Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-01
len aud professions, there is no need of encourage

'eu roo professions, there 10 no need of encourage
letter dated from his residence jan 90 1890 in p,
ply to letter applying for OH .e, has this passage
III doe, not accord with the policy Of mi, govern
pent to bestos Offices civil or military unon ,or.on.s
70 the exclusion Of our citizens"
hese extracts taken from letters written bv N,
.sr OF MS country. George Washington the frs. from
eonets Of our var OF Independence and the
% uh's' he was President; and in his life by So.rks
W. no. only they be found. but several Others. with
| force. ~" usunctness ana
WI read the sentiments OF another on the subiec, o
foreign inni nigrltion ''S' "
', government being the sole ohec. Of forming So
eietes It's administration be conducted by common
"seh. hvcrv species OF government has its specific
principles Ours more peculiar than tbo,. n an.
osner 10 the universe II is composition of the f,...,
principles OF the English constitution With others derived
from natural right natural reason To tbess no,h;n.
can be more opposed than the ms rims of absolute
eoles let from such are expect the greatest mum
Der o. Immigrant" They will bring With them the princi
t ue governments they leave imbibed in their carly
youth or, able to throw them off, will be in e.cb,n,
Tor an untonndSd iiesniousness passro a. B, y,.eJ
from one e1fTe"e 10 another I,uouId be miracle we're
sop precisely at the point Of temperate liberty
ne,e principles with their hngusge they will transmit
70 tner children 10 proportion to their numbers tbcv
u share With us in the legislation They will infu,e into
ner spirit warp aud bias its direction and render IL
heterogeneous, incoherent, distracted mas NAV ,pnc.
to eIperencesurng the present. contest for yerst;on
o these conecures. But they be not ce.sin 10 event
are they not possible, they not probsbe I.is moi
,,On,sO stn patience twenty seven years and three
a''on DESIRED or expected. May not our government,
'' no' '",c9s,,eo more pedeea5te, durable ~
mus sPsaks Ar. Jeftrson 10 his on Virginia
presume tnat tnese two OF deathes names had quite
a. macn patriotism and wisdom as any clamorous adyo-
cate Of the foreigner is this conventions and IL might bc
s,iey ss'nmed, that what they believe to be wise and
wholesome, could not provo very perncious In the
ole hroes OF our Revolutionary struggles. and vben
young Institutions In their cradle and the country
population hardly adequate to its protection
ses deprecated and condemned heavy foreign
and Mr. jeff said with thorough phlo sophic,I and
PRACTICAL knowedge Of man. they would brine with them
naams OF de'po'sm. or unbounded and pro-
uuce a heterogeneous, incoherent distracted mass" II
We wanted more numbers he invoked US to avail, the
slower ou. SO much more safe principle of natural in.
crease rather than hazird the great danger itb
ioregu immigration fraueht
But why am opposed the encouragement of FOREIGN
immigration into country and disposed TO applv apv
proper checks to it? why do propose to suspend TO
tue foreigner for 81 years after he shall have syned for
may his Intention to become citizen of the IT, States
the right Of suffrage the birthrignt OF no man but one
oorn IL because the mighty tides of mmgra.
o e1eh suceeeong one increasing in volume bring TO
not ony different languages, opinions, customs and
principles but hostile races religions and interests. and
the Evolutionary prejldices OF generations with large
houn' Of ,heturouence, dsorg.nzing theories psuper-
sm aud Generalization Of Europe in her rejund, mt
population thrown upon US This multiforn and do, :
gerons evil exists and will continue for "the cry il still,
'neY come Large numbers in 4 short time fsH months
v. ms INV
before they have remained the full of probation fail
INTO tho hands OF demagogues and unscrupulous mans,
gers OF elections and by the commission of nurture and
oSnef crimes are made to usurp against Law portion Of
'"e poca sovereignty OF the country. They are gno-
rant of our institutions and the principles upon which
i"uhaeu oil the great interests Of the country and
the Questions Of policy which divide people: of the
canaiaes Tor office, and their capacities views fitness.
