The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-04-02
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t1yes OF the Homesteai Bill, adds an
other feature to a question which,
above all others, will soon engage The
public mind Of this country. We al
lude to the influence Of our foreign
populations in American affairs. It is
the duty oftbe true patriot to stand
firm upon whatever principle aims at
the good Of his country, regardless Of
the behests Of party or the seductions
Of power. The homestead bill is an
other political bid for foreign infu-
ence. The revolutionary tendency of
the continent Of Europe will swell the
stream which threatens to overflow
this land In a few years, unless
checked by timely Legislation or the
firm action Of the people, the govern
ment and destiny Of the United States
will have passed from American keep
ing, and be controlled aud shaped BY
Il population totally unfit to weld 50
great a power. The people Of this
country, restrained by false sensi-
tiveness and regard for the feelings Of
our foreign population, have too long
hestated to apply a principle which
lies at the very foundation of oar in
stltution.
Our Constitution is American; our
laws are American our destiny is
American, and this country must be in
the keeping Of Americans. 1t is folly
to 'emporize on such a question. 1t
is madness TO think Of allaying hereaf-
ter that mighty tide, which, flowing
from Europe, is rising higher and
higher around us, beating against the
bulwarks of our freedom and threat.
ening the overthrow and utter ruin Of
this Republic. This is u government
If law 1t is essential that our laws
should be framed by these who under
stand the genius of our institutions and
spirit Of the Constitution It Is equal
ly essential that these laws should be
wisely and properly interpreted. Tits
also essential that they should be just
ly executed. The making, intefpre-
tation aud execution of the laws, can
not be intrusted to those who are igno-
rant Of our constitutional safe guard
who are ignorant Of our established
statues, and who are ignorant of the
temper of tile American people. The
statistics of emf grafton shows an alarm
ing increase efthe pauper population
which, flying from starvation in Eu.
rope, drives American labor from EN-.
ployment. Charity begins at home.
Our first duty is to ourselves. We
must provide first for our own people.
And he who would countenance longer
The policy that American labor is to be
deprived of employment to feed the
paupers Of Europe-who would coun-
tenance the doctrine, that the control
If the ballot.box is to be surrendered
20 an ignorant eluigration-who would
The Wholesale robbery OF
our public domain to enrich the peo-
pie of Europ, who countenances, in
act, the doctrine that the foreign pop
,lation is to be cherished and fostered
md promoted at the expense Of our
,wn people, and the sacrifice Of our
iber'ies, is a demagogue, and a traitor
o the best interests of his country.
We believe there is a sentiment |
'broad in the land which recognizes
he truth Of every word we have ut
cred. It was not long ago that an
ambitious and brazen foreigner, under
lie protection Of our flag. and enjoying
'ur national hospitality, proclaimed
boldly that the European population
# America must knock off the shack
es," as he called the provision of the
The memory Of Wash
ngton, pure as inspired patriotism,
vas beled, and loud.mouthed repub-
icanism, through Mr.. Soule in the
senate, echoed the doctrine, which
vas taken up from Maine to Texas,
nd confronted with the farewell ad-
ress of the Father Of his Country p
did not stop here. Our leading
ublic men, with few honorable ex-
options, bowed to the demi god
lossutl,, before he left, formed an ex-
,nsive organization "looking ace use
IL nam Llal nunne | Mto the greater