Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Billy Sheets and his Organ on Fo-
q rafoners

Acl6hCio-
Ignorance is excusable in those who mod
.tly keep in the background, and make no
to be wiser than their fellows
n when men undertake 10 be teachers,
hen nv,i.Ord SHEETS arrogates to himself
acknowledged ability when.tAs Republican
fleets to-snstruct the public n the opinions
+ WAsHfSsroS and JEFFERSON, ignorance
ecomes A vice Of the most oslpable kind
Ins if Ignorance, under such es1nstances,
e worthy of condemnation, what weight of
corn and infamy can lie too great for those
tho are guilty of a wilful and deliberate per-
iersion Of the truth?
And vet men are found who assert that I
NAsHISGTox and JEFFERSON were the adj |
soeates Of the miserable heresies Of Know
Sothir gissrna; sud garbled extracts from theisi
writings. arelaaao TO substAn1iais the false
mood.
JksFERsoS's opinions have beea-recorded
n the most solemn manner in the Declare
ton of Independence and in his first annual
message. The Declaration makes it one of
the grand charges against the King of Eng
land that he refused to egcoyrdgs the migra-
ton of foreigners. Let ii: language be writ
Ten in letters of living light on evesy- heart,
and forever silence the calumnies OF. the mill-
night order:
'sThe history Of the eresent King Of sGrcA
Britidis.sea history Of repeated ih1nfies and
all having in direct object the es-
Establishment o. an absolute tyranny over these
States. He has endeavored TO prevent the pop
alation of these States-FOR THAT PURPOSE
THE LAWS OF NATU
REALIZATION OF FOREIGNERS, REFTS-
ING TO PASS OTHERS TO ENCOURAGE
THEIR MIGRATION HITLER, and raising
the conditions Of new appropriations of land.
Declarafios of Independence.
Let it be remembered in this connection
that the United States have more-far more
wild and uneGltivated territory now, awaiting
in dreary solitude the quickening hand of
soil, than they had IT. 1776. Every reason
which condemned the George III, then con-
dennis the Know Nothings now.
In his first annual message he explicitly
condemned the odious change. made by the
Federal ADAMS, in raising the term of resi-
dence for naturalization to fourteen years;
and through his influence the time was re-
duced to FIVE years as it now stands. In this
message he laid down the true principle to be
guided by in granting citizenship:
! cannot omit recommending revisal of the
laws on the subject of naturalization. Consid-
ering the ordinary chances of human life, de-
NAL Of citizenship under residence Offourteen
wears is n denial to :, great proportion of those
who ask it, and controls policy pursued from
their first settlement by many of these States
and still believed OF consequence To their pros
perity And shall we refuse the unhappy fu.
gitives from distress that hospitality which tire
savages of the wilderness extended TO our faith
ers ARRIVING in this land? SHAH oppressed hu.
Inanity find no ASYLUM on this globe! The
constitution, indeed, has wisely provided that
: for admission certain ofiiees OF ifneeftsai
trust, residence shall be required sufficient t.
develop character and design. BIT might no
the GENERAL character and capabilities of eitizef
be satef communicated to erery saasit esfiag
bona fde purpose Of eHbarkiag Ms We af57wfrae,
permanently Nth as with restrictions, perhaps
10 guard against the fraudulent usurpation o
our flag; an abuse which brings so much EN-
barrassment and loss on the genuine citizen, and
.omach danger to the nation of being involved
in war, that no endeavor should he spared t.
detect and suppress it.
Grant citizenship "to every one niantestins
a bona Jide purpose of embarkang has life ana
fortune permanently nth u.s." Such is the
doctrine of JEFFERSON and of Democracy.
The following letter was addressed by Mr.
JEFFERSON TO RICHARD CLAIBORNE, and show,
his Just appreciation of the Germans
Paris, August s, 1887.
SRI am of opinion that American tenant,
for western lands could not be procured, and i
they could, they would be very insure. The
best, as far as have been able to Judge, are for
egners, who do not speak the language. Una
BILE 10 communicate with the people of the
country, they cOnGne themselves 10 their farm.
and fhsir families, compare their present state &.
sckaf Il icas ia Europe, and 6Rd great reassa 4.
10 be confeRted. OF all foreigners, should pre-
fer Germans. They are the easiest got the bes
for their landlords, and do best for themselves
The deed in which you were interested, havins
been sent TO me the other day to be authentica
ted, took the enclosed note of its particulrs TO
you. / am, with much esteem, Sir, your ODE
dent, and most humble servant.
1t is found in the second volume of hi
complete works, p. 235.
The pretended quotations made by tn,
Republican from the opinions of Mr. JEFFEE
~, have 10 reference to page or volume o
,saxlhing else by which they can be verified
af.tor. page and volume, and vertur,
the assertion that when read with their con
text their meaning will be greatly modified.
The quotations made by the Republican
from the writings Of WASHINGTON, leave tn
most erroneous impressions; they are all per
verted and distorted, taken oft ofslses. pro
per connection, and made to co,tAfensnc
doctrines which were repugnant to his ma
ture.
The first extract is from his Farewell Adj
dress, about foreign influence, which has n,
more connection with the question of citizen
ship than il has with Invention Of printing.
When that Address was written, the tern
was the same as now, FIVE years, and n,
change was recommended; indeed, no allu
sion was made TO the subject Of naturalization
Every one knows that foreign influence a
the term was there used, had special refer
enee TO the indisereet violence of the Frencl
republicans ~ which we were in danger a
being I.-selged in war with England; an,
occasion is taken to warn Americans not /
allow their partialities for one nation owe
another, or their republican sympathies +
-entsngle them in European wars.
tits treason to the memory of WAsmxG
ton to distort the sentiments of that addres
into defence of the Native American party
WASHINGTON was satisfied with the natur
alization laws as they existed under his al
ministration; he made no complaint wheI
the period was but two years; he proposed NJ
change; butif he had thought that the welfar,
OF his country required an enlargement Of tn,
time of residence he would have been tn,
trst man to suggest it. In his Farewell Adj
dress he had fine opportunity to say that GU
naturalization laws required revision; but n,
such warning was given. The father of hi,
country, who, according to these men, haf
such dislike of foreigners, permitted tn,
golden opportunity to pass unimproved TO
pressing on nation who idolized him anc
who would have received his words as thos,
Transportation. the doctrines of Native Ameri