The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-08-05

to day the able speech of Senator Pcarce on
the Homestead Bill. He shows conclusivcly
the error, and the wrong to the old States. of
giving away the Public domain in the man
ncr advocated by the friends of the Bill in
question, or of selling them at any such nomi-
nal rate (25 cents per acre. as was proposed
to make it ralatable to few who had doubts
about the power of congress to give the lands
away.
In regard to placing unnaturalizld foreign
ers on an equal footing with native born citi-
zcns, or, those who have been naturalizcd
under our laws, it is simply that kind of bid
ding for foreign votes and influence on the
part of dclnagogucs, which has kept the loco
foco party in power; and which lattcrly has
raised up the order of ''Know Nothings''-
who, admitting they may run into extremes,
arc forced i'll that direction NY the trucking
of politicians to the foreign born of The coun-
try. There has been far too much unpriuci-
pied bowling down in this direction by both
political parties-but more particularly by the
locofocos, who have been kept in power by
their superior manGvreing in this respect,
aided r,atly by their assumed title of"Dem-
ocratic." The rights of native born citizens
have been grossly violated in many instances:
in some cities nearly the whole of the otiicic s
lave been monopolzed by foreigners, who
have been whcctllcd and courcd to a far great
er extent that our own people-more to their
injury, permanently, no doubt, than to the
injury ofany other persons; and if ''know
Nothings''- any other party can correct
this, why, who will not bid them God speed.
Tn these remarks we must be understood as
taking no grounds against our foreign popula-
ton. We freely accord to them all the rights
to which our laws cntitlc them, and with as
hearty good will we greet every respectable
man among them, as does any old-hack- poll
tician who assumes to be tEcir especial friend
and defender for the safety of his party and
his share Of thc III bic plumber.
We look upon this ''Know Nothing" ism
as a kind of medicine or antidotc, wholesome
correct certain of its ..humors" and s'corrup-
tons" which prevent the healthy action of its
| organs, and threatens to lead to worse dis
tempers. 1t is high time some remedy was
applied, when we see the Administration
sending French Soule to represent us before
one European Government, and Dutch Bel
mont to represent us before another, particu-
| larly with such antcccdcnts as distinguish
those gentlemen we see the great
dominant party of the country-made so by
foreign voters and foreign infuences-still
schcming in every direction to bind those in.
tercsts more strongly to it, that it may con,
tinue in power: while some Wing politicians
jealous of their opponents success, are using
what strategy they may to decoy away apor.
ton of that rich mine of strength.
When things have reached this crisis
when foreigners band together as general
thing to reciprocate the favors in the quarters
whence they most largely emanate--we arc
not surprised that party like the Know
| Nothings should arise with its corrective
power; nor surprised either, to see that hide
bound party hacks should denouncc them in
unmcasurcd phrase and interpose every bar
ricr to prevent their increase. Taking nc
part on either side, for the present we shall
regard the struggle with a high degree OF in
terest and no little amount of amusement.