To the Board of Aldermen


and Board of Common Council:
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We happy to that the great city of the empire
State is alive her interests and those of the country, as
evnced by her noble the alimportant subject
of ''citiseniSng patriot macng process This fac
tory must go down. the materials are of the very
worst quality; in the dirt damaged, and some
actually condemned.


The following memorial, signed by several thousand
respectable and well known citizens of New York, was
presented to Congress by the Hon. D. Hoffman on Mon
day week lasts and yet, strange 10 say there is not
paper in the District far have seen that has no.
tced it in the proceedings Of the day. The question
naturally arses-Why is this? Are both parties afraid
of the subject and out of public view by
wilful omission Or is it that both design to take
trail ground until the moment for expedent amagamaton
ascerained, If politicians Of either side think Of
king us auncs to their purposes, they will be mistaken
We have commenced plan for the exclusive benefit Of
our country and our native couatymen in the epea of


the laws of Naturalization and will not be accessory to
any other except embody the pledge specially to carry
out the principles Of our Constitution.


NEW YORK-FOREIGN PAUPERS.
MEMORIAL of citizens othe City Of New York, praying


for the passage ofa lap altering The Naturalization aics
ofMe United States and regulating foreign panpers
April Q. ls3s.-Reierred to the select committee
upon. the subject to which it relates.


To the honorable The Senate and House Of Rep


resenfaiiues of the United States IN Con-
gress assembled:


The undersigned, native American citizens and
others,


RESPECTFULLY REPRESENT:


That the great and rapidly increasing influx Of
foreigners into this country, the character and
condition of large proportion OF such, and the
indiscrmnate freedom with which, by the present
laws of the United States, they are allowed to
exercise the elective franchise are m otr opinion
evils which wrongfully deprive us OF our native
rights, and fearfully tend TO the destruction OF our
Government and our liberties; that, by the exist
| inc means of obtaining naturalization papers,
qrieyous frauds are practised upon our laws; that
the introduction of vast numbers of paupers and