Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-11-06
For the Grant County Herald. %
An Address 30 AngiO.Ame rIcans


|upon the matter. We are of the same
race, blood, language and religion as were
the original settlers of these great and free
Estates. Like the original settlers, our an
! cestors, we were born on English soil and
have emigrated here. In the old country
lyou well know that an American citizen Is
lnever called, is never thought Of as for
1eigner. He is conceived ofas a distant re-
Ilatiye of the family who has grown rich, in
telligent and strong. In England, an A
merican,- born citizen is not looked on as {
foreigner; neither are we looked on AZ
foreigners here.
One of the scheming manoeuyers OF the
Ito diving leaders of late democratic party, Is
class us amongst the Foreign population.
| They pretend to be the special guardians
and protectors of all foreigners. Well il
foreigners need protection let them accept
lit; but we are not foreigners. Who can
make us aliells either in blood, language OIL
religion? 1t is time that we resist this in
suit to our understandings, and let them
know that we can protect, take care of our
selves. as our ancestors did-that we arc
as proud, high-minded and independent
as our forefathers were,
O.! but they tell us the great american
party, the Known othings, prescribe all
foreigners; and the Know Nothings and
Republicans are all one, and that for for
es;gners to vote the Republican ticket is to
linjure themselves, Well, if this were true
| it would not effect us, because we are mol
foreigners in the proper sense for proscrip-
ton. 1t is not true that we are thus pro.
scribed. Are they Know- NnoMsngs? SC
that they have got the secrets. | cores
| yond with Anglo-Americans, who are sup
posed to be prominent official members OF
the order, Of course Idon't know they are
but from report. I am satisfied that all
those who are the subjects of the Pope Of
Rome, who is a temporal sovereign, as
we'll as an ecclesiastical Pontih, are pro-
lscribed by the ORDER not because they are
Roman Catholics, but because notwithstan-
ding their oath Of allegiance, they still
hold fealty to a foreign poecer.
But aOe "aCere ne0er an bondage TO ana
man. since we shook off kingly rule, as
our forefarhers did. We cannot be injured
! by acknowledgement. Let those who arc
IN danger fly for protection to the residua-
lry Democracy. We want no protection
1t is not true however that the Repub-
licans, or friends Of liberty, and Know
Nothings are identical; for in Missouri
they defeated Benton because he was sup
ported by the Foreign Catholic vote, al
though he is the strongest kind of Anti-Ne-
braska man. 1t is evident therefore that
this remnant Of democracy think it as ca
sy matter to humbug us, as it is those
who don't read the English language. But
at mont do" We read, and think, and
act for ourselves. No crafty priest nor
political demogogue, can lead us by the
nose. We do our own thinking and acting.
This is pretty evident from the letter,
read in the Plateville and Lancaster Pa
pers lately signed Platteville. Now fel-
low citize MS, having ADDRESSED you, on this
Subject of our distinction from foreigners,
and on this cutlery about the Known 9TH
ings. | hope we shall not be insulted "a
gain by being call'd foreigners or be ex-
pected, as suck, enroll ourselves with
! IL those VIE VIE are alians.
hope too that all who love slavery and
wish to extend it into territory free, will
remember that our fathers, ane some of us
labored, and paid dearly, to get rid of the
curse and sin of slavery in the British Col
cries, and that We are not now going to
give our aid to any party to increase sla-
very here suppose that the free States of
the north, had made these Western States
Slave, instead of states, where could we
have settled, to bettor oar condition =
The New England states are as crowded
as many parts of the old country. They
foresaw they would be crowded. and pro-
vided these free states for their surplus
population. Are not we, of the same old
stock, as wise in this matter? Do not we
know that these states will fill up in
course of time? And shall not we now
vote for those men, whether wing, demo
GRAFT, or what not, who will secure those
broad rich acres in the new territories for
our posterity to settle in, where they will
not have to work in competition with
slaves? If we do not wish to work BY
the side of negro slaves, as their equals
nor, let us see to it that we do not force
this condition upon our children in the fu-
tire, by lending our aid now to the slave
power.
| Allow me a few words more. These
demagogues, know the Saxon heart beats
tor freedom and self government, land there
fore they tell us, hoping we may not read
the bill for ourselves, that the Nebraska
bill IS to support popular sovereignty and
TO give the people Of the territory the right
OF selt-government. This is political lie,
and cheat. | and many of you no doubt
have read it; we know as we'll as they that
no self-governng principle is there. I'm
der the constitution of the United States.
no Territory can hare the right of self
government; only in the same sense as the
British Colonies have that right. By
the supreme governments of both countries
they are considered as minors. Their exc
cutlse officers are appointed bythe supreme
power, be it king, queen or president
lhey have only the right of selfgovern-
nent when they become states-5sot till
t@en. In seif-goveming state, the people
make their own constitution. Congress has
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