Democratic banner., 1845-04-05
THE REASON OF NATIV-
ISM

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What is il? Is It to stop emmigra-
ton? No; IT will not--cannot do IT.
Is 1t to prevent competition in the
various employments Of our people?
No; it canno, and will rot co it. l.
ii To improve the social and moral
character Of the community? No;
repeal the naturalization laws TO day.
and all the social evils Of an influx Of
foreign population will remain the
same. Nay, those evils will be in
creased by the discussions, and bit
terness OF feeling, and heart-burnings,
OF nvidious distinctions and Odious
comparisons. IS 1t to purify and
elevate the religious character of the
Community? No; that will remain
tie same. None of these things are
contemplated. What. then, is line
reason of this most iacliouS of all fac
i."us movements? Tie wherefore
wall be the more readily seen, when
It is considered exactly what 1t is
that is proposed TO be done; and that
is simply to Gu, off the right OF Voting,
for a period of years, or for life. And
Why? 1t is demonstrated 10 be u
fact. hal much the larger portion Of
our naturalized citizens uniformly
vote the Democratic ticket. in the
late Presidential election most of the
States were carried by very small
maiorilies. on either side. The
Wig party sees that the majority OF
tie naturAlizei votes given TO tie
Democratic side, over those given I"
the Whic side, is sufficient TO turn
,re s%cule, and throw the power into
The hands OF the Wing party. They
see hal the check Of a limitation 10
tw%cnty-one years only, would. in a
short time, operate So much in their
favor rs to give them the ascendancy
in the national government. Not
;hat a naturaliZed citizen IS not as
good IL citizen as q natIve--nct that
his vote Is not as safe, "a Use, as
guod. as that OF any other Democrat.
- voter-but simply that they are
Democratic votes, and not Wig
votes Demorr,"Lrnlcs, and De
mocracy is to be put down. The
NhiL party are oct Of power. and
the Wing party, having a sort Of di
.ine right, by an assumed SUPERIOR
". must get mo power. Here is
the whole essence and compass and
re"son Of Na,ivi'm. II is The same
old struggle Cor power, that always
has been going on. and always will
60 on. between the Democratic and
anti Democratic tendencies in any
State, or among any people.
Nativism is but one of The phases
Of old federalism. Defeated by SUI
perior numbers, the WINS now sim
Gle on, a particular division of the
great Democratic army, and direct
their whole forces upon ito de
stroy that superiority Of numbers.
by cutting off, ~piecemeal, an enemy
that, entire, is invincible. Nor is il
by open, manly warfare, that they
seek TO 90 ii; but by vile strategem.
and ambuscade, and every species OF
disguise and Discrimination. Their
armed bands enter our lines in the
belly of the wooden horse Of Il pecu-
liarlv American feeling, inscribed on
the outside, "Pa,rioiism.r And a.
las! no wiser than the unsuspecting
Troians of old, some of our honest
hearted soldiery seem disposed to
welcome the treacherous MONSTER
Ave; and there are traitors in tie
camp 10 aid, comfort. and assist the
s!ranccrs-to Introduce item, and
make them acquainted, (ior the de-
sign is not so much TO slaughter as TO
procure desertions) TO beget a friend
", social feeling, and to bedaub them
wi'h this brick-dust pamt--ihIs hnr-
nets honey--this bulls miik--this
dirty, bastard "patgioiism," yclip,
Na.ivi,m. Democrats, don't be daub-
ed with it. Though plausible put
SIDE, lis inward filth is more abomi-
natle than that guilty. blood which
would sail the mullitudionus seas in
ca9HaG:ne."
This Nativism is a whited sepul.
chre, full Of dead Democrats homes.
Don't attempt TO 'save your bacon"
by going into it. Some soft wiiied
fellows went in the other day, and in
less than no time, what little Democ-
racy they had left, was smoked out
of them rs clean rs the blood from an
Egyptian mummy; and they may be
seen walking about the streets, as
pale and bloodless as the spectres Of
the damned. 1t is quack pill be-
smeared with liquorice. and the in
gradients are far more detestable.-
There is the calomel Of old federal.