New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-18


Ia this anti .Demoeraticl Unless We sreaty err'
our last Democratic Mayor sent back to Belgium
whole ship-osd Of this sort OF immigrants imrnedi
stely on their reaching our shores. The same
thing has been done elsewhere. But II should
BE- done systematically. snd BY Federal au'
thonty. If no one else VII do II, our
Adopted Citizens should combine and do II
for their own protection from unjust reproach.
But the resolve asserts that the Republican Con-
yention propose "to nullfy the rights which nata-
" rslized citizens now enjoy by lengthening their
" term of probation This is squarely untrue.
The Republican Convention proposed neither to
nullify any right of naturalized citizens nor 70
lengthen their term Of probation. There arr Re-
publicans who believe the legal term of probation
should be shortened. The Republican Convention
have said nothing to which these may not heartily
assent Congress may shorten that term next
Winter. and by the help of Republican votes, with
out contrayening anything asserted by the Repuol-
can Convention But the naturalization of aliens
by party committees during political contest, IN
order TO profit BY their votes, is gross abuse-a
scspdalous peryersion of the profer of citizenship
"A proceeding never contemplated by the laws
and this the Republicans mean to stop BY remoring
the temptation. Ifyou choose 10 say man shall be
naturalized on three years probation, 80 be 1t; but
let him be naturalized on his own free voition be-
cause he chooses TO share with US the response
bilities and privileges Of American citizen
ship and not because he has been hunted
mp like a stray hog. and driven into
the naturalization pound by some bold emisssry Of
Tammany Hall any other political head-qusr-
ters Place such an interval between the ACT
of naturalization and the consequent exercise
of the Right OF Suffrage that no commit
tee will be tempted thus to abuse the facili-
" Of naturalization in order to fabrcate votes
for its ticket in pending election. Is not this
just Is it not wholesome We appeal to
Adopted Citizens--we mean those who get natural
lied on their own motion and at their own expense,
and who allow no man to retain their papers TIL
after they shall have - voted rght'-to sustain the
proposition of the Republican Convention. Right
in ITSELF it is specially important and advantageous
to them. For years, the Naturalized, as class,
have been degraded in the public estimation BY this
process of partisan naturalization. They have
more to gain than others by its suppression. Let
them now say the word, and take their position
henceforth as men who soberly and freely assume
the obligations Of citizenship, instead OF being
hunted up and ground through the naturalization
mill at some party's expense and for that party $
benefit. Now is the time to put the heel on this
1.t;o .c hal cla n
and citizens
The resolve proceeds to assert that the Republi-
cans have declared in favor Of "a Registry Law
"such as they had before declared unconstitutional
land inexpedient." This is simply, utterly false.
Read the Republican resolve, and see for your
selves. But the concOcter of these Democratic re-
solves, having no resource but in untruth, has en-
ployed that without stint or scruple.
No. ) declares that the Democratic party are
in favor of the immediate enlargement of the
Erie and lateral canals. We are glad to hear it,
even on such dubious authority. As there is no
other party which has even been pausbly suspect
ed of being otherwise, We may consider this point
settled. The canals are nearly finished let the
work be completed at the earliest possible mo-
ment. But if any members of our next Legislature
shall be found voting against such completion, or
against raising the necessary means, We know
that three fourths Of them will be found among the
supporters Of Buchanan and Parker.
We pass in contempt the next Of the Soft resou-
tons 1t is unworthy Of Ward Meeting much
more State COny ention.
No. talks about the proposed reform in our
State Constitution but contrves to say very little
whether because the author had no ideas on the
subject or feared to express them, We will not
determine
No. maunders over " distinguished Democratic
" statesmen of our own and sister States" and
would seem TO be an arrow aimed by the Soft wire
workers at Daniel S. Dickinson. 1t is too weakly
sped, however, to hurt fly.
Such is the platform Of the Dean Richmond
and Peter Cagger politicians of our State, who are
running the Democratic machine, for our ensuing
contest. If they win on its merits, the popular
intelligence must range below any conception We
ever entertained Of it,