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

NATIVE AMERICAN DOCTRINES.

One thirg is very certain, the American
marty 81 1866 have, in The past, strong endorse
ments Of tho correctness Of the principles they
iuoulcate, from men who are noto honored with
nominations to the highest and best offices BY
the anti Americans! That is some consolation,
without going into an argument in regard to the
consistency or honesty Of parties.
> We have before us little pamphlet. II was
printed in 1S4l, and it contains report OF the
of The Native American State
Convention Of Louisiana, begun and held on
the 22d 81 February the birthday of the
Father Of his Country--of that year Among
the proceedings, we find that committee Of;
Ave was appointed to prepare an &c Address to
M people of the United States, on the necessity
IF q total repeal Of the naturalization laaos,"
etc. That committee discharged its duty, and
the & Address y constitutes part Of the official
From that /" Address" we copy
the following extracts, which we commend to
the consideration of the anti Americans and
their candidates especially the latter
They 1.-THE natives of Louisiana, of ls41l who desire
repeal of the naturaliza laws do not throw Of their
nature Amercans-they do not sink single attribute
OF cherish much respect rs ever Tor
the laws of hospitality. They willing to give every
alien home and the protection of our yernment they
require only that the political power q
the public servants country. and administering
laws shall be reserved TO those corr Upon ne SOFT
whose breath drawn in land o. civil liberty and
whose capacity for sef has been
by breathing alone the pure Of freedom Tney are viii
ting TO share everything with the emgrant population
SAVE AND EXCEPT THE BALL0T-BO&."
baiey W. tne right Of sutcage belongs ercsirey 10
,t;rs bo,,, cttf.e,s,s That the privilege Of vo
ting power in inducing foreigners TO emf
CRATE q THAT it lis a fact well understood,
that there 10 not than emgrant IN hotsand,
who has any knowledge Of the spirit and character OF our
aws and that the vast proportion q them leave he
native land for the simple purpose OF redeeming them
selves from starvation and pennry" Ihat
they are taught to evade the present naturalization
laws when necessary, by fraud and PERJURY and they be-
the ,rng instruments or the use OF any one who
may trouble to Halter their prejudices and ap
psal to their PASSIONS
We might continue our extracts from the
g Address, and would, did we not feel assured
that we have furnished sufficient to accomplish
the object We have in view.
Now, who were the signers to that !" Ad-
dress Y Who approved it in all it's scope-in
all its length and in all its breadth These are
some of the questions we desire to see answered,
and honestly answered. Did any Of the present
American candidates sign it, or did any Of the
present anti american candidates sign 1t And.
if principle is correct at one time, is it not
correct at another time. We say yea Men
| may change, and parties may change, but prin-
| ciples never What is right and honest at one
| period, is right and honest at oil periods. Il
| the Native American tendency Of the " Ad.
| dress to which we have referred, was correct
| in 1941, it is correct in 1856.
Upon turning TO the signatures apperded to
| the 4 Address, Of which the above quoted
extracts constitute portion. we find the names
| of three prominent candidates on the anti
| american Ticket! Thomas Green Davidson
the Third District; Nm. G. fluid, candidate
| for Clerk Of the Fourth District Court Of tn,
| parish of Orleans; and A. IT., Scates, oandi
date for Tax Collector of the First District G
| the city Of New Orleans.
Ali of these gentlemen advocated, approved
and signed document, ten. fold stronger in til,
stringency Of its natiyism than the doctrines
now enforced by the American party of Louisi
ana and yet they are now the nominees Of Til
american party, DEPENDING ALMOST Elk
oLUsIyELY UPON FOREIGN VOTES FOR ELECTION
| This is strange, but it is, nevertheless, true
| Now, aDere they honest in 1841, or are they dis
honest in 1867 Such extremes never NEE
| without selfish motives are at the bottom
Adopted citizens can draw their own conclu
siohs; and, whatever that conclusion may BIZ
it is none Of our business. They have thei
rights just as we have ours but we much mis-
take their shrewdness if they can be humbugge
by preaching, while practice, plain and palpa
BILE, gives the lie direct to the sermon