Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-04


VI. ne Normal School BILL reHlrklng that his
friend was, after ALL not so great a friend to the
''bright-eyed boys and faxeD-haired girls" as he
would profess. At the last session Of the Legsla-
iture he, Col Il had introduced into the General
Assembly Normal School Bill, appropriating $50,
600 to establish a Normal School at Lebanon, and
$4,000 a year perpetually thereafter to educate
teachers, only two three boys or girls from each
Senatorial District being entitled to tuition therein
Now if Col. Hatton had been so anxious to educate
all the Laughing children" in the State, he would
have voted to appropriate this sum TO Common
Schools, in its hills and valleys and districts
CbL Hatton had insisted that the Democrats had
wasted and pundered the public lands, and that his
Gen. Harris system Of graduating them could not
be carried out. Now, the vote on the Minnesota
Bill would show that twenty-five democrats voted
for it, while ten had voted against 1t. Now, how
many know -nOthings voted against it? Not one
Not of Col. HattOns party resisted this wasting
and pludering system. Thank God, all who voted
/ against it were democrats.
His competitor had stated that himself and zen.
Jackson did not agree. Well, he had shown that
/ Webster and Clay and HattOn did not agree. But
there was no issue between Gen. jackson and him
self He had received his first lessons on the gTadu-
alton system from Jackson, and when he was in
Congress had introduced bill 10 carry it out. But
Col Haton said that Harris plan could not be car
ried cut. His system, was now the law and in ac-
tual operation, while Col Bell when he introduced
his distribution bill at the last session Of Congress-
admitted that he saw no hope to carry out the poll
cy which he had inaugurated for the sole purpose of
furnishing q little capital for the present canvass
But even Col Hatton and Col. Bell do not agree
Col Hatton is for distributing the lands while Col
Bells bill only contempates distributing their pro-
Ceeds. Col HattOn's is then nice little platform
Of his own, upon which nobody stands but himself
Gen. Harris then discussed the question Of Alien
Suffrage He said that his friend was in favor of
fba in tbo
try before allowing him the privilege of voting
Why should the foreigner be required to reside
among US longer than five years, the present term
of residence to qualify him to become a citizen .
The law required that he should prove, when he
came before the Court to take the oath Of citizen
ship, that he had good moral character and was
attached to the principles of our Constitution, and
he was furthermore required to solemnly ALLURE all
allegiance to any foreign Prince or Potenate, in
GLIDING the Pope Of Rome. Could his character or
allegiance be better known or determined in TWEEN
ty-One years than in FIVE Why then compel him
to reside in the country several years after his
qualifications are established? As to the Alien
in the Territories, he is supposed to be of the
first to penetrate the wilderness. He clears his
land erects his shelter and makes corn, freely ten
dering his assistance to all who after him eth
er native or foreign, giving them food and shelter
He remains in the country several years before
Courts are established to entitle him to become
citizen He has no chance to naturalize himself
But he has been the friend of the immigrant taking
him by the hand and afording him frontiermans
welcome and rude but warm hospitality.
Let then the ter itOal Legislature dstsrm themselves
whether he is not equally entitled to take part in fran
ing their laws with those whose neghbOr and friend be
has been h. Gen. Harris, would not oppose it. This
pOOT despsed alien can effect nothing If be desired
it. to exclude the avelOldeF from his rights in the Terri
tories By the cent decision Of the supreme Court of
the United States in the bred Scott case the highest jul
dCal tribunal known TO constitution and laws, tRe
people OF the Territories possess power whatever TO eX
cude Shareholders their property from the Territories
until they called form their State constitution.
But there is political element far dangelous than
this alien sun age doctrine from which Col Haton aud
his party seem to apprehend danger during The late
canvass for President BY resisting theTePea OF the bis
souri, COmpromiss, Col tiou and his rty euce vOred
to double bar and bolt the door ag inst Shareholders
tering q large portion OF the Territory Of the United
States But for this repeal effected BY the DelOcrltc
party-the only national party in this gOverument-han
and Nebraska would be alien aud hostile pres
vines to Southern men desiring to CRATE to Them with
their slaves But two Of the Know Nothing Representa-
hves IN Congress from Tennessee voted for the repeal Of
this odious and unconstitutional restriction whilst the
naming tour voted against Just AID neces
s4ry to the South The t~o who voted fOr j. hive had
great difficulty to maintain respectable position VI
their party General hcIfsr and Mr.. keaty have bean
as candidates for reelection,
have bsen asked said General Harris by Colonel Hat
ton if would vote for such Catholic Daniel UCOn-
nell for oics who declared in Parliament that he was
compelled to vote as his Bishop instructed him. When