The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-23

like harmonious band Of brothers they win work a.
We give this letter below, and commend d !
careful attention and study OF every friend Of =.
vatism The whole ignoring movement as d..
n various sections, indicates one Of the most d,,,
schemes which have ever yet been concoctod by tbs
nation Of that arch spirit of abotionism and dian,
Editorial Cenespnadencs Of the New York Tribu.,
Repuoticaas--.dm eriedRs
WAsInNGTos, Monday, Feb. II IN
The Pittsburg American demurs not without ir.,
remark made in the Tribune In connection with IN.
ing of mem beers who voted the final ballot "a
er--naaely that OF those who voted for Mr. Ran
Col. Edie, Of Pennsylvania proclaimed himself Al A.
can. The fact Is, of course, otlbI wise. The membo
New Hampshire Massachusetts,, Rhode Island AM
necticut all chosen ayowedly as Americans ana
never disclamed the association. In the division
fall half the Massachusetts delegation sustonsa
Gardner and the distinctive American ticket MN
other half supported Mr.. Rockwell and the 'remrS
ticket but these did not cease thereby TO be AneS
nor those 10 concur substantially in the views aim
known republican" And they stood toceths J
from first to last in support of Mr.. Banks for S
though he was known TO have taken an active and =
part last fall in favor of Mr.. Rockwell and tle IA
can State ticket
have no quarrel, aud will have none with an "a.
faithful opponent Of the Nebraska niquity beeanl
| aAmericanism.p II be wishes probation Of twen
years imposed on immigrants a condition preeed.
naturalization, mus differ from him on that uon,
decidedly but will be at least as tolerant of Lis nm
he shall be OF mine Nh warfare is with that kind az al
icansm' whose cornerstone is ahasement to SLAVERY
tension and the slave power. With this sort do mai
pect to lie at peace with the other will not ouarre
| less a quarrel is forced upon me.
deplore the "American" organization and moyrr.
because that they tend TO divide and defeat ibs
position TO abe Nebraska iniguity. If Senator Dmv
and his conederaes had been able to guide The conn
of their opponents they must naturally have devised
set on foot just such Il movement as the American
ready tens Of thousands of earnest republicans Of Ger,
other European birth have been alienated from ,be
Nebraska by their dread of the ascendency Of ~
ism II Wisconsin, Illinois, and other western 81
should be lost to the republican cause next fall they
DO lost solely through aversion to natiyism.
/ Now hold that there are faults in our naturalin
laws, and prevalent abuses under them which ought |,
promptly and thoroughly corrected. cannot assent
twenty-one-years probation by immigrants aspiring
citizenship, nor anything likeit believe FIVE years
enough for the better class of immigrants and forty
too short for the worst; but would like to see ali
factors, whether their crimes committed before Or
ter their arrival in this country inhibited from nau,
cation and the with regard to in reterae nam
would gladly have every applicant for naturalizaioa
quired TO swear that he was acting under no mpuls
suggestion from any other person. and that lie would
init no individual or committee TO pay the cost Of NAL
him citizen. heartily approve the principle limbo
in that provision Of reformed State constitution VI
requires ten days to intervene after naturalization pc
exercise OF the right of suffrage. / heartily wish
ten da, we're ten months South Carolina, see it ST
has just passed act requiring tco years to eapse
naturalization prior to exercise of the right OF su
This term seems TO me unreasonaby, needessly long
| the principle affirmed is sound and important
youth can hasten his majority ia order that he may
in some approaching election would have no inning
tempted to become citizen in order TO vote for some
didate or party in an election Just at hand
Now, object to what calls itself "Americansmn Ii
stands directly in the way Of those reforms which II
to favor. BY seeking to prescribe American citze
European birth II excites the hostility Of all adopted
gems and their friends; by making war upon the adbe
OF particular church, it alarms all who do not choo
take or bold their tenets at the prescription of the
| ity; by making war upon naturalization it impes
sands TO become naturalized purpose to resist
feat the Americans. want to see our naturalization
amended that The safeguards against fraudulent or
worthy accessions to citizenship now contemplated
their spirit shall be secured by their letter. be
our adopted citizens might have been induced not mi
to acquiesce in but TO demand salutary ard proper
renis of our naturalization laws but when the den
Is made part Of system of warfare upon the foreign
and their rights how such co-operation be eIpec
| object to "Americanismn as watchword of party
cause events are constantly showing that the preen
making this the pivot Of political action is i6sncere
Congress might be elected on the "Americanr plat
but il could not sit month without being resolved
its original elements Here is the present House. for
pie, Of which very large proportion, and perhaps
jority, was elected lhe american platform. Bu
coming together il was found that Amercanism coui
afford basis for concurrent action There were ii
i've Americans with southern proclivities there
\ perhaps twice as many with northern; and the sm
| number utterly refused 10 fellowship the larger,
South Americans would not meet their northern cor
riots in caucus-wolld not unite with them in the
! ton and support Of candidates Even Mr.. l.. ID. Cam
who had lost friends by endea voring frame a con
platform on which North and South Americanisn
stard could obtain single vote for Speaker from
State; aud there is no evidence that any North Ame
would have Jared better And when last the Hous,
brought 10 direct choice between southern prosla
democrat and a northern American Of republican pro-
ties, every American from the southwark Of the Pot
wentAfor the former while not one national Amer
supported the latter. Some thirty American votes
given for Aiken; not one but an anti-Nebraska sA
can" voted for Banks. Can more be needed TO show
the question Of slavery in the Territories regps psam
in American politics, and that "Americanism Is
subordinate, not by republicans only but by nations
all partics7 H.
SAM AND SAMBo.