Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-13
From the N. 0. Crescent Of Wednesday.
Native American Doctrines.

One thing is very certain, the American party of
1856, have, IN the past, strong endorsements OF
the correctness of the principles they incucate from
men who are non honored with nominations to the
highest and best offices by the anti-Americans!
That is some consolation, without going into
argument in regard to the consistency or honesty
of parties.
We have before US little pamphlet 1t was
printed in 1871, and it contains report Of the
proceedings of 1.-The Native American State Con-
venton" of Louisiana, begun and held on the 22d
of February-the birthday of the Father of his
Country-of that year. Among the proceedings,
we find that a committee Of five appointed to
prepare an address to the people of the United
States, on the necessity of a total repeat Of The
naturalization latcs," etc That committee dis
charged its duty, and the address p" constitutes
part of the official proceedings. From that "Ad-
dress" we copy the following extracts, which we
commend to the consideration OF the anti-Amer-
leans and their candidates-especiallyt the latter:
"They (the natives lo Louisiana, of s4D who desirea
repeal of the naturalization laws do not throw OFT their
nature Amer they do not sink single attribute of
hunsanty-they cherish much respect ever for the
laws of hospitality. They willing to give every alien
nome and the protection OF they require
only that the 0olcal 3o,certhe power o. eecting the
public of our country and administering laws
shall be reserved to those born upon the s0ilwose first
breath drawn in land Of civil liberty and whose
pacy for has been euS ened by breath
ing aoneM the pure air Of freedom. They willing
hxcEpT mE
Che right of su belongs ectsiUely to a0tiDe born
citizens" THAT the rivlege of voting exercises
no power in nduci foreigners to emigrae."
That it is fact well understood that there is not
than emigrant in M0usand who has any knowledge
OF the spirit and character of our laws and that the
proportion of them leave their native land for the simple
purpose OF redeemng themselves from starvation and
perjury" That They taught to evade the
presen naturalization laws when necessary by faud and
The
of any who may take the oube iatter their
prejudices and appeal to their passions"
We might continue our extracts from the cad
dress" and would did we not feel assured that we
have furnished sufficient to accomplish the object
we have in view.
Now, who were the signers to that "Address?"
Who approved it in all its scope-in all its length
and in all its breadth? These are some of the
questions we desire to see answered, and honestly
Did any of the present American can
didates sign it, Or did any of the prerent anti
American candidates sign it? And, if principle
is correct at time, is it not correct at another
time? We say yea! Men may change, and par
ties may change, but principles never! What is
right and honest al period, is right and honest
at all periods. If tie Native American tendency
of the Address" to which we have referred, was
correct in ls4l. it is correct in 1855.
Upon turning to the 81 gnatures appended to the
" Address" of which the above quoted extracts
constitute portion, we find the names of three
prominent candidates on the anti-American Ticket
Thomas Green Dapidsom is the anti-Amercan
nominee for Congress in the Third District; Wm
c. A,ld, candidate for Clerk of the Fourth Dis
trict Court Of the parish of Orleans; and a. w
Scates, candidate for Tax Collector of the First
District Of the city Of New Orleans
All Of these gentlemen advocated, approved, and
signed document ten-fold stronger in the strin-
yency Of its nativism than the doctrines now en-
orced by the American party Of Louisiana; and {
yet they are now the nominees of the anh-Amer- :
can party, DEPENDING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY UPON {
FOREIGN VOTES FOR ELEcTIoN I
This is strange, butt is, nevertheless, true. Now
Dere they honest in 1884, or are they dishonest in
$50? Such extremes never meet without selfish 6
motives are at the bottom Adopted citizens can {
RAW their own conclusions and, whatever that T
conclusion may be, it is none of our business ,
hey have their rights just as We have ours; but
re much mistake their shrewdness if they can be t
umbugged by preaching, while practice, plain h
nd palpabe, gives the lie direct to the sermon S