Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-10-27
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The v ashInGtou LHI1H has been as raolu
as political rancor could make it against
Amcricanism, or, rather, the principles ct
the mysterious Know Nothing, as they
seem to have leaked out. All who sym
pathzcd it'll the popular movement or
lent brcatEi of prayer to swell the whirl-
wind of Popular Rctroution, were de-
nouuced as yillincus traitors and in'"icr-
ant wretches. But the recent elections
have shown the strength Of attachment to
the creed that Americans mus; rule Anne
rica, and the Washington L"ioa, appalled,
at the result, holds out flag Of truce. and
is almost persuaded to become Americana
ed We put some Of its admissions on
record, for future reference. SAYS tie
tnion:
"In taking this position it should be
carefully borne III m.nd that the Denoe-
ratic party neither assumes that the naiuEa-
l.z4iIon laws as they uo" exist are perfect,
Eor that foreigners haze not on scn,e ocas-
sious subjected themselves TO just ccnsures,
nor that the Roman Catholic religion Is
based upon the true Christian creed. Ci-
tizeu>hlp is a boon, granted to foreign
ers by the libcIalny Of our institutions,
and this fact can not be too carefully
weighed and appreciated hy our foreign
citizens They shoaid constantly remember
that the hi ia privileges conceded to tn EN-
have been granted upon the reasonable
e pectatinn that they would surrender
their distinctive native nationalItics, anu
become fused and assimiiated TO our native
ci;izeus il all their feelings, sentiments,
and devotion to our liberal institutions. II
becomes them now, III view OF the late sig
ui,icant expressions OF popular feeling, to
con>id. r well whether, III 'heir past con
duet, they may not have gwen occasion to
much of the opposition Shich exists against
them. Native Americans are justly proud
Of lheir high prcrogat,ycs, aud the, are
naturally jealous Of anything Ike foreign
Influence upon their Institutions. In these
sentiment, and feelings We participate to
the fullest extent, ami 1t is because We 40
that we 50 earnestly repcl the Inpufa'Ion
that the Democratic party has pursued,
or will ever pursue, San lncendiary poiIcy,
in order to conciiate the foreign vote.
Na,uralized citizens ought to see, III the
immense increase of foreign Immigration
within the last few years, legitimate rea-
sons for an earnest lnvesti cation by native
citizens Of the probable influence Of this
increase of foreign p"pula'ion upon our
institutions Tins is Il fair and legitimate
subject for discussion aud If /, shall re-
sui, IN the conviction that our naturalIZi-
ton laws are defective and require to be
amended and reformed, the naturalzcd cl-
tiz.ns ought neither to be surprised nor
complain. 1t may be assumed as liked
( fact that the native American population
will never consent to any modification OF
/ the ,riuci, les which characterizes their
institutions. ana from whatever quarter
they see danger Of this kiud they wall he
prompt to meet aud repel it. When the
suggestion is made that the danger turks
under tie religious creed Of the Cathoics,
/ it is right and proper that the truth ofthc
: suggestion should be siftcd to the bottom,
and to such an investigation none Will
contribute more than the Democracy"
The Enioa has found out that it COM
mitted blunde- when it so iiercely assall-
ed AmericauiSm, and now it ia willing to
coax and beg pardon. Why, we shall
next expect to hear of lis editors, being
initiated into the Order, and fancy we see
them giving the mystic signs aud grips !.
The above admissions are enough to cover
the whole ground of controversy; If these
evils exist, they should he uprooted, and
uprootcd they will be. We ask careful
pcrusal of this extract from the organ OF
,be federal Administration acknow-
ledgment of the justice Of the American
cause, and ther contrast 1t with the WILL
fca,ion which has been beaped upon
Americanism by Administration papers
A good trouncing is very apt to put poll
ticians, as well as youngsters, on their
rood behavior.-PhH. San.
Physicians rarely take medicine, Ilwyers
seldom 90 to law, and ministers steer clear
!, of other parsou's churches. Editor, how
ever, read all the papers they can get hold
Of Enough said. .....,,..
The twelve counties composing th'
: western reserve of Ohio, unitedly, give al
anti Nebraska majority Of 49, ,6S2.