Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-09
Trenton IN. IL Go.sip.

Trenton IN. ~ Gossip. s
Your correspondent, owing to q severe pain In
his shoulder, contracted while travelling In late
snow storm, some sixty miles In a rail cal" with
out any fire in the stove, and dearth Of news, has
not sent his usual bit of gossip.
The Senate some time since laid uponthe table
the resolutions relating to naturalization, offered
by the Hon. @. Smith, Of Salem county; but sub
sequenty referred them to special committee OF
three-charman, Hon. J. Roberts, of Camden
county, who was elected ON the Native American
ticket To this date no report has been made.
The reasons for delay, 80 near the close OF the
session, are unknown TO the writer.
The Assembly have already acted ON act "rela-
tive to the naturalization of foreigners" viz:
SEC. i. Be IL enacted by the Senate and Gene
raj assembly offhe State Of Neso Jersey, That 1t
shall not be lawful for any court Of this State, any
Of the counties or cities thereof or any clerk OF
such court 10 receive from any foreigner his dec
laration of intention to become citizen OF the
United States, or TO grant to any foreigners GER
tifcate Of admission as citizen OF the United
States, or TO exercise any other power or au.
thority conferred by the act Of the Congress Of
the United States, entitled "An act to establish
acts heretofore passed ON that subject" Passed
the fourteenth Of April, A. D., 1902, or by any
supplements to said act.
This was reported by Mr.. Jay, elected as an in.
dependent Democrat and American.
The editor Of the True American, Democratic
and administration paper OF this city, has pro
nounced this bill to be one Of denominations, and
by combining naturalization to the United States
courts to create an aristocratic and antrepublican
power In the United States judges. The same pa
per lately startled the Jersey Blues" by inform
ing their readers, that grand Know-Nothing
council had been held in this place, to take meas
ures 70 whip in the Legislature control all the Off
ces and, most awful, 70 consolidate more efectu-
ally tbe various American elements in this State.
vb;s a., that they are four distinctive elements,
shos'a National" Bordentown," Southern" and
Native-American !" and that the latter have grown
out of the aSons of America" The National I"
has $50 councils in this State; the Bordentown,"
10; the "Southern or Shanghai" 20; and the
"Nstive-American," 8 to 10 tents-whole number
Of members Of all these organizations, some 5000
yotcrsl That 20 members Of the House and five
Of the Senate represent the various organizations.
day night and fix all matters for the Legislature
Oh! oh
Now, a. we always like to have our Democratic
and Wing opponents correctly "postsd up "--what
will they think II zoe are informed that the "Ameri
can elsment" can poll at this time not less than
10000 votes in the "Jeneysr That certain old
line Wings and Democrats are anxionsly looking
for Sam" and would like TO get in his company
but alas, arc like the junior editor of certain
American paper, ~ after sending in their names
for membership, were found wanting in the requis-
ties for the samef
Let any one gho knows, Z" ct the SHOE u That
our American friends In this State are united,
there is no doubt and a. far as voting can effect it.
win give all who oppose them, be they great or little
an overwhelming defeat at all present or future
electionsi
Your readers may not DO aware that the junior
Of the "True American" ~ Loco paper here,
was defeated for the Assembly last season, by Mr..
Jay, Of Mercer, an Independent Democrat and
American, and he has been uncomfortable about
" Sam and Ais doings ever since. The State Ga
sette the organ Of the oldline Wings is also much
affected about q True Know othings," and copies
the doings Of the Sewarditcs Grand Council, and
styles IL ag1suine Americanim"--for which read
abolitionism and disunion In disguise. This paper
Is not as large a. the Philadelphia Ledger, neither
has Il large circulation or much influence in the
State. 80 that "sam" does not regard either its
appreciation or opposition.
The Joint resolution requesting our Senators and
Representative In Congress TO vote for renewal
Of the Missouri compromise, on It's second reading,
passed by a handsome majority in the House, and
on It's Anal passage was opposed by the Democrats
In some set speeches, In which the new Democratic
doctrine was advanced Of dssyng the right of the
Legislatures 10 instruct their representatives in
Congress, NJ the Congre~men came fresh from
the people, and ought 10 know better than the Le-
gislsiure their wishes That "Nebrisky" did not
new thing called the american element Now,
how Sam ' ~ he was about must have been as
tonished at such doctrines and acknowledgements
from his Democratic friendsi
The bin Was lost on its final passage by a vote
Of 20 10 ~, all the Democrats and some "a line
whigsn voting In the negative; but u was, In the
afternoon, reconsdered by vote Of 80 10 II, and
referred 20 special committee, and when they re-
port, II win pass without any trosble.
Banks and other charters have passed the Sem
ate, and win, next week, take much time up In the
House.
In accordance with the Governors suggestion,
an act win be introduced and passed, preventing
naturalization being done on the Of electionsn
III. Governor Price seen SAM or does he want
TO follow the gallant Stockholm
Yours, PHz.
Trrros, N. j., Feb. q, 1859.
Extract Of letter FROM eenfirnan IN Florida
70 Senator 90 Congress.
So QlA-) Jan. 20, 1885.
Accept my thanks for your Kind remem-