New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-02

MI The Virginia Legislature seems to have been
Ia Council in 1799, and to have spoken very dis
,tinctly on the foreign question. If, chen, these
fearless hearts thought there was sufficient
ground to apprehend danger to our institu-
tions, from the presence Of foreigners in the
Councils Of the nation, what woald they now
think IS =
: Isit any Wonder says the Mobile News that
wears after, Jefferson should express himself as
weii nigh wishing sea Of FIRE lay between the
New and the Old World |; when already in 1890
the following action was had in the Virginia
Legislature We hear frequent reference To
the resolutions Of '98 and 90; should not the
following, comprehensive and laconic as it is,
and adopted by the same Legislature, be also
deserving Of come regard7 2 ri
y,sois,A OK FoREiesisM N 1850 the foliowing was
.dontsd by The Virginia Legislature which passed
fbe Virginia resolutions OF gs and the report
X ethe great platform Of the Southern Rights party
These resolutions passed Dec "a ss and the following
Preamble and Resolutions pasted by the Legislature of
Virginia, on the 18th day Of January 1883:
That The General Assembly, nessrthsless consurrIng
every Constitutional barrier should BE- opposed to the
PRODUCTION Of foregnersinto our National Council;
amended foreigner who shall not have acquired
rss nndsr the Constitution and Laws al the time OF
making this amendment, shall thereafter be eligible
the office Senator Representative IN the Congress of
the United States nor to any Office In the Judiciary
Executive Department.
| SAIreed 10 by the Senate, January 10, i7lan
T., Thus spoke the "Mothsr Of States upon
one of the great principles Of the american
! party, viz: that foreigners should not be per-
| mitted either to frame our laws or administer
| ths same. They are entitled to oil the privi-
| leges Of American citizenship, save the power
| to hold Office and dispense justice. In all other
! respects, they are cheerfully accorded, by the
American party, theproteetion Of the same laws
/ they enact for their own protection. What
mere, in the name IF modesty, could they de-
tsire! Hthereis q foreigner throughout this
1 broad land who immigrated here with view OF
becoming an offiee-holder, or law-maker, We
would like to see him pointed out! He would
i be perfect California placer to Barnum, pro-
yided that worthy could succeed in casing and
| exhibiting. him Where is the eyara arts
| Echo answers, Where!- - ~
PoLITIcAL DEvELoPAEaTs "a correspondent
| Of the New York Times, who seems stolerabIy
we'll posted, writing from Washington under
date Of the 24th October, communicates the.foI
i lowing: -
Tine Of Hon George Dallas fer ths Presideuc,
sre moving steadily silently and cautiouay his behalf
II and already the movement Is far formidable thar
the friends Of rival candidates suppose Prudent an,
skfu poticiansare laying the wires each section
the Union; and every calculated to secure sue
cess Bhich be inflicted at this early day is bein
awaited Of The friends of Mr. Buchanan however, hay
taken the alarm and arc endeasorng to get him HON
agaiuyearly possible, to command his forces il
, person. -
EIMr BushAnan's friends have been relying with goo
deal Of confidence, his 0stend Manifesto TO occur
him the of Mr., Soule csterie but it has
centy discovered that these iksyto lend thei
efforts to aid the Dallas and Senator Slidell
Louisiana has gone pilgrimage to that State it
saida#ith view to heading en- the Dallas movement
Ipossbe In this the present prospect that he will
I disappointed.
Another object his Southern trip said to be to prs
vent the contamination of negotiation for the sale
the NJ o. Delta to L. j. Sgur, its former proprietor VIII
bitterly hostile to the SENATOR and is likely
the Dallas forces in that section. informed, how
ever that the bargain for the transfer of the Delta ha
been concluded. The game Of the Presidency becon
ing dailymore and complicated, as you viii pei
ceiye Among the prominent supporters OF Mr.. Dalla
: ia A. Dudley Mann, Esq, late Assistant Secretary
n State
Well, as the old saw runneth, we shall Sc
I | what We shall see.