Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-06-18
TUESDAY, JUNE IS, 1889.

thfu cofni0ftabie homes 10 buftough. like tabbts, IN The !
earth, ready a, their bidding. There is a, much Of this
spirit Of insoeni aiis,ocrsey in the United States as In
any country under heaven, and IL is only waiting for the
a~broga,ion Of some few privileges which are now secur.
ed the poor man by law, to nc, gu, its nature 10 the same
extent nv II does 10 other countries. The sentiment eX-
pressed by a southern nsbob Is more than acknowledged
by northern sfistoorats, THAT there never will be pros
porous times in the north until the rich enslsve the poor,
or obige a poor man 10 work for q mutton chop aud
pluck a day.
u such sentiments as these are openly broaehed by
those in whose hands the reins are virtually placed which
guide the social and national interests of this aaiion-
and that, too, IN si1os, The frs. half century Of our Re.
publican cxistence-S what may we not expect when the
number Of dependents is so much increased and their
condition made so helpless as to compel them to cour,
the favor Of the wealthy by survilance, IN order to OBJ
tain their bread. We are nearing this epoch every day,
and every ship load of beggas that are landed among US
tell, with pslpable effect, upon its progress. Already.
when = faithful and competent day .laborer demands the
moderate sum Of seven or eight shillings a day for his
services, he meets with this cold and seli-complacent
rebuff that there are plenty Of Irish end Canadians to
obtained for half the money. The consequence is, that
every species of employment which their want of edn-
cation does no, disqualify them for. is rapidly being mo-
n~opo!ized by them TO the exclusion Of native citizens
] would that every American poor man would provide
himself with the equipments Of war, for before the lapse
of another quarter century they will be obliged to yield
up their fcndly cherished privileges or stand 10 their de.
fence with their lives. The principles of Re pubicanism
are rapidly ~corroding and %crumbling away under the
influence Of modern policy; corruption and hope of self.
aggrandizement characterize our public functionaries
and higher orders of society, and all have one and the
same object in view-t to elevate themselves to distinction
and afiuence by overreaching, out. whiting and tram
pl ng upon the rights OF the poor, bringing into contempt
his character and svocations.
! am one OF those vulgar unfashionables who look
upon an industrious, honest, intelligent and independent
yeomaE as the noblesi specimen Of humanity-truly the
bone and sinew of the couniry-her hope and depen-
dence, her honor and glory;--andI maintain that every
system Of operation which has a tendency to abridge his
rights or depress his character, is rank treason against
her best interests. What a contrast in moral worth be-
tween such a character and that of a purse proud bigot
who stalks forth swells and struts about with a gold
headed cane, demanding homage Of the humber poor,
r simply because be is able to boast a claim TO fifty thou
q sand dollars worth of property; the haIfof which he has
D flched by crai or cxtorted by oppression from the un.
, suspicious or unfortunate poor, by some Of the many
legalized systems of s~windling and robbery in existence.
y Witness that Of the bank of Windsor, and the immense
o losses sustained in community by it. After having swim
4 died the public out Of one hundred thousand dollars, il
c coolly sets to work again and pleads ",he wants Of the
uehf people to oothin us re estnbltehn1ent. And look
g at the multitude Of schemes that are daily invented for
d extending arbitrary laws over the lsborious yeomanry Of
\ this country.
d The emigration of such foreigners os the great mas.
n Of them are who come among us, is the most powerful
y agent IN aiding them thus TO usurp the rights of the
native poor. The first effect is, that numerous applica
lions for employment are made, and from thus being
overun with applicants advantage is taken to reduce III,
compensation Of labor, WHILE, from precisely the sam,
d cause, every necessary Of life is increased in value; thu
n operating doubly TO the deuiment of the laborer. Thi
depreciation humbles him in his own eyes, increases hi
dependence, and renders him more and more the sub
ject Of the avaricious ca prices Of an unprincipled purse
proud employ er.
II is now a matter Of general remark, all over tn
country OF the growing prevalence Of ostentations prid
Al and bigoted aIistocracy, and consequently universe
complaint of hard times and oppression, by the laborin
poo~r,-complaints Of scarcity of employment, reduce
il wages, increasing taxes, and high prices OF provision,
d all Of which, We have attempted to show, is necessarily
consequent upon the evil under consideration.
~ But these more seryile and laborious employments ar
not the only sufferers. Every mechanical trade is ruin
us ed by being completely oversiocked by operatives fror
foreign countries. They come pouring in in dense mul
ia tiiudes from every part Of the inhabited world, aud thu
deprecialing those employnents in the same manne
o, tina, the hslfcivilized herds Of the lower orders Of emi
ne grants do those more commons and lsborious occupation
lie This, however, is by no means SO great an evil as tn
Of former for, although they are a burden 10 those oceups
nj uonr, and are apt TO be very saucy yet they are possesse
re- ofin,eligsnce and education; hence they cannot be use
I'm as blind political tools by designed khayesi and it is
la. truly seldom circumstance 10 find aiorsigner possessin
We the least share Of common sense, who 10 a believe j
ne. the dogmss and ridiculous s~bsurdities Of the Roma
&c. Catholic Churchill is not through lhis class that "
Ia. s~Pprehsnd political enemies; for the most part, these ar
he favorable 10 our laws and institutions-aDd. indeed the
cannot be otherwise while enjoying their blessings.
Ill But, viewed as a whole, as II now exists, Is operatin
ng and will operate, what disastrous effects must ulunaiel
Of be produced by this system Of emigration. One Of ia
tbs things il certain. either those low, besoisd beings VII
mt are seraPed together and sen, hihsf BY their own go'
TO ernments, and who are securely snuenehed in the IA
nd ~pregnAbhe fortress Of paPal superstition, must beeon
'sr, elevated, civilized and enlightened by their iniereonn
eir with Us, or their alarming increase must be ebeeke
the To hope fr the former is PLAINLY out Of the question
they are 20 completely filtered with ignorance az
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