True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-07-16

themselves. 1t deserves as extensive
circulation as the other, and both ought
if possible to be printed in indellble let
tiers upon the foreheads OF our priest.rid-
den editors. Read and see five are not
In taking its position, it should be care
fully borne in mind that the Democratic
party neither assumes that the naluraIza-
tion laws as they now exist are perfect,
nor that foreigners have not, on some oc.
casions, subjected themselves 10 just Gen.
sure, nor that The Roman Catholic relgio n
is based upon the true Christian creed.
Citizenship is boon granted to foreign.
ers, by the iberality of our Institutions,
and this fact cannot be too carefully
,oeighed and appreciated by our foreign
citizens They should constantly re-
member that the higher privileges conce-
ded them have been granted upon the
reasonable expectation that they would
surrender their distinct We native nation
alities, and become fused and assimiiated
TO our natiue citizens in all their feel
ings, sentiments, and devotion 10 our lib.
eral institutions. 1t becomes them now,
in view Of the late significant expression
of popular feeling, to consider well
whether, in their past conduct. they
may not haze giuen occasion to much o.
the opposition vhich EXISTS against
hem. p" ''.' r.. =
Native Americans are justly proud of
their high perogatives and they are nat
uraIy jealous Of anything like foreign
influence upon their Institutions
In these sentiments and feelings wt
participate to The fullest ertent, ana
1t is because tce do, that ,Oe so earnestly
repel the impulalion that The Democrat
ic party has pursued, or will ever pursue,
/" an incendlary policy" in order 10 con
f ciiiate the foreign vote. Naturallzed cit
liens ought to see, in the immense increas,
foreign immigration within the last few
years, Legitimate reasons for an earnes
. investigation by naive citizens of til
: probable Influence of this increase Of for
eign population upon our institutions
This is fair and legitimate subject 70
discussion; and fit shall result iE lht
conviction that our naturalization laws are
defective, and require to be amended o.
reformed, the naturaized citizen ough
neither TO be surprised nor complain. |
may be assumed as fixed fact, that the
Native American population will never
consent to any modification ofthe princi
pies which characterize their instructions
from whatever quarter they see DANCE
of this kind, they will be prompt to NEE
it. When the suggestion is made tha
t this danger turks ander the religious
creed of the Catholics, it is right ant
proper that the truth of the suggestion
should be shifted TO The bottom and tt
such an investigation none will contribute
more than the Democracy. .o''..
The italics in the above are ours, bu
the words are the words of the Wash
ington Union of 1854. The fact that the
Union has since ''eaten its Words" ant
left nothing undone to dePreciate and de
grad e The American character, and per
suaded ignorant foreigners to believe
that it is their duty TO slay every native
they came across, with no friend present
to defend him, does not destroy the force
of what it said in its lucid moments, Ii
+ jnstice TO the American party, the abov,
extracts from Forney's Washington Union
and Brownson's -Romish Review, shoult
be placed in The hands of every voter il
the country, and inquiries made every
where why the Democracy" are no
now contributing to the investigation"
that was then promised by the Wash
ington Union-Bah. Clipper