Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-11-22
The washington Union.

We ask our readers to carefully peruse the
following from the Administration paper at
Washington city. upon the subject of Foreign
ers, Naturalization Laws, Catholicism, &c.--
And il more rabid Native American article
has appeared in the columns Of any OF our CO.
temporaries. IL has missed our observation
Every doctrine claimed by the most ultra Of
the American or Know Nothing party, is here
most graVely admitted to be the Democratic
doctrine What will our democratic friends in
this county now dof Will they too become
Know Nothing cut thrOats' in principle as
their National organ has dOneS Will the lead
ing master spirits in those diggins, postmast
ers and all, turn Know NothingsI Will moi
the Office holders of this administration face in
line at the word of commando We shall see
This is indeed strange eountryl
"In taking this position, it should be carefully
borne in mind that the Democratic party mel
lher assumes that the naturalization laws a
they now exist are perfect. nor that foreigner
have not, on some occasions, subjected them
selves to Just censuTes, nor that the Roman
Catholic religion is based upon the true Chris
tain creed. Citizenship is boon granted t
foreigners by the liberality of our institutions
and this cannot be too carefully weighed anC
appreciated by our foreign citizens. They
,hould constantly remember that the high pri
vileges conceded them have been granted upor
the reasonable expectations that they would
sprFender their distinctive native nationalities
and become fused and assimilaLed to our native
citizens in all their feelings, sentiments, and
devotion to our liberal institutions. II becomes
them now. in view Of the late significant expires.
sion oil popular feeling, to consider well wheth-
er, in their past conduct, they may not have
given occasion to much Of the opposition which
exists against them.
Native Americans are justly proud Of theil
high prerogatives, and they are naturally jeal
Ous OF anything like foreign influence upOI
their Institutions. In their sentiments anC
feelings we participate to the fullest extent, snt
i. is because we do. that we so earnestly repe
The impulaIo ion that the Democratic party ha
pursued, or will ever pursue an incendiary
policy. in order to conciliate the foreign vote
NaturaliEed citizen ought to see, in the i'm
mense increase of foreign migration within tn
last few years, Legitimate reasons for an earnes
Investigation by native citizens of the probabl
influence OF this increase Of foreign populasio
upon our institutions This is fair and legi
innate object for discussion; and II It shall resu
in The conviction that our naturalization law
are defective and require to be ameDdedsor n
formed, the paturalEed citizen oaght neither
be surprised nor complain. 1t may be assuu
ed as a fixed fact, that the native America
population will never consent to any modifc,
lion Of The principles which characterize the
Institutions, and from whatever quarter the
see danger Of this kind, they viii be prompt /
meet and repei it. When the suggestion
made that This danger Turks under the religion
creed Of the Catholics, 1t is right and prope
that the truth Of the suggestion should be site
10 the bottom, and to such az investigate
none will contribute more thsa the DemOcrg
T"