The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-01

M. FiLLmoRE ON KNOW NoTaINGIsM AND BLACK
REPUBLICAsis his SPEECHES Al NEwBURGH
AND ALBANY.
The responses Of Mr. Fillmore 10 the oongraulatory adj
dresses Of his friends AZ New York have been somewhat
harshly criticised by Of the abolition prints because
Of their REORGANIZATION and ormality Of expression
The same objection cannot be made his speeches at New
burgh and Albany, delivered his way home to Buffalo
both Of which we extract at length to-day cm bis organ
at New York, the Express.
Ia the first OF these speeches Mr. Fillmore defines posi-
tion on kncwnothingism We are not sure that we un-
dersand hIa correctly the subject of Roman Catholi-
fm II we do II is not improbable that his visit to the
Pope has inspired him with Of the spirit Of federation
than is usually manifested by members Of the order He
says II pould give yrs olerao 10 sve7v creed" As we
unable to comprehend how aee liberation" can be ex-
tended to Roman Catholics without concedug that there
smoothing in their creedD incompatible with the enjoyment
offul civil and political rights and privileges conclude
that II wsa tho purpose of Mr. Fillmore to rebuke and
pudiae that bgotry and intolerance which would
subject the conscenees of denomination of Christians
to the penalty of civil disabilities.
But if Mr. Fillmore has repudiaed the Catholic plank in
the knownothng platform be has made penary endorse
rights foreign immigrants There be misunder-
standing his position this subject He agrees with
everybody else in expressing his opposition TO the mm
grafton of foreign paupers and criminals That sentiment
is not peculiar to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is the universal
sentiment Of the country and is well known to be the fixed
policy of the government But with this exception, Mr.
Fillmore is for opening uid The gates and Vitng the OPP
pressed of all countries to make country asylum
We know Of party In the country which will object to
the liberay of this sentiment So far Mr. Fillmore talks
like democrat But in the next breath he plunges into
the lowest depths of knownothngism and drags up Of
the buried doctrines of the Hartford Convention After
in0ng the oppressed foreigner to to country he
gives him the cold shoulder by denying to him the
capacity for selfgovernment and Withholding from him
any participation in the government He promises to
him the protection of equal laws" but notifies him that
he shall have no voice in making those laws nor in udg
ing whether they "equa" The immigrant may
acquire property for himself and by his industry and cap
ita may contribute to the national prosperity but he
must be content when the annual elections place.
stand off and but those born the soil walk up
the ballotbox and exercise the glorious attribute of
freemen Under Mr. Fillmores doctrine his friends will
be relieved of the trouble of resorng violence for the
exclusion of the foreign born citizens from the polls He
does not give the foreigners the poor consolation of looking
forward 10 the expiration of wenty-one years when they
help to make the laws that affect their liberty their
property and their lives He assumes that they are and
always will be- incapable Of selfgovernmen and there
FORE excludes them entirely from the right of suffrage
And all this Mr. Fillmore does out of pure kindness the
oppressed foreigners whom he Hrcs TO shores TO find
asyIum To show the paternity of Mr. Fillmores pol
icy we quote of the Hartford Convention resolutions
follows
"Resorsd That person who shall hereafter be natural
lied shall be eligible member of the Senate House Of
Representatives OF the United States capable of holding
any civil office under the authority of the United States
We do not propose to dwell on this remarkable position
but it does strange that after laying down doctrine
WHICH so completely cuts off the immigrant ro political
rights he should have talked about Standing BY he cpas-
tsioa Of the country We thought the constitution con-
tempaied uniform system of laws for the naturalization
OF immigrants for the purpose of securing to them the po
ltica privileges and benefits OF citizens Mr. Fillmore
however, would defeat this feature In the constitution
whether by law of the knownothng organization over
riding that instrument by the repeal Of all nauraliz-
ton laws advised Eherprocess seems to us
be inconsistent with the high regard for the constu-
ton which Mr.. Fillmore processes.
We cannot leave the position of Mr.. Fillmore without
calling attention another very serious objection to H.
He proposes invite foreign immigrants but after they
they constitute distinct class capable of en-
joying none Of the political rights Of citizens. Suppose
they continue to in the numbers which have marked
the immigration for the last few years In a short time
shall have population Of millions Of foreigners brand
ed by the doctrine OF Mr. Fillmore incapable Of ever
making American citizens treated permanent interiors
in intelligence and devotion 10 interests government
excluded from any hopeo political employment mpeled by
no incentive honorable ambition inspired with no love
assigned separate class Of ubordnaon and degrads-
ton The question which wish PROFOUND IT, whether
n be possible conceive OF dangerous element In
our population than such class Of permanent foreigners
a. Mr. Fillmore proposes TO invite into country How
HOGAN decaim against the dangers OF foreign influence
and yet advocate the introduction Of class OF foreigners
who would stand on higher platform in the way Of po-
ca rights than the free negroes is than we can
reconcile either sound policy TO consistency If the
emigran is never be Americanized II were better to
shut the gates on him and exclude him entirely
In his speech at Albany Mr. Fillmore discussed the great
issue involved In the presidential election and defined his
position with good deal Of cearness He dwet with de-
dsd eompacency upon his connection with the compro-
misc measures Of $780, and seemed unable TO understand
that the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise in the Kansas
but the application Of the principle Of the
promise Of 1850 TO the Territory of Kansas lie says the
an