Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-14

/ distinction between our native born and ma.
/ turakzed citizens, other than those which tho
constitution has created. One of its first acts
when Sir. Jefferson came into power was to
ameRd the laws and facilitate the means for
the naturalization of foreigners Itremember-
ed among the causes assigned for declaring
our country independent an important one,
that the king of England had obstructed the
laws for the naturalization of foreigners: and
IN this as IN all other acts they have carried
out the principles of 1776-not the principles
OF the miscalled ''sons of the sires of 10"
Our adversaries are endeayorino to crawl
into power at this time by concentration of
all their own partizans proper and an attempt
to excite among other preiudices foreign and
ininiea. 10 the constitution of the United
States l., relation ,.l..sod
To- excite tde sympathies and preiudices of
portions of our citizens The constitution of
the United States left the Institution of slave
ry, which had been imposed upon US by the
lnercenary cupidity Of Great Britain. lust
where 1t found ia mere municipal regula-
ton Of the states in which it existed Penn
sJyania, Immediately upon the close of the
revolution, abolished this institution within
her borders, and almost all the northern
states have since followed her example Be
fore the revolution It existed in ali the states
Ifthc true motives Of It's abolition could be
reached, we fear thar the northern states Will
not be entitled TO a5 much credit as many
claim for its abolition. It was found that
slave labor was improbable for mere farming
purposes, and these, the motives Of pecuniary
interest, superadded to what were deemed the
principles of humanity, procured its abolition
III all the original tltes II ortb ofAiaryland and
Delawara. The compromises Of the constitution
upon this subject which prevented any action
by the general government on the subject of
slavery, have been faithfully carried out by
the democratic party, in every portion of the
Union. They hold that no one state has
righ. to interfere with what appropriately be-
longs to another.
TAe congress of the United States has the
power to admit new states into the Union,
and they have wisely determined that, in
creating territories and admitting new states,
the people of such new states or territories
shall have right to make their own laws
upon the subject of slavery, or any other sub
ject that belongs rightfully to municipal 60
veTnmcnt. Our adyersaries taking advantage
of the agitation produced on this subject of
slavery by the erection of the new territories
of Kansas and Nebraska, are charging the
democratic party with favoring the cause of
hGiiiu SldNCIt. ILty nave uOitC LO SuCu
thing They have merely determined that
congress, according to the constitution has no
right to interfere with the subject, and that
to tlc people Of the territories and states, re-
spcttiyely, this Whole subject belongs, and
they have unquestionably decided rightly
Pennsylvania or any other state of the Union,
might tomorrow revive the institution if it
wert thought right. Yet our adversaries are
enhavorimg to excite your sympathies in the
caue Of humanity, so as TO induce you, prac-
tica.ly, to violate the constitution of our
couitry.
IAey are also endeavoTing to foment diff
eulths between different classes of our citizens
andlo array our native born and naturalized
citiEns in opposition to each other, and to eff
fectths they would bring to their aid secta-
rian feelings IN religion Our forefathers
wisdy inhibited this, when, in every state
constitution we find provision substantially
declying, that every man has a right to en-
joy lis liberty of conscience and to worship
God IN the manner he shall think to be most
acceptable, and the constitution Of the United
States prohibits the general government from
giving preference to any one religious denomi-
nation over another. That constitution, too,
conftrs upon naturslized citizens I'll the rights
conferred upon those who are native born,
with one exception. We, therefore, protest,
in he most distinct and solemn manner,
against any indirect attempts to accomplish
that which the constitution and laws of the
United States and of the several states so
poinedly and so properly prohibits. 1t would
be sapping the foundations OF our free iustltu-
tions 1t would be loosening the bonds which
hold us together. 1t would be a practical
wrong upon a portion of our citizens, who have
equal rights with ourselves and making a
distinction which the constitution of the Unit
ed States does not make or permit.
We should guard against all attempts to
violate the principles of that constitution. 1t
is the ark of our political safety 1t should
never be touched with unhallowed hands.
Open ana bold attempts to violate it are seen
through and at once excite our resistance
1t is frtln secret, insidious and undetected at
tempts to undermine it, that we shall be ex-
posed to the greatest danger.
Opposition to those of foreign birth consti-
tutes much of the political capital of our ad-
versari,s of the present day. In this they
are close imitators of the federalists of '9S.
By the Sd section of the alien law, every
master o. commander of any ship or vessel,
which shall enter any port of the United States
| shall Immediately make report in writing to
the collector or other chief officer eff the Gus
toms, Of all aliens on board his vessel, specify
ing their names, age, the place of nativity
the country from which they shall have come
the nation to which they belong and owe al
legiance, their occupation, and description
of their persons, and ON failure to do so, t
forfeit the sum of three hundred dollars; ant
in default of payment the vessel was TO be de
tanned by such collector or ether officer. Th
; collector was also required forthwith to trans
NIT to the department of state true copies G