The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-08
THE DAILY UNION


/ Then as now two mighty washed these shores
Then as now broad fields and mighty rivers inland seas
great harbors mountains Of mineral wealth, and valleys
teeming with all the rich luxurianee OF varied nature hay
within these borders But all these were but the means
and instruments for MEN.
Our progress Is the product Of our population To the
extraordinary Of peopean increase 10 which
the natural growth Of nations has danty APP
proached-to this Is due, than TO all other sources
combined present happy, secure and dgnhed posi-
ton Not even the unthinking fanatic who, bindy pur-
suing phantom, is loudes In his VACCINATIONS TO the
wretched delusion Of the hour can still be blind 70 thus
significant fact once placed prominently before him Il is
truth SO obvious and so tre almost demand some
apology for its reproduction here The natural growth Of
population nowhere the face of the earth, at any time
has been equal the degree 10 emulate these
results No viii seriously pretendi IT, Nor will any
man utterly besotted presume 10 deny that our
pery and power have kept pace with population
and that population has outstrpped the of all
other in that respect solely because of the unpe-
cedented immigration which We have invited and OBJ
tanned.
And how have we invited and obtained t2 Not simply
by throwing open ports TO the craven spirits OF every
land content for the privilege of being hewers Of wood
and drawers water be among but not of not
by this by nythng short of the honest tender and
free pledge Of brotherhood and of species of political
generation which, in the reasonably appointed time and
manner should confer every exile who should have
finally planted the lives of himself and his descendants in
our soil that of his adopted country the privileges of
citizenship, celebrating forever his ties OF natural aleg
anee by the merging all his antecedents in
fountain of his life and This is political regen
Grafton Let those at il who themselves too
of soul to comprehend what it to be truly Amer
can citizen Let those deny its efficacy who ignorant
forgetfu of countrys history, who unable
unwilling to fahom its meaning perceive its moral
Emigrants ourselves in the beginning and fugives from
- .ba h,tk IF
ton mainly have been borne to present condition
To repress this immigration to nterpose obstacles to na
ralizationnay, refrain from active for
the encouragement of botwas by foeathers regard
ed yannica grievance fit to be set forth prominent
i y in the catalogue of injuries submitted to candid
world in justification of the rnomentous which
here to celebrate In their solemn impeachment Of
the British King they say:
lie has endeavored prevent the population Of these
States for that purpose obstrucng the laws for natura-
cation OF foreigners refusing 10 pass Others TO encourage
their migration hither and raising the conditions OF
| new appropriations OF land
In the first address Of President WASHINGTON to Con-
gress among the earliest subjects which he commended
their consideration and action in carrying the gov
eminent into effect that of naturalization. Accord
ng the first Congress under the constitution fixed the
term OF naturalization at two yearsan act which received
the signature of Washington. Afterwards in the admins
raon of the elder ADAMS in the spirit which give
birth to notorious alien aud scdon laws the pro-
baton extended to fourteen years. but in 1901 Mr.
Jeferson in his first message 10 Congress this LAM
! guage:
i al cannot omit recommending reysal Of the laws ON
the subject of naturalization Considering the ordinary
chances Of human life denial OF citizenship under resi-
dence of fourteen years denial to great proportion Of
those who ask it, and controls policy pursued from their
first settlement by many OF these States and still believed
of consequence their prosperity And shall refuse
CONTINUES the author Of the Declaration of Independence
shall refuse the unhappy fugyes from distress. that
hospitality which the savages OF the wilderness
tended to our fathers arriving in this land? Shall OPP
pressed humanity find asylum this globe2 The
stuton indeed has wisely provided that for admission to
certain Offices OF important trust residence shall be
quired sufficient TO develop character and design but
might the general character and capabilities of cti-
zen be safely communicated to epey nanesting bona
fde purpose Of enbarkng his le and fortunes permanently
among usp
Such the doctrine of JEFFERSON The experience of
the revolution and of the sixteen years Of the admin
/ stratons of WASHINGTON and the elder ADAMS had
not changed those views Of immigration and naturaza
ton WHICH briefly expressed in the language already
quoted from that immortal writing which has forever con-
nected his with this day. Accordingly, in the year
1902 in the administration Of JEFFERSON passed the
general naturalization act which is substantially the law
i to this day.
These are the AEaIcAN doctrines this important sub
eot not indeed, of any dnerien parry" but Of AMERi-
HEnsELFof the of all parties who not pre-
pared sacrifice the hope Of epeneral party sway the
| eminent founded in patriotic wisdom and forecast and
hitherto supported by the affections and approved by the
| judgments of free and magnanimous people.
This s day for party sries and ordinations but ii
is emnently day to challenge and to condemn whatever
i falsely and unworthily the American In
your and right, therefore, fellowcitiaens in the
names of the departed fathers of the revolution in the
and by the authority of those who pledged them
selves the great charter of rights in the of the
heroes native and foregnborn whose blood mingled
on many a battlefield from the plains Of Abraham,
where Montgomery FELL to the shores of Charleston where
Pulaski persisted in the of the constitution and the
country would airaign before you the leaders of the
so-called american party" and demand TO know from
what teacher what textbook of American doctrine
they have learned to band themselves into faction prac
cay to disranchse and exeommunicate large body of
the people of America demand their precedents in
the history of common country for attempting this
enormous fraud upon whole class of citizens who have
become citizens upon the faith of the constitution and
the laws. call upon them to tell us by what authority
they have attempted to discord and to iname every
hatred malice and all uncharabeness between brethren
of the same family, children Of the
| try y American partyF ARE AMERICANS 2
Or constitution and laws but solemn cheat
and deuson2 And are those who in accordance with
their requirements and by virtue Of their authority
become American citizens not indeed Americans but still
aliens and soourners strangers and enemies in midst
against whom all Americans to band themselves
dark and secret concayes and by league bound by
oahs and mustered by alsmanc signs to hunt them and