The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
Deferred Debate.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1sl7
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIv
EMIcRANr vEssEi.s.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
! EMIcRANT VESSELS
Mr. LEVIN said he should, at the proper time, move
to amend the title of the bill now before the House, as
to make It "a bill to accommodate the paupers and GRIM
mails OF Europe IN their migration TO the United States
What strange contrast is presented (sad MIR L. be
tween the memorial OF the democratic mayor and alder
men OF the city OF New York, who ask for some check
upon the emigration of paupers and criminals to this
not even offer an emoient to the evil He had hoped
that the committee would have proposed to Top oil a
branch, even though might be unwilling to apply the
to the root The people Of New York, and the coun-
of pauper and criminal population that swells upon
our land As consequence OF this influx, the poor
covered the country thick, that from the grangs Of
the you may discern the walls of the other and it
under circumstances like hese that cren NE democ
aey q Ae York. stepped forward to plead in behalf Of
their devoted country The memorial is thing, the
bill before the House another. Wise men, says Burke,
viii apply their remedies to the causes OF evil which
threaten to be permanent not to the occasional organs by
which they act, and the transient mode in which they
appear Does this bill meet the end Does it provide a
remedy for the evils under which the American people
soothe the sulierery Oh! no! Strip it naked, and
what does it suggest Why the paupers and Grim
shall have better accommodations that they shall not be
crowded, but have ample room and verge enough on
board of ship Instead of permitting vessel to bring
head, under the provision Of this bill they only
mitted bring two hundred and seventy five, at cost
of 81 head How ample the remedy How direct and
efficient lie reioced 10 find that "he prescription"
Of the native Americans was "under seal" 1t came to
this House endorsed by the democracy of the city of New
York; il up fresh from the hearts OF the people,
and you give them a stone. He anticipated, when he
first heard of the memorial that the craft natural to
political parties would suggest some expeden by which
party avarice might triumph at the sacrifice OF great
principle. Ii was but reasonable to suppose that ques
ton OF growing popularity would be eagerly seized upon
even by the democracy Of the county if BY 50 doing
the support or appreciation Of their foreign allies If
they had been skful adro they would at least have
cans as would have been calculated to alay feel
ing--at all events little of remaining
honesty would have attached even to partial demon
straton, of disposition to arrest this monstrous evil
Europe was marching on at rate of geometrca progress
sion II you desire to check sad Mr. ID show to Europe
that she cannot take possession OF your ballot box and
connexion with an extension of the naturalization aw
give to the every day working man, protection in the
form OF capation tax. If you opposed to specific
duty make it al valorem Take the estimatehe value
put upon these foreign paupers and criminals by the pot
Clans and demagogues OF the day the of important
electongve us the 20 per cent and we content AS
rngent checks, and asrngent only, such advoca
ted by the Native Americans save the country THE
EVIL WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE UNTIL THE NATIVE
AMERICAN VOTE SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE FOREIGN
VOTE, AND THEN THE QUESTION WILL SETTLED. In
stead OF becoming the ally OF any other party one OF the
two old parties must ultimately come to us, and
ivs the ea nation q. line ng and is nsa
Of yer The proposition Of the native Americans,
was plain one. If, in the time of Mr. Jefferson
II deemed necessary, sell deence, to pass five
year law--when our western country wilderness
when educated and responsible men only emf
grantswhen only six eight thousand annually landed
at all the ports OF the United States-and when they
melted into the mass of American population-what
ought to be the check now, in view of the change in the
condition OF our country-n view OF the deerlorated
character OF the foreign popuatonin view of the fact
that nearly TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND had landed at the
single port of New York since the first day of March
last and that instead of amalgamating with the of
the American population, they stand out distinct po
ca organization, under the control OF foreign leaders
OF these thousands of emgrans who annually flood
shores how few qualified assume the functions of
republican voter, discharge the duties Of American
American citizen in any of the political relations of
life In relation to their numbers, they present
prospective glance into the future and contemplate what
they will be, if not arrested by timely legislation The
quantity OF this foreign material, imported for political
manufacture not less alarming than its quality and
its quality caused the American to shudder when he re-
Elected that such elements would be brought to bear
accomplish the overthrow of our nestimabe institutions
Can the tenants Of the poor houses of Europe sad Mr.
land on our shores with faculties so formed by nature,
SO fashioned by education, to become the
tive element of our free institutions, whose very basis
demands intelligence PATRIOTISM and virtue the voter?
This question answered itself No American was will
ling to rest the conservation of his freedom such
Foundations he attached to one or the other of
the two old parties of the day, who rely it
sary of political ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. And herein
(sad Mr.. L. resides the evil of foreign immigra-
ton-an1 me evil OF tne foreign vote winch both
the old parties, so devouty court, the only
by which they can vanquish each other. But /
perceive smile the face of amiable gentleman
(sad Mr. L. caused perhaps by the idea that the very
empestuous weather of the last fall has left the Of
the native Americans too hopeless to Justify any further
appeals in its favor this floor This delusion is COM
mon with those who overlook the moral structure of
principles, in the.s calculations of political success,
shutting the standard OF political merit If this paradox
admitted how utterly hopeless would the prospects
of our democratic friends appear, who, in "the heavy
rains" of the last fall to have been totally wash
ed into political humiliation Victory longer the
badge of merit that side of the House He felt well
of adversely, still held up their heads in temporary r
unph, were not willing to admit that defeat swept
party from the face OF the earth On the contrary, that
party had continued to flourish by its very disasters,
gaining fresh energy from every fall and only falling to
secure, like Aneus energy by striking the earth
Mr. I'D by being wreathed in Smiles that they are
nothing daunted by their late disasters, because,
like all brave spirits they live in the hope OF recovering
from their And let me assure gentlemen (sad
Mr. L. that the native Americans least of all dis
couraged or dsmayed by what may to be defec-
ton in their ranks great and absorbing question, and
one truly national to carry away portion of the
native American vote has given shock TO all parties,
throwing his great majesty, the democratic king,
into the very Jaws OF defeat The protection of Ameri-
can labor embraced in the tariff of 1S42 and crushed
by the tariff of 1885, has subracted tens of thousands
OF voters from the democratic party, WHILE the scale
of proportion allowing for the infancy of the native
American party has subiracted tens from the natives
The absorption of popular interest that question
sufficient TO derange the ranks of the natives, who al
carried away their feelings by national and Amer
lean appeals and they accordingly rushed to the polls
piled American industry. Having made demonstration
in favor of american interests they have returned