New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-25
cAlHouN,s AMERrcAN1sM.

We doubt not, says the Jackson (Miss.) Flag
of the Union, were Mr. Calhoun living, he
would most cordially approve the Native Ameri-
canism Of the American party. We copy the
below extract from his speech on the question of
admitting Michigan into the Union it wildly
portrays the evils and dangers attendant upon
the comparatively unrestricted system of ma
turalization under which we are suffering-es-
pecially in the States-and evinces statesman's g
perception and patriots fears. Read and di-
gest No man was ever more devotedly attached
to his own sunny South, than was Mr.. Calhoun,
and however We may differ as to some Of his
notions of government, we all admit his hon.
esty, and, in reference to the subject in hand,
his opinions are we'll worth the serious consider
alton Of the American people, and more partic-
ularly of the South @ 5a,5
In comforting the power to pass uniform laws
of naturalization, says Mr.. Calhoun, the trainers
of the Constitution must have had two objects in
view one to prevent competition between the
States, in holding out inducements for the i'm
migration of foreigners, and the other to pre-
vent their improper influence over the General
Government, through such States as might nat
uralize foreigners, and could confer on them the
| they could be sufficiently informed of the nature
of our institutions, or were interested in their
preservation Both Of these objects would be de.
feated, if the State may confer on aliensthe right
of voting and the other privileges belonging to
| the citizens. On that supposition it would be
almost impossible to conceive what could be OBJ.
tanned, or evil prevented, by comforting thu
power on Congress. The power would be per.
fectly nugatory. A State might hold out every
improper inducement Ito emigration, as freely
rs if the power did not exist; and might con.
fer On the alien ell political privileges belonging
to native born citizens-not only to the grea,
injury of the Government of that State, but to
an improper control over the Government Of the
Union. To illustrate what have said-sup.
pose the dominant party in New York, finding
political power about to depart from them
should, to maintain their ascendency, extend
right of suffrage to the thousands OF aliens o.
every language and from every portion of The
world, that annually pour into her emporium
deeply might the destiny Of the ,choie Union
be affected By such a measure. 1t might il
fact, place the control over the General Govern
| ment in the hands of those who know nothin,
about our institutions, and are Indifferent as t
| the interests of our country New York give
| about one.sixth Of the electoral votes in tn
| choice of President and Vice President; and
is we'll known that her political institution
| keep the State nearly equally divided into tw
great political parties. The addition of fey
thousand voters either way might turn tn
scale, and the electors might, in fact, owe thei
election, on the supposition, to the votes Of un
naturslized foreigners. The Presidential elec
fiOn might depend on the electoral pote Of tn
State, and a President chosen in reality b.
them THAT 10, THEY MIGHT GIVE Us A KING