Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-14

seeo hold Office, they are instructed Arst to con-
siser as Of more imp0tsncs chan holding property
bs konine rich, Or impyonng their moral and intel
ledual condition--ano hence, from the struggles
olforegners to extend their SURFACES, has sprung
TIP opposition 70 them. To become sovereign
in'tead o. sutJect-to rule instead Of being rsled
isa novelty that strikes and dizzies strangers, all
shAccustomed 10 such power and hence Il il, that
Glen, in the passion and phrenxy for that power,
thesliessl-Adherican demagogue that most cajoles
the foreigner exercises the greatest authority over
him.
American demagogues have for years and years
been the greatest pests of the poor strangers that
land here, and they are likely to be- for years and
years to come. They are ten times more TO blame
for the excuses Of which foreigners have been
guilty than the foreigners themselves They not only
began to teach strangers the moment they were
landed here they had as good right TO this coun-
try, these institutions this government and to its
creation or overthrow, have those who were born
here, but at one time they actually went farther in
order TO propitate and TO catch the Roman Catho-
lie portion of our emigration; nay, 30 far as to tell
them that our free schools-our pride, our glory,
our all in all as nationwere not good enough for
foreigners but that foreigners should have especial
free schools for their especial education, in their
own way, and in their own tongues also! A Gov
ernor Of New York at one time actually urged upon
schoolsl Naturally enough, the American mind
reyolted from the propositions but even in such an
OFFER the cup of humiliation was not sufficiently
drained portion of the Roman Catholic hier-
archy of our State desired to secure, in mortaain,
all their church property to make it transmissible
from bishop to bishop, and SO to concentrate upon
the bishop the great wealth Of the whole Catholic
Church, and many an American demagogue stood
ready TO make the sacrifice, and to urge others to
selEolfering
Reaction naturally has been created in the
American mind; and 1t has manifested itself by the
organization of secret societies, and sometimes in
the elections. These secret political societies have
been justified In the alleged necessity that, through
them Alone could American born citizens protect
their rights,--as American demagogues, leading
ignorant foreigners, otherwise too strong when
acting in their powerful party organizations. We
deprecate the existence Of that necessty-f neces-
sity there is for such organizations and such move
ments, but they exist, and they are to be con-
templated as euistenees, which make themselves
manifest on numerous occasions.
And what do they want? To abolish the R0-
man Catholic religion That is impossible. It
exists under, and with, the Federal Constitution,
and with all their constitutional rights and privi-
leges Of any other religion, and it stands upon
that "rock, ii no other, which cannot be shaken.
To forbid immigration? That is impossible We
are not Cnlnebc, anu Cannon DUlu up Wallis, IL we
would; upon the Atlantic or Pacific oceans In
Decd the labor Of foreigners is indispensable to u.s.
Every sound productive human being coming here
is property, value, If only materially considered
to be cherished, developed and cultivated. We
owe it to God and to man, to make the most and
the best of him. We owe him the protection Of
our government. We owe. him an equality and
fraternity in all the blessings Of our institutions
We owe him the means Of livelihood, life, liberty,
and law. We owe him charity, kindness, good
neighborhood, Ian open heart, and a free hand -
but do we owe him an equality in law-making, in
sovereignty, in the administration of government?
Are we under any obligation to admit him into our
government partnership our households to be ruled
by him. to make him master over us, let him create
rulers, and to be subject to his (created) laws
This we understand to be the real issue in the
present excitement and all others to be incidents
or accidents Of that ISSUE immigration is not re-
sisted. The Roman Catholic religion is not in
question, consttutionally or politically, no more
than any other form Of religion, all such being
mere theological questions Hence, such articles
as we copied some days since from the London
Times have no weight in fact or logic, and no APP
plication to the present state Of things in the
United States. The question made is, whether
Rome belongs to the Romans-whether this is our
republic or the republic of others-whether we
are at home on abroad--whether this is our coun-
try or the country Of strangers settling among u.s.