The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-07-04
NUMBER %.
THERE'S ROOM ron ALL.

The following brief aud pupgent article,
from the Public Ledger, on The subject. of
the immigration Of Foreigners to our land,
bIeathes liberal and truly American spirit,
the spirit Of our patriotic forefaihers, which
we are happy to find in that able and infu-
ential paper: : s :, ~.
"ABsoRprcS-A Boston journal observes
that, we have received as much of the popu-
lation Of Europe as we can absorb at least
this was said some time ago, since which
We have continued to absorb several thou
sands more, and are destined every day to
continue the absorption, whether we will or
not. The Boston philosopher is evidently Of
fault. There is no principle of absorption
that will regnlate OF limit immigration. The
surplus OF European population will flow up
on us. and we must receive it, according to
the most powerful principle of nature which
controls all others, the, principle oe equa.iza-
ton, If God made the earth for man, what
branch of the human family shall claim a
parent right 10 the exclusive possession of
this vast continent e. Doesit not belong as
much to the European as to the American,
as dwelling place Facts always crush
theories, and the fact 10 oil around and a.
bout this, that this land of freedom eyer has
been, and ever will be, the dwelling place.
OF the foreigner. Who were our ancestors |
Foreigners. Who are the Americans The
children OF foreigners. What right had the
original settlers, whether of Plymouth Rock,
or Virginia, or Old Rotterdam, or PennsyIya.
MA, to the land as dwelling place, not COM
mon to all who came after them Who dis.
covered this vast continentl Europeans.
Who peopled it, Why Europeans And
mast the ports ofihe new world now be
closed against the original owners, on FAM
ciful principle of absorption Z Wha, would
"Amer'cu' Nespusius" say to this Boston Edi,
tors What ineaable scorn would cu,rvs the
lips OF Columbus, were he slive to hear this
superlative nonsense.2 The hand Of indus
try is the only patent TO land, and that is
given by God. Steam has brought us 2ooo
miles nearer 10 Europe, at time when the
increased intelligence among the people is
crumbling into fragments her oppressive sys,
tenn. Is it marvellous that the shock should
send thousands for refuge to the land of Col
umbus, who cannot obtain food, or defend
their rights in the old world? Nature will
find remedy for all evils With wilder,
ness yet UNEMPLOYED BY the foot of man, q
boundless region extending from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Ocean, what sane mind can
deliberately announce the preposterous idea,
that the United States can Absorb no more
European population? We can yet and
will soon, absorb millions upon millions,
God has written it as an unalterable decree
on the fece Of human events, With one,
half Of the human race wanting bread, our
fertile tracts cannot remain barren. Hu.
manity shudders at the thought, Benevo-
lence scouts at the narrow suggestions of q
cruel bigotry. Trade welcomes the access.
ion of laborers, Commerce prospers in
transportation, and agriculture fouishes from
their enterprise. But we have absorbed
as much of this "Boston notionn as seems
meet, and consign the rest to the general
reservoir of "wooden nutmegs" and "tiu
pans," to which it is, at least, cousin ger.
man.