American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-23

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AnORcss TO WORKING MEN Inc annexed
address to the mechanics and worhlng men OF
Mis- city, enumcratcs few OF the evils which
result from the immense acCcss!ons OF foreign
ITS 70 oar population, One great evil, howeV-
er, is touched but briefly, viz the influence
which these mcn will exercise upon the affairs
oFgoyernmcat; and that requires the deliberate
consideration Of every American citizen. Three
v,eas,rcs are essentially necessary for the pre-
yent,o2 of this evil in flture-lst, That the
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paton tax shall DC levied npon all immigrants
and SIly. That all Immigrants shall have Il
oo,s,l,r c,,,ifc,,o ,f ,rood character Unless
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deliver the control OF our country INTO the
hands Of foreigners, for they Will inevitably
,ycrro,yer ms They hovc already succcedcd
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working men from Their occupations, ana lhcy
I'D fair TO monopolize business of every desc7jp
A;on The Native American candidates for
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Saged IN eApaihlhg 10 inc people thc coiiSc-
Qucnces OF the immense immigration OF foreign
ers particnlarly of the lowest and most degrad-
I'D clocsos aud il remains 70 he seen. whether
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30 move Iof lllclr corectloh' we ASH the at
.ention Of the mechanics and working men Of
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tELLoW w oRKMES
Although circumstances nave f'acea us IN an
humble position IN society, YET we nave F'9hls
10 MAINTAIN and interest to preserve. II we APP
pear not frequently IN legislative hallS' We nave
a voice in the selection OF our ruioTS, ana are
entitled to have our rights FeSpec'ca ana our
interests toSLeFed ana guarded nave THESE
things been done: we answer eI'Pu''lca"y'
NO. Our iaW'mtkerS nave petH''co ~ g'eat
an lntluX INTO our county ol inc cr''h'''di anu
Yagrant popnh1toA oI f'aFope' thaI ou' "o'N-
shops are Hooded "ith l2Tei4h WoFN'i'ch 10 inc
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We are compelled cIthcr to labor III prices 'hao-
e1uate 10 the support OF ourselves ana lamI'ieS,
or to DO discouraged nom employ 'neHt' IL In'S
De our present condition, what WIZ 1t pe !" 'U-
ture years, when the ude OF lni!higtalon snail
havcadded It's tens OF thousands o. lorcl4hefS
10 our population; VISIT the various Workshops
OF the CITY ana the magnitude OF Tue c'il oi
winch we complain VIII! De pa'P%oIe 10 you"
sight All branches are lnOuoPoH|ed oy 'o'c4h-
ers-men "no have 40 stake III lhe country
no interest 10 the suIIi no attachment TO Lhe ~
sttutiOns under which they i've Ana these
are the men wac are permitted hyeXisung Laws,
60 thrust American mechanics and laooIerS
from their occupations, aud TO SEIZE them as
Enough they were theirs by nheiltance. fo'-
eigner5 make our furniture; our clothes; our
boots and saocS, hats; and IN short, almost
every thing, by which Americans have hereto
fore earned their bread. They come PauPer'
10 our land to convert our mechanics and labor
ers into panPets' Accustomed IN theiT own
country to Labor for pttance, aud to live al
most upon "thln air" they come resolved to
underworld US IN our several vocatons and TO
deprive us oI the means OF comfortable sup
port. And shall this system OF injustice be
continued? Let him, who Is prepared to be-
come the servant OF these foreigners answer IN
the atlrmltve-0uL those mechanics ana WORK
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