The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-29
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THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 90. 1874.
THE AMERICAN PARTY AND THE FOREIGN
PARTY.


THE AMERICAN PARTY AND THE FOREIGN
PARTY.
1t is the custom of the more reckless and un-
principled of the Locoioco presses las, for in.
stance the Globe) to charge the Wings with
being the British party,"-infuenced by and
bought by British gold. In another column Of
the same paper, the Wings are denounced as the
"Amercan party" while the claim is set up in
behalf of the Locofocos, that they are the only
true friends to foreigners.
We will not deny that the Wings are the
American party, but we do deny that they are
inimical to foreigners. The Wings are willing
to see foreigners exercise every privilege which
the Constitution grants them; but they are not
willing, and will never allow, the Constitution to
be violated, in order to coin voters out Of the raw
and ignorant immigrants from foreign land, be-
fore they have lived here the requisite time for
naturaliza lion. But it is far otherwise with the
Locofocos. They are ready to PROSTATE the bar
riers of the Constitution, and do PROSTATE them,
when ever they have the power, in order to adj
init illegal foreign voters to the polls. They have
had for years, no other tenure of power than their
corrupt and unprincipled happenings with immi-
grants Immediately upon their arrival in this
country, seconded by their unconstitutional expe-
dents for admitting them to the polls. Such is
the anti-American feeling which pervades the
ranks of the Locofocos, that go far as they have
the power, it is actually misfortune to be
native born citizen. A foreign accent is the best
recommendation which can be furnished to the
favor and promotion of Locofocos. And yet the
and propagate this unpatriotic, un-Amercan sem
timent, have the peerless impudence to call the
Wings the British party"
Without shadow Of proof or an attempt at
proof, this black, execrable lie, which should
send its authors and propagators to the pllory, is
repeated from day TO day in the Washington
Globe.
We repeat, that the Wings are in no sense Of
the word the enemies of foreigners, but the re-
verse. The Wings are the best friends of for.
eigners, and welcome them to our shores. We
rejoice to see them peopling our western wilds
we rejoice to see them coming with their labor,
and skill, and capital, and, above all, their Chris
tan civilization, to develop the resources of our
great country. And we are not only willing bat
glad to see them exercising the high privileges
guaranteed to them by the Constitution.
No better evidence could be desired at once of
the want of principle and of patriotism than has
been exhibited by the Globe clique within few
days. great meeting of the party was called
through the columns of the Globe, to take place
on Monday night last, for the purpose of dedica-
ting hickory pole. In the programme of the |
proceedings, it was advertised that DR.. Mum
ding, foreigner, would address the meeting, and
that the burden of his address would be devoted
to proving the identity in object of the American
Wing party with the monarchists Of Europe
This foreigner, who has not learned to speak the
English language intelligibly, as we understand,
was to address an American audience. upon Amer |
lcan soil, to convince them that their friends and
neighbors are the tools and minions of foreign
tyrants! From some cause, the man shrank |
from the task, or was compelled by the more |
honorable and patriotic of the Locofoco party to |
desist from 1t. The thing was doubtless most |
congenial to Blair. by whom the mos, Infamous
calumnes upon the Wings are respectfully heard.
carefully treasured, and industriously circulated
through the columns of the Globe. When an old
woman, whose occupation it is to pick up old rags
for sale to the paper makers and rag merchants,
shall refuse to touch one because it is too nasty
to handle, then Blair may be expected to pass by
acalumny upon the Wings as unfit for the COL
nmns OF the Globe. But here the parallel be-
tween the CLEANER of rags and the CLEANER of lies
ceases because the former washes her rags be-
fore taxing them to market, while the lies only
become the more foul for passing through the
hands of Blair.
An assembage of the frontier Wings will. take
place Eric pa IN tho lO,b IS