when ii was introduced, and has
caused all the violent excitement IN the bosom OF the
North which publicly predicted In my place In the
Senate said there il would prove iDjudicious, and
emiDen.y tend to alienation between the North and
South Yet had no northern prejudices against the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise Ene-a line esiab-
lished by the act of 1920.
always thought the creation Of geographical
division between our countrymen, fnly yusnnea
the strong expression of Mr. Jefferson ths II sound
ed in his ear Ike fire bell IN the night. may be
permitted so far TO wander from my su9)est
as to say that although many valued friends duier
with me about the sanctity Of the act OF 1920, l
never learned from the Wings Of ancient days that
this law was part of their party creed. 1t is well
known that as Chairman of the judiciary Com NIT
tee of the Senate, reported bill which became
law for annexing territory north OF the parallel
of $50 80 to the State Of Missouri, three times as
large as the State of Delaware. Every Whig in
the Senate, including Henry Clay and Daniel Web
ster, then approved and voted for that bill; Not
a Wig in tho other House opposed 1t that ever
heard. i had conversation with Mr.. Webster on
the subject at the time who adopted my views OF
the protIiety Of snne1ing this territory 10 Missouri
although it subjected it to the laws Of Slave
State. 1t gave Missouri her proper boundary
on the river, and effectuany protected the
Indians residing there from the depreciation
of lawless and unpnncipled l repeat
there was no objection 10 this partial repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise line, that ever heard Of