New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-11-06
VOL. HIg. no. $50.
What Henry Clay thinks OF Irish Adopted
Citizens,

10 Tie Editor u Inc ITt6hne
Your own Just and enlightened views the subjects Of
Foreign immigration aud Of Foreigners the United States
are too we'll known to need exposition illustration but
at time when carried away by various influences
National Religious peiudices, selseekng of one kind
or other are agtang for the enactment OF oppressive
upon immigrant residents, and for the withdrawal
or curtament Of the rights secured 10 them by the Const
ution-perhaps You spare corner in your paper,
crowded though be these election times for the purpose
of showing how decidedly such variance
with The sentiments held by the highest and best land
do not propose appeal any Of the prominent De-
nocras lest their testimony might perchance be mpeached
though biased nsensby by the parality natural
towards class where they have always found general and
hearty support. take instead whose evidence in
matter be denied npugned whether you regard
his position political leader (vhoy independent OF the
parties paised his of information and the wide
spread confidence he enjoys staesmanI HENRY
CLAY sub Join from his celebrated speech in
defence of the American System, delivered February 3D.
1882 in the U. s. Senate. (See SPEECHES OF HENRY
CLAY, vol >, p. a. Greeley s McElrath's Edirion)
{" The honest, patient and industrious German
readily untcs with our people, establishes himself
on some of our fat lands, fills capacious barn,
and enjoys in tranquility the abundant fruits
which his diligence gathers around him, always
ready to fly to the standard of his adopted coun
try, or Of its laws when called by the duties OF
patriotism. The gay, the versatile, the phlloso-
phic Frenchman, accommodating himself cheer
fully to all the vicissitudcs Of life, incor porates
himself without difficulty In our society. But Of
all foreigners none amalgamate hemSeloeS so
quickly Nth our people, as the NATIVES OF TIE
EMERALD ISLE. In some of the visions which
have passed through my imagination, have sup
posed that Ireland was originally part and parcel
of this continent, and that, by some extrnordl-
nary CONFUSION of nature, it was torn from
America, and, drifting across the ocean, it was
placed in the unfortunate vicinity of Great Brl-
tain. The same open Indebtedness, tho same care
less and uncalculating indifference about human
life, characterize the inhabitants Of both coun-
tries. Kentucky has been sometimes called the
Ireland of America. And I have no doubt that,
if the current of immigration were reversed, and
set from America upon the shores Of Europe, in
stead of bearing from Europe to America, every
American immigrant to Ireland would there find
as every Irish immigrant here finds, a hearty
welcome and happy home.'
might add a testimony of similar import from the late
President Harrson but this will for the present aud
commend the attention Of all those who either from
their fears their preudces honest though mistaken have
gone the foolish and irritating crusade agans, Adopted
Citizens TIC those engaged in from purely selfish mo-
tve being mostly oce.seeers disappointed expectants,
have nothing to say. CARROLL.
Saturday, Nor 4.