The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-26

into the United States last year by German immigrants
alone supposed to amount to Of dollars
mes having left Bremen for Baltimore last March, with 1866
immigrant passengers without being heard of since was
supposed to be lost; and read ii could not help
thinking what valuable body OF men-the most of them
in all probability, bringing money with them also-had
been lost TO the United States with that single vessel
Travellers inform us that there perhaps not place
the globe whose inhabitants orderly industrious
and yiruous than the inhabitants Of that ancient Hanse
town and neighborhood Their love for howersalways
token of advanced civilization and good moral tenden
ciess remarked upon and would not inferior
TO the similar taste which the traveller perceves in Swift
zerand and in many of the rural districts of France
WIN the migration OF such persons to country be like
ly TO work mischief
No let discard the motions unsuted to all dispas
sonae and broad examinations Of this great subject that
we derive no advantages from foreigners making this
country their home If amongst the numbers that come
we do get bad ones which is undoubtedly true There
bad of all countres they dust in the balance
pared to the industrious and useful portions The class of
politicians who come is also extremely small compared to
the whole bulk, and infinitely small compared to
home stock of native Americans Without knowing any
thing of the fact with precision would almost
to assert that of the members of the House Of Represent
atves and Senate of the United States at present not
six could be found who of foreign birth, if as
many and the proportion is probably small, take
the State legislatures of the Union. Our native ct-
Gems are altogether overwhelming in numbers All for
eigners get melted down with them--muCh sooner
than thinkhus perpetually forming the great of
nativity whether the foreigners be Germans, men
from Bremen other Hansetowns Prussians Ho-
FLANDERS, Swedes Swiss Scotch English sha
at last dare to name them y Hish Yes, | will |
neither repeater nor Catholic have drop of Irish
blood in my veins; but what American refuse Ireland
little place in his hearth Ireland the country of
genius, and sensbity and eoquence and vaor and wit
of Burke Grattan Sheridan Curran Flood Montgomery
and Moorel lrelandso long oppressed yet always
buoyant! lreland-whose may be fighting in
every the world where tyranny exists against
lreand-whose sons in Pennsylvania at least fought
almost in whole regiments for glorious independence
What American can forget Ireland with all hear
said about her and against her2and though with the
thousands of good aborers TO boot she does send
rood too Let us be careful that native rowdyism and
| Lynchism do not grow to be their match
The iederats imbbed their preudices against foreign
ers from misapplyng the example of England The pre-
JUDGE otherwise inexpicabe 1t may here be
toned something very remarkable that the greatest po
itica and party avorite the ederas had and
tanly of abilities, Alexander Hamilton OF
| foreign birth--a Jamaica man-whom Washington APP
pointed first Secretary of the Treasury Had the federal
lists copied the English example in its true spirit it could
not have msed them. England, recent times has
been strict in her naturalization laws because she sup
poses her small and beautiful island be fully peoped
already if not over-peopled but she too sagacous to
do it formerly In the time of her Edwards and Henrys
she invited foreign artisans and capital to her borders
men from the low countries, Italy, and elsewhere and in
Elzabehs time the renowned statesmen who then -four
shed encouraged the immigration of foreigners whereby
the trade and manufactures of England greatly
CELEBRATED and improved At this epoch and even later
turers might be naurazed without any previous residence
in England oath of allegiance 1t need scarcely be ad-
ritory, considering the millions upon millions of uncut
waited which still have the far West and
at hand than the far West the United States and their
ritores in their whole compass may in sense be al
most called desert compared to what England with her
little span of EARTH in the time of Elizabeth Yet she
invited additions from abroad to the native stock of Eng
fish population then, whilst there amongst
doubtless with good intentionswho for excluding
from the United States at all events who
would lessen their inducements to by imposing
clogs upon citizenship 1t difficult to reconcile such
course with the known sagacty and beralty of Amer
can principles.
will say no more on this head though greatly more
might be added. honor the first feelings from which
the natve-American party sprung The first sound Of
the name upon the captivating and to point
patriotic root but it is primary object of this little ad
dress TO remind you that the doctrine which would ncu
cate jealousy of foreigners among seek to
their privileges prolong the term of their naturalization
was the growth OF the worst days of federalism under the
exasperaons ofparty Strife that cannot therefore
fairly be pronounced the deliberate calm yconsid-
cred doctrine of ederasm and the address also purpors
TO show that the carefully the doctrine examined
historically and brought to the test practically the
unwse is found TO be- Indsputably it has been
pugnant to the democratic creed 1t has been well said
that the two staple commodities of all countries are man
and the earth Accordingly wise legislators and statesmen
ancient and MODERN with exceptions hardly existing, have
always aimed at recruiting the population and thence the
riches of their respective countries by holding
agements to immigration and it seems scarcely possible
conceive off country where there is for the
beneficial operation of the policy than the United States
all circumstances considered and considering chiefly their
extremely sparse population at the present epoch
ured by the vast extent of their territory
have few words to say other question. | am
almost ashamed to say that it is the Church and State
question for who could have imagined that in this nine
tenth century, and in North America settled the sake
of civil and religious liberty it could have been ne
cessary to breathe syllable such a subject
Perhaps cannot do better in this connexon than relate
an anecdoe which introduces the of Mr. Carey It.
contains more within short compass than all ! could
write on the subject
Some among you have known the late Mathew Ca
rey, that venerable man. rishman by birth and Cath
a itp in nhi
and died at advanced age respected by every body
That he ardent and American and most valu-
able citizen his whole life and the works that he left be-
hind him attest He republican in Mr. Jelerson's
day. and aided in fighting the intellectual battles behalf
OF foreigners then On certain fine Sunday morning in
Philadelphia twenty years when the Protestant
church bells and Catholic church bells all ringing to-
gether, and the filled with persons going to their
respective places of worship, Mr.. Carey with his family
walking down Fourth street to old St Marys Caho-
lie Church, side by side with Mr.. and his family
who going to St Peters, the Episcopal Church OF
Third and Pine streets They in kindly conversation
the and at the place of separation made parting
sauations in the spirit of good neghborhood and good
Christianity well with the manners of gentlemen
and each passed to the temple of God put up their
alterations according to their respective consciences An
enlightened foreigner who had observed the scene had
recently arrived from where "Church and State
linked together and where Protestant and Catholic
stood scowling at each other ready do no worse
this foreigner exclaimed "What picture of moral and no.
Protestant and Catholic and part like brethren of
the same great human family and Christians worship
ping the same God"
Blessed country il then but blessed country il
will he more if bring religion into politics What
settled New England, what settled Pennsylvania what
brought nine out of ten Of the free spirits who first crossed
the and took possession of this part of the new
hemisphere, peopled by savages or presenting sondes