The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-10-19

sitting Upon the Watch-toWer, and when
ever thepublic interests are endangered by
official corruption or incompetency, we
shall not hesitate in discharging our duty
by sounding the ALARM !
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Wholesale Importation Of CohvIcts
and Paupers.
1t has been publicly asserted that at the
dethronement and exile of Napoleon Bona
parte to the Island Of st. Helena, the Holy
Alliance consulted on measures to destroy
the American Republics that the friends
of Freedom should have no ralltiug point
no government to which they could fly
for protection Aom their oppressors-and
it is said, that no more feasible mode of ac-
complishing their object could be adopted
than that Of filing our country with con-
yicts, paupers and worthless vagabonds Of
the old world. Accordingly that plan was
adopted, since which time every passenger
vessel from Europe, it is thought, has
brought more of less of such characters
Our members of Congress are inpossession
of the fact, that foreign governments are
in the habit of transporting their paupers
and convicts to the United States; but par
ty spirit has restrained all action to sup
press this vile practice; and the consequence
is. that murders, robberies, and other out
RACES have multiplied without example
three -fourths of which are committed by
foreigners. But Americans are warned
not to attempt 10 remove the evil, and even
the General Government discharges from
its employment all who have the hardihood
to endeavor to prevent the general spread
of corruption. We must submit, and take
these villains and vagabonds to our arms as
equals, or be punished by our own ruler:
as refractory spirits. Parties must be
maintained; even at the sacrifice of our ma
tional honor and character, and by the de-
struction of the social system. This is th'
doctrine sought to be inculcated upon thu
American people; but it has already beer
nobly repudiated by them. The American
spirit which prevails, and which is dali.
increasing, will send trucking and dishon
est politicians from the public stage, ant
place men in power who will protect tn
country from the disgrace of foreign ant
Popish influence, and from contamination
by foreign convicts and paupers. Thi
spirit cannot be resisted, and will sweeI
on resistlessly in its course, whatever ma,
be said to the contrary by lying politician
and servile editors. BY such mon convict
may be deemed fitting associates, but Ma
tive Americans, who take a pride in th
soil of their birth, and in the libertie
which their forefathers achieved, will spur
the association, and drive back those VIII
have been sent here for their crimes.
Tie next Presidential election will sho,
that an American party exists in the cour
: try, of sufficient numerical strength
f place those only in authority who will ad
minister public affairs with purity, and lt
, foreign and Popish powers know that the
will not be permitted to convert our eoun
try into Botany Bay or a great lazal
house for the reception of the paupers {
the worll The march of the America
Association, like broad deep stream, is S
4 lent, steady and onward, and cannot b
t arrested by threats, prescriptions or perst
S cutions. For one head cut off by Pres
| Dental intolerance, a dozen will rise in il
. plaec-and when the day Of retributio
shall arrive in other States as it has in thi
e Pennsylvania, Indiana, &c, let knavesan
sycophants look out, for political death wi
be their fate,