Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-13
wAsHINGToN, D, {, MONDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1854


premacy. AT a charter election, held in the
city of New York, not many months ago, the
following handbill was published by the Irish
party and extensively circulated, to wit;
"irishmen, to your posts, or you will lose
America BY perseverance you may become
its rulers. BY negligence you will become its
slaves Your own country was lost by sub.
mitting TO ambitious men. This beautiful
country you gain by being firm and united.
Vote the ticket Alexander Stewart Alderman;
Edward Flanagan Assessor both true Irish
menl"
What say you, fellow-ctizens, to this open,
bold, daring avowal Of their purposes? Does
not every sentence Of IL contain a volume Of
argument in favor Of change Of our laws Of
naturalizationY Has it come TO this, that for
eigners, who have been admitted by our indul-
gence to the rights Of American citizens, can
publicly and deliberately attempt the subver-
sion of our government? And viii not even
this arouse us to a sense Of our danger, and to
an assertion Of our native rights or arc we so
inefiably stupid that we can be lulled into a
false security by the syren songs Of traitor0us
demagogues Who is there, not blinded by a
degrading devotion to party, who will deny,
that, for few years past, our elections have
presented scenes of confusion, riot, and rcck
lessness which, twenty years ago, would have
filed every American with alarm for the safety
Of our nstitutionsY Who is there that has not
sold both his judgment and his conscience to
party, who will deny that foreigners are rapid
ly gaining the ascendcncy in our commercial
towns, and throughout the whole western
country? What American that loves his coun-
try has not been shocked at the bare rccitals
Of the unexamplcd frauds and pcrjuries
charged upon each of the rival parties by
the other in the late conflict to manufacture
voters from foreign immigrants? What Amer
ican, not insensiblc to shame, has not felt tho
deepest humiliation to behold the sycophancy
and subseryiency Of leading partisans in their
hypocritical professions Of devotion TO the claims
and interests of forcigncrs9 To deny tho ulti-
mate views, the present influence, or the grow
ing strength Of foreigners in our country, were
something worse than folly.
At a recent election in Illinois in tho county
Of Lasalle, body Of Irish immigrants, num-
bering about 1000, brought forward and sup
ported an Irishman for the Office of sheriff, in
opposition to the claims of an American, of the
same national politics, and Of much longer res
idcnce in the county, and elected him by up
ward Of a thousand votes What a beauti-
ful illustration, not only Of the modesty Of the
our laws Of naturalization!
Fellow-citizens, we do not hesitate to express
the deliberate opinion that even now, foreign
crs control the elections in some ten or fifteen
counties of Missouri and Illinois, Twenty
years hence, if no change should be effected,
they would govern both these States--and
forty years hence, they would give laws TO
these United States! Are you reconciled to
this prospective condition Of thingsp We can
refer you to instances in Missouri, where the
leaders of a political party have been compelled
TO submit to the decision of the German popu-
lation of their respective counties, which of
two candidates should be run for an Office by
their party
In the town of Paterson, New Jersey, about
two years ago. an election was held, and the
foreign party elected thirty three out Of thirty
seven township officers!
Believe MS, fellow citizens, the time is rapidly
approaching, when the entire control Of this
government viii be in the hands Of foreigners,
If the present laws remain in force. We pro-
pose change in those laws We propose the
repeal of the present laws, and the cnaction of
such prohibitions MS win efIectually prevent the
immigration Of criminals and paupers. We
would not il we could and we could not, FIVE
would, interfere with the rights of those who
are now III TINS country, or OF those VINO may
immigratc hther, before the change we seek
shall be effected. We do not ask that foreign
crs shall be excluded from the country at any
future time; but we desire most earnestly, to
preserve our nationality, and to continue "rHls
AN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT" We would not
withhold from the oppressed foreigner an asy-
lum; from the victim of dospotic vengeance, n
refuge; or, from the wandering exile, an
adopted home but we would say to all the
world, "THIs IS OUR owS, OUR NATIVE LAND !"
and we will govern il ourselves!
We ask you, then, fellow-citizens to unite
with US in this American cause We ask you
to form associations to effect these patriotic
purposes--to present petitions to Congress,
soliciting their action on these qucstions---to
send representatives favorable to these views
and TO leave no fair and honorable means un-
employed, TO promote these objects.
But II is perhaps o,n duty both to you and
to ourselves TO answer some of the numerous
objections raised against our association, be-
fore we shall have right 10 expect your CO.
operation in the proposed changes.
To ne CONTINUED.