The American patriot., 1855-06-30

COr, out an effective cO-W0rker WIN the CON- |
parative few who perform the work of legisla-
tive assemblies. ID sai.1s- yft H.sA tH--
He gave succinctly a history of the various
workings of the different executive depart
ments at Washington, and his opinion and
views Of the respective qualifications of these
"heads. " The Judge thinks that the Presi-
dent has been remarkably fortunate in the Sc
lection of his official advisers, and that they
are entitled to the confidence of the country.
We understood him to pay not the highest
compliments to the diplomatic skill Of the late
Minister to Spain, Mr.. Soule. There was more
to be understood here than was expressed. He
regarded Cuba as lost to the United States
That the President could not have acted other
wise than he did in executing the laws in the
interference with the flibusters, but he was
not so cruel as to call them pirates" Here
seemed to be a fling. He spoke particularly
of the many reforms by the Secretary of State
IN the consular department. Stated that here
tofore it had been largely the practice of the
Government to employ foreigners as CONNER
cial agents and consuls in foreign countries
that latterly that practice had been discontin-
ued spoke of changes in these respects as
amounting to several hundreds, and that the
necessity of it bad become one of the require
ments of the law. So also in reference to the
enistments of seamen in the Navy; that the
enlistment of foreigners beyond certain limit
was now prohibited, and went on to speak in
those connexions of the reasons and propriety
of such course, and did not hesitate to avow
that in the choice of individuals for Office, all
things equal, he would prefer the natire of the
soil to one born in Maine or elsewhere. The
Judge then proceeded to speak somewhat the
doings of some of the "Know Nothings" in
ais and designs in connexcn with abolition
party; avowals which he considered the south
ern wing did not respond to by denonncing
them as they ought He then spoke of the
late attempt at Philadelphia to form platform
for the party and its failure; the secession of
of portion of the northern members, aboli-
tionists, who would not plant themselves on
any basis except that of freesoil Thus di-
rectly indicating that he regarded the remain
der as sound on the slavery question"
A few reflections suggest themselves here
The Judge seemed to travel out of the beaten
track of democratic argument by stating fairly
and explicitly what his "party" had done and
was doing in reference to aliens and their ap-
pointment to Office and enlistment in the Navy
and army service The principle was there
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preference for the "native" over the natural
lied citizen" As the invited and recognized
exponent Of his party, his remarks must have
been rather CALLING to many of his audience,
who had, no doubt, not many minutes before,
violated it by their own personal acts.
If there were any "Know Nothings" pres
ent RI at that meeting, the most Of what he
said on the "foreign" and slavery question,
was directly to their taste, and in unison with
their own views. How far the same remarks
is true of his own party friends we may in due
season find out. According to the nomencla-
ture of some, it is not good to disclose the
truth at all times, and we opine there were
those there who will never forgive the Judge
for the .'manlinessn with which he stated the
truth, and the "manliness" with which he re-
Trained from " denouncing those who were op-
posed to him in politics" aFa ..u.0.a
And now, brother democrats, let us hold a
short coloquy together; let us "reason togeth-
err about few things; about few matters
of past action on your part, and on our part,
and see how we stand. You endorse the Presi-
dent anu his administration generally, and par
ticularly so did your late exponent, Judge
Perkins There, you stand together. Judge
Perkins says that one of the reforms of this
administration has been, the refusal to appoint
foreigners" to office, five hundred of them
have been swept from the "blue book" He
said further, that he would not hesitate in the
choice of "native over foreign horn citi-
zen, all things equal" How say you, gentle
men, one and all? Is this your verdict?
What say the foreign born citizens, who had
the pleasure of listening to the Judges expo
sition. Many of those statements must have
grated harshly ON their democratic ears, how
ever pleasantly to yours; yet in all, there was
nothing which, upon due consideration, they
or you could take exception. however many of
us might be disposed to act more proscriptirely.
Many things were also said by the Judge, to
which many of our old line Whig friends might
well take exception, in an outside argument
but which does not at the present time partic-
ularlv concern us. We leave that to them and
you for discussion and settlement.
To sum up. On full and considerate re-
view of the aohole speech, We find much more
to applaud than condemn We regard Judge