Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-05-31

ring tue bounty OF the government on our own
race, instead Of holding out a general invita-
ton to all the paupers Of the European gov
ernmen.s, 10 come here and compete with our
own honest poor" Again:
I" But the honorable Senator from Pennsyl-
vania MIR. Buchanan) has alluded eulogis,ic.
ally to foreigners. Does he mean to compare
the De Kalbs, the Steubcns, the Lafayet,es,
tho Pulaskis, with the hordes Of foreign pau
pers that are constantly flooding our shores :"
" de thought this government had been quite
as liberal in its policy towards foreigners as
was proper OF desirable; and no Senator would
vote against the proposition Of the Senator
from Maryland with more pleasure than >he
should vote for it,
On the 29th January he said -
''What, he asked, had they seen! A prop
osition was made by an honorable Senator from
Maryland (Mr. Merrick) to limit the pre.emp-
lions to citizens of the United States, native
and naturalzed, rejected. And could any boz
dy say. after that naked vote Of the Senate,
that 1t had not become the permanent policy Of
the cou n,ry to &C on inviting all the hordes of
Europe TO come over and partake Of this boun-
~, derived from our ancestors, and which we
should preserve for our posterity9"
see reports in the Globe and Intelligencer
which in substance correspond.
Only prefix Baron, Count, Marquis, or
some title Of nobility to foreigner, and
he becomes very acceptable to :, the Mill
boy Of the slashes but the untitled thou
sands who come over 10 get living by
filling the soil, and leaving their offspring
in land of freedom. are 'hordes Of for
eign paupers,' are worse than our native
thieves and robbers, fit only TO be made
white slaves in the service of the rich, not
,obecome Independent land -holders in this
land of liberty
The Mill boys antipathy, however,
is not TO foreigners, as foreigners, but ex
tends only 10 the laboring class. the work
ing foreigners. He would not let poor,
harmless German farmer have the privi>
lege of citizen in buying little piece of
land in Iowa or Missouri, where he may
in seclusjDn and humility, support his fam.
lily and raise his offspring to knowledge
and liberty, by hard work but he has no
objections to letting the lords and bankers
OF the old world own all the corporation
and bank stocks in the country! He vo-
sd for M hf cha:' Of dollars on, Of twenty
eight millions, composing its private stock
passed into the hands Of aliens, not even
residents When the bill TO extend and
modify shat charter was under considera.
ton, in 1892, Mr.. Benton moved an a.
mendment excluding aliens from being
stockholders, against which Mr.. Clay yor
ted, and it was rejected. The bill passed,
Mr.. Clay voting for it, and it called out
the glorious veto of the Hero, the States
man, and the Christian. Andrew Jackson,
then President. Hear what he said in that
memorable paper, viz:
"Should the stock of the Bank principally
pass into the hands Of the subjects OF foreign
country, and we should unfortunately be in
volved in war with that country, what would
be our condition! Ofthe course which would
be- pursued by bank almost wholly owned by
the subjects Of iGFf aS affections, would
- The same direction, there can De no dooo':
All ;ts generations within, would be IN AID OF
, hostile fleets and armies without; conuoh"s
onr cnrrencv, receiving our pubic moneys
aud holding thousands Of our clt'zens y" %,
,aaaance It would be more formidable aho
ttonro,ous than the naval and military powe
:: Instead of sending abroad the stock OF tn
hank. in which the government must oePos.
;,s funds. and on which It must rely 70 sus
,a;n ;1s credit in times of emergency, IT wou,
, 18th seem TO be expedient to prohibit ITS sal
to aliens ur der penalty Of absolute forfeiture
Mark the difference between these tw
,, Statesmen -, c,..;c
Henry Clay denounces the iorelg
workinemen who come TO our shores
/, and liberty get living by honest laoo
and if need be, fight our battles ana wou
> not let them have pre'emP'ion l,gn' ~
forty acre lot in the western wilderness
!, hut he invites the foreign lord and bank
10 buv our bank stocks and control o.
y currency, of the money in our Treasur
4 10 govern US in peace and conquer US
j. war. !.
n Andrew Jackson is for granting 70
;; working foreigner who flies from ease
;. onnression 10 ado to our strength and g
= ~. all the privileges Of a citizen; ou'
- vonld thrust far from our councils and
,e Treasury, the foreign lord and oanE
:: who seeks through our banks TO tax
!. labor. government and destroy our I'M
pendence. .:,..,,ron;.,
,r- Which 10 tue s'e"". PI $1,000
better republican, or the more devoted
i. Henry Clay has no. changed on !
.rh;ect. The Bank bill reported by !
=. A. he extra session in l54l. allowed
ers Aliens 10 become stockholders, and r
:. dsn, aliens to vote and hold Office in
,.h corporation. When Mr.. Henderson ss