The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-02-28

facilities heretofore afforded for the natu
Ealizing OF Foreigners In the State of New
n York. Many Of the courts Of chat city
which have always enjoyed the right Of is
, suing naturalization papers, are, by til
proposed law, to be Invested of that right
and consequently there is aAgrcat excite
mont among the German and Irish eiemcnt
iof the great metropolis. Meetings are helt
and remonstrances sent ON, that may Gauss
the Senate to hesitate before indoTsiHg THU
Singular meaanre of the House.
IL iswith reason that the foreign popu
lation regard this movement with jealousy
venienee-a question of some few aauares
more or less to walk in order to reach q
competent conrt, Of delay at the court
itself on account of the increased crowd
These are all considerations, it Is true, but
they are not the ones which create the I'M
easiness evidently felt in this instance.
This prescription Of certain courts is,made
in party interests, and TO secure party ends.
By restricting the power of naturaiizing to
certainfcourts constituted of partizan. mate
trial, impediments of so serious nature can
be thrown in the way of any obnoxious
class of foreigners as practically to work
their exclusion. IL n Radical court knows
that an Irishman is going to- vote the DEM
ocratic ticket, hundreds of quibhles may
be started to delay and defeat his applica.
ton for papers, and if all the courts are di-
vested of the. power to issue, those papers
except Radical courts, naturalization will
become an arduous undertaking.
1t is evident that this is but an outcrop-
ping OF the old exclusive bigotry which was
once known under the name of Know
Nothingism, 1t is the same marrow mind
ed, illiberal prejudice against foreigners
which displays itself SO prominently in half
civilized countries, like Mexico and China.
1t is a prejudice based on ignoFNnee-igno-
rance of one's own deficiencies and anoth-
er's merits aud is therefore not improperly
named. e45sg saF 5irss es as,s SD .ss
This question will be another element of
discord in the Republican party. tits q
doetrine which is, not without its sympathi-
sers at che South, and its present assertion
affords another proof of tie proposition that |
parties must soon remodel themselves, in I
this country, on more national basis. |
Sectional issues are dying ont, and the nat-
oral procliyities of men which, enlist tlIem t
On one or .oaler-sidc of general questions
ike those here touched on, must eventually
tange them on opposite sides of a general
RATIONAL policy. .l5 f ~, s
If Gen. Grant should renoys the nsGse.,.-
ne Whole Southern community united in a
ommon cause, the result above indicated
yonid probably take place immediateIv.
There are issues enough of a general char
cter already formed, on which Southern
eople, as well as Northern, would Divide
opinion. 1t is useless to suppose that all a
nc virtue and all the good sense are ON one !
ae OF certain parallel of latitude. As Il
lere are good and bad, so there are also t
radent and infprudent men in every Sec n
on of every country. 49, o
Ono OF the great issues looming up for the ii
ture is Capitalization. Shall the ORE II
1phc overshadow the States, and reduce
EN- TO meme nominal existence Nav fy
on two-thirds of the States change the d
institution 81 50 as to totally abolish the in
SEEM OF separate Sovereignties, and make to
lngie consolidated State of the nation. or til
seroy such vital prerogatives of sbyer. til
.nty as would virtually come to the same m
ps e =s.1-=z.=z4= hi
another great issue will probably lie that tit
effs!0u5 ff5ed0n, and certainly we have hi
e, at the South, a5andapt material to tic
ell the ranks of Puritan crusade. tn
vray,
leo other name, could again have. its arr cel
u votaries in our very midst Our COM in
nitS cannot remain united for a dav up
en tho outside pressure is taken off. anJ lin1
4th of March win probably let us know lind
ether that's to be done immediately or the
In the meantime, we enlist against tic,
proposed Know- Nothing measure Of VIII
gress. 80 viii
7, ~ u a wol
sned an article on this dreadf1 malay vrhich ~
ed eonsidetHble attention. NOT onS ~ N9ie2 x
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