The Democratic Party Approve And Support The Naturalization...

05a The Democratie party approve and support thennturalization of tbis country which rrquire five jcar.s pr&vious residence amoug us by every forcigner. Yet the sarr.e party are vcry earnest to take in a wliole nntion of forciL:ner8 without a 6ngle clay's probation! The Texans will all go to bed with full allegiance to the governinent of Texas, I and uwoke transformed into American ci'izens, without taking nny oath of alleoriancc, andwitnout filing any previous declaration of intention. Again, it is contended that Europtans are especiully ignorant of our institutioni=, and therefore unfitted for citizenship: yet by a mere residence of six niontlis in Texas they become citizcns of that country, and on its ndnussion to the Union, will become Ickizens of the United States. Now, if the principie of naturalizaron to which we asa Ipeople have hitherto adhered, be n proper one in the cae of individúala, why set it aside b mnking J 5,000 or 20.000 foreigneis itito citi j zon3 without üiiy pre requisite whalever?