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unwise; and that the direct tendency OF i, would be
to discourage emigration. The paupers Of Europe
would not be deferred from coming, 10 be sure, be-
cause their situation would he rendered no worse
here but the men OF character OF worth, of property
who made valuable citizens, would be deferred from
comiag
Mr.. b. concluded by repeating the expression
of the wish that this subject, of so grave con-
slutonal importance, should be referred TO the
standing committee--the Committee on the Judicial
ry-wbose peculiar province il was to inquire into it.
i Mr.. BOWLlN should not have risen to address
the House on this question, we're il not for the fact
that the community from which he came were vital
ly interested in the subject. He was not willing to
SIT silent here, and direction given TO these
olutons which might make any body of men,
seemingly under the sanction Of this House, to per-
petrate din attack upor the adopted Citizens Of this
country. And he said TO his friends who had ex-
pressed their Willingness to exhibit great deal OF
generosity to those who came here with this ques-
Il ton, that they might be more generous than just.
While extending this generosity to few native
Americans, originating in the corruption Of the
cities OF this contederacy they ought TO remember
that they were assisting them in making fell at
tack on large portion of the citizens of those ci-
| ties He asked those gentlemen who had said so
much Of generosity, who, them were here to defend
the adopted citizens of this country There no
one. And who were these citizens thus assailed I
They were among the very noblest examples Of
| American freemen and American citizens. This
was not generosity; but il was carrying the fire and
the sword against the adopted citizens of coun-
try. With these principles, the democracy Of the
country had never been tainted II was fayoritc
doctrine, propagated by the leaders in this move
ment, that we should exclude foreign emigrants
from becoming citizens. of this confederacy, there
by TO escape the communicating influences and the
inimical designs of the governments Of the Old
World. And these gentlemen came from the wing
party; they were the right-wing of the wing party.
| Mr. hrtaA Ind to, bah nf tna
American party in ST. Louis, since its organiza-
ton, in lS4l, to show that it had ever been
a portion of the wing party; that whatever demon
STATIONS they might make previously on the day of
the election they wheeled into the ranks, and vot-
ed the wing ticket; and never had he seen it retain
Its own separate organization, and its own ticket
through an election except in instance; then it
died in less than go days. They were then a part
ofth wing party; and he asked this House whether
they would give to the wing party, or to the dem
ocratic party, coming here under similar circuni-
stances, exclusive committee of those pledged to
1 carry out their own peculiar views. This idea of
| generosity sprung from the smallness of numbers
1 of this party but while gentlemen thus gene
rous, they were inaictmg upon portion of the ci-
zens of this country an evil which was incaculable
| in its results.
Another sentiment which had been advanced he
took occasion to repel. The gentleman from Penn
sylvana Mr. LEVIN had proudly and triumphanty
referred to the father of our country, having laid
down the principles on which this native American
party was founded He looked upon this as one Of
the greatest ISLANDERS that ever perpetraed up
on this mans glory and renown. Washington was
never native American in the spirit and sense
which the gentleman claimed. When he warned
his country to beware of "foreign influence" it
was not the emigrant citizens OF which he spoke;
but he was endeavoring to guard our country from
the baeful influence of the banking system, of the
tariff systems and Of this very native Americanism
which now came here to shield itself under the man
| tie Of Washington; and when Mr. Jefferson said he
4 wished the ocean was an ocean of fire against the
Old World, these were the influences which he was
wishing to guard against This very doctrine was
one of these influences. In England there were no
naturalization laws. If person became citizen
of England, it must be by act of Parliament. What
\ was the reason of it, Because they had not room
for greater population. The same causes did not
exist to encourage Immigration in England. Their
course was intended to discourage immigration; and
the Father of his country wanted to guard against
this kind of foreign influence.
The gentleman told them, also, that it was not a
part Of his doctrine to exclude foreigners. But adj
nit his doctrine; and he (Mr. b. appealed to every
of foreigners here would be any better than would
i be their case under the despotism of the Turks.
The gentleman would disfranchise this class of
citizens Of all their rights. 1t the worst policy
which could be adopted in this any other coun-
try. The gentleman would either exclude foreign
he would disfranchise them altogether; and which
horn Of the dilemma he took must be his own
choice Mr.. B. proceeded to advert 10 the obvious
and entire impolcy Of this system Of exclusion Of
foreigners. In the vast valley Of the Mississippi,
300 900 miles in extent had but ten millions of
inhabitants at farthest, where thirty millions would
be infinitely better off. We wanted populations and
every principle ofnterest and of justice forbade the
adoption of this exclusive policy. In reply to the
dlsparaglng remarks of gentlemen concerning the
g
shores, he went into warm defence of this popu-
lation as animated by strong, an mistaken love Of
liberty, which prompted them to leave their coun-
try, to leave everything dear, to mngle their for
tunes with us, and find home in this asylum of
liberty. He denied the allegation, SO frequently
made, that their emigration in accordance with
the desire of this government. The contrary was
the fact; and in proof of this he referred to the
fact that the circulation Of an American German pa
per had actually been prohibited in Germany, be-
cause the doctrines i propagated were calculated
to throw off the population from the German en-
pire.
message was here received from the Senate,
announcing the concurrence Of that body in the
joint resolution for the election Of chaplains, and
their action on certain other matters.
| The foreign population which came into this
country Continued Mr. b. were chiefly men who
came here from generous love of liberty. Their
instincts were right; they were democrats from the
start; and hence the opposition that manifested
to them from certain party in this country. Had
there ever been heard complaints from that party
against the English emgrants who came here, No;
it was the Irish and the Dutch against whom this
war waged II was this class of men, who
came here with their mistaken love Of liberty, and
who fell into the democratic ranks as naturally as
water seeks its level. To propagate these doctrines,
to nfict this blow upon this large and meritorions
class of our citizens, he would not vote to raise
lcct committee Let this subject take the regular
course, and be referred to the proper standing
mittee.
Mr. GORDON said he came from an inland dis
tric in the little State of New York, bordering, to
be sure, on the shores of the noble Hudson, but in
which were no cities, great small said be sores
on the body polite. Observation-Disclosures was born
in cities; from that it had its ephemeral ex-
istence; in that atmosphere il had it's mushroom
growth; it fourshed for day, il died, and was
buried not in the grave of its fathers, for it had
paternity but it's own native corruption. The dis