The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-20

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/ tated BY pauperism among US, etzsns OF Massa-
chlsettss that is citizens distinguished from per-
sons who are aliens and do not constitute portion Of
the political society Of the Commonwealth But these
persons are not voters In this Commonwealth Thus il
win be seen that il Is not in the power Of Congress either
by extending the period for the naturalization of foreign
or by any other process to determine who shall be
qualified 10 vote IN Massachusetts, Congress may extend
the period Of naturalization by twenty years il il peases
and yet Massachusetts, make ship load Of exes
from Ireland voters in twenty four hours after they land
in Boston BY naturalization Congress can make for
egner citizen Of tie United States and give to him
three rights the right to hold and prs-empt land
in the federal courts and to claim the protection Of the
United Ststes abroad Each State also confer rights
OF that ess within her limits but not throughout
the republic So, in respect TO the functions member
Of Congress is to perform in that relation Of the quaa
ton of voters democrats and Americans need not dsa
gree upJsl' candidate foE that office.
In relation 10 the question Of extending the term Of
naturalization with reference to other purposes do not
believe there for serious difference between them
longer term will not certainly diminish instances Of
perjury because the Inducements being the same the
greater the difficulties to be the greater will be
the amount of fraud And again. extension of the term
of naturalization would only operate 10 keep away those
foreigners who induced to chiefly by po
litical causes md those generally intelligent and
full persons The criminals the convcts the paupers, OF
Europe-they who ought to be kept ont of limits
do not care for citizenship Of the United States or, at
least, it s not the controlling motive with them With
national Americans entertaining these purposes then
there should not be to keep them in the national
contest from coming to standard, and cooperating
with to restore Massachusetts, to her true place in the
family Of States.
The only practical aspect of this American question
has always seemed to Of purely State considera
tion Each State will certainly in any event. have
plete power TO decide the question il pieases Even
now the Northwest and the Northeast playing ut
purposes in the matter The States encourage
and the old States of those sections discourage, foreign
transatlantic Immigration What may be the result
can foretell For myself hope it will not be excl
sion from shores of these brave these propa
gansts Of labor and toll from the Old World, who, with
nlamantne muscle have ding canals built rail-
roads, levelled mountains constructed docks,
erected Cities and made the wilderness to flourish
AMI blossom like garden. l would rather welcome
them to this home in America where there is room
enough, and work enough, and broad enough for all
| where labor is honorable and religion Is free.
believe that the democratic heart OF this nation yearns
to the eounrymea of those European exes who parci
pated in revolutionary struggle and who in every
battlefield from Lexington Chepultepec atested, by
the sacrament of blood their lity to our great re-
public. ....
What history, Mr.. Chairman, Is that of this Irish
racer How full Of suggestion OF an untold future Who
shall say but in the providence OF God those amazing
tides Of emigration which have long flowed forth from
that green, flashing emerald of the ocean, shall not
turn to whence they came and that sud and lonely island
thus be the central land of learning and genius her
plains and sies dotted with cities and thriving vii
lagos, and her smooth bays crowded with the commerce
Of all nations VINO shall say that poverty and hunger
shall not yet flee away from Ireland and happy peasants,
salwart and lovely women, again throng her rich
valleys and call the land their own Sir could never
dare to aid in resistanee Of that exodus Of Ireland to
America. believe it to be ordained by Almighty God
What matters ii what religion these wandering exles pro-
fss so long as it be the religion Of the cross will
complain that their Gospel banner bearers carry the re
gion Of Calvary the hunting ground of the savage In
dian Of the West will not be disturbed by the specta
Gle Of the cces Of their church which rise in cities
and upon yet unrecaimed domain beyond the Msss
spp and which bear in queenly grace upon their top
spires and towers that cherished symbol of living
God and undying faith love, revere and respect
the strong noble manly generous faith of my Protestant
fathers, and by of confidence in its strength and
power have fear that its influence viii be diminish
cd by the presence in these United States of another faith
which though starting, it from different point
Of circle yet with the Protestant belief converges to
point, and so both mount upward to the Most
High.
But, Mr. Chairman, I am detsining you much too
long, and with thought viii withdraw myself
your presence and yield to the experienced states
manshp, the large ability and the sound doctrine of the
distinguished statesman Mr. Haett who is to follow me-
and who will make my poor words appear like tarthing
candle in the presence Of perfect and grand lumna
ton.
You were in substance told here last nightthat is
many of you Us we're present ut the republican gathering
that the democratic party in state of decay and
demise that its victories all won, and the day of
its triumph and glory and gone My fellow citizens
that may it may not be Nations and parties are
in the hands Of God IT, however, the day OF the dem
ocrac party gone then the day of this constitutional
Union has gone The two cannot be deyided. They
fnseparabla one from the other When the democratic
party falls then this Union falls While the democratic
purity stands, this Union stands.
while stands tho Coliseum Rome shan stand; q s
when fails tho Coliseum, Rome shall fal.'
The democratic party stands to-day where ii stood in
the days of Jefferson 1t has Just great battle
upon the very doctrine of popular supremacy to which
Thomas Jefferson gave Immortality in the Declaration of
Independence and which heralded the commencement
and consecraed the close Of the revolution and that
great icipe with others will win TO its support an
nnunerable majority in the hour Of need SO soon as
the Judgments OF shall reasert their supremacy and
hush this hoarse Of party factfon.
The republican party-and you were told here last
night that there and will be but two cannot
prevail the United stes Ii cannot induce the people
to aside the constitution Aber and stronger parties
have tried it before and failed IL possible that while
upon the people give up democracy for the great
national objects that they proposed that the republican
party accomplish it, and for a sectional object Has
Democracy rumphe the great and honorable parties
who have contested It's right 10 power heretofore to be
beaten BY party instgated among others in this Com
monwealth by Pillsbury, Garrison, and Parker We
heed their buser and brivado. The party Of the
constitution must and viii prevail And surely as
democracy cannot die just surely ts adversares must
perish
The character OF the candidates for Office offered you,
NV feIlowcitizens in the coming election Is beyond cav
and beyond reproach The candidates for governor and
for all State Offices worthy OF Massachusetts and her
ancestral lame The men we have placed In nomination
for Congress have, in fitness for the duties TO be dis
charged no speriors in any State OF this Union The
nominee OF your own district Mr. Wech is gentleman
whose is synonym OF ability, Of manly courage,