The weekly American banner., 1855-10-05
VOL: l--N0. 20
The True American spirtt.

ter reviewing the variousresults Of the
recent electionsin North Carolina, Ten.
nessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, sums
up his conclusion in the following per.
tinent paragraphs. =
When,. therefore, all the cifcnmstan.
ces attending the recent elections are
taken into consideration; whenit is re-
membered that the Americar party is
still in its infancy; that il is to some ex.
tent without leaders, and that nearly
all the old politicians Of both parties
are banded together against it: when,
too, it is considered that the opposition
was thoroughly organized, and ably con.
Quoted and already in power In all the
States named above with single ex.
ception, while the American pnrty was
without leaders-when all the circum.
stances are duly weighed, it seems to us
the result, if no. substantial victory of
the American party is at LEAST fnll of
hope and announcement We see no
cause why one who has put his hands
to the plongh, should turu back; but ev.
cry reason why he should push forward
and never rest from his labours. until he
shall have accomplished the work that
is before him. Never has . partMsc.
complished SO much within SO short a
period.
It is anythins M pectfalfo sup.
pose man will qdll izerican bar.
ty at the suggestion ofany paper or leads
er. To do 50 would bea confession 8
error and ignorence. Itwould be an
acknowledgement that he joined the
party without fixed pnapose and out
Of sheer curiosity thoughtlessness. Nav
lit would be an act of fselfcondemna-
ron, or political suicide, for which he
would receive credit from neither party.
No; let Americans stand firm as their
fathers have done before them. There
may be features of the movement which
they do not like; but these will be lon
ped off as it grows older and wiser;
while all that is good will remain. Our
only reason for supporting Che party is
the desire to improvethe naturalization
laws, and to check the "wild hunt after
Office Beyond this we have no desire
go, and until this is accomplished
we shall be seduced from our purpose
neither by the insiduous wiles of the ops.
position, nor the frightful demonstra.
| tions OF tne sseven headed beast j
Mr.. Calhoun oA NATURALIZATION.
In conterring the power to pass uniform laws
lof naturalization,, says Mr.. Calhoun, "the fra
mers of the Constitution must have had two obs
jects in view: One to prevent competition be-
tween the States in fiolding out Inducements for
the emmigration Of foreigners, and the other to
prevent their improper influence over the gene
raj Government, through such hates as might
naturalist foreigners, and could confer on them
he right of exercising the elective franchise
before they cohlahe sufficiently informed Of the
nature Of our instif|1Io Ions,or were interested in
! their preservation. Both Of thez bjects would
bedefeated If the states may confer the aliens
the right &c IIng and the other priseleges be.
longing to the citikens. On that suppostionit il
would oe1almost impossible to conceive VIII
good could be obtained or evil prevented By con
ffernng the power On Gang ess. The power
woulabe perfectly nugtsory. A state Nigh
hold ont every proper inducement to emigration,
asIfreely as fthe power did not exist and might
infer on the alien all the political privileges
belonging to : native born citizen DOT only %
the injury fthe state Government, but of the
Union. Tolllusuate what have said, SUP.
pose the dominant party in New YORK, fndina
political power about to depart from tbem;should
to maintain their ascendency. extend the righ,
ofsufrage to the thousands 81 1lens of every
language rom evlly portlo1 & Il wovlt
. that Annually pour into her sIIporiaI1s --ho i
deeply might ths destiny Of the whole Uii;olEtq
81 effected sucli messzFe! Ii might in fac
4 place the control Over ihe General Governlnen
!. "a the hands of those Who \ Nv nothineof GU
9 institusions; and are Indifferent tothe Interest
" ofour country New Yorlf gives aboss one
! On tlxth q th ectslal votes il, the choice .
President 81 ice. resident; and Il 3 We
" known that 6tf political institptions kept III
STATE nearly equally diside1 no i'd rreatpsl
= litical par ldisiot & / ~ thosasaa
voees eitI 6t IN .e< : h of ii
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