Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-07-23
GBt gonrnal.
WeayerYiIe, Saturday Morning, July %, 1852
rfnlser on Naturalization.


The annexed extract is from Colonial Bakers
speech, delivered at Sacramento on the 18th;
Most OF us came here belonging to the common
people, and our hearts burned within US, as did
those OF the Disciples of old, when saw the
name of Democracy embazoncd upon the banner
of a great party and proud Of that honor was
YOU when you could range under that banner
They asked you to join them and yon gave them
their strength. There would not be corporals
guard, not even here in Sacramento, if you had
not stood by them and supported them. What
did they give you? You asked them for bread
and they gave you a stone. You asked them for
fish and they gave you a scorpion. AS long as it
cost them nothing to protect you they were gra-
ciously pleased to permit you to vote for them.
les, and they will make you once in great
while a custom-house officer, provided You don't
ask for too high a position. But great many
OF you have your relations at home on often
think of them. and wish to visit them. You have
your old father, your aged mother. And you.
1rishmen, with all the complaints that have been
alleged against you, still--to your honor be it
said-you send more Of yonr earnings home than
any other nation on earth. And now, if yon
wish 10 20 home, what does the Democratic party
tell you? Why, there is war; and they say that
as long as you stay in America you will be pro-
tcctad, but that il you go away some foreign po-
tcnlat some Napoleon or Francis Joseph, or
some German Baron, perhaps, with three and
half soldiers and chamberlain in wating-may
press you in their military service if yOu hap
pcaed to be born in their dominons. What do
You think Of this doctrine? ] can tell you it il
mean-miserabe, l sec that they have modified
their language, that you are only liable for the
military service that was due before you left
that is, If, by the laws Of your native country,
You were liable to serve seven years, If you 90
back on a visit you must serve it out. Now you
lember how, a short time ago, Mr.. Cass fumed
a search nhnn
there was a terrible outcry because it might be
that 4 search was made for concealed slaves
l}ut now, when the rights of the naturaized cit
zen are endangered we hear a very different
story and l can only account for it on the prn-
ciple Of the old adage, which says, " Whom the
gods would destroy they first make mad - for
upon no other grounds can I suppose would they
thus mock at the rights Of the naturalized citizen
who so often has been the stay and hope of Dem
ocracy. The whole idea Of American naturaliza-
ZION, from the bcganHg to the end, is contrary
10 the law OF nations. We made new law, and
al we have to do is to stand to it. Why, hard
Iy dare at This moment pretend 10 cay that am
J,ot subject of Her Gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria | was born in her country, so | under
stand. understand, ALSO that in that country
ihe condition Of things so far improved thatper-
sonal scryitude was abolished, although that of
political seryinde still remains Ny people were
common people. | am Of Saxon orgn-lhe
stout, burly form the SHORT hair. am not
Norman. They were fine, noble race of men,
tut dat happen to belong to them. You re-
collect how Scott, in Ivanhoc, describes the con-
ditou Of the Saxon peasant, when Gurth, the
feeder Of swine, bore on his neck this inscription
engraved on an iron collar. Gurth, the son of |
Bcogulpt tho born thrall Of Cedric of Rother
wood" But. as before said, in England personal |
scIytude has been abolished, although political |
seYVtude yet remains. | would like to see an |
Eaglslman arrested in that way in any body's !
army. Now, allow me TO say. that | admire |
Queen Victoria very much | think she is most
excel, Mt woman. But | don't want her TO claim |
me. il any woman claims me it is not ber. And |
as to her country, why, have found d better
one. ! should not like to have the V. r. stamped
upon my shoulder, II it was put there, it nj ght
rfoperly stand for every rcbellious - but
don't want it put there. l believe in the princi-
ple-once free, always free; once citizen,
always a citizen. But, according to the new
Democratic code, if / were to visit the classic
shores Of Europe-visit London, for instance, in
company with my friend, Major Clark-we might
he arrested to serve as soldiers by n Sergeant. |
But, say we: ." You have no right to make us |
serve ia your army we arc American citizens" |
He takes us TO the Lieutenant, who says 10 the |
Major Where were you horn ?" "Why, in |
Kentucky" Kentucky? ? Oh yes have heard
OF it--yon may go. And where were you born ?"
I answer in London, and he says you must serve
in Her Maiestys list Foot Guards, and, for au-
thority, hands me Cass' letter. Now, say that
il is a disgrace that the nauralized citizen
should be thus put in jeopardy. Why, look at
picIce's inaugural, where he said that the deck
OF an American ship was always covered by the
American flag, and that the American always |
carried with lin his nationality and glorious |
Old Clay, who, in one of his eloquent speeches, |
figured the case Of an old sailor who had fought
at Tripoli for the American flag, who had been
at the taking of the Guerrero by Hull, but now a
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" Sad, sad is my fate, once freedom enjoyed
was happy as happy could be
But alas AT this hour every hope is destroyed,
I'm captive, alas DER the sea-"
And the great orator faucied the genius of Colum-
bia coming along and addressing the heart
broken sailor "My son. you have stood by Inc
tearessly and well--you protected my banner
and my flag at Tripoli aud on the deck Of the
Constitution, but, alas can't protect you, you
lunst be as patient as you can" And like Clay,
] turn from the picture and say, an American
once, an American always. But, say our oppo
nents, you are a Black Republican you want to
dissolve the Union you are niger worshiper
You once were against Popular Sovereignty, now
You are for t--and l say, in reply, what business
j. 1t of yours If | was once against ii, If am now
10r it. You were all for Popular Sovereignty as
long as you thought you could make Kansas a
slave State ; now you hud you can't, you want to
destroy the principle, and make slave code by
Congressional Intervention. If have changed,
what is that TO you? And # | have changed,
have not you? Three years ago ! did not
believe that it was necessary ana went against
it, We were beaten, aud now we say we are for
fair construction of the principle. II has given
us Kansas, and we may get dozen free States,
whereas if this principle had not been adopted by
you we might not have got over two or three.
As 4 matter of policy l agree with fair con-
ttruction Of the principle.
THE GREAT BELL OF BURMAH--An East India
missionary writes of a celebrated Heather temple
near Rangoon
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