New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-09
PRoscR1PTIoH.

Our opponents charge the American party
witn prescription. Well, be it thus; but this
has been an element in the compound Of Ameri-
can liberty from the foundation Of the Republic
IL commenced with the birth of our constitution,
which we all profess to love.
we are asked why do we turn our vengeance
In fetrospection upon Daturalized citizens, We
have seen the evils and injustice Of any ruling
who we're not born upon the soil, and believe it
should be q cardinal principle in cur govern
ment that Americans should rule America, and
we prescribe foreigners because they would ma
turally be antagonisticaI to this, our principle.
Why have Democrats of old prescribed Wings.
Because they we're in direct opposition to their
mode of ruling, and vice Uersa Wings. This,
and the simple reason that we believe that ma,
tiyes should rule the soil, is why we retrospect
upon naturalized foreigners; yet we would not
interfere with the vested rights Of any such, and
we believe the right to bold Office is not rested
in them. Thus they are proscTibedi in the maxim
of the party: Place none but Americans en-
guard" This is the only bearing the principles
OF the party have upon the naturalized citizen.
and we think that there is no injustice in this
And as for prescribing any. man on account of
his religion, that we have exploded long since.
There has been ever since the foundation of
this republic prescription to some degree; and
that too bearing upon foreigners They we're at
irst prescribed for aperiod of two years by the
laws of the United States; and when the evils
OF emigration became too powerful, they were
proscri bed for period of fourteen years which
checked the awful tide of profigate and design
ing emigrants. But Congress, iu charity TO
mankind, withdrew nine years of this proba-
ton; now they are prescribed for five years.
was this not prescription What man Is SO
dull who cannot see a necessity for this same
system extended to greater lengths What
heart is SO cold not to feel for the future in
terests Of our institutions, and does not beat
with the great American pulse which demands
protection to Americans fritz None let char
lty say Although by intriguing, few dying
demagogues, who raise themselves for o despsr-
| ate and final struggle, have somewhat baffied
the ends OF the great American people, yet the
dayls dawning In the future when these bonds
will be broken and .swe are free! - burst forth
in one simultaneous shout from American lips
| Then will requiem of indignation be sung over
those who are corrupt by powern b
| But to return. "A more stringent system OF
prescription has entered into the sovereign laws
of the individual States. The President and
Vice President of the United States must bs
native born citizens The constitution of some
States require the Governor to be native 4
man in this State is not eligible to the State
Senate unless he has been resident for nine
years previous to his election; and Represent
ative four years. Is not this prescription at
our door? And further, a man must be q resi-
dent of the State one year, and six months in
the parish before he is voter; this prescription
extends only to the natives Of the UnitedlStates
| but a foreigner comes to our shores add five
years to this and it makes the time six years
This surely is prescription, and if it is admissa-
BILE at all, it certainly must be admissible to an
extension when the times demand such an ex-
tension-and surely no man is so blind as no,
to see call for an extension in the naturaliza-
tion prescription. zgf.4
| Abolish this system of prescription and what
would then be the fate of our happy country
Disunion would follow degradation The noble
patriotism which has ever characterized amer
lea would be lost amid the jabber of modern
Babel reared upon the wreck Of matter" Z" Of
o once smiling country.
This party does not prescribe any people OF
sect with an uncharitable feeling, as it is allie
ged by those who oppose us. The American
party has aims, high and noble, and let ever,
individual member of the party strike hard 70
the attainment of these ends-Falsehood wi
travel league while Truth is putting on hi
boots [Farmerville (Union parish) Enquirer