The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-11-10

ING 10 Tile SIG NOTHING as.
a aood IL ght appears d have poured
he upon the Washington since The
recent elections, il reg q g lhe Know
Noshings. and those familiar and who
Is noIg With the unparelled agility 81 ihe
editor of that paper IA throwing summer
sets willnot BE a. all surprised b zee him
out shortly ia very decided terms Ii favor
Of the mysterious Organization AZ has
been for some time 50 violently denouncing.
How much he has been cooled down By
''the late significant eypr ona Of popular
lag viii Be seen on tie following
passage ii 4 recent editorial article Sc
hiss:
'Intaking this position il should be care
fully n mind that The Democratic party
neither assumes that the naturalization laws
as they now exist are perfect. nor that for
eigners have notion some occasions subjecl.
cd themselves to Just censures, nor that the
Roman Catholic religion Is based upon the
true Christian creed. Citizenship is boon
granted to foreigners By the Eberality Of
our institutions, and this fact cannot be too
carefully weighed and appreciated BY our
foreign citizens. They should constantly
remember that The high privileges conceded
10 them we're granted upon the reasonable
expectation that they would surrender their
distinctive native notionalities, and become
fused and assimilated to our native citizens
in all their feelings. sentiment, and devotion
to our liberal institutions. Itbecomesthem
now u view oflate significant expressions Of
popular feeling. to consider well whether, in
their conduct, they may not have Civ
en- oecasIon g much 81 opposition which
exists against them. Naive Americans ara
justly proud Of their high per0gatives, and
1 they are naturally jealous Of anything like
foreign influence upon their Institutions
In these sentiments and feelings We partici.
pate to the fullest extent. and it is because
we do that we soearnestly repeI the impu-
talon that the Democratic party has pur-
sued, or will even pursue. an incendiary
policy. ID order to conciliate The foreign
vote. Naturalized citizens ought to see, in
the immense increase Of foreign migration,
within the last few years. legitimate reasons
for an earnest. investigation BY native citizens
Of the probable inauence Of this increase Of
foreign population upon our institutions.
This is fair and legitimate subject for dis
custom; and il 1t shall result ia the conviction
that our naturalization laws are defective,
and require to be amended and reformed,
the naturalized citizens ought neither to be
surprised or not to complain. It may be
assumed as q fixed fact that the native A
merican population win never consent to any
modification Of the principles which charac-
terize their institutions, and from whatever
quarter they see danger Of this kind they
viii be prompt to meet and repel it When
the suggestion is made that CHS danger
Turks under the religious creed Of the Cath
lolics, Il i right and proper that the truth 81
the suggestion should be sifted to the bottom
and to such an Investigation none viii con
tribute more than the democracy.
Does not this look as Il the editorof the
official organ Of the Administration was put
ting himself IN training for The desperate
feat Of aumer-setting right down il tbs
ranks Of the Know Nolhings? He win d
il to certainty, and beproud Of bis agility
Il he thinks he can thereby subserve tht
purposes Of his party. Look out for spec
J dy conversion Of shc Oficialiorgan e Know
J Nothingisml
THE TOMB 81 LAFAYETTE recent Iette
from Paris savg.--tfKVe were IA fhn direction 8