The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-29
PURE FEDERAL PRINCIPLES.

other nations becoming citizens in the colonies Hence
the complaint in the Declaration of Independence against
the Crown for obsructng naturalization and refusing to
pass laws to encourage migration hther The martyrs III
the of political freedom in all parts Of the world
invited by this Declaration TO join those struggling
for liberty and share in the fruits of American indie
pendence, from which political intolerance and bigotry
be expelled When had crowned the tolls
and harshps of the patriot and present constitution
was being formed the fathers of the republic inserted
provision clothing Congress with the power o establish
uniform rule Of naturalization Congress has exercised
this power and prescribed rule requiring residence Of
five years and satisfactory proof of good conduct and at
tachment to the principles of the constitution during that
period. Hence if any improperly become citizens under
the law the fault is with the courts who administer
it. and not with the law itself During the reign Of
John Adams the iederalists became alarmed because
those who sought liberty here could not be induced
to hate France and idolize Mr.. Adams his party.
Hence the celebrated alien laws, by which Mr. Adams
clothed with power to issue his proclamation and drive
and expe from the United States all such foreigners
he chose To repress all camor against his adminstra
ton and particularly against this act the sedton law
passed. authorizing the indictment and punishment Of
those who sought to ridcuc him or Congress, or bring
either into contempt dsrepute Under this law Cooper
of South Carolina and Lyon of Vermont were fined and
imprisoned The authors of these laws were Indignantly
expelled from power and Jefferson placed at the head of
the government SO great the odium occasioned by
them and the unwse acts of Mr. Adams that the federal
s under their name, have not since been able to
obtain the political power of the country Through coa
tons, bank influence and the combination of the dis
cordan elements of the day and the isms of the times and
the denial and conceament of their real Objects they have
riumphed, with the aid Of all these elements only
thrice in half century The federasts of 798 had
the merit of boldness Since that time their have
been the fruits of deceptive DISCUSSES and frauds upon the
people This old federal party still exists habited in the
uniforms by the homogeneous and spotted batalions
that compose the enemies of the democracy and the free
principles of the revolution and constitution The
spirit and feeling of the alien and sedton laws still exist
and find supporters among u.s. though attempted to be
concealed by the black mantle of gnobe secrecy and
protected by slavish and scandalou OATH administered by
the willy few who rule their subordnates with iron rod
The latter implements in the hands of the managers to
strike down the liberties of the country The principles of
the know-nothing combination sudiously attempted to
be concealed precisely those which Mr. Adams and
federal Congress boldly enacted in laws. Knowing that
these laws cannot be reenactedand If they could they
would fall before discussion and sound public opinion
this order attempt TO accomplish the OBJ
jects in another They dare not assal the
naturalization laws and nsk Congress to change them
They shrink from the odium they would merit and incur
if they openly sought hinder naturalization pass
laws to prohibit nauralized citizens from profng like
other persons by their talents education and good
duct or ostrAcizine their children born among They
have neither the aukpes the manly courage to demand
change in fundamental laws making religious creeds
or forms of worship az, element Of qualification for
public trusts or equality Of citizenship and the enjoy
uen of political rights Neither they nor their abet-
tors nor those whose political purposes they subservc,
have the temerty ~ take such grounds But they
seek to accomplish these unhey purposes in man
ner unknown to constitution and laws AID in sub
version Of the spirit of our institutions by enforcing the
dark counses of night ruder the mask of sworn secrecy
The Declaration of Independence says all men are created
equal and endowed with certain naenable rights and
privileges and among them the enjoyment of liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness This organization combas
these principles all who not born here and TO
those who do profess such religious creeds they APP
prove They sustain Mormon, whose creed and prac
tce is moral pollution while they strike down Catholic
though as pure and above reproach Charles Carroll,
who signed the immortal Declaration of Independence.
blameless and no patriotism distinguished, to be
protected from their shafts If not born of American
parents upon SOIL Steuben the father OF mil
ary tactics, they would refuse road-masters warrant
Pulaski and Kosciusko, Lafayette and his companions
would fall beneath this Boosting uggernaut The chivary
valor Of Montgomery could not protect him. DeGras
and Esang would be spurncd If the troubled politics of
Europe should drive into exile another Emmett, hel
would be denied restng-piare, the liberty of ex
erting his brilliant talents in positions which New York
assigned him as a mark of respect and admiration The
constitution and laws confer certain privileges and rights
upon such but these political perfectionists say they
shall enjoy them. Their objects to be accomplish
ed byn change of the laws but in prohibiting trecmen
from exercising their naenabe rights They do not seek
reform in the public insttutona of the country but
Their whole patriotism is limited to their cravings or pnb
lie Office The only change included and sought in their
prayers relates their hankering for official stations
which their merits have not enabled them to command
BY calculating largely upon the ignorance the preudces
and creduIiy of naveborn citizens and upon the
tica dexterty and skill of their wing allies they count
upon continued b. their system of secrecy and
oaths they expect 10 repress freedom of action and the
liberty of Speech and sthe aid independence Ia the
ship of God The list of dupes must be long which VIII
nmph but once Hatred of sect and birthplace is a
souiIess principle, upon which political structure
be successfully erected In everything else the