Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-07
Srom !As NeD York JournGl Of Cemmcrc..
por.l9ners IA the United Stntes

sTo9a t9s 4N&tc 4Ork JOAFNCt OF commerce.
Foreigners Ia the Quilted States.
Si,blo is the lot Of nos. foreigner, that land
on sar n re They emerge suddenly from sub
iestiou to tJlauncal rule, and habits of slavery
iha: generations have sIereo,yped into tina; para
disc OF the dePyaved aud unthrify tie possession
e active political rights. The story is familiar
10 every one Of the lrshman who after regarding
ior Some time with wonder. ,hreshiGg machine,
sIjed oat, "Ye'rs bloody s,hrong, but re can't
Vote The Irish, alas, can vote; 50 cas the
Germans, and between them they are acquiring,
in the hands of damagogues more inlquitOuS than
themselves. control Of elections 10 many Of our
States. OF which it is time that Americans should
DO weasied and ashamed. Eight months sgo the
ss5jscs Of amending our naturalization laws was
brourh! before Congress, By Senator Adams, Of
Mississippi. Reeysuce was made al the time in
our columns, 20 the able speech which he made on
that occasion, aud hopes were entertained THAI the
measure he proposed would be d!sPsssonaIely
discussed, aud with some necessary amendments,
adopted 5y Congress. /! fell, however, to the
ground.
Politicians are afraid 70 meet boldly, either in
Congress or the State Legislatures the embarrass-
Iuenis which this questiOa, 90 important for the
future intsreats Of The country, presents. They
dread the local opposition Which advocacy Of
manly and patriotic measures Of reform would sub
isG: them to, aud shrink from being ostracisad by
Foreigners, whose opposition at the Polls might
.reysnt their re. electlon to office. The wisdom
OF the proposal that The term Of residence Of aliens
ssopll be- prolonged. before they are permitted to
e,ioy sysry rjoht of Americans bora. is recogniz-
Al b. DroYident. tar-sghted Americans ofall par
t,os but ,bis cowarIy tear of losing votes, on the
mi of asDiranls for office, opposes more than any
t,,y alss =, efTsctu2l obstacle to proper lsqislS
tn1 This iudiscreet manner, toe, in which for
s, S., have 6eea contoupded b7 man7 with the
95wer they WELD, and tho nerniugug of re-
ijri,us elements in all native American parties
,Gat have hitherto existed, have tended to delay,
# not totally hinder. an impartial examination Of
tha onastiaD what righ;s it is eIpedisn! to besoW
MON ns-sonS born abroad.
T. IL tbe ls,v of lbe usosle and Government of
,bo Trnital States 10 welcome 10 our shores those
-, Ls-s ,i,b - claim u7,n nur bospitality
.,5 - I'M. L.,oe i,, themselves and education for
81. oh;llr,, ,ybiob W. car 81 easily afTord 10
h,,,,o n is Is,a b,rnlon OBLIGATION to &C, to-
,.rIs Them ,ho mar, Of kind protectors. shielIiag
tham Inv nm, law, nermittipd, lbsn to held iron,
49, on3 IN t,,n.fer il IN ths% children and even
:, S.1nira s,,b cout,,l oyer the sGl "a they can
.son,a by ,bs l,A,r of their hands These priyi-
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