The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-07-21

,ul Of ~ years, a,!ow.u, 6tecn per cent
.r mortality. aad ,.,,.r numbers viii have
.as.,asrd 90 over seven millions. l. il wise
or prudent. saying nothing about justice TO
ALLEVIATE the affections OF this large class OF
nan rom US and from our Institutions II
some o. them are bad citizens now, VIII
they become better. or less formidable aud
dangerous, by prejudice and prescription,
which will stand ~ a wall of hre between
MS aud them Because come are bad is II
rirh, to prescribe ar Como they will
whether We invite Them or not; necessity
impci. them to our hospiable shores, aud II
d. better to have them friends. citizens and
patriots than aliens aud enemies And
when We add to these enemies the tHtho.
lies what will we have ganedi that
VIII we have gained for our government,
for humanity, for liberty for religion :
/. the policy Of the South surrounded
a. She il with difficulties and dangers, TO
I1.a with the aholtoui.ts Ia this crusade
,paIntt Foreigners and Catholics Does j,
become her ifaducod and 'fampled upon
by the \orth to take par. in this ianaiical
persecution /, 1t her policy TO array hos
ole parties within her borders upon an issue.
ron which she can derive TO advantage :
No. l., us put down this secret sssocia.
uor mite infancy, and by sodoing, strength
on onr.rlyrs with the conservative portion
Of the north. who have s,reuuously opposed
il, aud with tht foreign population Of the
country Ii nothing more u achieved. we
sill At leas, prepare the way for union
among ourselves.
We have no prejudice agains, foreigners
no fears that they will do mischief For
seventy wears tho stream OF emigration has
poured IT. fruitful waters upon our shores
ireiphted with rich blessings to Us and to
humanity TO 1t we owe Our unoVampled
progrcss as nation. aud the present proud
position We occupy in the worlds history
Does 10 become Us. the children OF foreign
ers to desecrate the grnyes Of our -ires :
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a policy that has brought US wealth and
poweft Ought We to change 1t, at u time
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The dangers OF iofcign emigration mas
boon ,be great bug bear of jrmago from
ia. ,,i.,,u of the government to the present
,. r.'p.,,,.L 1i.,,y's d,, +, had its
Ia
advocates ana rs triumph tue ''"" !"
which biackuucd our statute books win the
alien and sedluou laws "A triumph which
..,.r,gb.l,.,d tho marty thu, achieved H. the
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has over prohuc''' win 'h''"o a"u '''E'"c''
and swept them from the councils of we
,o,ut,, JUDGED this " Native American"
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emu u'''' ''' "'' ''"''' ''''' ''''' "''
"A small native population 90 the country,
and the danger. of f1re'gu DO dn"or4 s"'sl
more apparcut That great man opposed
.,.t, t,. c,i,l,t, .l,o,epre th.. uarrow urei
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u''''' ""'" wa e'''''H '''''s' w. ''''
addressed himself to th' nS""" III Tue
language Of patriotism and o' prophecy
"Opcu your doors. sir. and they will
~an,e in the ruulation Of the old world
Is fall to oyuH wing that population Ia
erouud, too. i,y the expressions of the gov
cruments under which they live SIR, they
are already ~andug on tptoe upon their
native shores, aud looking to your coast
with wjshtul and longing cyc--'hey see
here land blessed with natural and polt
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,"'I .,l.,.I. ,,,,c;ons p,ovidepco hnih
w., r.I.a,,1a,c. land
oyrt al irh ueaee ha,n now stretched forth
her white wings, aud where content aud
plenty I've at every door Nr' 'He} see
something ''',' N.Y. 'I'''i i,.,''
L.a,,. nor ahnde Tina, libert, whom they
lind considered as u hbled goddess, exist,
ing only III the ftneies OF poets--they see
her here " fen' d'','N - ne' "'t'f' ''''nB on
'','N "1"' it, ,,,,.i,iii;an,' -,
ton,ne. and tho whole reeion smiling
under her blessed influence. Sir, Jet but
this Our celestial goddess. Liberty, stretch