Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1856-04-25

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/ p. Sc = his i,nl On shore in America, bat IL
: thgear- % mr Iir,' v,etYahJ tn hesHutInns h0w
Z ~ sdiaii tarei uars t' The v'hrf sti,ilcErs ~
stiyeu,hiH, a9d thH. trf . rrasiu Uoi y-i raen.
Jsi nrd Pedrp- IL may alluue ~ hr nr-i
ilFGs5B'ion c,3 h4n t is the pr senr iuhqh
I iiants ,ere most of iber tfTe when eBrigpd
fasp fr'g urd = "a Is wer. Th"Y bsy been
E'c'i% a e.tiug up the prr-ev' gnvrrmaen'
and tee n hpd 81. y1biy 60 hutlug soc rd
Nhai les mosf sangaina rtjruj- nstdh dared lo
cfn.tqdplae rhsfe is nu--dsngsr of thos'
aeeplr lobr vhat tLpy So gr.a'lv c,irrn,
f'he p'mj. sion Of ior igu"rs &" a4l places ui
geveropf.p,. MAY 'ihc ury ll,,- system vih ~
ateg uftUeir 'lrn'r hsArs. and corrupt @hgt
fNe believe 'he most pure ~ Aumanias iuti'ns
3iere We have tie prin.iy - oithe Anne, irdn
p4rjy on this snti Ct. c'aarlv exp uuded hy
.pgviu;- of the eur.i,r TrH bener daNs ui tN..
RfPubjc The art u l10l wr- vetv -hari and
s'Irgle 10 ils prnvjsons. The HGustauce oi j.
Is cDbfuccd.in The clause which enac's
That my alien hrlng free whi'r person
who shal hTve resided wi tin The limits and
under lle rri-djci!,ri "t thc Cuted Salrs fnr
She ierm 1t TWO venrs. mtv be- admitted Ia be.
come ci'izn lIersoI. on application 10 my
commpn law c,-lrt of record 10 ms one of the
'N'''' F'i'F'lh w Hf'ii liNC T'GiNtu Nv Tie
term Of nue qrar at l.,1-f 7re rt14kiag prof T.,
lie >rd,f,cjinr IT sdch ccur, thai lie is per
SON Of good character, and ,lking The oath or
afiirma'inu pre+crhed by low. To support the
C.u.s itut On ~ The Uaiied ates, watch oatlY
nr a.iirmati0n such couri shall ad nini,icr'
This net was pas~eJ al TIM WREN The PIP
n.ntnn nf the U. States was bui Il llo more
that three millions, scattered mainly alpug the
l,l AL. &.
unsettled erritory. comparati,ey uRsXp,n,cd-
pud when. along 1ur ives ern tronlier, We were
exposed in the ia,cnr-ions oi savage rnemi,s
who required strong torce TO keep trm ~
check There was, ,thrh, every u,dIve io.cx
tend inducements Ia d reirnrrs 10 imigratn tn
Ihis country, 10 streuglhoa us seriusi htsiru
snd domestic enemies. md 10 subdue uud bring
into cultivation oar wild dnd unset led Il 1niir. 4
! Is not matter % surprise, hcrrloss. t1at
ne law was SO loosely drawn ~ nor even of
lire renuncir,inn, by the mp iranr, tn
his allegiance 10 his nslive sovreigr.
n very few years, however. suriNeG 10 show
he mistake that hao been commit ed lu 1888
ri IL n Genet. the representative Of the Frsnch
D mpcrRcy, ca ne to this country. .gnA cnmn
ced series Of iniriaues auA pf,c pdmg,. IN
5 iolaionot our oIiiglii,rS ui uru rrIuy. aud
IL m II war .rh ErgIanl
By hi arIItres lie raj ed up u roan Frrnrh
parry in The country, and when Gen W,sh-
lngt0n nnd Mr. jefferson inlerIrred 10 nrresi
lis unlawinl proceedings, e b. did Synised
hem bolh and threatened. ,9. sspPtal frrm tie
Presiienl TO tie peoe'e u lHge1 exr Ls-pens
Fdsds5, . i..fei5ii idii'' ''hsessst' l.sh6foogHtf r
% bear With ie6r!rfr'tvesr ec he
p,Gple and nothing hut tho Fl 'mnes 49, ash
Ing,on aud he veneralinr which waseie tor
IS chqra YER, could have slolad the nngrv l
storm Tits seems 10 have opened The eyes ur /
Congress
In l70j o much mare stringent naturally !
