Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-15
The Canvass in Tennessee-Col. Gentry aud
AmeIicauism

iT ttiAhNs IA Ah' Eh'''liE 2Afif VI iFil
nessee is progressing with great animation. OF,
party divisions there elsewhere are greatly
disturbed by the infusion of Amerieans,n. an,
the probability seems that the repre- sentatives O
that creed will carry the State hy m oyerwhelm
ing majority. We gave yesterday letter iron
Col. Donelson taking position against the Dem
o tic candidate for Congress. aud the Federal
- nisira,ion. We have since seen it stated
iia ol. pix. (hrother Of President Polk Is a
~ ad,dats of the American party f'r enc of The
Z. -res onal districts These trn gentlemen
-. he living representatives Of tn Jackson and
p.lk .t.naut fthe staff, aad thr.r -cers-ion
n Democracy viii carry Of powerful inter
est
Y. fni in the Memphis Enquirer an interest
- s.etch of a speech, Int"'r delivered by Col
a.-n.,.. the Amercnu candidate for Garernor at
~ tie American party he said ,'i'
IA ..iurs * tence - con'ut evils which
.aa--av, aiiicf-not all, N York and
tho Northern States, hut the whole tniou he
principles Of this party have been rendered vital
end active by the pressure Of those OWLS and in
their scope and influence they are Il extensive "a,
the bounds ef this ecnfederncg, and as farrcoeh.
ing in the future a. the fate Of the Republic it
self"
Those principles are no new thing in this
country. One of the choicest of them was ptn-
mulgated aud advocated by the Father of this
Country, the great and good Washington himself
Against the nsidiods wilcs of foreign Influence,
II couture yon to believe me, fellow etizen.,)
the jealousy Of free people ought to be con
siantly awake. 1t is one the bancfal foes of
Republican Government - These men (far.
i Il f..
ih1r than Interest bind, them" These were the
words uttered more than half century ago, by
eur best and greatest forefa'her. Hear the words
OF Jefferson; They foreign cnigrants) will
bring with them The principles of the govern
menis they leaye. nalibed in their rury youth
err. If able 10 throw them of, it will he in ok
change fer unbo4ndel icgltioasaess-passin
a. is usual. from one extreme 10 another.' /
might cite 10 YOU, fellow citizens, the de
claraiions of other fathers of the Republic, all of
a similar import, but it is net necessary now nor
here To ,how you. by still further evidence
that the principles Of the American party are no
new thing uEde. the sun, J Sli here read you
document copied from the archives Of the State
of Virginia.
Resolved, Tina, no foreigner who shall not hive
acquired rights under the Constitution and Laws,
at tho time tmakug this amendment. shall here
after be- eligible 10 the o1ice Of senator Rep,
ror IL any office in the judiciary or Executive
Departments.
Agreed 10 by the Senate Jan. 10Th 1893.
Thus fellow citizens, you have u great Amer.
can principle. one ofthose for which we are now
contendng laid down and ndoP'rdhy the Leeis-
la,ure of Virginia in l799--a Leg stature TINT
passed those iamou, resolutions Of 'Y5 and 90
which many the present opponents of "Amer-
cani,m' are in the habit of calling "a second Con.
stulion" of the United States. Well, If the g.
Wis of .foregn influence were seriously felt
at that day, when emigration WAS lnconsdernble,
to call forth such preamble AMI resolution,
what must be the scope and breadth of those evils
now. when the tide of emigration has become IN
avalanche when il has increased from hHHdredS
10 hundreds Of thousands, annually! firmly
believe. that but for party denunclation and the
application of the party lash There are not ten
native born citizens Of Tenne>see>who would not
vote for American principles. What IN brief,
ere these principles, ,shich, a. Americans, we Hd-
yocate? We advocate such modification oitho
nsfnra zation laws rs will remedy the existing
e growing cut of the same or IN case the pu-
r.r he elective franchise cannot otherwise he
ples,yrd. then we advocate their total repeal.
NeHevoca:e The passage of stringent laws.by the
proHar au aorlies, To prevent the iWulgruion
IL of rcigners who are either raopers OF
O. I'M, ais We shall Vigorously maintain aud de-
frnd veslta n CHIT at all persons whether Tiny
be uniisr rr foreign horn. We believe America
-hauld he governed by Americans, etfecting the
Though the ballot 90, alone. the great and
raie instrument OF all political reiorm IN
ILls country, We appusn md protest against
g. rnie .,.p, religious liberty. holding il a. Il
e. 53il 4.#tXf4n b. rrgj faith l. a question
haroasn epta individual aid hi, God. aud that
ii Bible j. ti4.g5rat tonnla.n add depository of
IL tree religious doctrines "t thIe country
We will maintain and defend the Constitution of
the United States n II 1.-THE Union Of the States
without d,minntion; insisting upon aud demand
ing fatthtu performance by the general Gov.
eminent of all duties eniained upon it by the Con.
sttution. We war with party such, but
oppose all who oppose US in these great Amer-
can doctrines The principles we advocate
paramount to any questions now before the A
mercan people and they are NOT and WILL not
be EPHEMERAL in their duration, rs has been sup
posed by some. They will endure us long "a the
Republics long a. there shall remain in the
Roman Church pre- disposition Go unite Church
and Stae-as long Jesuits continue TO scheme
fprthe dominion cf the Pope, the despotism of
the priesthood, and the enslavemept of the peo-
pie.
This new party as tits called, aust go on.
Nothing can stay lis onward march; and the re-
suit will be that in II few years We shall have two
great parties, embodying the whole people of the
nation. On one side we shall have Native Amer
leans and Professionals, together with such intelll
gent foreigners are too republican not to see
that we right and such Roman Catholics as
are not welded to the Pope OF Rome, and are not
controlled by arrogant priesthood. On the
other side we shall have the rest of the foreign
ers and Catholics, together with such native citl.
zens as may be mised by designing politicians or
who may love any other land better than their
s~n. For myself, / prefer to take the side Of
my native land. But, fellow citizens, Governor
johnson will talk to you great deal about "civil
and roli.. IL Ia e..