The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-07-04
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ELKTON, JULY 4, 1857

CliVp2T. III lays ao"h ioi INC oohSi'c'
alton of all persons and all parties, one
of tie Reforms the American party i'll
tends to struggle fol- and effect in this
state and in all states whore it may at
tain the power; and that it will. yet attain
prevailing power over all the country,
we are assured by our faith in the patriotism
and intelligence of the American people
Here then is something for the demo-
cratic papers and orators to devote their
attention to; they have had their day of
am,i.emcnt with dark lantern myths,
lot them turn now to matter of reality,
which looks to their destruction as a par
~. Here is wide and vital issue pre-
ecuted; are they ready to meet it!
THE AMERICAN Reform.
The mission OF the American party is 10
Sr> .'ln the government ct the State ana OF
The United States from the foreign influence
TO accomplish this purpose two changes
must he made.
The elective franchise of the State must be
changed and tbs can be done only by a Re
tptm Conrention
The naturalization law must be changed ;
mud This can be done only by Congress.
For Congress cannot change the elective
franchise which is defined nv the Consti,u-
,;,n nf MARYLAND, and no Convention of tn.
nrople of Mar, land can change the law Of
naturalization. 70 make thorough reform
,ul to rescue the country entirely from Cor
,.;,,n ;ul!un,ce both must concur but we of
N.,rvl,,d NV orr mower, over our own State
t,,,,itu,io,, can applv remedy which fol
n,r own S,,te vin free us from foreign innu-
,.nrc. and any other State 50 d,sloscd can do
the s,m, by altering their elective franchise
Thcv have only to amply to the rule Of sut-
,iJoc ,h, n,iu,.i,,lcs which the Trainers Of the
I'ni,,J $, ntrS Constitution aprlitd to the rule
.r qualification for the Senate and the IIonse
of Rcuc,e t,tiycs. and they will aave rcyo-
lutonizcd the government without saving a
word to CONGRESS. i few words will show
tow this can be done.
The election of President Buchanan de.
nrudcd ON the vote of PENNSYLVANIA. That
vote was Determined by a majority of about
tw,ntvtwo hundred tnly. There were nat
,r,liz, Il IN pl,lo,]e,nhia. within two or three
weeks of the ,lccton over four thousand
foreigners: and their votes put in. under the
law Of PENNSYLVANIA. made more than the
,rIoje moio,itv.
Th. t,Hnstitu,ion Of PENNSYLVANIA declares
ty,,t ). er,,y ,rL,fs frsew1l Of the 40: of
,,r-,iu nj. ,,ra,s buriuo rsSiIrT in THIS Stale
o,e uccr. and m tae election district ,rhere he
,G.rs IN roic tc, dams j,nuodiut,M preceding
such election. shall cnjou the rights of an cleo
tar"
Tl,S rrov;sion coyc TO the four thonsa nd
Irish and Germans who were naturallZrd ten
DAYS IN cme thc election. the power to elect
,Ir President of the United States. The right
to vote for President dcucndS on the State
Constitution lust as much as the right to
vote 70, the Governor of the State: and the
people of tn" State alone osScS> the power
IT, il, clare who shall and who shall not vote.
Nav if fine Constitution Of PENNSYLVANIA
had been American in s,iril and feeling and
had sand "evcry white freeman Of the age Of
twenty one wears, having resided in this
State o,ud bo,o n cH,sc1. OF the Un1iM StoteS
one year, and in the election district where
lac ot;rs To vote, ten DAYS immediately pr,cc.
dang such election, shall cniy the privileges
If an cl.ctor,n Mr.. buchanan wauld no'
have been elected but Mr.. Fillmore would
nov have hon President by the choice Of
the IInusr Of REPRESENTATIVES.
The result would have followed from sim.
ply inserting the words "onI been ei'i-cn
NJ thc Eoi,cJ States one ,rur," for that would
II we prevented the eco Irish and Germans
VIII, h,co,oe ci,iycns Within three weeks.
r -. H. j., A,,a,,nn of 1 onO >, n,
,'o' "lH''"l '"S wy
morn ara educated on American ho'I VINO
had been waiting twenty sOnc years Tor the
privilege which these men got in three weeks
h.ror, Tho ,lcc,ion All that IS wanting is
that the foreigner should not be advanced
before the native: bat that after citizenship
is conferred, the foreigner as well as the ma
tive Shall un,,r,co n prohation before he is
all wed TO govern the country.
This EXAMPLE spcaks for itself We of
M,ryl,rd L,ro ,nl,, IN on,lv # ia mr. own
49, . nav. '' o"fP'
Gu in'i'"''oh'
That constitution introduced some great
ref rms, cSpccially in transferring to the po0-
,I, ,l,o ,r,n;,,mcnt NJ ;udy.s and o,h,r OFF
GERS. formerly appointed by the Governor
but those reforms were half ncutrnlzed by
the democratic contrivance to have them all
controlled by the foreign rotc. This the Amer.
icm party can nor remedy and by chang
in, the elective franchise really secure to the
people of MARYLAND the appointment of their
own Judges and other officers free from the
foreign votes manufactured the day before
tn clccti by the democrats.