Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13

s government In relation to foreigners believe that
We new commonly regal and imperial terms when
speaking OF matter Of policy; every thing nowadays
Whether principle measure, is installed or in
augumted say therefore that have very great re-
for the original poicynsalcd naugurated by
the founders Of our Government in relation to foreigners
bavs no objection to allowing foreigner to here
Iwouh extend to him the right hand Of friendship;
wopdallow him to become Citizen and after sufficient
residence, be eligible to Office Iwoud encourage him
and hke him iLto the body-poltic, endow him with
all rights Of property, rights Of conscience, citizenship
equality under thelaw, with the native American Sir
doubt about the propriety of policy twoud
renpvedby the appearance here Of honorable friend
from Illinois, AIr SHfELps) from the land Of Emmett
and other patrotsa land which has been crushed down
tyranny for thousand years. 1t does good to the
heart # phanthropist and patriot to of his
fassgy and character here But sir adhere to
the motto fesic lentsdo not hasten onwarstoo fast
There is gentleman from Louisiana here who, sup
pose, may be considered Of the tribe of Bejami.
When thinks Of this he is apt to inquire the
language of the poet,
Where shall Israel lave her bleeding feet
When shall Zion's songs again seem sweet?
We proud to that under the folds Of the
and stripes she sha find protection asd succor and her
children others, shall be extended the rights Of cit
zenshp and conscience. Thus far am wiling to go but
agree that now when there is about be great
struggle in Europe shall invite men from the pureus
and aubougs Of Paris from the outskirts and brothes Of
London md from the civil and revolutionary wars Of
Italy and Hungary. cannot consent that, upon
declaration of atention, each of them shall have right
to hundred and sixty of public land Sup
pose such fellows should here in large numbers and
70 out to that laad Of country be-
yond the State in ch you ve Mr. President and Of
should 60 there If We went we should find is perfect
Babel Of confusiory where unknown and innumerable
tongues were spokes. II of the AngloSa1on
should eo among them and they should find that he had
not been in riot any where in Italy, that he had not
been compelled to away from France, but hashe
peaceable American, they would probably say to him,
How did you come here sir Whom did you murder in
Tennessee or in Kentucky for which you ran away
Whom did you swinde in New York, what did you steal
Ohio that you have come out here into this Babel of
confusion?" Sir are these the people whom we shcad
build up into State in that farof region out Of the
ruined fortunes, the ransaeked homes, and the broken
hearts of the red of the forest Is this your phi
anthrophy? fear this is exactly what it win result in
Mr.. President, / have intimated that there may be
designs or the Presidency connected with this bill
Of course would not intimate that any gentleman here
thus seeks the Presidency If any Should would ask
them to look at the last few Instances which have hap
pened, and think they will find that they need not 60
out the people any great public in order
10 reach that station. Clay, Webster Cslhoun at
tanned the Presidency; secondary men have. For ex-
ample had Mr.. Polk, very clever nan, who is now
dead He reached the Presidency accidentally will
say nothing further Of hir; for de NORTH, n donu
President Taylor next reached that station. He was
good soldier, fine citizen, and tolerable President
A SENAToR. He did not know much. laughter.
Mr.. THOMPSON. Not much. Renewed laughter
Then Mr. Pierce got there know he is busy now.
do not to strike him, because at this lime kno
and the Presiding Officer Of this body knows, tbe n
grs atesH Of his troubles Is to decide
erc ed that in refeIsacs to the distribution OF the
spoil and puhder He is eEgssed IN cecidng whether
q fellow who on the. last platform but who was
wrong on the Bufao platform, is is not entitled to
consideration in the distribution of Offices and the most
poitco religious question whach have ever known In
my day is the grave question now before the
ton of this country whether the prodgal came home
before he hungry or, being half lean came home
because he sorry and penen or because beng half
starved and hungry, he knew the old man had fine fat
calf Laughter That is the grave question winch
they are considering at thi,s time.
Well sin from those illus tratoBs would say to men
of ths description that they should take the thing very
quetly; for sir gentem in the country is safe now
He does not know what day he may be snached up and
made President before he thinks about It, Iwoud my
to gentlemen therefore, that they had better avoid orS
mating great which are wrong IN themselves
but should stand by quety and somebody may be KIND
enough to invite them out for tue one CT tneSe
days. Laughter
Mr. President there is another consideration connected
with this matter win notsay any thing about progress
and young America for some ole right wish to contra
vert it, but say that china te and the character Of
soil and population have eng,ndsred and Intamedi
our people Wild progressive rab bid notions do rot1
know whether it is socialism from France, whether it
is Kossuhism from Hungary and Italy; but say that
from the infusion of foreign macrial from the diosyn
craces of our own people, shey has become nfamed
and soresye of power that if they were 50 concentrated
in this country and could make revolution here as II
our iniammabe revolutionary, disc ontented dissatisfied
people would 60 far beyond ibuste ris any thing OF
that SORT and would strike for the overthrow of the Gov
ernnent itself 1t is blessing that they not con-
centrated ask you then SIR for tn sake Of the safety
and the perpetuy of this Union to keepour puc domain
not for foreigners but safety valve ofes
cape to let of the wild unrestraned spirits have
amongst us; to keep place WHERE among Indians
and bualoes and in the deep Of the mountains
and in reckless and perilous adventures such men, nto
of society," to TOLL and opposed TO abor may
20 out and away that spirit which, il cramped up
in capital that controlled nation would s1byert the in
stutons Of the country That, sir with is grave
consideration.
Sir trust that some older member of the body wi
give the Senate the statistics in regarto the value of our
public domain. / am difidcnt to do So because am
always to speaking trespass but seldom
attention of the Senate and when it is only when
think duty requires it Of Ihave venturcd speak
upon this subject because think deep injustice will be
done the old States by deprivng them of their just share
of the public domain. believe, further that this mea
sure will be Injurious the Southern States They denot
want have foreigners around their plantations cerrzpt
ing the people, ipuring their children, and excluding
them from fair participation in TIE benefits Of the com
territory Of the Union, unless they negroess
But Mr.. President above all things, when you are
about this gratuity remember the eternal prnc
Piles of justice Millions and millions of dollars have
been paid by treaty in Indian annues and in extinguish
ing Indian titles; vast amounts of blood aud treasure
have been expended for the acquisition of public do
main. For the payment Of the money thus spent you
have taxed South Carolina and Maine and
Pennsylvania and all the other old States Now, after
the expenditure which these lands have been
bought it proposed to give them Hessians and wild
men from all parts Of Europe How will the people oil
the old States like it? Recoect this bill will cut like
wo-edred sword it will depreciate the value of land in