The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-14


beat 10 0o0 and my counsvls could have prevailed
we should have done H. To re eve myself OF ell respon
sbilty for so short sighted and nexcusable piece OF
mis- mapagoment must take the liberty OF reading an
extract from letter written at the time to gentleman
n the county OF Clarke, wno with many others at dis
lance, did me the honor ask my views bes,
mode OF proceeding. wrote follows. This letter ID
dated December 20, ls5s.-
hss ak my As e the 9roPrs Of holding
rn IS al Opposition 70 The demosrao esadates is useless
agh reference to oher both must be
70 Kns%
wings a the time The wings in the Know Nothing Or
Ger have majority and Of course should have he
orde, they want ionsmuch democratic vote
sanadaes. But held every Know Nothing vo 9 IN the
state in the hollow Of hand Would consent for
II any sss parry parry
The latter ars psrmansn former may be
Is here left 70 H. ps' fss
s a h 6rdes popass do
70 the alton Of Their principles are in
served and le prnspies q he whIs ssry
cspt It take be responsibility Of elecing Mr.. Wise.
These my OPINIONS that day. this the
sci thar onen ana II it had been carried out the two
parties world have been united ana VIC ,ud have
d the State by tom 90 600 TO 26 900. But ruled
otherwise The chmond managers resolved that there
hot ~ e no wig CONVENTION, and the papers in this
city, Peters burg, Iynehburg and perha thers, were
closed against ali commupi atons on the subject We
were not allowed to hold intercourse with the party else
where, through their columns, and the active OF
the MAJ ayers did net hesitate to say they had rather
the stale than CO operate with the whR party in
ia,s ioi tor fear they might nominate some one not
personally acceptable to them and thus lost the State
ana they are responsible Tor IT, cloud cheers.
You may recolect the speech made from this stand
some tv elve or hten months ago In which ] pointed
out to you certain defects in The American oganz aon
told you thai knew there detects in it; but the
question with me whether should abandon tho or
ganizatlon because OF the defects whether should
remain in In II and endeavor to reform and correct them
That remsined 10 and endeavOred to accomplish this
am happy TO say and II is OF pleasure 10
ne 70 End that the suggestions which made have all
been adopied, loud cneers) and the American
party IS reduced pared down feature only 1t
ought to have BEEN and that feature 10 the feature of
Amcricanisu as the only means o, saving the Union
cloud cheers.) A, the time OF the formation OF this
party there was necessity for secresy. There would
nave been no necessity for secrecy IN community like
laton eqraed or nearly equaed and 10 some instances
exceiied the native population 1t was an indispensable
strorg enough to dispense with the secrecy !. aid So
(Cheers) And row, what Is the principle OF the Ame
rcan party One aud one only ana that is Am. ricans
shall rule America cloud cheers) And, tefore Maker,
declare that do not believe that there is honest and
intelligent native born citizen OF tie Uned States-whg,
democrat black republcan-who, apart from political
Influences and the operation OF political causes, does
not his heart o. hearts subscribe this doctrine
(cheers those no do not desire that Americans
should control must wish that foreigners should And
let me tell yor gentlemen CT the democrat; party to
get your household in order, and prepare for the add
ucna know Nothing influence after November that will
ioow this election for when the democrats ,, the South
The thousands ard OF thousands OF German and
Irish Catholics that fockng TO the support OF Ere
nor the Catholic, they will begin to say, well gen
tl,tnen, We .inh time 10 alter the naturalization
laws (Cheers) But suppose we are wrong; suppose
there is no danger iron this foreign influence in
those states where they have majority the native
born population and am ee to confess that could
die pc with the whole organization State OF vr.
but GtSpenee with the Union in
order to make IaticDal party, II Is Decessary fer
to have IL IN existence throughout the unionbut sup
pose there danger row wat IL but of
patr otism or parr What objection mortal
u ihs democratic patty, or any other party, make II we
think tie danger when does present itself
their eyssg Are they satisfied that their own
trymrn competel, and fit, and there enough OF
the government, without the all OF foregn innu.
