The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-18


q, tne tune OF the revolution and had so freely shed he
ooa N deiehee OF her rights during the late war with Irea
Mr. NoavEL Of Michigan, said the senator from Mary
nau asked wheher we were TO De called on 10 oestov
Europe Sir, if foreign emgrants will come among us
clear our lands drain our marshes and plant the soil viii
wheat and corn what possible objection could be made to al
lowing them thus to contribute to the population and wealth
OF the country
" Mr.. BENros Of Missouri said he was entirely Opposed
rick ltproposed something new in our legislation pro
posed TO make distinction between aliens and citizens IN tho
acquisition opropery Presumption right had been grantee
since the ormatono the and no distinction unit
now had been the persons or classes Of
aliens from Tie acquisition of prescription right and hi
was entirely opposed to commencing system OF legislation
country make it their home Political rights
rested ON different basis They involved the management
OF the and It was right ha foreigners should
undergo the process OF before they acquired
the right OF sharing IN the government But the acquisition
OF property was another ahar was private ana per-
ence fhe support ana the comfortable living Oh inc alien ana
his iamy. y - ,,-.,.. ,.,,. ,.,, -.
have said word upon the subject had 1t not been Tor the
which had been offered by the senator from Mary
nvdlous dstncon which had never peeh MADE
the public lands and bad not been naurazed prior 70 the
hrt day oil december last whist granted
Wby had this change been nropoed in our settled psI
eve lie had observed With regret that attempts were now
extensively making throughout the country excite what
from foreign land to participate in the blessings OF
nee constitution. Such ieeng was unust-it was ua-
grateful IN the darkest days Oh VINO had as
siseu US IN nss our oa'cs' anu ache1hS our hoepeha-
tr b id no bo;e,c tiai ~, rr M M NJ NO. s"ss
been established without their aid but he woud saw the
struggle would have been longer and doubtful After
the revolution emigration had been encouraged by poll
had followed the French revolution this country had
been an for the oppressed of all nations He trusted
that at this late day the Congress of the United States
not about to establish for the first me such odous dis
tncton as that proposed between of citizens who
had settled upon the public lands and his negbor who had
pursued the under the faith Of your previous
policy merely because the neghbor had not resided long
enough within the United States to have become natural
lied citizen He was himself the son Of naturalined for
egne and perhaps might feel this distinction the
been demanded that he might record his vote against the
principle proposed by the amendment
MI. YOUNG said But, sir the object OF the amendment
Of the honorable senator from Maryland Mr. Merrick is to
exclude foreigners not naurazed from the advantages held
out by this bill to native citizens and to such have been
BY the constitution and laws OF Illinois, the State of adop
ton foreigners VOTE they may be elected to offices of
chasing, holding enjoying and again transferring, real
estate, by will or otherwise. Yes Mr. President have
stature enjoying all the privileges of native citizen Many
of them acquaintance and friends and cannot
amendment may not be adopted
rbns snoLo Tho laaa;ro and a;st;no;shod donoorots
Who 1ccnI;nd tbaso ssa,s 10 rnna Ieaa nnn tha nt
"o W., op p... ' ' ~ ohe, co'o, .Pon ei1 iue'u'h
Mhicn ~ spii, aa aiost III 'orn, IS no" peiorc US
Ihere was announcer senator an esteemed irlenu OF mlne
well known throughout the whole republic Tor the talent
and craftsmanship which he exhibited during series of
years. both in this and the other house of Congress and
whose views on this subject beg respectfully to call the
,ttentiou Of NV friend from Alabama TNIr Gr Az know
mo- as do that they will have rreat Weight will him
go
Mr. CLAY OF Alabama, expressed his astonishment at
The motion OF the senator from Maryland Mr. Merrck to
q Tht soJ u iy po,o ,h' m oul @r Inc
Id ~ o, ho au,ao that HI; at ~ & oo id ',u w.
to change the whole policy Of the heretofore to
ward that unfortunate class of individuals That policy Mr.
CLAY said had more than twenty wears ago In
guous townships for the French omgrants who had
followed the fortunes of Napoleon and been driven from their
own country by disastrous battle Of that great chief
Carrying out in practice the theory that free
country the asylum of the oppressed of Others Con
by the law alluded to- had authorized the grant of
these four townships 70 these unfortunate cxes on better
cIus .hai anu was solu 70 our own is not
'y a' 'o e" ''"" price, ou' On cre''' Oh iour'ceh
81 Gain an n NOR. rocc,, occos;o, rhen tho Ghr,; f
unhappy Poland had been eleven down Inv the Of
Don and many of her unfrtunate sons had refoe
the only land of the free Congress granted thirty
entire sections of land to two hundred and thirty
her exe on the payment the minimum price in ten
indeed Mr. Clay remarked the Senate had gone SO far in
m S,se S as he IeooheG'eu, as 10 pass the p,h tst al
. u ~. W Il IL % h9 - ~ ~ ~ o wy Ri an. pu'e uoi.on
nro tho ,ay,nnt ~ ,bo In;,,nmr n;,hi, ta' ] @ @ " NJ
1ay said he was not disnosed 10 mt ooners an better
footing than native citizens but he was far from disposition
exclude such cuvators of the public lands and
had thus given evidence of their intention reside perIn
nenty amongst us from the benefits common to eters
'ay when the laws OF most OF the states allowed them to
'eeome e ", ne sau, m iaye OF M ol making our
~ ~ p ~ ' ~ ~ ~, iu'os'ou W ue iei'.So
,,, Gr go, w. ern;nnr n ~ ~ ,l. h , ~, ;, ] T.
hn hand of TYRANNY ~ -
Mr. Clay made other remarks araust the adopton of the
amendment offered by the senator from Maryland urging its
sjecon and expressing the hope that Congress
Toud not now depart from the liberal and humane policy
winch had heretofore characterized It's legislation
The Following are the yeas and nays on Mr. Merricks