The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10
2,2l0,S39
l7,737,57s

Nor can this foreignborn population be regarded
far homogeneous to be welded into body,
cept under the influence such aggressive policy
is now being pursued against them all What bond Of
union is there between the 2TS6T5 born in England with
the 96l 76 born in Ireland with the 573225 born In
Germany with the l47,7l born in British America to
exclude other smaller numbers which should create even
the oysreheasioa of union among themselves in ahy way
adverse to prosperity or to our institutions The re-
gious opinions every class Of the emgants 10 which
we have alluded differ only with other classes in the
phases Of their creed but every class differs greatly within
itself 1t would be easy demonstrate this by expos
Mon of the forms of religious doctrine prevailing in the
different countries from which these emgants have come
may be said that although the States ngly in
the aggregate show great disproporton between The
foreign and nativeborn white population yet that they
far preponderae in the leading cities to render this
ganzaton proper If they did preponderate In the leading
cities what argument would this be in behalf Of move
proessedly national But let look to the statistics
of the cities in the census of 1850 unfair even as such
criterion i because the cities the receiving and dis
.ributing points fol this class Of our population 4
Total white Foreign
population BORN
There in New York city and coun-
In suffolk county of which Boston
poses nearly the aggregate popula
Philadelphia city and county 3s9,OOl 1881
Baltimore city and county l74,863 39,50s
Charleston, South Carolina 1880 1854
New Orleans city and parish 69,459 5l,2T
ST. Louis city and county 1854 52,0ee
These results in the cities In which the hesly-attyea
foreign population is apt at first to locate and seek
ploymen add additional strength the argument derived
from the general statistics already given.
But let look into the religious question which enters
into the theory II is well known to readers that
in of the United States-viz Maryland and Louis
anaa large proportion Of the early settlers Catholics
Great numbers of the religious sect sought refuge IN
the other southern colonies close of the seventeenth
century and during the coutse Of the eighteenth Thet
descendants yet survive The fathers fought in the
utionary war; and many of the have performed with
utility the public good such services as have fully JUS
tilted the puslic choice and appreciation. We might
the Of those who have thus distinguished them
selves if it needfu.
We might aude to Maryander and q Catholic now
adoung the highest judicial Office in the United States by
the usre of his talents But believe that
amount of prejudice has yet arisen in this country which
will go the length of declaring that those born the SOIL
and fitted to occupy the highest stations TO be pro-
scrbed from all share in republican honors because of the
religion which they conscentousy hold Yet If it be the
religion which is the objection may well extend to
born upon the soil to the nauralzed stranger.
Under the application of such theory the country might
see, with corn Clayton of Delaware claim precedence
fancy of Maryland.
Let turn, Professionals aud look at the stats
ties of the principal churches in the land that we may
know if there anything in the of any of them
which requires political organization against it
The total value of the church property of all denomina-
tons in the United States, is s6,4l6,6se
OF this amount the
Baptsts own l0,e3I, 49,
Congregationasts 7973962
Episcopal ll,26l97o
Methodists I4636S7
Presbyerians Ia ago $50
Roman Catholics 8,973,s3s
The remainder of the sum first named is owned by