Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-11


ment. in answer TO inquiries of Henry Po1l-
ser. agent, residing in New York, Mr.. Adams
received the following
II have frequently been present as an Interpreter,
during the process OF naturalization. the instan-
ees ofpersons applying To be naiurtzcd who
wholly ignorant Of the English language are IRE
quent; and though they understand the terms Of the
oath when translated 10 them IN words yet they
frequently unable 10 comprehend the meaning Of said
oath aud there art nov hundreds Of Germans who
have been admitted citizens who do not understand
the English hnKnngeuf the meaning Of the oaths 10
which they have Iecn aud to the prime pies
Of the Con stitutun Of the United States hes have
knowledge comprehension OF them.Nany Of them
are aged persons without any education and who
natnralized at the solicitation Of others, and with
cut any desire OF Their own, merely In become the
tools OF political parties have been asked To inter
pref the oathsand my Interpretation has been reces-
ed without having been sworn
II IS general practice 10 advertise IN German pa
pers IN this city that all Germans wishing lac
nnlizcd should apply TO the German committee nj
IRmmany Hall where they will receive naturaliza-
ton gratis | am well informed that II i. the prae-
bcc previous to elections, for persons employed for
That purpose by Tammany HALL 10 call on the Ger
mans and 10 persuade them to be natnralizcd. and
have lttfncd IN their general conversation, thnt ig
often the that the certificates Of naturalization
are kept by sail committee until the day of election
when they ARE handed TO the parties to be presented
by them at the polsthey being accompanied there by
some one OF the said committee
Similar proceedings tnke place in every largo
city Of the Union by which thousands Of for
eigners annually converted into citizens aud
made to vote without knowing for whom or for
what they are voting, and entirely indifferent as
II the result of their action In iaot,the foreign
voters of the country have elected our Presidents
aud controlled the course of public events. Tho
American people have long complained Of this
improper influence. but until recent
ly have made combined effort to check il,
by putting restriction upon the right to become
citizens. The movement for this purpose must
aud will succeed. II felt to be indispensable to
the public safety, and TO the preservation Of our
republican system Of government When it is
considered, too, that this mass of ignorance is
now turned against the South, the grievance be-
comes ten-fod greater. But shall not'des-
pair of seeing tho Democratic party before long,
come 10 the assistance Of tho conservative men
OF the country, in arrcsing aud redressng this
monster evil. The remedy would como with Pc
eoliar proprety from them, since the evil has It's
main soaioo in the policy they have pursued.
A Correspondent Of the Louisville Journal
writing from Leavenwotil. Ind, under date, 1u-
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order To check tho stampede, they beginning to
preach fteesou doctrines them7eltes. Tor instance
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compromsinpy opposca 10 slavery and that he doesn't
believe there isa Democrat IN the STATE who i, IN ia
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Democrats in other places in thlsSthtrpnd in Illinois,
openly assert TINT buehUan. himself J. opposed u
the Introduction of slavery into Aunsas or any Other
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IN lHNpls, oil III ell ihr Hack hcPnplican emf
dilac Tor Governor. Is considered "A hrtlrr Democrat
than, Richard an tho I,tc Ieu,nfratir ,tn,fA,ta t,r
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dlanH such much men as Gen. Nlilo.y, Dan Mace, Or
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