Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-04-22

fellows are the very men TO make good
ROughskins and Blood Tubs.
son the other side of the continent, San
Francisco has been receiving picked emf
grafton from the Australian penal colonies
alumni who have graduated in the great
es, universities of rascality on earth.
"Unquestionably the citizens Of America
are injured by these importatiOns Of crimi-
mails and paupers, and the adopted citizens
even more than the native; because their
character suffers. 1t cannot surely be de-
srabie for them, that the same door which
is open to them and their children, should
admi, On the same footing and on the same
terms, the offscourings of French galleys,
the refuse of Irish poor houses and the Of
fal of English jails. They Go not need to
import sccundrelism, laziness and ignorance,
along with them, inasmuch as they will find
plenty of all that are here.
at has become the direct and deep in
terest Of both native and adopted (espec-
tally the latter) TO procure such change
in the naturalization laws, as will prevent
the very loose and irregular admission of all
applicants, and in all kinds of courts of re-
cord. And further, We submit that it is
net enough to prevent criminals and pau
pers from being citizens-thsy ought not 10
be allowed to land. Such cargoes could
not be run in any seaport Of Europe; and il
there is not strong enough police force to
keep them out, that force ought TO be in
creased, and q portion of it charged with
that express duty-and the force ought TO
be especially strong all along the St, Law
renee and the Lake Shore.
"Also, if it be fact, as we have charged,
that paupers are sent hitherto, through
Canada or otherwise by Emigration Socie-
ties-and that criminals are sent hither
from Bermuda by the British Government
itself, We presume it is matter calling fer
the remOnstrance and interpOsition from the
American Administration. Ship captains
who bring such passengers, ought to be
brought to cOndign punishment, and the
Government which continues such prac-
tice ought 10 be regarded as our worst ene-
my.
We have no intention in this article of
suggesting special changes in the naturali-
zaliOn laws. Five years give more than
time enough 10 grow familiar with an affair
SO simple as the American laws and Con-
stitution-that is to say, as familiar as the
average Of natives as familiar as is
needful 10 make good citizen. The man
who does not know enough Of it in five
years, viii never know.
"In short, The present naturalization
laws, if strictly administered, may be suffi-
cient. But they are VIGOROUSLY admins
tered most loosely and inefhciently. The
courts which give an intending citizen his
papers, often give him informal and INSULT
cient papers, 30 that he cannot perfect his
citizenship in another State. Thus some
are kept from voting who have right to
vote. Many others are admitted who ney-
or ought 10 be--and evidence is taken oil
an applicants fitnesss for the duties of an
American citizen and of his attachment TO
the American Constitution, from the slate
ments Of aliens, who perhsps never saw ~
merica before that day. On the whole
there is fatal facility Tor The honest and
bona fde emigrants. AID when besides
this. YOU consider the immense infusion Of
pauperism and crime, il will become appar-
en-. that the United States is in danger Of
being made the common alms-house, reti.-
gum peccatorum and penal colony Of the
world
1--WE say lhal !. is time 10 think Of g.!
this when sc have got to "hunger mObs
and soup Kitchens"