The New York herald., 1845-03-19

shihits eight total a2ligo beIng
average Of 776 annually have not sscer,ained the
nuRber other ports except Tor one year. sia when
was 10 1884, aud that be added TO the nfvais IN New
york il will make the annual average OF passengers from
foreign countries landing on these shores oSoI. Now,
il 10 be recoleet that ih's Includes al
engaged IN who nave been abroad
md M others Il inclu females and children Let us,
therefore, make the necessary deductions IN efder 10 as
certain Number OF its annal.y arriving rom aotosu
caahle OF becoming naturazed citizens The entire an
uu number o; passengers from abroad .3oI
Deduct one sixteenth Tor tray ellors aud persons IN
commerce. ....'..'.. '''s'' iii'-o
So $3.50
Deduct onc.half for females. les............... % $40
% $40
Deduct one half Tor infants under l6 years. IA 66O
l466O
Deduct onecurth Tor the age from 10 TO 81 years. $3.50
O995
Death fse years, average Of lie IS years. 1871
o4a4
The above number OF 9i2i comprehe nds ALL adults Of
every nation and religion who arrive in the United States
and continue long enough therein 10 take their letters
Of naturalization BY the. census OF this State for 1885,
always than that OF the United States there
within its limits so 900 aliens OF 400 00O 3O
showing that large numbers do not become naturalzed
Assuming that eight of population of foreign
BIRTH then than onelourh become naturaliz
ed. This would justify further deduction Of at least
foreign adults arriving in this country who annually be-
citizens in the United States. They vote all vote
suppose they divide equally then whether wrong
mischief done-'he errors balance each other But
take estimate, which must satisfy the OF the most
prejudced, viz that threeourth vote way and
fourth the other and that the first then
the onefcuh balances onefouIth Of the threetourths
Leaving only half Cf 050 352o to exercise
States Great cSeering1 This then, is the exsen. Of
the danger and mischief annual addition OF 900 votes
Of adopted citizens to present total OF 0oo which
is increasing at the rate Of 10000 per annum, by
force Of its own increase. Cheers Such is the
frghfu danger to which the ballot box in the United
states Is exposed BY the foreign emigration Three
thousand Of natnrazsd citizens annually in
fused into the two millions hundred and fifty thou
sand votes of Americana! (Rears Of Laughter) But
do believe that majority the foreign vote
sarilly cast against US wings And here it may be said
give you facts with regard to that point Let
call attention to the state Of the 9th ward where
now are and the l4th ward 'the next above These
the sections Of the city in which the great Of
the Ish emyrans congregate upon their arrival these
shores What's the condition Of the baotl Almost one
half the time the wings triumph in the l4h ward very
seldom oosing by more than few hundred majority
and in the 9th ward not very often successful but
the foreign vote had operated combinedly against the
whg party? Cheers But now let me- ask YOU to turn
ted by native born citizens But it goes against us with
its majorities Of thousand The truth is that the TO-
reign population in New York is much more nearly diy
supposed and farther that by proper conduct the
part Of the whg party and whig editorsif they would
laonthey would be with the whig party in great
bers What is the condition OF the majority Of the foreign
for labor. who the great employers Of this city
who furnish the employment to whom those people
would feel grateful for the tasks which enable them to
livea Why, wings to be sure. Cheers say that
If the wing party and its acted in right spirit
towards this portion Of the population. it would be
the city Of New York il is in other portions Of the
Union, the foreign vote would be cast for them the
ground that the great controlling principle Of action in
and home industry. (Grea chsering) Gentlemen,
there is another part Of this movement to which desire
to direct your attention alude to the aspect
othis controversy. 1t is fast exhibiting itself as con-
test between the Protestant sde and the Catholic
cerey dread it, my countrymen To have religious
controversy engraed upon political party disputes
must t inmate in bloodshed and civil have read
the history Of the world have marked the track Of re-
~ It's s ;e
tyrs DO not lie entombed for conscience sake and for
Gods sake let not have within the limits Of this Union
contest for religious opinions tremendous cheerng)
Let the masses riselet the people in their majesty arise
and crush-(remendous applause and loud and proract
ed cheerng) know that there is in this country an
amount c intellcct-an amount of physical force that
will teach the church-whether Protestant Catholic
that she shall from the Constitution that prnci
pie which guarantees universal federation to all Tre
mendous cheering1 Gentlemen have spoken Of religious
have not always from the vatican but that they
have been brutal and as cruel under the Reformation
with few hisses Gentlemen, only telling truths
which are recorded in history direct your attention
s he the
Catholics in France-,ook to them, and answer me
whether belong exclusively to the one or to
the other of the sects7 (Cheers tell you country.
men, 1t Is where the human passions seize upon tie
church where instead of devoutly maintaining the
purity of that splendid institution which was oreshad
ed by the prophets Of 0dwhch was revered and adorn
ed by Him, whose touch beauty and whose design
the ark OF God and endeavor prostitute religion 10
their own vile worldly ends Of passion and ambition, lit is
any Of those prosecutions that have dsRraced all secs
from tho beginning christian era Great cheeriDg
his his Uni Union No as and and great chsensS viii you
allow men Of any religious protession-will you,
y0mS be Gsa0s o
| whatever your sentiments may be-, will you oil,
low any set Of men 10 lay hold of the church and
make scourgc instead OF blessing to the human race?
No-no and cheers) Ihave spoken Of the Catholics and
intend 10 do them justice although myself born and nur
ured in Protestant land Blu. let me ask your attention
to these Catholics They come from land we're the Co.
holic faith prevails They have been born and educated
in that faith: They come here and they flock around
Cheers) And what do their preales and their pIiests1
1y are ri IN s
ritual wantsn instrucng them in religion and morals
Dothey not do rght Surely and merit our respect
zens. Then with regard to the American Protestant
church; presents up this day model Of excellence
country earnestly engaged in the duties Of their
cred calling. travelling about sometimes on horseback
preaching the blessed religion Of peace and goodwill to
man. Thus engaged all these ministers Of religion merit
the esteem and love Of all men, But when ony body
laymcn ecclesastics Protestant Catholic dare
to interfere with political rights or contests, or to
throw religious faith into the bslloboxes, say they are
be broken down by the action Of the Amerc an people
(reat cheering for several minutss) Gentlemen, have
dwelt too long this part of the subject NO. no)
must hasten desire now for moment to call your
attention something else observed in leading jour
nal this city, few days ago. article written appa
rently with design agating the public mind upon the
create snxiety end alsrm Abolition Abolition in the
State Of New York. Abolition after its exhibition of IT.
self in the fall OF 1874 in close alliance with slavery Of the
most Southern aspect Abolition, when the fearful sym
pathiser found walking in with the slave
driver the banks Of the Mississippi daughter ard
thusiast it seems to me-none but some Don Quix
otc Qaoars Of laughter) who beheld the armed giant
such a thing (Grent laughter) When he goes to
the encoun he will find that he has struck the dew
buried beneath his teet. (Tremendous checrng) Aboli
tion isdeadso dead that neither the force OF opposition
galpanise at this day great laugh