ion law WAS pissed, which required the nppli |
cant to make, Isl, declaration, three venrS
before his ndnission, that it was his purp So
Ia become II citiz n--and In renounce hrryer
sll allegiance aud fidelity tn any foreigu prince
p p,enlate. State or sovreiguty. whereof such
nlien may at that lime b. cI.Iz.ut or subject.
~. he was REQ irrd, when rdmi ted, in jpkr /
TN oath that ne has re- idpd within the Unitpd
SHrPs five yparS ~ lenst' aud one year vii hin
The Snie or Territory in which he applied - I.
aud the Cuurt va~ to BE- su'i isfrd uf the truth
of his teclsrslnn--end be was required 10
swear, further. 10 supprrl the Cons ltuion Of
The United S'a,es. aud ,hat h- DOH ahsrlu'rly
ard euiir"ly rPnouuce sud niurr all Allegiance
and idelIiy Ia any toreigh prince, p teuiaic,
Sbteor sovrriguty whHsoe, Pr. AMI par cuarls
by nnne. the prince, pnteuiaie, S,ste " soy.
teguiy whereof he was before citizen or
subject
In he progress ofthe Discussion 'nr his hill,
many sound American sen'im nis were exrres
sed. " hich precisely accnyd ~ i.h the sentiucnla
OF The American party OF the present day.
Sam'l. Dex,er. IT,. of Mass, led off in the
Iphqlp Silfr bitu-ali =.
facility with which, uodpr the ,x,>liog lawa..
aliens may nrquire citizenship lie moved o
slrse cut two years as provided in the law If
1890.
john Page. of Virginia. though in general
very ri"ndy t. nSturl jzltion. saii--'Hs Hp
proved the design nf the mrvrr because be
thought nothing more desirable th,n To- see
good order, public virtue aud tru, mnralitv
constituting he character Of 81 iZ'us rf The u
States. TOR Wilhour mnra'ily. mud inde,d o
general sen,r "t religion. u RrpDh lean lrpv-
ernment can not flourish. nHy. Gun uOr llur
exist. since without them. di>n,dcr- WI ntise
which the strong Hrm ~ powerful government
can alone r"rrecr or retrieve
Mr.. Dexter said:
'America, II her political inslituiions should,
on experience. be iuund To BE- wisely adusl ed
nhu S''' "i''Al lHpEbNt Htf ia lnHdl hHNHHlhgpS.
hau opened Ia her view d ;.55e rich aud ginri.
ous prospect then was ever presented 10 man
She hns rbO-Pn tor herself government that
lett To The ci'is'n as great portion 81 lreedum
Vas consistent with snciol comnrct Al
believed the preservation of this government,
IN It's purity, indispensable 10 the continuance
ol our happiness. The lounda'ion on Which IL
rested, wus general inleigeuc. and rubic
virtue; in other words, wisdor,to di-cern and
patriotism to pursue the gene al good lie
had pride, aud gloricd in il. in believing hi
counlry rnen lnoTs wise aud viuu ~ than nny
rAher people on earth h.nre he believed thprn
better qualified To administer aud suppor'
republican government. This character ~
Americans was the result nf early educrtlpn.
aided indeed by ihe'd discipline OF the Revolution
Much iniormation [he saiil might be ob
ruiusd blythe experience of others. IL in despite
li it, We were determined 10 be guided unly
by'a vsionnr, theory, The sncirBt repubiics
NJ Gieese and Rnne--.ee with vita ieslrusy,
hey guarded the righls of citizenship against
aduheratinn b, foreign miAluTe. The Swiss
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