The daily union., 1854-10-20
From the Nashville Daily Union aud Am
FOREIGN INFLUENCE.

what has Tennessee had 20 complain OF from foreign IN
hueneer since she has been Sate2 What foreigner has
been candidate for important Office? We doubt
there have been twenty members of the legislature of for
egn birth since the organization Of the State
General jackson Irishmans son. and if the prin
cples Of the w-nohngs correctly represented be
would have been excluded from office But win the peo
pie of Tennessee believe that his elevation to high office
was a dangerous exhibition of foreign influence
Turn to the census tables and the number Of for
egner of all ages and who inhabitants of Ten
nessee in 1856
Total of foreign 563s
Total number of white inhabitants born in the
United I56,S3o
Now, is there man OF common sense who viii call this
proportion Of foreigners dangerous and oSershadowing
Will anybody say that it is really necessary for 756s36
navebon inhabitants to organize clubs 10 prevent
563s Ignorant Irish and lop-eared Dutch the know
nohings call the foreigners of whom probably less than
thousand voters from subyertng the government
of Tennessee? Was demagogery clearly ex-
posed than by these figures We put it reasonable men
if the institutions of the State of Tennessee sufficient
danger from this proportion of foreigners justify the in
suton of secret clubs bound by solemn oaths TO resist
the election of these foreigners to Office?
But the Catholic religion must be resisted Well resist
il by open argument effort and appeals and have moth
ing to say But look at the census returns again;
Total number of Protestant churches in Tennessee
Total Catholic churches...,.... .........,........
Itc0 bfousdHd ma fttUt}' ~ bnet
Yet clubs are in the opinion of some
Protestant cergymen necessary to prevent three from over
powerng the tlGo doasaadand ete,sn'
These three Catholic churches have church accommoda-
tons for 1900 while the Protestant churches accommo-
date 625295 which is about the proportion of Catholics
to Protesants in Tennessee So 295 Proestants
be called upon TO organize secret associations to
prescribe from Office the 300 Catholics, if they do not
cease worship God according to the dictates OF their
conscenccs Can argument be necessary to expose
such absurdity
We are told that must have pure American school
system That is Of the things are for earnestly
as ANYBODY but in the in which the know-noh-
ngs mean it. So strongly in favor of energetic
and efficient comnon-school system, that would risk
considerable earthquake secure il for Tennessee But il
the expression any thing as used by the
ngs in Tennessee il that Catholic teachers and
Catholic children shall be excluded from common
schools Ii there is Catholic teacher employed in a
mon school in Tennesseeand doubt if there is
surely it be necessary organize societies
remove him. The removal be easily effected without
such intervention.
pose reader attending the schools of Ten
ncssee in 1850? Just hundred and 8i1t-seren What
generous party that be which would organize
societies and excite the public mind phey for the
purpose of excluding 6 little ragged children from the
benefits of education because they unfortunate enough
TO have been born in another country! Pray for pa
tience reader while compelled think of such things for
q moment.
We give these facts show the absrdity of the cry OF
foreign influence here in Tennessee. They concu-
sive to our mud that the pretence entirely hypocrtca
and that It is used to msead unwary democrats from
their principles and their party