Daily American organ., 1856-03-28
The Difference.

ington Union, " is q unit as to the great prih-
ciples involved in the contest Wewill not
now atop to inquire how far this assertion Is
founded in truth, as 1t is unirnportant in refer
ence to the matters which we now propose to
DISCUSS AT some other time we may again
advert, as heretofore, to some facts in relation
to the harmony and unity Of that party. We
may admit, for the sake of the argument on
the point now to be submitted, that this party
is a unit. Now, what are, g the great principles
involved in the contestr' They resolve them
selves, 30 far az the anti-American party has
developed its purposes, into an opposition to
the American maxim, that " Americans shall
rule the country" and maintenance of all the
principles of the Kansas and Nebraska act.
The doctrine that natips- born citizens should
have preference in selections for all political
stations is the fundamental prinoipleupon which
the American party rests, and this doctrine is
opposed by the pseudo Democracy.
In proef of the sincerity Of its opposition to
Anericanism, the present administration has
turned out Of office hundreds If not thousands
of competent natives, and placed foreigners in
their places 1t has sent abroad, with import
ant diplomatic powers, foreigners by birth, TO
represent the nation and its interests in foreign
lands, whilst thousands upon thousands Of ma
tiye-born citizens, quite as honest" quite as
capable, and quite as "faithfulto the constitu-
tion"could have been found to fill positions.
These things are too ,Oell knoWn to be denied, by
the most scrvile tool of Executive power The
american party universally denounce such ap-
pointments. It has adopted the principle, that
in all government appointment, natirs-born
citizens should be "prstsrred." On this prin-
ciplc the American and the pseudo Democratic
parties differ. This naked question is one Of
those now presented to the American people
for their decision. Will you gipe a preference
to natips-born citizens for political station; or
shall foreigners rule over usp 1t is plain
question, and easily answered.
But we propose no,o to consider the otLer
question above stated, which is, sohether the
American doctrine in relation to the Terrific
ries is the true one or whether that provision
OF the Kansas Nebraska act which admits nm
sGturalized foreigners to rote and hold office,
shall become fundamental principle Of our
legislation. Tho American doctrine on this
question is found in the 7th section of the
platform, thus stated, viz sa" al
!" The recognition of the right Of the native-born
and naturalized citizens Of the United States, per-
manently residing in any Territory thereof. to
frame their constitution and laws and to regulate
their domestic and social affairs in their own mode
subject only to the provisions of the Federal Con.
stitution with. the privilege Of admission into the
Union whenever they have the requisite popula-
tion for one Representative in Congress. Provided
d!rays, That none but those who are citizens Of
the United States, under the constitution and laws
thereof, and who have fixed residence in any
such Territory, ought to participate in the orma-
tiOn of the consultation, or In the enactment OF
laws for said Territory or State N
The Kansas Nebraska act in express terms
provides as follows: "That the right of sui.
frage and Of holding Office shall. be exercised
only by citizens of the United States, and
those toho shall hare declared on oath their in
tention to become such, and shall have taken
an oath to support the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, and the provisions of this act"-
(See section 5 Of the net to organize the Terri
tories OF Nebraska and Kansas)
The principles of the American platform. SO
far as regards the right of the citizens of the
organized Territories, in forming their consti-
tuticn and laws, to regulate their own domes-
tic affairs, are the same which are contained
in the Kansas Nebraska act, except that in
the American platform the right is limited TO
the "native-born and naturalized citizens Of
the United States permanently residing in any
Territory" instead Of giving such right to
more temporary residents and unndturalized
foreigners Thus is citizen sorereignty, recog-
nised by the American party, instead of that
"squatter sovereignty and alien sovereignty
which are recognised by the Kansas Nebraska
act Herein, then, is the difference between
the principles of the American and the anti
American parties The American party re-
quire that the right Of suffrage, and of holding
office, and of forming the constitutions for the
aew States, shall be enjoyed only by " "citizens
of the United States permanently residing in
the Territories" whilst the anti American
party demand that aliens, paupers, criminals
squatters, temporary sojourners, in fact all
classes, and from all climes, whether natural
lied or not, shall be allowed to aid in framing
constitutions for future States
Now we humbly submit that the difference
between the two parties on these questions is
palpable, and that every patriot in the land
VIII approve and ratify the American doctrine.
and discard and denounce that miserable, anti
American, mobocratic revolutionary spirit,
which would place the destinies of the future
States Of this Republic in the hands of those
classes Of men, SO aptly described by Captain
Marryatt, Of the British Navy, in commentino