The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-05-30
EE" Five years on mature refec-
tion " viii appear next week.
Reflect before you aet--A few
--- Facts

Reflect before you act-A few
The coming campaign will determin
to great extent, the truth or falsity o
the boast of every American, whethe
our Government hereafter will be pure
ly Republican, or whether it is to be s.
only in theory and not in fact. The is
sue presented is " fair and square" Their,
can be no dodging-" he that is not foi
Us is against us'-and must be counted
in favor of sustaining a secret politica,
Order, which has fer its main object the
Acknowledgement of foreigners. Fer 6f
ty three years our naturalization laws
which originated with the Democracy,
have stood unmolested. II remains fol
the Knov-Nething Order to object to
that for which CIR Revolutionary fore
fathers made war with Great Britain
One of the causes alleged in the Decla-
ration of Independence, by which our
liberties was secured, was, that the King
ofGreat Britain Constructed the laws
for the naturalization of foreigners, aud
refused his assent to others designed to
encourage their migration hithcr."-
This was part of the platform upon
which Dur liberty was secured. The
first naturalization law passed, only re-
quired a residence Of two years. After
wards it was extended to five years. In
l7es, the originator of Know-N Nothing
ism, JOHN ADAMS, the Federalist, du-
ring his Administration extended it to
fourteen years. This is the law com
monty known as the Alien and Seditiou
Law. The Democratic Administration
of THOMAS JEFFERSON repealed this law,
and made it as formerly, five years.
It was in connection with this subject,
that Jefferson asked, whether op-
pressed humanity should not somewhere
have refuge upon this globe"
The KnowSNothing party now make
the issue with the Democratic party,
whether one of the great features of our
Federal Government shall be changed,
OF left as it has stood for half a centu-
r. The issue is direct in one sense, al
though the party with whom we COM
bat fight under cover, whilst the Demo-
cratic party fight in the open field with
their principles plainly avowed, yet it is
perfectly understood by all intelligent
observers, that the COM lexion of the
fight is just as We state. The Demo
cratic party take a bold stand in favor
of foreigners. The Wing Kuow-Noth-
ing party gaiust them and yet there are
a portion of Freesoilers and Foreigners
who have heretofore supported this par
ty, are now hesitati'lg on which side to
cooperate Prejudice prevents them
from going with the Democratic
partly and the want of principles on the
great issue of the present campaign,
causes them to be dissatisfied with the
Wing Know-Nothing party. Self-in-
terest and their political and religious
salvation impels them towards the Dem
ocratis party, but prejudice, which Is
generally stronger than principle, pre-
vents many from joining our ranks,
when they have every thing to gain and
nothing to loose. The Democratic par
ty is the party of the people of every
cline. It has alwas favored them by
legislating in their favor. The record
and the facts prove it. Freesoilers and
Foreigners, before you determine look
accU to the facts before you. We ad-
mire apolitical opponent who is honest
in his principles, and for t~hissreasOn we
wonder why, and how it is, that some
Freesoilers protesting to adhere to the
Pittsburgh platform in regard to for
eigners, can support the Know-Nothing
Fusion movement in Ohio. Can it be
that they are willing for the sake of tenn
porary success, to sacrifice their politi-
cal and religious freedom and ~enslave
themselves in serfdom, for fear that an
anti-slavery sentiment may not prevail
and the Democratic party be defeated?
Foreigners, some of whom are Free
%soilers, have you ever considered, that
the greatest slavery is that which binds
your religion to political restrictions?
We think it poor philanthrophy, which
processes and practises greater love for
the. black than for the tchtte man.
True Freesoilers and Foreigners cannot
act with the Know-Nothings If they
do, they give the lie to all their former
professions, and thereby assist the
Knov-No thing Fusionists to "roast
their bodies for the good of their souls.
In other words they worship COP as a
MoLooH, who seeks to ~enslave qcAite
men and hold them in 5vndage the
same 40 = black man.
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