The true Democrat., 1856-07-15
TUT IIt rue DtIHOCTI Veracity of the Gazette.

M hh' LDlloh-CoHio pcopie arc tACuSaOle, and others are to be pitied because of their ig- norance; the former have not had the means of informing themselves, the latter have neglected the means within their reach, but there is neither pity or excuse for a public journalist who acts either through ignorance or a acilf0 determination to pervert the truth and incul- cate error. To this class of unenviable ndi- viduals belongs the editor of the Gazette-as is evidenced to the intelligent readers of that sheet in every number of the paper. But in the last issue, under the caption, 'RESoLUTIoNs OF 9S-99,' in leader intended as a kind of review or stncture on you for having seen pro- per to publish in your paper these resolutions: in which article the sapient editor attempts to create prejudice against you for garbing these resolutions, and he charges that you have wholly omitted one important resolution, pre- faced with a preamble, as follows:
 The General Assembly, nevertheless, concurring in opinion with the Legislature of Massachusetts. ttatere'y cotitutional 5q7aer SAouM 6e oppoSed to t4e t"troa"ctton y toreiyn i4Rne@ce ihto muttm al cuuaci2S:
 ReSolred, That the constitution ought to be so amended that no foreigner who shall not have ac- qulrcd rights under the constitution and laws at the time of making this amendment, shall thereafter be eligible to the office of senator and representative in the Congress of the United States, any office in the judiciary or executive departments"
 The above resolution he published with a iowrlsh, and argues therefrom to show that the democracy in re-afirming them are com mitted to Know Nottingham,
 Now, sir, have examined carefully the ori- ginal resolutions introduced by Mr. JOHN FAY LoR of Caroline, in the Virginia house of de- legates, and find them to be exactly the same to the letter as those published in your paper These resolutions were sent in accordance with the last resolve to the Governor of each State to be laid'before the Legislature thereof; DeIa- ware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont re- sponded, and each condemned the Virginia re- solutions, and the spirit that actuated their pas sage.
 None of the responses, however contained sentiments like that referred to in the pream be and resolution above attributed to Massa- chusetts. That State said, speaking of the alien act, that " the act respects a description of per- sons whose rights were not particularly con- templated In the constitution of the United States who are entitled only to temporary protection while they yield a temporary alle- Slance; protection which ought to be with drawn whenever they become dangerous to the public safety or are found guilty of reasonable machlnatons against the government"
 In consequence of the answers of the va rious States, at the session of l799 the resolu tions with the several responses were referred to special committee, who say in the second paragraph of their report, "The committee have deemed it more useful task to revise With a critical eye the resolutions which have met with this disapprobaton, etc.,
 They took up the resolutions one by one, and strange to stay that they re-affirm them with out changing word or comma without taking from or adding to- and such resolution is found 1n Ue Uho(e of tieir leagthyreport as the one at tributed to it by the Gazette. But on the con- trary the report elaborates the rights of aliens and naturalzed citizens.
 You did we'll to re-publish those resolutions they are part and parcel of democratic faith now, as they were when they were adopted by the Legislature of the ">Old Dominion.o It was upon these resolutions that the immortal JEFFERSON stood in the memorable campaign against federalism in 1900, and upon these same principles stands JAMES BUCHANAN The former was borne by the honest yeomanry of the country in triumph through that contest, giving signal rebuke to the advocates of cen trallzing the power of the government in the hands of the few; but that victory was not halt so complete as will be the triumphal march of the democratic nominee from Lancaster Pennsylvania, to Washington City on the 4th of March next, the islanders and falsehoods of the Gazette and the other anti-democratic sheets to the contrary notwithstanding.
 Yours, etc., B. & B