Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-28

as the farhest in advocating the bestowal Of the
rights of citizenship upon aliens. That gentle I
men is the Hon. JOHN BELL. In a speech deliv-
cred bv him in the Senate Of the United States du-
ring the first session Of the 33d Congress, he op-
rosed an amendment to a bill before that body or
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reasons for his opposition thereto:
IF the South shows disposition 10 exclude
these aliens until they become naturaizcd citizens
when we know that some half million are flowing
IN upon us every year ana lI mes new IgIl.o-
s anu no. IN, s9on 10 he fTIe5 mn with rhs
class OF population. sglv should tie >awE fny'aat
hostile ee'n0 IN the bosom Of 'rhg.s district. and comp
uS y ".a "..'a" "a"5I ms 10 say "..''.y -" .'s
It seems from The above lAat Mt. De-I was clearly
and decidedly IN favor Of conleITlng 'ne I'M oI''n'
right OF suffrage upon aliens. VIII lne I''''l nave
the kindness TO MORN us feaue'S "n''leE VT. Den
belongs TO inc 5-'-' 's--o'IS-y VI ,.'
booves every lover Of his country to protest against
earnestly and efficiently.
But to do the Hon Senator fun justice in the
premises it may be proper to state that other dis
tnguished gentlemen of his party conceded with him
in opinion upon this subject. amongst others Nil
! lard Fillmore, who, when President Of the United
States, signed and approved the bill for the organi
cation Of Washington Territory, one of the proyi-
siOns Of which was as follows:
Provided, That the right of SUFFRAGE AND
! HOLDING OFFICE shall be exercised only by cu-
@eus Vi 1H7 OIl'eu 0'.I'eS ls SG ~ ,"
! Cigrs5 an oath Hsir iat1,i5a TO REco,r srcu, ami
shall haze taken an oath 10 support the Cous,tlou Of
| the Lnltea States an" tie pr0cls'as OF Has ach'
We are truly thankful to the f7'r7o' for one piece
| Of information about which the people have been
! somewhat PerpleTed With others we have been in
some doubt where to locote the Hon Senator Of late
in the multiplicity OF parties, factions and societies
which have arrayed themselves against the true de
mocracy. The Patriot has narrowed the field of our
researches by ccnhmng HIM WITHIN the bounds OF
two-the " sham democracy and the "black re
pubHcans little further investigation with a
little more hight from the tW7ot VIII enable us to
| decide this mooted question mderstandmgly
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they will at once check the issuance OF bonds e1-
eept to such roads as VIII be enabled TO meet
promptly 'he ueO' the o'a'e mas 1ucUIIe" IH'y
VIII not permit the endorsement Of bonus 10 TAI
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