Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-22

! ted as he assured the audience, not in their ser
vice but before in his own country, where be has
been exrrting himself for the cause and the ean-
ddatcs Of the American party, SATURDAY, he re.
turned 10 lis home in Montgomery, declining IN
ytalions to Richmond and Amherst, which met
him here, partly because of his honrsenes-. and
partly lccauso he felt that he owed to the people
Of his own country whntover additional service
he could render before the election.
The Virginia Policy Concerning Foieigncrn
Listening to the clamar Of Anti American or
gans AMI orators, one might suppose that The lieu
of throwing ~nfe guard- around the institutions
aud Offices Of the State, Ind never before occur
red To n human being. II is one Of the oldest
and hest Of our Legislative and governmental deg
mas. 1t is a rescript Of Rcpublieausm, snnetif.
ed by the wisdom and patriotism Of the men of
the revolution. As carly ~ l7S6, the General
Assembly Of Virginia prescribing the conditions
on which Foreigners might become citizens ol The
State, declared lay preamble, thaf
"Whercas il is the policy of all infant,
States 10 encourage population, among othrr
mems by casy modes for the admis sion OF foreign
er- to the right. Of citizenship, yet. wisdom and
snfcty suggest thc proprirty Of guarding against
tlr Introduction ofsecret enemies, and Of koJiag
fhe Gfes o { government in The hands of ciijzeuS
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sh"to" ma "' gf'i"s ~ mr. P''P'' rs W. 'S
permanently attached tathc common interest:
Even in lhe iafHrgof ihc sbte.when Foreigners
wore few aud population needed, Til, restriction
va,con,dercd ncce~sary,& accordingly itnaz de-
.tor,oins1h by ~totuto,ofcr directing The moccs. of
natunh1atonihat such elt'zeus '@aH 13t y f'-
pablc ofeiectioa or appointment n o8g epts..L,g-
;.i,,,,s E,,,,tjrc ar y,9jej9,,.#oufI ,n.aelnI
residence in the State Of iyc ,cnr, from lh, i..,o
of takinr such onihs or .nirmalions al,ro-rtI;
nor until tl,,, 81 III h9,f ,rjare,l n pfrm1araf al
t,eLmeai 10 ht STATE by h1rinp iairrmoffi,i
irjih II citizen tbs Commonwealth, or n e.yi#
-ee Of am, other ofNe Tpitr4 Stqtrs, nun
ch4sedItnd. 10 n pRae NJ ON hlnR-cL pogayy
Merein"
Afterwards IN the memorable eo'-ion ei tn
w when, undH line PrJad'eR eNslIng against the
Ahen ana 9'd'il'o Inv, " great deal al mock
sympathy iei Pfo'r3b'd i"''lsnef7 was mo''i
ing 't4e'f' lat' A. at TIM time The '''nem #\'-
sombIy' after niopiog preamble again PoSt
taeto Iegl'aii"n' resolved n follows:
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curing :" 'l,I''o" win '', 81 MIS-
,5o,JJ he opno,,5 10 NE jnty,i,e,ioaot f,,l5.,
influence into oar national Connects.
Rcsolre That the Constitution ought 10 he SO
amended mat no l'f''Eh'r VINO sh"il not hn'ene.
at the TIM "i mlk'nS ms amondmtnt SbHt
mereGJfeI ~ ,'iStoi. 20 'at eV'' q ntEa19, a"a
>, - o. ~ 80, go
cntire DepaytmfHfs,
agreed 10 by the Senate, Januarv 10th
l199.'
Coming down To 1850, we find something Of
the same prudent spirit directing our law makers,
the Convention to remodel the Constitution hay
ing adopted II provision rendering it forever
impossible for toreign.born citizen To be GOV
crnor or Lieut. Governor of the Commonwealth.
So much iar the oat cry against the innoration
OF the Amnrlean policy.
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'p5 III ''''''NN''' NV 'o"',u"'S '"r gov rhor Nre
On '"e stump "''er''oB 'ae state together ad
pressing 'n' Sai''' a"'l'enres ana submitting the
ISSUE 10 'a' PoP'ar Judgment upon fnII hear
ing 'i oo'h S'oeS' "oY'fnof Andrew Johnson''he
nominee oil his Pnrty' l. the democratic candidate.
Colonel Gentry Is the opposition candidate,
having announced himself without the endorse
ment of his party, but accepted by them rs their