encei Though have as much respect for a good man
q fore birth as nave for good man u naise birth,
yet have not the same respect Tor the bad man OF
ioregn birth that have for the aggregate OF the demo
cratic American citizens. have no. been able 70 bring
my mind to the feeling that bad Furocean would make
a good American. (Checn.) Now. l would like to
know who II was that nsst made upon the Roman
Catholics this country II questioned upon the
ect would have answered the democratic party the
democratic state OF New Hamp hire, where they
sbed 10 this day and not permitted to hold Office nader
the government might ask who next made war upon
them, aud answer the democratic party; bot that cues
ton forms part OF the platform OF the party 70
which belong. The Know Nothing party had no ex.
stsnc, in 1892 and / travelled IRON the eastern
shores OF Virginia iato the valleys and the
mountains IN this State, and thence through tho
Northern states 10 faneuil Hall. In Boston;
spoke that l dad not have TO de.end
General scott from charge made against him by the
d. mccrnc party, that his proclv towards the
Catholic Chsrch and the evidence they furnished
that he had daughter in tho nunnery. And they
with the!r Lypocritca talk abou. the Roman Ca
thoics, whom they the hrst to upon (Checrs)
viii ask who the first 10 upon the foreign po
puaiion answer the democratic party; the party
luons Of rs AID ~ Who constituted the legislature
Of 'sS and 'qs IN Virginia The democrats. WHAT did
they doY They passed the following resolution -
That the General Assembly nevertheless concurrng
every Constitutional barrier should be opposed the nrouc
Resolved That The constitution should be % amended that
constitution and laws time making thus amendment
shall therefore be eligible ,S ne ouee OF senator &c rbre
Ia the Executive or Judiciary departments
And the necessity tor tns resolution could be
and lct early l1se Is II TO BE- wondered AZ that
the necessity for carrying II further now In 1880,
when more Foreigners land IN the city Of New York alone
Ia several years In 1850, who made (thep there
was such thing q Know Nothing party upon the
ioreign population ~ tne convection OF ,irginaa Inc
after having excluded them Gas they have always been
excluded from being qoaaed 70 Oil the chief executive
Office Of the state they declared thai should be
allowed to exercise the right OF suffrage native other
who nd not been two years within the limits Of tho
state. thought too long period, ard moved TO
reduce the term years TO year, and the vote
upon % TO So The object avowcd T. exclude
and 70 prescribe se foreigner for that time. They also
the State OF Virginia. In order 10 exclude the foreigner
alter he had become citizen Of the United States the
cessty for which did them and do no, perceive
Now what comparison Is there as 10 time for a citizen
perhaps originally native OF Virginia, moving back
from Kentucky, Texas or California into Virginia, and
having reside here years before being entitled
VOTE and foreigner rom kussa or Prussia or svcden
remaining i've years In the country and then acquiring
and enjoy ing that rghu There s none, would imagine
tven native born American citizen required TO be
twelve months within the county or city IN which he
No man thinks that the law was intended 10 operate
against natives particularly, and Jet see my position.
have been nearly oil my lie either citizen OF Richmond,
upon the confines Of the city, yet, identified with IT,
have been, registering my name wherever 20 As cit
Of Richmond, having other Post Office tor forty i've
years an the city OF Kchmend, living FOR the last
years within quarter Of mile OF the corporation line;
and about the tenth day OF April last ! moved
from quarter OF mile on the outside Of the city
aquai OF mile the INSIDE and shall not be
entitled to vote for the next Twelve months. moved
the convention an amendment 10 the constitution the
effect that citizen moving from part Of the district
Cot Senatorial TO another part OF the same
district shoud lose bis qualification by virtue
OF such removal and further provided that in any gene.
raj election he should not lose his by removing from