Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-06-19
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On the It'll day OF October, 1859, James Blu
chapau delivered . speech in Gfeensburg.
Wesimoreland county. Pa inadyOcscy OF the
Democratic cause. In that speech he thusel.
oquenily alluded 10 lhe A~nti-Amercan pin
ciPles Of those who would petsecu,e the for
eign Torn citizen on accoun, OF his birth or diff
refenee Il religious views. We call the es-
.pecial attention Of the friends ofciyil and re-
ligious liberty to his pointed denuncialion Of
The principles that are now Hithe basis OF the
Know Nothing organization. Said Mr.. Blu
chanan:
From my soul | Obhor the practice OF ming
ling up religion with politics. The doctrine
OF all our Constitutions, both Federal and
State, is, thai every man has an indie feasible
right to worship his God accord ing 10 the die
lates o. fins own conscience. He is both a
bigot and a tyrant who would interfere with
that sacred right. When a candidate is be-
fore the people for Office, The inquiry ought
never 10 be made, what form or religious faith
he possesses, but only, in the language Of Mr..
Jefferson, ais he honest; Is be capable ~
OCWUCtdllC hulCIlCdNh 49, nut u buLiiC
for a Native American party When all The
records Of our past history prove that Ameri'
can DemoctDts have ever opened wide thei
arms TO receive foreigners flying from oppres'
sion IN their native land, aud have always be-
slowed upon them the rights OF A. eTican cit
lzens, alter o brief petiod OF residence III TIM
country. The Democratic party have always
gloried in this policy, and its fruits have beef
10 increase our population and our power VIII
yasi numbers Of INDUSTRIOUS, patriotic and nse
full citizens. Surely the name OF 'Bemocrat'
Americans was en- UufortuDale designation 70
The Native American party.
The Native American patty an "Americal
excellence" aud lhe glory OF It's ~foundershiI
be longs 10 George W Washington No, fellow
o~itizcus, the American party will rise up will
one accord 10 Wind lcate The memory OF thai II
l~ustrious nan from such an impuiation. A
long as The recent memory Of our revolution
airy struggle remained wildly impressed on th,
hearts Of our couniIymen h, no such patty coul'
have eyer existed. The recollection OF Mont
gomer,. Lafayette, De Kalb, Rose iusko, and
long list OF loteigIieIS, both officers and sol
dlers, who freely shed their blood. 10 secut
our Liberties, would have rendered such in
gratitude impossible. Our revolutionary arm
was filled with the brave and the patriotic no
iires oil their lands; and George " ashipgloI
was their commonder-in chief. Would b
have eyei closed the door against the admiS
sion Of foreigners 10 the rights Of American
citizens Let his acts sptsk for Themselves
So early as the Goth Of March, 1890, Genera
Washington, as Presiden: of The United State
approved the first law which ever passe
Congress on the subject OF naturalizationj an
this only required a residence OF two year
previous 10 The adoption Of . foreigner as 0
Anne rican citizen. On the Goth OF January
1895, the term Of residence was extended b,
CongieSs 10 FIVE years, and thus II RENAME
Throughout General Washington's admlnistIa
lion, and until The accession Of John Adam
10 The Presidency. In his administrators
which will ever be known in history as ih
reign OF terror-as the era OF alien and seditie
laws-on act was passed,on The 18Th Of june
! 1873, which prohibited any foreigner lrol
becoming o citizen until after q residence {
fourteen years; and this is Tie law, or els
perpetual exclusion, which General Scott pre-
Tered. and which the Native American pait
now desire 10 restore. "a,
} The Presidential election Of 1900 secure
The ascendancy Of the democratic parry; ant
8 under the administration Of Thomas Jefferson
, its great apostle, on the 14th Of April, $780,
= the term OF residence pre- yious 10 natufalizi
D tion, wos restored 10 FIVE years, what it ba
: been under General Washington, and wheI
II has ever since remained. No, fellow cit
Gems, the Father Of his Country was never
native Amsrican. This "Ameri lean exec
c ience" never belonged 10 him.