American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-10-04


enter into dispute with the sons of the
land that offers them home in the hour
Of adversely, for the possession Of Office
Let your own Judgment and reason guido
you in your decision of this question, as
on your heads will fall all the odium of the
battle, while, even though you succeed in
gaining a temporal triumph, the dema-
gogues who urge you on will reap all the
profit. If You like our country and its
institutions, and desire to become citizens,
take the necessary steps 10 do so, and hav-
ing become so, drop every other name but
that Of an American citizen; for you may
rest assured that it is the only course that
will be of permanent and lasting benefit
either to yourselves or those who may
come after you. If you are Catholics be-
cause you believe in thatsystem Of religion
Jet it be soi but do not be led into quarrels
with Americans because they denomce,the
Pope for attempting to Interfere with the
temporal affairs out OF lis own dominions.
Remember that the American Revolution
TO which Americans owe their freedom, is
yet fresh in our recollection, and that the
native sons of our soil are Justly jealous Of
any thing that has even the appearance of
an interference with their rights and privi-
leges. As good Catholics as any of you.
were, in l848, in Rome itself, opposed TO
the meddling Of the Pope in temporal af-
fairs, and drove him out Of Italy Had il
not been for the aid Of French bayonets,
treacherously sent to Rome, Italy would
have been free to-day, and, by her exam
pie, would have cheered and aided the
great cause Of European Democracy tc
maintain itself against tile power Of despo
tiSm. Intelligent adopted citizens shoult
ponder over these facts We do not come
begging your woes. and yet you will fint
in the end that the American party are you
best friends, because they are tie friend
Of the land that gave them birth, and offer
you an asylum. So long as the country /
safe and her rulers pure and patriotic W
shall be able to defy despotism aad to shiel'
all who take refuge on our shores. BE
cause we prefer TO have Americans in OF
fice--men who know no other birth plac
, and worship at no other altars than sue
rs are reared in our own soil, is no proc
that the. American party are quite tie can
nibals that some OF our foes would repre-
sent, in terms that insult tic intelligenc
Of those whom they address. We are i
, favor of having Americans elected to i'm
, portant Offices, and VIC believe that you
own good Judgment will acknoSledge nc
only our right to have it so, but also tn
correctness of the doctrine. Those of 70
, who arc dcsirous of trying to put dow
! Americans, will oppose Tie American pal
: ty and the American ticket, and thus cot
: vince the doubtful and wavering anon
!, native born citizens of tie necessity of the
. union and your overlhow. And just {
soon as the political dcmagogues who al
now urging yog on TO fight with Ame,
leans find your power gone, they too wi
desert you. Again we would say, in a
c kindness and sincerity TO adopted citizen
II discard all other names and designation
- except that Of American citizen. Drc
II , your Irish. German, French, and otht
X foreign designations, and become a pa
c and parcel ofthis great republic OF the pc,
c pie, if you would enjoy in peace and qu
, etness the blessings that are offered TO yc
by our laws and Institutions -Sunac
&c DisroLb