Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-23

bound to hand unimpared received them from
But We have seen policy adopted in those old
that are guitsd With population they cannot support or
houses and their aims houses, and bech1g forth upon
shores thousands OF idle dssou'S wortes. and PRAYED
men, who are mot only unused to- but unt for
ment and entirely incapable Of Apprscaiing te blessings
the naturalization, right voting, until
worthy appliances rrsortsd to, 10 bring them up by
times truly. often falsely, the time they have been
iTISe ybrsts force the quiet beaeese native citizen
from the extrclse Of his biIhTgl and brb0ufht priv
eH, and then deposit their vote, without knowing the
OF their eandldatss The principles they maintained,
the ocss they were to h aud Sion. enEns for the con-
tse.ted dsaEosue with money In one hand aud whisky
they have followed wherever they were led and have done
whatever they were bid.
IN tie division Of partes held By thls class OF people,
legislative bodies chosen and the legnlaOn Of the eOGnty
We have felt whitening and blight
ing influence thev rcsed. We have felt
painful apprehension for the safety OF those Institutions
dear the hearts OF the anta and vrtaous foreign
and sincerity of our hearts that due regard TO patriotism
love Of country, required at hands effort to
In time VIII become powerful raeetiv. to make
1t resess-for whilst NO one apPrehends they will ever
for those who viii profess sympathy, and act ia eone'rt
with them fer the avors they bestOw, and with their
constant reinfureements, they becOnihg more and
more Important element with each sueeeeaing year.
There has been general election IN the United States
for the last Ave which the native vote was
largely opposition the DemOcracyyet now
seldom have succeeded. either IN the State or national
elections, until within two past, when the native
element has been aroused BY their own Violence folly and
madness.
contest Of 1856 the popular majority asag.t the
the solid, unbrOken column Of sOoOuO foreign votes
native elements Democracy Opposition. Yet
the Democracy. succeedet
now, would ask, there enough Of American born
citizens and foreigners naturaize TO control our own
aasrsG And capable Of doing 50 without aTthss
foreiEn adt II SO, why should 4 be sought ana courier
Jan be Of to any rejecting
equally Interested in the welfare o. the state with
himself Questioning his policy and trembling Tor tLeI m
and they, themselves. excluded IRON all pare patton Ia
thslr conmSn ny ,e %t o. NOS. r4i 70
proposed to interfere in the slightest degree with
acquired rights Of those already here and eond not
II we would. We wiling that those already here
shall be allowed to go on and PrTiee their claim, to bar
for prospective day Of emancipation from this Aing
and rapidly increasing evil before all overwhelmed
Nor il proposed with the subject OF reli-
gon the religious WorshlpO any portion Of the people
and has been mixed with any question
relating to he church, and the other Am, rean orsaa
than resistance to all attempts at an nteTmXtar or
union fCuch and state. They disputed the right
OF any himself with whatever church he
might pree, and to vorshPhis Maker as hs conscience
trectbut thsIr purpose to print 10 church
any denomination, control tie state, and eeclesi-
parteuar religion upon the people, by legal enactment
Tor ibr ofhc Bible from the common schools
Christ IL Of tie world; IL Is not tenn
POrai, bg, sprual and whilst bis disciples are
Eor my own part, should than willing that
cry foreigner upon shores, arriving he'e Win
in given fuIure day. within limited period should be
ing his ntyntOn unon OATH to become permanent e,tl-
come at once vested every privilege
enjoyed by native eitiIen but would Withhold from BIN
dren, raised under publican institution tu.td, a, II
should stand for and claim as We do no " they
rights privileges home tina; do b,ons to every
tn If household to project FROM want ind cold.
Under this reputation they would become entied 20 ot
votny-amnug them, Of holding lands and trans
my own among them, they cannot nov do.
they would derive would be- that they
would be entitled protection OF the flag OF the United
States which would them also to protect by per-
IL constitutes no Necessary part qualification Of
citizen that he should be entitled either to vote or hold
a man in my own State who accepted chaI-
enge fight dnel disqual fed from holding any Oes
legislative executive, judcal Of honor, profit emo
uuent-yet he is none the less CITIZEN for all that
coming resident, to change my mind and return
SvalIard from voting Tor two years should be
less ctEtn however; and this PIop sed extension OF one
Important privilege for another that is Of little value TO
Little cared for by large portion Of them will
that IL is from unrendly spirit 10 them,
but firm belief that the safety Of the country requires the
sacrifice 10 sacrifice can be Called on their own account
Events are now In progress fer the emancipation Of the
sers Of Ru!sIa of WiOm there are no less than SsOv
beasy and degraded liars drunkards and rOgues alive,
Who are Incapable OF good good soldiers
GOOD or Of being Otherwise useful We
may well suppose that day will arrive, and very
remote whenit will become desirable To the govern
ment Russia relieved Oft enormous tax OF sup
porting and oherWFe providing for such class Of people,
pr0du tive Of nothing but trouble, mischief and
exDense To say every afth would be drag
society is a very moderate computation.
Here then, ten millions ofthese mser-
the Emperor Alexander desire to get
nd or and from his dOminOns. Where are they
Col where be found for them? where viii they
meet with \ homer where else but in the United
,NsY where Democracy will meet them the shores
win open arms, initiate them luto tbs profound m steries
OF their order them in due time in Tegimenal
the expenses OF their ma
them CT to tie polls and claim as the
ward for their friendship attention and cYities uneon
ditionA euppnTt all Democratic nominees to Office
And no ask the honest patriot; masses o. the Dem
ocraey South, II they prepared 10 admit
many Of these people be sent amongSt TO full
participation and enjoS ment Of All the privileges and rights
bestoysd upon constitution and laws, wei
by our InheritauetH them, furthermore, they
believe rights and privileges, and the unseakabie
blessing would be enjoyed long by them
or ourselves when tits OF things shall exist?
ask rauTalized citizen Of responsibility and sub
sta nee mischief here to be guarded aEainSI
ask The foreigner who has children to Ihtse
better secured snd that free
rnment stood foundation, by the exclusion OF
ottenueSs from the body potc than ny their
admit l For. said before, the CoDstution
allows dstncon-We must take In or exclude all
And finally, / ask, we be condemned BY any now
amongst desire to take tin ely steps for their pro-
lection from such Wholesale calamity "a may
result " the present policy on The sect OF NATURALIZATION
shallbe persevsTed In.
lido not much by expressing the opinion that the
dRyis not the principles Ofths American
the respect and couhdenee ofth