New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-11
NOW, AND THEN.

skrantlemen, representing many portions Of this
Sair and beautiful State, assembled in the city
Of New Orleans The day on which the con-
yention met 10 a sacred one in our annals. It
was the R2d Of February -the birthday Of him
who was 6 FIRST in war, first in peace, and frst
in the hearts Of his countrymen, The main
objects contemplated By the convention were
worthy Of the day The members thereof only
sought to procure the adoption OF measures
thew deemed essential to the preservation Of the
great and good work accomplished by the yalor
1 and wisdom Of WAsHINGToN-the protection OF
our free Institutions and the ballot box from
the destructive influences Of fraud and corrup-
tiea.
This convention met in the year 1s41, ac-
cording to the figures of venerably authentic
pamphlet now lying before us. Nothing was
done on the first day of any Importance, when
the convention adjourned to the 24th Upon
assembling, a formal organization was soon
effected, and the convention proceeded to bust
ness. A resolution was offered directing the
appointment of a committee of five to prepare an
address to the people of the United States, ex-
planatory Of the views of the convention, etc,
Of the naturalization laws. An amendment
to strike ont the word g modification was pro-
posed This led to debate, which was brought
ITO close by the adoption Of the following sub
stitute, offered by Thomas Green Davidson
delerate from the parish of Livingston
aResoed That committee Of i've be appointed to pre-
senr EN- 70 70 e. o. inns convention
Mr. Davidson was made chairman If that
com mittee Int wbetbar be ever drew ), n tho me.
mortal Il CONGRESS-. ordered Nv his own resou-
t;o, wa o.6' srot advisad TT II ,,o. drown nv,
and presented wa should like much to he favored
with a eopy. although wa have annie evidences
10 conyiet tho rahid Native American of 1s41
and the rabid anti. American Of 1855. of the
orosaest inconsistency md hvnoor;sv. a fn,l
measure cf which ;nstlv belones tn the nartv
which recently nominated him for Congress-.
Mr.. Davidson was in favor Of a totoy RENAL
IF tbe naturalization lawsI He went nnob
farther than the Americans Of Louisiana-now
50 bitter,v danapnced by him and h;s nartv.-
nropose To gol Then only advaeate wbo,esou,e
amendments with view To unard aoainst
frau,is upon the ballot box III nronosed N emf
of emigrants antirelv-to extend them M
chance whatever of aconirino the RIGHT If snf-
fraoei M matter how great their services
how long their residence. how large their inter.
ests, j. 6ow pure their obaraoters. .under the
y,o,;yson;oa rsle thew wore u Ia s,ravor MA
vented from yotipa, and were to be entitled ia
no rights save those Of proteetion Of neraon and
property.
YET. M. Davidson il now oanvass;no b;s d;s-
triot and denouncinp the Americans Is tha most
savage terms for sunnort;nc measnres x,.;ch A.
mot ID half the lengths Ne once went. and IN
this amiable bnsiness ba ia sustained ~ ~, ~
qans Of the party which has honored HIM This
is going rather too far. To use a. common. but
expressive phrase, il ia smiling m the AGONY
too thick altogether too thick. 1t won't All.
sWer the intended purpose. If the American
Of Louisiana are criminals. Mr. Davidson and
the party that supports him. are aoublv. trehlv
ouintupiy criminal If the American,sm NJ |
Is IS Is al all wicked, the Amer;canism II NJ
Davidson, in 1889, 1871 and 1913. was irredeem.
ably, diabelically atrocious There is no a..
cape from these dilemmas. On the one or tba
other horn, must the candidate and the narty
be imp aled, a laughing stock. If NOT an object
Of scorn and eonte1,pt. to every ints,l;oant and
honest adopted citizen attempted to be- heed.
winked into HEIR support hy A show of.byno-
critical zeal. and by the use n nisranr.sa,to
ton and caiumny. /
But, to 60 back to the business of the oonyen- |
ion. On the same dav !. oonm;tt.a oe@ex..
we're appointed to prepare an address Ia the |
,aor1a az tha Tr,;tad CO., !. ~
1920 - way N os"'oe VA lne necessity |
II o total repeaL ofsthe naturalization lave, |
a. ~ xu :, -, :. -'
w. :. W. arPaf, al hohored Democrat fer |
many wears afterwards was chairman NJ that |
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'ommlepee,
On looking over the q Addresse nreno rod hr |
!, 9L.a.5s.-. FfS "
ne commttee, we nnd much TO admire, together /
With oons;derahle +o nondomn RI ;.46
= = Z. ~ 40 wy cry
ior our notions of policy OF right We
10 in for ;udic;ous and ;rst ax,s.a..1.-.
~ AZ io1 J0aicious ana just amendments to the /
laws regulating naturalization, not for abselute
raneal Rut rarko., .h; -, - 8 N
. PstiePos eh'e 6to ihore owing TO
The hery zeal and prosefiptiyeness of Davidson |
and atba,u ,asr oa,a;5. ~
e' oo'A".oueoS ohA tiie dntl-dmetl- /
ian ticket, than any thing else We th;pk II |
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ioAte likely, Juuglng from the tlger-llke ferO.
ty with which they y1otp assnil prinn;nlas III
-, =. ), = I, J
aoo pIlzeu ss 2agniy as Inc apple OF their eye. l.
{ ia well known that the zeal of mn, onos+a+o1
a !. " - A " "tA oPoo'a'e
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