American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06

neflcdn party. lou diSo oAJ 49,
well known hat you have for several years i,
approved those principles, therefore, you ;
earnestly invited 10 be present and to
your fellow'citiEens on that occas-
Ithauk you for the invitation al
previoVik Engagements will prevent 7
my being pre-
[ am unwilling. however, to permit the
o~ccasion to pass without expressing my en-
tire concurrence in the patriotic princi
pies of the American party, which have
had for SO many years the approval oil my I
head and heart. They are
LIST. The Constitution with its Conn
promises. =,
end the preservation ofthe Union at all
hazards.
81. The naturalization laws should be
abolished or essentially modified:
4th. Americans alone should rule Am
erica. They only should be appointed to
the high and responsible executive Offices
under our government.
The men OF the Revolution, no:with-
standing they gratefully acknowledged the
aid derived from France. were fully sensi-
BILE of the dangers Of foreign influence
They incorporated in both the Federal and
State Constitutions, provisions carefully
designed as barriers against the influence
Of any foreign ingredient in the population.
The protractsd war which succeeded the
French Revolution, powerfully affected
the public mind in the United States. and
political parties were more or less BIASED
in favor ofone or the other belligerents.-
1t required the whole weight of the great
Washington's character 10 prevent the
young republic from being entangled in
the mesl,es Of European politics His Wis
dom enabled him Justly 10 appreciate the
desire, which has always characterized re
publican governments, TO become more or
less subject. in one way or another, TO
foreign influence The events Of his age.
however, directed h%isattention 10 the conn
teraction of that influence. exer1ed ia a
different manner from that in which it now
threatens our safety. The foreign infu
ence, which justly alarmed him, arose from
the sympathy Of our people with one or
the other OF the mighty powers who We're
contenling. as both claimed to be. for lib
erty and for political predominancc in Eu-
rope. &. a s
Washington did not anticipate that in
: half a century from his age, Europe would
be brought within ten Days sail OF Amerl-
d, "a, or that within that period half a mil
= lion Of foreigners annually would come to
' exercise the prerogatives Of American SOW
ereipns. Iial such n state of things been
presented to him. his warning voice would
!, have been heard on the subject, and would
: have inspired our statesmen with the wis
dom and courage TO avert the danger
" whioh he would have forseeA. Such was
% the Jealous virtue and patriotism which
y distinguished the Washington era, tina
had the immigration Of that period beef
one-ienth Of what it has now become, iii
- more than probable that no power woul'
~ have been granted by the people of tn
y Federal Government 10 enact any laws O
|: naturalization.
The evil is upon us which Washington
" deprecated. The evil is radical, and tn
" correction must be equally radical. w
~ must awaken in TIE public mind that sen
sitive regard for the preservation OF tn
Constitution and American liberty whicI
-. inspired the souls Of those patriots VIII
!" were the counsellors and supporters
w Washington and the fathers Of the c%ountr!
w The sqfcty and prosperity Of our in'tit'
" lions must be made the cardinal objects
attainment. The spoils Of Office, the 10y
Of power, the subsection to the iron ty
amy of a few political oligarchs, must
held in contempt, in comparison with Il
importance Of securing these great ends
r. The crafty engineers Of political specul
~ ton see no danger, and neyerwll see an,
W. which does not threaten to arrest the
:, profitable con,rol,,of parties. The dootril
- that "AmeriedH alone should rale Ame'
., ca" designed to restore the gouernmer
r. Ms it was in the days Of Washington,
W, the hands Of "Americans alone,"is sti
matised by the organized cabal Of poll
ciAns who WELD the machinery for man
featuring the incumbents of Office, fro
that Of the Presidency downwardS, as
p~es.ilent heresy, and those who hold
:" this ancient American doctrine are d
: nounced astraiiors.
The progress Of events is rapidly brin
~, ing the country to the condition when b
:" two parties will contend with each other
the one the american Party, and the 9th
wv the Foreign Party. The american Pd'
will seek the restoration Of the govercme
, ~, to American control, such as it was VIII
= t came fresh from the American people,
,h The Foreign Purity will seek 70 propitii
'aI the foreign element, pander to the insole
ambition and aspiring performance, &C
- tend for the continuance aud extension
'% its privileges, crings with serviliIy to
=" dictates, and offer nsw brides for It's frier
""s ship. The simple fact that the next ell
ton Of u President Of the United Sta
NNe may turn upon the assertion or the rent
''" .N ~cialion by the American people Of tho d.
wv trine, that "Americans Hione should T
.u America should DO sufficient TO aston
-" and alarm US. If Tie doctrine be reno,
uSe eed, it will DO owing to the o'erpower
'usu force Of the foreign element in our POI
a w.. htion. The mighty power of that elem
. m' has been gagged by the astute politici
oniy who ARE alien to it. They have measu
NV its length AMI breadth, its height and
rom depth, and they are willing to stake Il
arm desdnies ON its omnipotence, 1t was
M 10 Prelovian guards, composed Of fore
1r mercenaries, who put up for sale the i'm
r. rial power ut Rome, and it is the fore
nv morcCnaries among us who now offe
pa the politicians who hold the reins Of pa