Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-16

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Anew WORDS ABOUT .sAM:'
On the part Of the mercenary press in the
INV Of this Administration there 10 an effort
Is play npon the prejudices Of the foreign
born citizens of the United States, and arouse
in their minds the most deadly hostility
against the American party. To subserve
this end the most glazing falsehoods are put
forth and every little circumstance caughtup
distorted and discolored. It matters not it
riots ard bloodshsd, and deadly feuds and
hatred grow out Of it. Not at all. What
care these presses for the Dutch and Irish
per see, beyond their votes9 Their pretend
ed love is the baldest hypocrisy-their con-
trolling influence the worst enemy thas Tor
eigners have in this country.
Is there any party in this country whose
object is to deprive Foreigners of their civil
and religion, rightsp For ourselves We do
not believe there 10 any such party. We do
not believe there is any body of men, re-
spectacle in point Of numbers, who would,
in any particular, Cypress, or, in the small
oct degree, deprive any foreigner Of those
rights of person and property, civil and re-
ligious, to enjoy which he sought our soil
and chose our free Institutions. Wedo not
object to their coming-to their bringing
their household gods-to their still loving
that green SPOT Of earth where they wero
born, and from which oppression drove them
to this land of plenty and of equal rights.
But the American party. if We understand
their aims, do object to this country bein'
turned into . BottaAy Bay for the reception
of foreign paupers and criminals. They do
object to the temporal power exercised by
the Catholic Church, by which large ma
jorisy Of the naturalizsd citizens Of this coun-
try are controlled in their political action by
the Pope of Rome, and acknowledge the al
lcgianoe 70 him Is above that to the the land
of their adoption. They believe that no man
looking for "higher law to the head of
church 10 foreign, or any other country,
to guide him in the discharge Of his politi-
cal duties, and who regards that shigher law
rs paramount, and tho laws of his own
country null and void when they conflict, is
q 6tand proper man to hold any Office of
trust in our Government.
That there ahould be very considerable
party in this oountry in favor of extending
the time Of probation to twenty ons years is
not very strange. It is time taking it a.
together, in reference to the whole body Of
emigrants, by ne means too long. 1t will in
the majority Of instances, take that time
to acquire our language. knowledge of our
laws, customs, and become thoroughly i'm
bued with the spirit of our institutions, and
thus prepared properly to exercise the high
prarogative of an American freeman, tae
right of suffrage, right which very many
Of them never exercised before.
That there 10 any considerable or inconsidsr-
able party whose object 10 to deprive foreign
ers Of the right Of suffrage which they now en-
iov or modest them in the exercise Of that
right, we do not believe. Neither do we be-
isve that there is disposition to introduce
any religious OF other tests into our laws, or
to enact any special laws not applicable to
oil.
Tho organization of bands Of rowdies
and bullios around the polls to intimidate
and obstruct the free exercise of the right Of
suffrage, as has been done 80 often in our
large cities, is . circumstance that cannot
be too strongly condem ned or too soon bro.
ken up. Such bands have in too many in
stances, been composed of the worst portion
Of our foreign population, in many instances
but very recent iupertations. The right of
suffrage thus extended in space Of FIVE years,
space shorter than in any other govern
ments - the world, ought to suffice, with
out the exercise along with it Of right
that never was granted, that Of obstructing
those born on the soil, in their exercise of
che same privilege. OF course these re-
marks do not apply to all. A large num-
Der arc peaceabls, industrious and law
abiding. - ~ z s
In all this--in all the sentiments, aims,
and objects Of the American party, there is
nothing, % far Is we can learn, that should
casss the banding together Of the foreign pop
ulation. In taking this course and tic re-
suit will prove it, foreigner, are listening
to the council Of nsrcenasy politicians net
really their friends. In combustion, IN re-
sistepoe, n, allowisg themselves tc be
wrought upon, eajoisd and used, in fram,ag
. ssfsss;gn party they are suraly and Ger
tainly greatly injuring themselves. II they
had any rights At staks--if it was in support
Of civii sud religious MISREPRESENTATION