aud former course OF life Instead Of being qualified To
AID IN the great and difficult business of uphodinp the
most complicated structure Of government that ever had
existence and OF successfully administering IL for the
good and happiness Of the people and its own
ton, they constitute unnformed unreasouine and IN
great extent immoral power welded almost l,v
oy desperate and prohigate men, who by this agency
become enao!eu 10 carry into their own bold
mercensry aud perncous purposes and to defeat bose
which the wise and the good devise the benefit of rbe
country and the preservation Of constitutions, liberty
we cannot with any safety, continue admit with such
lavish loeraity those coming and ever increasing
masses Of immigrants into full polcal partnership and
share with them the sovereignty Of government we are
taught ms truth no less by reason than nv fact
and experience Let me give illustration There is
no member Of this body, and probably no man in Ken.
uckv who, placed any where on the earth in eyiIi
lea communy but who could aid in upho!ding aud
Saneiog the civilization of that country He would have
general knowledge Of the modes Of thought and feeling
OF me manners and customs Of the and desires and
OF ,ne mons OF minisierng to them physically morally
ana intellectually, appertainipg civilized life All tb,
ne has been learning every day Of his life from his nfn
cy Ia these respects he would be qualified to perform his
duty with The members Of the society of which be
uj The
forest, Wysndott or Chippewa and how would he get
along in performing the part 10 our society and c
vilzaiion lie would be n state Of utter and SAVAGE
ISOLATION. The most OF those European immigra hav-
ing been born and having lived ignorance and decrads
ton OF despotisms, without mental moral culture with
bat vague consciousness Of human rights and no know
ledge wnatevef OF the principles Of popular constitutional
government their interference in the political adminira
ion OF afIrs, when honestly intended vouId
be about as successful that Of the Indian in the arts and
business OF civilized private lie and when msdrc
w9uia generally BE- oy bad and designing men, could
be productive only OF mischief and from their members
OF mighty mischief. The system inevitably and in the
end viii fatally depreciae. degrade and demoraze the
power which governs AID rules our destinies
freely acknowledge, that among such masses of inn
mgrrnts there are men Of noble intellect Of high cult
vaou, shd OF great moral wo-th-men every way .de.
quite to the difficult task Of Free popular and constitu
tona government But the number l. lrmenteby mali
There be conrads.nction between them and the
incompetent and vicious and their admission would Civ. no
proper compensation no adequate security against the
latter, they too, were allowed to share political
cregny The country would be governed ust as wisely
and as well BY the native boru citizens alone by which
this baleful infusion would be wholly excluded.
propose Mr.. President, before close, to make
more particular application OF these general views to the
points Of my proposition; and in the meantime s having
general but important aud interesting bearing upon L.
will present some statements and tables OF immic alton
and populton the recent and most authentic that
have been cnsbed TO command from the limited sources
o, Information within my reach. Though by no means
full and entirely satisfactory this examination has con
vnced me that the great body Of the people, and indeed
OF intelligent men, have information or belief approx
ultng the uutb OF the fearful apd growing Of
immigrants. of their general des,ituton and p.upersm
OF their ignorance and demorsz and Of the viccs
aud crimes OF very miuy OF them aud OF the enormous
frauds which, through them perpeirs,ed upon the
elective franchise. Al least such my situation aud
to the mass Of the American people, this whole subject
sesms TO me to be sealed book.
ln $780, the white population 10 the United States
3I2464 The rate OF increase ascerilned by the latest
and most reliable calculations, upon the principle Of
compound increase is about 80 per cent by which the
population would be doubled 10 more than go
years Make an estimatc by this rule upon 90 years,
and in lsi0 there was white population o! lO4 $50
But the census returns show q white population OF
4ls9elS in 1910, so that there then 10 the United
States upwards Of four million, Of persons Immigrant.
aud their progeny During the deceunis period ndi-
Gated by each Of the usmed years following present
the aggregate number OF immigrants 1900, l60 sos; 1870
229755; 1890 sci o6i 1880, 49i 49I; is4O S62 O4O-
Since sto the rate and aggregate OF increase has been
greatly beyond any prior period. These numbers here Civ
en-, presume made from the customhouse returns
for the latter years, have doubt they are. have
been able to get the Custom house returns for two year,
only since lsi0 that OF 1916 showing l5S64s and ls4T
an increase the former year Of about ~ per cent aud
an aggregate OF 239 256 No are made by any
shps under 20 tons burtheu, aud from some cause
from the OF New Jers,v. IL all k,o IN