The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31
A FEW QUESTIONS.

Foreigners
2.-Doyou want to preserve your Common
School SYSTEM
3.-Do you think you have as much right to
ms country, as those who have just landed on
our shores
4.-Do you believe in a Religion Of Ignor.
anse, Hypocrisy. Superstition?
5.-Do you believe in foreign countries emp
tying their paupers our shores, to be sup.'
port. through life at our expense?
Do you believe in Naturalization laws
which manufactures votes and "ci,izrns'' before
they can tell The ffren between the alpha-
bet and a saw-horses
DO yea desire Ia have n true Nationality
S.-Do y"n believe ia the d. crine OF our
country, our whole country, aud nothing but our
country"
Some simple soul has done us The honor 10
send us the above through the Pos, Office and
il we should no, notice it, we suppose ,he said
person would consider himself sighted We
shall answer III, Sc questions in the order in
which they appear and according to the convic-
tons of judgment neither warped by polti-
cal, or religious intolerance.
To the first question we answer, that we
would as sson be ruled by foreigners, as political
.Natirc .4merieans. To the second question W.
answer, that we desire to preserve r.Common
School SYSTEM entirely free from sec'arian
ism.
To the third question we answer, that m
distinctions should be instituted between for
eigners and native citizens, as to the rights OF
the soil legally and consti,utionally obtaincd d
This thank God, is free country, where every
citiz' is, or, ough, to be upon an equality
The Supreme Ruler of the universe recognizes
no distinction between classes, the constitution ol
the American Union recognizes no distinction
between classes and people like ours, made up
from foreign countries, should recognize no dis
tinction between the citizens of tie same coun-
try. If one distinction is acknowledged 10 be
proper, others are equally SO and the result
wsuld be, that as the country becomes olde'
and weather., the man, or the woman would
be estimated according TO the wealth possessed,
or the family from whence they sprung.
To the fourth question we answer, that we
believe in each human being worshipping God
according to the dictates Of his conscience.
All religions to be prosperous, must be free
from Legislative trammels and that person is a
doubtful christian, who refuses to allow neigh
Dor to worship according to his taste and who
fails to exercise the charity which accords to all
entire freedom in this respect. The bigotry
and prejudice, which sects exercise towards
each other, is one Of the great causes why the
world has not become more generally chris
TANNED.
To the fifth question we answer, that the
good book tells US that we must afford succoI
to the needy; and as great many of those
wio escape from the Impressions of the ole
world, have barely sufficient to land them upon
our shores, it is but the act Of noble mind ant
a christian heart to bestow upon them a little
OF our surplus gains. The idea that we have
them to support through life is an entire mis-
take. Hey are among the most industrious ant
frugal portion of our population. Where would
have been our numerous canals and railroads
aud other monuments OF national enterprise ant
progress, had it not been for the foreign popu-
lations The rapidity with which this country
has advanced to greatness, to be one Of the
first nations in the world, is due in very grea
measure to the industry and physical endurance
of our foreign population.
To the sixth question we answers that 6vt
years is a sufficient length of time for foreign
ers 10 become familiar with our institutions and
attached to them. 1t is well to remark here, tina
a wonderful amour, of ignorance is displayed il
estimating the capacity Of foreigners A Iargt
number of people in this country believe, o
affect to believe, that foreigners are uneduca,et
as mass, when they arrive in this country ane
that to become sufficiently familiar with our in
situations 10 exercise intelligenlly and under
standingly the functions of citizen, they mus
remain aliens for twenty one years. Nothing il
more erroneous than this conclusion. A large
proportion of the foreigners who come to thi.
country are well educated and many of then
ars AZ familiar with our institutions before, Al
after they reach here. They would put tn,
blush to many Of our own citizens, who have
neglected an early education.
To the seventh question we answer, that W.
desire to have "true nationality" and W.
can discover nothing inconsistent with tru,
nationality and true Republicanism. If 10 b.
an advocate Of tue nationality it become,
necessary to introduce into our Legislation ant
government prescription, intolerance and CD.
preston, we shall be the last to place oirself in
this category.
To the eighth and last question we answer
that so far as liberal republican principles o
government are concerned, we believe in ex-
tending their benefits to the world, the whole
world and nothing short Of the world, provide,
they come here to partake Of said benefits. w,
do not believe in going abroad to force our in
situations upon the acceptance of others. bu
we warmly cherish the doctrine of allowin,
strangers who come among US from foreign
countries to participate in the benefits of on
government just so soon as it is prudent to do
SOLVE years is ample time for them to acoui,e
knowledge Of our institutions aud their obi
cations as citizens and whenever this period has
elapsed, we want to see them approach the
ballot box and receive the sacred boon which is
every freemans right. We have no sympathy
with the doctrine Of taxation without represen.
talon, and no love for a government which
would exact the services ola man in time q.
war and enslave HIM in time of peace.
We hope that the party, who has done Us The
honor to send the above queries is now entirely
satisfied as 10 our position.
~ lhe Troy Conference of the Methodist,
Episcopal Church lately passed a resolution
recommending change in the rules of the